Holy Cross School News April 2016 Principal s Message Dear Parents and Guardians: We recently completed a successful parent teacher conference on March 22nd and 23rd. These two designated days provided parents and guardians with another opportunity to meet and discuss with teaching staff about their children s academic performance. www.holycrossschool.mb.ca Voice (204) 237-4936 Fax (204) 237-7433 acap@holycrossschool.mb.ca This year our Spring Break falls on March 23, and ends on the 4th of April. A reminder that classes will resume on Tuesday April 5th, 2016. Be sure to have a safe spring break and to find time to enjoy yourself. Good Friday falls on March 25 and it is the Friday before Easter Sunday. Easter is an important event to Christians because it celebrates the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Once again, if I can be of any assistance to either students or parents, please do not hesitate to call me or drop by the school. Respectfully, Alexander Cap, M.Ed. Principal IMPORTANT DATES APRIL March 23-April 4 SPRING BREAK 5 Return to School 5 Early Dismissal @ 2:00 Staff Meeting 2:00pm 6 Easter Mass 1:30 pm 12 Science Fair Grade 5-8 21 School Board Meeting 7pm 22 Spring & Grad pictures 26 PAC meeting 7 pm 28 Spirit Day Grade 5/6 AM Spirit Day Grade 7/8 PM Science Expo K-4 MAY 3 Early Dismissal 2:00pm I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM HOURS Before 7:00 AM 7:00 AM 8:20 AM No supervision provided. Before School program hours. Unless students are enrolled in the Before School program, they should arrive at the school no earlier than 8:00 AM. 8:00 AM 8:20 AM School open to receive pupils. Supervision provided. 8:20 AM 3:00 PM Regular school hours. Supervision provided. 3:00 PM 3:30 PM School open for pickup of pupils. Supervision provided. 3:00 PM 5:30 PM After School program hours. Unless students are enrolled in the After School program, they should be picked up no later than 3:30 PM. SCIENCE CLUB NEWS Big congratulations to Science Club s PAWS (Pride in Action in Winnipeg Schools) team for winning a $500 grant to put towards your waste reduction project. Special thanks to Mr. Tom Ethans (Executive Director), Mrs. Mary Garroni, (Youth Programs Coordinator) and Dr. Anju Bajaj (Kids New Horizons Program Coordinator) for inspiring civic pride, raising public awareness and promoting citizen responsibility in making the city of Winnipeg clean and beautiful. Science Club s PAWS team has been invited to present their project at the Team Up to Clean Up kickoff at MTS Centre on April 12th, 2016. Keep up the good work!
HOLY CROSS SCIENCE FAIR This year in the Holy Cross School, (300 Dubuc St, Winnipeg), under the Kids New Horizons program, we are holding a Science Fair on April 12, 2016. Students from Grades 5-8 in our school will be doing research projects to meet curriculum expectations in inquiry, design and communication. This exercise also provides an opportunity for students to explore areas of personal interest in Science and Technology. Although the science fair is for the grade 5-8 students, the entire school population (about 300), Staff (27) and about 290 families will be engaged in this activity. I would like to extend my invitation to all Holy Cross Families and friends to come and see our research/inquiry based Science Fair. Project judging will be during 8:30-11:30 AM and 12:30-1:15 PM; and Public Viewing of our students projects will be from 1:15-2:00 PM. Awards ceremony will be between 2:30-3:00 pm. As we want to focus on science and we would like you to interview some kids about their projects. You will find about 100 plus students from Grade 5-8 showcasing their Science Fair Projects, models, displays and live presentations. We are inviting Mr. Chuck LaFleche CEO St. Boniface Hospital Foundation and Dr. Pawan K. Sinagl (Director, ICS, SBRC) as a Chief Guest. There will be some Profs from U of MB, Research Scientists from St. Boniface Research centre as a Science Fair Judges. Winners of the Science Fair will be competing at the Province wide and National wide competitions. It would be good opportunity for everyone. There will be roughly 200-250 people including students, staff and community members. If necessary, myself and Mr. Alexander Cap, Principal, of Holy Cross School will be available to respond to any questions you may have about the Holy Cross Science fair 2016. Yours in Science, Dr. Bajaj
LITERACY AND POSTER CONTEST WINNERS Congratulations to everyone that participated in the Royal Canadian Legion contest. Here are the winners: 1 st Place at the Branch and 1 st Place at Zone Level Chariz Santos Shannen Ocampo 1 st Place at the Branch Level Alfonso Salazar Dann Dulay 2 nd Place Joanna Joe Tavia Caners 3 rd Place Mihaila Thongsakhom Nicole Smith To everyone that participated, you will receive a letter with information after spring break, regarding the awards ceremony on April 16 th. Please remember to RSVP to Della Leclair. The Harvest collection for April is Cereal (High Fibre, Non-Sugar Coated) SPRING & GRADE 8 GRAD PICTURES Picture day will take place in the cafeteria on Friday, April 22nd. Grade 7&8s, semi-formal dress please. HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK AND REMEMBER THAT SCHOOL RESUMES ON TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH.
THE PAC TIMES www.holycrossschool.mb.ca HOLY CROSS SCHOOL PAC APRIL 2016 ALL MONEY AND UNSOLD BOOKS ARE DUE MONDAY, APRIL 11. Each student has received an envelope with detailed information, an order form and a book. Please sell as many as you can! Additional books will be available at the school and therefore orders can be filled quickly. All books will have to be accounted for, so please be sure to pay for the sample book that was included in your envelope. Thank you in advance for your continued and generous support of your children's education. Our next meeting is on APRIL 26 @ 7:00 in the mpr We are currently in need of new members. Come out and share your ideas!. If you have any questions or concerns contact us at pac@holycrossschool.mb.ca. All of this info can also be found on the PAC page on the school website www.holycrossschool.mb.ca CLICK BELOW TO GO TO HOLY CROSS SCHOOL ON FACEBOOK! Don t forget to like us while you re there! BINGO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:15-6:15 pm Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:15-6:15 pm If you are an adult, at least 21 years old, and you would like to volunteer please leave your name, phone number and email with the office or contact us at pac@holycrossschool.mb.ca Thursday, May 12, 2016 6:15-9:15 pm Tuesday, June 14, 2016 4:15-6:15 pm
Holy Cross School School Calendar April 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 SPRiNG BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK 3 4 Day 5 5 Day 6 6 Day 1 7 Day 2 8 Day 3 9 Day in lieu of School reopens Easter Monday Early Dismissal 2pm Easter Mass 1:30 pm NO SCHOOL IA Gr 8 10 11 Day 4 12 Day 5 13 Day 6 14 Day 1 15 Day 2 16 Liturgy of Light IA Gr 7 Science Fair Grade 5-8 IA Gr 8 Principals meeting 17 18 Day 3 19 Day 4 20 Day 5 21 Day 6 22 Day 1 23 IA Gr 7 IAGr 8 School Board Meeting 7pm Spring & Grad Pictures 24 25 Day 2 26 Day 3 27 Day 4 28 Day 5 29 Day 6 30 SpIrit Day 5&6 AM spirit day 7&8 PM PAC meets 7pm IA Gr 7 Science Expo K-4 IA Gr 8 Vertex42 LLC, www.vertex42.com/calendars