ST. JOAN OF ARC ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 7970 Wentworth Drive S.W. T3H 0K2 Phone: 403-500-2107 Fax: 403-500-2307 http://www.cssd.ab.ca/schools/stjoanofarc January Newsletter 2017 Message From Administration Welcome back! We hope the holidays provided an opportunity to rest, relax and create lasting memories with your family. The month of December was filled with beautiful opportunities to gather in celebration as a school community. The December Christmas concerts marked the beginning of the season and we continued with a beautiful Advent liturgy hosted by our grade 8 classes in celebration of our faith. Thank you to all of the incredible parent volunteers who decorated the school and planned and organized a fantastic Not So Silent Night Family Dance. We are ready to begin the second half of our school year together and we look forward to new learning, exciting activities, and new friendships. Our youngest and our oldest students will embark upon great change in the coming months. The grade 9 students have begun the process of transition into Senior High with numerous Open House opportunities and presentations from various schools. Our kindergarten students will also be embarking upon their transition into full day school and grade 1. Please watch for information on a grade 1 orientation occurring in the spring to answer any questions and help prepare for this transition. This month all classes will also have an opportunity to participate in a school wide dance residency. Dance classes will run from January 9-24 for all grades during physical education classes. As well in the month of January, we will have a second Alberta Foundation for the Arts display entitled Mountain Man. This will be on display beginning Jan 25. All families are welcomed and encouraged to join us for our Epiphany Liturgy on Wednesday, January 12 at 1:30pm in the school gym. This liturgical celebration will be led by our grade 6 classes. Thank you to all those who attended and participated in the Senior Basketball Classic Tournament in December. Great job by both the girls and boys teams and your coaches. A special thank you to all of the student and parent volunteers who assisted in numerous roles over the three days to help make this event such a great success. See inside this issue information on our upcoming School Council meeting and the important role you can play in creating an Administrators Profile for the school. As well, an invitation to join other parents from our school community for an evening session on Online Social Networking Safety with Paul Davies. If interested in attending please contact the school by calling 403-500-2107. May 2017 bring love, laughter and good health to you and your home. Cheryl McInnes Bruce MacDonald Leanne Park Principal Vice Principal Assistant Principal Inside This Issue: Professional Development Day/ Parent Teacher Conferences Canteen News School Zone Traffic Safety Library News Catholic Community of Caring School Council Cavalier Foundation Cavalier Athletics Lunar Celebration Calgary Hitmen CCSD Nights Calgary Flames High School Registration Health News January/February Calendar of Events Holy Name/ St Michael Parish News
Professional Development Day, Teachers Convention and Family Day Parents are reminded that Friday January 27 is a Professional Development day there will be no classes. As well Thursday, February 16 and Friday, February 17 is Teachers Convention and there will be no classes for all students. Monday, February 20 is Family Day and there will be no classes for all students. Calendars for 2017-2018 School Year The District Calendars for 2017-2018 are now finalized. The following calendar documents can be found at the district s Internet site at: https://www.cssd.ab.ca/calendars/pages/default.aspx Canteen News An updated Canteen menu can be found on our school website at: https://www.cssd.ab.ca/schools/stjoanofarc/students/canteen/pages/default.aspx School Zone Traffic Safety The Safety of the children attending St. JOA is being seriously compromised because traffic laws are not being followed. Community members and staff at St. JOA are very concerned. We ask that you please consider your actions while driving within the school zone, the consequences of an accident could be devastating. Children learn what they see, please consider what they are learning and be sure to teach well: Do you always use the cross walks? It is not safe to stop in the middle of the street and allow your child to jump out into traffic. Passing in a school or playground zone is against the law. Bus zones are reserved for busses during school hours, even temporary or short term parking in these areas must be avoided. U-Turns in a school zone are not only illegal, but in a busy area like ours, they are very dangerous. Cross walks need to be kept clear so they can be utilized when necessary. Vehicles are to be parked 5m from the crosswalk. We realize parking is very limited at St. JOA and traffic before and after school is very congested, it s frustrating. However, the safety of the children is always our first priority. Please drive safely! Learning Commons News Our Usborne Book Fair was a fun event with total sales of just over $2000.00. St Joan of Arc s free book value amounts to $500.00, the new books will be in the library in January. Once again thank you for your support. I would also like to thank all the wonderful parents who stepped in and ran the Scholastic Book Fair in September. It was another huge success! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All! Birthe McLean Librarian
St Joan of Arc School A Catholic Community of Caring Be Merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Scarves for Advent/Crochet Club Students in grade 8 have been spending the past several weeks knitting and crocheting scarves for the WINGS Women s Shelter. This was a great opportunity for these students to really give back to the community. Thanks for all your hard work! Thank you to everyone who contributed yarn for this project. Christmas Hampers St. Joan of Arc School had the wonderful opportunity to support the Christmas Hamper Program at St. Michael s Church. Thank you to all our families for your generous contributions and to all of our parents that helped take all the food to the church. Sandwich Friday Our next Sandwich Friday will be Thursday, January 26, 2017. Junior High is still collecting donations as they would like to provide a dinner rather than a breakfast for clients at the Drop-In Centre. We will also be having a spirit day that day - Crazy Sock Day. Thank you to the St. Joan of Arc Families who so kindly supported our Christmas collection for St. Peter s School. Together we raised $653.00! Our donation will help St. Peter s School provide students with opportunities and programs that would not be available without our financial support.
SCHOOL COUNCIL All parents are invited to Parent Trustee Forum Series * This year s Parent Trustee Forum series is on formative assessment when and how teachers assess students. This session will help to provide you questions you can ask your child s teacher. * These sessions are held in Nov 2016, Jan & March 2017. * The Forum taking place on January 19, 2017 at the Clarion Hotel will feature Dr. Wayne Hammond presenting on: Supporting Student success-school and Home Working Together. * All parents are welcome. More details are available here: https://www.cssd.ab.ca/parents/schoolcouncil/documents/2016-2017_% 20ParentandTrusteeMeetingDates.pdf NEXT MEETING JANUARY 18 Our next School Council meeting will be Wednesday January 18th at 6:30pm held in our school s Learning Commons. Our planned discussion item will be on social networking safety. Save the Date! February 1 Social Networking Safety with Paul Davis Social Networking Safety speaker, Paul Davis has over 25 years of IT experience to share. Paul will provide a Common Sense Approach to dealing with the technology our kids/young teens have including: Snapchat/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook, Cyber-Bullying, Hand Held Devices, Texting, Gaming and Legal Matters as well as demonstrating how easily your account can be compromised. To date, Paul has presented to over 300,000 students in Canada alone. This session will be held at our school. HAPPY NEW YEAR! On behalf of the St Joan of Arc School Council, we would like to thank all parents and members of the school community who help to work together with our administration and the Cavaliers Foundation to enhance the learning of every child at St Joan of Arc. Through your support, and the support of our community, we work so that that each child may achieve success and reach their potential through a Catholic education. We would like to wish all families a safe, healthy and joyous Christmas break. We look forward to your continued support in 2017! CAVALIERS FOUNDATION Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! The Cavaliers Foundations next meeting will be Wednesday February 8, 2017, at 7:30pm in the Learning Commons. All St. Joan of Arc parents are invited and encouraged to attend.
St. Bernadette Scho ol Parti cipat es in Arts Sm arts Sr. Basketball Sr. Teams currently played in the second Western Basketball Classic in conjunction with St. Greg school. Congratulations to both Sr Boys and Girls teams that played great games. Sr. Boys played hard but unfortunately lost the third place game, and finished in 4 th. Sr. Girls played hard and made it to the final. The girls finished 2 nd congratulations! Well done to both teams, and good luck to both teams in the upcoming basketball season. Jr. Basketball Basketball tryouts have started and the team will start their practices in January. There will be a JR Cavalier Classic Basketball tournament January 19 and 20. Good luck to all students trying out and during the season. Intramurals Intramurals will restart in the new year for both elementary and JH students. Dance St. Joan of Arc is pleased to offer Dance instruction to all students from Kindergarten to Grade 9, starting January 9. Students will be receiving instruction during regularly scheduled physical education classes. Soundkreations will offer a high energy class of Hip Hop Dance for St. Joan of Arc students. SKI Trip St. Joan of Arc is also excited for the first SKI trip to COP. Our JH classes will be participating in a full day of instruction and Skiing at COP. This will take place February 1, 2, and 3.
energetic and non-stop resulting in a great workout and a ton of fun. Each workshop/class is designed to meet a groups needs f n-one to large groups, beginner to advanced. DBV is pleased to say that it is reaching students of all ages with loads o have never attempted any form of dance b
energetic and non-stop resulting in a great workout and a ton of fun. Each workshop/class is designed to meet a groups needs f n-one to large groups, beginner to advanced. DBV is pleased to say that it is reaching students of all ages with loads o have never attempted any form of dance b St. Mary s Big Band Dinner & Dance Extravaganza St. Mary's High School is hosting a Big Band Dinner & Dance Extravaganza along with a Silent Auction on November 26, 2016 beginning at 5:00 pm. The band and choir programs will provide the entire evening's entertainment. This is a great opportunity for families or students interested in these programs in future years to see the students at work and the really great results of the programming at St. Mary's. Tickets sell for $25 per person. To purchase tickets please contact lana.mcfadden@shaw.ca.
Bishop Grandin High School energetic and non-stop resulting in a great workout a ton of fun. Each workshop/class is designed to meet a groups needs f n-one to large groups, beginner to advanced. DBV is pleased to say that it is reaching students of all ages with loads o have never attempted any form of dance b Our AP, French Open and Spanish House Bilingual Program Information night is Monday, February 6, 2017 at Thursday, Feb 6 @ 7pm Bishop Grandin offers Something Extraordinary for Every Student including: 7:00pm. The Open House is Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 7:00pm. Parking is available at the back of the school. All are welcome to attend! Meet the TA June 8, 2017 5:00pm (TAs AtoL) 6:30pm (TAs MtoZ) Marching Band Advanced Placement Extended French Hockey Skills Canada Program We invite you to discover these and many other opportunities available. 111 Haddon Road SW Calgary T2V 2Y2 Phone: 403-500-2047 Fax: 403-500-2247 For more information about Bishop Grandin and our programs, check out our website: http://www.cssd.ab.ca/schools/bishopgrandin
January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Day 2 School Re-opens 10 Day 3 11 Day 4 12 Day 5 Epiphany Liturgy 1:30pm 13 Day 6 Fun Food-Golden Bell Spirit Day-Bling in the New Year! 14 Dance K-9 Jan 9-23 15 16 Day 1 17 Day 2 18 Day 3 School Council Meeting 6:30pm 19 Day 4 20 Day 5 21 JR Cavalier Classic Basketball Tournament 2 Knights Open Minds School Jan 16-20 Dance K-9 Jan 9-23 22 23 Day 6 Dance K-9 Jan 9-23 24 Day 1 Gr3 Claymation 29 30 Day 4 31 Day 5 25 Day 2 Group & Class Photos Gr3 Claymation 26 Day 3 Sandwich Friday Spirit Day-Crazy Sock Day Fun Food-Papa John s 27 Professional Development Day TREX Art Tour-Mountain Man Jan 25 Feb 22 28 2 Truffyn Open Minds School Jan 30-Feb 3 TREX Art Tour-Mountain Man Jan 25 Feb 22
February 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Day 6 2 Day 1 3 Day 2 4 2 Truffyn Open Minds School Jan 30-Feb 3 TREX Art Tour-Mountain Man Jan 25 Feb 22 JH Ski Trip Feb 1-3 5 6 Day 3 7 Day 4 8 Day 5 School Council Meeting 6:30pm 9 Day 6 10 Day 1 11 TREX Art Tour-Mountain Man Jan 25 Feb 22 12 13 Day 2 14 Day 3 TREX Art Tour-Mountain Man Jan 25 Feb 22 Spirit Day-Wear Red/Pink Day 15 Day 4 16 Teachers Convention 17 Teachers Convention 18 19 20 Family Day 21 Day 5 22 Day 6 Reconciliation 1:00-3:00 23 Day 1 Reconciliation 1:00-3:00 24 Day 2 Sandwich Friday 25 TREX Art Tour-Mountain Man Jan 25 Feb 22 26 27 Day 3 28 Day 4 Jurassic Bark Presentation (Div I) 9:00am Spirit Day-Hat Day
2223 34 TH St. SW (PH) 403.249.7764 (Fax) 403.249.9952 (website) www.holynameparish.org Office Hours Monday Friday 9:30 4:00 pm Mass times: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday @ 9:00 am Wednesday @ 7:00 pm; Saturday 5:00 pm; Sunday 9:00 am and 11:00 am Reconciliation Saturday 4:00 4:45pm FIRST RECONCILIATION & FIRST COMMUNION Registration for First Reconciliation and First Communion is available online at www.holynameparish.org. Reconciliation is for children in Grade 4 or higher and who have received their First Communion. Classes start the first week in February. First Communion is for children in Grade 2 or higher and who have been baptized in a Roman Catholic Church. Those who have been baptized in another faith can contact Cindy Senft @ (403) 249-7764 ext. 4 for further details. Classes start the last week in April. Please note that there will only be one First Communion Mass on Saturday, June 3, 2017 @ 1:00 pm. Online Registration and further details are available at www.holynameparish.org, or please contact Cindy Senft, at the parish office 403.249.7764 ext 4. AROUND THE PARISH IN JANUARY Eucharistic Adoration - Friday, January 6, 2017 (9:30 am 12:00 pm) Parish Brunch Sunday, January 8, 2017 (after the 9:00 am & 11:00 am Masses) Reconciliation Parent Meeting #1 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 @ 7:00 pm Reconciliation Parent Meeting #2 Tuesday, January 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm Baptism Course Monday, January 30, 2017 @ 7:00 pm (Please call the Parish office for details) God Bless You and Your Family Fr. Mario and the Holy Name Staff