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St. Bernadette Newsletter January 24th, 2018

by St. Bernadette Elementary | Jan 30, 2018 | Newsletters, School Newsletter

St. Bernadette Elementary School

St. Bernadette Elementary

School Newsletter

January 24th, 2018

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Highlights

• Open House

• Ready. Set. Learn.

• AGM & Sexuality and Your Child evening

• Babysitting for the AGM and S&YC evening

• 2018-2019 New Admissions

• 2018-2019 Re-registration

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

January 28th              Annual Open House 9am – 1pm

February 1st              6:30pm – AGM – Mandatory Attendance for parents

February 1st              7:30pm – Sexuality and Your Child – Mandatory Attendance for parents

February 2nd             8am – 7pm – Re-registration

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School News

OPEN HOUSE

At our Open House, teachers will have classroom displays, activities and take aways for the kids.  Grade 7 Student Ambassadors will be hosting guided tours of the school and teachers will be there to answer any questions you may have.  It is a great event where we get to showcase the school to the community.  Kindergarten will be hosting a Ready. Set. Learn. event for children aged 3-4 years of age.  No registration required.

We hope you are able to come by and visit after mass.  Please let your family, neighbours, co-workers and friends know about the event.  Positive word-of-mouth is the best compliment and gift you can give to the school!

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – AGM – THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1st – 6:30PM – 7:30PM

Once again St. Bernadette’s Annual General Meeting is designing the evening the evening to be one of community building, dialog, and obtaining important information in regards to tuition, school improvements, funding, election of the Parent Support Group, and much more.  Attendance is mandatory for all family.  Every family that attends receives an hour towards their parent participation hours.

Babysitting will be provided.  Please see below for more details.

 

SEXUALITY AND YOUR CHILD (S&YC) PRESENTATION

On Thursday February 1st at 7:30pm (immediately following the AGM), St. Bernadette Elementary will be hosting the Sexuality and you Child Presentations for ALL GRADE LEVELS.  It is sponsored by the Archdioceses and once again attendance is mandatory.  The evening is part of the Religious Education and Physical and Health Education (PHE) courses for your child.  This night is designed to empower parents to recognize their role as primary educators in faith and truth in human sexuality.

Every session has a separate topic for parents and these topics change from year to year.   Each session is reviewed and updated each year so you can expect a fresh presentation even if you have attended specific sessions previously.  The objective of this evening is for parents to gain confidence in their ability to communicate about sexuality to their children.

Kindergarten to grade 3 parents will stay in the Parish Hall for their talk. The Guest Speaker is Sarah Ruggier

Grade 4 will be in the grade 4 classroom – Guest Speaker Murita Chua

Grade 5 will be in the grade 5 classroom – Guest Speaker Kelly Kerrigan

Grade 6 & 7 will be together in the grade 7 classroom – Guest Speaker Tia MacDougall

 

FREE BABYSITTING FOR THE AGM AND S&YC EVENING

The grade 6 students have completed their babysitting course and are eager to gain experience.  They will be offering free babysitting to families who need child care during the AGM and S&YC evening.  NO DROP INS – REGISTRATION IS A MUST.

To register please email Mr. van der Pauw at principal@stbernadette.ca – please give your name, your child(ren)’s name, and their grade(s).

Children will be supervised in our new Learning Commons area.

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers are needed on a daily basis to help our custodian with the cleaning of the school.  This will be ongoing task daily from Monday-Friday, 3:00pm-8:00pm.  You do not need to commit for every day, or from 3:00-6:00, as this is a drop-in task.

If you are short of your Parent Participation hours this is a great way to get them completed.  For more information,  please contact the school office.

 

2018-2019 ADMISSIONS

We are currently accepting new admissions for the 2018-2019 school year.  If you know of someone who you believe would benefit from a Catholic education please direct them to our website to fill out an application form.  We do have waiting lists in some classes, however many of the students on these waiting lists do get accepted as spaces open up.  Below are our current vacancies –

Kindergarten – 3 seats remaining

Grade 1 – Full – Waiting List

Grade 2 – 5 seats remaining

Grade 3 – Full – Waiting List

Grade 4 – Full – Waiting List

Grade 5 – Full – Waiting List

Grade 6 – Full – Waiting List

Grade 7 – Full – Waiting List

 

RE-REGISTRATION FOR 2018-2019

Re-registration for next school year will be happening on Friday February 2nd from 8am – 7pm. Registration packages will be sent home tomorrow. Please ensure that all forms have been completed and all documents are attached.  If you are registering a Kindergarten child, please ensure that all documentation,ie:  Birth certificate, immunization schedule & baptismal certificate are attached.

Any family who has not re-regististed by Monday February 12 will have their seats open to new families on the waiting list.  We do have an active waiting list in some of the grades.

Please ensure you register on February 2nd to avoid late fees and to secure your spot for next year. If your child will not be returning for the 2018-2019 school year, please inform the office prior to February 2nd.

REMINDERS

CHARITABLE DONATIONS

St. Bernadette School shows tremendous generosity when it comes to the various charitable organizations we support throughout the year.  This is exemplified in our recent recognition in the BC Catholic newspaper for our work with St. Vincent De Paul Society.  Since the start of the school year, we have supported 3 other charitable organizations – Holy Childhood Association, Covenant House and Chalice.  We are happy to report that we have raised the following funds for these organizations thanks to your generosity:

Holy Childhood Association – $1,084.33

Covenant House – $490.05

Chalice – $393.90

Between now and the end of the year we will be supporting the SPCA, Development and Peace, RCAV Charities, *Toonies for Tuition, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.  We look forward to your continued support.

*Toonies for Tuition is a new charity this year.  More information to come in the following weeks.

 

HOLY CROSS OPEN HOUSE

Holy Cross Regional Secondary will be hosting an Open House Thursday, January 25th, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm. You are invited to join Holy Cross’ community and see our school in action. Enjoy Band/Choir performances, Science experiments, participate in a French Café, savour the complimentary sweets and coffee from our Home Economics Department and meet and greet with Holy Cross’ teachers and students. Holy Cross’ administrative staff will be accepting applications for new students applying for the 2018/2019 school year during the evening. Mark this date on your calendar and plan to be a part of this event. Holy Cross Regional Secondary located at 16193 88th Avenue, Surrey, BC V4N 1G3 www.holycross.bc.ca

 

INCLEMENT WEATHER

With the cold and rainy season upon us, please make sure your children are appropriately dressed for the weather. Students are expected to go outside for recess in order to get some exercise and fresh air. Coats, gloves, hats and boots are recommended, depending on the weather. Please make sure your child has everything he or she needs before coming to school.

 

SCHOOL CLOSURE

In the event of weather conditions, or unforeseen circumstances, the pastor, chairperson and principal will decide whether or not the school will be open on that day. Notice of school closures will be announced on CKNW 980 on the AM dial and posted on the school website when possible.

The Classroom Rep for your child will contact you when there is a school closure.  It is important that you notify the rep that you received the information.  They may have to happen more than once if you have multiple children in the school.

Please do not call the school; it is important that we keep all lines free in case of an emergency.

 

USED UNIFORMS

We are accepting good, clean used uniforms at the school.  A bin is located across from the office.  If you are in need of a uniform please email useduniforms@stbernadette.ca to make your request.  Please have all the sizing information listed in your email

YOU HAVE A VERY POWERFUL MIND

THAT CAN MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN

AS LONG AS YOU KEEP YOURSELF CENTERED.

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