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St. Bernadette Newsletter October 18th, 2017

by St. Bernadette Elementary | Oct 31, 2017 | Newsletters, School Newsletter

St. Bernadette Elementary School

St. Bernadette Elementary

School Newsletter

October 18th,  2017

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Highlights

• Fall Social: Thank You

• Halloween

• Christmas Card Contest

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

Oct. 19-20          Grade 7 Retreat at Timberline Ranch

Oct. 20                Provincial Pro-D (No School)

Oct. 25                Photo Retakes

Oct. 29                Confirmation Commitment Mass 10:00am

Oct. 31                Halloween – Non-Uniform Day

Oct. 31                Halloween Parade – 1pm

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School News

FALL SOCIAL: THANK YOU

On behalf of the staff and students of St. Bernadette School, we would like to thank everyone who came out and participated in our Fall Social.  It was a sold out affair!  We would like to thank the many families who donated such wonderful and unique prizes, we also want to thank all the volunteers who came out to help make the evening such a big success.  A big thank you to Michelle Fletcher and her fundraising team who organized the event.  It was such a bless to have an event like this where new families can meet the members of our community and for existing members to reconnect.  It was another blessing to see several former members of our community come out to support the event.  It is such a great way to start the year.  We will announce the funds raised from the event once all auction items are picked up and paid for.

 

HALLOWEEN DRESS UP

I am sure that many of us have begun planning and purchasing what we are going to dress up as for Halloween.  On Tuesday, October 31st students may come to school in costume or dress in Halloween colours. If your child is coming in costume please remember that children are not to wear costumes that would be deemed inappropriate.  We ask that costumes refrain from portraying violent characters and/or images, and promoting characters and/or imagery that depicts parts of society that causes harm to others. All weapons, no matter how fake or harmless they are (foam, cardboard, etc.), must be kept at home. We have had great success in the past with families complying with this request.  Please remember that wearing a costume is a privilege and the principal reserves the right to ask any student to remove their costume for any reason.

We will have our annual Costume Parade for the students at 1:00pm. Parents are more than welcome to come and watch the students parade from classroom to classroom.

HALLOWE’EN CANDY

We will be collecting hallowe’en candy again this year.  The Grade 7 students will be putting together candy bags for St. Vincent de Paul Society.  There will be a box in the school hallway by the office for the candy donations. Thank you for your ongoing support and thoughtfulness. It is through your generosity that we are able to carry out God’s ministry to those who are less fortunate.

SIBLINGS

If you have a child who will be entering Kindergarten in September 2018, please provide the office with his/her name along with birthdate.

 

Christmas Card Contest

Enteries can be submitted on a 8×10 sheet of loose leaf paper.  Please click on “Read More” to see the full contest rules.

Read more.

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Reminders

 

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION

The school provides supervision in the mornings from 8:30am to the start of school and from the end of school for 15mins after the bell.

If your child arrives at school prior to 8:30am, for their safety, they will be brought into our Stingers Activity Club for supervision.  The same is true for after school.  The families will be charged the drop in rate when your child is brought into the club.

When a child is on school property before or after these times, a parent must have a sightline on their child at all times and be able to reach their child within seconds.  Watching your child from your car or being inside the gym while your child plays outside is not acceptable and your child will be brought to Stingers Activity Club for supervision.

We have seen an increased issue with children staying on school property after school.  Although we encourage families to stay and play, it is the parents responsibility to provide excellence in supervision for their child and the children under their care, and to follow the school rules – this includes students not allowed indoors after the dismissal bell has rung unless they have explicit permission from the principal, supervising teacher or the office.

We would like to thank you for your attention into this matter so that all our children are safe and properly supervised.

 

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Please mark all school uniform items.  There has been a lot of uniform items in the LOST & FOUND with no name marked on the uniform.  In order for the item to be returned to the rightful owner, the name must be  on it. Unfortunately uniform items have been mistakenly claimed by the wrong owner, as the was no name marked on it.  We do realize the cost of uniforms and that is why it is very important that you mark ALL uniform items.

 

REPAIRS TO THE CHURCH

As you may or may not know, the church is undergoing repairs to the altar that could take anywhere from 3+ weeks to complete.  During this time Mass will be held in the parish hall.  All school activities planned for the parish hall over the next few weeks need to have alternate arrangements made with the school or parish office.  Mass will still be in the Church for Saturday Evening/Sunday Mass.

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

It is very important to check the school calendar often.  There are times where events may be cancelled or moved due to issues beyond our control.  This was evident earlier this month when our professional development day was cancelled by the presenter and we had to move the pro-d to another date. Last year we had a professional development day cancel due to the snow. We do our best to keep our calendar as consistent as possible as we move through the year, however, unforeseen events do happen.

 

SAFETY IN OUR SCHOOL PARKING LOT

Last year we had new lines painted in the parking lot to increase child safety. The design provides students with more activities during recess and provides better safety measures during school hours. The solid yellow line running parallel to the school field and playground is not to be crossed by any vehicle from 7am (the start of Stingers Club) to 6pm (the end of Stingers Club). This is to ensure proper safety for our students.

Please DO NOT stop your vehicle in the breezeway or NO PARKING area to drop off your child, you must park your vehicle in a parking stall.

We have made a change to the parking for the safety of everyone.  The stalls in the front row of the parking lot and the stalls along the north east fence are now for STAFF ONLY.  Please do not park in these designated parking stalls.

We ask that you familiarize yourself with the drop off and pick up routines in the parent handbook. (If you don’t have a handbook you can download one off our website).

We will continue to close the alleyway beside the church hall.  Although this provides a service for parents who want to quickly drop off their child and go, there are too many safety breaches and concerns.  The vast majority of our parking lot incidents occurred when the alleyway was open.  It will remain closed indefinitely.

The safety of your child is of our upmost concern.  We will take every measure granted to us to enforce these rules with everyone who uses our lot.  We thank you in advance for attending to these requests.

 

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

UNLESS YOU START DOING

SOMETHING DIFFERENT,

YOU ARE IN FOR MORE

OF THE SAME.

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