Holy Family Academy 112 - Fourth Avenue West, Brooks, Alberta T1R 0Z1 403-362-8001 November 2016 Newsletter Principal: Lorraine Spence Vice Principal: Mike Fleck “We are called to love and serve our community” issue #022 God Bless you, Lorraine Spence and Mike Fleck “And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 Peace be with You! Each morning our day at HFA begins with everyone sharing the sign of peace with each other. As we enter the month of November we take the time to remember all the people who have served our coun- try to give us the opportunity and privilege of living in Peace. We will be observing Remembrance Day with a service on November 10th at 10:00 a.m. in the CTK/ SJC gym. Staff and students are asked to dress for- mal to show their respect. There will be NO SCHOOL on November 11th. Everyone Welcome! Report cards will be sent home Monday, November 21st and Parent- Teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, November 24th. Please check inside the newsletter for instructions on how to book an interview. Please take this opportunity to meet with your children’s teachers to discuss their progress. While at the school take a peek at our Fall Book Fair which will be running from November 21st-24th in our Library!
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Holy Family Academy112 - Fourth Avenue West, Brooks, Alberta T1R 0Z1 403-362-8001
November 2016 NewsletterPrincipal: Lorraine SpenceVice Principal: Mike Fleck
“We are called to love and serve our community”
issue #022
God Bless you, Lorraine Spence and Mike Fleck
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be
thankful.” Colossians 3:15
Peace be with You! Each morning our day at HFA begins with everyone sharing the sign of peace with each other. As we enter the month of November we take the time to remember all the people who have served our coun-try to give us the opportunity and privilege of living in Peace. We will be observing Remembrance Day with a service on November 10th at 10:00 a.m. in the CTK/SJC gym. Staff and students are asked to dress for-mal to show their respect. There will be NO SCHOOL on November 11th. Everyone Welcome!
Report cards will be sent home Monday, November 21st and Parent- Teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, November 24th. Please check inside the newsletter for instructions on how to book an interview. Please take this opportunity to meet with your children’s teachers to discuss their progress. While at the school take a peek at ourFall Book Fair which will be running from November 21st-24th in our Library!
Table of ContentsPg. 1 Admin. message
Pg. 2-3 Table of Contents - Booking Parent-Teacher Interviews
Pg. 4-5 School Programs & Clubs
Pg. 6 - School News - Report cards
Pg. 7 School News- Book Fair
Pg. 8 School News - Christmas concert
Pg. 9 Parent Council
Pg. 10 Roots of Empathy Pg. 11 Thank You!
Pg. 12 Faith News
Pg. 13 Celebrating Students
Pg. 14-15 Parish News Pg. 16 Photo Gallery
Pg. 17 Yearbook order form
Pg. 18-19 Division News - New Board Trustee
Pg. 20 School Calendar
page 2 - November
What’s Inside
A Few 2015-2016Yearbooks still available
only $20pay at the HFA office
Would you like to be a volunteer tutor?
Volunteer tutors and mentors are currently needed to help with reading and writing, speaking and conversation, and reading drivers’ manuals. ABLE (Adult Basic Literacy Educa-tion) runs several programs in which you could offer your time from one-on-one tutoring to small reading groups and conversation groups. We are looking for “ordinary” people to make an “extraordinary” difference in someone’s life.
What are parent teacher interviews??Opportunity for the teacher and parent(s) to sit down together to discuss learning and achievementActive discussion between all partners in the learning processTeachers facilitate the discussionsTogether we develop strategies for succes
We are pleased to be using the Conference Manager to schedule Parent Teacher Interviews using the Internet. The link for the Conference Manager: https://holyfamily-brooks.schoolsoft.ca (DO NOT include “www”)
Step 1: CREATE AN ACCOUNT (OR LOG IN UNDER ACCOUNT MADE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS)Click the “register now” button. (You create your own password)Complete the registration form and click the “submit” buttonPLEASE write down the email address you used to register and the password you have used.
Step 2: BOOK CONFERENCESelect the session datePlace a checkmark beside the teacher(s) you wish to see for all your kidsClick the “next” button to view the schedules that match your teacher selectionsClick an available cell to complete a booking, repeat for all teachersAn e-mail will be sent to you confirming your bookingsYou can also print off your schedule
Step 3: LOG OUTWhen finished with the booking session click the “logout” button
Other notes:Forgot your password? Select “forgot your password” and enter the email address you used to registerYou can log into the system at any time to view your bookings, cancel or re-schedule appointmentsIf you do not have internet access, or would prefer to speak with someone, you are welcome to contact the school office at 403-362-8001 and we will walk you through the process or schedule your conferences on your behalfIMPORTANT DATES:
November 7: Conference Manager OPENS at 8:00 a.m.November 24: Conference Manager CLOSES at 11:00 a.m.November 24: Parent Teacher Interviews from 1:00-8:00 p.m.
How to Book Appointments:
NO SCHOOL - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH
Programs & Clubs
Coffee Chat with Mike & Lorraine Hot Lunch Next Hot Lunch Monday, November 28th
Order forms due November 15th
Parents, parishioners, stakeholders in Catholic Education are invited foran informal chat at this monthly coffee hour.
Mike & Lorraine invite you to join them
November 8th 9:00-10:00HFA library
Learning • Faith • Safe & Caring • Stewardship
page 4 - November
Milk Program
Milk & Cookies
Milk and Cookies will be sold for $2.00 most Fridays unless other circumstances arise. The cookies will be
different every week so please be sure to check the monthly
newsletter for the schedule and cookie options.
Again this year, gluten free cookies will be available.
Here is the cookie schedule for November:
November 4th (1st & 2nd for Kindergarten)– OreoNovember 18th (15/16th for K) – Chocolate chipDecember 2nd (Nov. 29/30th for K) – Double chocolate fudge
Thank you for your support of 4H’s Good Works Project,
White & Chocolate Milk sold Monday-Thursday at lunch$20 for a milk card -20 milk/card
or individual milk tickets can be bought for $1 Sold at the HFA office
Milk Program
Thank you to the Parent Volunteers who help with Hot Lunch.
We can always use more help. Please contact the office or Tammy Bidyk.
Patient PanthersNovember’s
Intramurals“Floor Hockey”
Mondays - Grade 4Tuesdays - Grade 1
Wednesdays - Grade 2Thursdays - Grade 3
Respectful Raptors
Enthusiastic Eagles
Honest Hornets
lunch recess 12:40-1:00
Programs & Clubsr
Choir - Grade 3 & 4 Intramurals
Hockey Club
Chess Club
Choir for students in Grade 3 and 4
Learning • Faith • Safe & Caring • Stewardship
Popcorn
page 5 - November
Hockey club continues this month with our World Cup teams. It has been an exciting start to the new season! Stay tuned for Hockey Club awards that will be handed out beginning later this month. Awards will be given out each Friday during the morning announcements. Bring on the snow!
Please contact Sherry Rath or Coralee Jakobsen at the school if
you can help.362-8001
Parent volunteers schedule is posted on Parent Council
bulletin boardThursday mornings at
8:45
Sold every Thursday 75¢ a bagplease send change (twoonies or smaller)
For Gr. 3 and 4 students Monday-Thursday 12:40-1:00
Wednesdays at Lunch recess 12:40-1:00 Grade 4 group
Practice is everyTuesday at
Lunch recess (12:40-1:00)in the Music room
at CTK/SJC gymnasiumStudents are asked to dress formal as a
sign of respect
Thursday, November 10th
10:00 a.m. Kindergarten-Grade 12All welcome
No SchoolFriday, November 11th
Parent-TeacherInterviews
Thursday, November 24th 1:00-5:00 p.m.5:30-8:00 p.m.
See page 3 of newsletter for booking an appointment
NO SCHOOLThursday afternoon andall day Friday, Nov. 25th
(bus pick-up time Thursday will be at dismissal time 12:05)
The front office is in the process of going through student files to check for any expired documents. If your
child has become a
Canadian Citizen in the past two years, could you please send a photocopy of the front and back of the Citizenship document to the office. If you don’t have access to a photocopier, please bring it to the office, and we would be happy to
copy it for you.
Change in Residence
Status
Kindergarten 1 (M/W) * Wed., December 14th 1:00Grade 1-4 * Wed., December 14th 7:00Kindergarten 2 & 3 (T/Th) * Thurs., December 15th 1:00
page 9 - November
Parent Council News
Thank you to theTrick or Trivia
Planning Committee & Workers
Rochelle GaleskiTammy Bidyk
Tracey LacustaTanya TrembeckiAlisa Trembecki
Keri AndrewTanya Hackett-Pardy
Mike FleckKelly Ehalt
Lorraine SpenceSueAnn McRaeCatherine Harris
Our entertaining Game Show Hosts
Kelly Ehalt & Mike FleckOur Clean-up CrewSherry & Kiana Ehalt
Travis KeenanJerry LacustaGaleski girls
Cody TrembeckiDenyce Bazan Candy Anasco
Andrea AlmiranteLendzy ProgresoPatricia Galang
Steffanie Autencio
Learning • Faith • Safe & Caring • Stewardship
Thank You!
Thank you to the many people and businesses that made this evening a success!
This letter is to tell you some exciting news that will affect children in our classroom this year. We’ve been invited to participate in a program called Roots of Empathy (ROE). This program teaches children about feelings, their own feelings, and the feelings of others. Once every three weeks, baby Emilia Marie Villarreal and her parent(s) will visit the classroom. A trained ROE Instructor will gather the children in the classroom around a green blanket and together they watch the baby grow. The children predict and cheer when Emilia Marie reaches the ‘developmental Milestones’ of the first year: “She can roll over!” “She got her first tooth!” She can sit up!” “She can crawl!”The ROE Instructor also coaches the children in observing the baby and reading the cues the baby gives as to how the baby is feeling: “Is the baby happy or sad?” “How can you tell?” And we use this discussion as a lever for the children to talk about their own emotions and to understand how their classmates feel: “Do you smile when you’re happy?” “How can you tell if your friend is happy?” Being able to under-stand how other people are feeling is called empathy. The ROE Instructor also visits the classroom before and after each Family Visit to prepare and reinforce teachings using a specialized lesson plan for each visit. For more than ten years across Canada and internationally, thousands of children are learning respect and care for one another with the lessons started through their Roots of Empathy baby. We’re excited that we’ve been chosen to participate in Roots of Empathy, and we hope you are, too. If you have any questions please let us know.
Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools is pleased to provide a new notification service for school bus delays and cancellations on our website. If your child rides one of our school buses please consider subscribing to this service. If you choose to do so you will receive notification via email or text if your bus is delayed by more than 10 minutes or routes are cancelled due to inclement weather. There is no fee to subscribe to this notification service.
To sign up follow the link to our transportation page http://www.redeemer.ab.ca/Transportation.php.
1. Click on one of the subscribe buttons on the left side of the page; 2. Choose your child’s bus route # and enter your e-mail, or cell # and cell provider; and 3. Click on subscribe; 4. You can subscribe for both text and e-mail notifications if you want.
And that’s it – it’s pretty easy!
You can unsubscribe from the service at any time by entering the same information and clicking on unsubscribe.
If you are unsure of your child’s route number please check the number in the bus window, ask your bus driver, or e-mail us at [email protected].
Southland Transportation does their best to contact families when delays occur, but they are not always able to make those phone calls due to competing obligations during their busiest times of the day. This automated notification system is being implemented to help notify families of delays in a timely manner, and we strongly encourage all bus families to sign up for this service.
If you move or change bus routes in the middle of a school year you can easily unsubscribe from one route, and if needed subscribe to a new route all within a few minutes.
At the end of each school year subscription lists will be cleared. You will be able to sign up for the service at the beginning of each subsequent year once new routes are finalized.
Your participation in this service would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you from the Transportation Department @ CTR Catholic
PS - You will still be able to access Bus Route information for all routes in your area by clicking on the picture of the bus in the top right corner of your school’s website.
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ANNOUNCEMENTNew Brooks Trustee elected to CTR’s Board of Trustees
Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools is pleased to announce our new Brooks trustee, Mr. John de Jong who was elected on Friday, Oct. 28. Mr. de Jong fills the position left vacant after the passing of Mrs. Mary Stengler.
The election was held this past Friday in Brooks with Mr. de Jong taking the seat with the majority votes.
In response to the win, he said, “I am humbled and very honored to be the new Trustee for Brooks, and I thank and congratulate the other candidates for their dedication to Catholic Education. I am so pleased to see that the significant turnout for the election in our Ward also showed the dedication of our Catholic community to our schools.”
A long-time Brooks resident, Mr. de Jong helped form Catholic education in the Brooks area. Opening with one school (Holy Family Academy) in 1996 with 150 students, it has since grown to four schools (Holy Family Academy, Christ The King Academy, St. Joseph’s Collegiate, and St. Luke’s Outreach Centre) with over 1,000 students in total.
“Many parents, administrators, and teachers have contributed to the success of Catholic education that we witness today in Brooks. In addition, we have many organizations to thank, including St. Mary’s parish, Christ the RedeemerCatholic Schools, Grasslands School Division, and both the local and provincial governments,” he said.
Previously, Mr. de Jong was a dairy farmer and was actively employed with the oilfield and farm industries. Several of his family members are employed as teachers with Christ the Redeemer, and one is a teacher in Saskatoon. Mr. de Jong has served for several years on three school councils, and has experience serving on provincial and national boards. He continues to do this at the provincial level.
“Currently semi-retired, I am able to commit the time required to serve as the trustee representing the Brooks Catholic Schools. I recognize the crucial importance of working with other trustees and senior staff within Christ the Redeemer School Division, and the impact that the decisions made will have in our future. Being passionate and very supportive of Catholic education, I look forward to representing our Brooks Catholic school community,” he said.
Mr. de Jong has been a resident in the Brooks area for over 50 years. He and his wife Agnes are both active parishioners in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church. They have five children and 13 grandchildren.
Board Chair Ron Schreiber said, “I am very pleased to welcome John de Jong to the Board of Christ the RedeemerCatholic Schools as the newly-elected trustee for Brooks. I look forward to working with Mr. de Jong and want to congratulate him on his success in the by-election and applaud him on his interest and dedication for Catholic education in Alberta.”
Mr. de Jong will attend his first board meeting at the end of November.
Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools operates 19 schools in the communities of Okotoks, DeWinton, High River, Strathmore, Brooks, Canmore, Calgary, Drumheller, and Oyen and serves over 10,600students.