St. Luke Catholic Elementary School 550 Chesapeake Dr. Waterloo, Ontario N2K 4G5 March 2017 Newsletter ADMINISTRATORS’ MESSAGE February was a busy month at St. Luke, with many events happening. A huge thank you goes out to the many parent volunteers who helped organize and run our Dance-a-thon and Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast. Without the support of our School Council and all of the parents who give their time to the school, we could not have run these great events. The school assembled in the gymnasium for our Ash Wednesday Mass to begin our Lenten journey together as a faith-filled community. A heartfelt thank you to all the parents who were able to join us during this celebration. We are reminded of the great sacrifice of Christ and his love for each one of us. March promises to be an equally exciting month. We keep our Grade 8s and their teachers in our prayers as they go to Camp Brébeuf for their Spiritual Retreat on March 29th —March 31st. We invite you to join us at school whenever you can for our special celebrations and activities. May God bless all of you and help us to keep a Holy Lent. Enjoy the March Break! Our next school-wide mass is April 25th. All are welcome to attend. May our Lord bless us all on this journey ahead. Kendra Duench and Jo Goossens In This Issue Prayer of St. Patrick From the Office Yearbook artist contest Sports Page Calendar Fit Bit for March Bishop’s Banquet Daylight Savings Kendra Duench—Principal Jo Goossens—Vice-Principal VISITOR/VOLUNTEER POLICY All individuals, including all visitors, volunteers, parents, guests, delivery persons, and school board personnel must enter by the main door. All visitors must come to the office where you will wait to be greeted by one of our office staff, sign in if you need to enter the hallways, and get an authorized pass to wear while in the school. If you are picking up your child for an appointment or early dismissal, parents are asked to remain in the school office. Our administrative assistant will call your child to the office. Please remember to sign your child out in the appropriate book in the office. If you would like to meet with your child’s teacher, please call the school or check in at the office. We will assist you by contacting your child’s teacher to see if he/she is available to meet with you. If the teacher is not available, a meeting can be arranged by you and the teacher at a mutually convenient time. Our teachers are often occupied before and after school and may not be available for an impromptu meeting. At no time are visitors permitted in the school’s hallways and rooms without official permission. We must insist on your strict compliance with these procedures at all times. Although these precautions may cause some minor inconvenience, it will ensure that only authorized individuals will be in the school at all times. This will assist us in ensuring the safety of the students. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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St. Luke Catholic Elementary School
550 Chesapeake Dr.
Waterloo, Ontario N2K 4G5
March 2017 Newsletter
ADMINISTRATORS’ MESSAGE
February was a busy month at St. Luke, with many events happening. A huge
thank you goes out to the many parent volunteers who helped organize and
run our Dance-a-thon and Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast. Without the
support of our School Council and all of the parents who give their time to the
school, we could not have run these great events.
The school assembled in the gymnasium for our Ash Wednesday Mass to
begin our Lenten journey together as a faith-filled community. A heartfelt
thank you to all the parents who were able to join us during this celebration.
We are reminded of the great sacrifice of Christ and his love for each one of us.
March promises to be an equally exciting month. We keep our Grade 8s and
their teachers in our prayers as they go to Camp Brébeuf for their Spiritual
Retreat on March 29th —March 31st. We invite you to
join us at school whenever you can for our special
celebrations and activities. May God bless all of you
and help us to keep a Holy Lent. Enjoy the March
Break! Our next school-wide mass is April 25th. All
are welcome to attend.
May our Lord bless us all on this journey ahead.
Kendra Duench and Jo Goossens
In This Issue
Prayer of St. Patrick
From the Office
Yearbook artist contest
Sports Page
Calendar
Fit Bit for March
Bishop’s Banquet
Daylight Savings
Kendra Duench—Principal
Jo Goossens—Vice-Principal
VISITOR/VOLUNTEER POLICY
All individuals, including all visitors, volunteers, parents, guests, delivery persons, and school board personnel must enter by the main door. All visitors must come to the office where you will wait to be greeted by one of our office staff, sign in if you need to enter the hallways, and get an authorized pass to wear while in the school. If you are picking up your child for an appointment or early dismissal, parents are asked to remain in the school office. Our administrative assistant will call your child to the office. Please remember to sign your child out in the appropriate book in the office. If you would like to meet with your child’s teacher, please call the school or check in at the office. We will assist you by contacting your child’s teacher to see if he/she is available to meet with you. If the teacher is not available, a meeting can be arranged by you and the teacher at a mutually convenient time. Our teachers are often occupied before and after school and may not be available for an impromptu meeting.
At no time are visitors permitted in the school’s hallways and rooms without official permission. We must insist on your strict compliance with these procedures at all times. Although these precautions may cause some minor inconvenience, it will ensure that only authorized individuals will be in the school at all times. This will assist us in ensuring the safety of the students. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Standardized Test Dates: The following dates have been reserved in our school for students to complete standardized tests. The information collected from these tests assists the school in planning and preparing instruction that meets the needs of all students. It is important that all students attend on these days and complete the assessments. Please mark your calendars accordingly, and avoid booking appointments on these dates. These dates will be confirmed again closer to the dates.
April 24– April 28, 2017 CCAT for Grade 4 students
May 8 – May 12, 2017 CAT-4 for Grade 7 students
May 23—June 5, 2017 EQAO for Grade 3 and 6 students
Families are encouraged to visit the EQAO site (http://www.eqao.com for more information and resources to assist children in preparing for the Grade 3 and 6 tests.
Parking Lot Reminder: We would like to extend our thanks to all the families that are adhering to our parking lot policy - together we can keep all of our children safe. As a reminder—please be mindful of the parking signs - do not park in areas designated as “no stopping” or “no parking”. There is absolutely no idling, parking or stopping in the fire routes, or bus drop off loading zone. Unfortunately if there is no parking space available, you will need to move your vehicle to a side street. Thank you very much for your support in this matter.
JK Registration : continues for children born in 2013. You need the following information to register your child:
- a copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate - or a copy of the Baptismal Certificate of the Roman Catholic parent.
- a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate
If you know of a family in our school boundary who may not have a child currently in school, please share this information with them.
~We are happy to register ALL students new to St. Luke as well at any time, regardless of age/grade~
The St. Luke Lightning boys basketball team travelled to RIM Park to compete in the Regional championships. They were seeded number three for the tournament. Their first game was against St. Teresa Calcutta from Cambridge. The Lightning started off with a bang and ran up a 23-2 lead by half time. They cruised to a victory and were heading to the semis.
In the semis the Lightning were matched up against a very tough Pere Rene school. The Lightning boys got off to great start once again and were up 22-5 at half time and finished strong to pave their way to the finals.
In the finals the Lightning met a tough St. Margaret's team from Cambridge. The boys were ready and wanted to bring home the championship. Well as the day had dictated the boys got off to another great start, leading 25-7 by half. The Lightning cruised once again to a huge victory. The lightning won their second AAAA championship in four years.
Way to go Lightning!
Steve Ennis
PLEASE NOTE
Mark on your calendars the date for our “Welcome to Kindergarten night”! It
will be held on Tuesday May 9, 2017 from 6:00—7:00 pm at St. Luke School.
Invitation for Parents of all students currently in Grade Four
Tuesday March 28th - 6:00pm
In the Library at St Luke Catholic Elementary School
In the fall of 2017, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board will offer a unique opportunity to students entering grade
five at St Luke Catholic Elementary School. The Intensive French Program is designed to increase the fluency of Core French students and give them a strong head start in a world where global communication, travel, and
employment opportunities frequently require a firm grasp of Canada’s two official languages.
Intensive French is a second language learning approach based on authentic communication and the development of literacy skills. It is open to students of all achievement levels.
Registration for this program is limited to grade 5 students attending St
Luke Catholic Elementary School. Students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please consider
attending the Intensive French Parent Information Meeting on March 28th at 6:00pm.