HOLY CROSS APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER The Lord is my strength and my salvation. Psalm 118:14 Spring time Prayer For the cycle of life which brings death and rebirth, we rejoice in the promise of Spring. For longer days and sunlight s warmth, we rejoice in the promise of Spring. For all creation and the majesty of its Creator, we rejoice in the promise of Spring. Amen. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: PRINCIPAL MESSAGE Wow April 1 already! Time flies by when you are having a great time! We are so proud of the students hard work and dedication to learning-way to go Holy Cross! We are equally proud of our Junior High students and their hard work to their learning. We are pleased with the students on the Junior High Honor Roll and Plus Five Club. We are continually asking for parental support and involvement; the greatest gifts you can give your child are your love, attention and educational support. Ask them what they learned in school (ask about specific subjects-science, Social Studies, Lang Arts, Math), ask them if they have homework, read with them and ask them questions about what was read. Junior High parents can look on PowerSchool and see what assignments your child handed in and what they achieved on assignments, quizzes, etc. With the warmer weather please send your child with an extra change of clothes and socks as well as splash pants and rubber boots. We encourage all students to stay out of the puddles at recess times but it is hard when there is so much water right now. Please check out our School Website: holycross@gpcsd.ca, we are adding information and pictures on a regular basis and it is an excellent communication tool for our school community. On behalf of the students and staff I would like to wish you and your family a blessed and joyful Easter. Have a fabulous restful break. In Christ, Caroline Richards OUTSTANDING SCH FEES SCHOOL COUNCIL 2 2 Moving or Transferring School? IF you know that your child WILL NOT be attending Holy Cross Catholic School in the Fall for the 2015-2016 School Year please contact us at the school 780.538.0077 or email us at holycross@gpcsd.ca FAITH INFO PICS CALENDAR HONOR ROLL 3 4 5 6 KIDS HEALTH 12 EASTER TRIDUUM @ ST. JOSEPH CHURCH 8 14 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION is Ongoing We welcome families of all faiths! To attend Kindergarten your child must be 5 years of age before December 31, 2015. We offer full day classes; Mon/Wed OR Tues/Thurs with alternating Fridays. Preferences for classes are on a first come first served basis. Please bring the following items when you are registering: Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate and the $55.00 fee. Kindergarten is a rich exploratory environment, we want this important first step toward a Catholic education to be a memorable experience. If you have any questions or would like a tour of the classroom and school please feel free to call the school at 780.538.0077.
HOLY CROSS APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 JUNIOR HIGH PARENTS: PARENT PORTAL INFORMATION Just a friendly reminder that you are able to access your child s grades, attendance and other information through PowerSchool s Parent Portal. You are able to link from our Holy Cross web page OR you can type the direct address: https://powerschool.gpcsd.ca/ public. IF you have misplaced your letter and password please contact us and we can reissue a new one. SCHOOL FEES ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FEES ARE NOW PAST DUE. Please make payment soon. Installments are accepted. Please contact the School Office RECESS TIMES and Sick children: IF YOUR child is too sick to go outside for recess they are probably too sick to attend school. Please give your child enough time to recover from their illness before they return to school. School Council News Our next meeting will be on Tuesday April 21@ 6:45PM. All parents are always welcome at our meetings and we always provide free babysitting if needed! We hope to see some new faces at our April meeting!!! A reminder to please make after School plans with your child before the School day starting. We would like to minimize the calls to the classrooms as it is disruptive to student learning. Your cooperation and support is very much appreciated.
PAGE 3 FAITH INFORMATION Article #8 April 2015 that nothing we can do can ever God s Dream: to be His Disciple The gift of the resurrection in our lives reminds us that nothing is impossible for God to forgive, heal, restore and make whole again. Jesus love for us is so powerful and so strong separate us from him. Easter is our reminder that the greatest gift in our life is God s overwhelming love for his people. However somewhat different from other types of gifts is that God s gift of love for us is meant to be shared and lived out. God s dream for his love is that it would invite us to become his follower and disciple and that our discipleship would invite others to do the same. How much has God s love affected your life? How much does our life reflect one who is a follower of Christ? May we each take time this month to appreciate the depth of Christ s love for us and then to consider how we can share that love effectively with those around us. Being a disciple is both challenging and rewarding, it means our life has changed. Are we willing to be the kind of disciple who changes the lives of others? Jesus did, why not us! SACRAMENTAL MASS CELEBRATIONS AT ST.JOSEPH CHURCH Eucharist (First Holy Communion ) Mass Celebration for Grade 3 students Holy Cross-Sunday April 19 at the 9 AM Mass Confirmation Mass Celebrations for Grade 6 students Holy Cross-Tuesday May 12 at 7 PM If you have any questions please contact your child s teacher or Darlene Lemay at the Church 780.532.2351.
The District SPRING BAND CONCERT is scheduled for Wednesday May 6 at 7PM
April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Mar 29 Palm Sunday Mar 30 Mar 31 1 2 Holy Thursday School Closed Day off in lieu of PTC 3 Good Friday SCHOOL Closed 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EASTER BREAK NO SCHOOL 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Classes resume bell rings at 8:32 am 2015-16 St. Joe s HS Orientation Night 7-8:30 pm Virtues Celebration at 11 am 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Eucharist Mass Cel at 9 am for our Gr 3 students School Council Meeting at 6:45 pm St. Joe s-gr. 9-12 Parent Info Night High School Redesign 7:30-8:45 No School PM (PD) Dismissal at 11:40 am 26 27 28 29 30
Honor Roll Students who have kept their overall average of the four core subject at or above 80% Plus 5 Club Students who have increased their overall average in four core subjects by at least 5% from the 1st to the 2nd term Grade 7 90 + Club Jolize Ferner Grade 7 80 + Kiandra Stewart Bridget Cunningham Paul Delgado Keenan Eiserman Taryn Twerdochlib Maxwell Golden Conor Timmins Madison Haas Devon Tally Parker Drain Peyton Drain Carter Yaceyko Lilly Shoemaker Kendyl Hotte Jaden Dondale Grade 8-90+ Maria Maxwell Anika Schweizer Anna Cuff Sydney Olderskog Justin Mikhail Claire In Ashley Heft Nathan Antonio Robert Leslie Grade 8 80+ Elijah Veloz Bradley Noskey Sydney Ondrik Keely Sauder Rebekah Brunham Tyler Delcourt Stephanie Flordelis Racheal Long Olivia Szczurko Meghan Piper Plus 5 Grade 7 Jared Whetstone Shae-Lynn Doram Colin DiFilippo Joshua Lacroix Shay-Lynn Arnold Plus 5 Grade 8 Devin Anderson Ryelee Vokey CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR STUDENTS-AN EXCELLENT JOB! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU!! KEEP IT UP!
We are looking for Sponsors. We are looking for partners in sponsoring our School for the purchase of a class set of I -Pads. I-Pads are truly an engaging and terrific tool for learning and greatly assist students in their learning especially when working on projects with 21st century components. If you know of a company that would be interested in sponsoring this initiative please contact Caroline by email at carolinerichards@gpcsd.ca or by calling 780.538.0077