Category: Principal Weekly Update Archives

2023-2024 Parent Communication – August 2023

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Dear SCCS Families,

It’s that time of year again!  The wonderful lazy days of August are ending, and an exciting new school year lies ahead! I hope that you have had an amazing summer and have been able to make some wonderful memories!  I am looking forward to seeing all our returning SCCS families, as well as welcoming all new families to our school community.  If your plans to attend SCCS have changed over the summer months, please contact me immediately, or my Admin. Assistant, Eunice Newman, at sec@stccs.ca

Plans are currently underway for the new school year.  Throughout the year, you will receive timely communication from me with information that needs to be shared with the community.  My door is always open to you.  My contact information is tnarynski@stccs.ca and my office number is 204-837-1520 ext. 222.  You can also reach me by calling the front office and leaving a message. 

We are starting the new school year with a new Board Chair, Trish Farkas. Trish currently has two children in our school. Our past Board Chair, as most of you know, was Robyn Powell.  For the last many, many years, Robyn as given her heart and soul to St. Charles, and has now officially assumed the role as past Board Chair.  At this time, I would like to thank Robyn for her many years of service and dedication to SCCS.  She has contributed so much to this school and community.  We wish her all the best as she gets to take some more time for herself and her family. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Robyn!

The staff and Board are looking forward to the start of the new school year and are excited to invite you all to the “Welcome Back to School BBQ” hosted by our Board of Directors, on Friday, September 8th from 3:30pm-6:00pm. Families are encouraged to attend the BBQ to kick off the new school year and have an opportunity to meet each other.  Chocolates should also be available for pick-up at the BBQ.  As with any of our school community events, volunteers are always needed.  Please click on the Sign-up Genius link below to see how you can help.  Thank you in advance.   LINK TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE WELCOME BACK BBQ on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Here is some important information to get you started for the upcoming school year:

• All students from grs. 1-8 will return to school on Wednesday, September 6^th for a full day of classes.  The morning bell will ring at 8:35am, and students will be dismissed at 3:25pm.  Kindergarten students and their parents will have a scheduled meeting with their teacher that same day, and information has been sent out to Kinder parents regarding meeting times.
• Students are encouraged to bring their school supplies in during the first day/week of school.
• Parents are invited to come into the school on the first day, September 6^th, with their child, to drop them off and help with school supply delivery.  Beginning September 7^th, parents are asked to drop off/pick up their son/daughter outside at their designated doors.  Kindergarten parents will be allowed to drop off their son/daughter at their classroom until September 15^th, and then will follow the same protocol as our grs. 1-8 parents. 
• All students will be assigned an entrance and exit door at school.  Please make sure that your child knows which door is theirs prior to coming to school.  In the morning, from 8:15am until 8:35am, students may be dropped off and must meet at their assigned door.  They will be supervised by a staff member until the 8:35am bell rings.  Again, at 3:25pm, students will be dismissed by their assigned door.  *Kindergarten students will be dismissed at 3:15pm.

If your child is dropped off after 8:35am, please have him/her use the main front doors to enter the school.

• Child Abuse Registry Checks for parents will be sent home at the beginning of the school year and must be sent back to the office once you have completed the necessary information.  Parents who do not have a cleared Child Abuse Registry Check on file in the main office will not be able to volunteer for the 2023-2024 school year in any capacity. This is a mandate from the Archdiocese of Winnipeg and all our Catholic schools must follow this protocol. 
• Student Fees will be sent out via Permission Click.  Permission Click links can be found on our school website.  They will also be sent out throughout the school year via email.
• Lunch forms can be found on our school website.  Make sure to login to the Parent Zone to access these forms.
• Parking/Drop-off protocol is a struggle every year, and our top priority is to keep all our students safe.  When dropping your child off in the loading zone, please pull up into the zone, remain in your vehicle, let your child(ren) out of your vehicle, send them on their way, and drive off.  This will allow other vehicles to pull in behind you. There is no parking in the loading zone during morning drop-of and afternoon pick-up.  Please check the signs.  If you do want to walk your child, (grs. 1, 2, & 3), to the playground, please park in the church parking lot and walk your child across the street at the south crosswalk where patrols/staff will be stationed, and then take your child to his/her assigned doors.  Please do not park in the Retreat Centre parking lot as it is private property and not owned by the school. Please also note that there is no parking in the bus loop in front of the church.  Parents who have children in grs. 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8, are asked to drop your child off on Augier and have your child cross at the patrols/staff stationed at the north crosswalk to get to their assigned doors.  Please note, there is no stopping or parking on Augier in front of the Golf Course at drop-off or pick-up. 
• Principal’s Weekly Update is sent out each Friday either late afternoon or early evening by Mrs. Senderewich, my IT coordinator.  My update includes events that have happened during the week, events that are coming up the following week, plus any important information that I need to share with families.  It’s a very good source of information, and I encourage you to read this communication weekly.

UNIFORM PICK-UP DAY:  Uniform exchanges and orders for new families will be available for pick up at the school on Thursday, August 31st between 10am and 4pm. If you placed an order late – after the scheduled uniform ordering dates – you will receive a shipping notification in your inbox if your order is ready for pick up. Shipping notifications will be emailed on August 28th, 29th and 30th. If you don’t receive a shipping notification, it means your order is not ready to be picked up on the 31st and it will ship to the school in September. Priority is given to new families, and exchanges for families that ordered within the ordering timelines. Any orders received late are fulfilled in the order that they are received with the limited stock on hand. Please also note that embroidery production takes three weeks, which may impact when you receive your orders.  Questions may be emailed to uniforms@promosave.com…. Thank you.

BASC (Before and After School Care) Information

• The BASC calendar forms will be posted soon on the school website under the BASC tab in the ParentZone.
• All schedules and payments are due at the start of the month or before attending the program.
• Forms can be left in the school mailbox outside the front doors or given to Ms. Furutani when dropping off/picking up your child.  Please submit forms in a timely manner.
• Teachers will be made aware of which of their students go to BASC after school each day.
• When you arrive in the morning for BASC, please text 204-880-8245 so that Ms. Furutani can come to the front doors to welcome your child and let them into the school.
• When picking up your child from BASC before 4:00pm, please text 204-880-8245, and let Ms. Furutani know who you are picking up, so your child can be brought to the front doors by a BASC staff member.  Parents can purchase a fob to gain entry through the front doors to pick up their son/daughter from BASC when picking up after 4:00pm. Please come to the front office for more details on purchasing a fob. If you are picking up after 4:00pm, a fob will be necessary.
• BASC runs from 7:00am-8:15am each morning and will be charged accordingly.  At 8:15am, grades 1-8 students will be dismissed to wait at their assigned door with a staff member until 8:35am.  Kindergarten students will stay inside until 8:25am, and then will be taken to their classrooms to meet their teachers.
• Any students not picked up after school by 3:40pm will be sent to BASC for safety reasons and parents will be charged BASC fees beginning from that time onward, until they are picked up. 
• Once a month, students will be dismissed at 2:30pm so that teachers can participate in a Staff Meeting.  Any students not picked up at 2:30pm will be sent to BASC.

BASC Coordinator:  Kim Furutani   Contact #:  204-880-8245 Email:  kfurutani@stccs.ca BASC Hours: AM:  7:00am-8:15am    PM:  3:25pm-6:00pm

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Wishing you the very best as you enjoy these last few days of summer holidays, and I’m looking forward to seeing all of you very soon!  This is going to be a great school year!

Sincerely,
Tammy Narynski

Principal, St. Charles Catholic School

A Message From Your Principal – June 2023

Teaching Staff 2023-2024

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Good morning!

We are in the final week of school, and this will be a busy week!

Many of you have been asking about staffing for next year.  In the past, I have usually shared this information with the parent community in my final year-end email.  However, I’ve decided to send this information out a few days earlier this year, due to some staff that are leaving the SCCS community, and this way, everyone has a chance to say goodbye.

At this time, I would like to wish the following staff all the best as they move on from SCCS and follow a new path in their careers. Mrs. Fennell, Mr. Bourquin, Ms. Carter, Ms. Fogel, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Thank you for all you have done at St. Charles and know that you will be missed.  Charger strong!

Here are the teaching staff for the 2023-2024 school year:

Kindergarten KF—Mrs. Sofia Fliangos

Kindergarten KL—Mrs. Laufer

Gr. 1—Mrs. Barnes

Gr. 1-2—Mrs. Sherlock

Gr. 2—Mrs. Marsh-Hamm

Gr. 3—Mrs. Mardis

Gr. 3-4—Ms. Langlois

Gr. 4—Ms. Gel

Gr. 5 F—Mrs. Froystad

Gr. 5M—Ms. McEvoy

Gr. 6—Ms. Chouzouris

Gr. 7—Mr. Domolewski

Gr. 8—Mrs. Mulvena

K–8 Music—Ms. Kynman (*Mrs. Gregorchuk is on maternity leave)

K–4 French—Mrs. Sonia Longo-Bertolin (*Mme. McIsaac is on maternity leave)

5-8 French/K, 1, 1-2 Phys. Ed.—Ms. Copeland

2-8 Phys. Ed.—Mr. Vechina

It’s going to be a great year!

TAMMY NARYNSKI

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Principal’s Weekly Update – May 26th, 2023

The Lord will guide you always. (Isaiah 58:11)

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Update Attachments – : Fundraising Opportunities 05-26-2023 …. Goldeyes …. Kin Kar Raffle

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Correction:  Last week, I shared with you that Amy won one of the 6 finalist spots to go to the Canada-wide Science Fair in Edmonton and won silver for her project on “What is radiation?”, as well as received $5500 in scholarships from the University of Alberta!  I also stated that Amy was in gr. 8.  Amy is in gr. 7!  My sincere apologies to Amy. 😊 

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK…

• Tuesday, our Middle Years students had Enrichment classes.
• Tuesday, our grades 3-4 & 4 classes took a field trip to Stonewall Quarry.
• Wednesday was Pizza Pizza Lunch for those students who ordered.
• Our grade 5 patrols, two grade 6 captains, and Mrs. Froystad and Ms. Thompson, went to an Awards Ceremony on Wednesday morning to receive their first-place patrol award within the Independent Schools Division.  Congratulations to everyone involved!
• Thursday morning, our Middle Years students went on a field trip to the Goldeye’s game.  Check out the great picture attached to this update!
• Our annual Golf Tournament was held on Thursday.  A huge thank you to the Golf Committee:  Andrea Siwak (Chair), Corey Gifford, George Howell, Victor Ireobhude, and Katie Oleson, andall their volunteers who worked so very hard to make this another successful SCCS event! What a great day! 
• Good luck to our gr. 5 girls basketball team who are participating in a tournament this afternoon and early this evening. Go Chargers!

Thank you to all the families who have helped with our school yard cleanup over the last couple of weeks.  The school grounds look great, and that is due to you!  Your time and effort are greatly appreciated.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK….

• Tuesday morning is School Mass over at the church at 10:30am. 
• Tuesday evening, we will be hosting our annual Orientation Evening for the 2023-2024 school year.  The K-2 session will be at 6:30pm in the main gym, followed by grades 3-6 at 7:00pm, and grades 7 & 8 at 7:30pm. 
• Wednesday is Subway Lunch for those students who have ordered.
• Wednesday is also Popsicle Day for a $1.00 and hosted by the grade 8 class.  All proceeds go toward the Gr. 8 Farewell.
• Thursday the gr. 6 classes will be going to the Aviation Museum.
• Outstanding Middle Years assignments are due on Friday, June 2^nd.
• Our annual Founder’s Day happens on Friday, June 2^nd.

BURSARY APPLICATIONS

Bursary applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now available online on our school website. 

Please submit them to me in the main office no later than May 30^th @ 4:00pm.

Thank you,

Tammy

LOOK WHAT’S COMING UP….

• Our grs. 7 & 8 students head to their Track Meet at U of M on June 5^th.
• Gr. 8 students are on a field trip on June 6^th.
• PowerSchool shuts down on June 7^th.
• Popsicle Sale Day is on June 7^th.
• PML Recitals are on June 7^th & 8^th.
• There is no school on June 9^th as teachers are writing report cards.

BASC

• There is the Meatball Dinner on Monday. 
• There is Golf on Tuesday. 
• Monday is the last day to register for the Friday, June 9^th BASC field trip. No late forms will be accepted. 
• There are still spots open for the Father’s Day Craft. 
• Thursday is a new month. If you need BASC please make sure your forms are submitted.  

Up until 4pm you can still text and we will bring your child to the front door. Starting Thursday, June 1^st, for BASC pickup between 4:00pm – 5:45pm, parents can start using their FOBs to come in and get their child. If you do not have a FOB you will need to request one.  Request forms are available in the office. There is a $20 deposit for the FOB. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks Kim 

OTHER

• This coming Wednesday is the last Subway lunch. There are no Pizza or Subway lunches on Wednesdays in June.

WE NEED YOUR HELP – UPDATE

Your kindness and generosity are amazing SCCS community!!  Donations are coming in, and the family is extremely grateful.  Our front foyer is getting full, but we still have room.  We will continue taking donations into next week.  If you would like to make a monetary donation, please do so at the front office. Charger strong!

As I’m sure many of you are aware, there was a large apartment fire over the weekend in the Crestview area, which left many families without a home, or any personal belongings.

Two of our SCCS students, (Sophia and Gabriella), have a personal connection to this situation, as their uncle, aunt and two cousins, two daughters, 4 years old and 18 months old, were among those left without a home. 

Sophia in gr. 6 came to me to ask if we could help in any way.  Of course, this is a wonderful opportunity to show our support to those who need it most right now. 

Here are a few options that would be greatly appreciated, but we are open to other items as well.  A toy, or a gently used pjs or other clothing would be wonderful!

We will also be collecting money in the front office, even a $1 would help!  The smallest contribution will have the biggest impact.

Please send items to school beginning tomorrow, and there will be boxes in the front foyer to help with collection.

Thanking you in advance for your generous support. 

Go Chargers!

Sincerely,
Tammy

COMMUNITY NEWS

Dear SCCS Community,

I’m writing to invite you to join the team, Keira’s Krusaders, in support of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. We’d love to have you join the national movement to end brain tumours and to honour a very special girl, Keira Bond.

We’ll be participating in the 2023 Brain Tumour Walk on Sunday, June 25th at Assinaboine Park (Lyric Theatre and Field). Registration is anytime after 8:30 and the walk starts at 10:00.

Join Our Team!

Join our team – Keira’s Krusaders – and together we can raise more money for this worthy cause, and have a bit of fun.

What is involved?

Once you’ve registered, a number of fantastic fundraising tools are provided to help you raise money and manage your fundraising campaign.

Please share in this adventure by joining our team and by helping to raise money for a worthy cause! Just click on this link: Join Keira’s Krusaders

If you are not interested in joining the team but would like to learn more about Keira or make a donation, click on the link above as well.

Sincerely,

Nancy Froystad

Spread the word about 2023 Brain Tumour Walk!

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I think we are going to have amazing weather this weekend! 
Enjoy every minute, and I’ll see you next week!
Tammy

Principal’s Weekly Update – May 19th, 2023

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up. (James 4:10)

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Update Attachments – : Fundraising Opportunities 05-19-2023 …. Camp Arnes …. Canada-wide Science Fair … Kin Kar Raffle

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You may remember that one of our gr. 8 students, Amy, won one of the 6 finalist spots to go to the Canada-wide Science Fair in Edmonton. Amy has had a wonderful week representing SCCS and has had so many great experiences at the Science Fair. Last night, Amy’s Mom shared that Amy won silver for her project on “What is radiation?” Amy also received $5500 in scholarships from the University of Alberta! Congratulations Amy!! You have made us all proud and have done such a remarkable job this week in Edmonton. Please look at the attached pictures to see some of Amy’s experiences this past week.

Congratulations to our gr. 5 patrols and our two gr. 6 patrol captains! They have been awarded first place within the Independent Schools Division! In recognition of their achievement, they have been invited to an Awards ceremony hosted by the Winnipeg Police Service next week. We are very proud of you all!

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK…

• Monday our gr. 5 students shared their Simple Machine Projects with our school community. They did a terrific job, and there was a lot of creative ideas involving pulleys, levers and more!
• I attended my final MFIS Board of Directors meeting for this school year on Tuesday.
• I also attended the MFIS workshop for school leaders on Wednesday morning regarding Indigenous education. It was a very informative workshop.
• Wednesday our grs. 5 & 6 students headed off to Camp Arnes! There have been a lot of great pictures being sent to me from camp, and all the campers look like they’ve been having a wonderful time despite the chilly weather!
• Wednesday was also Subway Lunch for those students who ordered.
• We had two students from St. Mary’s Academy here today to volunteer. Isla and Ashlynn are both former students from SCCS.
• Our happy campers arrived back to school this afternoon. Everyone looked happy but tired 😊. What a great experience!

The grade 5 and 6 students had a blast at Camp Arnes the last three days. A big thank you goes out to our parent volunteers who helped make it a huge success. Your time, involvement and support are truly appreciated.

Mrs. Froystad, Mr. Vechina and Ms. Copeland

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK….

• Monday is Victoria Day, and there is no school/BASC.
• Tuesday is Enrichment for our Middle Years students.
• The grs. 3-4 & 4 classes are going to Stonewall Quarry on Tuesday.
• On Wednesday, our gr. 5 patrols, and our 2 patrol captains, are going to an Awards ceremony to recognize their first-place award within the Independent Schools Division.
• Wednesday is Pizza Pizza Lunch for those students who have ordered.
• Wednesday evening is the PAC meeting at 6:30pm in the school cafeteria.
• Thursday, our Middle Years students are heading to the Goldeyes game.
• Thursday is our annual Golf Tournament.

LOOK WHAT’S COMING UP….

• School Mass is on May 30^th @ 10:30am.
• Bursary application deadline is May 30^th @ 4:00pm.
• Our Parent Orientation Evening for next year is coming up on May 30^th. Please watch for an email next week for more information/times of sessions.
• June 2^nd is the final due date for any outstanding Middle Years assignments.
• Our grs. 7 & 8 students head to their Track Meet at U of M on June 5^th.
• PML Recitals are on June 7th & 8th.

BASC

• There is no BASC on Monday.
• On Tuesday there is Golf.
• Wednesday is the Craft.
• Thursday is Parfait Making.
• June’s Father Day Craft & Full Day BASC on June 9th. Field trip forms are all on the website.

BASC summer camp still has spots in some of the weeks. Contact Ms. Furutani for the application or any information if interested.

Thanks Kim 

OTHER

• Please return all costume hangers & bags, still need a few vests returned too.
• Please make sure your child has a jacket or sweater at school as some mornings & after school is still chilly.

BURSARY APPLICATIONS

Bursary applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now available online on our school website. https://www.stccs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-2024-Bursary-Application.pdf

Please submit them to Mrs. Narynski in the main office no later than May 30th @4:00pm.

Thank you,

Tammy

COMMUNITY NEWS

Dear SCCS Community,

I’m writing to invite you to join the team, Keira’s Krusaders, in support of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. We’d love to have you join the national movement to end brain tumours and to honour a very special girl, Keira Bond.

We’ll be participating in the 2023 Brain Tumour Walk on Sunday, June 25th at Assinaboine Park (Lyric Theatre and Field). Registration is anytime after 8:30 and the walk starts at 10:00.

Join Our Team!

Join our team – Keira’s Krusaders – and together we can raise more money for this worthy cause, and have a bit of fun.

What is involved?

Once you’ve registered, a number of fantastic fundraising tools are provided to help you raise money and manage your fundraising campaign.

Please share in this adventure by joining our team and by helping to raise money for a worthy cause! Just click on this link: Join Keira’s Krusaders

If you are not interested in joining the team but would like to learn more about Keira or make a donation, click on the link above as well.

Sincerely,

Nancy Froystad

Spread the word about 2023 Brain Tumour Walk!

FOOTBALL NEWS

The St. James Rods Football Club and the Manitoba Minor Football Association (MMFA) are pleased to announce the start of player registration for the 2023 Tackle Football season! The program offers co-ed tackle football in four age groups. The seaoson runs form mid July to end of October. All equipment is included in the registration fee, with the exception of cleats.

While the games are competitive, the primarily focus is teaching the fundamental skills and techniques involved in the game in a safe and controlled environment. Because of this approach to coaching the program is open to anyone regardless of experience.

Please register online using the following link: https://app.teamlinkt.com/register/find/stjamesr

Kidsport Canada provides funds to help offset the cost of participant registration fees for community based sport programs. Please contact president@rodsfootball.com if you have any questions.

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I’m not sure where this week went, and how it can be the long weekend already.

Wishing you all a terrific upcoming long weekend, and may you enjoy some family time.

See you all next week!

Tammy

Principal’s Weekly Update – May 12th, 2023

He tends His flock like a shepherd:  He gathers the lambs in His arms.  (Isaiah 40:11)

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Update Attachments – : Fundraising Opportunities 04-28-2023 …. Golfer Registration 2023 …. Golf Sponsorship 2023 … Kin Kar Raffle

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SCCS Golf Tournament                  

The tournament is fast approaching, and we still need lots of help to make it successful!

We need more golfers! It’s a fun day outside, get away from work and spend the afternoon with friends enjoying food and a few beverages.

We still need prizes! Please consider donating gift certificates, electronics, household gadgets, Winnipeg Jets tickets, Blue Bomber tickets, Concert Tickets, outdoor/summer items, etc. If you’re able to help but not sure what we need contact the golf tournament committee at the email below. Remember $20 = 1 volunteer hour. I know a lot of you still need to get your hours in!

We also still need a few more hole sponsors! You get signage/advertisement with the tournament and a tax receipt! If you own your own business or know someone who does please consider sponsoring the tournament.

See attached forms in this email or contact Andrea Siwak: andreasiwak@shaw.ca

FIELD TRIPS ON PERMISSION CLICK

This is field trip time for all grade levels.  Please remember, if you are paying your your son/daughter’s field trip via cheque, please identify the field trip name in the memo. Multiple field trips/cheques are fine if they are all identified. Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK…

• Milk Spirit Week began on Monday, and there were a lot of wonderful activities happening all week!
• Our gr. 8 students participated in the PCAP Assessment on Monday morning. 
• Our Bline students participated in their recital on Monday after school.  It was amazing to see all the progress the students have made this year!
• Middle Years students had Enrichment classes Tuesday morning.
• Wednesday was Pizza Pizza lunch for those students who ordered.
• The gr. 8 class held a Cookie Bake sale fundraiser on Wednesday.  It was very successful, and they raised $578.50 toward their Gr. 8 Farewell. Thank you to everyone who supported them.
• Friday was our annual grades 4-8 Track & Field Meet at the John Taylor Collegiate field.
• Friday was also our Kindergarten Mother’s Day Tea.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK….

• Tuesday morning, our Middle Years students have Enrichment classes.
• I will be attending a Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools Meeting on Tuesday.
• Our grades 5 & 6 students leave for Camp Arnes on Wednesday, May 17^th-19^th.
• I am attending a Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools workshop on Wednesday morning entitled, Mamàhtawisiwin: The Wonder We Are Born With – An Indigenous Education Policy Framework.
• Wednesday is Subway Lunch for those students who have ordered.

LOOK WHAT’S COMING UP….

• The last PAC Meeting will be held on May 24^th @ 6:30pm. 
• Our annual Golf Tournament is on May 25^th.
• School Mass is on May 30^th @ 10:30am.
• Our Parent Orientation Evening for next year is coming up on May 30^th. 

VOLUNTEER HOURS

If you would like to earn some VIP hours, here’s a great opportunity for you!  Our school grounds need some “spring clean-up.”  If you have an hour or two to spare and would like to clean up some litter/garbage around the school grounds, please feel free to do so. You can pick a time that works for you and your family, put in your time, and then log it.  😊  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.  Thank you in advance!

BASC

• Monday is the K-2 Cake Baking.
• Tuesday is Golf.
• May 24^th Craft still has some spots.
• June’s forms are on the website.
• June 9th, Friday is full day BASC with a field trip.

If you don’t have access to a printer, copies can be requested and sent home. 

Thanks Kim 

BURSARY APPLICATIONS

Bursary applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now available online on our school website. https://www.stccs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-2024-Bursary-Application.pdf

Please submit them to Mrs. Narynski in the main office.

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Wishing all the mothers and grandmothers a very Happy Mother’s Day weekend!  May God continue to bless you in all that you do. 

Oh, loving God, bless all mothers and grandmothers.  Bless their forgiving hearts, their open arms, and their welcoming smiles.  Bless them all.

Amen.

Enjoy your weekend.

Tammy

Principal’s Weekly Update – April 28th, 2023

I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.  (Genesis 28:15)

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Update Attachments – : Fundraising Opportunities 04-28-2023 …. Golfer Registration 2023 …. Golf Sponsorship 2023 … Kin Kar Raffle

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SCIENCE FAIR NEWS!

This past weekend, some of our Middle Years students had the fantastic opportunity to participate in the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium/Provincial Science Fair at the University of Manitoba. All our students did an outstanding job of representing SCCS very well! Dylan and Mitchell received a bronze medal for their project on Does the Temperature of Hockey Pucks Affect the Speed? Harrison received a medal for his project Get Bready for Some Mold and won the Aspire Bakeries Award for best project related to baking/food. Logan won a medal for his project How Does an Automatic Hand Sanitizer Work? He also won the Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba Engineering Award! Amy won a gold medal for her project Radiation Around Us and won the Wise Kid-Netic Energy Award and the best Physical Sciences Project Award! Amy is also the winner of 1 of 6 finalist spots to go to the Canada Wide School Science Fair in Edmonton next month! Congratulations to all our amazing students! We are beyond proud of you all! Congratulations to their Science teacher Ms. Copeland as well. Charger strong!

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK…

• Monday was our last Musical Bake Sale.  Thank you to everyone who has supported our School Musical to date.
• Tuesday, Fr. Kelly celebrated School Mass over at the church.
• Wednesday was Pizza Lunch for those students who ordered.
• Wednesday evening was the Camp Arnes/Rome Information parent evening for our grs. 5 & 6 parents. Thank you for the great turnout!
• Jets White Out Colour Day was held on Thursday.  Thank you to everyone who participated.  $355.00 was raised toward the Gr. 8 Farewell.
• Mrs. Prettie & I attended the Caritas Dinner Thursday evening.
• Friday there was no school, as it was a Manitoba Catholic Schools Day PD.  At SCCS, we welcomed many of our other Catholic schools to take part in four Blue Cross sessions on mental health. It was an excellent day of learning!
• There is Musical practice tomorrow morning for all students involved in our upcoming School Musical.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK….

• Monday is our School Musical at the Winnipeg Art Gallery!  There are two shows:  1:30pm & 6:30pm. Come and see Mary Poppins Jr.!  Tickets are $10.00 and available for the 1:30pm or 6:30pm show.  NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOORS. You don’t want to miss this show!  😊
• Tuesday morning is Advisory groups for our Middle Years students.
• Tuesday is also the BASC Cheer & Pom Recital at 4:45pm.
• Some of our Middle Years students will be participating in the Spring Immunization Clinic.
• I will be participating in the Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools Education Committee Meeting on Thursday morning.
• The Badminton Tournament begins this week. Good luck to all the students involved in this tournament.  Go Chargers!

LOOK WHAT’S COMING UP….

• Our Kinders are excited for the Kinder Mother’s Day Tea on May 12^th.
• Our grade 8 students will be writing a PCAP Assessment on May 8^th.  More information to follow.
• Milk Spirit Week begins May 8^th.
• A special Cookie Sale will be held on May 10^th.  More information to follow next week.
• SCCS grades 4-8 Track Meet is May 12^th.
• Our grades 5 & 6 students head to Camp Arnes May 17^th-19^th. 

BASC

• The Cheer & POM recital is on Tuesday at 4:45 in the big gym.  
• There is BLINE is on Wednesday. 
• The Mother’s Day Craft is on Thursday. 
• The BLINE Testing/Demo is on Monday, May 8^th at 4:30 in the big Gym. 
• Golf starts on May 9^th  
• There are a few spots still available in Golf and Mother’s Day Craft, and May 24^th Craft. 
• The Baking, Parfait and Meatball Dinner are all full. 

If you don’t have access to a printer, copies can be requested and sent home. 

Thanks Kim 

OTHER

• Monday “Mary Poppins Jr” tickets are available to purchase in the front office. NO TICKETS will be sold at the WAG. 
• May 8^th to 12^th is Milk Spirit Week. Order milk & have a chance to WIN a prize. 
• If you have any questions about the Musical, please contact Ms. Furutani. 

GRADE 6, 7 & 8 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC

We are still in need of some snacks for the upcoming Immunization Clinic.  Please see if you can help. Thanks in advance!

SNACKS NEEDED for the GRADE 6, 7, & 8 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC Please deliver snacks to the Front Office by Tuesday, May 2, 2023 4 pm

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for STUDENT MONITORING for the GRADE 6, 7, & 8 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC 9 am to 1130 am Thursday, May 4, 2023

BURSARY APPLICATIONS

Bursary applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now available online on our school website. https://www.stccs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-2024-Bursary-Application.pdf

TRACK AND FIELD

Attention parents!

Our Track and Field meet is quickly approaching and with that comes the need for parent and alumni volunteers for the day to help us run all our events! Our students from 4-8 will compete in various field events and races on FRIDAY MAY 12^th. We will need 3 volunteers per event. Here is a list of the events we will have on the day we will need assistance with:

Shotput x3

Long jump x3

Discus x3 (morning only)

Ball throw x3

Race timers x6

If you can assist with any of these events, please let myself (Mr. Bourquin) AND Mr. Vechina know! If you have an event preference as well let us know.

We look forward to seeing you all on the 12^th!

Mr. Bourquin and Mr. Vechina

bbourquin@stccs.ca    jvechina@stccs.ca

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I can’t believe April is almost over!  It’s been a busy month.  I hope that you have a great weekend, and let’s hope that it’s a weekend full of sunshine!See you on Monday!

Tammy

Principal’s Weekly Update – April 21st, 2023

Happy Earth Day!

And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:10)

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Update Attachments – : MFIS MLA Reception …. Pembina Trails Voices …. Fundraising Opportunities

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TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK…

• Tuesday morning was Enrichment classes for our Middle Years students.
• After lunch on Tuesday, all the students and staff gathered in the gym for a “Celebration Assembly.”  The purpose of this assembly was to celebrate our basketball teams, our Science Fair winners, our Music Festival winners, and our two students who won in their perspective art contests.  The energy was terrific, and we all had a great time celebrating the various achievements of our students.
• Wednesday morning, I attended my Principal’s Meeting at the Archdiocese office.
• It was Subway Lunch on Wednesday for those students who ordered.
• Wednesday after school, I attended the Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools MLA Reception at the legislative buildings.  Mrs. Prettie, Trish Farkas, and three of our grade 5 students:  Selina, Maria, and Madison, also attended the reception.  It was a lovely event, and we even got a tour of Mr. Kevin Klein’s office!  (Image attached!)
• We had our annual Uniform Fitting Day for the 2023-2024 school year on Thursday. Thank you so much to Julia, Rebecca and their team of volunteers who made the day flow so easily. 
• Friday was Earth Day, and that meant Blue & Green Colour Day at SCCS. 
• Musical practice is happening tomorrow for all students involved in our school musical.

• Kinder Grad and Grade 8 Farewell Lifetouch Photo proofs were sent home this week on Thursday, April 20^th. Orders are due by Thursday, May 4, 2023.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK….

• Monday will be a Bake Sale for our School Musical.
• School Mass is on Tuesday at 10:30am.  Fr. Kelly will be presiding.
• Wednesday is Pizza Lunch for those students who have ordered.
• Wednesday evening there is a parent meeting in the main gym for Camp Arnes for all grade 5 & 6 parents.  Mrs. Prettie will follow the Camp Arnes meeting with a Rome Trip 2025 information session.
• Thursday is “White Out Colour Day” for SCCS in honour of the Jets!  The cost is $2.00, and all proceeds will go towards supporting our Gr. 8 Farewell.
• Mrs. Prettie and I will be attending the annual Caritas Dinner on Thursday evening.
• Friday is no school as teachers will be participating in different workshops around the city for our Manitoba Catholic Schools Professional Development Day.  SCCS is hosting the Blue Cross workshop on mental health. 
• Our musical students will have their last musical practice on Saturday morning.

LOOK WHAT’S COMING UP….

• May 1^st is our School Musical at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.  Come and see Mary Poppins Jr.!  Tickets are $10.00 and available for the 1:30pm or 6:30pm show.  NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOORS.
• Our Middle Years students will participate in a Spring Immunization Clinic on May 4^th.  Please make sure you have completed the necessary paperwork. 
• Our Kinders are excited for the Kinder Mother’s Day Tea on May 5^th.
• Our grade 8 students will be writing a PCAP Assessment on May 8^th.  More information to follow.
• Milk Spirit Week begins May 8^th.
• A special Cookie Sale will be held on May 10^th.  More information to follow next week.
• SCCS grades 4-8 Track Meet is May 12^th.
• Our grades 5 & 6 students head to Camp Arnes May 17^th-19^th. 

BASC

• There is BLINE on Monday. 
• There is no Cheer & POM on Tuesday scheduled. 
• There is BLINE is on Wednesday. 
• No school, Friday, April 28^th BASC is full.  
• There are a few spots left in the Mother’s Day Craft & May Craft. 
• The K-2 Cake Bake is full. 
• There are some spots still available in Golf. 

If you don’t have access to a printer, copies can be requested and sent home. 

Thanks Kim 

OTHER

• There is a Bake Sale on Monday. Goodies cost $1 & $2. Thank you for your support. 
• May 8^th to 12^th is Milk Spirit Week. Order milk & have a chance to WIN a prize. 
• May 1^st at the WAG “Mary Poppins Jr.” Tickets can be purchased through the front office.  Tickets will not be sold at the WAG.  
• Check out the Musical Gift Baskets. Tickets are $2.00 each. Tickets can be purchased in the front office or out front after school. Good Luck. 
• If you have any questions about the Musical, please contact Ms. Furutani. 

GRADE 6, 7 & 8 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC

SNACKS NEEDED for the GRADE 6, 7, & 8 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC Please deliver snacks to the Front Office by Tuesday, May 2, 2023 4 pm

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for STUDENT MONITORING for the GRADE 6, 7, & 8 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC 9 am to 1130 am Thursday, May 4, 2023

VIP HOURS

Thank you to the 50 families who have completed 20 hours or more of volunteering with SCCS.  Awesome job everyone!! 

You can view how many hours you have completed on the Parent Portal under the VIP section.  Please keep in mind this information is updated every two weeks and has not been verified.  

Just as a reminder each family who has opted into the VIP program must complete the entire 20 hours of volunteer time by the end of the school year or they will be invoiced for $450.  

We do have some upcoming volunteer opportunities which include the Golf Tournament, and Spring Clean- up.  Please keep an eye on your email for these and other opportunities.  If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the VIP Coordinator and they will assist you further.  Thanks!

BURSARY APPLICATIONS

Bursary applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now available online on our school website. https://www.stccs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-2024-Bursary-Application.pdf

TRACK AND FIELD

Attention parents!

Our Track and Field meet is quickly approaching and with that comes the need for parent and alumni volunteers for the day to help us run all our events! Our students from 4-8 will compete in various field events and races on FRIDAY MAY 12^th. We will need 3 volunteers per event. Here is a list of the events we will have on the day we will need assistance with:

Shotput x3

Long jump x3

Discus x3 (morning only)

Ball throw x3

Race timers x6

If you can assist with any of these events, please let myself (Mr. Bourquin) AND Mr. Vechina know! If you have an event preference as well let us know.

We look forward to seeing you all on the 12^th!

Mr. Bourquin and Mr. Vechina

bbourquin@stccs.ca    jvechina@stccs.ca

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Dear God, through your wonderful works of creation, you teach us the simple truths we need to be happy if we have the ears to hear and the eyes to see.  In the beauty of creation, may we see that your love for the world is ever bright.  May we take time to give thanks to you, God, for the majesty of your world. Amen.

Hope you all have a terrific weekend!
See you on Monday!
Tammy

Principal’s Weekly Update – April 14th, 2023

Nothing will be impossible with God.  (Luke 1:37)

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Update Attachments – : Rome 1 …. Rome 2 …. Rome 3

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TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK…

• Monday was Easter Monday.
• Tuesday morning, our Middle Years students had Enrichment classes.
• Wednesday was Pizza Pizza lunch for those students who ordered.
• Lifetouch was also here for Kinder Grad and Gr. 8 Farewell photos on Wednesday.
• Our gr. 4 students in Mrs. Gel’s class participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) 2023 on Wednesday morning.
• Thursday, we started the day with the Fire Department and Manitoba Hydro at our school due to an alarm going off in the boiler room.  Students and staff were relocated to the church basement until it was safe to enter the school.
• Thursday was a special Colour Day for summer, with all proceeds going towards our Gr. 8 students and their end of the year Farewell.  Thank you for your generosity.  We raised $466.50!
• Our PML students had a lunch recital on Friday.
• Popcorn Day was on Friday with all proceeds going toward the Holy Childhood Association.  We raised $190.10!  Thank you everyone!

Congratulations to one of our gr. 8 students, Sarah!  Sarah, along with some of her peers, entered the Holy Childhood Association drawing competition in honour of its 100^th anniversary as a society for the Pope.  Sarah won this competition at the national level and her drawing has been sent to the International Secretariat in Rome at the Vatican!  To make this even more special, Sarah was just at the Vatican on her Rome trip during Spring Break!  We are so proud of you, Sarah!

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK….

• Tuesday is Enrichment for our Middle Years students. 
• Wednesday is Subway Lunch for those students who have ordered.
• I will be attending my monthly Principal’s Meeting on Wednesday at the Archdiocese office.
• Wednesday, Mrs. Prettie, our Board Vice Chair, Ms. Farkas, and 3 of our grade 5 students, will be attending a Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools reception at the Manitoba Legislature after school.  This is an opportunity to promote our independent schools to our local MLA’s, who will also be joining us that day.
• Uniform Fitting Day is on Thursday.  Please use the Sign-up Genius link that was sent out earlier this week to book your time slot.
• Mrs. Prettie and I will be attending the School Board Meeting on Thursday evening.
• Friday is Earth Day, and all students and staff are invited to join in a “Blue & Green Colour Day” to celebrate.
• Our Musical students will be having a Saturday practice on April 22^nd. 
• Friday is Popcorn Day $1.00.

LOOK WHAT’S COMING UP….

• Three of our gr. 5 students will be representing SCCS at a Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools MLA Reception at the Manitoba Legislature on April 19^th.
• Uniform fitting day for the 2023-2024 school year will be held on April 20^th.  
• Earth Day is on April 21^st, and it will be Blue & Green Colour Day that day.
• Some of our Middle Years students will be participating in the U of M Science Fair on April 20, 21, & 22^nd.
• School Mass is on April 25^th.
• Parent Meeting for Camp Arnes will be held on April 26^th at 6:00pm. All parents from grades 5 & 6 are invited to attend.  This presentation will be followed by a presentation by Mrs. Prettie on the Rome Trip since our current grades 5 & 6 students will have that opportunity in two years as well.
• Friday, April 28^th is Manitoba Catholic Schools’ Professional Development Day.  There is no school.  SCCS is one of the hosting schools for the day.  Blue Cross will be presenting to many Catholic School educators that day during 4 different sessions.
• Our School Musical, Mary Poppins Jr., is on May 1^st.  Tickets are available in the front office. 
• UNIFORM FITTING DAY: April 20th, 2023, and UNIFORM ORDERS DUE: April 28th, 2023

SCHOOL TRIP TO ROME 2023

This spring break, 16 of us embarked on a trip of a lifetime together to Italy. We returned full of so many great memories! I will never forget this experience or this group! Thank you to all of you for your support throughout this trip. You were an amazing group to travel with and were so helpful and supportive. We went everywhere we could and saw all the main sights of Rome, the “heart of all civilization.” We also travelled outside of Rome to see the countryside and south to the city of Pompeii. We did all of this in just 8 days. In fact, we walked over 82 km in total. That is incredible! A special thank you to the SCCS Board for supporting the adventure and to Heartland Travel for organizing this amazing tour.

Our next school trip to Rome is in 2025.

On Wednesday, April 26^th, following the Camp Arnes meeting, we will be available to answer any questions you may have about travelling to Rome as a school group, but planning will begin in the fall of 2024.

Aneta Prettie

BASC

• There is BLINE on Monday. 
• There is Cheer & POM on Tuesday. 
• There is no BLINE on Wednesday. 
• No school, Friday, April 28^th  BASC is full.  
• There are a few spots left in the Mother’s Day Craft & May Craft. 
• The K-2 Cake Bake is full. 
• There are some spots still available in Golf. 

If you don’t have access to a printer, copies can be requested and sent home. 

Thanks Kim 

OTHER

• May 8^th to 12^th is Milk Spirit Week.  
• May 1^st at the WAG “Mary Poppins Jr.” Tickets can be purchased through the front office.  Tickets will not be sold at the WAG.  
• Check out the Musical Gift Baskets.  Tickets are $2.00 each. Tickets can be purchased in the front office or in the front foyer after school. Good Luck. 
• If you have any questions about the Musical, please contact Ms. Furutani. 

BURSARY APPLICATIONS

Bursary applications for the 2023-2024 school year are now available online on our school website. https://www.stccs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-2024-Bursary-Application.pdf

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Wishing you all a peaceful weekend.

Tammy

Principal’s Weekly Update – April 6th, 2023

He will show you a large room upstairs.  (Mark 14:15)

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Update Attachments – : NO Attachments

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TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK…

• Monday, school resumed after Spring Break.
• Advisory groups for our Middle Years students were held Tuesday morning.
• Wednesday was Subway Lunch for those students who ordered.
• Wednesday was also a crazy snowy weather day!  Isn’t it supposed to be Spring?
• Thursday, MTYP was here to do a presentation for our grades 3-8 students.  The presentation was entitled: Frozen River and it was a terrific show! 
• Good Friday is tomorrow.  There is no school or BASC.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK….

• Monday is Easter Monday.  There is no school and no BASC.
• Tuesday morning is Enrichment for our Middle Years students.
• Our Kinder Grad and Gr. 8 Farewell photos will take place on Wednesday morning beginning at 9:00am. 
• Our gr. 4 students will be participating in the TIMMS Assessment, (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study), on Wednesday. Parents of gr. 4 students will be receiving more information regarding the assessment. 
• Wednesday is Pizza Lunch Day for those students who ordered.
• Thursday, April 13th will be a special colour day at SCCS.  This will be a fundraising colour day on behalf of our gr. 8 students and their Farewell in June.  Cost is $2.00.  (No bathing suits please 😊) Teachers will be sending home more information.
• Friday is Popcorn Day $1.00.

LOOK WHAT’S COMING UP….

• Three of our gr. 5 students will be representing SCCS at a Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools MLA Reception at the Manitoba Legislature on April 19^th.
• Uniform fitting day for the 2023-2024 school year will be held on April 20^th.  
• Earth Day is on April 21^st, and it will be Blue & Green Colour Day that day.
• Some of our Middle Years students will be participating in the U of M Science Fair on April 20, 21, & 22^nd.
• School Mass is on April 25^th.
• Parent Meeting for Camp Arnes will be held on April 26^th at 6:00pm. All parents from grades 5 & 6 are invited to attend.  This presentation will be followed by a presentation by Mrs. Prettie on the Rome Trip since our current grades 5 & 6 students will have that opportunity in two years as well.
• Friday, April 28^th is Manitoba Catholic Schools’ Professional Development Day.  There is no school.  SCCS is one of the hosting schools for the day.  Blue Cross will be presenting to many Catholic School educators that day during 4 different sessions.
• Our School Musical, Mary Poppins Jr., is on May 1^st.  Tickets are available in the front office. 

BASC

• There is no BASC on Monday. 
• There is Cheer & POM on Tuesday. 
• BLINE on Wednesday. 
• NO SCHOOL, Friday, April 28^th. BASC full day is full. 
• May forms are on the website

If you don’t have access to a printer, copies can be requested and sent home. 

Thanks Kim 

OTHER

• It is popcorn day next Friday, April 14^th, all proceeds go to Holy Childhood. Cost is $1. 

UNIFORM FITTING DAY: APRIL 20^TH, 2023 ….. UNIFORM ORDERS DUE: APRIL 28^TH, 2023

• We will be holding a uniform fitting day at the school on Thursday April 20th, 2023. Sample garments will be available for try-on if you require a fitting for your child(ren). Fitting appointments will be booked via SignUp Genius – watch your inbox for the sign-up link. 
• Uniform orders are due April 28th, 2023 for the new school year. All orders placed in April will be delivered to the school in June (date TBD), prior to the last day of school. 
• Uniform inventory is ordered once a year – placing your order now will secure stock for your child for the upcoming school year. Orders received after the deadline will be fulfilled from a limited amount of on-hand stock and on a first come first serve basis. 
• Exchange and return requests will be processed until August 15th, 2023, with a second pick up date scheduled at the school prior to the first day of school. Any orders or requests received after August 15th will not be delivered until September 15th. A gentle reminder that embroidery production and the screen printing of our gym uniforms takes at least 3 weeks.
• New families that have no uniforms to wear will be prioritized in the weeks leading up to the first day of school. 
• Go to www.envisionuniforms.ca to place your order online. Questions may be directed to our uniform supplier at: uniforms@promosave.com.

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Dear Jesus, at the Last Supper, you blessed us with the beauty of the Eucharist, a sign of love and unity.  Your song at this meal resonates through our liturgy and our lives.  It echoes in our work and play.  Your song calls us forward along paths of goodness and justice, along paths that will lead us home. 
Amen.

Wishing you all a very blessed Easter weekend!  May we always remember that as faithful followers of Jesus, we carry His light within our minds, our hearts, and souls.  Let us always allow that light to shine through us every day. 

See you all on Tuesday!

Tammy

Principal’s Weekly Update – March 24th, 2023

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love.  (Psalm 86:5)

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Update Attachments – : NO Attachments

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TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK…

• Our last Learn to Skate lessons for our K-2 students happened on Monday. 
• Here’s a special message from JP Vigier, the owner of Vigier Hockey:  I would like to take a moment to thank the St Charles Catholic school teachers, students, and volunteers for giving us the opportunity to work with the students.  
• Students, I understand it is not always easy to learn a new skill like skating. We appreciate you coming out with energy and focus during your times. Because of this we have been able to see progress in the students and that is a great feeling.
• Thank you to the volunteers for helping and bringing energy and fun to your groups.
• We wish you a great finish to the school year.
• Vigier Hockey 
• Book Fair Week began on Monday.  A huge thank you to our coordinators, Mrs. Senderewich, Ms. Jaremowich, Nina, & Nikki, and all our parent volunteers, for all their hard work in making our Book Fair the great success it was!  Thank you to the families that purchased Book Fair items too.
• Report cards were distributed on Monday.
• Enrichment classes were held for our Middle Years students on Tuesday.
• PowerSchool re-opened on Tuesday.
• I attended a Board of Directors meeting for the Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools on Tuesday morning.
• We also had our second lockdown of the school year on Tuesday afternoon as per protocol.
• Our Middle Years students participated in Reconciliation on Wednesday morning over at St. Charles Parish.
• Wednesday was Pizza Lunch for those students who ordered.
• Spenst Bros Pizza delivery happened on Thursday.  A huge thank you to the Charaty and the coordinators who helped with this fundraising activity.
• Staff Appreciation Luncheon was held on Thursday.  What an amazing luncheon!  On behalf of all my staff, thank you to all the parents from the bottoms of our hearts for the heartfelt thoughtfulness you shared with us!  So many people to thank.  A very special thank you to the coordinators Colleen, Meaghan, and Charaty, our Kindergarten parent reps, for organizing this event.  It’s appreciated more than you know.
• Student-Led Conferences/Parent-Teacher Interviews, (for Middle Years), were held Thursday evening.
• Friday morning teaching staff continued with Student-Led Conferences/Parent-Teacher Interviews until lunch time.  After lunch, K-5 teachers participated in a Literacy Workshop, while Middle Years teachers participated in a Communications Workshop.
• Tomorrow, Mrs. Prettie leaves for Rome with some of our Grs. 7 & 8 students/parents.  Wishing them all the best as they embark on this exciting adventure!  Please keep them in your prayers as they leave Winnipeg on Saturday.  It will be exciting to hear all about their trip when they return! 

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK….

• It’s Spring Break!  Wishing everyone a fantastic break, and if you are travelling, safe travels to you and your family.  If you are having a “stay-cation,” enjoy every minute, and have fun!
• When we return to school on April 3^rd, it will be Holy Week. 
• Our Middle Years students will have Advisory groups on Tuesday morning.
• Subway Lunch is on Wednesday for those students who have ordered.
• Thursday is Holy Thursday.  Our grs. 3-8 students will also have a presentation from MTYP in the morning. 
• Friday there is no school.  It is Good Friday. 
• Sunday is Easter Sunday.

TOONIES FOR TUITION

Thank you to everyone who donated towards our Toonies for Tuition Colour Day last Friday.  We raised $474.20!  Well done, Chargers!

SCIENCE FAIR

As many of you know, last week March 17 was our school science fair. Middle years students have been working hard for the last 3 months preparing for the science fair and as a teacher I was so proud to see all their hard work pay off. I want to congratulate each student for doing an amazing job on something that is challenging and new for them! We had two different categories where students could enter their projects into 1. The engineering design. These students created something to solve a problem, they used the engineering design process to build their creation. 2. The other category is scientific research. These students conducted an experiment which allowed them to do research which was to test a hypothesis.

Our engineer design winners are:

1. Delara  (6C)
2. Mason (grade 6C)
3. Logan (grade 7)

Our scientific research winners are:

1. Harrison (grade 6C)
2. Amy (grade 7)
3. Mitchell and Dylan (grade 8)

Congratulations!
Ms. Copeland

BASC

• We hope you have a great safe spring break. 
• When we resume there is BLINE on Monday. 
• There is Cheer & POM on Tuesday. 
• Easter craft is on Wednesday. 
• No BASC Friday, April 5^th & No BASC Monday, April 10^th. 
• Friday, April 28^th BASC field trip still has a few spots left.  
• You must be registered by April 6^th to attend. 
• May forms are on the website. 

If you don’t have access to a printer, copies can be requested and sent home. 

Thanks Kim 

OTHER

• Easter Lollipops are available to order for your child or friends on Permission Click, closes March 24^th, 2023. Here is the link:

https://permission.click/z9P0B/ca

OUR BASKETBALL TEAMS

Congratulations to all our basketball teams, and their coaches, this season!  Look at how well our teams did!

Boys’ Competitive Basketball Team

The boys’ competitive basketball team had a very successful season this year.  Their hard work, effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship were very impressive to watch throughout the season.  The boys’ team was very dedicated to improving this year, as they consistently showed up to all the practices and games, (even the 7am morning practices).  The boys finished the regular season with a 7-1 record and finished in first place in their division.  They continued their great play into the playoffs winning the championship at St. Paul’s on March 18th, with a thrilling 39-38 victory.  Great job this season!

Mr. Vechina

Student-led conferences are being held on Thursday, March 23^rd from 4:00-7:30pm, as well as Friday morning from 9:00-11:30am.  Please check the link below to sign up to see your son/daughter’s teacher(s). 

LEARN TO SKATE

What a successful return to the Learn to Skate program! Thank you to JP Vigier and his coaching staff for all their help and patience these last 10 weeks helping our students grow as confident skaters!

With our season coming to an end, many of your children will be growing out of their current skates and helmets. If anyone is willing to donate their old skates and helmets to our learn to skate program they would be greatly appreciated! They can be dropped off at the front office. Thank you, Brett Bourquin

Brett Bourquin

K-5 Physical Education

Physical Education Head

bbourquin@stccs.ca

SCHOLASTIC “BOOKS BRING US TOGETHER” BOOK FAIR

Another successful Scholastic Book Fair is “in the books” (pun intended!) and we are so proud and grateful because we have so many amazing volunteers who are second to none and they make this Book Fair magic happen each and every time! So, a huge THANK YOU goes out to our volunteer team lead by Nina McIntyre and Nikki Robert.

An extra special note of gratitude needs to go out to Mrs. Nina McIntyre who volunteered for her last Book Fair shift yesterday afternoon after 8 or 9 years of bringing her effort, ideas, and unwavering passion to our fairs. Nina, you have our deepest gratitude and please know that you will always have a Book Fair volunteer shift waiting with your name on it!

On to our contest winners…our Early Bird Winner from Monday evening was Oliver M. and our Family Night Event Winner was Mia V. who, as the Family Night Event Winner, also won for her homeroom teacher Mrs. Laufer! Congratulations! We had 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd prizes for students in each classroom who entered our contests and token giveaways to every student in the school who submitted an entry and it was so fun to see everyone heading down the hallway to the Book Fair to claim their prizes!

Thank you once again to our volunteers and to all of our families for supporting our Scholastic “Books Bring Us Together” Book Fair!

See you in October! LET’S GET READING ST. CHARLES! Book Fair Committee

LENTEN MISSION — SILOAM SOCK/UNDERWEAR DRIVE — Let’s Keep Filling Those Boxes

Two of our grade 5 students, Madison, and Selina, have started a socks and underwear drive for Siloam Mission. They are asking for new pairs of socks and underwear- all sizes and gender, to be brought to the school February 22, 2023- April 6, 2023.

Boxes will be in the front foyer of the school for students to make their contributions.

Through your support, Siloam Mission can provide vital services to improve the quality of life of those experiencing homelessness.

Thanking you in advance for your contributions.

LENTEN MISSION—40 CANS FOR LENT

We are also collecting cans of food for Lent.  This initiative is in conjunction with St. Charles Parish.  Please send your cans of food with your child and help us fill the boxes in the front foyer of the school. 

Thank you!

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How can Spring Break be here already? 
Wishing all of you a wonderful week off!

See you all on Monday, April 3^rd!
Tammy