ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE Welcome back after our spring break. It was wonderful to see everyone at our Parent Teacher Conferences, and I appreciate the good wishes on my announcement that I will be retiring at the end of June. My replacement has been announced, Mike MacDonald will be the principal starting in August. Mr. MacDonald comes from Maria Goretti School and has been with our school district for 30 years. Our students and school community will be in very good hands. I am working with him to transition smoothly which will include meetings with staff, students, and school council in the next months. We have a new Noon Hour supervisor, Donna Swalm comes to us from St. Margaret School and we are lucky to have her as a part of our team that keeps our students safe out in the field and in the lunchroom. She also helps in the kindergarten class. Some important dates are coming up. We will have our Family Dance on April 26th. We will be having our Mother’s Day and Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, May 10th at 7:30am and our Father’s Day and Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast will be on Friday, June 14th. Looking forward to May, the grade 6’s will have their Provincial Achievement tests in writing on May 9th and in June on the 12th Math part A, Science June 14th , Math part B June 17th , Reading June 18th , and Social June 19th. Please also remember to visit our website for more up to date information. Our school webpage can be found at: http://schools.cssd.ab.ca/msgrdoyle. If you have Twitter, please also follow us @MsgrDoyle_CCSD! Linda Foo Lisa Altrogge Principal Assistant-Principal

MONSIGNOR DOYLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 8887 Scurfield Drive, NW Calgary, Alberta T3L 1H6 Phone: 403-500-2098 http://www.cssd.ab.ca/msgrdoyle/

APRIL 2019

Please let us know if your child has celebrated a sacrament this year. We will collect the information to recognize students at our Year End Mass on June 27th at St. Peter’s Church. We would like to put their names on our school banners as soon as possible. The Calgary Youth Science Fair is being held at the Olympic Oval on April 5-6th. Projects from the brightest up-and-coming minds (including some from our school!) will be on display at this year’s Calgary Youth Science Fair on April 6th at the University of Calgary Olympic Oval. Visit the exhibits to discover the next inventions or discoveries that you’ll hear about on the news! For more information and to sign-up for updates on the Science Fair and spotlights on cool kids and projects, visit the website at www.cysf.org<http://www.cysf.org/>. All our School Wide Science Fair entries were worthy of praise and our students impressed our judges. We congratulate Adison Dedrick and Elisabeth Hamel, Nicholas Masson and Ethan Pereira, Mareena Yoingco and Ethan Wong, Olivia Allan and Sofia Salas, who will be representing our school. Good Luck! We will be having a Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, April 11th at 6:00-7:00pm. Please let any neighbours or preschool parents know we have room and welcome their inquiries to attend our lovely school. We are continuing to accept new registrations for next year. We currently have room for not only Catholics, but non-Catholics are welcome to inquire to see if Monsignor Doyle School is the right education choice for your child. Please let friends and neighbours know. Understanding School Designation We strongly encourage parents and guardians to review schools’ designated attendance areas, especially before considering a move to a new community. All CCSD schools have attendance

SACRAMENTS

CITY WIDE SCIENCE FAIR

KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION

REGISTRATION FOR 2019-2020

areas which identify the schools in each community where students are eligible to register. Students are expected to attend the designated school for their community unless they decide to register at a program of choice school such as French Immersion or Fine Arts. For a list of programs, please click https://www.cssd.ab.ca/School/Pages/default.aspx. For these schools there are mandatory transportation costs based on residence of the family attending. To view the Calgary Catholic elementary, junior high and senior high school designated attendance areas for each community, please click here https://www.cssd.ab.ca/School/Pages/default.aspx We are looking forward to the Family Dance on April 26th. We will have a DJ and snacks for sale. Please let us know if you can help decorate or volunteer at the snack table. Fun Lunch has been set up for the remainder of the school year. Thanks to Janice Richardson for her leadership and volunteer hours she contributed every week. We thank Ally Hill who has taken over the Fun Lunch Coordinator role. Also, thanks to the Grade 6 students who babysit for our Fun lunch volunteers and the wonderful parent volunteers who make these fun days possible. Please mark the date of our Yearly AGM meeting on May 14th at 6:30pm. Please consider putting your name forward to be involved in this valuable part of our school community.

Nutrition is important for growth, development, learning and activity. Children spend a large part of their day at school, where they are taught about healthy choices. Please help us keep our students healthy by reinforcing the healthy eating message. We are asking parents to support the school by celebrating birthdays

with health alternatives snacks or non-food items. We have been connecting with the students in our school and we will connect daily. Not just their classroom teacher but our support staff as well. In our March connection time, students choose an adult to chat with and share thoughts about Lent. A champion is there to talk to, someone to share good news with, is there to help you and support you. They appreciate who you are as a unique creation of God. Students had the opportunity to identify not only adult champions but classmates and students from other grades as well. It is reassuring that our students know they have someone who they can go to help them or celebrate good events.

SCHOOL COUNCIL

HEALTHY EATING

CHAMPIONS

It is great to see your feedback on the blue paper survey’s we sent out before the spring break. The deadline to return these is April 12 if you haven’t sent them in yet. Thank you also to the families who filled out the survey online. Here is the link if you haven’t completed it yet. https://tinyurl.com/satisfactionsurvey2019. Our partnership with the Hitmen/Flames/Roughnecks/Stampeders just keeps on giving! Please see attached offer for family packs of tickets to two April Roughnecks games. The fundraising portion is the same as previous Flames offers – a portion of the ticket price goes back to the school and/or the Calgary Catholic Education Foundation. Please share with your students, staff and families! Our grade 6 students have planned our Spirit Days for the year. Here is the schedule for these fun days. Please do not feel pressured to buy special outfits but have a little fun with what you have.

Apr 5 - Crazy Hair Day Apr 26 - Rockstar Day May 3 - Star Wars Day May 31 - Look alike / Twinning Day June 7 - Disney Day June 21 – Superhero/Activity/Talent Show Day

2018-2019 Parent/Teacher Conferences, Professional Days and Holidays - No Classes

April 19 Good Friday April 22 Easter Monday April 23 Professional Development Day May 17 Professional Development Day May 20 Victoria Day June 27 Last Day of Classes

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IMPORTANT DATES

PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN SURVEY

ROUGHNECKS SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

How Are We Doing?

We would appreciate any feedback you can offer on what is happening in

our school. (Name and phone optional)

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A great offer for a Family 4-Pack of Roughnecks tickets! • Choose from great second level seating or optional Family Zone seating.

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REG. PRICE $ 170

Family 4-Pack Fundraiser Offer:

$25 PLUS GST

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with $2.50 from each additional ticket going back to your school

WITH $10 GOING BACK TO YOUR SCHOOL$99 PLUS GST

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GEORGIA SWARMSAT | APR 13 | 7 PM

SASKATCHEWAN RUSHSAT | APR 20 | 7 PM

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CALGARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MONTHLY NEWS

ConnectionsAPRIL 2019

Canada’s Outstanding Principals awardsElisé Saraceni, Principal at St. Jean Brébeuf has been recognized as one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals for 2019. Now celebrating its 15th year, The Learning Partnership’s Canada’s Outstanding Principals program recognizes the unique and vital contributions of principals in publicly funded schools. For more information, visit bit.ly/CanadasOutstandingPrincipals.

GrACEDid you know that GrACE stands for Grateful Advocates for Catholic Education? The goal of this advocacy group is to educate, inspire and unite the spirit of Catholic education. Calgary Catholic has its own GrACE team. Among its alliance of stakeholders are Calgary Catholic trustees Myra D’Souza, Lory Iovinelli and Pamela Rath, Chief Superintendent Gary Strother, district personnel and parents, parishioners and members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary, religious orders, Catholic Women’s League of Canada and Knights of Columbus. As GrACE begins its outreach, we invite all those committed to Catholic education to be advocates and witnesses for our schools’ successes and their future. Join the conversation @GrACE4cathed and get involved with your local GrACE team to share your stories and support Catholic education.

2019 Alberta’s Top 75 EmployersThe Calgary Catholic School District has once again been named one of Alberta’s Top 75 Employers. First published in 2006, Alberta’s Top Employers is an annual competition organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes the Alberta employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. To find out why CCSD was selected visit cssd.ab.ca.

Kindergarten registration openCalgary Catholic offers full-day kindergarten at 10 schools. Students must live within the school’s boundaries to be eligible to enrol. The remainder of our elementary schools offer half-day kindergarten. To register, children must turn four years old on or before March 1, 2019. For more information, contact your local school or visit bit.ly/CCSDRegistration.

Faithfully – Insights of Discipleship in the Diocese of Calgary The Diocese of Calgary has launched a monthly publication called ‘Faithfully,’ which gives readers a snapshot of faith at work in the lives of everyday people. It also features stories and events that deepen our connection with God through others. To subscribe, visit subscribepage.com/faithfully.

Summer School registration openHigh school students born after Sept. 1, 1998 can now register for 5-and 3-credit Summer School courses. For full details and to register, visit bit.ly/CCSDSummerSchool.

Easter long-weekendAll Calgary Catholic schools and administrative offices will be closed on Good Friday, April 19 and Easter Monday, April 22.

MONSIGNOR DOYLE SCHOOL April 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Day 4

Classes Resume 2 Day 5

3 Day 6

4 Day 1

FUN LUNCH PIZZA

5 Day 2 Gr. 1, 2, 3 – Aggie Days

SPIRIT DAY Crazy Hair Day

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7 8 Day 3

9 Day 4 10 Day 5 11 Day 6 Run Club Pizza Lunch Kindergarten Orient. 6:00-7:00pm

12 Day 1 District Survey Due

FUN LUNCH BOOSTER JUICE

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14 15 Day 2

16 Day 3 17 Day 4 18 Day 5 Holy Thursday Classroom Liturgy & Stations Of The Cross – 12:30pm

19 GOOD FRIDAY NO SCHOOL

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21 Easter Sunday

22 EASTER MONDAY

NO SCHOOL

23 PROFESSIONAL

DAY NO SCHOOL

24 Day 6 25 Day 1 26 Day 2 SPIRIT DAY

Rock Star Day Gr. 2, 5, 5/6 & 6 Mobile Escape Field Trip

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28 29 Day 3 30 Day 4

MONSIGNOR DOYLE SCHOOL May 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Day 5 2 Day 6 3 Day 1

SPIRIT DAY Star Wars Day

Right To Play Assembly – ALL

FUN LUNCH HOT DOGS

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5 6 Day 2 7 Day 3

8 Day 4 9 Day 5 Gr. 6 – PAT - ELA Part A Kindergarten Field Trip – Zoo ALL DAY!

10 Day 6 Concert Band 9:00-10:00

FUN LUNCH PIZZA

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12 13 Day 1 14 Day 2 School Council Mtg Annual Gen. Mtg. 6:30-7:30pm

15 Day 3 Marian Liturgy 12:45

16 Day 4 17 PROFESSIONAL

DAY NO SCHOOL

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19 20 VICTORIA DAY

21 Day 5 22 Day 6 23 Day 1 24 Day 2

FUN LUNCH SUBWAY

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26 27 Day 3 28 Day 4 29 Day 5 30 Day 6 31 Day 1 SPIRIT DAY

Look-a-Like/Twinning Day

FUN LUNCH Taco in a Bag