VOLUME 2 2012/2013

October 2012 St. Mary Missile

OCTOBER

1 - Thanksgiving Celebration @ 9:05

2 - SCC Meeting 7:00 p.m.

3 - QSP Kickoff

5 - School Picture Day

5 - World Teacher Day

8 - Thanksgiving Day NO SCHOOL

15 - Early Dismissal 2:50 p.m.

15 to 21 - Education/Library Week

21 - St. Mary School Brunch @ COOL

26 - HTCSD Gr.6-8 Dance @ COOL

31 - Halloween & Mission Fair

NOVEMBER

2 - Picture Retakes (AM Only)

6 - SCC Meetings @ 7:00 p.m.

9 - Teacher Day NO SCHOOL

12 - Remembrance Day NO SCHOOL

16 - In Motion Sock Hop @ Noon

16 - Report Cards

21 & 22 - P/T Interviews 6-9 p.m.

23 - Day in Lieu of PTI NO SCHOOL

26 - Early Dismissal 2:50 p.m.

DECEMBER

4 - SCC Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

11 - Christmas Concert 7:00 p.m.

10 - Early Dismissal @ 2:50 p.m.

21 - Last Day of Classes

Christmas Break Dec. 22 to Jan. 3 Inclusive

Upcoming Events

Education Week - October 15-21, 2012

Learning Success Today...Learning Success Tomorrow

St. Mary School will be combining Education Week & Library Week.

This year’s Education week theme looks to the fu-

ture – Learning Success Today…Learning Success

Tomorrow. It also coincides with Library Week so

St. Mary School will be celebrating with a number

of exciting activities throughout the week.

Monday- Read Alerts

Be prepared to Drop Everything And Read when a Read Alert is announced!

Tuesday- Math Morning Meeting

Math in the morning…what a great way to start the day! Teachers and students

will engage in a number of math activities first thing in the morning.

Wednesday- My Favourite Book

What is your favourite book? Staff, students, and special guests will share their

favourite books with one another. My Favourite Book Contest winners will be

announced as well.

Thursday- Digital Day

Put away your pencils and paper and become 21st Century

Learners!

Friday – Reading Buddies and Muffins

Harry Potter, Pinkalicious, Sherlock Holmes or Effie Trinket?

Who will you be? Dress up as your favourite literary character. Students will

spend the morning reading with their Reading Buddies while enjoying a fresh-

baked muffin.

Sunday October 21- Mass At Church of Our Lady

St. Mary School staff, students and families will be taking part in the ministries for the 10:00AM mass on October 21 at Church of our Lady.

Families are I invited to join us in this celebration mass.

We will also be providing a brunch after mass and would like all families to join us. If you can help out with the lunch, please let Mrs. Pearce know at 694-0066. This is

our way of saying “Thank You” to the Church of Our Lady Parish for allowing us to use “Our COOL Place.” Children have enjoyed this space tremendously by playing, working, learning and praying and we are so grateful to the parish for this space.

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US FOR THIS SPECIAL CELEBRATION.

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever.

Psalms 107:1

Monday October 8 - Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy your long weekend!

Monday, October 15 - Early dismissal 2:50pm please ensure to pick up your child(ren) promptly.

BUS ZONE - NO PARKING

ST. MARY MISSILE

NO SCHOOL &

EARLY DISMISSAL

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& FALALA FUNDRAISER

Please ENSURE that you do not park in the bus zone which is the entire west side of 5th Avenue to the Grandview Street cross-walk.

Please park on the East side of 5th

Avenue SW

This annual school fundraiser will kick-off on Wed, October 03 ! Students will be given instructions on how to complete the forms.

All Orders are to be returned to the school by Tuesday, October 17. Funds raised will be spilt between SCC and St. Mary’s school.

This year QSP also included a falala catalogue of Christmas items such as cards, wrapping paper, chocolates as well as various home and

jewellery items which would make great Christmas gifts!

Remember, orders can be made throughout the year at www.qsp.ca

HTCSD BAND

Jazz Bank Began Thursday, September 27th. Rehearsals are from 4:30—5:30 p.m. at

Vanier, ALL Grade 7&8 Students are welcome and there is still room to join!

Our FIRST band concert is Sunday, October 28th, 7:30 p.m. at Mae Wilson Theatre. Please make plans to attend. For all information, please check out our website! http://staff.htcsd.ca/~jim.mitchell

WORLD TEACHER’S DAY

The Psychology Association of Saskatchewan (PAS), and Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan (LDAS) are pleased to present:

DR. RUSSELL BARKLEY “The 12 Best Principles for Managing the Child

or Teen with ADHD”

WHEN: Sunday, October 14, 2012 WHERE: Heritage Inn - 1590 Main Street

TIME: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. COST: $10/person (Limited Seats)

To purchase tickets please call Moose Jaw ADHD Support Group 692-6098 or pfrench@sasktel.net

MOOSE JAW ADHD PARENT SUPPORT GROUP

The theme for this year’s World Teachers’ Day is: "Take a stand for teachers".

This is a clear call to all stakeholders to acknowledge teachers’ crucial role in trans-

forming the lives of learners at all levels of education.

Moreover, the Day should be a time to reflect on the difficult economic and social

context in which teachers work and find ways of improving their professional status

and working conditions and those of all education personnel.

The next SCC

meeting will be on

Tues, October 2 at

7:00PM in the li-

brary. See you there!

FREE childcare is provided. Use the

main entrance and meet in the library.

The SCC will be running a hot dog

lunch for Mission Fair once again

this year ($2 per order)! Order

forms will be sent home shortly. If

you are able to volunteer on

Wednesday, October 31 before

lunch and/or during, please call the

school.

“The success of our children can be accom-plished only when we work together.”

HALLOWEEN MISSION FAIR

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SCHOOL COMMUNITY

COUNCIL

PICTURE DAY

Friday, October 5

Retakes will be on Friday, November 2 morning only!

Parents are under no obligation to buy but all students are

asked to have their picture taken.

ALL students will receive a class picture!

NUTRITION TIP

Mission Fair will be combined with Halloween celebrations this year on Wednesday, October 31 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. Mission Fair is held at St. Mary School every year to raise funds for good causes in our community, Canada and world-wide. The afternoon will be filled with a wide variety of “In Motion” activities! Mummy rac-

es, musical chairs, bake sale, face painting are just a few of the activities being planned! Parents, grandpar-ents, relatives and staff are welcome to join us for the afternoon and to wear Halloween costumes or dress in black and orange! Punch cards will be used to purchase items, play games, etc. A full punch card will be $5.00 (20 punches) punch cards will be sold in any dollar amount (each punch is 25¢). Punch cards will be sold the morning of Mission Fair and throughout the afternoon. Parents often ask how much money to send with their child, this is their prerogative, but an amount of around $5.00 is sufficient.

Instead of throwing away the insides of your pumpkin, make them into a delicious snack. Pumpkin seeds may be small but they are bursting with nutrition. Pumpkin seeds are a good source of fibre and heart healthy fats and ¼ cup counts as a serving of the meat and alternatives food group from Canada’s Food Guide. Follow these easy steps for a tasty treat:

- Separate seeds from pulp. Do not rinse - Toss seeds with 2 tbsp of vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt. - Spread on baking sheet. - Roast in 300 F oven for about 30-40 minutes, or until they are light brown.

CLASS OF THE MONTH Congratulations to our Grade 8 classroom! These students are excellent role

models and take on many responsibilities in our school. This month they were in charge of the IN MOTION challenge

and did a great job motivating the students in the school. They make our school special and a fun place to be.

Congratulations and thank you Miss Artiga and the Grade 8 class!!

Be Salt

for the Earth

SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT

4 5

PICTURE DAY

World Teacher

Day

6

2

SCC Meeting

7pm

3

QSP Kickoff

1

Thanksgiving

Celebration

9:05am

7

8

Thanksgiving

NO SCHOOL

9 10 11

12

13

14 15

Early Dismissal

16 17

Last Day of

QSP

18 19 20

21

COOL

Mass 10:00am

Brunch 11:00am

22 23 24 25

26

HTCSD Gr.6-8

Halloween

Dance

27

28 29

30 31

Halloween &

Mission Fair

October 2012 Calendar

St. Mary School 720 5th Avenue SW

Moose Jaw, SK S6H 5W3 Phone: 306.694.0066 Fax: 306.692.4045

St. Mary School is a family of faith, living and growing in God's presence.

Together, members are empowered to reach their highest potential, academically and

spiritually.

EDUCATION & SASKATCHEWAN LIBRARY WEEK See front page of newsletter for daily activities.

HTCSD WESTERN HO-DOWN

(Gr. 6-8)

St. Mary School is hosting the HTCSD Grade 6-8 Hal-loween Dance on Friday, October 26 from 7 - 10pm at Church of our Lady. Admission

will be $5 or if in costume it will only cost $4.

In Motion - Terry Fox Run WINNER is:

Congratulations Miss Keisha Mohr and the Grade 4/5 Class for raising $128.71

Great job students!! St. Mary School Raised $441.85.

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Morharts Fitness 101

Welcome to another great year at St. Mary’s School. We have started an in motion walk every Friday around

the school at 3:15. It helps the kids and

everybody in the school get more active.

Also, this year we are trying to have more in

motion minutes for each class. We are doing

the Terry Fox run on Friday, September 28th.

It is a 5km run. It helps raise money for the

Terry Fox foundation and it helps us at St.

Mary’s school be more active. We are asking

each student to bring a loonie or toonie.

Our school has been doing body breaks from just dance 3 and the whole school really enjoys it. The grades

2/3 really like who let the Dogs Out, from just dance 3. The grade 2/3 presented the gummy bear song at an

assembly. The grade 8 glass will be going on a hike on their leadership retreat. They will also be playing

many in motion games. We are trying to be more in motion and challenge you to be more in motion too. For

the Terry Fox Foundation each class has raised money: Grade 8– $26.88, Grade 6/7- $108.70, Grade 4/5-

$128.71, Grade 2/3– $60.00, Grade 1/2- $61.00, Pre-K & K—$5.50, Staff $45.00.

By Jarid and Jamee Morhart

OCTOBER—IN MOTION CHALLENGE

Challengers: Grade 2-3 Class

Challenge: For the students at St. Mary’s to get their families active

Time: 15 minutes a day for the month of October (SEE attached calendar for ideas and a place to record minutes)

Activity: Anything that gets your family moving together as a group

Reward: Family time, laughs and relaxation. The classroom with the most

minutes at the end of the month will be crowned the WINNERS!

The Kick-Off: Join us on Friday, October 5th @ 3:00 p.m. for our school’s “TURKEY

TROT”. Each family participant or guest who comes with us on our

“Turkey Trot” can enter their name into a draw for a FREE Turkey!

Your name can be entered at the school on the

day of the walk. The DRAW will be done

after the walk is finished

566 Vaughan St.

Moose Jaw, SK S6H 6L3

Phone: 692-2950 Fax: 691-5031

Email: coolmj@sk.sympatico.ca Web site: www.geocities.com/ourladych

Dear Parents:

Church of Our Lady Parish will be starting preparation for First Reconciliation in October. THIS YEAR

CHILDREN MUST MAKE THEIR FIRST RECONCILIATION BEFORE CONFIRMATION AND

FIRST COMMUNION.

If you have a child who is in Grade 2 or higher who has not yet celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation,

please take note of the following schedule:

Parent/Student Session – 6:30 pm, Monday, October 22 – Team members will explain the program will be

using and answer any questions you may have. Students will complete an activity.

Student Sessions – 6:30 pm, each Monday in November (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th)

Retreat/Celebration of the Sacrament – 1:30 – 5:30 , Saturday, December 1

*All sessions are at Church of Our Lady*

You can register your child at the Parent/Student meeting, phone the Church office, or pick up a registration form

at the school office. If you have any questions, please call the Church Office at 692-2950, or

Rosalie Marcil at 691-0696.

Thank you.

Rosalie Marcil

For the Sacramental Preparation Team

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REGISTRATION FORM FOR RECONCILIATION

Child’s Surname: _____________________________________________________________________________

Child’s Given Christian Name: ___________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth: __________________________________ Place of Birth: __________________________________

Place of Baptism: _______________________________________________________________________________

Name of Church of Baptism: _____________________________________________________________________

Father’s Name & Religion: ________________________________ Religion: ______________________________

Mother’s Name and Religion: ______________________________ Religion: ______________________________

Mother’s Maiden Name: _________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ________________________ e-mail __________________________________________________

School child attends: _____________________________________________________________________