Friday Feed- October 15
“One Family One Hope in Christ”
Parent Memo for the upcoming week of October 18- October 22, 2021
Next Week’s Events:
Monday, October 18
Grade 5 girls volleyball tournament at St. Catherine’s School
Tuesday, October 19
Grade 6 and 7 immunizations
2:00pm- Grade 6 Rosary assembly
Wednesday, October 20
Grade 6 girls volleyball tournament at St. Matthew’s School
10:00am- Earthquake Early Warning System test and Emergency drill
2:30pm- Dismissal
3:15pm-CCS soccer BLACK away game at Star of the Sea School
Thursday, October 21
Grade 7 Girls CCS Volleyball invitational tournament
3:15pm- CCS soccer RED away game at OLGC
Friday, October 22- Foodbank Friday
9:00am- School mass led by Grade 3
*Please note sports practices will not be put on the Friday Feed as there are often changes made by coaches that may not be reflected in the Friday Feed. Please go by your coaches information. All games, first and last practices of the season will be on the Friday Feed as well as on the google calendar.
Important Information
Please note that moving forward our Mass days have moved to Friday mornings at 9:00am. Please ensure that your child is at school on time so that Mass is not disrupted by latecomers. Mass attendance is mandatory and is to be treated like every other school morning.
Walkathon:
-We have raised $10, 088.00 so far! Keep the collections coming! If we can double our goal of $20,000, Ms. Paraiso and Mrs. Krammer will shave their head and Mr. Heah will allow the students to choose any hairstyle and colour they want for him! We will make a donation on behalf of our school to the Cancer Society-The challenge is on!!-Walkathon weekly slips due Monday- lucky prize draw for students who have raised $50 or more for the week.
-Please indicate if the pledge is an online pledge, a cash donation or a check (made out to Precious Blood Parish).
-Please be reminded that only donations of $20 and more are eligible for a tax receipt. Attached is a sample pledge from for you to look at that covers the 3 scenarios mentioned above.
-We are still in need of some bigger prizes- Please consider donating a prize.-Money and Pledge forms are not to be brought to school until the week of October 25th
Uniforms- Please note that moving forward, Top Marks will only be offering a unisex Polo Shirt. There is still some stock left of the girls polos, but they will be discontinued once the remaining stock is done. The unisex polos are roomier and will fit for much longer. They are also a better fit to have over the PE shirts.
Treats from home- Please be reminded that as per COVID health and safety protocols, there are to be no food treats brought to school to share. If you choose to send treat bags for the class (birthday, Halloween…) please make sure there are no food items. Food items will be sent home again.
Teacher Award for Excellence- Nominations are open for candidates for the 2021 Prime Minister’s Teacher Award for Excellence. If you feel strongly about nominating one of our exceptional CCS teachers, please follow this link
Global Year of Service- From our Kids for Christ team, this is open to all families to participate in! We hope to invite more families from CCS to join in this fun activity which is in line with CISVA theme for this year, One Family, One Hope in Christ.
Here is the registration link:
Communication Survey- Thank you to those of you who completed the communication survey. The majority of parents appear to be happy with school/home communication and particularly find the Friday Feed helpful. There were a few requests for a school app, however after some research and communication with schools that have or had one, it doesn’t appear to be a tool that is as functional as it may perhaps sound. It becomes one more place to have to look for information. We are working on making our website more user friendly and will be doing this over the next few months. An alternative to an app is to make our school website a shortcut on your mobile device- in a way it serves like an app. Here is a link that explains the simple process:
Parent Participation Reminder- Just a reminder to all families that ad hoc (unscheduled) tasks must be entered in to the OnVolunteers system within one month of when you do the task or the hours will not be counted. Also, there are volunteers currently needed to count Mass-goers the next two weekends, and lots of leaf-raking tasks available. Sign in to OnVolunteers to see all available tasks.
PEC news: The following PEC members will be serving our school community this school year:
Jacqueline Johnson- Chairperson
Francine Poelstra- Vice Chairperson
Mike Fortino- Secretary
Chris Brant- Treasurer
Keely Wray- Parent Participation Coordinator
Jennifer Friesen- Maintenance coordinator
Sandra Alvarez- PFG Chairperson
From the PFG
THANK YOU EVERYONE!- Krispy Kreme Donuts were a success!
Neufeld Farms:
Quality Food Products; Offering meals and deserts including organic and gluten free options
ORDER DEADLINE: Friday October 22
ORDER PICKUP: Monday November 1 at 6:30 (school)
Click on the link to order:
https://app.neufeldfarms.ca/fundraising/2021-cloverdale-catholic-school
Collect your bottles in support of our school
Visit ANY Return- It Express bottle depot.
Go to the kiosk, type the school phone number (604) 574-5151 , print the labels, sticker the label to the bag, drop the bag there and go...donating made easy!!
One Stop Christmas Shop:
BIG FUNDRAISER OF THE WINTER SEASON!!
Lots of vendors will be available, great selection of gifts and services to help with your Christmas shopping;
Ordering website to open soon
Customer Pickup: Saturday December 4 (school)
** NEXT MEETING: MONDAY OCT 18 @ 7:30PM **
Counts towards parents community hours
Email us for the Zoom link to collect community hours- fundraising@cloverdalecatholicschool.ca
2021/2022 ANNUAL GOAL FOR PFG $75,000 à NEW RUNNING TOTAL COMING NEXT WEEK!!
This years fundraising amount will go towards the following initiatives;
technology upgrades (replacing outdated Chromebooks & iPad), sports & music equipment and special programs, activities and workshops that align with the new curriculum topics/areas.
From the parish
Thank you for your continued support. Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving weekend!
God Bless,
C. Heah
Principal
*Please remember to perform daily health screenings prior to sending your child(ren) to school. Any students coming to school with any symptoms will be sent home immediately.
**All students are expected to be in Top Marks uniform items unless a request for exemption due to medical or financial reasons has been submitted to and approved by PEC.