Jean Vanier Catholic School
June 29th, 2017
"Every child, every person needs to know they are a source of joy; every child, every person needs to be celebrated". Jean Vanier
Be Like Jean Vanier - From our school spirit team
Each week, our School Spirit team shares how we can be like Jean Vanier. Today at our final assembly, each member shared a character trait of Jean Vanier for us to remember for the summer. Thank-you to our School Spirit team for the wonderful reminder of God's compassion and love that is so evident in our namesake.
As we prepare for new grades and new responsibilities and expectations, let’s remember all the ways we have practiced being like Jean Vanier.
Be like Jean Vanier by showing friendliness by being a friend through good times and bad. Take an interest in other people and make them feel welcome.
Practice friendliness by being friendly to people who look and act differently.
Practice friendliness by getting to know people and letting them get to know you.
Be like Jean Vanier by showing courage. Do the right thing even when it is hard or scary. When you are courageous, you don’t give up.
Practice courage by staying strong even when you are afraid.
Practice courage by being willing to try new things.
Be like Jean Vanier by showing honesty by being truthful and sincere. It is important because it builds trust.
Practice honesty by admitting your mistakes and telling the truth.
Practice honesty by being true to yourself and do what you know is right.
Be like Jean Vanier by showing integrity by living by your highest values. Integrity helps you listen to your conscience, to do the right thing, and to tell the truth.
Practice integrity by standing up for what you believe in.
Practice integrity by doing the right thing even when it is hard.
We can also be like Jean Vanier by following his words from these quotes:
Community is not an ideal; it is people. It is you and I. In community we are called to love people just as they are with their wounds and their gifts, not as we want them to be.
Jean Vanier said, “To love someone is not first of all to do things for them, but to reveal to them their beauty and value, to say to them through our attitude: 'You are beautiful. You are important. I trust you. You can trust yourself.'
Leadership Message
These are the days...
As we celebrate another amazing year at Jean Vanier, we count our blessings for all of the wonderful opportunities and moments we have experienced this year. Every moment woven into the tapestry of colours that create the beautiful mosaic of our journeys. Moments that shaped us into who we are today: moments of celebrations, of smiles, of struggles, of faith, of perseverance, of friendships, of love...These are the days where, together, we have done great things and achieved the impossible, as God calls us to be in communion with one another.
At our year-end assembly this morning, our song for our Animoto was, "These are Days," by 10 000 Maniacs. The lyrics exemplify our journeys this year at JV:
These are days you'll remember.
Never before and never since, I promise will the whole world world be as warm as this.
As you feel it, you'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky.
It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you.
Thank-you parents for the opportunity you give us each year to walk with your children and help them "bloom".
Grade 4 Farewell: Be Champions for Christ
Year-End Assembly
Year end report cards
As the end of the school year is quickly approaching, we would like to remind parents that year end report cards will be available for viewing on your Powerschool Parent Portal account on June 29th, 2017. Paper copies will not be sent home unless the office receives a request from a parent.
The report cards will be visible until the end of July. After that, the parent portal will be unavailable until school begins at the end of August.
Over the next couple of days, please make sure you can login to your Powerschool Parent Account at:
https://powerschool.eics.ab.ca/public
If you have any problems logging in, please contact the school office asap. As the school office will be closed on June 30th, please make sure you are able to login before that time.
Little Orchard Sadochok News
2017-2018 Approved School Calendar
Have a beautiful and blessed summer...See you on August 30th!
Jean Vanier Catholic School
Email: jv@eics.ab.ca
Website: www.jv.eics.ab.ca
Location: 109 Georgian Way, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-467-3633
Twitter: @jvcatholic