MARCH
2024
Admin. Message
As we say goodbye to February and welcome March, we are excited to enter into our Lenten season. February 14th was Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of 40 days of prayer and reflection as we add either sacrifice or acts of service/gratitude to our daily lives. As Jesus walked through the desert for 40 days, we too are called to reflect upon our relationship with God and appreciation of his presence in our lives. We wish all our families a blessed journey through Lent.
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Ms. Brittney Corbeil to our Holy Family family! She is joining our wonderful EA team. March also brings some new events into our school community such as Curling (gr. 6 & 7), Grade 4-7 Intramurals and Student Led Conferences (March 13 & 14 ). We look forward to having our students share with their families what they have been learning through hard work.
Yours in Christ
Mrs. Combres & Mrs. Weber
March Student Led Conferences
Friendly Reminder
Parents and guardians are kindly asked NOT to park in the teacher's parking lot for any length of time. We are concerned with the safety of our students and want to ensure that all students follow best practices. Please inform grandparents or caregivers who may be dropping off and picking up your child to avoid the parking lot as well. We have staff who come and go throughout the day and will need access to the parking areas.
Dates to Remember
March 13 & 14- Student Led Conferences and Book Fair and Gr. 7 Bake sale as well
March 14- St. Patrick's Day- wear green
March 15- No classes - Teacher PD
March 18 - No Classes Planning Day
March 20- Early Dismissal 1:50 and Mass at 9:30 and Hounds Day
March 29- No Classes- Good Friday ( Easter Break is March 29- April 5.)
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Pre-K
Registrations
Registrations
Registration for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten for the fall is now open!
Pre-K students must be 3 or 4 and Kindergarten students must be 5 on or before December 31st. Please stop by the office anytime to pick up a registration form. Registration forms were sent home with all current four year old Pre-K students. Registrations are also available on our school home page. If your family is moving and leaving the school, please provide the office with that information.
Pre-Kindergarten
Would you like to give your child a “boost” before he/she starts Kindergarten? Consider Pre-Kindergarten, a FREE education program for 3-5 year olds!
Although open to anyone, preference is given to families who may be in one or more of the following situations:
-single parent family, parent(s) in school, low income
-family receiving social assistance, a child with a behavior or speech problem
What is Pre-Kindergarten?
-it allows children to learn through play in a structured environment.
-it helps children develop language, thinking, behavior, social, fine motor, and gross motor skills.
-it actively involves the family in each child’s education.
When is Pre-Kindergarten?
Children attend classes for 3 hours per day Monday-Thursday and families may request morning or afternoon classes. The program operates from September to June and new students are accepted throughout the year as spaces become available.
Where are the Pre-Kindergartens?
Holy Family School 306-445-2360,St. Mary’s Community School 306-445-5152 , and Notre Dame School 306-445-0283
*Please note: Final placements will not be determined until September.
Drama Performance
This year a volunteer group of students from Holy Family School will be presenting a play based on the story of Aladdin. They have already started practicing their lines and doing rehearsals. There is an Edsby group created for the play. Students involved, and their parents, are encouraged to join this group. In there, students can access the music, lines, etc. so they can practice at home throughout the break and afterwards.
There will be a dress rehearsal on April 21st which is a Sunday and another dress rehearsal on Monday April 22. There will be a school performance on April 24 and an evening performance that night as well. On April 25th there will be an evening Dessert Theater Performance. More information will be sent out at a later date. Mark your calendars and plan to attend!
Grades 6 & 7 Curling
Here are the dates for our curling season. All games are 4:00-5:00 at the Curling RInk.
March 7,
March 12,
March 19, March 21
bonspiel on March 27 from 9:15-2:45.
SRC Activities
Here are the SRC activities for March:
Thursday March 14th- green day for St.patrick
Wednesday March 20th- hounds day
*all month long is a Fill the Cup for Kindness challenge. Each class will have a change cup for spare change to collect throughout the month with proceeds going towards the Battlefords Humane Society.
Thank you!
Lenten Reflection 2024
We Catholic began the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday Feb 14 this month. We started it by
putting on ashes in the sign of the cross on our foreheads when the priest said,
“Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return”.Now why do we have to put on ashes in the sign of the cross on our foreheads? Two essential things in life we need to remember.
First is we are created by God. “Then the Lord God took some soil from the ground and formed
a man out of it: He breathed life-giving breath into his nostrils and the man began to live.”
Second, ash is totally black. It is a stain. It is dirty. This reminds us what sin does for our soul.
Sin makes us dirty. Sin is a blackspot in our relationship with God. Thus the sacrament sign of
putting ashes on our foreheads must lead us to repentance, which is to be aware of the grave
consequences of sins and be truly contrite for them.
What must we do? Let us remember three basic words of Lent. This is from the word ASH.
A is for alms giving. It is to be like Jesus. That is, we are concerned for others.
We care and have compassion for their well-being, being sensitive to their needs.
S is for sacrifice. It is to It is to commit ourselves to Him. We deprive ourselves of
our human pleasures and comfort.H is for holiness. It is to be in communion with Jesus. To be holy is to open our whole life to Jesus. We make Jesus the center of our life. We make Jesus first and foremost in the course of our works and words. We attune our life to Him. We want to be like
Jesus as He says to us, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect”. When to do these;
Ash Wednesday is not a seasonal affair. It should be now and forever. Yes, in and out of
season. Let us welcome Jesus into our hearts by repentance and the renewal of our loves by making a whip of cords out of our fasting, penance, almsgiving, and by going to confession in this Lent in order to receive God’s loving forgiveness and to become God’s holy temples.
Prayer:
Ever gracious God, our dearest Father. Please give me the grace to give without
counting the cost, without conditions, and without hesitation. Make me ready to give without
expecting a reward, without thinking of appreciation or admiration form others, without being
choosy of the recipients. Help me to give kike what you did, even to the point of giving myself,
for the service and salvation of others, and for the grace glory of the Father. Amen!
Challenges: Make a list of people known to you who are in dire need. What are you going to
help them? What am I acquiring in my life? Are they necessary for me to grow in holiness?
What am I receiving form others? Am I ready to detach myself from those things so that I can
grow spiritually?
Have a blessed Lent!
Fr. Joseph
Stations of the Cross
LEOVILLE YOUTH GROUP presents the Stations of the Cross on Sunday, March 24th, 2024.
Palm Sunday at 4:00 pm.
St. Joseph Calasanctius Church
1942 98th Street North Battleford, SK.
This is a very solemn and powerful performance of JESUS' journey to the cross in still-life form. All are welcome!
Sacramental Preparation
There will be a second Sacrament Parent Meeting on Thursday, March 7 at 6:30pm at Saint Joseph Parish. First Reconciliation will take place on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30pm at St. Joseph Parish.
Faith Committee
March's Saint is St. Katharine Drexil. She was born in Philadelphia in 1858, into an extremely wealthy family. She used her inheritance to help the poor. Her money built schools, convents and churches. She teaches us to give alms to the poor and to entrust your troubles to God.
Lent is in full swing and we have been challenging staff and students to complete a daily task like: learn about a new saint, give up treats today, read a story from the bible and give a hug to someone who needs it. We will be doing a Living Rosary on March 22nd. The Stations of the Cross will be a main focus. Students will watch a video and participate in going through the stations of the cross in the classroom, and in the gym. Lent is a wonderful way to prepare our hearts for the Easter season.
St. Joseph Parish Bulletin
Thank You to the SCC
Thank you
Thank you to Maurice Nachtengaele for the beautiful tulip shaped blocks and the assorted block sets for our younger classrooms. Maurice has been hand cutting and sanding block sets to donate to our school for a number of years. Thank you so much Maurice!
SRC
The SRC is collecting money for the Humane Society until the enf of March. Any donation is appreciated.
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