Jean Vanier Catholic School
October 5, 2017
"Every child, every person needs to know they are a source of joy; every child, every person needs to be celebrated". Jean Vanier
Leadership Message
Growing Brains, Sharing Smiles...
Thanksgiving is a special day when we stop to realize the blessings that we have in everyday living. Some of these include good health, families and friends we love, a stable roof over our heads, food on our tables, the beauty of nature and the freedom to pray. We have so much to be grateful for. We need to remember that and keep the spirit of thankfulness throughout the year and share that spirit with those around us. We invite you to join as a school community on Tuesday morning for our Thanksgiving celebration at 8:50am.
We wish you all a safe and blessed Thanksgiving!
God Bless!
Changing Weather
Connect Parenting
Connect Parenting Program is a 10-week program which provides parents with a new perspective on parent-teen relationships and adolescent development. Parents meet in small groups with two trained leaders for 90 minutes each week. All families from
Strathcona County are welcome.
Emergency Medical Forms
Student Forms & Fees on PowerSchool
Also found on your child's PowerSchool account, under the "Forms and Fees" tab, you will find our 3 Annual Consent Forms. These forms include the annual field trip consent form which needs to be completed before your child will be allowed to participate in any off-site school activities.Thank you to those parents who have already completed their forms. We do however have quite a large number of forms incomplete. Please complete these forms as soon as possible as Field Trips have already begun this year and we would hate to have your child miss out.
If you have any questions or are having trouble logging into your account or unsure if your forms are complete please contact the school office. Please note, cell phones do not support the EICS app with regards to PowerSchool forms. Please log onto a laptop or desktop to update your information.
Keeping our school safe...Visiting the school, drop off and parking protocol
We also would like to kindly ask parents to wait outside at the doors for your children to be dismissed. Our halls become far too congested to have and extra bodies at the end of the day and students are working hard to learn routines. Thank-you for your cooperation and assistance with ensuring JV is a safe place for all students.
Waste Reduction Week
Donate Old Shoes Oct. 16-22 during Waste
Reduction Week
✔Bring your old shoes for donation to keep them out of our landfill sites
✔ Teachers will collect the shoes for each classroom
✔Shoes can be in any state of wear
✔Students will receive an entry for chance to win prizes
Thank you for caring for God’s Creation, Our Earth
Young Citizen Team
Give Shoes. Give Love.
Terry Fox Run
News from BUCPS
Our annual BUCPS Family Fall Zabava was held this past weekend at the Ardrossan Recreation Center. 144 people of all ages came and danced their hearts out! Thank you to everyone who volunteered to make this a successful event - from the set-up and take down crew, bartenders, and to those who donated silent auction items! The meal by Sandy Bugera was superb and the music by Roman Brytan was fantastic! Congratulations to those who bid and took home some great items! We are looking forward to the next Zabava!
Our annual Beginner Ukrainian Language Classes taught by Pani Irene Sombyk will be offered again this Fall. Classes will be held at Jean Vanier School on Tuesdays, starting October 10th and ending December 5th from 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m. Cost for the 8 weeks is $160.00 plus $10.00. Please contact Jennifer Lychak at bucpssecretary@gmail.com if you are interested.
Visit us on Facebook (Sherwood Park Bilingual Program) and follow us on Twitter (@SPUkrProgram). Keep in touch with our current news and activities as well as relevant information from the Ukrainian community!
OLPH Parish News
It's Never Too Late!
If your child has missed participating in any of the sacraments please give the parish office a call and they can help you ensure that your child can receive the sacraments.
Please see attached a poster for the OLPH Children's Choir and upcoming Sacrament information evening.
St Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Parish News
The Week Ahead...
Tuesday, Oct 10/17 - Thanksgiving Celebration at 8:50
THE MONTH AHEAD ..... a few extra upcoming events
Monday, Oct 9/17 - Thanksgiving Holiday, no school for Students and Staff
Tuesday, Oct 10/17 - Thanksgiving Celebration at 8:50
Monday Oct 16-20/17 - Waste Reduction Week: Bring in Old Shoes
Thursday Oct 19/17 - ECS N Field Trip - Number Farm
Friday Oct 20/17 - ECS S Field Trip - Number Farm
Tuesday Oct 23 - Hot Lunch, Nitzas Pizza
Tuesday Oct 31/17 - Halloween
2017-2018 Approved School Calendar
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