Principal's Message
Dear Online Learning Pathway families,
Happy New Year to all of you! I pray you all had a happy and healthy Christmas break. Between the cold and covid, I definitely did not get out as much as I would have liked to. My poor dog Ripple has not been happy with his enforced confinement in our house. We've had to do all sorts of "mental stimulation" with him instead.
This newsletter contains a lot of really important information about COVID updates and links to our updated Return to School Plan. If you haven't read our Superintendent's update that was sent out by email on January 7, please make sure to read it so that you know what is happening in our schools. If you don't get his emails, please contact me or one of your teachers and we can forward it to you.
Many Blessings to you all,
Renee Trottier,
principal
Calendar Events
January 10 - School starts for all students
January 14:
- Early dismissal at 12:00 for GSACRD students.
- Evergreen students - asynchronous afternoon
- National Wear a Hat day
January 24 - National Give a Compliment Day
January 26 - Bell Let's Talk for Mental Health Day
January 27 - Family Literacy Day
January 31 - No School for Evergreen and GSACRD students
Advent Service Project - EXTENDED TO JANUARY 31!
During Advent, our Online Learning Pathway will ARISE to help families in need through Chalice, a Catholic International Aid organization. We encourage families to view the Chalice catalogue and purchase items that will support families in need this holiday season. Click on the link below to view the catalogue.
We also ask that you fill out this form once you've donated so that we can keep track of donations for our class and individual prizes. The class that donates the most will win a movie afternoon in January. The individual student who donates the most will win a $20.00 Chapters gift card mailed to his/her house.
ARISE! Get Up, Get Going and Go with God!
"Arise! I have appointed you as a witness
of what you have seen!"(Acts 26:16)
Our GSACRD Faith theme is in its second year of, "Arise! Get Up, Get Going and Go with God!"
This year, we are focusing on the "Get Going!" part of our theme. How do students, staff and parents know, model and witness Jesus Christ?
Why was Jesus Baptized?
On Sunday, January 9th, we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, an event that formally began the public ministry of Jesus and ends the Christmas season for us. But it's a strange event.
Why would the sinless, almighty God of the universe receive baptism alongside fallen men and women?
St. Maximus of Turin affirmed, "Christ is baptized, not to be made holy by the water, but to make the water holy." Jesus allows himself to stand shoulder-to-shoulder and numbered among us fellow sinners, assuming his role as the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world and descend into death for our salvation.
We must all be humble enough to enter into the mystery and go down into the waters of our Baptismal call to be reborn in Christ who desires for us life and life in abundance!
credit - St. Albert Catholic Parish
Mental Health and Wellness
Counselling Services
Marks on PowerSchool
Please continue to check your child's marks on PowerSchool. You can set it up to send you an automatic email once per week, or every time a mark is entered which helps us parents remember to check our children's marks!
If you are unable to see your child's marks in PowerSchool, please email Renee Trottier.
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