DECEMBER
2023
ADMIN MESSAGE
As Advent begins, our anticipation of Christmas grows! With every decoration added around the school, we can see the excitement and joy in the students' faces, counting down to the day we celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Chirst.
Thank you to the students and parents that were able to attend and participate in student-led conferences last week. It is a great opportunity for the students to highlight their learning, successes and set goals for the next term. It was also nice to hear all the visiting in our halls again. Any parents who were not able to meet, may contact their child’s teacher to make alternate arrangements.
We would like to thank all of our families and supporters who have been buying CO-OP cards, purchased poinsettias and lunch of the month to support our school fundraising efforts to help pay for our awesome playground. We would also like to thank all who came out to the Dessert Bingo. It was a great turn out and a lot of fun!
We are gearing up for a very eventful December with Advent celebrations, Christmas dress up days, our Christmas Concert and more. Please check the December calendar to find all of the activities, dress up days and service projects that we have planned!
At this time, we would like to wish all our students and families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy your time with family and safe travels for anyone traveling to visit their loved ones.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Combres & Mrs. Weber
Important Dates in December
Dec. 6 -Co-op Christmas Lunch for all staff and students
Dec. 4-7- Raise the Dough Fundraiser - Dominos Pizza
Dec. 7- Gr. 2 Sacrament Parent Meeting 6:30 @ St. Joseph Church
Dec.7 & 8 Gr. 5 Learn to Ski Program 8:30 - 3:30
Dec.11- Christmas Celebration for Pre-K and Kdg Families 6:00-7:00
Dec. 13- Christmas Concert
Dec. 20- Mass 9:30 and Formal Dress Day
Dec. 22- Pajama Day, Christmas Bingo(pm) and Early Dismissal at 2:30
December 23- January 7 is Christmas Break - MERRY CHRISTMAS!
January 8- Classes resume
12 Days of Christmas Activities
Thurs. Dec. 7- 2nd Day of Christmas- Selling Candy Grams
Fri. Dec. 8 - 3rd Day of Christmas - Christmas Trivia
Mon. Dec. 11- 4th Day of Christmas- Candy Cane Hunt
Tues. Dec. 12- 5th Day of Christmas- Candy Cane Delivery
Thurs. Dec. 14 - 6th Day of Christmas- Ugly Christmas Sweater
Fri. Dec. 15- 7th Day of Christmas- Name that Tune
Mon. Dec. 18- 8th Day of Christmas- Christmas Buddy Activity
Tues. Dec. 19- 9th Day of Christmas- Hot Chocolate Sale
Wed. Dec. 20- 10th Day of Christmas- Formal Dress Up Day
Thurs. Dec. 21- 11th Day of Christmas- Christmas Character Dress Up Day
Fri. Dec. 22- 12th Day of Christmas- Pajama Day and Bingo- Early Dismissal at 2:30
Empty Stocking Fund 2023
Hello wonderful students, staff and families of Holy Family School. In following Jesus’ example of serving others, our school will be assisting families in our community by collecting non-perishable items this December for the Empty Stocking Fund at the Battlefords Food Bank. Each class is assigned a non-perishable food item that students can bring. Thank you in advance to Lorras who will be picking up the items and delivering them to the empty stocking fund. We truly appreciate our school community for all your love and generosity towards our larger community.
Pre-K Welford
2 boxes of stuffing
Kindergarten Robert
2 boxes of crackers
1 Nelson
2 boxes of granola bars
2 Thompson
3 cans of stew
3 Hanson
1 box of cereal
4 Spriggs
2 jars of pasta sauce
⅘ Loeppky
2 cans of fruit (any kind)
6 Gaviada
3 jars of baby food or 1 box of baby food
6/7 Lightfoot
2 packages of pasta
7 Kipp
2 1L containers of juice
Staff
2 bottles of dish soap
Reminder
Please send a water bottle to school as we have water filling stations for our staff and students to use. We do not have plastic cups or utensils to give out to students. Please ensure that your child comes each day with the appropriate food utensils needed for their lunch. Thank you.
Christmas Concert
Remembrance Day Poster Winners
Congratulations to the following students who won prizes in the Remembrance Day Poster Competition.
Junior Poster Colored
1st place- Maylee $50, 2nd place- Ayana $40, 3rd place- B'rylee $30.
Junior Poster Black and White -
1st place- Kate $50, 2nd place- Parker $40, 3rd place Nathalie $30.
The first place winners will have their poster move on to the next level of judging. Congratulations to our students for sharing their talents!
NEW CLUBS!
LEGO Club
Gr 4 and 5s can come create and build with Lego every other Friday in the library. Please sign up at the office by Dec 12th to join. We will meet during first recess on Friday Dec 15th in the library.
STEM Club
Gr 6 and 7 students can come and explore different areas of science, technology, engineering and math through fun interactive activities. Please sign up at the office by Dec 12th. We will meet Friday Dec 15th at noon.
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Pyle.
Dessert Bingo
Thank you to all the families who came out to play some Bingo on November 19th. Fun was had by all. Winners were able to select a delicious prize that was graciously donated by our families. The SCC made $316.00 from the dessert bingo.
SCC NEWS
We also have Dominos Pizza Coupon books selling for $20 per book with over $100 in savings.
FAITH CORNER
Saint Juan Diego
Saint info-St. Juan Diego: Mary appeared to him, asking him to tell the bishop to build a chapel. However, the bishop wanted a sign that this was true. The second time Mary appeared, she instructed Juan to bring roses with him to the bishop's house. As he dropped the roses, Mary appeared to both him and the bishop. Mary had given the bishop the sign he requested and the chapel was built soon after that. Juan Diego reminds us that Mary is our Mother, and with us during our difficult times.
LIBRARY NEWS
Thank you so much to all who participated in the Book Fair. It was great to see the excitement in the faces of the students! Once again thank you to my volunteers who help me out more than they know.
Mrs. Pyle
Librarian