Jean Vanier Catholic School
September 21, 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...
We are in full swing this school year with many wonderful things happening at the school and many more wonderful learning opportunities to come!
I want to let our parent community know that Mrs. Boehm will be away on a medical leave for as yet an undetermined time. We ask that you keep her in your prayers! Mr. Marceau (former principal) will be in helping out for a couple of weeks as we develop a transition plan for taking on Mrs. Boehm's responsibilities. Please direct any enquiries you may have to Mr. Marshall.
Our first parent council meeting took place this past week and it was wonderful to see some new faces joining us. We hope to see more new faces in the future to continue to help the Jean Vanier village be a great place for our kids!
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, most cell phones do not support the EICS app with regards to PowerSchool forms. Please log into a laptop or desktop to update your information.
Keeping our school safe...Visiting the school 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.
News from our PSC
The PSC would like to thank you all for making the Welcome Back Family Dance and BBQ such a great success. It was so nice to see new and familiar faces that evening. The PSC would also like to thank Justin from VIP Meats, Kathy from Confetti Sweets and Nottingham Sobeys for donating to our event. Not to mention the many parent and student volunteers that made the night run smoothly.
Our apples are arriving September 21. Please pick up apples during pick up times only. If you are unable to pick the apples up, please make arrangements with the office.
Thank you again for all your support.
Dance Dance Dance the Night Away!
Talented Chefs!
Happy Birthday Jean Vanier
Jean Vanier Hot Lunch
News from BUCPS
Mark your calendars for the BUCPS Annual Family Fall Zabava. It will be held on Friday, September 29, 2017, at the Ardrossan Community Hall. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the Dance will follow at 8:00 p.m. Ticket order forms for the Zabava were emailed out last week! If you are still looking for an order form, please contact Jennifer Lychak, BUCPS Secretary at bucpssecretary@gmail.com and she will send you one. Order forms and payment are due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH. We will also need volunteers for a variety of positions relating to set-up, silent auction, bartending and event takedown. In addition, we are seeking silent auction items to add to the festivities. Items may be left at the JV and St. Theresa school offices in attention of BUCPS. Please contact Clayton Starko at clayton@starko.ca if you are able to help with this much anticipated event!
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!
ADmazing Savings Ticket Pack orders are due. (RETURN DATE September 22, 2017)
If parents do not wish to purchase the coupon, please return the book to the school. If purchasing the book please send $20 cash or a cheque made out to BUCPS in a marked envelope with child's name and grade (if you don't have the envelope the book came in).
Please return Monday September 25th.
On behalf of BUCPS, we would like to extend a huge thank you to Shelley Borowski (past President) and Tammy Gordon (past Secretary) for their years on the BUCPS Executive! These two ladies have put in countless hours to ensure the continuation and success of the program! Your commitment to the Sherwood Park Ukrainian Bilingual Program is much appreciated and you have been a generous gift to our school and its students! "Diakuyu - Thank you" for all your dedication and hard work!
Terry Fox Run
We will be having our annual Terry Fox Run on Friday September 22nd. The run will take place around our soccer field starting at 10:30 am. Parents are welcome to join us.
We are asking each student to donate a Toonie for Terry in support of the cancer research.
PLEASE COME DRESSED FOR THE WEATHER!
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.
The Week Ahead...
Thursday: I Am Unique ECS Mrs Nestorowich's class
Friday: I Am Unique ECS Pani/Mrs Sombyk's class
Friday: Terry Fox Run 10:30 AM
Wednesday: Bus evacuation drill 9:00AM
THE MONTH AHEAD ..... a few extra upcoming events
Friday, Sept 29/17 - Bricks4Kidz, English Grade 1 classes
Wednesday, Oct 4/17 - Early Dismissal, School photos, Bus Evacuation Drill (after school)
Friday, Oct 6/17 - PD for Staff, no school for Students
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
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