Jean Vanier Catholic School
October 19th, 2018
NEXT WEEK
Mon. Oct. 22nd Gr 1 Halloween Safety Presentation
All Week: School Bus Safety Week
Tues. Oct. 23rd Indigenous Blanket Exercise All Parents Welcome at 6:30 pm at St. Theresa School
Tues. Oct 23rd Gr 1D Teachers Pet Colours
Wed. Oct. 24th Hot Lunch Nitza Pizza; Milk Delivery Day
Thurs. Oct. 25th ICON picture retakes
Fri. Oct. 26th 4C Makerspace Field Trip 9-11 am; 4R/L Makerspace Field trip 1-3pm
Fri. Oct. 26th Gr 1B Teachers Pet Senses
Coming up Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews Nov. 7-8
Celebrating with our school community - Fall Mass at OLPH Church
Ukrainian Leadership Team
Grade 4 Leadership Healthy Living Team
School Spirit Leadership Team
Young Citizen Leadership Team
COMING SOON!! our Chapel
Month of Holy Rosary Grade 4 teaching Kinder buddies
Young Citizen members teaching about composting
Constable King and his young police dog in training, Leo
Love Active , Creative Play
Indigenous Blanket Exercise
Parents of EICS students are invited to take part in a Blanket Exercise to be held at St. Theresa Catholic School in Sherwood Park on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 at 6:30 PM.
The Blanket Exercise is an active participation learning activity based on the major themes and findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. The goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy.
Participants are asked to bring a blanket that can be placed on the floor and stepped on for this activity.
Please RSVP by Monday, October 22 by filling out the Google Form linked below.
Google Form - Blanket Exercise Registration
We will also have Elder Theresa Strawberry join us at this event. She has spent the last year working in each of Elk Island's schools creating relationships and connections with students and staff.
If you have any questions, please email Crystal Cholin- Learning Services Consultant (crystalc@eics.ab.ca) or Sarah Congdon-Reitzel- Indigenous Lead at St. Theresa (sarah.congdon@eics.ab.ca)
Courtesy to our Neighbours
Parent Volunteers needed to assemble Halloween Loot Bags on Friday, October 26, at 8:30 am, on gym stage.
If you can assist, please email Ronda Stychyshyn. rondas@eics.ab.caLooking ahead to the Advent season
Upcoming Workshops
Changing Weather
NEWS FROM School Council
News from BUCPS
Open BUCPS Executive Roles
We are actively seeking 2 other roles to help out our Executive - a Marketing & Social Media Coordinator, as well as a Website Coordinator. If you have an interest in either of those roles, please email bucpssecretary@gmail.com for more information.
1st Communion preparation classes
Friday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm
Running Jan 12, 2019 to April 5, 2019
1st Solemn Confession scheduled for Saturday, April 6, 2019
1st Holy Communion scheduled for Sunday, April 7, 2019
For more information or to register, please contact Lisa Melnychuk at (780)922-0201 or email lisagreg3@hotmail.com or Fr Rendy at (780) 464-4177
2018-2019 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