St. Cecilia Community Messenger

Mon, Oct 28, day 6

Tues, Oct 29, day 1

• Photo retakes. Lifetouch will be here for any students wishing to retake their school photos. Please send us an email at laurel.warawa@cssd.ab.ca.

Wed, Oct 30, day 2

Thurs, Oct 31, day 3

• Students may wear school appropriate costumes if they wish. This is an optional activity and students must remain focused on learning throughout the day.

Fri, Nov 1

• Faith Day - No classes

Oct 29: Photo Retakes

Nov 1: District Faith Day

Nov 3: Daylight Saving time

Nov 8: Indigenous Veterans Day

Nov 11: Remembrance Day - No classes

Nov 17: Metis Week

Nov 26: Scholastic Book Fair Arrives

Nov 28: Evening PT Conferences

Nov 29: PT Conferences - No classes

Dec 2: Bookfair leaves

Dec 13: Student Faith Day - Face to Face Ministries

Dec 19: Last day of classes before Christmas break

Dec 20: PG day - No classes

Our school playground is scheduled for removal next summer and as such, fundraising for a new playground is also continuing. Thanks to the efforts of our Education Society (Foundation) we are please to offer the following activities. Your participation will help to grow fundraising efforts to assist with building a new playground here at St. Cecilia.

Growing Smiles Fundraiser

Christmas is coming and what better way to create a festive atmosphere than to add some greenery or a poinsettia to your home. Please see the attachment below for information on selection and how to order. You may also click on this link to place your order. Thank you for your support. St. Cecilia School Foundation (Bilingual)

50/50 Draw

The 50/50 fundraiser is live, https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/ffscs-playground

Ticket sales close at midnight on November 26th, open to Alberta residents 18 and over so please share with friends and family! Winner will receive 50% of the total minus rafflebox fees.

Thanks to all our parent volunteers who helped to organize the family dance on Thursday evening. We are happy to report that the event was well attended and everyone had a great time. We will hold another dance in the spring.

• Students may wear school appropriate costumes (no masks, blood, gore, weapons, props etc)
• If students come to school with props such as swords or toy weapons, they will be asked to leave them at the office until the end of the day when they can come pick them up.
• Please do not send halloween candy to school.
• Seasonal events like this can be fun but we want to make sure that it doesn’t take away from learning or pose any safety hazard
• Halloween is still a day of instruction and students will be expected to focus on learning.

Dear St. Cecilia Families!

This year for our Remembrance day liturgy we are wanting to personalize our assembly to include veterans from our St. Cecilia Family. We know that many families have been impacted by conflicts around the world and there are veterans of many different armies within our school community.

If you have a family member you would like to honour at our liturgy, the Grade 6 class would like to invite you to submit their photo (preferably in uniform - but NOT required) and the following information: the name of the student (or students - in the case of siblings) who submitted the picture and their relation to person pictured, the name of the person in the photo and which war or military action they were/are serving. ie: WWII, which nation’s military and branch of military. Additional information could also be provided such as their rank, where they were stationed etc.

Photos need to be submitted no later than Friday, November 1st for inclusion in the Remembrance Day assembly/ liturgy.

Thank you!

Michelle Weston

Graphic Organizers​​​​​​​

Graphic organizers help students to gather, sift through, organize, and share information.

They allow the mind to see connections, patterns, and relationships (the big picture).

Hello families,

Since this is the last week of ADHD Awareness month, I have attached the link for a very informative, thorough series of articles about parenting children with ADHD, from toddlers to teenagers. The opening article highlights medicinal and non-medicinal treatment for ADHD and discusses the importance of things like sleep, routines and advocacy. I hope you will find this helpful. Take care!

How to help a child with ADHD without medication

As part of our service projects St. Cecilia staff and students will work on the Jacket Racket winter coat collection. We will also participate in a Food Drive for St. Vincent de Paul between Nov 12 and Dec 12. More information will be forthcoming on the logistics of these service projects.

For the Food drive, we will have a list of desired items. Each class will be asked to contribute to the food drive. Please note that participating in charitable actions and service projects such as these is part of our Catholic Faith and these are learning opportunities for students.

The poster in the image below will be visible in classrooms and common areas throughout St. Cecilia. The poster outlines our school district's views on inclusion and commits to a safe and caring school community.

The Education Act requires the Calgary Catholic School District to prioritize resources and facilities for resident (Catholic) students. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the advancement of a non-resident (non-Catholic) student from one grade to the next in the same school or from elementary to junior and senior high school.

We do not reassess the enrollment priority of a non-resident student during a school year, but we may do this for a future school year. This may result in us informing you to seek enrollment at a different school in the Calgary Catholic School District or another school division for a future school year.

Please contact me at denis.fortier@cssd.ab.ca or by phone at 403 500 2063, if you have any questions about your child’s enrollment priority.

October 24, 2024

To view the Calgary Catholic Board Meeting Highlights for the Regular Board Meeting of October 23, 2024, as well as previous Highlights please access the following link: https://www.cssd.ab.ca/highlights-minutes

Formed, AKA Netflix for Catholics

All About Shrove Tuesday

My Child's Learning: A Parent Resource

Canadian Parents for French - CPF is an advocacy group whose aim is to promote French bilingual education.

St. Cecilia Student Handbook

K to 12 Education in Alberta: This link gives a broad overview of Alberta's K to 12 education system.

New LearnAlberta Parent Support Website: Contains an overview of grade level topics and is a good place to start for parents who are looking for ways to engage with their child's education.

Programs of Study: Links to K-12 programs of study as well as Tools for Parents.

Indigenous Education Links

21 Things You May Not Have Known About the Indian Act

Indigenous Veteran's Day - Nov 8.

The Seven Sacred Laws Animated Web Series

RupertsLand Institute

Indigenous Elder Definition

Action for Happiness Action for Happiness is a great resource to bring more positivity in our lives.

The Summit - The Summit program is an Alberta Health Services program that supports children and families experiencing mental health concerns that need to be addressed. They provide long term counselling as well as walk in’s.

CanLearn Society - A great resource for parents on how to manage mental health issues or concerns in the home.

Healthy childhood development through outdoor risky play: Navigating the balance with injury prevention.

Brief review about outdoor play

The importance of regaining outdoor PA

HealthyHunger.ca Healthy Hunger.

Links for Playground Donations

For St. Cecilia School students/parents, please click below link to login school fee payment account to make the donation:

https://www.studentquickpay.com/CSSD/Default.aspx

For guest donors, please click below link to login and make the donation:

https://www.studentquickpay.com/CSSD/MyAccount/Main.aspx?webitemid=8670

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