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JANUARY 2019 NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS &
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Please return your hot lunch forms, Skating permission forms and CSOPA 'Once Upon a Mattress' permission forms ASAP after Christmas break.
- Ladies Boot Camp resumes January 7th
- Parent Fundraising Group meeting Jan 7th in the staff room at 7pm - everyone is welcome to attend!
- Free Family Movie Night (Incredibles 2) - Jan 11 (Note: Deadline to order pizza for this is January 7th)
- TUITION FEES dated January 1st will be taken out on JANUARY 15th.
- Karate Classes (open to Grade 1-7) start Jan 16 (not 9th). Note—Karate class may be cancelled if we have under 15 people register. Register by January 10th.
- Trivia Night—January 19th! Tickets available after Christmas break (start getting your team together!)
- St. Mary's Afternoon at the Chilliwack Chiefs vs Prince George Sunday Feb 17th at 2pm.
- Pub Night - Saturday 2 March at Corky's Irish Pub.
- Monte Carlo night is May 11th (mark your calendars!)
- Walkathon - 17th May
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Competition Time!
We need your help please! PLUS this is a chance for you to win a school polo shirt!
St. Mary's will soon approach companies for sponsorship or donations to help raise valuable funds for our school . Ideally we need to increase the number of followers we have on our social media platforms as this will 'carry more weight' when we highlight the advantages we can offer when promoting the donating company in return.
Thank you for your attention towards this. Click on the Facebook and Instagram logos above to go straight to our pages!
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PARENT SERVICE HOURS
Please click on the above link to discover the current service hour opportunities - Thank You
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KARATE Classes
Begin January 16th (note date change) and run for 8 weeks
Cost $50/student
Open to St. Mary’s students Grades 1 to 7
PLEASE REGISTER (and submit payment) BY JANUARY 10TH
PLEASE NOTE THAT A MINIMUM OF 15 PEOPLE IS REQUIRED FOR THE CLASS TO GO AHEAD.
Registrants will be advised by January 11th in the event the class needs to be cancelled.
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READY, SET, LEARN
Friday, January 25th/19
The Ready, Set, Learn program is for children entering preschool or
kindergarten in September 2019. The program is open to NEW families and caregivers with children 3 and 4 years of age.
St. Mary’s School/Preschool will host Ready, Set, Learn on
Friday, January 25th from 9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m.
in the Kindergarten Room
The program will begin at 9 a.m. sharp
**** PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED *****
Register by January 17th please
Call the school (792-7715)
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LADIES BOOT CAMP - MONDAYS NIGHTS
FROM 5:45—6:45 pm In the Gym
Are you making a New Year’s resolution to “get in shape”?
Our Ladies Camp will help you do just that! Classes are held Monday Nights from 5:45—6:45 pm. in the gym. Bring weights and a mat (if you have them) and a water bottle. Drop-in fee is $2. Classes start January 7th.
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We will be holding a “JANUARY/FEBRUARY BLITZ” to collect as much Canadian Tire money as possible! Some of the Canadian Tire money will be used to buy additional prizes for our Evening in Monte Carlo Fundraiser. Canadian Tire money can be dropped off at the school office any time.
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SCHOOL MASSES IN JANUARY
Wednesday, January 9th @ 9 a.m.
Sunday, January 13th @ 9:30 a.m.
Please join us!
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SKATING AT PROSPERA CENTRE
January 31st, 2019 the whole school to go skating. Intermediate Classes (Gr 4—7) will skate from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and Primary Classes (KG—Gr 3) will skate from 10:45—11:45 a.m. (Permission slip was sent home in December).
PARENTS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US! We will need many parents to help tie skates for the primary grades!
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KG - Gr 7 students have been invited to attend CSOPA's performance of “Once Upon a Mattress” at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Wednesday, January 23rd.
Permission form's were enclosed in the brown envelope - Please complete and return to the school ASAP.
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HOT LUNCH forms for February and March were sent home in December.
Please return forms by January 21st
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SCHOOL DATABASE
It is imperative that our school records be kept up to date. If you move, change phone numbers or your child’s medical information changes during the school year, please inform the school office immediately.
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2018/19 Yearbook
Order form was included in the brown envelope. (Cost is $25/book DEADLINE to order is May 10th. Payment must accompany order.
There will be a business SPONSOR PAGE in the yearbook -$35 for a business-card-size ad (Larger spots also available). For more information, please contact Lori Johnson @ info@lorijohnsonphotography.ca
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WINTER !!!!! Listen to 98.3 FM for school closures.
In the event of a closure, school families will be notified via email, the Parent Facebook page, school App and school website.
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May seems long way off, but planning is already underway for our 16th annual “Evening in Monte Carlo” fundraiser. Not only is it our 2nd biggest fundraiser of the year, but one of the most fun! More details will be sent home in the February newsletter.
Theme baskets are created for our silent auction and are always a big hit. Rather than have people send things in for the baskets, we found the easiest way is to collect $10 from each family and we send a couple of people out to do the shopping for the baskets. Note: this is $10 per family, not per child.
Our LIVE AUCTION is always a lot of fun. We need to come up with some “big ticket” items for the auction and invite any ideas /leads you may have.
Some Ideas…...
- Love to cook? We would like to create an auction item called “Meals for a Busy-Mom-on-the-go”. This auction item will consist of a dozen, frozen, home-made meals (enough to feed a family of 4). If you could make ONE dish for this auction item, we’d love to hear from you!
- Prefer to bake? We could offer an auction item for healthy school snacks and include a months worth of home made school treats? If you could contribute some baked items towards this, please let us know.
- Prepare a will free of charge? Prepare a resume? Do some housecleaning? Offer babysitting?
- Are you a painter, carpenter, plumber or electrician? We could create a “Handyman basket” of various services.
- Do you have a vacation home you could donate for a weekend?
- Can you offer a boat ride / fishing trip?
- Would you like to host an evening dinner in your home? It could be a theme, such as a traditional English roast dinner, a Mexican taco night, a Filipino feast, German night etc...
Looking forward to hearing your ideas!
Email any suggestions to; ksgouraditis@saintmarysschool.ca
All fundraising money from this event goes directly to the school and directly benefits your children.
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Business Sponsorship For
Evening in Monte Carlo Fundraiser
Revenues are increased if expenses are decreased!
We rely on business sponsorships to offset the cost of equipment rental.
If you have your own business and can help us out by sponsoring a table ($250), we would love to hear from you! To recognize your sponsorship, a Tax Receipt (for Advertising Purposes) will be issued to you, and a THANK YOU will be published on the school website, and in the school and parish newsletters.
Contact ksgouraditis@saintmarysschool.ca for more information.
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“SHOPPING THROUGH OUR SCHOOL”
Thank you to all who purchased gift cards in the month of December—it was an amazing month for participation!
We hope many more of our school families will participate in this program in the new year.
EVERYONE buys groceries and gas and we carry cards for all grocery stores (Superstore, Saveon and Safeway).
Tim Hortons
Starbucks
Shoppers Drug Mart
Fraser Valley Meats
Walmart
Are also readily available from the school office.
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Forms to be returned via the brown envelope ASAP;
- Skating permission form for Jan 31st (if not already completed)
- Permission slip for Grades KG—7 to attend CSOPA’s “Once Upon a Mattress” (form enclosed in brown envelope)
- Hot lunch form Feb/Mar (if not returned already)
- Kindergarten registration 2019/20 (if not already done so)
- Pizza order form for Family Movie Night on 11th Jan - Deadline to order is 7th Jan.
- $10 towards Evening in Monte Carlo silent auction items
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