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Principal’s Message
by Linda Beaudet
What a month, so many things to celebrate in our school. Our 7 teams that participated in
Destination Imagination made the school very proud as all of them placed between first
and third place. Our badminton season is doing very well, many wins for St. Mary’s. Earlier
in the month we had teams that won at our local Science Fair and then went on to participate in the regional fair in Fairview. We have three teams that won some cash because of
their great performance to the Bear Cave (kind of a Dragon’s Den). They also won the
privilege of a unique invitation to an entrepreneur mentorship dinner meeting. Congratulation to these teams: Ryan Kosa and Cadence Nelson, Scott-Isaac Flewwelling and Tim
Schmidt, and Rebecca Debre. Rebecca also came second in the regional Science fair and
now has the privilege to compete in the National Science Fair in Fredericton. Our elementary students went swimming and did very well in trying to pass their levels and earn their
badges. Our choir started this month for Grade 4 to 6. Atomic Volleyball for Grade 4 to
6 also started and the Grade 1 to 6 students that registered for District Floor Hockey
tournament are now practising during lunch. As you can see, we are still very busy.
APRIL 2015
Grande Prairie Catholic
School District
Sexsmith, AB
Our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration night was held on March 12 th. If you
were unable to make it, please come down to the school as soon as possible and register.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of Confirmation was also celebrated
this month. Congratulations and blessings to all of our students that received sacraments.
Our Grade 5 class led us in the Stations of the Cross last week and we will have our Holy
Thursday celebration this Thursday led by Grade 4.
As we conclude Lent and head into the Easter break, I wish you all a Happy Easter and
enjoy the break!
Mme Linda
MARCH TRIPLE P:
Easter Break
April 2nd to April
12th. Classes
resume April
13th.
Positive Participation Program - Students Succeed
Grade 8:
Emily MacDonald, Gracie Smith, Jacob Hiebert
Grade 10:
Brianna Schroer, Montgomery Smith, Bryce Somerville
Grade 11:
Kaitlyn Almeida
VIRTUE
Of the Month
Justice
GOLDEN GARBAGE
CAN WINNERS FOR
THE MONTH OF
MARCH:
Ms Nightingale & her
Grade 6 Class!!
The staff of St.
Mary’s would like to
wish everyone in our
school community a
blessed Easter!
Attention Parents!
Student safety is of utmost concern at St. Mary’s and we have had a few issues recently with students darting out in between busses and cars. There are simply too many parent vehicles to fit in
our current parent parking zone. So as of April 13th, the bus parking zone and the parent pick up
zone will be switched. This will give more space for parents to park and a safer way for busses to
load and leave the school.
Parents will now need to go to the end of the road on the East side of the school and park along the
sidewalk only (the previous bus parking zone). Students that are being picked up will exit the school
from the entrance closest to the new parent parking zone. Only students getting on to busses will be
exiting the school from the side entrance. This should ensure that no students are walking out in
front of vehicles and busses to get to parent vehicles and will allow more space for parent parking.
As always, please drive with caution when passing busses and do NOT park in the buss parking
zone or on the street opposite the bus parking zone.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation!
ST. MARY’S
BADMINTON TEAM
Alex Schroer
Daniel Hagen
Travis Cunnington
High School Registration
Is happening this month on Thursday the 23rd
at 7 pm in the gathering area. Only our current grade 9 students and their parents need
to attend this meeting, along with any NEW
Grade 10, 11 & 12 students.
Our current grade 10 & 11 students will register for their grade 11 & 12 school year, at the
school during the day at a later date.
Jaedyn Johnson
Kiera Kruger
Brynna Nelson
Caleb Standring
Matthew Debre
Wolfgang Schleiter
Ashley Brady
Gracie Smith
Jordanna Kachmarski
Ryan Kosa
Josh Pohl
Damian Braun
Cadence Nelson
Monty Smith
Bryce Somerville
Dmitri Kruger
Faith Series - “Our Easter Soil”
The joy of the Resurrection is most
complete when the offer of love the
Jesus made in giving his life for
others’ lives on in the hearts of all
of God’s people. The message of
Easter is truly a victory over death
and a sharing of God’s life and love
for everyone. No one is left out of
this most awesome miracle. Pope
Francis says it this way: “The love
of God is not generic. God looks
with love upon everyone man and
women, calling them by name.” p.3
Catholic Update. March 2014.
The Soil (our students and staff)
we are working with and celebrating
this month has now been enriched
more than ever as there is no place
that love cannot touch, no wall that
love cannot break down, or any
into our world and setting it free.
Let us pray that in this beautiful
time of Easter, we may become
what we believe. If we did become
this type of person than, as St.
John Chrysostom once said,
“Nonbelievers would be more astonished at our lives than at miracles”.
Russ Snoble,
Religious Education Consultant
wrong that cannot be forgiven. The
power of the Resurrection means
that the kingdom of God is breaking
COURAGE VIRTUE AWARD WINNERS
for the Month of March
Kindergarten
Skyler Gauthier
Grade 6
Quintara Anderson
Andrea Caissie
Brooklynne Russell
Cruz Seniantha
Elizabeth Wasowicz
Libee Edgson
Vanessa Sarcinella
Grade 1D
Rhylo Lambert
Grade 7
Travis Cunnington
Julius Cooke
Taylan Seal
BayLee Srala
Kassidy Bond
Grade 1H
Mason Walker
William Ireland
Willeim Vromans
Grade 8
Tristin Cunnington
Grade 2
Luke Lillico
Quentin Spiers
Christian Schwemler
Lyle Rombough
Bobby Nelson
Grade 9
Mikayla Anderson
Grade 2/3
Kye Robinson
Mackenzie Cooke
Cadence Lockhart
Davis Hewko
Lea Willmore
Grade 3
Haydn Deines
Grade 10
Bryce Somerville
Breanne Gibbs
Rhett Seely
Courtney Ferguson
Abigail Munn
Grade 11
Drayton Coward
Tahlia Nelson
Grade 4
Eric Ouellet
Trace Griffin
Noah Pryde
Olivia Georges
Grade 12
Grade 5—Ethan Doble Navaria Seniantha
Tyran Pack
Morgan Campbell
Christabel Hagen
Charlee Benn
DID YOU KNOW?????
REMINDER TO JR & SR HIGH PARENTS
Measles
You can access your child’s marks, attendance,
In addition to fever, rash and other symptoms,
about one in 3 persons will have more complications, including diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia, inflammation to the brain and seizures.
Measles can also lead to death. Although complications are common among children under
five years of age, individuals 20 years of age
and older and those with compromised immune
systems, even healthy people are at risk of
complications. In fact, about 1 in 10 people
need hospital treatment.
and projects due through the
POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL at
https://powerschool.gpcsd.ca/public/
Let the office know if you need your login information sent to you again.
JUNIOR HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
PRINCIPAL’S LIST - 90% and up
Gr. 7
Gr. 8
Gr. 9
Gr. 10
Gr. 11
Alex Schroer
Emily McDonald
Ryan Kosa
Rebecca Debre
Skyler Deines
Danielle Vavrek
Drayton Coward
Ashley Brady
Gr. 12
Matthew Maguffee
Tim Schmidt
Brianna Schroer
HONOR ROLL - 80% and up
Gr. 7
Gr. 8
Gr. 9
Gr. 10
Gr. 11
Gr. 12
Travis Cunnington
Gracie Smith
Cadence Nelson
Monty Smith
Kaitlyn Almeida
Annette Boily
Justine Brady
Brynna Nelson
Tiana Loiselle
Scott-Isaac Flewwelling Bjorn Benoit
Shade Cooke
Jacob Hiebert
Mikayla Anderson
Bryce Somerville
Deanna Braun
Kiera Kruger
Damian Braun
Siara Krupinski
Christabel Hagen
Tristin Cunnington
Nicholas Schwemler
Kali Gordey
Andrea Schmidt
Tyson Penner
Josh Pohl
Abigail Munn
Lea Katuski
Improvement of 5%-Jordanna Kachmarski Gr. 9
Improvement of 10%-Bailey Jones Gr. 9
Improvement of 35%-Wolfgang Schleiter Gr. 8
April 2015
Virtue of the Month: Justice
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Holy Thursday
Celebration @
11am in the gym
5
6
7
8
Thu
2
Day off in Lieu of
PTI’s
9
Fri
3
Sat
4
GOOD FRIDAY
10
11
17
18
Sunday Mass @
11:00 am
EASTER BREAK– April 2nd-April 12th
12
Sunday Mass @
11:00 am
19
Sunday Mass @
11:00 am
13 Classes
Resume
14
STAFF MeetingEarly out
20
15
16
Mathematica
Exam
9:00 am
Reading Power
Block 5
GRADE 10
RETREAT
Menchies Treat
Day $ Due
21
22
Subway Hot
Lunch $ Due
School Council
Mtg @ 6:15pm
23
24
25
High School
Registration @
7:00pm
Menchies Treat
Day
Floor Hockey Tournament Gr 1-9
Science Fair
Gr. 4-6 1:00 pm
30 Hour Famine
26
Sunday Mass @
11:00 am
27
28
29
30
Subway Hot
Lunch
Virtue Awards
@ 11am
St. Mary’s Mission Statement: We are a Catholic Faith community that reflects the teachings of Christ.
We cultivate a compassionate environment that values the uniqueness of all individuals by striving to create and inspire confidence, success and the
ability to achieve life-long learning as students, staff and community.
Date of Menchies: Friday, April 24th
Date for Money and Order in: Friday, April 17th
One form
per order
please
*COST*
$4.00
Date of Hot Lunch: Wednesday, April 29th
Deadline for Money and Order in: Wednesday, April 22nd
Pizza-$3.25
Chips-$1.00
Ham-$3.25
Apple Slices-$1.25
Veggie-$3.25 2
Cookies-.75
Cold Cut-$3.25
Juice Box-.50