Notre Dame School News
1241-105th Street, North Battleford, Sask. S9A 1S8
PRINCIPAL: Mr. D. Sarenco
www.loccsd.ca
VICE-PRINCIPAL: Mr. A. Senger
M
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2015
PHONE: 1-306-445-0283
FAX: 1-306-446-7180
LOVE OF A MOTHER
It is believed that nothing can be compared to a mother’s love on earth. It
is simply understood because it is the greatest love that a mother gives to her
children, her family. It may be said that this love is described as a source of water.
Helen Steiner Rice described, “A Mother's love is something that no one can
explain. It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain. It is endless and
unselfish and enduring come what may for nothing can destroy it or take that
love.”
It is so wonderful to reflect on a mother’s love on Mother’s Day on May
10 , 2015. God has given this instinct of love to any woman who is a mother. And
this is also taken from example of God love. God said in Isaiah 49:15, “Can a
woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her
womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.” Motherhood is a
gorgeous gift to mankind. That is why we are supposed to love this gift and honor
our mother. This is the fourth commandment given to us by God, “Honor your
father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God
is giving you.” (Exodus 20:12).
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We thank God for giving us our mothers. We are also thankful to our
mothers for what they have been doing for us. We honor them, pray for them, and
express our appreciation to them especially on Mother’s Day.
Fr. Cuong Luong
Dear Mary,
You are the mother of God
and the mother of all the church.
We honor you
and your role in our salvation.
We ask your prayers for all of us
as we follow Jesus Christ.
Pray for us to God that we may
be faithful
to God’s will in our lives.
Amen
2015-16 Registration
Notre Dame School is
accepting registrations
for Pre-Kindergarten to
Grade 7 students.
Registration forms can be
picked up at the school
office. Please call
306-445-0283 for more
information or if you have any questions.
Several students at N.D.
have serious food allergies.
Children may not share
lunches. Children should
report forgotten lunches to
teachers. Do not borrow food
from others.
Pre-Kindergarten
The Pre-Kindergarten program is a FREE program
for all 3-5 year old children, although preference
is given to children who come from a single-parent
family, parents in school, low income families or
receiving social assistance, a child in need of
learning assistance, speech and/or social
behaviours. The Pre-Kindergarten program runs
Monday to Thursday, 3 hours per a day, either
mornings or afternoons. Space is limited, but
applications are accepted
throughout the year as space
becomes available.
If your child’s lunch requires a spoon
or fork, please send one with their
lunch. The school does not provide
utensils for students.
Congratulations
to
…
March
Student of the
month.
Kindergarten
If your child will be 5 on or
before December 31, 2015
and resides within our school
attendance area, they may
register for our Kindergarten program.
Kindergarten to Grade 7
If your child will not be attending Notre Dame
School for the 2015-16 school year, please contact
the school as soon as possible. Notice of these
changes will help us in the process of
establishing staffing and classroom
arrangements for the school year.
Also, if you know any parents who
are considering registering their
children at Notre Dame School for
the fall, please encourage them to
contact our school as soon as
possible. Any number of new students to our
school could make a difference in the
arrangement of classes and grades. Again,
please encourage parents of new students to come
in to register as soon as possible.
Please bring your child’s Baptism certificate if they
are Baptized and their Saskatchewan Health Card
when registering.
Students Receive Sacraments
The Grade 2 students who are
preparing for the Sacraments received
the Sacrament of Reconciliation on
April 21. The Sacraments of
Confirmation and First Holy Eucharist
will take place on May 9 at Notre
Dame Church and May 10 at the Ukrainian Catholic
Church. Please keep these students in your
prayers as they continue on their faith journey.
Lost and Found
Please check the Lost and Found box
as there are many items which still
remain unclaimed. All unclaimed
items will be donated to the less
fortunate at the end of June.
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Jump Rope for Heart
Thank you to the students who raised money for
the Jump Rope for Heart event.
A total of $1244.40 was donated
to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation. Way to go!!
Track & Field & Fun Day
Notre Dame School will be having its school Track
Meet on Friday, May 22. This event will be for
Grade 4 to 7 students and will be held at St. Mary
Community School playground. Information and
details regarding this activity will be
sent home with students closer to the
planned activity date.
The Division Track Meet for Grade 4
to 7 will be held on Friday, May 29 at the Central
Track Meet across from the Comp.
The Kindergarten to Grade 3 Fun Day will be held
on Friday, June 12. Details will be sent home with
students in June.
Clothing Guideline
Students at Notre Dame School are expected to
dress themselves in a manner that is appropriate
for an elementary school and is consistent with
modesty and a Christian Catholic Standard.
Students and parents should choose clothing that is
free from slogans that are racist, sexist, or saying
that promote drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. Children at
school are active in play and sport. Their clothing
should fit well enough to protect their modesty.
Spandex, and similar tight fitting material,
spaghetti straps, tube tops, and short-shorts
are not appropriate for school. In all cases
teacher and school administration will determine
what clothing is appropriate for school. In extreme
cases students may be sent home to change, ask
to turn their shirts in-side-out, or asked to cover up
with a sweater or sweatshirt.
Locks for Bikes
With the warm weather students
are starting to ride their bikes to
school. We recommend that your
child have a good lock to lock up
their bike. Bikes without proper
locks have been stolen in the
past. The school is not
responsible for damaged or
stolen bikes.
Protect
your
bike…
lock it
up.
Eva Olsson Presentation
Grade 4-7 students will have the opportunity to
attend a presentation by Holocaust survivor, Eva
Olsson, at 10:15a.m. on May 5 at John Paul II
Collegiate. There will be a free public presentation,
the evening of May 5th at St. Vital's Church in
Battleford. We are looking forward to this event.
Playground Project Underway
We're working hard to engage your children in learning, and in their school Notre Dame. Our
school has many activities to accommodate different interests. One area children enjoy is a
well equipped playground set. As a result we are undertaking a focused playground project.
It has been 13 years since our last playground addition. The equipment at the north end of the
area was added when Notre Dame become an English language school. At that time we had
148 students. We now have 265 children attending our school. We know it's time to improve
our play equipment, but we also know this is an expensive project.
We have a good start on fund raising for equipment.
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The North Battleford Kinsmen have donated $10 000.00 towards new equipment.
RBC Day of Caring has pledged $1 000.00 to our project.
We will have about $1 000.00 from our Lamontagne fundraising, after paying to support
field trips.
In 2015 2016 approximately $1000.00 will be taken from our in-school budget to
support our purchase of equipment.
Despite an excellent beginning to our fund raising effort,
we will need to pull together much more money. Playground
equipment is incredibly expensive. We could easily spend
$100 000.00.
One request for parents: if you are aware of any grants, or
donation programs through your workplace please let
us know. You could talk to myself, Mr. Senger,
or Emi Holm our SCC Chairperson.
Mr. Sarenco
Save the date! We will be having a family year end party to celebrate the
fantastic year we have had at Notre Dame School. We will have food, music and
entertainment. We hope to see you all there!
More information will follow at the end of May.
What-Notre Dame Family fun party
When- Thursday, June 18
4:30-7:00 pm
In AR News…
Notre Dame students did a great job during the weekly challenges. A
total of 896.9 points was earned for the month. Each week the
students met or beat the challenge put to them. To cap off a job well
done, a Spring Fling Dance was enjoyed by all!
Our annual AR
Spring Tea was held on April 30th
The highest point earner and one name randomly drawn from each class
received an invitation –
Congratulations to all the winners!
From Ms. McLean’s Class – Shira P. & Shelby W.
From Mrs. Steven's Class – Eni K. & Kynyon S.
From Mrs. MacNaughton's Class – Michelle D. & Tyrone M.
From Ms. Hogger's Class – Mayze M. & Logan S.
From Ms. Eppich's Class – AJ D. & Hannah P.
From Mrs. Loeppky’s Class – Vladyslav N. & Sam S.
From Ms. Stewart's Class – Adrian H. & Stefan S.
From Mr. Edwards’ Class – Bryanne F. & Guiel S.
From Mr. Heroux's Class – Joshua H. & Shane L.
Starting May 1st
5 weeks of fun!
5 prizes awarded each Friday
Earn 5 AR points
OR pass 5 tests
and get a ticket to
(Readers
RRR
Reward Recess)
Announcement!
Our Notre Dame Spring Talent Show will be held again this year!!! Auditions will be on Monday, May 11.
Students who are coming to auditions will need to bring:
1. A CD or USB with their song on it, ready to go.
2. A print out of the lyrics in their song.
3. Any equipment, props, instruments or items needed for their
performance.
Students who are in the Notre Dame Talent Show will be involved in two performances. Both
performances are at Notre Dame School in the gym. The first performance is May 26, 2015 at 12:30 pm.
The second performance is at 6:30 pm on May 27, 2015. All students who are performing need to meet
in the library by 6:15 pm on May 27, to get organized for the show.
We encourage friends and family to attend to support these young performers. We will be having a silver
collection to help support arts programming in our school. Donations are voluntary and appreciated.
Proceeds from the talent show go towards art and music supplies and/or special events at Notre Dame
School.
We will be selling water and squares at the evening performance on Wednesday, May 27. Proceeds from
the food go towards the grade 5 field trip.
We appreciate your support in making sure your child has the required materials and is ready to go when
they are called up to perform.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
The Notre Dame School Talent Show Committee
Mrs. Loeppky, Mrs. Iverson, Mr. Sarenco & Ms. Eppich
**If student performances are not ready to go on the 11th, they can’t be in the Talent show.**
Runs - July 6th - 9th - 9-3pm daily
Open to Grade K-6 Junior and Senior Campers
Cost: $150.00 includes: Nutrition snacks, Tees, Door prizes, Art Camp supplies and
over 30 hours of instruction and fun.
To register - Pick up at JP II or call Roxanne Stynsky 481-5501
Our music-themed art contest deadline was April 30th! The artwork that came in is fantastic
and I am excited about the student’s work on this project! Look for student artwork from this
contest which will be displayed at our Notre Dame School Talent Night that will be held at 6:30
p.m. on May 27th!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Ljubica Hardi, a guest artist, who is coming to
help judge this art contest. She has been generous in offering her time and expertise.
We would like to extend a big thank you to the Dekker Centre for donating tickets to the May
9th Harry Manx Show for our Grand Prize winners in each age group and for agreeing to display
student artwork on the evening of that event. We greatly appreciate the Dekker Centre’s
support of the growth and development of art in our school and community! This makes a huge
difference for our students!!
Thank you for all of the students who worked hard and participated in this contest!
Contest winners will be announced in our next school newsletter.
Light of Christ & Living Sky School Divisions are pleased to once again offer a
summer literacy camp experience for children and youth.
Join us for a fun and exciting camp experience!
Programming at the camp will encourage children to develop their love of reading and books through crafts,
reading, singing songs, writing, and playing games. Activities are fun and interactive and will enhance
learning outside of the school setting. There is NO COST to participate and snacks will be provided. Our first
literacy camp begins July 13th and finishes July 31st and our second literacy camp begins August 4th and
finishes August 21st.
Detailed information about the camps and registration forms will be available mid-May at the main office
of your child’s school. For more information, please contact the office of your child’s school.
Notre Dame School
Calendar of Events & Activities
1241-104th Street
The
Month of
Mary
North Battleford, Sask.
S9A 1S8
(306)445-0283
MAY 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1 MW Kdgn
Saturday
2
Book Character
Spirit Day
3
4
5th Sunday of
Easter
Tri-West
Teacher
Day – No
School
10
11
5
6
Eva Olsson
Presentations –
10:15 @ JPll
(Gr. 4-7)
7:00 @ St. Vital
Assembly
12
13
Talent Show
Auditions @
12:05
7
Choir Practice
@ 12:05-12:25
14
Choir Practice
@ 12:05-12:25
8 TT Kdgn
9
Taco Lunch
Orders Due
Sacrament
Rehearsal @
1:00 @ ND
Church
Grade 2
Confirmation
Celebration @
7:00 @ ND
Church
15 MW Kdgn 16
Backwards
Spirit Day
Taco Lunch
17
18
Ascension
Victoria Day Faith
– No School Inservice –
No School
School Mass @
9:30
25
26
27
Talent Show
Rehearsal @
12:30
Talent Show
Evening
Performance @
6:30
24 Pentecost
31 Trinity
19
20
21
22 TT Kdgn
23
ND School Gr.
4-7 Track Meet
Choir Practice
@ 12:05-12:25
28
29 MW Kdgn 30
Division Track
Meet