Celtics Chatter, Friday, May 5

NO TRACK PRACTICE NEXT WEEK (MAY 8-12)

Dear Families,

In this Sunday’s Gospel Jesus says to the disciples:

“Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many mansions. If not, I would have told you: because I go to prepare a place for you. And if I shall go, and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will take you to myself; that where I am, you also may be. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” (John 14: 1-4)

How easy it is to try and take control from our Lord and to try and solve our own worries but in fact this does not bring us inner peace. We have to surrender to His will so that we can achieve the peace that he is offering us. He loves us and wants only the best of us, that is to lead us into eternal life with Him.

As we jump into our last two months of the school year, I pray for peace in your hearts and in your homes. It is such a jam packed time of year!

Please forward any mite boxes for the Seminarians to the office. We will forward them to the Vocations Office.

Yours In Christ,

Mrs. Maria Fonseca

Flowers For Mary

This week, we invite families with the last names beginning with G-L to bring flowers for our Mother.

The rest of the schedule is as follows:

Mon. May 15: M-R

Tues. May 23: S-Z

Harmony High

St. Patrick’s School proudly presents: Harmony High the Musical

Wednesday, May 10th at 1:00pm

Thursday, May 11th at 1:00pm and 6:30pm

Entrance is by donation.

All proceeds will go towards our Music and Drama department with a portion for charity.

Summer Uniform Begins- May 15

Please note that summer uniform options begin on May 15th. Students may continue to wear their gym strip on PE days and regular uniforms the rest of the week. Summer pieces are optional.

Boys:

● Navy blue shorts

● Crested white polo shirt

● Navy blue or black socks, above the ankle- no white or other coloured socks permitted

● Black leather shoes

Girls:

● School Skort

● Crested white polo shirt

● Knee high navy blue socks or navy blue or black socks, above the ankle – no white or other coloured socks permitted

● Black leather shoes (heel not to exceed 1 inch)

Space Available in K and Gr. 7

If you have friends looking for a great community to join, please note that we have space in limited space Kindergarten and Grade 7 available

RAFFLE TICKETS

Congratulations to Vanessa in Gr 6 and Sofia S. in Gr 1 for winning a gift card prize for selling raffle tickets last week.

Congratulations to Kindergarten for selling the most tickets in one week!

Keep selling those raffle tickets! We are fundraising for our school!

Here is the jotform if you would like to order them online.

Please send payment into the office or give it to a member of the Fundraising Team.

Send back all tickets stubs with names and email addresses. If you wish to purchase single tickets, please add that to order form and Fundraising will send you individual tickets instead of the full booklet. Ticket stubs that are not returned, will NOT be entered into the draw.

Love Ed Mandatory Program for Gr. 4-7

Last week (Apr. 12th) a package with a link was sent out to our Gr. 4-7 families regarding a program called Love Ed. This is a mandatory program for families with students in Gr. 4-7.

C.I.S.V.A. has made available to us Colleen Mast’s program “LoveEd” which allows us to continue meeting the BC Ministry curriculum through an alternate delivery and honour our Catholic understanding that sexuality formation best happens in the family. The program provides a series of online videos for you to watch with your child. The videos are free for all parents to access, however the print materials must be purchased at your cost, should you want a detailed training program.

In order to help you avoid having to purchase the resources, we have suggested questions that accompany the parent videos. Our hope is that these will provide parents with a platform to start the meaningful conversations that will hopefully continue well beyond the videos. If you have a child in a younger grade and would like access to this material, please email [email protected] and I will send you the link.

Used Uniforms Sale – Wed., May 17th

We are having a sale on May 17 from 1:15 – 2:15 pm.If you have used uniforms that are in very good condition that you would like to sell or donate, please send them laundered to the office.

If you are selling used uniform pieces, please put each piece in a clear bag with the asking price and your last name.

If you are donating, the proceeds will go towards the school.

Questions? Please email [email protected]

Music News

LITURGY CHOIRS:

• Gr. 3 & 4 – Liturgy Choir Practice Wednesday, May 24 & 31 @ 12:00-12:30
• Gr. 3 & 4 – School Mass Friday, June 2 – morning practice @ 8:00am
• Gr. 5, 6 & 7 – Liturgy Choir Practice Wednesday, June 14 & 21 @ 12:00-12:30
• Gr. 5, 6 & 7 – School Mass Wednesday, June 28 – morning practice @ 8:00am

INTERMEDIATE CHOIR Gr. 4-7:

• every Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:35 am in the music room
• May 10th is the last practice

Upcoming Events:

MAY

08: Dress rehearsal for Spring Musical

10 & 11: SPRING MUSICAL (1:00 pm matinee both days, 6:30pm Thursday)

12: Gr. 2 Retreat (In School)

15: Summer Uniform starts

17: Hot Lunch (Bella Nonna’s)- Spirit Wear Day

19: NO SCHOOL – Pro D Day

24: Hot Lunch (Brownies & Booster Juice)- Spirit Wear Day
26: Celtics Day

31: Gr. 7 Confirmation

June

1: St. Catherine’s Track Meet

2: School Mass (5)

5: Planning Day- NO SCHOOL

8: Book Sale at School

11: First Communion 9am & 11:15am

12: CISVA Track Meet

14: MR District Track Meet (Gr 4 & 5)

15: CISVA Track Meet

15: MR District Track Meet (Gr 6 & 7)

16: Fun Day

20: Gr 7 Farewell

23: Step Up Day

27: FInal Assembly 1:45pm

28: LAST DAY! 10:30 Dismissal

Weekly activities

Permissions slips must be handed in prior to attending. These are NOT open to all grades:

Math Club (Gr. 7s): Tuesdays from 7:45 – 8:30am (Mrs. Eskut & Mrs. Roth)

Latin Club: Tuesdays from 3:00 – 4:00pm (Mr. Brooks)

Games Club: Fridays from 3:00 – 4:30pm (Mr. Brooks & Mrs. Wagg)

Intermediate Choir: Gr. 4 -7 every Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:35 am in the Music Room