Welcome Back….Welcome

2017

Our Lady of Grace

January Gazette

Welcome back everyone. I would like to wish you and your family a Happy New Year and a New Year filled with new beginnings and opportunities.

A prayer for the beginning of a New Year—Welcome 2017

Lord God, At the beginning of this January 2017 teach us to be your hands and feet where we are. At the beginning of this January 2017

teach us to love as you love us. At the beginning of this January 2017 teach us to

pray for those in need.

So that You are honoured and glorified. Amen

FULL DAY, EVERYDAY JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION!!

Junior Kindergarten registration for September 2017 will be held from

Monday, January 23rd until Friday, February 3rd, 2017

Please call the school to book an appointment. The following documentation is required: your child’s birth and baptismal certificates, immunization records, health card and proof of address. Emergency contact numbers and babysitter information will also

help facilitate the registration process.

It is not necessary to re-register your child if he/she is currently

attending Junior Kindergarten

With the beginning of the New Year it is a good time for us to refresh our spirits. Many people make New Year’s Resolutions which are promises to themselves to be better people. This month our Virtue is : Justice. Let’s all think

about the things we can do in our lives to try to be more like Jesus.

Our Lady of Grace Catholic School will be celebrating mass on: Thursday, January 19th, 2017at 11:15. Please feel welcome to join us for our school mass. We would like to say a big thank you to Father Kenney and Father Scott for being so kind, caring and taking the time to teach us all on our faith journey. We would also like to thank our altar

servers and school choir for all the preparations and all community parish members who attend. Wishing everyone a

Happy New Year!!

PLEASE contact the office and return the necessary paperwork if you child is in a sacramental year.

WELLNESS WEEK Resilience from FAITH, in Action! “And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And Immediately

he received his sight and followed him on the way.” Mark 10:52

Winter Weather

On cold winter days, it is important for students to come to school dressed appropriately

(winter jacket, hats, mitts, snow pants, boots, etc…) Generally speaking, if the tempera-

ture is below –20 degrees Celsius (including wind chill), the students will either stay inside or else

have a shortened period of time outside. Temperature readings are based on the radio broad-

cast as well as the Weather Network website for Pembroke. Clearly, if the temperature at a partic-

ular recess is in the –20s or in the –30s, the students will stay indoors on an

inclement weather schedule.

It is C-C-C-Cold outside…. Dress warm!!

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Congratulations to all students and staff who

worked so hard to put on an excellent show. A special

thanks also goes to everyone for the time and effort they

put into directing, costumes and set design. It was a

successful concert! Thank you for the community support!

Skating Rink Information

Once again, we will be taking advantage of the Westmeath Skating Rink in 2017 as part of our physical education classes. Students have been enjoying skating at the rink. We would like to thank Mel and all the rink staff for providing a great facility for us to use. A friendly reminder to all students that helmets and mitts/gloves must be worn by all who are skating . Skates being transported by bus to and from school must be safely stored in a durable bag. Please let the school know if you need assistance—we have extra skates.

Please note: We are working on arranging some amazing sessions with Perfect Skating from 2pm-3pm in the New Year. Check it out online: Kyle Allard—Perfect Skating!!

SHEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE

THANK YOU

On behalf of the staff, we would like to thank you for the many wonderful Christmas gifts. We also have our CPAN snowsuit

campaign still on. Please send any items in if you wish to donate. Children grow so fast! If you are in need of a snowsuit or boots

please contact CPAN to assist with your needs.

Destination Imagination! The team is working hard and will be prepared to travel in March. On March 4th the team will present at our local competition. It will be held at Ecole Secondaire Paul Desmarais in Stittsville. Stay tuned for more info

and pics soon!! Go DI Team!

Parent Council: Come one come all and get your ticket for our Paint Nite on Jan.

19th 6:30-8:00.Our famous Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday will be held at

the WDRA on Tuesday, February 28th . More info to come regarding parent sup-

port./ donation of dessert items.

Great Article:

Why Children Have Difficulties Mastering the Basic Number Combinations and

How to Help Them? By Arthur J. Baroody.—

-The OLG teaching staff will be working together on math talk. You may hear from your child(ren) that “math games” are being played. It’s true!! We will be looking at engagement in mathematics and how to use math manipulatives in a deeper more

meaningful way.

Happy New Math Year!! 2017

Winter Welcome… Please Dress Warm and Remember the

Rules to Safe Play.

At Recess: Need Help?? See the Supervisor/Teacher/EA or

a friend on the yard to help. A staff member(s) on the

yard at ALL times.

Be kind and remember our Virtue of the Month

Hands Off

If on snow hill—slide on bottom to FRONT of hill (*not

sliding down back of hill to fence)

Snow…. making snowballs is fun BUT keep it on the

ground!

Yard mini stick hockey: we will continue to monitor

the game(s). If the children do not

follow the rules of the game. It

will have to stop. Thank you for

your help in reviewing the rules of

yard.

*Grade 4-7— M/T/T on the field

*Grade 2-4— W/F on the field

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Jan 23- Faith, Hope & Love Jan 24 – Prudence Jan 25 –Justice and Forgiveness

Jan 26 – Temperance Jan 27- Fortitude

Mental Health—

Wellness Insert

Sun Mon

OLMC

7:00 pm

Tue

OLG

7:00pm

Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8

Mass 11:00

9 Welcome

Back!! 10 Door

Challenge Begins

11

Student Council Meeting at lunch

12 Music

Student Council Lunch Intra-mural—hula snow race

13 Skating

Dress like a penguin—wear black/white

14 Take

math out-side— make a pattern in the snow!

15 Mass

11:00

16 Parent

Council Meeting

6:00 pm

17 Door

Challenge Judging

18 sub

It’s cold out-side—Spirit Day—wear icy colours

19 Mass

11:15

PAINT

NITE!! 6:30-8:30

20 Skating 21

22

OLMC

Mass

11:00

23Wellness Week - January

23.

24 Bring

your favorite book

25 pizza 26 Spirit

Day: Wear

Rainbow colours

27 Skating

Dress as your favorite character

28

29 OLMC Mass

11:00

30Winter Monday—Wear your favourite hat for Spirit Day

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Our Lady of Grace

January 2017

Sneak Peek at February : Pancake Tuesday - B.S.C.H.S.

Open House Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 from 6:30 -

8:00 p.m. Bishop Smith Catholic High School personally invites

you and your son or daughter to our Grade 7 Open House