JUNE, 2016

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View our entire June Newsletter at…

http://motherteresa.gpcsd.ca/Newsletter.php

Paper-copies are available at the school office upon request

SCHOOL FEES

Instructional and/or School fees are now past due. Please make your payment ASAP at the

school office with the Secretary. We have Interact as well!

Cheques can be made out to Mother Teresa Catholic School.

This months Virtue...

With the opening of the new Catholic school there were teacher transfers

which affected every school. From Mother Teresa, we say goodbye to Susan Miller,

Jenn Trydal, Lemar Borstad and Shawna Bulger who will join the St. Catherine staff in the fall.

It is that time of year in which

summer holidays are almost in sight. It is hard to believe the school year is almost over! It has been a blessing for the staff to watch your

children grow academically, spiritually and

socially. Thank you to the hard working,

dedicated staff and all the parents for

working as a team. Thank you parents for

supporting your child’s learning needs, and our

school. Thank you to all of our parents

volunteers who have so generously given their time, we appreciate your involvement and

support! Henri Chauvet, Principal

The staff would like to thank all the parents who helped out and coordinated with

Mrs. Stokke for “Staff Appreciation Week” The staff enjoyed an amazing

lunch, gifts & supervision!

We will still need your help, but not until the fall!

will be delayed from the suppliers side and we will not be able

to get started until September

Below is a link to a quick survey on what date works best for you to help with the work bee... The first survey is to choose the date most are available.

You can choose more than one weekend!

(Sept. 3-4 long weekend, Sept. 10-11, Sept. 17-18, Sept. 24-25)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C5VW8LW

The first survey is how you

would like to help that day. http://www.signupgenius.com/

go/30e0e4badaa2aaafb6-mtoperation

NEW PLAYGROUND Unfortunately the equipment for the

School Council Corner Next Meeting...

Parents,

We invite you ALL out to our next School

Council Meeting. It is a great way for

you to stay informed about what is

happening at the school & it gives you an

open forum to voice your suggestions for

school improvement.

FREE Babysitting for ages 3 to 11

May 30 6:30-8pm (Meeting in School Staffroom)

Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the first practical telephone, helped create the first Montessori school in Canada.

Thomas Edison, inventor of the incandescent light bulb, kick started four such schools.

Montessori Tid bit...

Our website will have a link to direct you to the school start page later

this month. They will have all the materials needed and the price.

Parents can choose to have it sent to their home or school. Parents are not obligated to buy from this online program, feel free to shop locally as well if you prefer

In the past, Mother Teresa bought all school supplies and parents paid the school. This year, we have facilitated the process and parents will be able to buy everything online.

Canteen Services

If you are interested in running a Canteen

for the school, please submit your menu

& price list to the school BEFORE June 10th

If you have any questions or require more information,

simply call the school!

May’s Virtue of ACCEPTANCE winners...

Grade 8 Business Charity

is back!

Business owners will only sell a specific number of tickets for their business. This ensures that a student (client) who shows up with a ticket will receive his/her product or service, regardless of the time that class visits the market. (If 25 tickets are sold to Bing-Bong's Candy Shop, then 25 kids will get to buy candy.)

Tickets will have been pre-sold. The actual tickets won't be handed out until right before the market opens to avoid kids losing them.

No more crazy line-up at the salon! Appointments will be booked this year and a ticket provided for each service that is pre-paid. We will do our best to book as many as possible in your assigned time slot, but we may have to be flexible. This was a very popular business last year.

This year's Grade 8 Small Business

Charity market will be held during

the afternoon of Tuesday June 7.

This year, the students have decided

that all proceeds will be forwarded

to the Red Cross to aid the people of

Fort MacMurray and the GP SPCA!

Tuesday, June 7th

Camera Queens Photo Studio Fashion Forward Fashion Show Pay 2 Play “Gaming” Arcade Bing Bong’s Candy Shop Nerf Warz Glow in the Dark Dodgeball Relaxation Yoga Studio The Milky Way (multi-player games) Nothing but Net (Free throw competi-tion) Sunday Funday (Ice Cream Shop) Smoothilicious The Waffle Project Art Gallery Alpha & Omega Hair and Nail Salon Bubble gum blowout (Hockey shoot out)

ALL Library Books &

Lost Book

Payments are DUE at th

e school

library by J

une 10. Read at Homes

& Payments for lost/

Damaged Read

at Homes is J

une 17!

Please check your child’s agendas, and with their teacher, to see if all of your child’s books have been returned and their account is clear.

Books & Textbooks will be charged for if they are damaged or lost, and

MUST BE PAID FOR BEFORE JUNE 24!

June 10 – Due Date for ALL Library

Books & Lost Book Payments

June 17 - Last Day for Read@Homes &

Payments for Lost/Damaged

Read@Homes

June 20-24 - Return of Textbooks &

Lost/Damaged Textbook Payments

Parents...

We would like to thank the Education Foundation and the Mother Teresa School Council for their generous contribution to the Mother Teresa Student exchange. They granted us $1000.00 and $1500 respectively, to put toward the expenses of this trip.

Experiences Canada’s mission is to create, facilitate and

promote enriching educational opportunities for youth within

Canada for the development of increased appreciation and

understanding through programs of exploration in language,

culture and community. This exchange impacted 60 students

from Mother Teresa School in grades 5, 6 and 7. We built

relationships (many lifelong as there are already arrangements

being made to return to Quebec City to visit our “twins”),

learned more about this great country and most importantly,

learned about the French culture and how important it is to

Canada’s history.

This exchange took the students far beyond the classroom:

we learned about government in grade 6 social and we visited

the National Assembly in Quebec, we learned about the Iroquois

Confederacy and we visited a Huron-Wendat longhouse.

In grade 7 social we learned about Canadian history and we

visited the Plains of Abraham where the French and English

duked it out. We learn about teamwork and cooperation in most

aspects of the curriculum and we developed cooperation skills

while having to live with a “twin” and then have them live with

us. We even learned about ourselves: what our limits are, how

to cope with being away from all that’s familiar to us and how to

speak a language that is mostly foreign to us. Most importantly,

we learned new and exciting things about this country we call

home. Very few students actually get to visit the other

provinces and territories. Not only did we get to visit it, we

experienced it by living with families and sharing in their

traditions and routines.

Thank you for supporting our education outside

of the classroom!

Miss Vanessa’s grade 3 class did a Loonie Drive to raise money for Ft. Mac Murray.

The class alone raised a total of $1,251.00 then the ATA matched the class total AND THEN the

government matched that number... bringing the grand

total in donations to the Red Cross a whopping

$5,004.00 raised by one class!

Loonie Drive!

We would like to give another shout out to all of our amazing sponsors, volunteers, and everyone who has donated and

contributed to our children's future playground at Mother Teresa Catholic School! Thank you all for your generous support!!

Gold sponsors ($10,000) -Evaskevich Family, Rotary Club

Silver sponsors ($5,000)-Pry Enterprises, Kin Club

Bronze sponsors ($2,500) -CDN Controls, Tan Man Welding,

North Peace Insulating Products, Shane Zheya (Remax)

Grants received ($25,000 + ) - Alberta Recycling, GP Catholic School Board, County of GP, Community Facility Enhancement Program Grants ($1,000 + ) - City of GP, Encana, Aquatera

Check out some of our Jr. High Track

Supa Stars!

Our Edible Wall

is doing Amazing! Check it out in the library!

AMA Crossing

guard year

rock climbing

party was a

BLAST!

June “Far up in the

deep blue sky,

Great white clouds

are floating by;

All the world is

dressed in green;

Many happy birds

are seen,

Roses bright and

sunshine clear

Show that lovely

June is here.”

~F.G. Sanders

J une is certainly a lovely month as

the poem above says. The longer

days, warm sun, all contribute to

the beauty of June. June is also a

month of celebrations; weddings, fathers,

graduations. June is also the month that

marks the beginning of summer; or

specifically summer vacations.

Vacations are wonderful things. A

time to rejuvenate, bond with family and

friends, and, of course, to rest. The great

thing about rest is that God actually

commands us to do it. It’s not a

suggestion. So many times throughout

Sacred Scripture God speaks upon how

vital it is to rest. God desires us to rest

because it shows that we care about the

mind and body He gave us. So this

summer my prayer for you is that you all

get the rest you deserve. Enjoy your time

with family and friends and may God’s

grace and blessings be with you on all of

your journeys.

Laura Tapson

Come downtown between

11:00am - 2:00pm on June 15 to purchase your lunch by donation!

Mark your Calendars! Mark your Calendars!

There will be a great selection of local food trucks set up…

come on down and try something new!

June 15th

All proceeds will go toward the GPCSD Schools Snack Program

& the Public Snack Program.

Joanne at the parish office

780-532-2351 (ext. 230)

For more information or to register...

Home of the

You can also access the entire June Newsletter at our SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://motherteresa.gpcsd.ca/

Su n M on Tu e We d Th u Fr i S at

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Professional

Development

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 YMCA Multicultural Day here at the school! 10:30am-1:30pm

FREE for everyone, lots of activities, food & more!

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YMCA CHILDCARE AVAILABLE FOR K-6 STUDENTS AT MOTHER TERESA SCHOOL … TO INQUIRE: call 780-933-8376

Grade 8

Dance & Graduation!

Gr. 6 English Final Exam

Gr. 6 Math Final Exam

Gr. 6 Social Final Exam

Gr. 7/8 Math Final Exam

Gr. 7/8 Social Final Exam

Gr. 7/8 Science Final Exam

Gr. 6 Science Final Exam

Gr. 7/8 English Final Exam

Last Parent Council Meeting

at 6:30pm Everyone Welcome!

R. Card #3 sent home

Services Canteen If YOU are interested in

RUNNING A CANTEEN for the school, please submit your menu & price list

to the school BEFORE June 10th

If you have any questions or require more information, simply call the school!

It’s been a while since I’ve seen you last!

Grade 8

Students will have the chance to browse, shop,

receive a service provided by the Gr.8’s. Tickets sold in advance for this fundraiser

for the Red Cross.

Harvey’s Orders DUE

TODAY by 9am

Harvey’s Lunch

*NO Canteen today!

Junior High Cineplex Trip

FREEZIE SALE

$1.00 - Regular $2.00 - Jumbo

Library books DUE!

Aboriginal Day

Virtue Awards Gr. 1-4 Mont 9:30am

Gr. 1-4 Reg. 10am

Gr. 5-8 11:00am

Year End Celebration

1:00pm

Kindergarten

& End of

Year

Fun Day!

Aboriginal Dancers 12:30pm