The Patriot Report – June 07, 2024

“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.” – Desiderius Erasmus

Many times, Jesus instructs his disciples to be a light for others. This points to two things: one is that in the time of Jesus there was much suffering and darkness in the lives of people and two, the solution to darkness is found within ourselves. We can bring people out of darkness by our good deeds. When those around you are in a negative space you have the opportunity to bring light into their world through your words and actions. It may take a lot of kindness and empathy, but the greater the darkness, the greater the light will shine. 

Come out for an evening of music and support our String Orchestra and our School Choir. The evening starts at 7pm in the school gym. 

Our School Start Supply lists are available now. Parents who order by June 13, 2024 will be entered into a draw to win a $500 grocery gift card.

Parents can go directly to: https://schoolstart.ca/, and click on the following:

– Parents Shop Here

– Purchase School Supply Kits

– Select Province, then City, then School

– Click on ’Click Here to Purchase Your School Kits’

– Lastly, they click on their grade and proceed from there

Unfortunately, there will be no more yearbook orders collected by Lifetouch.

Thankfully, we still have a limited number of yearbooks available for purchase through the school. If you have not already purchased a yearbook through the ybpay website, or if you would like to purchase additional yearbooks, please fill out this form below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDHm9ra9d5xX1V_-ty49JWCwRu9foKkI2RpK_VbyWL2AgIPw/viewform?usp=sf_link

The last day to order yearbooks is June 23. If there are any leftover yearbooks they will be available for purchase through the office from June 25 onward.

Any questions can be sent to Miss Smillie at csmillie@stjude.ca.

Thank you for your support!

This coming June 14 is our Sports Day and Mr. van der Pauw will be seated in the dunk tank willing to take on all who want to try their hand at dunking him. Students who raised $100 or more get 3 chances to dunk Mr. v, but parents who want to try will need to pay $20 for 3 chances.

We have eclipsed the $30,000 mark!!! 

As part of the Walkathon prizes:

Students will have a non-uniform week from June 17 – 20

Students will also have a Pizza Lunch Party on June 24

Congrats to our Gr. 4 Class who raised the most amount of money at an average of $184.12 per student! They will get some added dessert prizes on June 24!

Our prize raffle will take place next week during the school day. Students who are absent will get their names entered into the draw. 

Come join the St. Jude School community in saying goodbye to staff leaving our school. We will be, in a special way, celebrating Mrs. Wong’s retirement!  Mrs. Wong has been a long-standing teacher at the school, and we will miss her.  Assembly will be held in the gym on Wed, Jun 26th and will begin at 10:45am.  We will also be saying good-bye to other staff members including Miss Ryan, Miss Daly, Mr. van der Pauw, and Fr. Jun.  

The Parent Support Group (PSG) is a necessary parent liaison group between the school and the BC Gaming Commission.  The formation of this group meets the eligibility for receiving a government grant from the BC Gaming Commission.  This grant money is intended to benefit K-12 students in British Columbia through enhancement of extracurricular opportunities and community involvement. Historically, this money has subsidized field trips and supported various school clubs (i.e. the chess club and nature club).  The school cannot apply for this grant unless we have parents who volunteer their time towards forming the PSG.  If you are interested in joining or would like more information, please email psg@stjude.ca

Monday – Saturday: 9 am morning Masses
Novena Mass on Wednesdays: 7:30 pm.
Saturday anticipated Mass: 5 pm
Sunday Mass: 9 am, 11 am, 5 pm