The Patriot Report – October 12th, 2018

The Grade 7 Class of 2017 raised funds and purchased a 3D printer for the school. 3D printing dovetails nicely with the Applied Design, Skills, and Technology Curriculum. As a school we are very grateful for the contribution made by the students and families of the Grade 7 Class of 2017. We very much look forward to using this new technology!

We have noticed that a growing number of parents are parking across the front of the school on East 15th Ave and are then proceeding to walk their children across the street or children end up crossing the street on their own. This presents a real danger for students. It also can cause traffic back ups on East 15th Ave. We request that parents respect that East 15th Ave is not a drop off lane. We have a built in drop off lane in our school parking lot for parents to use. Thank you for your cooperation.

We are looking for a parent who has piano playing skills and can commit to playing at our Christmas Concert and ideally play at our school masses on Wednesdays. Please email Mr. van der Pauw at cvanderpauw@stjude.ca if you are able to fulfill this volunteer position.

Please ensure that all walkathon money comes into the school. We would like to report out our total amount raised but we cannot do this until all funds are in. Thank you.

As a recent letter home explained, we have changed the way we will be communicating your child’s learning this year. The upcoming Parent-Teacher Interviews is a non-instructional day (meaning no school for students that day). The Parent-Teacher Interview is a conversation between the parent(s) and the teacher. Students are NOT to attend this conference. Sessions will be 10 minutes and must remain on schedule to allow for all parents to touch base with teachers. An Interim Progress Report will be coming home on October 22, 2018 and we kindly ask that parents bring this report to the conference. If you find that 10 minutes was not sufficient, parents can always book a separate session with their child’s classroom teacher. Please click here to reserve your time slot. All bookings are done online. Please book in advance to reserve your time slot. Interviews time slots are as follows:
11am – 12pm
1pm – 5pm
6pm – 8pm

This year Halloween falls on a Wednesday, which is the same day as our school mass. Please note the following:

• If your child wants to wear a costume they are to pack it and then change into their costume during recess time – they must be able to do this independently
• If your child elects not to wear a costume they can wear halloween colours that day to school and even to mass (orange, black, yellow, white, purple – use your judgement)
• If your child does pack a costume, their costume must be appropriate and non-intimidating or counter the philosophy of our school. This means no masks, no violent characters, no zombies or ghoulish characters, no weapons (even if pretend), and no make up that makes kids unidentifiable and certainly no devils! Superhero costumes are permitted, homemade costumes are encouraged, and dressing up as a Saint is most definitely encouraged.