Christmas Spirit Days
During the week of December 17 – 21st, we are going to continue to spread the joy and spirit of the Christmas season by having a different spirit day each day. Come on Bobcats…..show your Christmas cheer!
During the week of December 17 – 21st, we are going to continue to spread the joy and spirit of the Christmas season by having a different spirit day each day. Come on Bobcats…..show your Christmas cheer!
Thank you for coming out to our annual Christmas Family Night. It was a huge success and it was so nice to see everyone! The halls at CTK were definitely filled with joy and laughter. Check out our Twitter for pictures from this night. As we enter into the second week of Advent, we continue to prepare our hearts for Jesus’ birth. This week, our Early Years Division and Mr. Trznadel will be leading our Advent celebration at 10:30 am. On Tuesday, we celebrate again as a faith community with our Advent Marian Mass with Deacon Terry at 10:00 am. Come join us and celebrate with us!
Dear Families:
Please see attached school link of upcoming dates, activities and events that are happening in the school.
Just a reminder that this Friday, December 7th is a Professional Activity Day there is no school for students on this day.
Have a wonderful evening!
December 2018 and January 2019 News
BAKE ITEMS NEEDED!!!
On Wednesday, December 5th is our Annual Christmas Family Night! For our bake sale, we are looking for donations of baked items such as squares, cookies, cupcakes, bars or other pre-cut baked goods (no nuts please!). All proceeds to the bake sale will go to help our Make a Change Team who are raising money for the WE Villages Pillar of Impact. For every $50.00 raised, one child will be able to go to school. Baked items will be accepted on Wednesday, December 5th. If you are bringing your items in a tray that you would like to be returned, please clearly mark it with your name.
Thanks so much! Your help will certainly make a difference!
Our annual Christmas Family Night is almost here!! Please join us on Wednesday December 5th from 5 to 6:30 for a night of crafts and fun! Just a reminder that we will also be selling baked goods with proceeds going to WE Villages Pillar of Impact! Hope to see you there!
The season of Advent is upon us and students and staff are getting excited waiting in anticipation for Jesus’ Birth! Each week, we will celebrate Advent and light a candle as a school community. Families are always more than welcome to join us! Times and dates of our celebrations our on our calendar. This week, students in Grades 3 to 8 will also be celebrating Reconciliation. Father Foote along with other visiting priests will join us to hear our confessions this Thursday December 6th at 10:30.
HOPE PEACE JOY LOVE
Last week, we celebrated our monthly assembly on GRIT. Thank you to Room 1 who put a slideshow together to showcase the many examples of how our students demonstrated grit and stamina! Way to go Bobcats and remember…..don’t ever quit!!!! In December, we will learn and practice Self-Compassion.
What is Self Compassion? Self-compassion is:
Why does Self-Compassion Matter and How Does It Help? (Source: K. Neff 2015, reproduced with permission). Self-compassion can be broken down into 3 main parts that help us in different ways:
Research Based Outcomes of Self-Compassion:
With the delivery of our Fresh From the Farm fruits and vegetables last week, our fundraiser for the school year has come to a conclusion! On behalf of School Council, a BIG thank you to all of our families who helped support our fundraiser. Thanks to you, our school raised a profit of $4285.90!! This is absolutely amazing! The funds will go towards offsetting the costs of buses to the church, new atheltic jerseys, and classroom enhancements to literacy and numeracy!