Wednesday, November 12, 2008

December Information


December Information
December 1st - Bob Boyer Tour at McKenzie Art Gallery Grade 5-8
9am - 11am - Mr. Fahlman & Mr. Parisien
1pm - 3pm - Mrs. Perrey & Ms. Patenaude
December 2nd - Dental Nurse Grade 1 & 7
December 3rd - Curling 10:30-11:30
December 4th - Immunization Grade 6
Skating PM - Ms. Haggerty & Mr. Parisien
December 5th - St. Gregory School Dance
Hot Lunch - Mr. Sub Day
December 10th - North Area Band Christmas Concert 7pm
December 11th - St. Gregory Christmas Concert
December 19th - Last day of Classes
St. Micheal Dance - grade 5-8 1pm -3pm
Dress in Red & Green
Christmas Caroling in AM
December 20th - January 4th - Christmas Hoildays
January 5th - Back at School

Thursday, November 6, 2008

St Gregory CSCC Minutes

St Gregory CSCC Minutes
October 8, 2008
MEMBERS PRESENT
Deb Clare (Principal) Angie Zborosky (Vice-Chair)
Kim Patenaude (Teacher Rep) Courtney Dalrymple(Teacher Rep)
Katrina Diewold (Secretary) Michelle Kunitz
Charlotte Hinks (Treasurer) Leanne VanBetuw
Melodie Waik Kathy Desjarlais
Kari Wihlidal (Communications)


1. Meeting called to order at 7:05pm. Opened with prayer by Deb
2. Adopt June & September minutes motion by Angie, 2nd by Kari, all in favour
3. Treasurer Report: see attached, adopted motion by Kari, 2nd by Kathy, all in favour
-Provincial Grant Money $2,290 as of Oct 8. Should be receiving another $2000 for ‘08/’09 year
-Motion by Charlotte to pay $439.80 & $275 for BBQ expenses, 2nd by Melodie, all in favour
-Motion by Leanne to cover cost of school calendar magnets through the Prov Grant money, 2nd by Charlotte, all in favour
-Motion by Leanne to pay $44.78 to reimburse Kari for cost of Office Depot bill to make copies of BBQ announcements sent home with student, 2nd by Charlotte, all in favour
4. Community Report: Corn Maze had great turnout. Dec 6 Santa Pancake breakfast
5. Parish Report: Not present
6. Hot Lunch Report: Nov 7 – Hot Dog Lunch. 1st hot dog will be offered free to the students. This is left over dogs that we had from the Family BBQ in September.
7. Fundraising: No one present from the committee
-Winter Wonderland orders are underway and are being handled by Lorena Miller.
Orders to be returned by Oct 17. Funds raised to go towards purchase of new outdoor school sign board.
-As no members were present from the Fundraising committee we went ahead and set out some dates for upcoming fundraiser events that the CSCC would like to provide.
- Gently used St Gregory spirit wear donations & sale – Nov ’08, to be done at spirit wear sizing night, funds raised would be donated to Santa Store
- Regina Pats Family Day – January ‘09
- Family Dance – February ‘09
-Will discuss with committee members at next meeting any other ideas they have for fundraising initiatives
Western Pizza: Coupons will continue to be sent out & funds raised to go towards school AR program
8. Pre-School Report:
11 kids attending. Kim Schmidt staying on as pre-school instructor.
9. Principle Report: see attached
10. Teacher Report:
- Oct 29 – Family Reading Night
- New purchase of AR books & furniture for library
- Motion to continue providing Western Pizza fundraising money to the AR program by Katrina, 2nd by Leanne, all in favour
- Motion to pay/reimburse each staff member $125, Paula Lafontaine & Teresa Seidle $50, to cover classroom costs by Angie, 2nd by Leanne, all in favour
11. Communications Report:
- All communication info from CSCC that needs to be broadcast out to families is to be submitted to Kari by 500pm on Thursday s for the following Monday broadcast
- Communications for monthly newsletter submitted to Kari by 22nd of the month

- Next Meeting Dates to be posted on next month Newsletter:
- Tues Nov 18, Wed Dec 17, Tue Jan 20, Wed Feb 18, Tue Mar 17, Wed Apr 22, Tue May 19, Wed Jun 17
12. Old Business:
Sacramental Gifts - motion to continue providing sacramental gifts to the student for each sacrament they receive up to $500 in total by Katrina, 2nd by Angie, all in favour. Leanne to continue looking after the purchase & distribution of the gifts.
New Business:
School Board CSCC Supper Meeting – Oct 21 @Miller. Angie & Leanne to attend
School Signage Board – Will look to purchase in the spring. Katrina to look after setting this up.


Meeting adjourned @9:20pm. Next meeting Tue Nov 18 @7:00pm @St Gregory School.

Monday, November 3, 2008

November Newsletter




302 Upland Drive
Regina, Sk. S4R 5X3
Phone: 791-7340 Fax: 791-3556
http://stgregorynews.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Deb Clare – Principal Mrs. Joyce Dunn—Office Manager


Principal’s November Message:

“Lest we Forget”
The souls, the saints, the soldiers
Of our dearly departed.

As a community in Christ we are blessed to be able to call upon the strength of those who have passed on to be with the Lord. The students of St. Gregory are invited to name their dearly departed (by writing names for the display) and to remember in prayer, all those who have died.
Please join us at our “All Souls / All Saints Day & Remembrance Celebrations.


Calling for your help………………….

 Reading “Practice Pals”.... please call the school if you are able to assist our little people (Gr. 1-3) with reading practice,
 Bottle Drive……class competition in support of student appreciation and spirit, from prizes to pizza. (Nov. 24)
 Christmas Store donations – “Give the Gift of Giving” collection of gently used and new ‘gift’ items will be collected in December, to support the ‘Christmas stores” to be set up at our community schools. This project enables the children to give gifts to their loved ones. (Dec. 5)
 Poppy money…….General donations will be collected up until Nov. 14th. Students will receive “The Poppy Pledge” card which
School Fees
Thank you to all families who have paid their school fees! Unfortunately, for those families who have yet to pay, your child will not attend any outings until a payment is made. We will gladly set up a payment plan if you so wish

Parent-Teacher Interviews – November 28
Interview times will be sent home with each student November 17 to permit time for making arrangements with your employer. Please complete the bottom portion of the letter and return to the classroom teacher and keep the top portion as a reminder for yourself. Appointments are scheduled for 10 minutes per student. If you require more than this amount of time, please make arrangements with the teacher to meet another day. We strongly encourage you to attend the interview to maintain solid communication with your child’s teacher regarding their progress.



Parking Lot
A REQUEST FOR PARENTS AND VISITORS TO STAY OUT OF THE STAFF PARKING LOT DURING SCHOOL HOURS. We want to ensure that there is no unnecessary traffic at our peak times to avoid any mishaps. We have plenty of parking on the street. We appreciate that we all have busy lives and are at times “running late” but we insist that you not enter the parking lot even for “a few minutes”. Thank you for your consideration on this matter.


Great Things Happening…..
Please offer your thanks and gratitude to the staff of St. Gregory
who provide such wonderful opportunities for our students…
 Book Club, Dance Club
 Thanksgiving Celebration, Kindergarten blessing
 Safety Drills – Bus Evacuation drill, Tornado drill
 “Intentional Courtesy” Catholic Distinctiveness presentation
 Volley ball team, Curling
 X-country & football team pizza parties
 Reading Night
 “Safe & Caring School” Bullying presentation
 Great classroom activities

Family READING NIGHT
Thank you parents/guardians and grandparents for making the family reading night such a success. The tally for the night was 100 in attendance. The support you provide to your children is an asset to their education and noticeable in your child.







St. Gregory CSCC – News and Info

 Monthly CSCC Meetings:

Please find listed below our planned CSCC monthly meetings held at St. Gregory School. We would love to see parents attend these meetings as your input is always welcome.

Babysitting will be available during these meetings by the senior St. Gregory students.

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Tuesday – 7:00 pm DECEMBER 17, 2008

Wednesday – 7:00 pm JANUARY 20, 2009

Tuesday – 7:00 pm FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Wednesday – 7:00 pm
MARCH 17, 2009

Tuesday – 7:00 pm APRIL 22, 2009

Wednesday – 7:00 pm MAY 19, 2009

Tuesday – 7:00 pm JUNE 17, 2009

Wednesday – 7:00 pm

 November Hot Lunch – HOT DOG Lunch:

MARK YOUR CALENDAR – Friday, November 7 for a Hot Dog Lunch.
- Watch for Lunch Order Forms to be sent home soon! –

 St. Gregory Spirit Wear:

 Spirit Wear SIZING Night – To be held FRIDAY, November 7 from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm - - Watch for Spirit Wear Order Forms to be sent home soon!

 ATTENTION - All St. Gregory Spirit Wear Owners - Do you have Spirit Wear that no longer fits family members – that is gently used & in good shape?

DONATE your gently used Spirit Wear to be recycled within our school families!

All recycled clothing will be available for purchase to St. Gregory families at discounted price. All money raised will be donated to the Community Christmas Store to help them stock the shelves. The Community Christmas Store allows people in our community to experience the joy of Christmas giving.

All St. Gregory families thank you for giving back so others can enjoy being a part of the St. Gregory Spirit Wear team.

 If you can donate for this great cause, please bring or send with your children used clothing to the school by Friday, November 7.