Youth Sports and Social Night

Announcement for St. Dominic, St. Marguerite, St. Mark and Bethlehem ONLY:

Free Co-Ed Youth Sports and Social Night for youth ages 10 to 16, every Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm at St. Mark Elementary School. This is a safe and chaperoned Program for youth from ages 10-16 years. You will have access to the sports equipment. Such as Volley Ball Nets, Hockey Nets and Basketball, etc. We encourage physical activity with social interaction in a safe environment. Last Session date for 2014 is Nov. 26. We will resume the next FREE session on January 21, 2015 till April 15, 2015. Questions email the Indoor coordinator Fairhaven Community Association: tashalees8@hotmail.com

Book Fair/ Library News

Scholastic book fair is coming to St. Dominic on November 26th, 27th, and 28^th. The students will get a chance to preview the books on the 26^th and purchase times on the 27^th. The book fair will be open to families during Three Way Conferences as well. Families will have a chance to purchase books for their child’s classroom library. Each class will pick a few books that they would appreciate in their classroom collection. If families so choose, they can purchase one of the selected books as a gift! If anyone has time to volunteer at the book fair Friday morning, please let me know. I would appreciate any time available. If you have any questions or are able to volunteer some time please let me know. Thank –you!

Jen Meikle 

Jmeikle@gscs.sk.ca

The Library Club will be hosting a cupcake, coffee and juice sale during the Three Way Conferences! Be sure to stop by, have a treat and support our school’s library. All proceeds go towards purchasing new books! 

Avgen (Gift Card Fundraiser)

Orders for the Avgen gifts cards will be accepted until Tuesday, November 18.

Field Trip

The grade sevens will be going to Prairieland Park next Thursday, November 20, to see and participate in a drug and alcohol education presentation.  The presentation is put on by various community sponsors including the police, firefighters, the health region, SLGA, and others, and is meant to support and encourage healthy lifestyle choices among youth.

We will be at Prairieland Park until 11:45, so it would be a good idea to pack a lunch on that day.

Health support

We are fortunate to have our school counselor, Mrs. Troesch joining us to support the health curriculum in our class.  We are focusing on the development of social skills through the use if the Second
Step program.  As this is an area in which Mrs. Troesch is knowledgeable, she has offered to work with us.  So far, she has concentrated on working with the girls in the class, and the boys will have their turn soon, hopefully this week.

Technology: Acceptable Use Policy

St. Dominic has created an acceptable use policy to reflect current practices in technology.  It is intended to provide guidance for students as we move forward in a "connected" society.

While it does include some restrictions, it clarifies and expands the role technology will play in our school.  It is an important piece of our technology plan as we prepare for the roll out of division email for students.

Please read through it.  Students have had the opportunity to read and discuss the document, so they should be able to explain it if necessary.  If you have any questions, please contact me.

I would like to have the signed document returned by next Thursday so that we can continue to move forward with our technology plan.

Thanks!

Looking for library volunteers

  I am asking if any parent would like to volunteer in the library from 8:30 to 9:00, checking out books. I would love to offer early morning book sign out to all of our students. It would be great if a handful of parents would sign up, receive training then help out a few times a week. Parents can select days available or help as much or as little as possible. If you are interested please email me at jmeikle@gscs.sk.ca.

Thanks!

Mrs. Meikle

50th Anniversary Tickets

Tickets will be available at the front office until September 18th.

Welcome Week

St. Dominic School -Welcome Week

The theme for this year is Imagine

Monday:

  “Welcome Back”  Assembly @ 8:55 in the gym

  Reading Challenge Begins!

Tuesday:

  “Pop In for a Muffin” Tuesday morning. Nutrition stations will be set up in the hall, in the primary and senior ends of the school.

Wednesday: 

  Buddy Reading - Primary students will be partnered with senior students to build excitement about reading.

Thursday:

  Earn points for your Leadership Team and wear your team colours!

  Currie (Yellow), Bader (Green), Merritt (Blue), and Montgomery (Red)

  Barbeque & “Meet the Teacher” Night (Barbeque at 6pm, AGM at 7pm, followed by classroom teacher presentations)

Friday:

  “Rider Pride” – Wear your green & white and earn leadership points for your team!

  “Picnic in the Park” - Bring your blanket & your lunch for a picnic outside during our lunch hour. Families are encouraged to join us. (If the weather does not cooperate, we may move into the gym)

  “Spirit Hour” – Leadership group activities from 2:30-3:15

Grade 8 farewell

Good morning parents.
At the beginning of the year I sent out a note asking for $5 or for you to bring dainties for the grade 8 farewell.
The time is getting close. The grade 8 farewell is Wed June 25 . 
I also need some volunteers to help with the set up and take down for this night in the library.
The grade 7’s will be doing this for us next year.
For the few that said that you could bring danties, if you could let me know what you are bring that would be great. Also there are still a few families that I have not heard from, if you could please get back to me that would be great.
You can call me or email me.
kr.anderson@sasktel.net
306-934-3052  
Thanks 
Kristina Anderson.

Pre-Registration for Fall 2014/2015

Students from Kindergarten to Gr. 7 have received the Pre-Registration form for the 2014 -2015 school year. If you would prefer to avoid the Sept. 2nd, registration morning, please fill in the form (1 per family). The Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Board of Education has eliminated school fees for students in Kindergarten to Grade 8. Pre-Registration deadline is Thursday, June 12th, 2014. If your family will not be returning for the 2014/2015 academic year, please call the office at 659-7290. If you have not received the pre-registration form please stop by the office or visit our website at www.gscs.sk.ca/dom. 

Sailing & Canoeing at Blackstrap - Tuesday, June 17

We are heading to Blackstrap on Tuesday for canoeing and sailing instruction.

We will need to be prepared for a variety of weather conditions.  Sunscreen and insect repellant are highly recommended.  A change of clothes isn't a bad idea either.  Towel?  Perhaps.

We will be roasting hot dogs for lunch, with two provided per student.  If this isn't enough food, (or perhaps someone is of the opinion that hot dogs are revolting) students are encouraged to bring other food to supplement.  We are reminded, however, that we need to be mindful of garbage in this environment, as we BRING BACK ALL OF OUR GARBAGE WITH US.

We leave the school at 8:50, and will be back by the end of the day.

Last Day of School - June 26

On the last day of school, we are inviting families to join us for a continental breakfast.

There will be an assembly following the breakfast, starting at 9:00.  (Perhaps 8:50 - with the time change this year, it is hard to know...)

After the assembly, the grade 1 to 8 students will be heading to the Martensville Aquatic Centre for a swim day.  Lunch WILL NOT be provided, so a bag lunch or money for the concession will be necessary.  Photos of the concession price board can be seen below.

Progress reports will go home with students at the end of the day.

St. Dominic Feast

In recognition of our school’s patron saint, we will be celebrating the feast day of St. Dominic Savio on Friday, May 30^th, by having a mass celebrated by Father Nester Gregoire at St. Dominic School followed by a school-wide pot-luck in each classroom. The mass will begin at 10:00 am in our gym and we invite all parents and community members to come and celebrate with us!

Mrs. Richter's blog

Please note that Mrs. Richter now has a blog set up.  The link to the blog is: http://blog.scs.sk.ca/srichter/ or you can access it through the school's blog.  Please subscribe to the blog if you wish.  The blog will be divided into areas based on grade level.  It will be used to notify of important dates for exams/quizzes and assignments for the older grades.  Information on what we are working on and possible requests for materials/help will be included in the sections for the primary grades. 

Sandra Richter

Ski Trip info

Dear St. Dominic Parents of Grade 5-8

 

Please send the completed ski forms and payment by Monday March 3^rd. We want to fill PA Northern buses with both students and parents. Students not attending the ski trip will have a regular school day on Tuesday March 11^th. Many schools have cancelled their ski trips due to low participation this spring. Please encourage your child to try skiing as part of our physical education program and to continue to have skiing as an option in our school.

 

Duane Johnson

Principal St. Dominic School

306.659.7290

Inspiring learning

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To: All Parents

Staff Appreciation Week is the week of February 10- 14, 2014.

We are looking for volunteers on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, during the lunch hour for supervision so the staff can enjoy lunch that is being served on behalf of the school community and the Catholic School Community Council.  We need 6 parents for about 45 minutes for indoor and outdoor supervision.

We are also looking for some donations to make the week special for the staff.

If you can help out in any way, please contact Liliana Fabian @ 306-978-2277

E-mail: info@lesfabian.com

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Winter Olympics Day at St. Dominic

Friday, February 7 will be Winter Olympics Day

This is our tentative plan for the day:

8:50-10:20 Regular class schedule

10:35-10:55 Opening Ceremony

11:00-11:40 Winter Events (2 stations)

12:40-2:00 Winter Events (4 stations)

2:00 – 3:00 Olympic Dance (grades 1-4 invited for the first 1/2 hour)

We are desperately looking for 2L milk cartons to create large ice cubes for one of the activities.  If you have any, please send them to school!

In-Motion Skating Activity - Thursday, Jan.30

    - We are looking for a few pairs of skates (size 1, size 6/7, size 8, size 6, & size 6).  If you are able to send an extra pair or an extra helmet, please label the item clearly and send it with your child tomorrow morning. Thank you so much!

   - We are also in need of parent helpers to tie skates.  We will arrive at the rink shortly after 1:00.  Please feel free to join us.

   - A reminder to students that the concession will not be open to students.  We will have our treat when we arrive back at school.

Skating at the Oval

St. Dominic students will be skating at the Clarence Downey oval Thursday, January 30, in the afternoon.  If finding skates and/or a helmet are an issue, please let me know, and we will try to find any necessary items so that all students can participate.

Mrs. Rodych - Farewell Tea

We will be holding a tea to say farewell to Mrs. Rodych, as she moves to her new role at St. Marguerite school.  You are invited to join us between 3:00 and 4:30 on Friday, January 31.

Family Bingo donations

The donations for the family bingo haven't exactly been overwhelming to date.  If you have the ability to contribute to this Community Council fundraiser, please do so through the main office.

THANK YOU!