Don Bosco Weekly Wave

June 1st - 5th, 2020

“Knock, and the Door will be Opened” Mt. 7:7

Bible Verse

Challenge

We are continuing with a weekly Bible Verse Challenge at Don Bosco. We are asking students to submit a drawing, prayer, reflection, or picture which shows how they are living the bible verse in their lives. Our winners for the last two weeks are: Jamir Gr. 3/2 Nathaniel Gr. 3/2 Ryder Gr. 3 Lew Gr. 9 This week’s verse: Acts 16:31 Believe in the Lord, Jesus Christ. Students who submit work will be highlighted on our Instagram account and they will be eligible to win a $10.00 gift card to one of a few different places.

Year End Progress Reports

Progress reports will still be issued at the end of the year. However, given our current

learning at home situation, this will involve a secure emailing of a code to access your

child’s progress report through School Messenger. Please ensure that your email

address is up to date in our records so that we can ensure this email is received. You

can expect your child’s Progress Report on June 25th.

Progress reports will include subject area marks for the following courses:

• For kindergarten, the format and grading systems will remain the same, with

areas of focus on literacy, numeracy and religion. The use of the asterisk will

denote areas not assessed.

• For elementary, standard grading systems will continue to be used on the

progress report, with new term 3 assessments for only LA, Math and Religion.

All other courses will have term 2 marks continued.

In junior high, percentages will be used for assessments and new term 3 assessments

will be used for grades in core subject areas (including Religion). Most other courses will

have term 2 marks continued.

Work habits were not assessed in term 3 for any grade level. A comment will appear on

the progress report to indicate the learning at home environment due to the COVID

pandemic. Comments about student learning will only be issued for assessed subject

areas.

We continue to appreciate your support during this time and welcome any questions

regarding the progress report process.

Staff Moves

for 2020/2021

At this time of year schools receive their staffing allocations for the coming school year. School staff also have the option of applying to other schools within the district if they choose. Currently, we do have some staffing changes at Don Bosco. Mrs. Maguire, kindergarten teacher and Mrs. Clarke, office assistant will be retiring at the end of the school year. We wish them the best in their retirement. Mrs. McBrien, our Grade One teacher will be moving to Kindergarten and will be staying at Don Bosco. Mr. Carrier and Mr. Lentz will be moving to other teaching positions in our school district. We wish them all the best as they continue in their teaching careers. We have one new teacher coming to Don Bosco from St. Thomas More School. We welcome Ms. Fournier who will be joining us in September. Staffing continues through the month of June.

Google

Calendar Link to Elementary Online Class

Meetings

Elementary Online Class Meeting Calendar You can use this link to view the online class meetings that have been scheduled by elementary teachers.

School Office

Hours

Monday to

Friday

While our Calgary Catholic schools and worksites remain open to staff, we do have reduced staff in our buildings to help contain the spread of COVID-19.

Please leave your name and number on our phone line 403 500 2057 and we will return your call as soon as possible. Alternatively, please email our school principal liz.grill@cssd.ab.ca or your student’s teacher directly.

Learning at

Home Links and

Information

Learning at Home Our school website includes links to junior high tutorial schedules and resources for parents and students. We continue to update as we create new material or learn about new resources.

Technology Support for

Families

Calgary Catholic School District is offering a Help Desk for any parents or students who are having difficulty with their technology. Please follow this link for support: https://sites.google.com/learn.cssd.ab.ca/learningfromhomestudent/request-tech-help-for-students

Children’s Link

Children's Link Covid-19 Resource Contacts This link will take you to a website filled with resources that you may be able to access.

Brown Bagging

Lunches

Brown Bagging for Kids There is a link to an online application in case you require food/lunches for your family.

Family

Support

Please remember that you can always call the school and speak with administration or our guidance counsellor, Jennifer Moynihan. You can also reach out by email: Liz.grill@cssd.ab.ca Jennifer.moynihan@cssd.ab.ca

Moving?

If you are planning a move out of our school boundary area for the 2020-2021 school year, please notify us. You can call the school or send an email to desiree.mclaughlin@cssd.ab.ca. If you know the name of the school that your child will be attending, please include that in the information.

Instrument

Return

All Musical Instruments should have been returned. If you still have

instruments, please return as soon as possible

News and Information

1. Preschool and Kindergarten Registration for 2020-2021 is ongoing

Kindergarten Registration for 2020-2021: Child must turn 5 years on or before December 31, 2020. A Birth Certificate is required for registration and Baptismal Certificate (if Available).

Preschool ELL Registration for 2020-2021: Child must turn 4 years on or before December 31, 2020. Child must have minimal or no English Language Skills. Child must speak a home language that is NOT English. Child Interviews take place to determine eligibility. The program requires parents’ participation. Call the office for more information. Registration will be done online. Please contact our school and we can send forms

electronically.

1000 - 5 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 4T9 403-500-2000 www.cssd.ab.ca

CALGARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MONTHLY NEWSJUNE 2020

Board of Trustees year-end messageThe Board of Trustees has been privileged to work on behalf of Calgary Catholic during the 2019-2020 school year. We appreciate the combined efforts of our school communities – our students, families, staff, and parishes, who together have made CCSD the provincial leader that it is. This year brought many successes, but also many challenges. Click here to read the full message.

Chief Superintendent’s year-end messageThe 2019-2020 school year has been unlike any other. March 1, 2020 was the beginning of my journey as chief superintendent. On March 15, all classes in Alberta were suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From that point on, we navigated unchartered territory together. There are many people I would like to recognize and thank who were instrumental in supporting us through this challenging school year. Click here to read the full message.

Infrastructure updatesWhile we are not physically in our schools, work continues on planning and building new infrastructure. We were recently informed by the provincial government that we have been approved for planning funds for a much-needed modernization and addition project to St. Martin de Porres high school in Airdrie. Construction will also begin shortly on a new Catholic K-9 school in Cochrane. Finally, St. Gianna (K-6 school in Auburn Bay) is expected to open in the fall.

We want to hear from youWe are focused on asking for feedback from our parents and community to help us inform our decisions moving forward. We continue to use ThoughtExchange, an online platform that allows us to ask questions and see your responses in real time. For our latest question, we would like your feedback on our district website. We are in the early stages of re-designing our website (www.cssd.ab.ca) and we want to hear what you like/dislike about it. We also want to know what is working well and what we can do to improve your user experience. This exchange will be open until June 5. Click here to participate.

Live streamed board meetingsIf you are interested in learning more about Calgary Catholic, we invite all of our parents and families to tune into our live-streamed board meetings. Our trustees and senior administration continue to meet virtually to discuss important issues for Calgary Catholic.

Planning for the fall We are working with the provincial government to determine what returning to school will look like. Three scenarios for school resumption in the fall are currently being considered: schools may reopen under mostly normal conditions; they may reopen with health restrictions or students will continue learning from home. We will update parents/guardians with notes sent home as we know more.

Last day of classesLast day of classes is Friday, June 26. We wish all our students and staff a fun-filled and safe summer break.

CALGARY CATHOLICSCHOOL DISTRICT

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