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2016

As we come upon these last two months of school, I reflect back on the abundance of

happy memories and exciting opportunities presented to our community throughout the

year. These next 8 weeks promise to be equally engaging for our students.

May is a busy month for school activities and curriculum enhancing fieldtrips and class

presentations. Our grade 6 students will be writing their Provincial exams and every class

is very busy preparing for the end of the year.

We hope to see you at our Me to We Market on Friday, May 13 (from 2:00 to 7:00 PM).

Help us make a difference for children in the world by raising funds for Free the Children.

Tell your friends and come ready to buy some delicious baked goods prepared by our

students and peruse the many vendors who have rented a table. This is the fourth year for

our market and the grade 6 students are working very hard to ensure it’s another huge

success. Please contact the school if you would like to rent a table for $25.

I would personally like to thank the Blessed Mother Teresa School community for their

support, kindness and friendship. I will always look back on my four years at BMT with

great love and appreciation. BMT is a jewel of a school because of the people who call it

their own, I will miss you all dearly.

May God continue to bless each of you abundantly in his love and mercy.

Sincerely,

Mme Laviolette

We wish all mothers a lovely day on Sunday, May 8th.

God Bless

Blessed

Mother Teresa

School

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR 2016 – 2017

Children who turn 5 on or before March 1, 2017 are eligible to attend Kindergarten starting in September 2016. Please provide your child’s birth certificate when registering at the office. Eligible families reside:

South of Fish Creek Park, East to the Bow River and West to the city limits:

Bridlewood Chaparral Valley Lake Chaparral Evergreen Legacy

Midnapore Millrise Shawnee Shawnessy Silverado

Somerset Sundance Walden

The registration process is ongoing. If you require further information, please feel free to contact us during regular school hours at 403-500-2078.

For the 2016 - 2017 school year, parents of Kindergarten French Immersion registrations are invited to attend the following:

Kindergarten Parent Orientation Meeting: Thursday, May 26 at 7:00 PM

Kindergarten Classroom Visit: Friday, May 27 from 9:15 to 10:00 AM “or” from 2:00 to 2:45 PM

PLANNING FOR 2016 - 2017

NEXT YEAR: Please advise the school (403-500-2078) if you are moving and your child will no longer

be attending Blessed Mother Teresa School in the 2016 - 2017 school year. This information will help us plan more effectively for next year. We appreciate your cooperation.

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF CARING

MARIAN CELEBRATION:

Our Marian Celebration will be on Friday, May 6 at 9:30 AM. Mme Erin’s grade 1EH and M. Paulo’s grade 4PG classes are preparing this celebration. Please join us in the gym; it is always so wonderful to have parents share these events with us.

SACRAMENTS RECEIVED IN APRIL:

The following students of Blessed Mother Teresa School have recently celebrated the following sacraments. Congratulations to: First Communion: Timeshi D. First Reconciliation: Sarah E. Trent M.

Please pray for them as they continue their Catholic faith development. Please inform us if your child/children received or are receiving sacraments this year at St. Patrick’s, St. Albert the Great, St. Bonaventure or in another parish. We wish to include everyone in our year-end celebration recognizing faith development.

SANDWICH DAY:

Our students successfully made 2684 sandwiches for the Calgary Drop in Center and we collected $1080 as a donation. BMT community can be very proud of the difference we were able to make for our Calgary community. Beautiful example of mercy and love. WTG, BMT!

BLESSED MOTHER TERESA CHOIR SINGING AT HISTORY FAIR:

The Calgary and Region History Fair Program has invited the BMT Choir to sing for their annual fair. The choir will perform for the second time outside of the school on Saturday, May 14, 2016. We have been asked to sing two French songs and one English song. The choir will be singing with Rob Lennard his famous songs Rouleauville and Cowboy Trail. The Aerospace Museum address is 4629 McCall Way NE and the choir will be performing at approximately 11:45 AM and it would be great if they arrive around 11:15 to get organized. The Calgary and Region History Fair program is part of the Heritage School Program, a national program that had over 50,000 students participate in 2015-2016 years. See link below for further information: http://www.canadashistory.ca/Kids/Heritage/About

Mme Halvorsen and Mme Keri

TO HELP YOU PLAN AHEAD:

Grade 6 Provincial Exams on the following dates start at 9:00 AM. We realize that many families are already planning appointments. We ask that you consult the PAT exam dates in order to plan around them.

http://www.canadashistory.ca/Kids/Heritage/About

Tuesday

Thursday

May 10

May 12

Grade 6 Français/French Language Arts, Partie A

Grade 6 English Language Arts, Part A

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Monday

June 14

June 15

June 16

June 17

June 20

Grade 6 Français/French Language Arts, Partie B

Grade 6 English Language Arts, Part B

Grade 6 Mathematics

Grade 6 Science

Grade 6 Social Studies

SCHOOL COUNCIL:

Our May School Council AGM Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 31, at 6:30 PM.

PARISH NEWS:

St Patrick’s Parish 1414 Shawnessy BLVD SW, Calgary, Alberta T2Y 2L7

Phone (403) 254-6878 Fax (403) 256-0963

E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stpatrickcalgary.com

St. Patrick’s May calendar is attached.

10 Prestwick Drive SE, Calgary, Alberta T2Z 4J6

Phone (403) 257-6054 Fax (403) 257-6072 Website www.st-albert-parish.com

Youth Ministry

The Junior High Youth nights for this month will be on Tuesday, May 10th and Tuesday, May 24th from 7:00 pm. to 9:00 pm. All students in grades 7, 8, and 9 are invited! Join us for a night of fun, food, prayer and reflection. Come and bring your friends! If you need more information, or to register, please contact us at [email protected]

http://www.stpatrickcalgary.com/

http://www.st-albert-parish.com/

mailto:[email protected]

Awesome Service Opportunity!

The Youth Ministry at St. Albert the Great Parish is looking for volunteers (18 and up) to help run Youth nights for the Junior High and Senior High students, starting on September 2016. If you would like to put your talents to the service of others while having lots of fun, please consider supporting the youth in our parish. Contact us at [email protected] for more information.



May, 2016 FAITH IN ACTION: Citizenship Blessed Mother Teresa Sun

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat

1 2 Day 5

11:40 AM, Chess Tournament

3 Day 6

10:00 AM Hymn Sing


11:40 AM, Gr. 5 + 6 Volleyball Club

4 Day 1

French Oral Presentations

(Le concours d’art oratorie)

(3 finalists per class from

Grades 1 to 6 presenting)


3:30 PM, Div. II Basketball Club

5 Day 2

11:40 AM, Choir


3:30 PM, Gr. 5 + 6 Volleyball Club

6 Day 3 8:30 AM, Holy Rosary

9:30 AM, Marian Celebration


Due day to pre-order special

lunch for next Wednesday at

www.healthyhunger.com

7

8

Mothers

’ Day

9 Day 4

11:40 AM, Choir


10 Day 5

9:00 to 11:00 AM - Grade 6

Provincial Achievement Test:

French Language Arts, Partie A

9:30 to 11:00 AM, KALN T-Pet


11 Day 6

10:00 AM BFGs

Extreme Pita Special Lunch

(If pre-ordered by a parent.)

2:15 PM Hymn Sing


12 Day 1

9:00 to 11:00 AM - Grade 6

Provincial Achievement Test:

English Language Arts, Part A


13 Day 2

8:30 AM, Holy Rosary

Gr. 3s to Calgary Zoo

Nurse Here in AM

11:40 AM, Choir

2:00 to 7:00 PM,

Me-to-We Market

14

History

Fair at

Aerospace Museum

15 16 Day 3

9:00am KLN Clay for Kids

9:00 AM, Grades 3 to 6

Jump, Run, Throw


17 Day 4

11:40 AM, Choir


18 Day 5

Activity Day


19 Day 6

10:00 AM Hymn Sing


Tomorrow is the due day to pre-

order special lunch for next

Wednesday at

www.healthyhunger.com

20

Professional Development Day

(No Classes)

21

22

23

Victoria Day

(No Classes)

24 Day 1

9:10 AM to 1:30 PM:

4s + 5s Walk to Bow Valley

Ranch (Fish Creek Park)


25 Day 2

11:40 AM, Choir

Little Caesars Special Lunch

(If pre-ordered by a parent.)


26 Day 3

All Kindergarten to Safety City


7:00 PM - Kindergarten Parent

Orientation Meeting

27 Day 4 8:30 AM, Holy Rosary

Gr-4 Head-Smashed-in

Buffalo-Jump

Kindergarten Classroom Visit:

9:15 to 10:00 AM “or”

2:00 to 2:45 PM

11:40 AM, Choir

PM: 5s + 6s to St. Rose of Lima

28 My 1

st

Ride at

Bishop

Carroll

High

School

BMT

Finalists

at Bishop

Grandin

for CSSD

Gala

d’art

oratoire

29

9:00am

My 1st

Ride at

Forest

Lawn

High

School

30 Day 5

Kindergarten Classroom Visit:

9:15 to 10:00 AM “or”

2:00 to 2:45 PM


31 Day 6


2:15 PM Hymn Sing

School Council AGM Meeting, 6:30 PM

Supervision begins at 8:40 AM. Students should not arrive at school before this time.

Kindly phone the School at 403-500-2078 if your child will be absent or late.

Messages can be left on the answering machine before or after school hours.

Any students wishing to leave the building during school hours due to illness, doctor’s appointment,

etc. must be signed out at the office by a parent/guardian.

http://www.healthyhunger.com/

http://www.healthyhunger.com/

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

CALGARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MONTHLY NEWS

ConnectionsMAY 2016

Budget UpdateWe have received the 2016–2017 provincial budget and are pleased that education continues to be a priority for this government. We understand that these are challenging economic times for our prov-ince so we appreciate that our base grants remain unchanged and that the government will continue to fully fund enrollment and growth. Read the full statement on our website under News.

ThoughtExchange UpdateWe recently invited our school communities to share their thoughts about what we’re doing well and where we can improve. We then invited our community to review and prioritize the thoughts of oth-ers by placing stars next to the ideas that were most important to them. Our goal was to get a sense of shared values and priorities from our schools and community. We’re excited to report that we had 10,267 individuals respond. Participants shared 18,106 thoughts and assigned 600,288 stars to their top priorities from across the district. Read the full story on our website under News.

New District Website & School Websites UpdateYou may have noticed that our revamped district Internet site went live on April 13, 2016. Each week until the end of the school year, new school websites will continue to go live as well. We hope you enjoy the upgraded look and feel of the new sites, as well as the enhanced user-friendly communica-tion and search tools, intuitive navigation and adaptability to mobile devices.

Diploma Preparation Courses – June 2016Diploma preparation courses will be offered to students and the general public in June 2016. The cost of each course is $75 for 12 hours of instruction. These courses are taught by teachers with extensive experience preparing students for diploma exams and will help review specific curriculum that may ap-pear on an exam, as well as offer insight into the diploma test-taking process. For more information or to register, please visit our website under Students/Academic Support/Diploma Preparation Courses.

Calgary Catholic Education Foundation UpdateThe Calgary Catholic Education Foundation (CCEF) has shared three new success stories to their website. Learn more about how their grants helped fund robotics at St. Mark School, off-site experi-ences at St. Wilfrid School and a student fitness room at Our Lady of Lourdes School. Visit their website at https://theccef.ca.

My 1st Ride Program for Kindergarten Students“My 1st Ride” is a free annual orientation program to educate parents and kindergarten students about riding the school bus safely. There will be a presentation and a short ride on a school bus, as well as a certificate presented to new riders. Staff from CCSD and bus companies will be available to an-swer questions. The program runs on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, 2016 and takes approxi-mately one to one and a half hours. Please visit our website under News to learn more and register.

Celebrate Education Week: May 2 – May 6, 2016During the annual Education Week, our district celebrates public education and the important role that education plays in building our society. This year’s theme is “We Are Teachers.” Education Week was established more than 75 years ago to call attention to the importance of education and to show the public some of the great things happening in Alberta schools. Learn more on our website under News.

Did you know?

On Thursday, April 7, the Campus Calgary/Open Minds pro-gram held an event to celebrate reach-ing 100,000 Calgary Catholic and Calgary Board of Education students! The pro-gram started with one site, Zoo School at the Calgary Zoo in 1993, and now has 11 sites around the city where students can experience a week of hands-on learning in the community.

http://www.cssd.ab.ca

https://www.facebook.com/CalgaryCatholicSchoolDistrict

https://twitter.com/CCSD_edu

https://www.cssd.ab.ca/news/_layouts/15/ci/post.aspx?oaid=0d36ade4-a4fe-4c72-8092-f09ae529ece3&oact=20001

https://www.cssd.ab.ca/news/_layouts/15/ci/post.aspx?oaid=568b246e-3c4e-4815-80b4-d88efdee19a9&oact=20001

https://www.cssd.ab.ca/Students/academic-services/diploma-preparation-courses/Pages/default.aspx

https://theccef.ca

https://www.cssd.ab.ca/news/_layouts/15/ci/post.aspx?oaid=ed5845c4-044a-4d56-9d1f-62712a99f258&oact=20001

https://www.cssd.ab.ca/news/_layouts/15/ci/post.aspx?oaid=d430ed75-0c6b-4ced-a78b-e9b1d88e286f&oact=20001

http://ccom.cbe.ab.ca/

http://ccom.cbe.ab.ca/

ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH - May, 2016

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Masses:

7:30am, 9:00am,

10:45am,

12:30pm &

7:30pm

2:30pm Baptism

Preparation

(must pre-

register)

2 7:00pm

Youth Group

7:30pm

Choir Practice

(12:30pm)

3 1:00pm

Seniors’ Group

7:00pm Mass

7:30pm K.C.

Executive Mtg.

6:30pm C.W.L.

General Mtg.

7:30pm Choir

Practice (10:45am)

4 9:30am Moms’ Group

7:00pm

Legion. of Mary

7:30pm Young

Adults Meeting

7:30pm R.C.I.A.

8:00pm Choir

Practice (9:00am)

5 9:30am

Women’s Scripture

Study

6:30pm Cubs

7:00pm

Stewardship

Meeting

7:30pm Choir

Practice (5:00pm)

6 7:00pm

Holy Hour

7 11:00am

Jr. Legion of Mary

2:00pm Set #2

1st Communion

4:00pm Choir

Practice (5:00pm)

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Reconciliation

5:00pm Mass

6:30pm

Couples for Christ

8 Masses:

7:30am, 9:00am,

10:45am,

12:30pm &

7:30pm

2:00pm

Servants of God

9 7:00pm

Youth Group

7:30pm

Choir Practice

(12:30pm)

10 1:00pm

Seniors’ Group

7:00pm Mass

7:30pm K.C.

General Mtg.

7:30pm

Choir Practice

(10:45am)

11 9:30am Moms’ Group

7:00pm

Legion. of Mary

7:30pm R.C.I.A.

8:00pm Choir

Practice (9:00am)

12 9:30am

Women’s Scripture

Study

6:30pm Cubs

7:00pm SSVP

7:30pm Choir

Practice (5:00pm)

13 7:00pm

Scriptural

Rosary and

Legion of Mary

Reflection

8:00am Funeral

Hospitality

Ministry

14 11:00am

Jr. Legion of Mary

2:00pm Set #3

1st Communion

4:00pm Choir

Practice (5:00pm)

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Reconciliation

5:00pm Mass

6:00pm

Couples for Christ

15 Masses:

7:30am, 9:00am,

10:45am,

12:30pm, &

7:30pm

KC Pancake

Breakfast after

9:30am &

10:45am Masses

2:00pm

AFJ Meeting

2:00pm Servants

of God

16 7:00pm

Youth Group

7:30pm

Choir Practice

(12:30pm)

17 1:00pm

Seniors’ Group

7:30pm

Finance Council

7:30pm Pastoral

Care Team

7:30pm Choir

Practice

(10:45am)

18 9:30am

Moms’ Group

7:00pm

Legion of Mary

7:30pm Young

Adults Meeting

7:30pm R.C.I.A.

8:00pm Choir

Practice (9:00am)

19 9:30am

Women’s Scripture

Study

6:30pm Cubs

7:30pm Choir

Practice (5:00pm)

20 7:00pm

Holy Hour

21 11:00am

Jr. Legion of Mary

4:00pm Choir

Practice (5:00pm)

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Reconciliation

5:00pm Mass

SSVP Collection

6:30pm

Couples for Christ

22 Masses: 7:30am,

9:00am, 10:45am,

12:30pm, &

7:30pm

SSVP Collection

2:00pm Servants

of God

23 VICTORIA

DAY 6:00pm

CWL Fundraiser

7:30pm Choir

Practice

(12:30pm)

OFFICE CLOSED

24 1:00pm

Seniors’ Group

6:30pm CWL

Executive

Meeting

7:30pm Choir

Practice (10:45am)

25 9:30am

Moms’ Group

7:00pm

Legion of Mary

7:30pm R.C.I.A.

8:00pm Choir

Practice (9:00am)

26 9:30am

Women’s Scripture

Study

6:30pm Cubs

7:30pm Choir

Practice (5:00pm)

27 7:00pm KC

First Degree

28 11:00am

Jr. Legion of Mary

4:00pm Choir

Practice (5:00pm)

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Reconciliation

5:00pm Mass

Youth & Young

Adult Bake Sale

after Mass

6:30pm

Couples for Christ

29 Masses: 7:30am,

9:00am, 10:45am,

12:30pm, &

7:30pm

1:45pm

K.C. Praying the

Rosary

30 7:00pm Youth Group

7:30pm Choir

Practice

(12:30pm)

The Lord has established his throne in the

heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.

Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones

who do his bidding, obedient to his spoken word.

Psalm 103:19-20

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