Principal’s Message JANUARY EVENTS

Gr. 5/6 Curling

K-4 Skating

One Colour Day!

Sacrament Class

Subway Sale

RIVIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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JANUARY 2019

Mrs. Frances Weber

Wednesday

January 16

2:15 PM

A Prayer for the New Year

Loving God, thank you for the gift of a new year.

May it be a time to grow in faith and love and a time to cherish family and friends.

Walk with us each day and grant a happy year to all the world. May the light of

Christ shine through us for others now and forever. Amen

We would like to welcome back all of our students, and families. Welcome to Ms.

Terra Turgeon who will be teaching the Grade Four class for the month of January.

We are all excited to have you back at Rivier.

We have celebrated Christmas, New Years and the Epiphany of Our Lord and

shortly the Baptism of Our Lord. The Christmas Season helps us celebrate his com-

ing, recognize his presence, and await his return as we continue building his King-

dom. It is our hope that the Christmas Season provided valuable time to spend

with family and friends to reflect on the greater gifts we receive each day. May the

joy of the coming of Christ’s birth bring a renewed sense of hope and love for us

and all our loved ones. We pray for health for those who are ill and eternal rest for

those who have passed. May God continue to guide and support all of us in the

coming year. God bless.

I will be retiring at the end of the month. It has been a wonderful thirty years

teaching at Rivier. Thank you for your support and en-

couragement throughout the years. I plan to sub at the

school so that I may continue to see the smiling faces of

all of our students. I have been blessed to have worked

with so many wonderful students and families. God Bless.

I wish Mrs. Olson the best of luck , as the new principal of

Rivier! I know she will do an amazing job.

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Students will be taking part in school skating (K-Grade 4) and school curling (Grade 5/6) in January as part

of the Physical Education curriculum. Students will need skates and a CSA approved helmet for skating.

The school has some skates and helmets available for use. If your child needs to borrow from the school,

please make arrangements with the classroom teacher.

Grade 5/6 students are encouraged to bring a curling broom if they have one

available.

We always welcome parent volunteers for tying skates and for driving students

to and from the rink for our younger classes. If you do wish to transport children

other than your own for skating, you MUST have a criminal record check com-

pleted and a copy of your driver’s license/package policy on file at the school.

Kindergarten Skating January 10, 17, 24, 31 (Thursday’s) at 12:30 PM

Grade 1 & 2 SKATING (ALL GRADE 2’s)

January 11, 18, 25, February 1 (Friday’s)

Leaving at 8:55 AM to rink

Grade 3 & 4 SKATING January 11, 18, 25, February 1 (Friday’s)

Leaving at 9:20 AM to rink

Grade 5/6 Curling January 8, 15, 22, 29 (Tuesday’s) at 1:00 PM

SCHOOL SKATING/CURLING

RIVIER DAY

Rivier Day will be on Thursday, February 7. The school will be accepting donations of gently used toys, books, games and puzzles from now until then for our prize room. Thank you in advance for your donation!

SUBWAY LUNCH

We will be having a Subway Lunch on Thursday, January 24. Please watch for you Subway Order Forms!

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SACRAMENT CLASS

There will be a Sacrament Class on Sunday, January 20 at 10:00 AM in the church basement.

ONE COLOUR DAY Thursday, January 10

Dress monochromatic in one colour! You pick the colour!

Brought to you by the Grade 5/6 Class

There are still some 2017-2018 Yearbooks available.

If you would like to purchase one, please contact Mrs. Turgeon.

The cost is $20 each.

Forms will be sent home soon

to pre-order the 2018-2019 School Yearbook!

Thank you to Hujber’s Market on Main for donating a turkey to our SCC Christmas Meal!

A huge thank you to our SCC for cooking a wonderful lunch for our staff and students!

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REMEMBRANCE DAY POSTER CONTEST WINNERS

Congratulations to our Remembrance Day Poster Contest Winners! The local Spiritwood winners from Rivier were presented with a certificate and cash prize from the Royal Canadian Legion. Great job!

Primary Colour Junior Colour

1st McKaylah deRepentigny 1st Kaydence Doell

2nd Ciara Conacher 3rd Danica Laventure

3rd Teigan Wingerter

Junior Black & White

1st Noah Dauvin

2nd Harley Patoine

3rd David Uduji

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Great job to all of our students and staff on the Christmas Concert in December! What a talented group of actors and singers we have at Rivier!

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PRAYER CORNER

As a part of our School Learning Improvement Plan, we have created a list of prayers/practices we would

like the students to learn and practice at each grade level. We have used our Religion Curriculums to help

us create our list.

As an addition to our newsletter, we will be including a few of these prayers/practices each month. We

would like you to practice at home as a family in order for your child to be more familiar with these

prayers.

Seven Sacraments - These are introduced in Grade 2. We continue to learn them and their meaning at all

grade levels following.

1.Baptism

2.Reconciliation

3.First Eucharist

4.Confirmation

5.Marriage

6.Holy Orders

7.Annointing of the Sick.

Act of Contrition (Children’s Version)

O my God, I am sorry for my sins. In choosing to sin and failing to do good, I have sinned against you. I promise, with the help of your Son, Jesus, to make up for my sins

and to love you and others as I should. Amen.

RIVIER ELEMENTARY SHOOL

216 2nd Street West

PO Box 678

Spiritwood, SK

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Phone: 306-883-2382

Fax: 306-883-2326

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK Congratulations to our Students of the Week in December!

ACCELERATED READER Check out our top 3 readers from each class with the highest amount of

Accelerated Reader points! Keep up the great job!

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 2 Grade 3

Ariel S. Lexi K. Nixen S. Olivia H.

Zayden K. Hudson S. Reid S. Liam S.

Mackenzie W. Abbigail S. Declan M. Ciara C.

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

Avery D. Maya D. Alex T.

Niveditha M. Ruby S. Emeri S.

Daelyn T. Saydee M. Dalton S.

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Dress for the Weather!

Please make sure to have

appropriate clothing at

recess for the weather!

Matthew Tkachuk January 7 Max Mitchell January 26

Nixen Simonar January 8 Alea Beaulac January 29

Avarie Conacher January 9 Svea Hart January 26

Linken Fisher January 10 Rory Booth January 30

Cooper Woytiuk January 21 Abbigail Wirth January 30

London Gamble January 31