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Important Dates to Remember
October 11th: School Photo Orders Due - Online
October 11th: No School
October 14th: Thanksgiving / No School
October 21st: PSG meeting 6pm in the library
October 24th & 25th: No School
October 28th: Picture Retake Day
October 10, 2019
ST. JOE’S NEWS
Wishing you a Blessed Thanksgiving
From the Staff & Students at
St. Joseph Catholic School
Newsletter Please remember all items for the newsletter are to be sent to Pamela at [email protected]
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School News
Bus Driver Needed
Bus driver needed for field trips.
Requirements - a class 4 driver’s
license and air brakes.
This could count towards Parent
Participation hours.
Knitting Club Coming Soon!
We are so excited about the outpouring of donations we have received for the upcoming knitting club. Thank-you so much to all of our wonderful donors. We will still graciously accept further donations of yarn. We are in particular need of some more sets of knitting needles. Whatever you can donate would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for sup-porting the knitters of tomorrow!
Halloween Dress Code
Please remember to follow the dress code for our Halloween Dance
and for Halloween Day.
Thank you
Ms. Pedrette
The costumes should be appropriate for school and follow general guidelines for appropriate dress
You must be able to sit, walk, breathe, see and hear in your costume
No face or pullover masks
No fake weapons
No fake blood, gore or Zombies
No clowns – more children are displaying fear of clowns because of movies like, “It”
Costumes may not be offensive to race/gender/religion in any way
The final decision on all costumes will be made by administration. Please ask if you are not sure.
What is the Parent Support Group (PSG)?
The PSG is an open and social group made
up of a volunteer executive, staff advisors,
and YOU - the parents. Meetings are held
just once per month.
Our next meeting is
Monday, October 21st @ 6pm in the school
library - all parents welcome. We look for-
ward to seeing you!
If you are interested in being involved and
would like to learn more please contact the
PSG president, Dawn Thalhiemer (email:
[email protected]). Many hands
make light work!
Minutes from September’s PSG meeting are
found here.
St. Joe’s PSG News
St. Joseph’s Christmas Market
On Saturday, November 30th, our school will be hosting the 4th Annual St. Joseph’s Christmas Market. We are currently looking for vendors. And for any crafty kids, we are selling smaller tables for Young Entrepre-neurs. Please see the attached application for more details. Stay tuned for volunteer opportunities.
Any questions? Contact Ashley Pereira at [email protected] OR (250)808-4144.
Save the Date
Tuesday, Oct 29th evening
The PSG will be hosting a family Halloween dance party!
Details to follow in the coming weeks.
School costume rules apply.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Nov. 30th - St. Joe’s Christmas Market - stay tuned for volunteer opportunities
Ongoing - Hot Lunch Volunteers - Please contact Michelle Blom [email protected]
Please consider helping, to ensure all students get their lunch order. We need one volunteer on each of the following dates, please:
Oct 17
Oct 30
Oct 31
Nov 4
Nov 5
Nov 7
Nov 19
Nov 20
Nov 27
Dec 4
Dec 10
Dec 11
Dec 16
Dec 17
Dec 18
Dec 19
Other Catholic School News
Bishop-Elect Bart van Roijen
On September 28, 2019, the Holy Father, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Bart van Roijen as the 11th Bish-op of Corner Brook and Labrador! Bishop-elect van Roijen will be ordained to the episcopate on De-cember 12th, 2019, at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Redeemer and Immaculate Conception in Corner Brook, NL. The Diocese of Nelson has been blessed by the pastoral care of Fr. Bart since his ordina-tion on April 25, 1997, in the parishes of Kelowna – ICC, St. Pius X and St. Charles Garnier, Grand Forks, Trail, Sparwood, Fernie and their respective missions. Fr. Bart has been the Vicar General since February 2017 and has served on countless committees supporting the works of the Diocese of Nelson. This is a great honour for the Diocese of Nelson. Bishop-elect van Roijen is the first priest from the diocese to be called to the episcopate. His great love for the Church and her people will be a real blessing to the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador as well as his many gifts, especially his humility, wisdom and humour. We are very happy for him and the Church, but know that he will be deeply missed by the faithful of the diocese. We wish him every blessing in his new appointment and call to serve as a bishop. Ad multos annos!
Confirmation and First Communion If your parish is not listed below please contact them for more information. Corpus Christi Reconciliation and First Eucharist: There will two meetings for each sacrament. The first meeting will be Tuesday November 5at 7PM in the gathering space upstairs. Please enter via the main doors. There is a $20.00 fee to cover the cost of workbooks. This one fee covers the cost of both books. Students do not need to attend but I do need one parent in attendance. If you cannot attend, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can schedule a time. Confirmation: There will be two meetings. The first one is Tuesday November 19 at 7PM in the gathering space. Please come in via the main doors. THIS MEETING IS FOR THE STUDENT AND ONE PARENT. THE FEE FOR MATERIALS AND RETREAT DAY IS $25.00 Please get back me as soon as possible if you cannot attend at this time. These meetings and the retreat are compulsory. Ann Matthews 250-765-0355 Catechism co-ordinator for Corpus Christi St. Pius X For those Grade 2 and 7 parents that are parishioners of St Pius X, please contact Mike Wilson (CCD coordinator) as soon as possible to receive information about the upcoming year. 250-859-6718, [email protected] St. Charles Garnier For the Sacrament of Confirmation: Contact St. Charles Garnier. The meeting was Sept. 17. For the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion: Contact St. Charles Garnier. The meeting was Sept. 24.
Immaculate Conception For the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion: Parent Registration Meeting (including for those registered at St. Joe’s) Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:00 – 8:15 pm ICC Parish Center Please bring copy of baptism certificate and registration form (available from our website at www.icckelowna.ca under the ‘children’ tab) Only one parent needs to attend (kids have the night off!) For the Sacrament of Confirmation: Parent and Candidate Registration Meeting (including for those registered at St. Joe’s) Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 7:00 – 8:00 pm ICC Parish Center Please bring copy of baptism certificate and registration form (available from our website at www.icckelowna.ca under the ‘children’ tab) Only one parent needs to accompany your son/daughter
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Community News
Ozanam Recovery House Ozanam Recovery House is in need of the following items: Single fitted and flat sheets Pillows Bath towels Tea towels Laundry baskets Disposable razors Toothbrushes Any and all donations would be so appreciated. Please look for the box outside the school office to put your donations in.
Our mission is to foster the development of the total child in spirit, mind and body.
Through Jesus, we encourage the pursuit of excellence in a community of love and respect.
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St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School
839 Sutherland Avenue Kelowna, BC V1Y 5X4
(250) 763-3371
Office hours
M-F 8:30-3:30