St. Rose of Lima Community Messenger March 11-15, 2019

St. Rose of Lima
                                 Community Messenger
                                   March 11-15, 2019
    Mon, Mar 11, Day 1
      • Conference Manager Opens 6:00 AM
      • Gr 6 and 7 Late Field trip to Glenbow Museum
      • Grade 9 Bishop McNally online registration

    Tues, Mar 12, Day 2
       • BBBS

    Wed, Mar 13, Day 3
      • Metis speaker for grade 4-9 in the afternoon

    Thurs, Mar 14, Day 4
       • PT Conferences 5:00-8:00 – Please book online at:
           https://stroselima.schoolsoft.com/login.jsf
       • Book Fair in Learning Commons

    Fri, Mar 15 – No classes, PT Conference

On The Horizon
March 19: Hotdog Lunch
March 19: Parent and Trustee Forum
March 20 & 21: Francophone Week Activities
March 21: St. Rose Open House 6:30 – 8:00 PM
March 22: Spring Break begins.
April 1: Classes Resume
April 9: Vaccination Catch up
April 12: Community Care Services Bake Sale
April 16: Spring Photos
April 17: Washing of the feet liturgy
April 18: Stations of the Cross
April 19: Good Friday – No classes
April 22: Easter Monday – No classes
April 23: Prof Dev day – No classes
April 29-May 3: Inline Skating K-3
May 1: Taste of St. Rose
May 6: Vaccination Catch Ups
May 9: Marion Liturgy
May 10: Class Photos
May 11: Gr. 9 Quebec Field Trip

Conference Manager
The parent conference booking system will open tomorrow morning at 6:00 Am. Please access
the system at this link: https://stroselima.schoolsoft.com/login.jsf. Please login with the same
user name and password you used in November. Follow the instructions at the link to book
your interview.

Open House
On March 21, 2019 St. Rose will hold our annual Open House. This evening is an opportunity
for Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 6 students going into grade 7 to come and see what
French Immersion and life at St. Rose is all about. Many teachers will be available to discuss
programming and the school will be open to allow visitors to walk through the halls and
classrooms. Everyone is welcome and we hope you will pass this message along to anyone who
might have a Kindergarten, grade 1 or grade 7 student interested in a challenge in the fall of
2019.

   •   The following topics will be covered during the presentation:
   •   What is Late French Immersion? & learning strategies for late French Immersion
   •   Challenges of French Immersion
   •   Benefits of early and late French Immersion and language learning in general
   •   Cultural benefits of learning Canada’s other official language
   •   An overview of life at St. Rose

English Book Fair
There will be books and other materials available this week during PT conferences. Please be sure to
stop by the LC during your visit on Thursday evening or Friday during the day.

March 8, 2019
All public board meetings are held on Wednesdays at a NEW TIME of 12:30 pm and members
of the public are invited to join the meeting at 2:45 p.m.

The Calgary Catholic Regular Board Meeting Agenda and memos for the March 13, 2019
meeting can be accessed with the following link:
https://www.cssd.ab.ca/BoardOfTrustees/MeetingAgenda/Pages/default.aspx

Carnaval Week
Last week students at St. Rose celebrated Carnaval. Students had the opportunity to
participate in various outdoor and indoor activities as well as attend a musical performance.

Hot Lunch News
We are pleased to inform you that OPA Souvlaki now offers our students 2
more options of ordering FALAFEL in either a Wrap with veggies and tzatziki
sauce OR on top of the Rice with pita wedges and tzatziki sauce. On healthy
Hunger website the option of picking and choosing your veggies and sauces on
SUBWAY order is available now which can allow students to order subs with
their desired topping and veggies OR to order a plain subs without any sort of
veggie sand sauce. Please place lunch orders at: https://healthyhunger.ca/

Lenten Project – POD FAST
On Wednesday afternoon we started our Lenten project. This project involves students and
staff fasting from using hand held personally owned devices such as cell phones, ear buds, Ipads
and gaming devices such as Nintendo DS, etc. So far, it has gone fairly well. Some students lost
their devices on Thursday and Friday because they were seen with their devices in their hands.
We would like to take the opportunity to clarify expectations and to ask parents for their
support in encouraging students to put down their devices during the school day.

Expectations
Staff and Students will not use or carry personally owned devices at St. Rose of Lima for the
duration of the school day, 8:05-3:00. If students are seen by staff they are asked to turn over
their device to the office until 3:00 PM when they can retrieve it. Subsequent interventions
and loss of the device will require parents to come to the school to retrieve the device and to
have a conversation with administration on the importance of this project.

The Impact of Cell Phones and PODs on Learning and the School Environment
Numerous studies have been conducted on the impact of digital devices on learning and
distraction for students. Social media and the ability to communicate instantly is a distraction
in classes and they affect student focus. Parents can support their children by:

   •   Not calling or texting students during the school day. We will happily call your child to
       the office to take a phone call if it is necessary or allow him or her to use the school
       phone. The school number is 403 500 2071
   •   Taking note of your child’s habits and social media use as well as the platforms that are
       used IE Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.
   •   Reminding them of the Lenten Fast and the purpose of Lent and fasting in general
   •   Keeping cell phones and other devices at home
   •   Have a conversation about the impact on learning with your child’s teachers at PT
       conferences
   •   Reviewing the POD contract which can be found on the school website at this link:
       https://www.cssd.ab.ca/schools/strose/Students/Pages/Personally-Owned-Devices.aspx

Champion of the Week – Mr. Kapeta
St. Rose of Lima is happy to recognize M. Kapeta this week for his work as a Champion at St.
Rose. Mr. Kapeta cultivates outstanding relationships with his students in his grade 4
classroom. He cultivates a can-do spirit in his classroom and actively encourages his students to
help one another. His team approach to managing his classroom helps students to feel they
belong. Mr. Kapeta helped to coach the junior boys basketball team this year and his positive
outlook have helped to lay the foundations for many more years of basketball success at St.
Rose. Thank you for your gift of time and talent to the St. Rose of Lima community!!

Carnaval Photos