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Saturday, January 11 th – ROC 2 nd Super Saturday at OLHC Parish Centre 9:45am ‐2pm Thursday January 23 rd ‐ 10 a.m. Mass ‐ St. Elizabeth School Masss – St. Elizabeth School Our January 8 th Catholic School Advisory Council Meeting has been cancelled and replaced for our Council to attend Dr. Terry Nelson‐Johnson presentation on Soul Play to all of our St. Clair Catholic Councils on Monday, January 20 th at UCC in the theatre at 7:00 PM. For tickets, contact Mrs. Sfalcin. Catholic School Advisory Council Meetings for the School Year: Feb. 5 Apr. 2 May 7 Jun. 4 We welcome all parents to our meetings throughout the year. Bus Cancellations – Inclement Weather St. Elizabeth is in Zone 5. If the weather promises to be hazardous and the bus routes affected, notification of bus delays and cancellations is carried over the local radio stations and websites (e.g. CKXS-FM 99.1 on the dial and www.schoolbusinfo.com.) All school activities (i.e.. sports games) are cancelled for thatt day and when possible, are rescheduled to when buses are running. We have a SAFE ARRIVAL POLICY PROTOCOL thatt requires we call all missing students to ensure to school. Generally, no mid- they are safe, so if your child(ren) walk to school and if you choose to keep them home on a bus cancellation day, please take time to call the school office and leave a message letting us know they will not be attending school. Thank You! Newsletter by email In an effort to reduce paper, we are once again asking families to sign upp for the monthly newsletter by email. If you would like to receive your newsletters in this manner rather than through your child, please email the Secretary with your request. erin.helps@st‐clair.net Special thanks to The Black Goose, Mark Childs and Staff who catered a delicious Turkey Christmas Lunch on December 18 th . St. Elizabeth staff and students would like to thank you forr your generosity and your amazing meal. to our Parents on our School Advisory Council as well as the parents who made our Christmass Turkey Lunch so successful in volunteering their time to set up, serve and clean‐up. Thank you also to all the parents who sent inn desserts. What an amazing feast! Kingdom Assignment Congratulations to the following Grade 8 students who were mandated in December at UCC Secondary School for thee Kingdom Assignment: These students were given $100 with the mandate thatt this money does not belong to them, but belongs to God and they are to work to “pay it forward” in the community. Our Kingdom Assignment students with their school events raised $1000.00 to donate on behalf of St. Elizabeth to United Way.
Trustee Corner Happy New Year from the Board of Trustees for the St. Clair Catholic District School Board! As you may know, St. Clair Catholic, along with the Diocese of London and the Huron Perth, London and Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic district school boards, have worked to organize an evening with Terry Nelson‐Johnson. The event for St. Clair Catholic is at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 20 th at the Ursuline College theatre in Chatham. Dr. Terry Nelson‐Johnson is the Animating and Creative Partner of Soul Play, an experiential, theological and education enterprise serving congregations families and adults. His art is the written and spoken word. Through storytelling, poetry and humour, he connects our life stories to the story of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Ten seats have been reserved for each elementary school; and 25 seats for each secondary school; however, more seats can be made available. Please contact your principal if you would like to attend. The event is free and is made available through a Ministry of Education “Parents Reaching Out” grant. I hope you are able to attend. Yours in Catholic education, Carol Bryden, Chair of the Board; John Van Heck; Vice Chair of the Board Trustees – John Fontaine, Anita Labadie, Michelle Parks, Brenda Rumble and Linda Ward. A Message from our Director Helping Your Child to Succeed at School Each month in this space, look for tips on ways in which parents can help keep their children safe when using online tools and social media. For January, I will highlight some specific examples of cyber bullying. Dan Parr Director of Education Source: Ontario Provincial Police Cyber Bullying Although there are different definitions regarding the topic of cyber bullying, it can generally be defined as sending or posting harmful or cruel text messages or images using the internet or other digital communication devices. Some Specific Examples of Cyber Bullying Would Include: Sending cruel, vicious and sometimes threatening messages; Creating websites that have stories, cartoons, pictures and jokes ridiculing others; Posting pictures of classmates online with intent to embarrass them; Breaking into an email account and sending vicious or embarrassing material to others; Engaging someone in IM (instant messaging), tricking that person into revealing sensitive personal information and then forwarding that information to others; Taking a picture of a person using a digital phone camera and sending that picture to others without consent.
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