Principal’s Message
As I stood out in the parking lot on Monday, waving cars and students along in my toy soldier best, I saw many chuckles and thumbs up (and maybe a few eyes roll), regarding my Christmas attire. I know that it is a tad ridiculous, and I know that it is pretty silly, and I am okay with that. Today is pajama day, so watch out!
As we journey through Advent and get closer to Christmas Day, I get more and more excited. I love Christmas, I love what it is about, and I love how we as a world seemingly come closer to each other as we approach the birth of Jesus. As we walk through the season together, I hope that I can share my excitement with our school community. I feed off of the students’ anticipation and hopefully share my love of Christmas with them as well. We should be excited, the birth of our Saviour is the time to exude relentless love and childish joy! I hope that you can see that in your child and in our staff!
From our CCS family to yours, Merry Christmas everyone. It is our prayer that you have a blessed holiday, and we will see you all back in 2024!
Announcements
Matching Donation – Deadline is Friday, December 22, 2023!
There are a few days left to donate towards our Matching Donation Challenge! So far we have had a total of $34,881.74 donated with $745.75 coming from the collection taken at both Christmas concert performances!
If after praying and thinking about it, you want to donate money to the school and take advantage of this matching offer, the easiest way to do this is by EFT or cheque to the LSCE. The LSCE email for EFT transfer is: [email protected]. Coming down to the school and writing a cheque is also always a possibility. Donations of $20 or more come with a charitable donation receipt.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration of this opportunity. The last day to donate is Friday, December 22.
Kindergarten/New Student Registration
Dear parents/guardians and caregivers,
Kindergarten and New Student Registration is quickly approaching! Kindergarten registration opens on January 8, 2024, for the 2024-2025 school year.
Children may begin Kindergarten in a school within the Black Gold School Division in September if they are at least 4 years 8 months old as of August 31 of the respective school year.
We encourage families to register early. Please note that programs and class preferences are subject to change based on enrollment, space, and program viability.
For more information, please visit: www.blackgold.ca/schools/programs/kindergarten
Here are a few things to note regarding registration:
- If you have a student currently in our preschool program who will be going to kindergarten in the fall, you will NEED to complete Kindergarten Registration forms (CCS Enrolment Form, Black Gold Online Registration Form, and Confidential Pastor’s Report). Our preschool is a separate program from our K-9 program and you are considered a new family.
- If you are a current CCS family (you have older children (Grades K-9) already enrolled at CCS THIS year) and you have a student who will be registering for kindergarten in the fall, you will ONLY need to complete the Black Gold online registration form.
- If you currently have students enrolled in Covenant this year in grades kindergarten to nine, they will automatically be enrolled at CCS for the 2023-2024 school year, you do NOT need to register them again.
- All our registration forms (CCS Enrolment Form, Black Gold Online Registration Form, and Confidential Pastor’s Report) as well as the instructions on the process you need to go through are on our website under the Registration heading here.
Preschool Registration
Preschool registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens on January 9, 2024, at 10:00 am for Covenant families with students currently in Grades K-9 ONLY. You can find more information, as well as the registration links/documents on our website here. Links will be made live on January 9, 2024.
Registration opens to the general public on February 8, 2024.
CCS Christmas Food Drive
Thank you so much to everyone who supported our Christmas Food Drive! Our school goal was 400 pounds of donations, and we overwhelmingly surpassed it, totaling 782 pounds! Thank you for blessing our community! We also enjoyed a little added fun by getting to watch a student from each homeroom adorn Mr. Simmons with Silly String at Celebration! Merry Christmas everyone!
Report Freeze & New Report Cards
Our Term 1 report freeze is now over and grades, assignments, and comments are once again available to parents on PowerSchool. We are also able to offer an online report card for the end of each term now as well! You will find your child’s report card under the “Student Reports” option on the left-hand side menu.
- Select your child’s name from the tabs at the top then click on Student Reports
- Next, click on the CCS_T1_23-24…..ReportCrd link to access your student’s report card
If you would like to see the assignments and assignment comments for each specific course, you can do that by clicking on the number or letter under the T1 column on the first page when you gain access to PowerSchool.
Grade 4-9 Ski Day at Rabbit Hill
We are excited to be able to participate in our annual Grade 4-9 Ski Trip! Students in grades 4-9 will be going to Rabbit Hill on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, to go skiing for the day! All the information is in the form on PowerSchool to be completed by Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Payment MUST be made at the time of form completion for submission to be processed.
To avoid missing out, please log in to PowerSchool and complete your form before the Christmas break! The more students we can have signed up, the better we can inform Rabbit Hill of our numbers! *** Please note, as the ski day is on a hot lunch day, there are NO hot lunch forms listed for grades 4-9 on January 24.***
Hot Lunch
Hot Lunches are on Wednesdays.
***IMPORTANT NOTE: Hot lunch orders for January 10 – Hot Dogs/Booster Juice will close on Friday, December 22 at 10:00 am to accommodate purchasing supplies/orders over the break***.
You can find the forms for Hot Lunch in your student’s PowerSchool account under the Student Fees and Forms heading on the left-hand side. Orders will close on the Tuesday prior to the following week’s hot lunch at 11:59 pm. All orders must be placed online, and payment must be made with form submission to be processed. (No cash or cheques are accepted). Please check your email for a confirmation receipt to ensure that your order went through.
Upcoming Hot Lunches:
December:
- 20 – Panda Hut
January:
- 10 – Hot Dogs/Booster Juice
- 17 – Subway
- 24 – Dominos Pizza
If you would like to see which hot lunches are coming up in future months, you can find out on our school events calendar found here.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding Hot Lunch, you can reach our Hot Lunch Coordinator, Mrs. Hofstra, via email at: [email protected]
Celebration
We hold weekly assemblies, which we call Celebration. We alternate between Wednesday and Thursday mornings each month so our kindergarten students are each able to join us every other month.
Celebration will be held on Thursdaysfor the month of January.
Lost & Found
We will post weekly pictures of our lost and found. If you see something that is your child’s, please have them stop by the table and pick it up or let the office know.
All unclaimed items will be donated to a second-hand store at the end of the month.
Athletics:
For a calendar of events including home and away games etc. please click HERE.
Basketball
Junior High Boys Basketball:
Updated information will come in the new year!
Junior High Girls Basketball:
Updated information will come in the new year!
LSCE News:
Social Media
To keep up to date on all fundraising opportunities, please follow us on social media.
https://www.facebook.com/covenantchristianschoolfundraisingpage
https://www.instagram.com/fundraising.lsce/
Calendar:
December:
- 20 – Dress Up Day – Christmas Jammies!
- 21 – Dress Up Day – Ugly Christmas Sweaters
- 22 – Carol Sing in the Auditorium @ 10:45
- 22 – Last Day of Classes Before Christmas Break
January:
- 8 – School Resumes
- 18 – Grade 1 Telus World of Science Field Trip
- 19-20 – Elementary Boys Basketball Finals
- 24 – Grade 4-9 Ski Trip to Rabbit Hill
- 26-27 – Elementary Girls Basketball Finals
- 26-27 – Junior High Boys Basketball Tap 15 Tourney
- 31 – PD Day
Community Events:
Odds & Ends:
Sign In/Out Form:
Scan Me
Please use the above QR code, orthis link, to sign your child in or out of the building. You can also come into the school and use the Chromebook provided in the office. Please make sure to let the office know you have collected your child before leaving the parking lot (phone call/eye contact) and ask your child to check in at the office when they enter or leave. This ensures everyone is accounted for appropriately in the case of an emergency.
Facebook Page:
As always, Facebook is a great spot to see some of the fun things going on at the school!
