Principal’s Message:
I came across this beachside Nativity by Juan Manuel Cisneros the other day. While my first thought was, “Cool! What a great nativity”, it kept creeping its way into my head over the last week. This nativity is a different style of celebrating Christmas than I am used to. It is not a traditional nativity that I am used to. Yet, it is still beautiful. It is still impactful. It is still God-centered.
However you celebrate this year; remember that even if it is not exactly the same way as you are used to, it doesn’t make it less impactful. Remember that however it looks, when you put God at the center, it will still be memorable.
“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” – Luke 2:10
Announcements:
Lunch/Snack Program
As previously mentioned in past Chronicle’s, we have seen a large increase in the number of snacks/lunch items requested from the office. We are always happy to help out those who forgot lunch or who didn’t quite have enough. With that being said, often parents are not aware that their children are requesting extra lunch/snacks. In order to have good communication between teachers/the office/parents, we are going to try a new system. If a student has forgotten their lunch or needs a little extra, they should go to their teacher and let them know. The teacher can then give them an “I forgot my Lunch” or an “I could use a snack” coupon to take to the office. The office staff will then get them some food items for snack/lunch. If the need becomes frequent, this will hopefully allow teachers to connect with parents concerning snack/lunch needs.
CCS Edmonton Oilers Game!!
Covenant Christian School is thrilled to share a special opportunity to build community with all of you! CCS has accepted an invitation from the Oilers Entertainment Group to block off a section of reduced-price tickets for the Oilers game on January 20! Gather your friends and family and join in on the excitement, while taking advantage of our group rate, as the Oilers take on the league-leading Florida Panthers! Purchase your tickets early. These tickets would make a great Christmas gift too! See the image below for more details! There are only 8 tickets left at $72.00 and only 58 at $87.00, they are going quickly.
Hot Lunch is Returning!
Hot Lunch is BAAAAACK!! We are very excited to announce the much-anticipated return of our hot lunch fundraising program. The program will run on the same day and in the same way as it did in September. The hot lunch team will follow all AHS guidelines and protocols. Orders, with payment, will be due by the last Tuesday of each month. Payment MUST be made at the time of submission for your order to be processed. If your child is absent on the day of hot lunch please notify the school office by 10:00 am if you would like anything specific done with their order. Possible options include: give the meal to a sibling for lunch or to take home or it can be put in the fridge to be picked up the day after hot lunch. If no instructions have been given, any unclaimed orders will either be given to a student who forgot their lunch or put in the staff room to be eaten or taken home by a staff member. Thank you for understanding that hot lunch has a lot of moving parts and we are limited in what we are able to accommodate. The form for January will be available soon!
Christmas Concert!
Do Not Be Afraid, Parade
This story follows the characters of Claire, Luke, Maddie, Rylie, and David as they are part of the ton’s Christmas Parade, where they learn valuable lessons of what Christmas truly means.
The students in kindergarten to grade 3 are working hard at memorizing lines and practicing their songs!
The set is starting to take shape with the help of Mr. Ward and the Jr. High.
Recording of the Christmas program will be done on Friday, December 10 and the recorded program link will be sent home via email on Friday, December 17.
Celebration
We continue to do weekly virtual assemblies, which we call Celebration. Celebration will be held on Wednesdays for the month of December.
An invite will be emailed to parents each Tuesday with a link for you to join us.
Giving Project – Hope Mission — UPDATE
Update from 2GM
Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! We have collected many new and gently used donations for Hope Mission! Your last day to donate items will be THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10! The items will be delivered next week and we are so excited to see the faces of those receiving your outpouring of love to them! Thank you!
Junior High Advent Assignment
As we strive to teach our students to be the hands and feet of Jesus, we wanted to let you know of an amazing formational learning experience (FLEx) that is going on in our Jr. High. Between Friday, November 19, and Wednesday, December 15, 2021, our Jr. High, led by the Grade 8 classes, will be gathering items to stuff stockings for residents of Extendicare in Leduc. As we know, the last few years have continued to be challenging for our seniors and we know the effects of isolation and loneliness have been significant during the pandemic. Our goal is for our senior community to know that we care and that we are thinking of them. We would then deliver these stockings during the last week of school prior to Christmas to these locations!
From our School community, we are asking for the following items:
Disposable Camera Wallet or Change Purse
Hand Lotions
Keychain
LED Flashlight
Sunglasses
Keepsake Ornament
Stress Ball
Puzzle Book (Crosswords or Suduko)
Hobby Supplies
Photo album
Small Tools
Magnifying glass
USB Drive
Gloves Slippers
What we already have and will place in each stocking:
The Stocking
Pens
Coloured Pencils
Playing Cards
Package of Flower Seeds
Buttons
Colouring Pages
Christmas Word Search
Crossword Puzzles
Students in elementary grades can bring donations to the office.
School Council
The meeting minutes for the last School Council meeting are posted on our website. You can find them under About/School Council. The next school council meeting will be in January.
Lost & Found
In order to continue to limit the number of visitors in the school this year, we will continue to post a photo of our Lost & Found each week in the Chronicle. If you see an item that is your child’s, please have them pick it up the next day or email the office and we will make sure it gets home with them. We will only be holding items until the next Chronicle.
Athletics:
Basketball
Basketball practices are beginning. We are still navigating what days practices will be on for all teams. More information will come out when it is available. There will be no practices this week.
Calendar:
December:
- 17 – School Clothing Delivered
- 17 – Video Recording of the Christmas Concert Released
- 20 – 31 – Christmas Break
January:
- 3 – School Resumes
- 5 – Early Dismissal @ 2:30 pm
- 20 – CCS Oilers Game (See info below)
Community Events:
Please click on the image below to learn more about community events in our area! Also found under our Parents menu on the website.
Odds & Ends:
Sign In/Out Form:
In an effort to reduce the amount of shared touched surfaces, we will be using a QR code that you will need to scan with your phone for signing in and out of the school. You can also use this link if you are in your vehicle and need to sign out a student but can’t scan the code. This means that students/parents/visitors can scan the QR code when entering or leaving the office/school to sign in or sign out on their own phone/device.
Parents will also be able to sign their kids out from their vehicle in the parking lot when they arrive to pick them up for appts. etc. please use the link above if you can’t scan the QR code. We do ask that parents pull into a spot (not bus lane) where you can contact the office to let them know you have arrived and we can make eye contact with you
from the staff/office door. Students must also stop by the office before leaving the school. At that point, once a connection is made, we are able to send students out to you.
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Participating in our 12 Days of Christmas with green day and door decorating!
