Principal’s Message
Today was our annual BGSD School Trustee visit. The trustee visits rotate from being in-person and virtual and this year, our visit was virtual. While having them in person is always such a fun time, virtual gives us the ability to be a little more content-focused. During this time together, I had the honor of showcasing who we are to the trustees and the acting Superintendent. One of the pieces of the presentation was a video that highlighted students, staff, and parents. I wanted to extend a huge thank you to those who were able to take part in our video, and put our best foot forward to our trustee contingent!
Together, we walked through CCS’ history, our relationship between CCS and BGSD, what TfT is, why parents choose CCS, if students are ready to go to high school, and how CCS is peculiar and unique. It truly is such a blessing to showcase our school, and the keywords of community, love, and formation were overwhelming in every way. The trustees had some great comments, and I wanted to share just a few of them with all of you.
“Your students are fully cultivated – spiritually, academically, athletically, and artistically”. “The extra things make all the difference, and it shows”.
“Formational learning experiences are so important, we know you learn to cook by cooking, play instruments by playing, and being an ethical citizen takes practice too.”
“Your school sports teams are always the teams to beat, even though you are a smaller school. It obviously comes from that bigger idea of community and teamwork so prevalent in your school culture. It’s pretty neat to see”.
“The district values of ‘Relationships, Safe, Supportive Environment, and Passion” was personified in your presentation. What more could a Board want? So many great things to celebrate at Covenant Christian School. Awesome…. I mean wonder struck”!
Thank you all for making our school community and culture unique. While we are not perfect, our collaborative nature and willingness to be the body of Christ together shows over and over how we are, as James K.A Smith states, “…a peculiar people, a people who desire the kingdom of God and thus undertake their life’s expression of that desire”.
Announcements
Incorrect Date
There was a change of dates to the May calendar AFTER our school magnets were printed for the year. Please be aware that the PD day in May IS on Friday, May 17, NOT Tuesday, May 21.
CCS Staff Appreciation
We would like to acknowledge and express our gratitude for all the amazing members of our staff! Please click on the links below to show your appreciation and sign up today to bless our staff in a special way.
February 26 – Breakfast
February 28 – Taco Lunch
February 26 & 28 – Supervision
Slices for Hope – Pizza With a Purpose
Vaping: What Parents Need to Know
The Southern Alberta Professional Development Consortium is holding a FREE virtual session for parents On March 6th from 7:00 – 8:30 titled Vaping: What Parents Need to Know. The presenters are from Alberta Health Services Healthy Schools and Population Health Promotion team.
Snack Menu:
🥔 Chips: $1.00
🥤 Cans of Pop: $2.00
🍭 Candy Bags: $1.00
Schedule:
Div. 1 (Gr. 1-3): Thursday, February 15
Div. 2 (Gr. 4-6): Thursday, February 29
Div. 3 (Gr. 7-9): Thursday, March 7
Div. 1 (Gr. 1-3): Thursday, March 14
Thank you so much for your support!
Preschool Registration
Preschool Registration is now opento the general public. If you have a student who will be 4 years old by December 31, 2024, you may register them for our Preschool program here.
Please click here to download and complete the following forms: Preschool Medial Authorization, Credit Card Authorization, Pre-authorized Debit Agreement
Student-Led Conferences – February 22
Save the date! We will be holding Student-Led Conferences this year on Thursday, February 22 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm in the student’s homeroom.
A student-led conference is a meeting with a student and his or her family and teachers during which the student shares his or her portfolio of work and discusses progress with family members. The student facilitates the meeting from start to finish. Student-led conferences can be implemented at all grade levels, K–9. Preparation for a conference creates an authentic purpose for good organizational and communication skills. The structure builds students’ sense of responsibility and accountability for their own learning, and it helps to hone their understanding of what it means to meet learning targets.
Successful student-led conferences require changes in the roles that teacher, student, and parent have played in traditional parent conferencing. Teachers become facilitators, students become leaders and parents become active listeners and questioners.
Teacher Role: To organize the conference environment and guarantee success. This includes guiding ‘portfolio’ collection and training students to walk through the folio with parents. The teacher would guide students on how to take their parents through the process.
Student Role: Through all stages of the student-led conference process; preparation, implementation, and evaluation, the student becomes the key participant. The student becomes responsible for working with the teacher to identify strengths, identify learning needs, and collect evidence to validate learning. In student-led conferencing, as students prepare to conference with their parents, they engage in a self-reflection process about their achievements and future goals.
Parent Role: Parents become partners in learning when students lead a conference. The opportunity for parents to have one-to-one time with their child focused on learning and achievement is important to the conferencing process. The parent’s role is to listen.
Spring Program Prop Request
We are now preparing for Aladdin Jr, which will be performed on March 20-21, 2024 at the MacLab Theatre here in Leduc.
We have started many projects but need some community assistance in preparing for the performance. Please help in the following ways.
- Costumes – A few parents are already working on dresses and costumes. We need a few more individuals who would like to design costumes for our cast, including pieces for our feature numbers.
- Construction and Painting – We have our Grade 8 parents working on sets, but we could always use more people to create, design, and build!
- Props – Please click on this link to view the list of needed props. If you have any of the items we could use, we’d be grateful for your help.
Please email Mr. Ward at [email protected] if you want to join the team!
Dress Up Days
On Friday, February 23, students are encouraged to dress up as if they were 100 years old. We’ve had some great costumes over the past years and it’s always fun to see how our students age for the day!
On Wednesday, February 28, students and staff are encouraged to wear pink in support of Pink Shirt Day and anti-bullying.
Hot Lunch
Hot Lunches are on Wednesdays.
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:
February:
- 14 – Wok Box
- 21 – KFC
- 28 – Boston Pizza Pasta
March:
- 6 – Hot Dogs/Booster Juice
- 13 – Panda Hut
- 20 – Subway
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 Wednesdays for the month of February.
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:
Basketball practice after school on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5:00 pm.
The boys have a league game TOMORROW at 4:00 pm at CCS!
Junior High Girls Basketball:
Basketball practice after school on Mondays from 3:30 until 5:00 pm.
The girls played on Tuesday after school and won their game! They will not have any practices or games the week of February 19 but will be in a tournament on the weekend of Feb 23/24.
Badminton
Elementary Badminton:
Please refer to the email sent home last week for more specific details.
LSCE News:
Executive Meeting Update
Call for Executive Member Nominations: The LSCE is looking for a new Executive member to serve a three-year term starting September 2024. If you are interested in serving on the Executive or would like to nominate others, please reach out to our Society Administrator, Lisa Gatzke ([email protected] or 780-612-1557).
Fundraising Opportunities
LSCE is currently seeking sponsors for our 4th Annual Golf Tournament as well as donations for our Live and Silent Auction Social.
Please see below for more information on these events and contact Afton Goldsmith at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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:
February:
- 15 – Cougar Canteen for Div 1 (Gr. 1-3)
- 19 – Family Day – No School
- 20 – Grade 6 AB Legislature Field Trip
- 22 – 23 – Elementary Badminton Tournament
- 22 – Student Led Conferences
- 23 – 100th Day of School Dress Up Day
- 26 – Swimming Lessons for Grades 1 & 2
- 28 – Pink Shirt Day
March:
- 1 – Family Fun Night @ CCS from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
- 4 – Swimming Lessons for Grades 1 & 2
- 6 – Twin Day
- 6 – Grade 6 Floor Hockey Tournament in Calgary
- 7 – Cougar Canteen for Div 3 (Gr. 7-9)
- 7 – Pastors Day
- 11 – PD Day – No School
- 12 – Swimming Lessons for Grades 1 & 2
- 14 – Cougar Canteen for Div 1 (Gr. 1-3)
- 15-16 – Grade 3/4 Floor Hockey Tournament
- 18 – Swimming Lessons for Grades 1 & 2
- 20 & 21 – Spring Drama Performance of Aladdin Jr.
- 25 – April 1 – Spring/Easter Break
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!
