Principal’s Message:

What a week we have had so far! Monday we experienced every season in a day, and the last couple of days dropped us into a deep freeze. It has been an incredibly stressful time, and it is easy to get into that grumpy, uneasy frame of mind for everyone, just ask Leon Draisaitl/Jim Matheson.

Personally, I have pushed two cars out of ditches in the freezing rain, and with help of our amazing staff, dug out another who had hit a huge drift of blowing snow in our school parking lot. I’ve had my car door freeze, and have to use the passenger side door to get in and out. My wife has been on nights and I have had the pleasure of doing the evening routine with our kids by myself. Add two days of indoor recesses and a nagging injury to the list, and I have had some opportunities to feel stressed, busy, and short.

But here is the point. There is always something that can frustrate us. There is always something that can create irritation or discouragement. Yet, we have the opportunity to choose our frame of mind. I wish I could say that this is what I often do, but that would be a lie. Yet on Monday, as I began my morning devotion, this notion seemed to hit me hard! Selah. Pause, reflect, and praise.

You see, as we hand over our difficulties to God, there is an opportunity to see the joy in the situations. Helping people is fun! Some parts of the bedtime routine are comforting! Having a warm car and a garage to park in is amazing. Getting to see kids find different ways to play indoors is awesome, and even better when they get to go outside and not take it for granted.

As we have issues come up this week and this year, take your Selah moment, and reframe these difficulties into opportunities.

Announcements:

Kindergarten/New Student Registration Opens TODAY!!!

Kindergarten and new student 2022-2023 registration opened today!! If you would like to register your son or daughter for kindergarten at CCS, please visit our K-9 Registration Page under the Registration main menu heading for full details.

Preschool Registration is OPEN for CCS Families ONLY

Preschool registration is now open for current Covenant families ONLY.  Each year we offer our current CCS families the opportunity to claim a spot for preschool by registering their children before opening up registration to the general public. If you have a child ready for preschool, please click here and complete the form by January 30 to secure your spot.

Please DO NOT share the above link with anyone outside our CCS community at this time.

There will be a Preschool Spring Information Night on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 7 pm. Beginning February 8 at 10:00 am, registration will be open to the general public. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lisa Gatzke at [email protected] or Amber Falk at [email protected].

Celebration

We continue to do weekly virtual assemblies, which we call Celebration. Celebration will be held on Thursdays for the month of January.

Please click on the button below to join us tomorrow morning!

CCS Oilers Game – Thursday, January 20, 2022

Here is some information regarding the Oilers game vs Florida tomorrow night!

1. We are pleased to inform you that although arena capacity has been reduced temporarily, your tickets for Thursday’s game remain valid. This includes any tickets to Thursday’s game you may have already forwarded, posted for resale or resold.
2. Food and beverage services will not be available during Thursday’s game, however Studio 99 will be open for pre-game dining, and Molson Hockey House in Ford Hall will be open all evening for snacks and beverages. Please note food and beverages may not leave Studio 99 or Molson Hockey House. Reservations for Studio 99 are required and may be made online through Open Table.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate through these protocols and we look forward to seeing you at Rogers Place.

Hot Lunch February Order Form is OPEN!

The hot lunch order form is open for February orders! Please login to PowerSchool to access the form for your child(ren). A reminder that payment MUST be made at the time of ordering or your order will not be processed. All the hot lunches dates and which restaurants are scheduled are listed on our website under Calendar/CCS Events Calendar.

The deadline for all orders and payments is Tuesday, January 25, 2022.

Spring Program Request

As we are now in the thick of planning for Shrek Jr. The Musical this March 23-24, 2022

We are asking for a bit of community assistance to replenish some of your building supplies to help keep our costs down.

1. WOOD – The price of lumber has skyrocketed these past few years; if you have any building lumber that you don’t mind parting with (especially 1X1 and 2×4), we could use some for set building.

2. PAINT – Our oil and latex paint stock is low. If you have any half-full paint cans at home (especially earth tones, gray, and black) and are not planning on using them, we will take them off your hands!

Please email Mr. Ward at [email protected] with what materials you have to donate/offer and to arrange drop off.

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

Practices will be held this week and continue for the next while. Senior boys will have practice tonight and tomorrow night right after school until 4:45.

However, games will be postponed at this time.

If your child is on one of the basketball teams, please complete the permission form on PowerSchool. That being said, you do not need to make payment at this time as we are uncertain as to what the season will look like this year. We will keep you posted.

LSCE Update:

Notice of Special Meeting

Special Society Meeting March 8 (save the date): – We are planning to hold a special meeting of the Society on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 7:30 pm (instead of February 8, as originally planned). At this meeting, we will present for your approval the budget and plans for the replacement of the school parking lot and an addition to the front of our main entrance. We anticipate this meeting will be held virtually, given the current COVID-19 restrictions. Further details will be provided in future issues of the Chronicle.

Calendar:

January:

• 20 – CCS Oilers Game (See info below)
• 25 – Hot Lunch – Wok Box
• 31 – PD Day – No School

February:

• 1 – Hot Lunch – Boston Pizza (Pasta)
• 2 – Early Dismissal @ 2:30 pm
• 8 – Hot Lunch – Subway
• 10-11 – ATA Teacher’s Convention
• 15 – Hot Lunch – Dominos Pizza
• 15 – 90s Dress-Up Day
• 21 – Family Day
• 22 – Wok Box

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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