Principal’s Message:
I know we are all wondering about what next week holds for our kiddos, and I must tell you the staff at CCS has been doing the same. We have taken this first half of the week and began planning for both in person and online learning, no easy feat. I want to once again thank our staff for their willingness to do whatever they can to best be prepared for our kids.
Although I joked on our social media saying this is yet another pivot (thank you, Ross, from “Friends”), planning for two different methods of teaching is more than a pivot, it truly is a completely different way of instruction, and the time and effort is truly astonishing. Now the part we all have been awaiting: I have just stepped out of a meeting with our senior administration and we will be back in classes on Monday! This is extremely exciting, although we do need to make sure our school is as safety conscious as possible too.
We will contine many of the safety procedures we have worked on all year, focusing on our masking for 4-9 and staff, air purifiers in our rooms being on, frequent handwashing and cohorting in our elementary for classes and breaks.
This will be balanced to ensure that our students get a true school experience and will continue with many of those additional things like field trips which help support students’ mental wellness.
The Covenant staff will continue to put the safety of your children and the rest of our staff as our top priority. Thank you for journeying this path with us!
I look forward to seeing you in the parking lot come Monday! (Hopefully it won’t be -40C)!
Announcements:
Kindergarten/New Student Registration Opens Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Kindergarten and new student 2022-2023 registration will be open on January 19. We give preference to current Covenant families before opening registration up to the general public. If you are a current Covenant family and have a child who will be attending kindergarten in the fall, please contact the office at 780-986-8353 or [email protected] before January 19 to ensure your spot.
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].
CTF Term 2 Options Fees
Term 2 CTF Options classes will begin when students have returned from the extended break. Before the break, students picked which options classes they would like to participate in. Fees for their chosen courses have been added to your child’s PowerSchool account. Please take a minute to login and make payment in the coming weeks. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school office.
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 2 tickets left at $72.00 and only 46 at $87.00, they are going quickly.
At this point, this game has NOT been canceled. IF the game should get canceled, we are assuming we would get a rescheduled game to attend.
Celebration
We continue to do weekly virtual assemblies, which we call Celebration. Celebration will be held on Thursdays for the month of January. We will begin our Celebration time next week, Thursday, January 13.
A button link for Celebration will be in each Chronicle for you to join us!
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.
All lost and found items that we had before Christmas have now been donated to a second-hand store. We will begin putting in pictures of items next week.
Athletics:
Basketball
Practices were canceled this week. They will hopefully resume next week
League games are scheduled to begin in the coming weeks.
LSCE Update:
Notice of Special Meeting
Special Society Meeting February 8 (save the date): – We are planning to hold a special meeting of the Society on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 7:30 pm. 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.
Temporary Part-Time Job Posting
We are looking for a part-time custodian for 3 hours/day to start in early January. Please forward a letter of application and resume to Lisa Gatzke at [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until January 7th at 4:00 pm.
Fundraising Coordinator Job Posting
We are currently looking for a Fundraising Coordinator (260 hours/year).
Areas of Responsibility include: Planning and coordinating LSCE fundraising efforts (in particular the annual Family Marketplace and Auction, and annual golf tournament); Engaging volunteers to help with fundraising; Working with LSCE committees.
Qualifications: Commitment to Christian education, well-developed communication, interpersonal skills, and organizational ability.
Rate of pay: $20-22/hr depending on experience and qualifications.
Full job description available via email upon request.
Submit resumes and letters of application to Lisa Gatzke at [email protected] by January 14th at 3:30 pm.
Calendar:
January:
- 10 – School Resumes
- 20 – CCS Oilers Game (See info below)
February:
- 2 – Early Dismissal @ 2:30 pm
- 10-11 – ATA Teacher’s Convention
- 21 – Family Day
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.
Facebook Page:
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