Principal’s Message:

This week is literacy week in our Grade 1 and 2 classes. The below quote is a good reminder for us all.

Announcements:

Front Door Buzzer

Our new doorbell system seems to be working quite well! We have now added a button in the office to allow us to unlock the door without having to come directly to the door each time. When you ring the door bell please listen for a “click” sound, which is the door lock being released, then you can enter the building.

Hot Lunch – POSTPONED

On Friday last week, you would have received a document from BGSD outlining some changes in the back to school plan. One minor detail that changed was the wording on food incoming to schools. For CCS, this means the way in which we run our Hot Lunch program. That said, we will need to temporarily pause our hot lunch program after tomorrow’s scheduled lunch. All November orders will be put back on your account as a credit.

We are incredibly sorry for the inconvenience. We understand that our hot lunch fundraiser is a favourite and we are excited to bring it back when we are able. A huge shout out to our Hot Lunch volunteer team for all of your hard work and flexibility as we navigate this year.

Thank you for your understanding.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

We will be holding our Parent-Teacher Conferences the week of November 15-19, virtually.

We will be using School Appointments again this year to book our conferences.You are able to book one appointment time with your child(ren)’s home room teacher. We ask that all parents attend these conferences. The system will be open for booking appointments beginning at 4:00 pm TODAY. Details on how to book your appointment are below:

1. Go to www.covenant.schoolappointments.com
2. You will need to create a new account, as the system does nto remember accounts from the previous year. Register for an account by clicking the “Click Here to Register” link on the right hand side of the screen under the Login section. Chooose a User ID and Password for yourself and click the “Register Now” button.
3. Add your children to the system by clicking the “Add a Student” button and click “Insert“
4. Click the “date” (calendar) icon beside each child’s name to schedule appointments. Select the staff member/home room teacher you wish to book the appointment with and the “View Calendars” button. Use the “Ctrl” or “Command” key to select multiple staff to view at the same time. While you can view multiple calendars, you can only book one appointment per student.
5. Click on available time slots to book your appointment and then click on the “Book Appointments” button to save your bookings. To book additional appointments for your other children, go to the Profile tab and select Manage Students from the drop down and select the next child.
6. If you wish to print your appointments, go to Profile, View Appointments and then click Print Appointments.

Once you have booked your appointments, the teacher will set up a GoogleMeet for the meeting. You will receive a reminder email with thte meeting link before your scheduled appointment time.

Monday Morning Prayer

We are fortunate at CCS for so many reasons! One of these reasons is that we have several ladies who gather on Monday mornings in our parking lot to pray over our school community! If you have a prayer request, you can email it to [email protected] and they would be happy to spend some time praying over it. In order to protect privacy, please do not include names (unless it is you or direct family).

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.

School Council News

Today, October 27th at 2:30 pm under the pergola is our School Council meeting. Come join us! If you have any questions, please email Shauna Balehowsky at [email protected].

Athletics:

Volleyball

This is the final week for regular league games for volleyball. Playoffs will begin, and finish, next week!

LSCE News:

Ongoing Fundraisers

Cobs Bread is offering its current fundraiser of 5%. Just mention Covenant Christian School when you make a purchase and we will receive 5% of your total.

Collect your original receipts from any Alberta Boston Pizza and we will receive 5% of each receipt submitted! The deadline for receipts dated between September 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021 to be handed into the office (either sent with your child to school, or you can put your receipts in a ziplock bag and put them in the blue mailbox outside the school office door entrance) is Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Online order receipts are also acceptable and can be forwarded to [email protected].

We also have gift cards available for Co-op which can be used for groceries, hardware, and fuel! We receive 10% Co-op rebate back for purchases you are already making. These can be purchased by calling Lisa at 780-986-8353 and pressing #2 to make arrangements for payment and pick up.

Calendar:

October:

• 27 – School Council Meeting under the Pergola @ 2:30 pm

November:

• 3 – Early Dismissal @ 2:30 pm
• 8-12 – Mid-Term Break
• 11 – Remembrance Day
• 16 – LifeTouch Picture Retakes & Preschool Photos

Community Events:

Ebenezer Cadets – God’s In Control – This year’s theme is based on Joshua 1:9 “Be Strong and Courageous…..For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” All boys in grades 2-9 are welcome to attend. We will be meeting every other Saturday starting on Oct 23 from 9:30 -11:30 am at Ebenezer CRC. Registration Forms are on the Ebenezer website or paper versions will be available at the meeting. This year’s fee is $50/ Boy. If you have any questions please contact Head Counselor Scott Klooster at [email protected]. Please pray for this Ministry as we mentor the boys and help them understand that God is always in control, especially during a Pandemic.

Edmonton Junior Tennis Society – We are a non-profit organization and we are so excited to bring tennis to the City of Beaumont this fall.

Check out our website at beaumont.ab.ca for more information and to register.

Junior Tennis Programs are BACK for the Fall & Winter seasons! Even with colder
weather approaching, the City of Beaumont and Edmonton Junior Tennis Society are
teaming up once again to run instructional lessons indoors on Saturdays at the BSRC
Gymnasium. The Fall session begins on October 23rd and runs 8 weeks through until
December 11th. No previous tennis experience is necessary, with trained coaches
helping develop our participants skills!

Tennis for Tots (4 & 5 years old) 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
U-7 (6 & 7 years old) 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
U-9 (8 &9 years old) 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
10+ (10 – 15 years old) 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Edmonton Junior Tennis Society (EJTS) is a non-profit society which is focused on introducing tennis
to kids as a fun sport which can be enjoyed by players of all ages. We are affiliated with Tennis Canada
and Tennis Alberta and enjoy the support of local sponsors, offering affordable and accessible tennis
programs at both indoor and outdoor facilities. Our coaches are Tennis Professional Association of
Canada-certified instructors who are committed to Tennis Canada’s quality standards, working on skills
development while emphasizing that tennis is most of all fun!

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 connection is made, we are able to send students out to you.

Facebook Page:

Check out our Facebook page by clicking here. Today we highlighted reading week in division 1!

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