BK Bulletin

89.7% of parents agree satisfied that their input into decisions about their child's school is considered? This is an increase of 30.9% from the previous year!

Mindful Monday, November 20

Healthy Hunger - Papa John's

Terrific Tuesday, November 21

Running Club @ 8a.m.

Wahkohtowin Club Today for Bobkat Ridge

Grade One Field Trip to St. Albert Public Library for the Rooney & Punyi show

Grade Five - Golden Friends Program (visiting the seniors centre)

Wellness Wednesday, November 22

Division 1 (Gr. 1-3) Literacy Groups Start Today

Healthy Hunger - Subway

Thankful Thursday, November 23

Running Club @ 12:20p.m.

School Council Meeting @ 6:30p.m. - Mrs. VanHoof is our School Council guest teacher

Fun Friday, November 24

Raffle Basket Donations Due Today

Kindergarten Field Trip To St. Albert Musee Heritage

Sunday, November 26

Catholic Education Sunday at St. Albert Parish at 9am, please join us! More information below.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, December 1 - PD/Staff Meeting Day - No Classes

Thursday, December 7 - 12 Days of Christmas Spirit Starts Today!

Friday, December 8 - Advent Liturgy @ 9:15a.m.

Wednesday, December 13 - Kindergarten Field Trip To St. Albert Library

Thursday, December 14 - Christmas Concerts @ 2p.m. & 7p.m.

Friday, December 22 - Early Dismissal @ 12:20p.m.

We recognize Catholic education as a gift – a gift that we treasure and protect. On Catholic Education Sunday, we acknowledge the value and blessing of our Catholic schools and give thanks for the faith-based education they offer. Here in Alberta, unlike some other provinces, we are especially blessed to have a publicly-funded Catholic education. Let us continue to pray for this wonderful gift.

We celebrate the gift of Catholic Education on Sunday, November 26. Our school will be represented at the 9:00 AM Mass at St. Albert Parish and Mrs. Giacobbo & Mrs. Michael will be teaching Children's Liturgy that day - please join us to celebrate Catholic Education together and fellowship after!

As November is the month of Remembrance, we will be passing our Book of Remembrance from class to class in the next few weeks to record the names of our family and friends who have died in the past year. We invite students and staff to bring pictures (preferably mounted or framed) and/or small mementos of any family members or friends who have died. They will be reverently displayed and will serve as a reminder of these loved ones and our call to pray for them. Please write your child's name on the back of the picture or memento so that we can return them at the end of November.

Does your child want to order our Healthy Hunger meals? Click here to create your Healthy Hunger account and place your orders!

Friends of BK Annual Purdy's Chocolatier Christmas Campaign is launching in time for Christmas! We are fundraising to “Help Support BK School Fundraising Initiatives”. We are about ¼ of the way through our fundraising goal of $1750.

A reminder that the deadline for ordering chocolates is this Friday November 17th. Thank you to everyone who has placed orders so far!!

Please order ONLINE at http://linktr.ee/FOBK or via the direct link https://fundraising.purdys.com/666538-112571

Don’t miss out, submit your order today!

If you have any questions, please reach out to the fundraising coordinator Kristina Dover at 780-721-8954 or friendsofberthakennedy@gmail.com

Discover how you can help shape the future of Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools!

We invite you to participate in our engagement initiative: "Programming and School Configuration: A Conversation with Our Communities." Your input is pivotal in making informed decisions that will enhance our schools.

Share your thoughts on program and grade configuration. Here are a few ideas that have come up so far from student engagement, the online workshop and data pulled from the engagement platform:

• Ringette Academy
• Nature School, not just for Kindergarten
• Lots of feedback on current and potential grade configurations
• Technology Programming
• Gaming Programming
• And more...

Participate through our online platform or join workshops in person. Click here to find out full details, including upcoming workshop dates.

No final decisions have been made yet, and your voice matters! Together, we'll create a vision that serves our community. You can learn more here.

Thank you for being part of our journey!

Arts and Heritage Foundation St. Albert

• Who: Parents, Staff, Board of Trustees
• When: November 22nd at 6-8 p.m.
• Where: St. Albert Catholic High School
• RSVP: RSVP before 4 pm on Friday, November 17th, 2023.

*Maximum number of participants is capped at 35. First come, first serve - participants will receive a confirmation email.

In 1996, Indigenous Elders worked with Canada’s Aboriginal Rights Coalition to write the original script for the Blanket Exercise. The program is an interactive way to learn more about Canadian history, particularly the First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives that have not been regularly taught or discussed. The script has been updated to include local history in partnership with Michif Cultural Connections.

We can go up to 35 people.

Once we have 35 registrants, the session will be full. Participants will be contacted with a confirmation email.

*All interested parties will be contacted to inform you that the session is full. If interested, please email Christina MacKinnon before 4 pm on Friday, November 17th, 2023. cmackinnon@gsacrd.ab.ca