BK Bulletin

Most students will have attended a funeral or known someone who has passed away. Burying/interring the dead is one of the corporal works of mercy, and is a central part of the faith community. Alongside the many charitable activities of feeding and sheltering the poor, visiting the sick and imprisoned, our parishes also celebrate thousands of funerals for the deceased. Other ways we can support this Coporal Work of Mercy are:

◻ Attend funerals & visitations

◻ Send cards and flowers to grieving family

◻ Donate to a cause that is special to the family

◻ Make food for the family

◻ Visit a gravesite to pray

◻ Go visit the family and comfort them

◻ Help clean out the home of the deceased

◻ Help pay bills related to the funeral

Monday, December 2

• First Monday of Advent - Morning prayer in the gym at 9:15 a.m. (parents, guardians & guests are welcome to join us)
• Recreation Academy at Edmonton Volleyball and Pickleball Centre
• Healthy Hunger - Papa John's

Tuesday, December 3

• Gr 3-6 Running Club @8 a.m.
• Online Safety Presentation for Grades 4 & 5 with Constable Burroughs
• Grade 6 Social Skills & Drug Awareness program with Constable Burroughs (pm)
• Christmas BobKat Club @ lunch recess for BobKat Ridge

Wednesday, December 4

• Healthy Hunger - Subway & Crumbl Cookie
• Recreation Academy at Marshall Boxing
• BK Advent Liturgy at 1:30 p.m. at BK

Thursday, December 5

• Wear your Christmas Socks!
• Grade 3-6 Running Club @12:20 p.m.

Friday, December 6

• Wear a Christmas sweater!

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 9 - Dress like the grinch or wear green!

December 10 - Grade 6 Social Skills & Drug Awareness program with Constable Burroughs (pm)

• Wear your jingle bells!
• Christmas BobKat Club @ lunch recess for Whisker Woods

December 12 - BK Christmas Concert - shows at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

• Concert Day - wear your concert clothes!

• Wear reindeer antlers!

December 17 - Wear your Santa hat!

• Christmas BobKat Club @ lunch recess for Pawsome Pines

December 19 - Grade 6 Social Skills & Drug Awareness program with Constable Burroughs (pm)

• Dress like a character in the Nativity Scene

• Pancake breakfast for everyone!

All students will be participating in both concerts. The afternoon concert will be a regular full performance and we would encourage you, if at all possible, to purchase your tickets for the afternoon performance, as there will undoubtedly be greater requests for the evening performance. BK students in grade kindergarten – 6 DO NOT require a ticket.

The afternoon concert will begin at 2:00 p.m. and the evening concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold for a nominal fee of $5.00/ticket, and this will cover incidental costs (lighting, costumes, rental of equipment etc.) Order your tickets through your “PowerSchool Parent Portal” select “School Fees and Forms” and tickets will be sent home with your child.

Unfortunately, fire regulations state that we may only seat 400 in our gym at any given time, so please try to purchase your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Limit of 10 tickets per student for the 2:00 pm performance and 2 tickets per student for the 7:00 pm performance at this time. First round of tickets available until December 4th, then we will send out an email to let you know if more tickets are available. This is on a first come first serve basis.

Next week we will light the first purple candle - the Candle of Hope which is sometimes called the "Prophecy Candle" in remembrance of the prophets who foretold the birth of Christ. As we move through the season of Advent, we prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus. It reflects the "hope" we feel as we anticpate the coming of Jesus. Next week we will light the Candle of Peace, also known as the Bethlehem candle.

We will follow along with the Old Testament, hearing stories and creating ornaments for our classroom and school Jesse Trees. We focus on the WHOLE GREATEST STORY, from Creation to His Coming, & how His love has always, always, always been coming for you! Let us take time in this beautiful season to prepare our hearts for Christ, who seeks to be with us always; past, present, and future.

Merry Christmas BK Family!

It’s time to spread some Christmas Cheer to thank our lovely staff at Bertha Kennedy for all the support they give their students throughout the year. We will be providing a Christmas Staff Appreciation lunch on Friday, December 13, 2024

We need your help. You can help in one of two ways!

1. Check out this Signup Genius Link for ways you can help us provide a yummy lunch!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CADA62DABFFCE9-50828114-bkschool/#/

OR

2. Donate a Christmas Cookie ($4 donation) on PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Thank you for your continued support!

BK School Council

Email: bkschoolcouncil@gmail.com

Website: https://www.berthakennedy.com/

Location: 175 Larose Drive St. Albert, Alberta T8N 2G7
Phone: 780-458-6101
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BKBOBKATS1/