Shining Bright @ Madonna!

And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground, and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he knows not how. The earth produces of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear." Mark 4:26-34

JUNE:

17 - Monday

• 2L, 2/3O, 3V and 3&4G Field trip to Telus World of Science
• Gr 4 students to visit to St. Theresa Catholic School
• Nutrition Program Breakfast

• Library Closed
• Grade 4 Art Club
• K & 4PJ Strathcona Wilderness Center Field Trip
  
• Grab & Go Breakfast

• Prayer Club in the Chapel at First Recess & Special Presentation
• Students Services Team meets to ensure success for all students
• Student's visiting next Grade level's classroom!
• Mme Gravelle and members of Mary's Servants for Christ will come to each class to personally deliver donated Rosaries to each child.
  
• Grab & Go Breakfast

• OLPH Clergy visiting classrooms
• Grab & Go Breakfast
• Gotcha GLOWING assembly for Kindergarten Students
• Cogito Kindergarten last day - Have a great summer! See you in August!
• Grade 2&3O and Grade 4s perform their French plays to their peers

• National Indigenous People's Day Assembly and activities
  
• Grab & Go Breakfast
• Mainstream Kindergarten last day - Have an awesome summer! See you in August!

Stay Tuned for next week's newsletter. There will be information on how to access your child's report cards after 4:00pm on June 26th as well as details to help prepare you and your family for a successful 2024-2025 school year.

Students entering grade 4 in the fall will need to bring a device to school as another tool for learning. EICS recommends Chromebooks as the ideal device due to price, battery life, fast startup, and usability

We are calling on your help for more parts for our Loose Parts Play!

We are looking for the following items:

• shovels
• gently used blankets
• milk crates
• flex/accordion dryer venting (clean) - DONATED! THANK YOU! The kids LOVE IT!
• used cooking & kitchen items (no rust please)
• thick rope
• used ski poles
• PVC pipes of all lengths and diameter

Now that the weather is fantastic, Loose Parts Play is becoming more popular. Thank you for your help in providing MCS students with more opportunities for creative outdoor play!

Thank you in advance for your donations. Items can be brought to the office. On your most generous behalf, we will happily deliver items to the Loose Parts Play Team!

We have an EXCELLENT problem!

So many of Madonna students are spreading God's light and winning GLOW tickets that we are running out of GOTCHA prizes! Again, a good problem to have!

If you have prizes to donate, we are going to have a Grand Finale GOTCHA Prize Draw at the end of June and we are calling for donations for prizes.

Thank you to everyone who has generously donated this year - the kids adore your prizes!!!!

Thank you for sending/bringing prizes to the office. Thank you in advance for all your support in encouraging children to GLOW!

If your child's end of the day routine changes throughout the day, please call us at the office.

Teachers are with students all day and work hard to remain present with them throughout the day. Therefore, they may not check their email during the day and new instructions for your child's dismissal may not be seen until after the school day ends.

Please call us at the office so we can ensure teachers and your child

get the message about your child's end of the day routine change.

Thank you for your commitment to ensure all children arrive home safely.

As we gear up for the last stretch of the school year, it's important for students (and you!) to get a good night's sleep. Quality rest is essential for personal well-being and academic success, particularly during busy times like this. See the 'Be a Sleep Star' newsletter for valuable tips on improving sleep habits. By prioritizing rest, we can help students thrive both in and out of the classroom.

Many of you have heard that we had a mama and papa skunk living under our MCS portables, and that they had babies. 5 babies in all!

While we worked hard to safely transport them to their new location, we certainly were intrigued by their cuteness and could smell them often!

So, we are naming the 5 skunks! There is a basket in the office to submit Skunk names and this week we will draw the names for Madonna's 5 skunks!

Check out the follow FCS Guide and the Summer FRN Program Guide. These are great programs that are offered by Strathcona County for kids.

If you are able to help with events and games, circulate with teams and join the fun...

You're invited!

Please reach out to your child's teacher if you are interested in helping out that day! Thank you in advance for your support and participation! It's going to be a great day!

Thank you to our MCS School Council for providing freezies for each student at the end of the day!

Your support and commitment to this community is very greatly appreciated!

Please click here for this month's

GrACE Newsletter

Sunday Mass: 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM and 7:00 PM.

If parents have any questions, they can also contact the church by phone 780-467-5470 or email sacraments@olph.ca

June:

24: Grade 4 Farewell at 1PM

25: School Fun Day

26: Last Day for Students