Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the blessings in our lives, and we would like to take a moment to thank you, our wonderful parent community. Your trust in our school and staff to nurture, educate, and inspire your children is something we hold dear. We are thankful for the opportunity to partner with you in your child's education. We pray that your hearts will be filled with joy, love, and gratitude this Thanksgiving.

- St. Michael's Staff

We are pleased to announce that St. Michael's School has partnered with the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation to provide healthy fruits, vegetables, and dairy snacks to students in the school. These healthy snacks are available daily from the school office for any student who needs an extra snack.

The staff would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Parents Association for their kindness this term. As well as providing refreshments for many school events, the PA provided the staff with a treat for World Teacher Day and delicious snacks for our professional development meeting in September.

Thank you!

Congratulations on a successful chocolate sale!

Final Class Totals

Kindergarten - 20 boxes

Grade 1 - 53 boxes sold

Grade 2 - 30 boxes sold

Grade 3 - 52 boxes sold

Grade 4 - 36 boxes sold

Grade 5 - 33 boxes sold

Grade 6 - 33 boxes sold

Grade 7 - 58 boxes sold

Total boxes = 315

We are now in the process of collecting payments for the box sales. We ask that all parents send in the payments as soon as possible.

Payments should be sent to the school office by cheque.

A huge thank you to everyone for your incredible generosity! In just our first week, we’ve collected 51 coats—woohoo! But we’re not done yet—there’s still time to donate! You have until Tuesday, October 15th, to drop off gently used coats, jackets, toques, and gloves.

Just a quick reminder: we’re not able to accept clothing donations or hangers, so please help us by only donating the items mentioned.

You can drop off your cozy donations at any of these locations:

• School Lobby
• Before & After School Club
• Back of the Church during Sunday Masses

Don’t forget to wash, bag, and label everything so it’s all set for a new home!

Thank you so much for your support!

💜 The Coat Drive Team

As part of St. Michael's ongoing efforts to keep you informed of your child's learning experiences, we have scheduled time for the teachers to meet with parents and students to discuss learning goals for the year.

These 3-way conferences will take place on Thursday, October 24th between the hours of 9 AM and 6 PM. There will be no regular classes that day as teachers will be meeting with families all day.

Students are to attend their conference, wearing their school uniform at their scheduled time. Each conference will take approximately 15 minutes. We are using an online scheduling system to set up appointment times.

Online Scheduling

• Opens Thursday, October 10th at 7 AM

• Closes Sunday, October 20th at 10 PM

If you do not schedule an appointment, teachers will allocate time for you from their remaining time slots.

It’s Oktoberfest time!

Join us for food, drinks and most importantly FUN! Don’t miss out on the first-ever St Michael's Oktoberfest Yodel-off!

When: October 26 from 6 - 10 PM

Where: St. Michael's school gym

Tickets: $25 - entry, dinner, and a drink

Tickets are now available! You can pick them up after weekend Mass, at the school office during school hours and on the hot lunch platform.

Need childcare?

The Oktoberfest committee will be running a childcare using our After School Club centre. Childcare spots can be reserved and paid for at the school office or on the hot lunch platform.

Don’t miss out! PROST!

On Thursday, October 31, at 2 PM, each class will perform a song at our inaugural Harvest Festival in the gym. Students are encouraged to wear harvest-themed costumes, such as scarecrows, farmers, pumpkins, or autumn colors like orange, black, purple, and brown. Please remember to bring a generous donation of non-perishable food items to help support those in need in our parish community and share the harvest with others!

St. Michael's Parents' Association would like to inform our parents that the PA has a new email address. Please email us at pa@smeschool.ca with any questions or comments regarding the Association's activities.

Get ready for an exciting day at our annual Parish Walkathon! Join us in the school gym on October 20, 2024, after the 8:30 AM Mass until 2:00 PM for a day filled with fun, games, food, and fantastic prizes.

We'll be exploring our neighbourhood with 5km and 10km routes, perfect for all fitness levels.

Students brought home purple pledge sheets last week. You can return these to school with your pledges or bring them along on the event day

Our goal is to raise $20,000, and your participation will help us achieve it! Let’s come together as a community to make this event a huge success! Mark your calendars, and we’ll see you there!

The most elegant event of the year (The SME Gala) invites you to volunteer as an in-class Ceramist to assist with ceramic designs in each class.

We are also seeking gift basket creators to construct baskets. Volunteers should be available during school hours.

To be a part of this experience please contact:

Rupa Marcus

Gala Chairperson

Email: rupa.marcus@gmail.com

Tel: 604-306-4190

Oct 11th: Professional Development Day - No School

Oct 14th: Thanksgiving Holiday - No School

Oct 15th: Confession Grade 3

Oct 16th: Gr. 7 Confirmation Parent Meeting 7 PM

Oct 17th: Earthquake Drill # 2

Oct 18th: School Mass 9 AM

Oct 20th: Gr. 7 Enrolment Mass 8:30 AM; Walkathon 9:30 AM - 2 PM

Oct 21st: Fire Drill #2

Oct 22nd: Confession Grade 7; PEC Meeting after 7:30 PM Mass

Oct 24th: 3-Way Conferences no regular classes

Oct 25th: School Mass 9 AM; Used Uniform Store 3 - 3:30 PM

Oct 26th: Oktoberfest

Oct 28th: Individual Student Retakes; Lockdown drill

Oct 29th: Confession Grade 6

Oct 30th: Grade 2 Parent Meeting 7 PM First Confession

Oct 31st: Non-uniform day, 2 PM Harvest Assembly Performance

Nov 1st: All Saints Day Mass 9 AM