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NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Principal: Alex Van Wieringen
Secretary: Irene Devlin
Trustee: Norm Bethune
Superintendent of Education: Francine Pilon
Director of Education: Catherine Montreuil
Parish Priest: Fr. Dave Reilander
885 25th Street East
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K6X6
Phone (519) 371-0161 or (519) 371-5703
Fax: (519) 371-6637
Website: http://ndm.bgcdsb.org
JANUARY 2015
A Blessing for the New Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
God of time and of eternity,
Wishing you and your family
all the best in 2015!
May God continue to bless our
school community in the year ahead.
with Christmas joy we praise you
for the year gone by
and for the year we have begun.
VIRTURE FOR JANUARY
PATIENCE
Your Son comes among us
Patience is a quiet hope and trust that everything
will turn out well, even when now it is difficult. It
also requires us to accept ourselves and others
when a mistake is made. It calls us to a greater understanding of each other and to invite God into our
lives to help us to be accepting and patient with
each other.
♥
We believe that God’s timing may be
different than ours.
♥
We wait our turn without complaining.
♥
We accept that everyone makes mistakes.
♥
We believe that it takes time for all things
to reach their potential.
to bring glad tidings to the poor,
to proclaim a year of grace
for all the world.
We bring you these promises
as signs of our love.
Strengthen us to follow
you more closely
during the coming year.
Amen
Please join us for our next
Notre Dame Catholic School
Council meeting on
Monday, January 19th at
7:00 p.m. in the Library
Everyone Welcome!
Grey Bruce Youth Film Festival
Call for Submissions!
BUS CANCELLATIONS
SNOW DAYS
Students in grades 7 through 12 are invited to submit short films of up to a maximum 10 minutes in
length to be screened at the Galaxy Cinemas in
Owen Sound as part of the Grey Bruce Youth Film
Festival. The winning films in all 3 categories
(junior, senior and people’s choice) will be
announced at the screening on April 20, 2015.
This year we have an additional category sponsored
by the City of Owen Sound, awarding films that
feature Owen Sound. The winner in this category
will win a GoPro camera.
On inclement weather days, our school will remain
open when buses are canceled unless a school
closure is announced.
Parents should continue to listen to local radio
stations (CFOS 560 AM, MIX 106.5 FM and
Country 93 FM) for bus cancellations or access
this information at http://stscgb.wordpress.com
Links to the Bus Cancellations website are also
posted on each school website. Notre Dame
Catholic School is in Zone 11.
Subscribe to receive an email notification or
Tweet when buses are canceled.
You can subscribe to receive alerts from the Bus
Cancellations and School Notifications website via
email or Twitter. Go to http:stscgb.wordpress.com
select your ‘Zone’, click on ‘follow’ and enter your
email address.
The deadline for submissions is
March 27, 2015
For more information, contact Youth Services
Librarian, Nadia Danyluk at 519-376-6623 ext 4, or
[email protected]
BUSSING DESIGNATIONS
GRADE 9 REGISTRATION
FOR SEPTEMBER 2015
Grade 8 Parent and Student Information Nights
will be held at St. Mary’s High School on Thursday, January 15th and Tuesday, January 20th
beginning at 7:00 PM. All parents of grade 8
students are encouraged to attend one of these
evening sessions to learn more about St.
Mary’s High School, programs, diploma
requirements and course options.
If you know of a current grade 8 student interested in coming to St. Mary’s in September
please pass this information along to them.
GRADE 8 ORIENTATION DAY
All grade 8 students will attend an Orientation
Day at St. Mary’s High School on Thursday,
January 29th. Students will have the opportunity to participate in several mini-classes.
This will help them as they select their courses
for the fall. Lunch will be provided.
Alternate Weather date:
Monday, February 2nd
Please note that the following buses are
designated IN TOWN BUSES for
the purposes of bus cancellations.
#823
#871 #875
#876 #878 #881 #899
All other buses are considered Rural Buses
When only In-Town buses are running, only
the above noted routes will pick up students.
Parents of students on rural buses deciding to
bring their children to school will be responsible to pick those students up at the end of the
day 3:20pm.
When in-town buses are running and your
child will be absent from school or if your child
normally walks to school and will be absent
a phone call from a parent is expected
in accordance with our Safe Arrival procedure.
519-371-0161
Encourage Your Child to
Make Learning Resolutions for 2015
It’s the New Year! So help your child start if off
right by adopting stronger school-related habits.
After all, it may technically be the middle of the
school year, but it’s never too late for a fresh
start!
Depending on their particular strengths and
weaknesses, encourage your child to make
New Year’s resolutions related to their:
Homework habits. Did your child spend
the first part of the year scrambling to get
their assignments finished each night?
Help you child turn over a new leaf this time
around. Set aside a specific time for studying each night and remind them to stay with
it.
 Weekends. Does you child stay up late
every Friday and Saturday and then snooze
away much of the next day? And does that
make waking up for school a major struggle
on Monday morning? Have your child stick
to a more reasonable bedtime on weekends.
It might help them start the school week
stronger.
“Reprinted with permission from Parents Still make
the Difference
SCHOOL
LEVEL
COMPETITION
Thursday
January 22nd
All Grades
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CONSIDER REMIND 101
TO KEEP INFORMED
Get immediate updates on your phone
or computer regarding events and/or
cancellations at Notre Dame Catholic
School.
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To receive messages via test on your
phone, send a text to 587-316-5621
and type in the message
@notredame1
To receive messages via email, send
an email to
[email protected]
You can leave the subject blank.
Home and School Communication
In an effective school, there is open communication between home and school. We strongly
encourage you to maintain open communication at
all times with your child’s teacher. If there are
issues that you would like to discuss, please note
the following procedure:
1. Speak to the teacher by telephone or arrange
for a suitable meeting time.
2. If the issue is not resolved at this level, speak to
the principal. If you have not spoken to the
teacher, the principal will ask you to do this.
The principal will involve the teacher in the
discussions. The principal may request, at any
time in the process, that you put your concerns
in writing.
The principal may involve, at any time in the
process others who may be helpful in resolving the
concern; supports from system support staff, senior
staff, the school board, community agencies.
If you arrange a meeting with the teacher and the
principal, you will be informed in advance about
those who will attend the meeting. The teacher or
principal will complete the communication by letting your know the outcome, or what is being done
to resolve the situation as soon as possible.
3. Trustee Involvement - You may contact the
trustee at any time. The trustee will direct you
to follow the process as outlined above.
Trustees will facilitate the communication process
between the parent and the school.
PUBLIC SPEAKING INFORMATION
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6
Public Speaking Competition
Sunday, February 15, 2015
For more information please contact
Sharon McGregor, Youth Education Chairman
519-376-3870
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Lions Club International
Multiple District ‘A’
Owen Sound Scenic City Lions Club
Effective Speaking Competition
Saturday, March 21st, 2015
at the Neustadt Community Centre
For more information please contact
Ev Barnes
519-371-5657
[email protected]
DID YOU GET NEW ELECTRONCIS
FOR CHRISTMAS?
A reminder to students and parents that
cell phones, iPods, DS’s and other hand
held electronics are not to be used at
school by students unless directed by the
teacher. While these tools provide everyone with
great convenience, the class room should be a place
of focused learning that is not interrupted by text
messages or gaming activities. Parents, as well, are
asked to refrain from texting their children
during instructional time.
Recess is a time for physical activity and positive
social interactions, where students learn to interact
and engage in activities together. Older students
who may require a cell phone for after school activities, are requested to leave them in their lockers.
Should the need to call a parent arise, there is a student phone in the office for health or emergency use.
If you allow your child to use electronics as a form
of entertainment on the bus, it should be kept securely in the child’s knapsack in their locker. The school
cannot be responsible for any loss or damage that
could occur should these expensive items come to
school or while on the bus.
Checking in at the Office
Parents and guardians are always welcome at Notre Dame Catholic School. To ensure the safety
and well being of our students, however, we ask that all visitors sign in (visitor’s sign in book located
just outside the main office) and check in at the office. If you need to speak to your child, it would be
our pleasure to have them meet you in the office. Thank you for your understanding.
Notre Dame Catholic School Christmas Concert Video
Our Christmas concert from December is now available for viewing on line.
Please follow the steps below to log into the Notre Dame Video folder.
Step 1
Enter the link below:
https://drive.google.com/a/bgcdsb.org/folderview?id=0B5bF7s3xnqANFh6LURWeGRndWc&usp=sharing
Step 2 Have your son or daughter sign into their schools Google account
([email protected])
Step 3
Enjoy!
JANUARY 2015
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PIZZA DAY
GR 8
PARENTS’
INFO NIGHT @
SMHS 7pm
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Parent
Council mtg
7 pm in
Library
GR 8
PARENTS’
INFO NIGHT @
SMHS 7pm
Mass @ 10:30
in gym
K of C
Free Throw
BGCDSB JR
VOLLEYBALL
SHHS
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BGCDSB
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VOLLEYBALL
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VOLLEYBALL
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TOURNAMENTS
GR 8
ORIENTATION
@ SMHS
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PIZZA DAY
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