Friday Feed -May 3, 2024

Parent Memo for the upcoming week of
May 6-May 10, 2024

Next Week’s Events:

Monday, May 6-Spirit Wear Day
- SJB Track and Field Meet at Rotary Stadium

Tuesday, May 7
- Grade 2 field trip to Surrey Museum
- Gr. 6 Confessions
- 3:00pm- 4:00pm- Gr. 6 Badminton Wrap up
- 6:30pm- AGM in the gym

Wednesday, May 8
- Hot Lunch
- 3:15- 5:15pm-St. Matthew’s High Jump Competition

Thursday, May 9

Friday, May 10
- 9:00am- School mass led by
Gr. 7

Important Information

Spring Performance:
A BIG thank you to everyone who attended and supported our spring concert! Congratulations to Mrs. Hosein, Mrs. Shantz and all the students for their great work!

Athletics:
SJB Meet schedule is on the google calendar when you click the event. Congratulations to our girls soccer team for placing 7th in the CISVA at last week’s tournament!

Cambridge Uniforms:
Free shipping on orders over $250 (before tax) between now and June 15th. Back to school orders should be placed by June 15th to ensure that they are ready in time for next school year.

AGM:
Our AGM will be on May 7th at 6:30pm in the school gym. This year we are going to offer 1 hour of Parent Participation to all families that come, AND there will be a special wine draw at the end of the evening. A reminder that attendance is part of your Family Statement of Commitment.

Missions Week:
Next week we are in need of donations of plastic grocery bags and dress shirts that are no longer worn or needed. Also, we are encouraging students to do some chores and raise $5. Money will be collected May 13. Thank you in advance for your support in our Missions Week!

May 17 Pro-D Reminder:
A reminder that May 17 is a Pro-D day and May 21 is Victoria Day

Congratulations:
Congratulations to Josephine Johnson for placing 3rd in the CISVA Spelling Bee last week! This was a phenomal accomplishment!

Multicultural Day:
On May 21 we will be celebrating Multicultural Day here at CCS. We will be having an assembly in the afternoon and would like to put together a multicultural video to show. We are inviting any students and families who would like to submit a short 30 second video that highlights a dance, some words, a tradition, a food from their country to share with everyone. The video should not be longer than 30 seconds and can be emailed to cheah@cisva.bc.ca. Deadline for submission is May 13.

Choral Festival:
On Thursday, May 2nd, the CCS Choir attended the first annual CISVA Elementary School Choral Festival at St. Matthew's Parish. It was an amazing day of singing, prayer, connecting with other elementary school choirs, and incredible performances by the young students from St. Patrick's, OLGC, CCS, Star of the Sea, St. Matthew, St. Bernadette, and Holy Cross secondary school choirs. Working in collaboration with Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries, the choirs learned a song on the topic of mental health and listened to a talk from their representative. Also, the choir members received a special video message from Matt Maher himself! The day was highlighted by a group performance from all the schools together! We look forward to next year's event! PLease see link for resources and ways to support. https://sanctuarymentalhealth.org/

Parent Participation Update:
Families, four weeks left to complete parent participation hours before the deadline! The requirement of 34 regular hours and 6 maintenance hours for a total of 40 hours are due by May 31, 2024. There are plenty of volunteer opportunities during the school week and on weekends to accommodate all schedules.

Please consider volunteering even if you have completed your hours. Specifically, Track and field requires more volunteers to help at practices and track meets in order for our students to have a successful season.

If you are unable to attend a volunteer shift, kindly remove yourself from the task with as much notice as possible. If there is more than 24 hours notice, the task can be reposted and hopefully a replacement can be found . If there is less than 24 hours notice, email the parent participation coordinator. Failure to report an absence will result in a no show fee of $25 per missed shift. Three no shows, and the family will be removed from the program and will have to pay out the remaining hours at the cost of $30 per missed regular hour and $60 per missed maintenance hour.

Ad hoc requests are tasks that you did not sign up for on the website or a task that took longer than expected. Please submit these within one month of completion for approval. Anything submitted beyond that date, and approval is at the discretion of the coordinator.

For help with the onVolunteers website such as login access or technical support: onvolunteers@cloverdalecatholicschool.ca

For general inquiries or to report an absence: parentparticipation@cloverdalecatholicschool.ca

Follow the link for available volunteer tasks:

https://portal.onvolunteers.com/login.aspx?s=ccs.bc

PFG Update:
ACTIVE FUNDRAISERS:

Family Movie Night is TONIGHT - May 3rd: Doors open at 530pm! Star Wars "A New Hope" is showing at 6:10pm. Limited hot food is available for non pre-orders. Popcorn will be poppin all night! Bring camping chairs and/or sleeping bags to ensure a cozy seat! We look forward to seeing your Star Wars costumes & attire but remind you that toy weapons / lightsabers will be confiscated - please leave those at home.

Spirit Wear - Limited Stock Available: Just in time for Monday's Spirit Wear Day, the PFG has limited gear available. To purchase any of the following items, please contact fundraising@cloverdalecatholicschool.ca

T-shirts $25

Red - M youth, S adult

Navy - XL youth

Black - M youth, S adult, M adult

Hoodies $50

Red - L adult

Red old logo - M youth

CCS Baseball Cap $30

Black - 6 available

CCS Beanie $25

Black - 2 available

CCS Kids Swap & Used Uniform Sale: Our Annual Swap Meet returns on Sunday, June 9th from 10am - 2pm. If you would like to sell your new or gently used items, register now! Small businesses are also welcome. Table Rentals are $20 but there will be special pricing at tonight's Movie Night! To register or learn more, check out: https://forms.gle/qh7ngc27mFwmzScW9. This sale is open to the public and anyone can register to sell - tell your friends & family!

If you have items you would like to donate to the swap, PFG donation bins will be set up outside of the Parish Centre from Tuesday to Friday between 9am - 4pm starting Tuesday May 7th. We will also be accepting Kids Swap Donations at tonight's movie night from 3-7pm inside the Parish Centre.

Volunteer Hours for Kids Swap will be posted mid May - these hours count towards the 2024/25 school year!!

Return It Bottle Refund Program:

All you need to do is visit any Return-It Express Location and enter the CCS phone number (604) 574-5151 at the kiosk. Print your labels, stick them on your empties & help CCS!

Want to join PFG?

We are looking for more members! Earn your volunteer hours, share some laughs & help raise money for our school! We meet the first Monday of every month at 7pm in the Columbus Room. Our next meeting is this coming Monday, May 6th at 7:00pm.

Find us below:

SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://cloverdalecatholicschool.ca/fundraising

CCS FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/cloverdalecatholicschool

EMAIL: fundraising@cloverdalecatholicschool.ca

PFG Weekly Report:
ACTIVE FUNDRAISERS:

From the Parish: