May and June Newsletter - Holy Family Catholic Regional Division

May/ June
Issue 119
Holy Family Matters
Holy Family Catholic Regional Division No. 37
10307-99 St. Peace River, Alberta T8S 1R5
780-624-3956
CENTRAL OFFICE NEWS and UPDATES
On April 28, 2012, St. Paul’s Parish was privileged to witness the conferring of the Sacrament of
Confirmation by His Grace, Archbishop Gerard Pettipas to 22 students and 4 adults, two of which where
newly converted Catholics, (teaching staff at St. Andrew’s School).
The Archbishop’s homily centered on the gifts of the Holy Spirit with his own personal story of gifts
received in his life as a young man.
The Parish ended the celebration with the giving of Confirmation Certificate and a Holy Bible to each
candidate along with a Confirmation Candle from the Catholic Women’s League of the Parish. After pictures
were taken, the candidates and their families met in the Church Hall for a luncheon.
May 6th, a beautiful Eucharistic celebration along with 36 First Communion students received the Body of
Christ for the first time. The students were very well prepared, with specials thanks to their teachers and
parents for instilling the love of Jesus in these children’s lives. Gifts from the Parish, First Communion
Certificates, a Rosary, and How to pray the Rosary pamphlets were given to each 1st Communicant along with
a First Communion candle from the Catholic Women’s League. After Father’s blessing and picture taking, the
Children along with their families met in the church hall for brunch.
-
Carmelle Lizee (Board of Trustee - Ward 1 - High Prairie)
Photo taken by: Seen’ s Photography of High Prairie
2012 Learning Fair
On Tuesday, May 15th, Holy Family C.R.D. #37 held its first ever “Learning Fair”. It was an opportunity for students and
teachers to showcase how education is changing and how it is different from the classroom in which most of us went to school.
The theme of the fair was “Listen to What the Kids Say - 21st Century Learning”.
On Tuesday, May 15th, Holy Family C.R.D. #37 held its first ever “Learning Fair”. It was an
opportunity for students and teachers to showcase how education is changing and how it is
different from the classroom in which most of us went to school. The theme of the fair
was “Listen to What the Kids Say - 21st Century Learning”.
Over the past three years, students have been presenting their 21 st century learning to the
Board of Trustees at each regular Board meeting. It has been exciting for Board members
to learn how schools are beginning to change and to see the great things students are doing.
The Learning Fair was an opportunity to showcase some of the very interesting work done
in our schools this past year.
Carmelle Lizee, Board Member from High
Traditional classroom to ...
Prairie, questions a young student about
her Heritage Fair Project.
What did we see at the 2012 Learning Fair? We saw students connecting with the
teacher and each other, using TGNet, a web-based meeting room where assignments
and discussions can be shared. We saw a “flipped classroom” where the teacher puts
the lecture/instructions on You tube and then has the students watch the clip and do
the technological research for homework. Then they get time to work on what is
traditionally seen as homework, when they come to class – homework and instruction
are flipped. We saw a woodworking class from St. Stephens in Valleyview who are
making beautiful pens out of wood and other materials, as well as creating beautifully
scrolled pictures. One student has created his own business and is selling his
products at Trade Fairs. One Jr. High group was engaged in Religion class because
the teacher created a game using Twitter called “Tweeting the 10 Commandments”.
The
students were able to go on a treasure hunt around the school to find clues
QRT Reader for the commandments and then tweet their answers back to the
teacher. They were definitely engaged. Several projects were demonstrated where students did extensive research, tied
together outcomes from multiple subjects and created displays for Heritage Fairs and Science Fairs. The Kindergarten class
from Good Shepherd School in Peace River let people play on the SMART table. The robotics classes from Holy Family School in
Grimshaw came about as a result of a grant for which the Principal applied. The demonstration was interactive and people got to
try their hand at controlling and manipulating the robotic arms to do different task.
The Deputy Mayor of Peace River, North Darling, commented on the quality of the projects and how the learning was very
engaging. Jeannette Sheehan, a grandparent of one of the students, could not believe how much education has changed and how
interesting the projects were. Tannis and Brent Gamble, parents of one of the displayers, said it is evident there are good
things happening in the schools.
The Division’s learning coaches, Mary Briand from High Prairie, David Stewart from Manning and Gary Fisher from McLennan,
supported many of the teachers to bring their displays to the fair and were thrilled with the variety and quality of projects. A
special thanks to the Learning Fair Committee – Sherry Rhodes, Jean-Paul Nkunzi, Gladys Baier, Cherry Hidalgo, Mary Briand,
Gary Fisher and David Stewart. Thanks to all the people who attended Holy Family CRD #37’s Learning Fair 2012!
Terry Wendall, Alberta Education Zone 1
Manager, visits the Holy Family Schools
across – curricular Math/ Science project.
Robotics is a popular class at Holy Family
School in Grimshaw.
Students try their hand at Good Shepherd
Schools SMART Table.
2012 Learning Fair
Jr. High students enjoy using
their cell phones and QR
Reader to learn about the 10
commandments.
Woodworking students from St. Stephen’s
School in Valleyview sell their products and
have developed some excellent skills under the
tutelage of teacher, Andre Gignac.
St. Andrew’s High School students explain how
their teacher Dan Gillmor, uses TG Net to
communicate outside of class time with his
students.
Krystle Brullote’s students from Ecole Providence
demonstrate their Science project
The grade 2 class from Good
Shepherd could explain why and
how boats float.
Father Jacobson from McLennan was impressed
with the “Fakebook” project Rosary students from
Manning did with teacher, Julie Gummesen. Each
Saint they researched got their own “Fakebook”
page.
Mayor Lorne Mann discusses Glenmary School
students’ move from Labs to performance
assessments.
A Twitter Feed was set up by Mentor Coach, Mary Briand ,
so everyone could share comments about the Learning Fair.
Interestingly enough, students because learners along with
the adults.
Teachers and students had an
opportunity to share great
ideas.
A Diocesan Youth Rally
was hosted at Glenmary
School, Peace River May
25-27th. The theme for
this rally was: The
glory of God is human
beings fully alive. 109
grade 7 – 12 youth, 8
young adult leaders
along with school staff,
and
families
were
treated to a weekend
richly immersed in our
Catholic faith beliefs
and traditions.
Presenter Ken Yasinski
and team from Face II
Face Ministries led our
youth
through
the
weekend talks
that
focused
on
making
Christ the central to
our Faith lives.
Saturday evening, the
rally participants were
treated
to
the
inspirational music of
Janelle Reinhart and band.
The
weekend
was
accurately summed up by a
couple of the youth rally
participants:
Living Rosary with
Archbishop Gerard Pettipas
“I liked getting to meet
new people and renewing
my faith in Christ.”
Saying ‘YES’ to God that is fully alive within us and
the love that we share was beautifully woven into
the ‘energy’ of the weekend. Through the Living
Rosary, Sacrament of Reconciliation, Adoration of
Blessed Sacrament and Eucharistic celebration
Sunday morning, our youth had a powerful ‘Catholic’
experience.
Archbishop Gerard Pettipas
saying grace with the Youth
asinski,
Ken Y uth
r
e
t
n
Prese
h e Yo
” with t
“sharing
“They actually had an
opportunity during the
weekend to ‘stand up’ if
they would like, to renew
their
commitment
to
follow Jesus.”
“I felt really good and I
was ‘way close’ to God.
Overall a 9.8 out of 10!”
Janelle Reinhart in
concert
At the beginning of each school year teachers, students and staff are full of anticipation. New clothes
and backpacks for some, new classrooms and course loads for others; all are looking ahead, wondering
how the next ten months will play out. By the end of the school year, the clothes may no longer fit and
the backpacks all look a little worse for the wear. The classrooms have become familiar ground, and the
courses are completed. All that is left to be done is celebrate the successes, learn from the challenges,
and, of course, clean out the lockers one last time.
Before we turn off the lights and close the files on another school year, take a moment to reflect on
what has been accomplished. Our students and staff have succeeded in the traditional classroom
settings, and created some amazing learning opportunities by working with other grade levels and
schools. The Learning Fair held last month provided display after display of well-versed students
engaged in their projects, and able to explain how that project was relevant to them. Our students have
dedicated themselves to many hours of practice, training and travel so that they could achieve at
athletics, with the equally dedicated support of staff and parent volunteers. Our students experienced
the world through travel, and through the internet, and learned the history of our region, too. All have
had opportunities to enrich their faith through shared celebrations.
The month of June is full of graduation and award ceremonies for all ages, from ECS to grade twelve
students. In our division, we also take this time to congratulate the many staff members that have
earned long service awards.
Where September promises to be a month of new experiences and
introductions, June is often represented by looking back and sometimes, saying goodbye. The end of
the school year is a busy and exciting time, and while we are all looking forward to a break over the
summer, remember to look back on all that has been achieved. See you in September.
– Vivianne Gayton (Board of Trustee - Ward 4 - Subdivision 2 - Grimshaw)
Board of Trustees
Ward 4, Subdivision 1
Ward 1, High Prairie
Carmelle Lizee
[email protected]
Phone: 780-523-4196
**VACANT**
Manning
Ward 4, Subdivision 4
Margaret Michaud
Fort Vermilion
[email protected]
Rene Lanctot
780-626-5011
[email protected]
Ward 4, Subdivision 2
Phone: 780-659-2928
Grimshaw/Berwyn
Ward 2, McLennan
Vivianne Gayton
Denise Valiquette
[email protected]
[email protected]
780-618-6994
Phone: 780-324-2163
Ward 4, Subdivision 3
Ward 3, Valleyview
Ann Polard
[email protected]
Phone 780-524-3987
Peace River/Nampa
Dianne Lavoie, Chair
Lesser Slave Lake Indian
Regional Council
Beatrice Wright
[email protected]
Phone: 780-523-3178
Western Cree Tribal Council
[email protected]
Ryk David
Phone: 780-618-9268
[email protected]
Kelly Whalen, Vice-Chair
Phone: 780-552-3766
[email protected]
Phone: 780-624-0916
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