Newsletter: February 03, 2012

Dates To Remember

Feb. 8 Skating Grades 2, 4, 6
Feb. 9 Primary Hip Hop Performance at 1:00pm
Feb. 10 Grade 7 Grad Photos & Team Photos
Feb. 16 – 17 Catholic Educators Conference
School Closed
Feb. 25 FHC Mass #3 at 5:00pm
Feb. 29 Pink Shirt Day

Registration Meeting

The registration meeting will be held on February 28, 2012 at 7:00pm in the school gym. Registration packages for the 2012- 2013 school year will be handed out at the meeting. Those attending the meeting will have priority given to them in regards to the participation program. For any families unable to attend the meeting, the packages will be sent home the following day with the eldest student.

Primary Hip Hop Performance

The primary students (Kindergarten – Grade 3) will be putting on their hip hop performance on Thursday, February 9th at 1:00pm in the school gym.

Pink Shirt Day

Wednesday, February 29th is Pink Shirt Day. Students and staff are asked to wear pink and to bring in a toonie. If the student is unable to wear pink, full uniform is required.

Pink shirt day was originally started as a protest against a bullying incident at a Nova Scotia high school (Central Kings Rural High). The original event was organized by David Shepherd and Travis Price, two senior students who took a stand against a freshman student being bullied for wearing a pink shirt. They bought and distributed 50 pink shirts to students who also took a stand against bullying. This act of leadership provides a great example to our OLM students.

TravelSmart

The TravelSmart program now being delivered to Our Lady of Mercy Elementary is a whole school sustainable and active transportation program that educates students about the impacts of transportation to our health and the earth. It is also a student leadership program offered to select students in grades 5-7. This program is sponsored by TransLink and is fully funded so there is no cost to participating schools. See the attached flyer for more information.
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