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2547 Hebert Road, West Kelowna, BC V4T 2J6

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2016/2017

January Newsletter this month’s virtue: Courage

January 13th:

1:50 Prayer Assembly by Gr. 3

January 19th:

9am Mass by Gr. 6/7

1:30 DISMISSAL

6pm PSG Meeting

January 20th:

Hoops for Heart

January 27th:

ProD – NO SCHOOL

Remember to bookmark the online

calendar for events as they arise.

Click on the Google Calendar icon on

our website www.olol-bc.com

2016/17 Classroom Assignments Principal Mrs. Dianne Letendre

Kindergarten Miss Jade Monz Grade 1 Mrs. Christina Beaudin

Grade 2 Mrs. Heather Chobot Grade 3 Mrs. Dina Fiset-Kinzel

Grade 4 Mr. Chad Sheehan Grade 5/6 Mrs. Claire Gramlich

Grade 6/7 Miss Chelsie Dubinsky

French Gr K-5 Miss Chelsie Dubinsky French Gr 6/7 Mrs. Claire Gramlich

Band/Special Ed/Religion Gr 6/7 Mrs. Hale-d’Aoust

Music Gr K-5 Mrs. Erin Aubichon

Librarian Mrs. Raphael Desjarlais Secretary Mrs. Sandra De Pieri

Pastor Fr Wayne Pfilger Custodian Mr. Rob Frederick

Educational Assistants: Ms. Xue Bai, Mrs. Gayle Chandler, Mrs. Sherri

Frederick, Mrs. Louise Page, Ms. Sara Sabourin.

Learning with Faith and Love

COLD WEATHER NOTES: Students ARE REQUIRED to be outside before the morning bell, during morning

recess, and after eating their lunch. This is understandably difficult for students who do not have mittens,

scarves, toques, or warm jackets, and girls who have bare legs. Please ensure students have appropriate

outdoor clothing, including snow pants if they want to play on the snow hills. The policy for keeping students

indoors is below -15 with wind chill.

Please Note for Mornings: Students are not permitted to enter the school in the morning until the bell rings at

8:30 (unless below -15). Please consider this when choosing your drop-off time.

IMPORTANT - IDLING VEHICHLES: The cold weather has also caused some parents to keep their vehicles idling at

pick-up time, creating some very unsafe air for students and adults alike. Please, NO IDLING in our parking lot!!

Thank you for cooperating to make the outdoors enjoyable and safe for our children.

Welcome to Catholic Schools Week – February 5th to 11th

Mark your calendars and watch for the special events we have planned

We will kick things off with a Family Dance - Friday Feb 3rd!

Mark your calendars for the Fabulously Fun Family Dance! Dance to the DJ stylings of DJ Haymaker (from the

Kelowna Father-Daughter Dance). Doors open at 6:00 with hamburgers and hot dogs for purchase. Dance 6:30 -

8:30. Watch your emails for more details!

WestJet draw

We will also begin selling raffle tickets to win 2 WestJet tickets on February 4th. Tickets are $25 each. The draw will

take place at Trivia Night, April 29th. The winner will receive a roundtrip for 2 to anywhere WestJet flies!

School Readiness session for parents of 3-5 year-olds

Please invite any parents of pre-schoolers to attend our

“Ready Set Learn” session, which provides parents with

school-readiness information for their children, and a great introduction to our school. The session will take place

on Thursday, February 9th from 9-11am. Childcare is provided 3-5 year-olds in attendance, younger children may

attend with parents. There is no fee, but families MUST register in advance by calling the school office.

Catholic Schools Week Mass

Sunday, February 5th at 11am. Please let’s have as many as possible in attendance representing our Catholic

School. OLOL students are asked to wear their uniforms complete with crested items.

In Addition, we will be starting each morning of the week with a Prayer Celebration, and the Book Fair will run all

week. Parents are invited to participate in both of these activities! Classes will be planning individual events.

PSG NEWS: Mark your Calendars and support these 2 upcoming events!

Thank you for your support of the poinsettia fundraiser. We raised $986!

1) Family Dance - Friday Feb 3rd!

Mark your calendars for the Fabulously Fun Family Dance! Dance to the DJ stylings of DJ Haymaker (from the

Kelowna Father-Daughter Dance). Doors open at 6:00 with hamburgers and hot dogs for purchase. Dance 6:30 -

8:30. Watch your emails for more details!

GRADE 3 PARENTS -- Please note that your class has volunteered to help with the Family Dance. Please attend the

JAN 19TH PSG meeting at 6:00 so that plans can be made.

2) Spring Fling - Saturday March 11

Attention all Direct Sales / Home Party Business Operators, Artisans and Crafters. This event is for you to showcase

your products to our West Kelowna community. If you would like to rent a table at the event, please contact Shelley

at smbrodeur75@gmail.com by January 14th to reserve your spot! Table fees are $20 and we ask for a donation of a

silent auction prize as well please.

KINDERGARTEN & GRADE 3 Parents - Please note that your class has volunteered to help with the Spring Fling.

Please attend the JAN 19th PSG meeting at 6:00 so that plans can be made.

Many hands make light work and we appreciate everyone who can help. All volunteers are welcome for all events!

We look forward to seeing you at the PSG meeting on January 19th.

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Thank you to ALL parent volunteers and supporting businesses

For making our Black Tie Gala Fundraiser a huge success! It is truly wonderful each year to see our whole school pull together as a community,

sharing their time, talents, contacts, and resources.

The following are our Corporate Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Security and Telecommunications

WestJet Raffle

You could win 2 flight tickets to anywhere WestJet flies!

Simply purchase a raffle ticket (or 2, or 5…) for just $25 each! Ticket sales will start on February 4th and continue

until April 29th. The draw will take place at Trivia Night on April 29th.

See the office for details, or to purchase your chance to win! All proceeds go directly to our school operations.

The following businesses and individuals made donations to our silent auction, a key part of the funds earned:

Investor's Group Creative Cakes by Tiffiney Jazz's Grooming & Pet

Daycare Melenchuk Family

Sarah MacKenzie

Jane Tench D Tan Sunlight Centre JC Plett Mike Sollit Sauter Family

Jazzercise Dan and Martha Jenkins Jeffrey Dmytrowich Milne Family Save-On-Foods

5th Avenue Auto Darlene Hartford Jessie Beggs Morris Family SenSei Laser & Vein

91 Restaurant Deja Vu Gifts & Decor

Johnson Bentley Pool Mozaic Gems and Jewlery

Shannon Lake Golf

Club

Alpine Helicopters Dela Cruz Family Just 4 Fun Playcentre Inc Mr Frederick Shauna Palmer

Amy Zimmer Diane and Gerry Roussin Kal Tire Mr. Rooter Plumbing Shelley Brodeur

Andrea Woytiuk Diane Cabral Kalala Myra Canyon Adventure Shift Power Yoga

Andrew Sheret LTD Dogwood Nursery Karen's Place N.U.C.C.A. Kelowna Ships Ahoy

Annas Alterations on Pandosy Doug & Caroline Thiessen Kelly O'Bryan's Nadene Shirtliff Shlle Owl Soaps

Apex EHS Services Ducharme Family Kelowna Rockets Hockey Nannysitters Silver Sage

Apex Vision Fitness Edible Arrangements

Kenny Family

Natures Fare West

Kelowna

SNL Page Trucking

April Showers Cakes Energyplex Kent & Claire Gramlich Neil Marten Sonic Wash Express

Bachynsky Family Father Wayne & Mrs.

Letendre Kettle Valley Steam Railway New Image Salon

Spa @ the Cove

Bank of Montreal FH & P Lawyers Kirsten & Nathan Kurjata Nichole Richard Sparkling Hills Hotel

Bead Trails Experience Inc. Flaman Fitness Knights of Columbus Nutri-Lawn Starbucks Coffee

Beggs Family Flynn Westwood

Kunz Family Ogopogo Toys

Summerland Skating

Club

Big White Fred & Marilyn Resler La Cucina Ristorante Olivia Melenchuk Sunshine Pet Supplies

Bliss Bakery & Bistro Freedom Flight School

Landmark Cinemas

On-The-Wall

Photography

Suzanne Boos/Alrik

Forbes

Bob & Ann Slaney Freeride Boardshop

Lang Vineyards Outbound Cycle

Swiss Chalet W

Kelowna

Bohemian Café Friends Pub & Liquor store

La-Z Boy Furniture Paolo Sales

Talking Tree

Nails&Spa

Brenda & John Currie Fun Bugs Indoor

Playground Libertine's Parkes Family

Tammy Worthington

Brodeur Family Gabriel Mercado Lifeworks Family

Chiropractic Paul Brodeur

Terracom System

Byland's Nursery Gallager's Canyon G&CC LoadZaToys Paynter's Market Wescan

Cabella Hair Design Gord & Joanne Wynn Lordco Auto Parts Peachland Dollar Store Terri Eidse

Cambridge Uniform Gormans Mill Louise Page Pham Family The Allergic Chef

Capital News/Summerland

Review

Greatway Martial Arts

Lozier Family Play Golf Kelowna

The De Pieri Clinic

Chatters Salon Westbank Green Bay Bible Camp Lucie Parent-Papi Puetz Family The Glos Family

Chatters Orchard Park Gryffin Lozier, Grade 5 Lynn & Ken Antao Quail's Gate Winery The Harvest Golf Club

Chevy's Source for Sports H2O Fitness Centre Malcolm Johnson, Artist R & R Hair Co. The Keg

Chris Pihl Hanzek Family Marilyn & Robert Kopp Rita Ireland The Music Room

Chris Skoglund Heather Slusarenko Martin Familly Rob Frederick Ten Spot Beauty Bar

City Furniture Hergott Law Martyn Family Rositch Family Third Space

Cloverdale Paint Holiday Inn West Kelowna Mary Kay Royal LePage Thrive Experience

Colliers International Holroyd Chiropractic Maureen McElwee Saje Wellness Tianna Kasic

Color Me Mine Home Hardware West

Kelowna McDonalds Sara Ciecko

Uncorked Wine Tours

Comfort Walk Shoes &

Orthotics

Iles Family

McLaughlin & Associates Shelley Chamzuk

UPS Store

Monique and Robin Walley Impark

Melanie Evans Sarafanov Dance Studio

Valley 1st Credit

Union

Hyatt Regency Vancouver West Kelowna Warriors White Canvas Hair Design Wright Family Ogopogo’s Toy& Party

Warde Family (Syrian Family) Westside TaeKwonDo Wildcat Helicopters Natalie Burleigh

Wentworth Music Wet Zone Wine Kitz

School Activites at a Glance All Welcome to attend the PSG meeting Thursday January 19th

Congratulations and thanks to the

new PSG Executive members:

PSG President: Sara Ciecko

Vice President: TBA

Secretary: Michelle Quadri

Treasurer: Shelley Brodeur

Fun Lunch: Tammy Worthington

SEPTEMBER

Welcome Back BBQ: 5pm Sept 20th

Shopping Cards: A fun way to turn

your shopping dollars into cash for the

PSG

St Vincent De Paul Toiletry Donations

OCTOBER

Holy Childhood Gr. 6/7

– Loonie Carnival Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

St V. De Paul Toiletry Donations

@ Mass on October 13th

BLACK TIE AUCTION ITEMS BY

OCT. 19TH

NOVEMBER

Poinsettia Fundraiser Operation Christmas Child

Raffle: Holy Childhood Gr. 5/6

Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

DECEMBER

Christmas Food Hampers

Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

JANUARY

Hoops for Heart

Holy Childhood Gr. 1

Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

St Vincent De Paul Toiletry Donations

FEBRUARY

Book Fair

Family Dance!

WestJet Raffle

Holy Childhood Kindergarten

Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

MARCH Spring Fling

Shrove Tuesday Supper

WestJet Raffle

Holy Childhood Gr. 3

Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

St Vincent De Paul Toiletry Donations

APRIL

Trivia Night

WestJet Raffle

Holy Childhood Gr. 4

Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

Jeans Day

MAY

Walkathon

Holy Childhood Gr. 2

Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

St Vincent De Paul Toiletry Donations

JUNE

Donor Drive

Coin Drive

Fun Lunch

Shopping Cards

Returning Bottles?

Now you can donate bottle return proceeds to the school! We have an account at The Westbank

Bottle Depot. Simply mention Our Lady of Lourdes School at the cashier and they will pass on

the proceeds. Thank you!

Kindergarten Neeva Lozier, Cara Bachynsky

Grade 1 Connor Rositch, Izzy Brown

Grade 2 Roxton Le Blanc, Maria Winkler

Grade 3 Tayser Lee, Dominik Lozier

Grade 4 Emanuel Hanzek, Savannah McCahon

Grade 5 Garrett Isakson

Grade 6 Gabby Mercado, Zoe Sabourin

Grade 7 Emma MacKenzie

School Mass

All are invited to mass at 9am Thursday

January 19th, led by grade 6/7.

Please ensure students wear their crested item.

(1:30 dismissal that day)

5 Reasons to Buy Gift Cards from the

School for ALL your shopping needs:

1. When you use gift cards instead of cash to pay

for things you’re planning to buy anyway, those

stores will give a percentage back to the school.

2. Grocery Cards (Superstore, Saveon, G&H),

Starbuck’s and Tim Hortons Cards are always on

hand in the office, meaning you can stop in at the

last minute before your grocery or coffee trip and

grab a card, then go shop feeling great that

you’ve helped the school without spending any

extra money!

3. It’s easy Shopping for birthday gifts, etc.

4. You can use your debit card, cheque, or cash to

pay for your cards.

5. The wonderful parent volunteers will be selling in

the lobby after school on Fridays, watch for them!

The Shopping Card program is an important

source of funds, which the school depends on in

order to fund extra projects. If you don’t normally

buy cards, please consider having a look at the

order form, choosing a few, and seeing how it

goes. There is a multitude of stores, restaurants

and services to choose from.

Thank you for supporting your students!

Basketball/Freethrow Championship

Basketball has begun with Mr. Sheehan

coaching!

Practises are Monday (boys and girls) from

2:30-3:30 with a practise on Thursdays at

lunch.

The Knights of Columbus Annual Freethrow

Championship with be held at our school on

Monday, January 30th, for ages 9 and up. This

is for all students, not just those joining

basketball. Top three winners will advance to

the next level at Immaculata

High School – date to be

announced.

Drama Club

Students in grades 4-7 are invited to be a part of OLOL DRAMA CLUB. Practices will be held on Thursday

afternoons after school except for early dismissal days. A meeting was held on Friday for those interested. Any

students who did not attend that meeting and who are interested, are asked to see Mrs. Gramlich for an

information note to take home. Drama Club meetings will be as follows for the month of January:

THURSDAY JANUARY 12th – 2:45 – 4 pm

THURSDAY JANUARY 19th – 12 noon – 12:25 (lunch time) – due to early dismissal

THURSDAY JANUARY 26th – 2:45 – 4:30 pm - auditions

Music Club – Music club will held on TUESDAY LUNCHTIMES when

necessary this term. There will not be after school practice unless otherwise notified.

HOT CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER

Students can enjoy Hot Chocolate and a Cookie in Support of the Holy Childhood Association

Wednesday January 11th

Prices: $2 Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream, $1 Cookie

(gluten free cookies available for anyone with a gluten allergy)

Primary Students will be served at morning recess. Intermediates will be served at lunch recess.

Brought to you by Mrs. Beaudin’s Grade 1 Class!

Pizza Days

The Grade 7 Class will once again be offering Pizza Days. Order forms will go home in

backpacks. They are due back with payment Tuesday, January 17th.

*Please mark Pizza Days on your calendars, as they are not necessarily every Friday. Days are

also marked on the School Google Calendar (go to the school website and click on the link).

Hoops for Heart

Pledge forms went out today for the Hoops for Heart event in

support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Students heard a

presentation by a Heart and Stroke Foundation representative,

on the importance of physical activity for a healthy heart.

The actual Hoops for Heart event will take place in our gym on

Friday, January 20th, with various fun and active stations set up.

Pledge forms and money are due back Thursday January 26th.

YEAR AT A GLANCE FOR 2016-2017:

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British Columbia Training and Education Savings Grant

Families in British Columbia are encouraged to start planning and saving

early for their children’s post-secondary education or training programs.

To help, the B.C. Government will contribute $1,200 to eligible children

through the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG).

Children born in 2006 or later are eligible to receive a grant of $1200 toward their post-

secondary education!

For details visit www.gov.bc.ca/bctesg

Professional Development Day Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Administration Day for Teachers Wednesday , August 31, 2016

Administration Day for Staff Members Thursday, September 1, 2016

School opens 8:30 am – 11am Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Professional Development Day – No School Friday, September 30, 2016

Thanksgiving Day – no school Monday, October 10, 2016

Professional Development Days – No School Thursday, October 20 & Friday, October 21, 2016

Parent/Teacher Interviews (evening) Wednesday, November 9 2016

Parent/Teacher Interviews (morning) – No School Thursday, November 10, 2016

Remembrance Day – No School Friday, November 11, 2016

School closes for Christmas Holidays @ 11:00 Friday, December 16, 2016

School reopens after Christmas Holidays Monday, January 3, 2017

Professional Development Day – No School Monday, January 27, 2017

Catholic Schools Week Celebrations Sunday, February 5 - Saturday, February 11 , 2017

Family Day – No School Monday, February 13, 2017

Professional Development Day – No School Friday, February 24, 2017

Parent/Teacher Interviews (evening) Thursday, March 16, 2017

Parent/Teacher Interviews (morning) – No School Friday, March 17, 2017

Spring Break begins Monday, March 20, 2017

School reopens after Spring break Monday, April 3, 2017

Good Friday – No School Friday, April 14, 2017

Easter Monday – No School Monday, April 17, 2017

Professional Development Days – No School Thursday, May 18 & Friday, May 19, 2017

Victoria Day – No School Monday, May 22, 2017

Last day for students Dismissal @ 11:00 Thursday, June 29, 2017

Administrative Day – No School Friday, June 30, 2017