Bishop Pocock School 227 Avondale Road Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7H 5A5 Phone: (306) 659-7160 Fax: (306) 659-2056

www.gscs.ca/studentsandfamilies/schools/poc

Mr. D. Rongve - Principal Mrs. C. Anning – Vice-Principal Trustees currently assigned to our school: Mrs. C. Pawluk – Office Co-ordinator D. Boyko, W. Stus, S. Zakreski-Werbicki

October 25, 2018

Important Dates:

Friday, October 26 Schools Win Twice Ticket Books are due SOLD and UNSOLD

Tuesday, October 31 Happy Halloween! Costume Parade 1 PM; Halloween Dance for Grades 5-8 The November calendar is attached.

Library News Thank you to everyone for supporting our Fall Book Fair. We were able to get so many wonderful new books for our library! I hope that the students are enjoying their purchases from the book fair.

Congratulations goes out to Josh I in Mrs. Rasmussen’s Grade 6/7 class. Josh was the lucky winner of the family draw! Congratulations also to the many door prize winners!

Yours in reading,

Mrs T. Raina Stadnyk, Teacher Librarian

School Choir Sign up for the Bishop Pocock School Christmas Choir occurred on Friday, October 19th. Practices are every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:25 – 12:45 in the Music/Band Room beginning Tuesday, October 23rd. Students in Grades 3-8 need to bring a lunch on choir practice days and are still welcome to join! This year we will be performing in the Knight's of Columbus Noon Choir Festival, at Bishop Pocock's Band/Choir Christmas Concert, at St. Ann's Senior Citizen Village, and other possible venues. We do not have dates set for any of these performances. Stay tuned for more information! Mrs. Christine Krowchenko

Mrs. Theresa Stadnyk

Healthy Hunger Lunch Today is the last day to order the Healthy Hunger Subway Lunch, which is Tuesday, October 30.

If you are new to Bishop Pocock or didn’t participate last year, you first need to create an account. Go to www.HealthyHunger.ca and click "NO OBLIGATION SIGN UP” and follow the prompts. After you have created your account, you will be able to view the Fun Lunch Menu, order lunch(es) for your child or children, and pay online with Visa, Mastercard or Interac Debit. Once you are registered, you will be notified via e-mail when a new lunch date is posted or when a deadline is approaching if you have not ordered. If you participated last year, just log into your account, “ADD A STUDENT” and choose the new teacher/class, which will carry over for the entire school year.

Our next lunch will be provided by Dairy Queen on WEDNESDAY, November 21. We will schedule the remainder of the lunches shortly. You can order and pay for multiple lunches at once (without paying the small service fee each time) or order one lunch at a time. They will be scheduled approximately once every month. The cut-off for ordering is five days before the lunch day. ** If you would like to order lunch but are not able to order online or if you need assistance, please contact Carol Pawluk at (306) 659-7160. **

“Schools Win Twice” Our school campaign has wrapped up. Thanks to the students and families who purchased tickets and to our parent volunteers Ms. Peace and Mrs. Bergovich for running the campaign this year. Notes are being sent home today to students who have outstanding raffle books. All tickets, SOLD AND UNSOLD, must be returned to the Foundation. Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter. Congratulations to our Weekly Winners:

Alex R, Matix P, Kayden H, Deklan P who won a $10 gift card to Indigo. Additional winners will be announced once all tickets are returned.

“ No Time for That” Anti-Bullying Presentation

On Tuesday, October 30th our Grade 3-8 students will take part in this anti-bullying presentation from 10:45-11:45 am in the gym. All parents and families are invited and welcome to attend this powerful presentation.

The No Time for That Anti-Bullying Society is a Registered Canadian Charity. Using personal stories and music, they offer the "No Time for That" Tour, delivering a professional 45 minute interactive presentation about bullying prevention, mental health awareness, and youth empowerment through speaking, live music, video, and volunteer activities.

The “No Time for That” Tour has visited over 500 schools across Canada so far and the response has been absolutely amazing. Our award winning founder Elsie Morden who is a motivational speaker, and singer/songwriter will be the presenter.

They do not charge a fee but ask schools for donations and we will make a donation as a school to the NTFT organization. They also raise money by selling promotional items that can be purchased the day of the presentation or on their website.

So if students would like to purchase items on Tuesday they will be able to do so after the presentation.

For more information you can visit their website: https://www.ntft.ca

For more information about Elsie you can visit her website: https://www.elsiemorden.com

This is a story that CBC Nova Scotia put together for us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CScZCzZUCus

HALLOWEEN

Students in Kindergarten – Grade 4 will have their Halloween Celebrations on Wednesday, October 31 in the afternoon. There will be a costume parade at 1 PM for all students. Students in grades 5-8 will have a dance in the afternoon, following the costume parade. The food collected will be donated to the Food Bank. Concession items will be available for purchase. In accordance with our dress code and faith, we request

that all costumes are respectful of a Catholic school environment.

Bishop Pocock Catholic School Community Council Meeting

7 p.m. Wednesday, November 21

Everyone is welcome! Hope to see you there.

(Babysitting Service provided)

The 10 Building Blocks of Catholic Social Teaching – How to Live a Culture of Encounter as Directed By Our Holy Father, Pope Francis

To live a culture of encounter we must focus on the basic fundamentals of our social teachings of the Catholic Church. Building Block #1 The Principle of Human Dignity.

"Every human being is created in the image of God and redeemed by Jesus Christ, and therefore is invaluable and worthy of respect as a member of the human family." This is the bedrock principle of Catholic social teaching. Every person--regardless of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, employment or economic status, health, intelligence, achievement or any other differentiating characteristic--is worthy of respect. It is not what you do or what you have that gives you a claim on respect; it is simply being human that establishes your dignity. Given that dignity, the human person is, in the Catholic view, never a means, always an end.

The body of Catholic social teaching opens with the human person, but it does not close there. Individuals have dignity and the principle of human dignity gives the human person a claim on membership in a community, the human family.

Celena Komarnicki, Youth Ministry Co-ordinator, Holy Spirit Parish

Baptism for Older Children In the past year or so we have had

inquiries from the parents of a number of children who have not been baptized; and their child is showing a keen interest in receiving the sacrament of baptism. Because of this, Holy Spirit parish will offer a program beginning in November for children 8 years old and older who would like to explore the possibility of becoming Catholic. We will meet three times before Christmas right after school for one hour on whichever day works best for the most children. I’d love to speak with you if you’d like more information. I can be reached at Holy Spirit parish 306-374-1425 or by email sharon@holyspiritsaskatoon.ca. I look forward to hearing from you!

Sharon Powell,

Faith Formation Coordinator, Holy Spirit Parish La P’tite Pasto (Little Hearts Play Group) is a French parent-child program for children ages 6 and under and their families. Through games, songs, art and crafts, little ones discover the beauty of family, nature, friendship, and are gently introduced to the loving presence of God and to Christian values, all in a spirit of fun and in a language adapted to their age. Children must be accompanied by a French speaking adult. The program will run from 2 – 3 :45 pm on the second Saturday of each month, starting October 13, 2018 until June 8, 2019. La P’tite Pasto is located at Sts. Martyr-Canadiens Church, 1007 Windsor St, Saskatoon. The registration fee is $20 for families with 1 or 2 children and $30 for families with 3 or more children. To register call Diane Murza at 306-664-4779 or Marie-Jeanne Will at 306-290-9990. For more information, go to

www.littleheartsplaygroup.com.