ST. JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KELOWNA

A reminder that Purdys and poinsettia orders close on November 21st. Stock up on your favourite treats and beautiful greenery for the Christmas season! Pick up will be early December at St. Joe’s. If you have any questions, please contact Fundraising at stjoespsgfundraising@gmail.com. Thank you!! Merry Christmas!! https://stjosephkelowna.growingsmilesfundraising.com/ https://fundraising.purdys.com/1769617-120257 Purdy’s customer number: 32168

Christmas is just around the corner! Let us relieve some of your shopping stress with the Cards for Kids Christmas order. Who do you need to buy for this year? 🎄Family 🎄Friends 🎄Stocking stuffers 🎄Teens 🎄Grandparents 🎄Teachers 🎄Coaches 🎄Babysitters 🎄Staff Or buy cards to do your Christmas shopping! With every gift card you order, St. Joseph could earn as much as 18% back. What a great way to ease your Christmas shopping and help your school at the same time. All forms are due in the office by Wednesday, November 20th or emailed to cards4kidsstjoes@gmail.com

The next PSG meeting is Monday, November 18, 6:30pm in the library. Please enter through the side door of the school. Did you know that attending a PSG Meeting counts toward your Parent Participation Hours?? Join us at the PSG meeting to find out more and get involved. Our Volunteer Coordinator is taking a temporary leave from January to June 2025. She plays a pivotal role with hot lunch so we really need someone(s) to take that over. Please email stjoespsg@gmail.com if you can help!

We invite families to join us in this meaningful effort by either: 🎁 Packing a shoebox at home 🎁 Sending donations to school for our students to pack together 🎁 Making a monetary donation to cover the costs of shipping Please send your donations by November 13th. Thank you for helping to spread joy and make a difference this holiday season for children in need around the world!

Please join us for our Remembrance Day Ceremony, Friday, November 8th at 10:30am in the gymnasium. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

As we head into colder weather the winter dress code will come into effect. ❄️ Students must wear dress pants not shorts. ❄️ All jumpers, skorts and kilts must be worn with grey tights. ❄️ Leggings with socks are not permitted. ❄️ Please remember to label your child's uniform.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5th and Wednesday, Nov. 6th students can dress in Cowboy / Western themed clothing in support of our Grade 7 Volleyball Tournaments 🤠🏐 There will be a pizza and concession to raise money for the Nat Mlikotic Bursaries awarded to Immaculata graduates.

Deck the halls and stock up on your favourite Purdys treats, poinsettias and beautiful greenery for making your home festive and cozy, and your holidays a little sweeter! Makes for excellent gifts too! And bonus - you’re helping support the “extras” at our school! Ordering and payment is done online. Orders close November 21st. Pick up will be early December at St. Joe’s. If you have any questions, please contact Fundraising at stjoespsgfundraising@gmail.com. Thank you!! Merry Christmas!! https://stjosephkelowna.growingsmilesfundraising.com/ https://fundraising.purdys.com/1769617-120257 Purdy’s customer number: 32168

Our Grade 7 students have researched and are presenting information about the life of a saint in our Church. Every year the Grade 7s present what they learned by dressing up as their saint and giving an interactive presentation in a Saints Museum. Please come and see what the students are learning about our Catholic faith. When: Friday, November 1 st Time: 9:30 – 11:45 AM Where: St. Joseph School Gym (named after St. Sebastian, patron saint of athletes)

St. Joseph School will celebrate Halloween on Thursday, October 31st and are invited to dress up. 🎃 Costumes should be appropriate for school and follow general guidelines for appropriate dress 🎃 Students must be able to sit, walk, breathe, see and hear in their costumes 🎃 No face or pullover masks 🎃 No fake weapons such as guns or swords 🎃 No fake blood, gore or Zombies 🎃 No clowns 🎃 Costumes may not be offensive to race/gender/religion/culture in any way The final decision on all costumes will be made by administration. Please ask if you are not sure.: mpedrette@cisnd.ca or lfleck@cisnd.ca.

🎃 Bring in a carved or decorated pumpkin to display from Tuesday, October 29th to Wednesday, October 30th. 🎃 Each participant will be entered into a special draw. 🎃 Pumpkins must be taken home at the end of the school day on Wednesday. 🎃 One pumpkin per student please.

Save the date for our Primary Christmas Concert!

Our Halloween Dance is this Friday from 5-8pm. Please help make it a success by volunteering! https://volunteersignup.org/RDMB4

School picture retakes will take places next Monday the 21st.

Save the date! You won't want to miss this school-wide, family event with Grades 4 to 7 performing The Lion King Jr. May 14 and 15, 2025 All families are encouraged to support and attend this St. Joseph musical production downtown at The Mary Irwin Theatre (Rotary Centre for the Arts).

Save the date for our PSG sponsored Halloween Dance on Friday, October 25th.

Before a parent is able to volunteer our Diocesan Safe Environment Policy requires that you: 1. Attend a Safe Environment Policy Application session and complete an application.  2. Provide a clear criminal record check.  Volunteers are required to renew both the Criminal Record Check Application and Safe Environment Application every five years. The next Safe Environment Session will be held at St. Joseph School from 6pm to 7pm Wednesday, October 16th. Please RSVP sjkoffice@cisnd.ca to register.

A reminder there is no school this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as all staff will be attending the Renew and Rejoice CISND Conference.

A reminder there is no school this Friday, October 4th.

Are you in need of Parent Participation Hours? We are seeking volunteers to assist in organizing and tidying our outdoor classroom. One of our talented kindergarten teachers will conduct an outdoor learning workshop during our upcoming conference in this space. We hope to have the area looking its best for this event. Date: Monday, October 7th Time: 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM Tasks • Sweeping • Raking • Power Washing • Cleaning, Sorting, and Organizing Large and Small Parts Areas • Additional Tasks Please reach out to Maddy Pedrette (principal) via email at mpedrette@cisnd.ca if you can assist.