High Level Christian Academy“Under His Wings”

“He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.”

Psalm 91:4

OCTOBER 2018 NewsletterFROM THE PRINCIPAL

Wow! September has flown by; it was filled with many activities both on site and off. We had the privilege of joining in with the rest of High Level’s students for a FASD awareness walk and we were blessed to be invited once again to visit Rocky Acres and enjoy their full day of activities. So much fun has been had! Delicious smells permeated the school as ECS, Grade 1s, and the Jr. Highs have enjoyed baking in the kitchen. I am so thankful for all of our families here at HLCA; I was blessed many times this past month by your kind and encouraging words. Your prayers and encouragement are always needed; please continue to commit your children’s teachers to the Lord daily. Only God can cause seeds of faith to be firmly planted and to flourish. God also answered a number of our prayers this past month. Kathy Zorrilla has kindly offered to teach our Grade 7&8 students Math, already relieving student and principal stress levels! We have also been blessed by the many helping hands that have come alongside our teachers to help in our classrooms.

As we look ahead to October, please be aware of the many exciting things happening in our school. On October 2, we will be celebrating “Orange Shirt Day” or rather “Orange Day;” kids should come wearing something orange. The point of Orange Shirt Day is to take the time to remember the scarring effects of the Residential school system and Colonialism on our First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples across Canada. We will also take the time to pray for the many Aboriginal people who are still suffering cross-generational trauma stemming from these dark moments in Canadian history. Please take the time to remind your kids that Christ is the only source of hope, healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation. On October 5, we are having a Harvest Day; each child is to bring a harvest themed snack to share with their class (apples, carrot sticks, canning, baking, and pumpkin seeds, etc. are great snack ideas). We will be organizing some fun activities for the whole school. Staff will be away from October 17-19 for some Professional Development and Spiritual Encouragement; please pray for our safe travels and for a blessed time of fellowship and learning.

Ms. Jeffrey

GENERAL INFORMATION:

VISITOR SIGN-INPlease report at the office before proceeding to any classroom.

STUDENT SIGN-INPlease stop by the office to sign your child "in" if you are dropping them off after 8:45am or "out" if you are picking them up throughout the day before 3:20pm. This will assist us in knowing which children are on site.

CONTACT INFO CHANGEA couple of wrong contact numbers were placed for Mrs. Doreen Payne & Ms. Jeffrey on the Parent Phone List attached to last month’s memos. Please change Mrs. Payne’s to 1(709)293-1033 and Ms. Jeffrey under Acting Principal to 1(403) 830-5855. Thank you.

HOT LUNCH SNACK SCHEDULEThe students in gr 7-9 are responsible to bring the dessert (snacks) for the hot lunches as the profit from the sales will be used toward their year-end trip.

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remember to check for your turn. Names are picked alphabetically from these grades. PLEASE ENSURE ALL SNACKS ARE PEANUT FREEOct 4: Teag GerbrandtOct 11: Alana SewepagahamOct 25: Judah Lapka

NO PARKING ZONEWe would like to remind parents that the space in front of the school building is a NO PARKING ZONE as per signs posted on the building.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASESThere have been several cases of pink eye in a couple of the classrooms. We ask that if you suspect your children may have it, please keep them home as it is very contagious.

NEWSLETTERS – MEMOSEach last Monday of the month the youngest child in the family will bring home the Memos with attachments on it for the coming month. Please take time to read the newsletter to keep yourselves informed of the upcoming expectations and activities.

BOSTON PIZZA RECEIPTSThe Operation Education program is running again through BPs; therefore you may submit your ORIGINAL RECEIPTS (with food items listed) dated from July 1, 2018 to Jan 31, 2019 for a 5% rebate for our school.

ATTACHMENTS1. Monthly Calendar2. Hot Lunch Order Form

Please MEMORY VERSESPlease ensure your children are doing their best to memorize these verses; hiding God’s Word in their hearts. An award is given to all students who are able to recite all the verses at the end of the year.

ALLERGIESWe have a student that is allergic to peanuts and peanut products in the ECS/Gr 1 classroom; therefore students in that classroom are not permitted to bring peanut products. We have a peanut aware student in the JH classroom; therefore students are allowed to bring peanut products as long as they don’t share with other students.

URSTOREIf you are interested in buying clothing with the school name/crest, or sports apparel with our warriors logo,please visit our online store. http://urstore.ca/schools/ca/alberta/high-level/hlca-warriors You can customize your order to suit your needs.

SOCIAL MEDIAPlease check out our website @ www.hlcacademy.ca for upcoming events and homework. You can also follow us on Facebook to stay up to date on school happenings and for other announcements.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

IMPORTANT DATESSept 27: Community Service – we will be collecting garbage or raking leaves, whichever is most necessary. Students are asked to bring gloves.

- Terry Fox Run – starting at 1:45pm

Sept 28: PD Day – no school

Oct 2: Orange Shirt Day – a day to remember aboriginal history. May wear anything orange, not necessarily a shirt.Oct 5: Student Progress Reports go home- Harvest Day – we will be celebrating the harvest by fall snacks and activities from 2:35 to 3:10pmOct 8: Thanksgiving Day – no schoolOct 17-19: PD Day & travel days for staff to Red Deer – no schoolOct 23: Lifetouch Individual Photos

Highlights and Happenings…

FASD WALK

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ROCKY ACRES

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