October 7th - October 11th Mon – 7th

Day 5

• Thanksgiving Food Drive (October 3 to 10)

• Sr. VB Girls P.O.P. tournament– 4:00 to 5:00 pm

Tues – 8th Day 6

• Thanksgiving Food Drive (October 3 to 10)

• X-Country Meet

Wed – 9th Day 1

• Thanksgiving Food Drive (October 3 to 10)

• Sr. VB @ Home vs Prince of Peace

• Jr VB @ POP Bronze Boys and Girls – 4:00 to 5:30 pm

• JH Transit Pass Scanning (open common area, 2nd floor) – 8:45 to 9:00 am

Thurs – 10th Day 2

• Thanksgiving Food Drive (October 3 to 10)

• Thanksgiving Liturgy – 10:00 am

• X-Country City Finals (Ascension of our Lord) - 2:00 to 3:00 pm

• Jr VB @ SATG (Blue Boys & Girls) - 4:00 to 5:30 pm

• Sr VB Boy's POP Tournament – 4:00 to 5:00 pm

Fri – 11th

• PD Day (K-12) – NO CLASSES

School Pictures

Deadline to hand in orders at school is today. You can still order online by midnight tonight to avoid shipping and handling fees.

Order online at www.mylifetouch.ca The date for retakes is set for Friday October 25, 2019. If you would like retakes, please ensure

your proof package is returned to the school.

Costume Dress-up Day – October 30th

We are pleased to inform our community that students will be allowed to dress up in costume on October 30th provided they do not

contravene Catholic values. This means no costumes or accessories that are frightening, have gore, are violent in nature or celebrate

the occult. We also need to ensure that all students are easily identifiable for security reasons and that student refrain from wearing

masks.

Junior High Calgary Transit Pass Scanning

September and October transit pass scanning is now available. Scanning will take place in the open common area on the second floor

on Wednesday, October 9th - 8:45 to 9:00 am.

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CANTEEN – St. Isabella Fast Fuel

Monday Pizza (ordered through Healthy Hunger) ($4.00)

Tuesday Chicken Fingers and Fries ($4.00)

Wednesday Macaroni and Cheese ($4.00)

Thursday Taco in a Bag ($4.00)

Friday Beef Burger ($4.00)

Monday, October 14th • Thanksgiving Day - NO CLASSES

Tuesday, October 15th

Wednesday, October 16th • Sr VB @ St. Michael

• Jr VB @ Home vs Ec. St. Marguerite-Bourgeoys 4 to 6 pm

• Admazing deadline

Thursday, October 17th

Friday, October 18th • Band Boot Camp (7/ 8/9) @ Mount Royal Univ. - 9 to 3 pm

Inclement Weather

With the temperature becoming colder in the evening, and the sudden changes of weather we experience at this time of year, we would

like to remind you of our winter weather procedures:

• When conditions reach -20 Celsius or colder including the wind-chill factor, students will be kept inside for recess or lunch

breaks. Students must be prepared to go outside if the temperature does not fall below this temperature with the wind chill.

• All students should be well prepared for conditions caused by low temperatures and high wind chills and should not be left

unattended at bus stops or spend any extended period of time outdoors under any circumstance.

• Parents should form an emergency plan with their children so they have clear instructions about what to do if the bus does not

arrive. Cold weather or heavy snowfalls can result in bus schedules being unavoidably delayed. Buses will run as close to

schedule as possible but delays do occur and should be expected.

• If parents /guardians cannot ensure the safety of their children to and from school, the child should be kept at home or other

arrangement made for the daily supervision of the child.

Additional information about inclement weather planning can be found on our District under Administrative Procedure 133.

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Admin Message

It is incredible that last week we were wearing t-shirts and shorts and this week we have traded them in for toques and snow boots!

The students of St. Isabella School showed tremendous spirit and enthusiasm for the various commemorations and school challenges

we put before them. On Monday, students showed their solidarity by wearing orange shirts, a sign of our collective acknowledgement

of the hurtful legacy of the residential school system for the indigenous people of Canada. Each day, students from various classes

have shared stories and insights on the consequences of residential schools on the morning announcements and have imparted

messages of hope and reconciliation on our community.

This week also marked International Walk or Bike to School week. This is the first time St. Isabella School has acknowledged this

world-wide event and challenged our students to consider an active way to get to and from school. We ran a contest and awarded

prizes every day, and it was extremely gratifying to see how the number of participants grew as awareness for this event spread around

the school. Many thanks to the Copperfield-Mahogany Community Association for their support of this event in the form of several

donated gift cards which were used as prizes.

The holidays can sometimes be a time of tremendous need for some members of our community, and an occasion that is supposed to

be about bringing family together and celebrating, becomes a reminder of the many things that are missing in our lives. We are

hoping the entire school community will join us in rallying around these members of our community as we have partnered with St.

Albert the Great and the St. Vincent DePaul Society to collect food for the needy. In this week’s BWAG, you will find a list of food

items that each homeroom has been requested to gather. School Spirit is always present at St. Isabella School, so we have branded

this event as Turkey by the Tally and will be awarding a class party in each division who brings in the most food items.

Well, this weekend looks to be more agreeable than the previous one, so we hope that everyone is able to enjoy the sunshine.

Steve Laberge Glen Anderson Lisa O’Donnell

Principal Vice Principal Assistant Principal

We will be offering Volunteer Orientations monthly. All the orientations will begin at 8:30 in the morning and be held in the Learning Commons. You may arrive a

little earlier to fill out the necessary paper. Please see dates below.

November 8th, 2019 March 6th, 2019

December 13th, 2019 April 3rd, 2019

January 10th, 2019 May 1st, 2019

February 7th, 2019 June 5th, 2019

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Thanksgiving Food Drive - October 3rd to 10th

TURKEY BY THE TALLY!!!

Our School Community will be collecting items for St. Vincent de Paul at St. Albert the Great Parish.

Thank you so much for your contributions!

Each class will be collecting an item to contribute to the food drive. Below is a list of the item that you

child can bring in.

Kindergarten – Cookies 900g

Grade 1 – Canned Pasta 398mL

Grade 2 – Ketchup 1L

Grade 3 – Jam 500ml

Grade 4 – Canned Fruit

Grade 5 – Canned Vegetables 398ml

Grade 6 – Peanut Butter 1KG

Grade 7 – Rice 900g

Grade 8 – Pasta Sauce 680ml

Grade 9 – Canned Tomatoes 796ml

Each Division will win a Pizza Party for the homeroom that collects the most food!!!

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City of Calgary Online Emergency Preparedness Tool

Kids can find out more on how to become Ready Squad members by clicking here.

Parents can find out more about emergency preparedness by clicking here.