Welcome to the2016-17 School Year!

Dear Father; we join today with excitement of an new school year dedicated to learning about your wonders! We thank you for this opportunity to see old friends and new friends.

Bless us all as we seek to extend your love and mercy to make St. William a joyous place where we all feel we belong!

St. William…Pray for us!

Let us celebrate that God has brought us together to demonstrate love and mercy!

What are your hopes for this year?

Lord,

thank

you for

your

endless

love and

Mercy!

We Try to Demonstrate Your Mercy…

God hand picked you for St. William this year!

He knows you have exactly what this school needs to be brilliant!

He gives you the strength to be persistent – to welcome the unknown with peace without fear or worry – God calls you to love and be merciful!

What is this “Mercy”?

‘Be merciful,

just as your Father is merciful.’

Luke 6:36

Faith Formation Theme

Faith Theme

Inclusive Communities

We see the face of God in every child

We deal with every situation individually and ensure the dignity of all involved (child and family)

Our policies and admin procedures appropriately deal with any issue of inclusivity

We don’t see just ‘one thing’ about any child; that is reductionist in nature

at St. Marguerite

We hope to get in touch with them soon!

Update on our Friends

Meet the staff who is here to help you on your journey!

Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Coakwell, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Tatterton, Mrs. Barnett

Kindergarten AM Mrs. Devasahayam

Grade 1 Mrs. Sweeney

Grade 2 Ms. Gaehring

Grade 3 & Music Miss Fournier

Grade 4/3 Ms. Ferensowicz

Grade 5 Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Allen (Cranford)

Grade 6 Mrs. Gudim (Miss Milne)

Diverse Learning Teacher Mrs. Allen (Miss Cranford)

Assistant Principal, PE and Gr 3 Math Mr. Browne

Mrs. Gruending Principal – Year 3

Our homeroom configurations may change in the upcoming weeks.

In addition to our Faith Formation,

we further focus on three more Priorities…

This Year in CSSD

• Eliminate the achievement gap

• Territorial Acknowledgement

• Educate staff and students about history and successes of FNMI

Territorial Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge that

this Welcome Back to School

celebration at St. William in the

Calgary Catholic School District is

taking place on the traditional

territories of the people of the Treaty

7 region in southern Alberta.

The Calgary Catholic School District acknowledges the

need to support First Nation, Metis, and Inuit students, and supports the recommendations made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

As such, it is our mandate to provide education about the history and legacy of residential schools, along with the history of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples of Canada.

Ongoing and consistent reference to Treaty 7 acknowledges the importance of our First Nation, Metis and Inuit students, and our role as a district to support their history, culture and success as students.

We will now begin each of our meetings with this acknowledgement following our opening prayer.

Territorial Acknowledgment (Rationale)

Education is the ‘New Buffalo’

Thoughts from a Metis Elder:

“…each of them is your

masterpiece, created to do

good works.”

Relied on for:

Food

Warmth

Tools

Fur in front is thicker

head first into a storm

don’t shy away from adversity

• Continued focus on assessment

• Understanding students as learners

• Removing student barriers to success

“Engaging All Students for Success”

Assessment & Reporting

SLA Pilot for the Grade 3s &

PAT for Grade 6

Diverse Learning Supports

CTF Modules for Grades 5 & 6

Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence

New Religion Curriculum Implementation in

Grade 2 and 3

New Alberta K-12 Curriculum developing in 2016

– 2022 with focus on: keeping pace with current issues

First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and

experiences 21st century competencies

literacy and numeracy across curriculum

New Teacher Quality Standards

Education Act Deferral – School Act remains

• OurSCHOOLdata

• Go To Educator training

• Wrap-around support for students

Student Wellness

School Data from student

and parent surveys-

New: Needs Assessment

coming!

New: Classroom Handbook

New: Protection of Student

Information

Student Wellness

Student Wellness:

Mental Health &

Resiliency:

Superflex Social Skills

& Oct Parent Wednesday

Evening Sessions

Student Wellness

Healthy Snacks Fuel the Brain for

Learning!

Our school canteen features

milk, cheese and crackers, fruit

cups and nut free granola bars.

Recess Snacks are requested to be one or

two items that can easily be eaten in

under 5 minutes.

Lunch: 20 minutes in the Gym

Strong Catholic Education for all

Focus mercy: mindfulness and in action

Continue to evolve our Learning Commons and grow in technology as a learning tool,

Community involvement- please get involved!

Discussions on our hopes for St. William

Having a vision for St. William School in 2017 and beyond – join School Council to help us plan…

What does this look like for us?

School Web Site

https://www.cssd.ab.ca/schools/stwilliam/News/Pages/default.aspx

Classroom Blogs – sign up for email notifications

Digital School Calendar and Events

School Council News / Meetings and Events

Handbooks and More!

School Web Site: Your link to learning!

Welcome from School Council

Welcome Back BBQ September 22 at 6:00 – 7:30 pm – volunteers welcome!

School Council Meeting

September 27 @7:00pm

Please get involved in School Council Events

Vice Chair & Treasurer Position Open!

Room Reps Required!

Take care of each other

Take care of our children

Blessings for a great start to the school year!

May this be your family’s best year of learning yet!

Enjoy Your Year!

An Attitude of….

Feel God’s Mercy…