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OLDS KOINONIA

CHRISTIAN

SCHOOL

SINCE 1982

OKCS Newsletter

October 6, 2016

Calendar

At a Glance

October

Oct 7—KG in today

Oct 9—Teacher cohort

day, NO SCHOOL

Oct 12—Thanksgiving

Monday, NO SCHOOL

Oct 23—ACSI, NO

SCHOOL

Oct 29—School Pictures

November

Nov 4—KG in

Nov 11—Remembrance

Day, NO SCHOOL

NOV 12/13—Fall Break,

NO SCHOOL

Nov 19—Retakes

Nov 26—Report Cards

Nov 27—Collab Day, NO

SCHOOL

October 6, 2016 October 7, 2020

After a long break from last spring until now Chinook's Edge

schools have finally been given the go ahead to start volleyball

practices within their respective schools. While game play be-

tween other schools is still not a go at this time we are excited to

get students back in the gym after school practicing volley-

ball. Currently the Royals volleyball practice schedule is:

-Gr. 10-12 Girls & Boys - Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:30

pm

-Gr. 7-9 Girls & Boys - Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Also, we are looking for some parents who would be interested

in helping coach gr. 7-9 girls and gr. 7-9 boys, please contact Mr.

Terpstra if interested.

ROYALS ATHLETICS

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School Pictures:

Thursday

October 29.

There will be no

Class Photos at

this time.

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joy looking back on

that for years to come.

Pictures are optional for

you to purchase. They can

be ordered online from

Lifetouch.ca. Be sure to

call the office if you have

questions.

School photos will be

taken Thursday, Oc-

tober 29. Class pic-

tures will not be tak-

en at this time.

Here are some tips to

help your child get

ready for a great look-

ing school portrait:

Help your child

pick clothes and

colours that look

good on them.

Avoid slogans, log-

os, and big pat-

terns. Small jewel-

ry and accessories

are fine but noth-

ing too big or dis-

tracting. Some pos-

es may show pants

or skirts, so plan

the complete out-

fit.

Glasses are okay!

Lifetouch photogra-

phers know all the

tricks to reduce

glare.

Any hairstyle works

for Picture Day.

Schedule haircuts a

few weeks ahead of

time to allow hair to

grow back a little, or

you can go for a

fresh-cut look.

Keep kids relaxed

and ready to be

themselves.

Don’t worry about

“perfect”! That hair

that always sticks up

or a missing tooth

shows your child just

as they are right

now—and you’ll en-

Operation Christmas Child

Our focus this year is

prayer for Samaritan's

purse and for the lives that

will be changed through

the gift of a shoebox.

Please be praying for those

children and their families

who will be receiving a

shoebox.

Operation Christmas

Child is a hands-on pro-

ject that brings joy and

hope to children in des-

perate situations around

the world through gift-

filled shoeboxes packed by

Canadians. It is one way to

remind children suffering

as a result of war, poverty,

famine, disease, and disas-

ter that they are loved and

not forgotten.

A global pandemic will not

stop our school from col-

lecting shoe boxes for Sa-

maritan's Purse. The pro-

cess might look a bit different this year be-

cause of that.

Please take the month

of October to fill a

shoebox and bring it to

your homeroom be-

fore November 5.

Shoebox Chapel will

be October 22.

. Many children around the

world hear the Gospel

because we fill a shoebox.

YOU CAN REACH SOMEONE WITH

THE MESSAGE OF SALVATION

WHERE YOU CANNOT GO.

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swapped. While it was not our traditional run, it was still a great way to spend the morning, all while helping raise money for the Cancer Society.

This year we collected approximately $433.05. Thank you for your do-nations and participa-

Terry Fox Run at OKCS

Each year OKCS partici-pates in the Terry Fox Run/Walk. On Friday, Sept. 18th, elementary and high school stu-dents and ran/walked the school perimeter in a physically distant manner. While the ele-mentary students ran, the older grades cheered and then they

Governor General Award given to Ciara Ritche

We would like to congratulate Ciara Ritchie on receiving the Governor General Award for 2019-2020. This pres-tigious award, established in 1873, is given to Alberta students who have achieved the highest academic average. We are proud of Ciara’s accomplishments and wish her God’s richest blessings.

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Box 4039 Olds AB T4H 1P7

Phone: 403-556-4038

Fax: 403-556-8770 E-mail: olds.koinonia@cesd73.ca

OLDS KOINONIA

CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

SINCE 1982

Superintendent’s Message

Vist our webpage at: www.oldskoinonia.ca

Happy to be learning in our safe and caring schools

A Message from the Superintendent Now more than ever, ensuring everyone in our school communities are surrounded by caring professionals within safe settings is paramount. Teaching and learning in the midst of a pandemic is a new experience, and our entire team has worked to ready ourselves for shifts in practice that may be required as we move forward. We are able to accomplish this because of our caring culture and our resilient students. We have heard that our students are happy to be back together and enthusiastic about their learning. We consider our Inclement Weather procedures to be another important example of our safe and caring focus, and we will soon be navigating the challenges that winter weather can throw at us. We want to remind parents and staff of these Inclement Weather procedures, and encourage you to refer back to the information in the months ahead as we continue to refine our approach to ensure upmost safety for everyone in our Chi-nook’s Edge school communities. As always, we are also pleased to provide this link to the latest Board eNews. Kurt Sacher Superintendent of Schools

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Green days – the days when it is clearly safe for everyone to travel. All buses are running and all of our schools are open. Yellow days – the days when buses might not run in some or all areas of the Division, but schools remain open. Some conditions which may result in a Yellow Day include: temperatures that fall below -35 degrees ambient or - 40 degrees with windchill; reduced visibility, road or climatic conditions. On Yellow days, we anticipate that the major ity of staff members will be able to dr ive to their schools and that meaningful learning will take place. (i.e. There may be a small minority of staff who choose not to travel because they have deemed their unique route unsafe.) Note: if a bus is cancelled because of inclement weather in the morning, it is cancelled for the entire day and will not run in the afternoon either. Parents of bus students are asked to contact your school to confirm your child will be absent on Yellow Days. Some parents may choose to drive their child into the school when their school bus isn’t running, while some parents will choose to keep their child at home that day – schools cannot make assumptions when safety is at stake. Red days – the days when a given school, area or the entire Division may be closed. These are days when we are faced with extremely cold temperatures (ambient temperature for a significant part of the day is lower than - 40 degrees Celsius, or the temperature with wind chill is lower than -45 degrees Celsius), or a full-blown blizzard, or when we have a combination of heavy snow, high winds, and very low visibility. On Red days, to ensure the safety of our staff, parents, and licensed older students, we feel we need to close schools not only for students, but also for staff. This decision will be made in consultation with school administrators whenever possible. We believe this is the best way to ensure everyone’s safety. It is important to note that a Red day may exist for one school, for one area (i.e. all Sundre Schools), or for the entire Division. Staff will be expected to conduct their work from home as much as possible and, for emergency purposes only, we will be asking our schools to do what they can to have at least one staff member onsite on school closure days to ensure that no students are inadvertently dropped off at the front door of a school. Fore more information, please visit https://www.cesd73.ca/CESD%20Inclement%20Weather.php.

INCLEMENT WEATHER