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Welcome to a new school year!

LifeTouch will be in the school taking individual and class photos.

Labour Day, the first Monday in September, has been a statutory holiday in Canada since 1894. It originated in the first workers’ rallies of the Victorian era. Historically, workers marked the day with various activities. These included parades, speeches, games, amateur competitions and picnics. The holiday promoted working-class solidarity and belonging during a time of rapid industrialization. Since the Second World War, fewer and fewer people have participated in Labour Day activities. Nevertheless, it remains a statutory holiday. Many Canadians now devote the Labour Day holiday to leisure activity and family time.


https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/labour-day  

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
-1 Chronicles 16:34

On Thanksgiving, Canadians give thanks for a successful year and harvest.The Thanksgiving holiday tradition in Canada dates back to when the English explorer, Martin Frobisher, came upon the land we now know as Canada while searching for a Northern passage to the Orient.

https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/canada/canadian-thanksgiving  

LifeTouch will be taking photos of students who missed the original photo day or who require retakes.

Wear your poppy with pride. Lest we forget Lord Jesus, you said, "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you." Help us to be peacemakers in our world today. Amen

Day off in acknowledgement of Parent/Teacher Interviews

"For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but have eternal life? -John 3:16

The holiday was first celebrated in 1990.^[1] Alberta was the only province to have a statutory holiday in February until Saskatchewan began observing it in 2007.^[2][3]

The holiday was proclaimed by Lieutenant Governor Helen Hunley, on the advice of her premier, Don Getty. Premier Getty said it was important for Albertans to spend time with their families, and that this holiday would emphasize the importance of family values. The date was chosen to coincide with Washington's Birthday, in order to avoid disrupting trade with the United States.^[4]

Getty faced considerable criticism at the time; many employers felt an additional statutory holiday was an unnecessary financial burden. In response, Heritage Day was downgraded to a civic holiday, meaning employers would not be required to observe it. Under Alberta law, the employer may choose to observe Heritage Day as a general holiday, under which rules applying to general holiday pay will be used.^[5]

Some Getty critics had suggested the creation of Family Day was linked to the arrest and conviction of one of Getty's sons on cocaine-related charges. Getty himself, however, has said over the years that the two events were not related.^[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Day_(Canada)  

Day off in acknowledgement of Parent/Teacher Interviews

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. -John 3:16

He is Risen! Celebrate the Saviour

Grade 6/7 Faith Retreat 9:00-12:00 Grade 8/9 Faith Retreat 1:00-3:00

Victoria Day is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the Monday preceding May 25 in every province and territory. It honours Queen Victoria's birthday.

Welcome to a new school year!