Thunder News Flash – July 3, 2021

This year has certainly been a rollercoaster ride, and one that we hopefully will not need to repeat anytime soon!  While there have definitely been some difficult moments, there have also been some wonderful times to celebrate.   One in particular is the incredible thank you notes that were received at the end of the year – it was overwhelming to read your kind words and to know that all of our hard work was appreciated.  The gifts that were received were incredible, and we can’t thank you enough for your amazing generosity.  On behalf of all the staff, thank you so much.

Usually at the end of the year we are able to celebrate a final school Mass, and we are able to say “farewell” to all of the families who are leaving our school community.  Some families have only been with us a short time, and some for years and years as their youngest child has now completed Grade 7.  Some families are moving across the country, or to the province next door, and some are going to a local community school.  This year, we say good bye to the following families:

• the Altieri family
• the Andrews family
• the Barrios Espinoza family
• the Cairne family
• the Calzavara family
• the de Diego family
• the Gill family
• the Ige family
• the Krzyzanowski family
• the Macpherson family
• the Mikszan family
• the Nicholson family
• the Purnell family
• the Quinn family
• the Dee family
• the Sharma family
• the Tavera Espinoza family
• the Toombs family
• the Tran family
• the Traub family
• the Veters family

We wish you all of God’s blessings as you leave our doors.

By now you should have received an email with the link to watch the video created for your child’s grade after our Celebration of Gifts.  If you have not received this email, please email Mrs. Sask directly by clicking here.

On July 9th, Archbishop Michael Miller will celebrate his 75th birthday.  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all join together and pray the rosary for his health and all of his intentions?  While we may be spread far and wide on that day, YouTube can give us a virtual way to unite our prayers for our Archbishop.  A video of the rosary will be posted to our school’s YouTube channel at 9:00am on July 9th, and if you have access to the internet, we can pray the rosary together, following along with the video, wherever we might be.  And for those of you who are really off on an adventure and do not have access to the internet, why not gather your family and pray the rosary together at 9:00am on July 9th, or watch and pray along with the video at another time.  We are sure Archbishop Miller will appreciate our prayers, regardless of when they might happen!

This will be the last News Flash of this school year.  The next formal communication that school families will receive regarding the 2021-2022 school year will come in the form of the “Welcome Back Package” that will be mailed to school families in the fourth week of August.  If there is anything important that needs to be communicated to families regarding next school year,  this will be sent by email during the summer.  If you are one of the families that is leaving our school, please unsubscribe from the News Flash so that you are no longer receiving this weekly electronic newsletter.