What’s Up Whelihan
COMMUNITY EDITION: Week of November 14-November 18, 2016
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful” Luke 6:36
THIS WEEK
Monday, November 14 (Day 4)
 HCSA Grade 6 & 7
Tuesday, November 15 (Day 5)
 HCSA Grade 8 & 9
Wednesday, November 16 (Day 6)
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Thursday, November 17 (Day 1)
 HCSA Grade 6 & 7
Friday, November 18 (Day 2)
 HCSA Grade 8 & 9
 Spirit Day / JH TA challenge # 2
 Family Movie Night @ 6:30 p.m.
COMING UP
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November 21
November 25
December 1
December 2
December 8
December 15
December 21
December 22
School Council meeting @ 1:00 p.m.
Progress Reports sent home
Parent Teacher Conferences 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Parent Teacher Conferences: ( No school)
Junior High Honor Roll 1:30 p.m.
Elementary Christmas song night
Junior High Concerts
Last day before Christmas holidays
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Progress Reports and Parent/Teacher Conferences
Progress reports will go home with Students on Friday, November 25th. Parent/Teacher
Conferences can be booked beginning at 5:00pm Friday, November 25th through Conference
Manager https://whelihan.schoolsoft.com . If you do not have access to a computer, please call
the office and we will book an appointment for you 403-500-2087.
Family Portrait Night
Book your sittings now for our Family Portrait Night on Tuesday, November 15th. The sitting fee is
$30.00 which includes a free 8 x 10 Portrait. $20.00 of the sitting fee comes back to the school as a
fundraiser. Book your appointment at www.lifetouch.ca/abfamilyphotos or call 403-255-5440.
Spirit Day: Wear a Lid for a Kid
Students are encouraged to show their school spirit this Friday, November 18th, by donating a toonie
to wear their favorite hat all day while in class. All proceeds will be forwarded to the Sheldon
Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre. (Thank you in advance for your support of this wonderful cause)
Junior High TA Challenge
As part of our latest Junior High TA Challenge, there will be a performance by a talented
professional “Elvis” performer. Parents are welcome to join us for the concert, projected to start at
about 2:15 P.M. Friday, November 18th in our main gymnasium.
Transportation Fees are now due
Yellow School Bus transportation fees are now due. Please pay on-line (preferred) at
www.cssd.ab.ca Please ensure payment is made by December 31st, 2016. Please review the
attachment for more information.
Attendance
Students arriving after 8:25am & 12:25pm, will be considered absent until they check in at the
office. If students do not check in at the office when they arrive late for school, their attendance
will remain “unknown” and parents will receive calls through the “School Connect” attendance call
out system. Please ensure that your student is aware that they must check in at the office when
arriving at school after 8:25am or 12:25pm.
The “School Connect” attendance call out system will continue to call contact numbers until the
messages are acknowledged. To avoid repeated calls, please notify the school office of any
absences or lates.
Silverado School Registration
Father Whelihan School is now accepting registrations for the New Silverado School slated to open
in September, 2017.
Students who currently reside in the community of Silverado are eligible to register at this time.
Boundaries may change to include other communities at a later date.
Students must be Catholic residents to attend the new school and must provide proof of Catholic
Baptism (Child or Parent Baptismal Certificate, or Parent Catholic marriage Certificate) as well as
Student birth certificate. These documents must be presented at the time of registration.
If a student was not born in Canada and has not previously attended a Calgary Catholic School
District School, they must be registered through the St. John Reception Centre (by appointment
only) 403-500-2007.
Silverado students who currently attend Father Whelihan School will be automatically
transferred to the new school UNLESS they request to remain at Father Whelihan.