811 Grandin Drive, Morinville, AB T8R 1L7 PH: 780-939-3593 FAX: 780-939-3576 www.ghp.gsacrd.ab.ca/

School Learning Team

Principal – Mr. Allan Menduk Vice-Principal – Mr. Sleight Anstruther Vice-Principal – Mrs. Nadine Trenchard

Learning Support Facilitator – Mrs. Jodi Ostafichuk School Counselor – Mrs. Tracy Delhez

Pedagogy – Mrs. Nicole Baker

“A League of our Own”… “Une équipe hors du common”

Message from Administration We thank our parents and families for their continued support. With eight weeks left of school, its important for us to remain focused as partners to ensure your child feels successful. Please monitor and set boundaries to your child’s technology use, structure time WITH SUPPORT for studying and shut down the activities and T.V so your child can have 8-10 solid hours of sleep every night. Thank you! Allan Menduk / Nadine Trenchard / Sleight Anstruther

Hillary is making use of our fancy new water bottle filling fountain! Thanks so much to Friends of Primeau and our Parent Council for making this possible! Thanks to their fundraising efforts, we are also looking forward to more games in the library and new materials for our makerspace room! THANK YOU!

General Information

Parent/Guardian Visitors – Please report to the office! We would like to remind all of our parents and guardians to report to the front office when they come into the school. This protocol is in place for the safety of all our students, faculty, and guests. 2016 -2017 Registrations Registration packages were sent home before Spring Break. Cheques can be post dated to September 30, 2016. Registration packages are due back to the school as soon as possible. It is crucial that we have these packages in order to continue with planning and preparations for the next school year. G.H. Primeau Parent Council Meeting Wednesday, May 13th @ 6:30 p.m. in the Library. All parents are welcome to join us. This will be the last meeting for the year. Your involvement in the planning, goal-setting, and decisions that impact student learning at Primeau is welcomed and encouraged! G.H. Primeau 2015/16 Yearbook Deadline to order the 2015/16 Yearbook is Friday, May 27th. Attached is an order form Overdue Library Books Many students have overdue library books. Please check at home and return any books to the library. Students will be responsible for paying for books that are not returned.

May 2016

Remember to call in your child's absences. Hats ON for Mental Health May 4th Gr. 6 DARE Grad May 4th Town Wide Operation Clean Up May 4th- PM Girls Empowerment Retreat May 9th & 10th Gr.6 French L.A. Part A Achievement Exam May 10th Band Parents Meeting May 10th- 6:15pm in the library Parent Council Meeting May 11th @ 6:30pm in the library Gr. 6 English L.A. Part A Achievement Exam May 12th Gr. 7 & 8 FLA Part A May 12th Gr. 7 & 8 Track & Field- MCHS May 17th Band Parents Meeting May 17th @6:15pm in the library Team Picture Day May 19th Gr. 8 Wake-A-Thon May 19th PD/Staff Meeting Day May 20th- NO SCHOOL No School- Victoria Day May 23rd Gr. 6 Camp May 24th & 25th Building Pope Francis School Fun Run May 27th Booster Juice Day May 31st Gr. 5 Immunizations May 31st Gr. 8 Travel Club Trip to the Maritimes May 26th – June 1st

For the safety of our students we need to insist that you do not enter the school parking lot to drop off or pick up your son/daughter between 7:30 and 8:15 am and 2:30 – 3:00 pm. And, please do not stop in the bus drop off areas. Thank you!

Cafeteria Cards: Parents and guardians now have the opportunity to purchase cafeteria cards in denominations of $10.00 and $20.00 for their child/ren.

• Cards will be handed out in the Office • Student will put their name on them. In the event it

goes missing and is turned into the office, there may be an opportunity to reunite the card to the rightful owner.

• Student will sign that they received them • If bought on line the Student must bring in the

School Cash Receipt to receive their cards

• Please be aware that the school is NOT responsible for lost cards they will not be replaced. Students are encouraged to treat these cards as if they are cash

These cards may only be used for cafeteria purchases and not for kapow pops or other sales in the school. Rotary Music Festival Our grade 6, 7, & 8 bands were HIGHLY successful at the 2016 Rotary Music Festival. Grade 6 band received GOLD, grade 7 band received GOLD with distinction, and the grade 8 band received SILVER. Grade 8 Travel Club Grade 8 students from the travel club will be leaving on May 26th for the Maritimes. They will return on June 1st. We wish them a safe journey! Building Pope Francis School Fun Run Please see attached form to participate in our Pope Francis Fun Run in the afternoon of Friday, May 27th! Registration is OPEN! Go to www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceID=13108 to register! The Fun Run will take place in the afternoon. All students not participating will be attending regular classes. We already have 127 runners registered! Come out and join us!

Safe and Caring Schools

School Parking Lot: Please Do Not Enter the School Parking Lot at school opening and closing time! Safety Reminders With the emergence of spring-like weather, we are now seeing several of our students are already bringing their bikes, skateboards, and scooters to school. With a long winter hopefully now behind us, students are excited to be able to bike, skate, or scooter to and from school and we want to ensure that their travel to and from school can occur as safely as possible. According to the Government of Alberta:

In Alberta, 85 per cent of children under 14 ride bikes. During 2005, bicyclists between 10 and 14 were the group most frequently involved in bike crash casualties. These crashes are the leading cause of brain injury among school children. The

You may pay by e check, credit card, or deposit money to your e wallet. Go to the following website for instructions. Parents please register! Here’s how: Step 1: Go to this website: https://gsacrd.schoolcashonline.com Step 2: Register by selecting the “Get Started Now” and follow the steps Step 3: After you receive the confirmation email, please select the ‘click here’ option, sign in and add each of your children to your household account. Payments: Not only is this a üConvenient üSafe üSecure way to pay fees. You will also receive Email Notifications letting you know that there are items to be purchased. To verify that you have accepted email notifications, select the “My Account” tab, click on the “Manage Email Notifications” option. Click on the option to activate the email notification, and then select the CHANGE button to save your information.

Notifications Only: To receive NOTIFICATIONS and REMINDERS of a new item, you MUST select the box by the following:

If you are already registered and are NOT receiving the emails, you simply need to go into 'My Account' and click on 'Change Email Notifications' and select the box. If you choose not to pay on line Please Register to receive Notifications and Reminders

majority of bike crashes do not involve motor vehicles. About 95 per cent of bike injuries take place when a cyclist falls or runs into something such as a pothole, post, pedestrian or another bike. Most serious bicycle crashes happen close to home on quiet streets.

To ensure their safety and enjoyment, we want to extend a few reminders to our students and their families:

• Due to limited storage and safety considerations, we cannot store scooters and skateboards in classrooms, the general office or boot rooms. To assist students with the storage of their scooters and their skateboards for the day, we will once again be opening up the garage in the morning for students to store them there for the day. For garage storage, please ensure that your son/daughter arrives to school no later than 8:00 am. After 8:00 am, the garage is closed.

• Students that are bringing their bikes to school, please ensure that they bring a lock to secure their bike to the bike stands located next to the parking lot. Students may not secure their bikes to other locations around the school such as signs or light standards.

• When on school property, students must walk their bikes/scooters and carry their skateboards. The speeds in which students can reach while on these modes of transportation, especially in congested areas, could result in significant injuries to your child and others should a collision occur.

• Please ensure that your child has the proper safety equipment when riding these items to school, and especially, a helmet. As an example, according to the Government of Alberta, bicyclists who do not wear helmets are three times more likely to suffer head injuries than those who do.

• Please take a few minutes to review safety with your child when going to and from school. Some items to review include:

• Refraining from darting out into traffic. • Stop and look in all directions when crossing

a street.

• Ride within their comfort and ability levels. • Always wearing a helmet. • Be alert as they are travelling on these

devices. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Scholastic Book Fair- THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who supported our Scholastic Book Fair. The total sales were $3008.30. This gives us a profit of $1428.94 which will be used to buy books for the Library.

GHP Dress Code For all students, please consider the following clothing expectations:

- Shirts need to have a positive messaging with slogan and images

- Undergarments or torsos/midriffs should be hidden under shirts and pants/shorts

- Shorts need to be med-thigh in length (with arms relaxed to sides, fist length) or longer

- No beach wear or sleepwear If a faculty member finds that a student is wearing clothes that does not fit these expectations, he/she will be sent to the office. Administration will ask that the student change into their gym clothes or call home for a change of clothes. When your child leaves home in the morning, please try to ensure that they are dressed modestly and following the above expectations. We thank you for your assistance with this as we enter in the final months of school. National Youth Art Week- May 1st-7th From May 1-7 2016, Canadian communities will join together to host the country's largest annual celebration of creative expression of children and youth.

National Youth Arts Week will feature youth-driven projects and events happening in communities across Canada. The week provides a space for young people to express and exchange ideas, showcase talents, get excited about the arts and celebrate their positive contributions to their communities.

By working together and taking an active role in creating events, these young leaders will build a strong connection to their community and, in doing so, they will become part of a growing national network of youth artists and leaders.

Local artist, Mrs. Dolly Bolen will be hosting “Art in the Library” everyday from May 2-6th during lunch break! All students are welcome to participate!

Chemistry Presentation Dr. Gelmini is coming out to awe students once again on May 5th with his chemical reactions and experiments. Show starts at 12:30pm. Join us if you can!

Student Learning Opportunities

Look here to find out more about life worthy learning happening at GHP! Our school has been a buzz with poetic brilliance during the month of April. Check out these inspiring poems written by students: The smell of coffee, I love it so much! The milk, the steam, the cold whip cream. The hissing and puffing of the espresso machine. I will give you my card so that I may pay. Should I make it a Tall or a Venti? (Poem inspired by a photo by Jada - Gr. 7 student) Robin by Alyssa There was a robin long ago and she would always say hello. She would tweet away, from midnight to day, the Robin was a total pro! Wolves by Laynie Dark skies in the night. Howling at the moon so bright. The wolves cry out. Potatoes by Amber Mashed potatoes are very good. My table is made out of wood. Baked potatoes rock! Potatoes can't talk, even though they probably should.

Boys that read poetry are excellent role models. Thanks to the grade 8 students who visited Mrs. Hutton’s class to share figurative language!

Me to We Students Building Pope Francis School Fundraiser Lunches- All $6.00 each. Please consider ordering online so we are prepared for what is needed. Please use School Cash Online to complete your orders. May 3rd – Grilled cheese sandwich, Chicken noodle soup, veggies & dip, & dessert May 17th - (for grade 5/6 students only) Booster Juice Tuesdays!

Please order online at https://gsacrd.schoolcashonline.com or by sending the form and payment back to the school by the following dates: May 25th for May 31st Booster Juice June 8th for June 14th Booster Juice They can be paid for all at once, or each month separately! RED Shirt Fridays We now have French & English Red Shirts for sale! All shirts are $15.00 (cash only). Please help your child to remember to wear RED on Friday to show support for Wounded Warriors and First Responders! Order forms for shirts are included in the newsletter. Grade 8 Wake-A-Thon Three young ladies in grade 8 are organizing a Wake-A-Thon for their classmates. It is imperative that we have 12 parent supervisors to make this initiative possible! Please see attached forms for more information. Junior Golf Team Cardiff Golf & Country Club has invited us out for some learning and FUN! All students are welcome to join. Without transportation, the cost is $120.00 to participate. With one-

way transportation, the cost is $140.00. We will attend six Thursday’s at Cardiff from 3-5:00pm beginning on May 12th. Participants will have a half hour lesson with a golf pro and then will play nine holes of golf. Permission forms are due on May 9th and are included. Preparation for Lifelong Learning, World of Work,

Citizenship

Counsellors's Corner GHP had the opportunity for Mrs Delhez to supervise a Master's of Counselling practicum student from City University October to March, Mrs. Jen Kuznicki. We would like to thank Mrs. Kuznicki for sharing her time and talents with us at GHP. She will be missed. All interested 13 to 17 year olds are encouraged to apply for the Youth Connect Conference from May 6-7, 2016 - The conference gives youth tools to face everyday choices and challenges through motivational speakers , group activites , and open and frank discussions amongst thier peers with guidance from skilled facilitators. Please contact Mrs Delhez at tdelhez@gsacrd.ab.ca or call the school. Anti-bullying Our grade 6 students in citizenship have been designing Ant-Bullying Logos. Fourteen finalists were judged by staff. The winning logo was awarded to Taylor Fieldsend in Mrs. Groten’s class! Check it out!

Hats ON For Mental Health On May 4th, students are encouraged to wear their favorite hats to acknowledge Mental Health! Students will be learning about Mental Health all week long!

Parental Engagement

PowerSchool –An Important Communication Tool Have you checked your child’s PowerSchool report lately? This tracking system provides communication between home and school. Check your child's attendance and marks with a couple easy clicks. All students have been taught

how to log on and check their marks. All students are required to have their agendas with them all day, everyday. Teachers and parents can write notes back and forth, and parents can see if their child is arriving late as they are stamped at the office as they come in. (If lost, students must replace them at a cost of $9.00). If you do write a note to the teacher, please ask your child to show the agenda to the teacher. You can always email our teachers by using the following email:

First initial, last name@gsacrd.ab.ca Example: amenduk@gsacrd.ab.ca Exception: Denise Groten: degroten@gsacrd.ab.ca

All teachers have set up “Google Classrooms” that communicate all assignments and even have digital copies of textbook chapters! Check out these valuable Google Apps that communicate the learning that is happening in your child’s classes Thanks to Parents Who Call in their child’s absences. As a school, we follow a Safe Arrival Protocol. We are most willing to advise parents when their child does not make it to school. Our primary focus is to help keep our students safe. We call home to make sure your child did not encounter trouble on the way to school. In the event a student does not arrive to school and the parents have advised us that their child should be there, we initiate our emergency protocol to locate the missing child. It takes valuable office time to phone home to check whether or not your child is sick at home. We require that all parents call the school if their child will be absent. Messages may be left on the answering machine. Thank you for your assistance! Final Exam & PAT Schedule 2016 Please note the attached schedule for exams at the end of the newsletter. Our Part A exams, Grade 5 HLAT writing assessments and some of the grade 6 provincial achievement tests take place in MAY so please put these dates on your home calendar or FRIDGE! Morinville Community Library Summer Reading Program Here is a great way to keep your child reading all Summer! Check out our poster with information included in this newsletter.

Faith Formation

We shared a beautiful Easter Celebration in April. Father Martin encouraged all of us to imitate Jesus, come to know & love God and serve others everyday! Our grade 5 students registered in religion will be attending the June 9th Year End Mass with École Notre Dame School. More info to come!

Continuous Improvement

Professional Development Topics 2015/16 Our April 21st PD day was district lead for part of the day. Our very own Mrs. Vervynck, Mrs. Gratton, Mrs. Hutton, Mrs. Thomson, and Mrs. Rivet presented to fellow teachers and educational assistants. They centered their presenation on the inquiry, project based teaching they have been using in their classrooms this year. Mrs. O’Gorman also presented in St.Albert on the topic of restorative justice. Several of our faculty attended the Middle School Conference in Red Deer last month, and more attended the First Nations Metis & Indian Conference in Jasper. They will be sharing their learning with everyone at our upcoming May PD day.

GHP Attendance Number: (780) 939-3593

May 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7National Youth Arts Week Me To We Cafeteria Special

$6.00Hat's ON for Mental Health Day- wear a hat to school!

Town Wide Operation Cleanup- PM

Gr. 6 DARE Grad- AM in library

Chemistry (Dr. Gelmini) & Library Presentation12:30-2:30

Day A Day B Day A Day B Day A 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Girls Empowerment Retreat 8:30am departure

Grade 6 Francais/French Language Arts Partie AAchievement Exam (in class)

Girls Empowerment Retreat- return at 2:30pm

Morinville Band Parents Association Meeting @ 6:15 p.m. in the Library

Parent Council Meeting @ 6:30 p. m. in Library

Grade 6 English Language Arts Part AAchievement Exam-AM (in class)

Gr 7 & 8 FLA Part A (in class)

Day B Day A Day B Day A Day B 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Grade 7 & 8 Track & Field @ MCHS (all day)

Me To We Cafeteria Special$6.00 (Gr. 5 & 6)

Team Picture Day

Grade 8 Wake-A-Thon

Gr 5/6 Track & Field Day

No ClassesProfessional DevelopmentStaff Meeting Day

Day A Day B Day A Day B 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

No ClassesVictoria Day

Grade 6 Camp- 8:30am departure

Grade 6 Camp- 2:30pm return

Gr 7/8 Track & Field Districts

Booster Juice Orders DUE

Travel Club- away Travel Club- away

Building Pope Francis School FUN RUN

Day A Day B Day A Day B 29 30 31

Travel Club- away Travel Club- away Gr 7 & 8 L.A Final- Part A (in class)

Gr 5 Immunizations

Booster Juice DayDay A Day B

FINAL EXAM AND PAT EXAM SCHEDULE FOR MAY and JUNE 2016  DATE  English LA  French LA  MATH  SCIENCE  SOCIAL 

Tuesday,  May 10 

  Grade 6 Part A PAT (am in class) 

     

Thursday,  May 12 

Grade 6 Part A PAT(am in class) 

Grade 7 8 Part A  Final (in class) 

     

Week of May 16  Grade 5 HLAT  Grade 5 HLAT       

Tuesday, May 31 

Grade 7 8 Part A Final (in class) 

       

Monday,  June 6 

Grade 7 8 Part A Final (travel club) 

       

Tuesday,  June 14 

  Grade 6 Part B PAT (am in class) 

    Grade 7 8 Part A  Final (in class) 

Wednesday, June 15 

Grade 6 Part B PAT (am in class) 

  Grade 7 8 Part A Final (in  class) 

   

Thursday,  June 16 

    Grade 6 PAT (am in class) 

Grade 7 8 Final  Part A (in class) 

 

Friday,  June 17 

  Grade 7 8  Part B (in class) 

  Grade 6 PAT (am in class) 

 

Monday, June 20 

      Grade 7 8 Final Part B (8:30 ­ 10:00) in XL rooms 

Grade 6 PAT (am in class) 

Wednesday,  June 22 

    Grade 7 8  Final Part B (8:30 ­ 10:00) in XL rooms 

   

Thursday, June 23 

Grade 7 8 Final Part B (8:30 ­ 10:00) in XL rooms 

       

Friday,  June 24 

        Grade 7 8  Final Part B (8:30 ­ 10:00) in XL rooms stay after exam 

                                                                                                            811  Grandin  Drive,  Morinville,  AB  T8R  1L7 Phone:  (780)  939-­‐3593            Fax:  (780)  939-­‐3576

www.ghp.gsacrd.ab.ca April 28, 2016 Dear Parents, Cardiff Golf and Country Club has invited our students to create a Junior Golf Team! We plan to meet 6 times on Thursdays in May and June from 2:45pm - 5:30pm (May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16). Golf Pro, Cody Hancock will be leading us at the golf course with supervision from Mrs. Trenchard. Participants will have 30 min. of swing instruction at the range and then will head out for 9 holes of golf each day. Students have the choice to provide their own transportation to and from the course or busing will be provided. Once at the golf course, students will be expected to stay with the group and follow school wide expectations along with course expectations. The invitation goes out to all students with parent permission forms and paid entry fees. There is a $120.00 entrance fee for all participants providing their own transportation. The cost for students using the bus TO the golf course is $140.00. All participants must provide transportation from the course each day. Students are welcome to bring a water bottle and snack. We have a limited amount of golf clubs for student use that could be lent out if needed. Thank you, Mrs. Trenchard Please keep a copy for yourself, fill in the bottom portion and return a copy to school by TUESDAY, MAY 10th. Method of Payment (please check off) https://GSACRD.schoolcashonline.com Paid by: cash☐ cheque☐ online☐

• $120.00 (own transportation) • $140.00 (school transportation)

STUDENT NAME___________________________ Class ________________________________ _____ I am prepared to volunteer for this event as a supervisor. (You will be contacted) and I have obtained my Criminal Record Check & Child Welfare Record Check. Name____________________________________ Email____________________________________ Risks: Students will need to remain with the group and follow school wide expectations at the school. Supervisors will be assigned to each activity throughout the night. If my child requires medical attention, I authorize the supervisors to seek necessary medical treatment. Information about my child that field trip personnel need to know for this excursion: (medical or other) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ During the time of the event, , in case of an emergency I may be contacted at: Phone: __________________________________ _____ I approve of my son’s/daughter’s attendance to this event.  Print  Parent/Guardian  Name_____________________________________________    Parent/Guardian  Signature ______________________________________________ Date____________________________

                                                                                                            811  Grandin  Drive,  Morinville,  AB  T8R  1L7 Phone:  (780)  939-­‐3593            Fax:  (780)  939-­‐3576

www.ghp.gsacrd.ab.ca April 28, 2016 Dear Parents, On May 19/20th, the grade 8 students will be having a Wake- A-Thon to help raise money for our Development and Peace Legacy Project to build Pope Francis School in the Philippines. This event has been spearheaded by 3 leaders in grade 8 with supervision of Mrs. Trenchard. Many activities have been planned for students. Students are asked to arrive at 8:00pm on May 19th and will need transportation home by 7:30am on May 20th. Once in the school, students will be expected to stay at school and follow regular school wide expectations throughout the evening. NO CELL PHONES or personal devices are permitted at the Wake-A-Thon. Only GHP grade 8 students with parent permission forms and paid entry fees will be permitted to participate. There is a $7.00 entrance fee for all participants. Additional donations would be much appreciated! Students are welcome to bring snacks for the evening or buy snacks at the cafeteria! 12 parent volunteers are needed to allow this event to come to fruition. Thank you, Mrs. Trenchard, Mr. Raypold, Mr. Hrebien Please keep a copy for yourself, fill in the bottom portion and return a copy to school by TUESDAY, MAY 10th. Method of Payment (please check off) Paid by: cash☐ cheque☐ online☐ $__________ https://GSACRD.schoolcashonline.com STUDENT NAME___________________________ Class ________________________________ _____ I am prepared to volunteer for this event as a supervisor. (You will be contacted) and I have obtained my Criminal Record Check & Child Welfare Record Check. Name____________________________________ Email____________________________________ Risks: Students will need to remain with the group and follow school wide expectations at the school. Supervisors will be assigned to each activity throughout the night. If my child requires medical attention, I authorize the supervisors to seek necessary medical treatment. Information about my child that field trip personnel need to know for this excursion: (medical or other) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ During the time of the event, , in case of an emergency I may be contacted at: Phone: __________________________________ _____ I approve of my son’s/daughter’s attendance to this event.  Print  Parent/Guardian  Name_____________________________________________    Parent/Guardian  Signature ______________________________________________ Date____________________________

École Georges H. Middle School

811 Grandin Dr. Morinville, AB T8R 1L7 Phone: (780) 939-3593 Fax: (780) 939-3576

www.ghp.gsacrd.ab.ca

April 4th, 2016 Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are happy once again to be able to offer BOOSTER JUICE to all our students at lunch on the last Tuesday of each month! Students are welcome to choose their favorite variety and enjoy! The school will profit at most $1.00 from every order. Those funds collected will help to support our very popular Fruit Baskets that are available to all students anytime…any day! We also hope to supplement our Breakfast and Lunch Program that we offer to students whose families require that support! 1). Orders online through SchoolCash Online at https://gsacrd.schoolcashonline.com . 2). FILL OUT this form and send it with payment in a sealed, well marked envelope to THE OFFICE. ALL ORDERS ARE DUE BY NOON ON THE CUT OFF DATES FOR EACH BOOSTER JUICE DAY.

STUDENT NAME______________________________________HOMEROOM CLASS_______

April 26th May 31st Last day to order is APRIL 20th Last day to order if MAY 25th PLEASE CHECK TYPE PLEASE CHECK TYPE CITRUS SWIRL _____ CITRUS SWIRL _____ STRAWBERRY SUNSHINE _____ STRAWBERRY SUNSHINE _____ MANGO HURRICANE _____ MANGO HURRICANE _____ ORANGESICLE _____ ORANGESICLE _____ PLEASE CHECK SIZE PLEASE CHECK SIZE SNACK $4.00_____ LARGE $7.00______ SNACK $4.00_______ LARGE $7.00_____ TOTAL $ ENCLOSED ______________________ (Exact change only) Please check type of Payment: Ordered Online _______ Cash__________ Cheque_________

Any questions or concerns please contact Colleen Durand by email cdurand@gsacrd.ab.ca or call the school at (780) 939-3593.

Thank you!

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Building Pope Francis SchoolDevelopment & Peace Fun Run

May 27, 2016At G.H.P. School in Morinville

12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Register Online:Go to runningroom.com and look under RACES and search within AB and date or search the name of the run.

Enter passphrase: Development & Peace Fun Run

Early Bird Deadline: April 18th: $25 (5km) & $10 (1.6km)

Regular Deadline: May 6th: $30 (5km) & $15 (1.6km)Late Deadline: May 25th: $40 (5km) & $20 (1.6km)

*All 5km registrations include a tech t-shirt, not guaranteed after May 7th.Those entered in the 1.6km Fun Run can purchase a shirt online.5km is a timed event, top 5 finishers at each grade level receive medals.

Please note this is a fundraiser for Development & Peace - pledge forms are available. There will be prize incentives for those raising $50 & $100 values.

For more information, contact Lisa Kleparchuk 780-939-4020 or email lkleparchuk@gsacrd.ab.caWant to volunteer for this event? Please contact natrenchard@gsacrd.ab.ca.

Building Pope Francis School

May 27th, 2016

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blog.fpaforfinancialplanning.org/2010/08/03/defining-financial-

wellness/ #10, 50 Bellerose Dr

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Although Finances are a large part of being an adult, and have long

reaching effects there are no standard formalized practices for teach-

ing us about managing our finances. We have had to learn by making

mistakes.

Tips for getting control of your finances

Track Your Money. You can't decide where you want to spend your

money if you don't know where it is going!

You need to make a goal. Where do you want your money to go?

Live beneath your means.

Decide what's most important for you and your family and then

spend your money there.

Pay off your credit cards: Credit cards are usually the most

expensive form of debt. Commit yourself to always paying more

than the minimum required on your credit card.

Use cash whenever possible and avoid credit cards.

Limit the entertainment overdose. Only commit to things you can

afford and don't say yes to things just because you are invited.

Save six months living expenses: It’s critical to have a “rainy day”

fund.

Make a will: This is an essential step for all adults, especially those

with dependents.

Seek wise counsel: Don’t try to go at it alone when making tough

financial decisions.

Fund company-sponsored savings plans to the maximum.

Educate yourself: Read financial publications and consider taking a

course on basic financial management or investing.

Review progress: Every year, list the value of what you own and

what you owe. The difference between the two numbers is your

financial net worth. Save this list, date it, and compare it to your

current year’s progress.

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