February 27 - March 3, 2017
In This Issue
 
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Saint of the Month
St. Joseph

Virtue of the Month
Gentleness
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Read The Weekly With Your Child(ren) - Stay Informed On School Events and News!

In an effort to keep our students and parents well informed on school events and news, we would like to encourage our students to read The Weekly to their parents each week.

This will encourage reading for our younger students and at the same time, allow our entire community to stay up-to-date with all that is going on at our school!

You can find also find a QUICK LINK to the Weekly on our website.

Happy reading!
Want To Know More About Bishop McGrattan?

We encourage all families and staff to learn more about Calgary's 8th Bishop, Bishop McGrattan

Salt & Light TV (S&L) just published a couple of videos with Bishop McGrattan. Enjoy!
 
 

Our annual Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) lunch will take place on Tuesday, February 28th. If your child(ren) have big appetites, please pack them an extra snack to bring to school.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! In order to get the food to all our students in an orderly and timely fashion, we will need 5-6 parent volunteers to help deliver the food to the classes. Volunteers should arrive to the school at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28th.

To sign-up to volunteer, please EMAIL Tina Green. Thank you!
We will be hosting our final Information Session for parents of prospective students entering Jr. Kindergarten to Grade 12 for 2017-2018 school year on Wednesday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m.

Current CWA families, please invite your friends, family and co-workers to this session. We would love to meet new prospective families referred by you! Don't forget about our Family Referral Program.

RSVP for Information Session: click HERE.
Women's Journey to Joy

It's not too late to register - Join us for the 3rd session of  Journey to Joy on the 7 Sorrows of Mary on Tuesday, February 28th led by Fr. Daniel Brandenburg, LC. 

Journey to Joy will take place on Tuesday mornings (Feb. 28, Mar. 28, Apr. 25, May 23, & Jun. 6) at 9:00 a.m. in the Athlone Hall Auditorium. 

REGISTER NOW! (click link).

Next Breakfast On Wednesday, March 8th

Clear Water Academy is pleased to offer our Men's Breakfast Series. Elements of Inspired Leadership provides a forum for men to help them in their formation and leadership as husbands, fathers and leaders in their work. Our theme for our series is "The Year of Mercy - The Final Stretch"
 
Our next breakfast will take place on Wednesday, March 8th at 7:30 a.m. at the Petroleum Club. 
 
We hope that you will be able to join us. Please RVSP to   Bill Tomiak so that we can ensure that there is enough breakfast for everyone.
 
Thanks to all of the men who came out to our last breakfast. I encourage you to bring a male friend with you for the next breakfast. 
 
We look forward to seeing you on March 8th!

Join Us!
Family Fun Night
Friday, March 17

Our next Family Fun Night will take place on Friday, March 17th from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the gym and the theme will be St. Patrick's Day. There will be fun activities for the kids, delicious food, and community building!

This event is open to all CWA families and staff! We hope to see many of you there!

Single Admission - $15/person
Family Admission (4 or more people) - $50

Pay by PayPal or cheque (made payable to CWA School Council).


Parent volunteers are needed - if you can help out, please contact Tina Green by EMAIL. Thank you!
Fried Fish and Fried Minds

Please mark your calendars for a great new school tradition - A Lenten Family Fish Fry!!

The event will take place on Friday, March 24 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. All our school families and staff families and the general public are invited to attend. To register, click HERE.

In addition to the Fish Fry, we will have a special screening of SCREENAGERS, a documentary about children growing up in the digital age, followed by a few important words from Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Sanesh about how technology is impacting the students at Clear Water Academy. This is something that you won't want to miss!

Please make sure to watch the SCREENAGERS TRAILER for more information.

SCREENAGERS  (Official Trailer)
SCREENAGERS (Official Trailer)

Calling All CWA Alumni!

Our 1st Annual Alumni Mission Trip to Mexico will take place May 3 - 10, 2017.

If you are a CWA Alumnus, please consider joining us for this special trip.

For details, click HERE. Questions? Contact Liz Faas.
NEW DATE!! 
2nd Annual 
Clear Water Academy Ladies' Virtue Party

Since our new Bishop's installation Mass is being held on February 27, we have moved our Virtue Party to Monday, April 3, 2017. 

Please CLICK HERE to learn more and register. 
   

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