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Greetings Mustangs Families! I hope that you all had a blessed Thanksgiving long weekend with your family. My October message is delayed because I wanted to share two very important pieces of information with you. First, I want to thank our Mustangs families for your help in making our 3 rd Annual St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Walk-A-Thon the most successful event yet! Our first Walk-a-thon in 2017 raised $11,827.94 . . . Our second event in 2018 raised $11,509.11 . . . and . . . This year, our students and families fundraised $14, 026.89!! All we can say is . . . WOW . . . and a big thank you. The event on October 3rd went very smoothly, and thankfully, the weather cooperated with us this year! The staff at St. Marguerite want to sincerely and humbly thank our CSCC for running such a well-planned and smoothly run fundraising event. The funds they raise for our school support instruction, school community events and playground needs. We are truly blessed to have such a devoted committee of people who care about our school community. We are equally blessed to have families who so eagerly support the efforts of our CSCC. Second, I want to share the results of our survey for student led conference format.  70.59% of families prefer conferences are held during two evenings from 4:00 to 8:00p.m.  17.65% of families prefer conferences are held on the Thursday evening and Friday morning  11.76% of families have no preference As such, we will go ahead with planning conferences on the evenings of November 20th and 21st , from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. There will be no school for students or teachers on November 22nd . Within two to three weeks of our conference dates, you will be invited by email to register for your child(ren)’s conferences. Please take the time to register, and if you have any difficulty, contact our school office at (306)791-7360. The virtue for the month of October is Thankfulness. Our Grade 1/2 class has led us in prayer this month . . . and they have been doing a wonderful job! It takes courage to write prayers and lead everyone in prayer at our daily assemblies. We have so much to be thankful for, and our grade 1/2 students have modelled this so well. They will lead us in our Thanksgiving Liturgy on October 15th as well. Thank you, Mrs. Amichand’s class for letting you light shine! Extra-curricular activities continue to keep our students busy this month! Volleyball season has begun and our boys’ and girls’ teams have been developed. Mr. Moskowy is coaching our boys’ team and Miss Nelson is coaching our girls’ team. Good luck to all players this season! Ice Improv has a very busy month, competing in games, and then zone and city championships. Our team, led by Ms. Dombowsky, has been very successful already and we wish them continued success as the season comes to a close by the end of October. In the spirit of Thankfulness . . . I’ll close this message with a few notes of gratitude. First, I’m thankful to our CSCC, for their many efforts and contributions to our school community. I can tell that you all truly care for the success and progress of our students, academically, and socially. Second, I’m thankful for an incredible staff, who truly puts the needs of their students first. It is easy to see how much they love children and teaching. Finally, I’m thankful to our students and their families, who make our school community such a vibrant and positive place to be. Thankfulness is the quickest path to joy. Jefferson Bethke God Bless, Tina Vollet​