May | 2018 | Greg Kostiuk

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May is the month of Mary, the namesake of Our Lady of the Assumption School. Mary is a model of compassion and mercy towards all. In The Church of Mercy by Pope Francis, one section focuses on Mary, Mother of Evangelization. Pope Francis tells us “three words sum Mary’s attitude: listening, decision, and action.” Throughout her life, Mary listened to God. After listening and reflecting Mary “decides to entrust herself totally to God.” Finally, Mary acts. Once she understands what God wants of her she does not hesitate. She quickly acts. Just as Mary listens, decides, and acts; we too are called to do the same.

Here is an example of how we are listening, deciding, and acting. Early this year we heard of the idea to name all the rooms in our school after Saints. After consulting our community, we decided to do it. Finally, we did it. We just renamed many of the rooms in the school after Saints or biblical places. By doing so, we hope that throughout their stay at OLA, our students will learn the importance of Saints, the stories of the Saints, and the significance of some biblical places in the life of Christ. Thank you to our school board for supporting this idea. The name plaques have been installed, and we are now teaching students the new room names. Special thank you to Mr. Matsalla for his work with this project. Here are the new names of our rooms:

Classroom or Room	Saint Name/Biblical Name	Classroom or Room	Saint Name/Biblical Name
#1 – BLAST	St. Philomena – Patron St. of Daycare	#7 – 3N – Mrs. Nemecek	St. Bernadette – Saw visions of Mary at Lourdes
#2 – K – Mrs. Bukatka	St. Beatrice – Patron St. of Happiness	#8 – 3/4T – Mr. Tratch	St. John Paul II – Modern St. of unification, love of children
#3 – ELP – Mrs. Viney	St. Padre Pio – Known for piety and charity	#9 – Miss Ingham	St. Kateri – First Nation St.
#4 – Music	St. Cecilia – Patron St. of Music	#10 – 1D – Mrs. Duke	St. Anthony – St. of lost things
#5 – 4C – Mrs. Clewes	St. Joan of Arc – Inspirational of those who feel powerless	#11 – 1/2O – Mrs. Orr	St. Therese – St. of doing small acts of good
#6 – 4/5R – Mrs. Roth	St. Andre Bessette – Canadian St. credited with miraculous healings	#12 – 2L – Mrs. Lank	St. Benedict – Following god no matter what
#106 – 5B – Mrs. Baptista	St. Michael – The Archangel, protection from evil	#105 – 6N – Miss Nadeau	St. John Bosco – Patron St. of Youth
Library	St. Julia – Patron St. of reading	Office	St. Joseph – Patron St. of workers
Gym	St. Sebastian – Patron St. of sports	Art	St. Catherine (of Bologna) – Patron St. of Artists
Lab	St. Isidore – Patron St. of the Internet	Secret Room	Golgotha – Crucifixion of Christ
Blue Room	Galilee – Region in Judea	Break Room	Nazareth – Place where Jesus lived
AP Office	Bethlehem – Birthplace of Jesus	Staff Room	Jerusalem – Capital of Judea
Mary’s Place	Mary’s Place – St. Mary, mother of Jesus

Respectfully,

Greg Kostiuk

Greg Kostiuk

Principal – Father Leonard Van Tighem School – Holy Spirit Catholic Schools

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