ORANGE SHIRT DAY Students are asked to wear uniform bottoms with an Orange shirt Orange shirt day is a movement that officially began in 2013 but in reality, it began in 1973 when six-year-old Phyllis Webstad entered the St. Joseph Mission Residential School, outside of Williams Lake, BC. Young Phyllis was wearing a brand new
Thank you to all parents/guardians for continuing wearing a mask alongside your child while on school property! Thank you also to everyone for keeping your distance from the lineups in the mornings. It is an exciting time with the children being back face-to-face. Can anyone who is accompanying their children by walking from the field,
Amazing First Week Thank you to all staff and parents/guardians for making the first week a great success! All of our students adjusted quickly to the new routines, and we have all of you to thank! We have some new staff members joining us this year and we would like to welcome them! Lindsay Desantis
MANDATORY SELF-SCREENING –AND CONFIRMATION Parents and guardians must perform daily screening of their child(ren) for COVID-19 symptoms BEFORE leaving for school using the COVID-19 Self-Assessment. Parents are able to access the Daily Screening Checklist for HCDSB students HERE. NEW-Beginning September 7th-September 17th The Ministry of Education has asked us to complete “Confirmations of Screenings” for all students. We will be asking parents/guardians
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. ~ Pope John Paul II Update on Teacher-Led Distance Learning Thank you for your continued support this past week as we moved to Distance Learning. Our goal was to welcome everyone into the virtual classroom environment and re-establish the
“Lent is a good time for sacrificing. Let us deny ourselves something every day to help others.” ~ Pope Francis Public Speaking Our In-school Public Speaking Competition will be taking place in our gym, this Monday, March 9 at 1:15 p.m. We will be listening to the speeches from our grade representatives from Grades 4-8. We congratulate
“The Lord gives us a mission, he always has us enter into a process, a process of purification, a process of discernment, a process of obedience, a process of prayer.” –Pope Francis Labour Negotiations The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) announced that they will hold a one-day, province-wide full withdrawal of services (walkout) on Thursday,
Love each other as I have loved you ~ John 15:12 Pancake Tuesday– February 25 This Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday, or “Pancake Tuesday”. This is the day preceding Ash Wednesday and is celebrated in many countries by the consumption of pancakes! In other countries, it is known as “Mardi Gras” as it is the “last
“The world is full of beautiful places. Let your heart be one of them.” ~ Jenim Dibie Family Day Holiday A reminder that Monday, February 17 is Family Day and a holiday. There is no school for students. We wish you all a wonderful day where we hope you can spend time with your family
Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. ~Mother Teresa Confirmation Congratulations to all of our grade 7 Confirmandi who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday. May the outpouring of the Holy Spirit during this sacrament of initiation bring all of our grade