Thank You! Thank you to all of the families that were able to join us for our first Virtual Family Fun Night! We hope you enjoyed our Disney Trivia and congratulations to all of our winners! Voluntary, Targeted COVID-19 Testing for Schools The Ontario Government is requiring school boards to offer voluntary, targeted COVID-19 testing sites for asymptomatic
We are currently in the early stages of planning for the next school year and are seeking your input to help us determine our staffing needs for September 2021. Preparing for the 2021-2022 School Year Although we have not yet received direction from the Ministry of Education regarding what will be required of school boards
The Ontario Government is requiring school boards to offer voluntary, targeted COVID-19 testing sites for asymptomatic staff and students. Who Can Be Tested? Testing is voluntary, and consent will be required from parents or guardians. This voluntary testing is offered only for HCDSB students and staff who are asymptomatic (i.e. not experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms). At this time, this testing is not being offered to family members, but if this option
Halton Food For Thought (HFFT), in partnership with Food for Life Halton, is providing Healthy Student Snack Bags to all students in Halton. Weekly Healthy Student Snack Bags Healthy Student Snack Bags contain a minimum of 3 nutritious snacks per student per school day. The snack bags contain both perishable and non-perishable food items – i.e., fresh fruit, granola
As we reflect on the Transfiguration of Jesus on this Second Sunday of Lent, let us enter more deeply into the mystery it opens by choosing to live differently. Let us draw encouragement from the account of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ. Let us respond to the invitations of grace in our daily lives in
COMPASSION COUNTS Our Lenten Initiative As a part of our Lenten initiative this year, we have partnered with Kerr Street Ministries in Oakville to support the less fortunate in our local community. We are kindly asking students and their families for donations. Please see the list below for your child’s grade and donation suggestions. All
The Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) will be hosting an Information Meeting on March 24, 2021, for parents of students with special education needs entering Kindergarten in the 2021-2022 school year. The meeting will be facilitated by Special Education staff, where they will share information about their individual roles, and supports and services offered
Our return to school this week has once again filled our building with chatter and laughter, and we are so happy for our staff and students to be back at St. John Paul II. We will continue to work together to do what we can to keep each other safe and healthy. We thank you
On February 11, 2021, the Ontario government provided an update on the timing of March Break for the 2020-2021 school year. The announcement indicated that March Break will be postponed until April 12-16, 2021, as a health and safety precaution to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in our school communities. This means that all HCDSB elementary and secondary
This March, HCDSB staff are hosting: Ready, Set, Go! virtual information sessions for parents of children starting kindergarten in September 2021! Ready, Set, Go! is an interactive presentation offered to help parents better prepare their children for kindergarten. Two sessions will be offered: March 9th from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and March 11th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Topics will include: How to prepare your child emotionally