A Wonderful Week To Finish September

We started the week off with a SURPRISE Second GA GA BALL ARENA! THANK YOU WCDSB Facilities and CSAC for your Advocacy!

Tremendous Job by Our Boys and Girls Softball Teams! Well Done! Thank you to Mrs. Smith and Ms. Taylor-Baptiste for coaching.

We enjoyed some FREE Pizza from our new provider Ginos. THANK YOU CSAC (Catholic School Advisory Council aka parent council) for supporting this!

Our staff were trained on our New AED machine to support CPR and save lives. The same trainer spent time with our grade 7/8 teaching them some First Aid and CPR.

We Had Our First Umbrella Assembly and School-Wide Mass. Congrats to our Students of the Month Winners!

We Raised over $600 for Terry Fox! Staff and students ended the week in such positive Spirits. A HUGE SHOUT OUT to Mrs. Farrow for organizing the event and for Mrs. Smith and Mr. Gallipeau for taking the lead on the neighbourhood walk.

Custodial Appreciation Day (October 2nd)

The Administrators of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all our Board Custodians and Maintenance Workers.  Sunday, October 2, 2022 is “National Custodial and Maintenance Worker Recognition Day”.  The role of the school custodian has changed immensely over the course of the past couple of years. We can’t thank our custodial staff enough for their hard work, their dedication to the job and their continued role in the safety of all. Mr. Marks and Mr. Forbes are the best!

We would also like to thank the many board maintenance workers that work hard in all our schools, to keep things running smoothly.  Many times, your work is done in the early hours of the morning or the late hours of the evenings, and we don’t even see you in the building.  We do however, benefit from your hard work everyday and recognize today, your important contributions to the success of our schools and our students.

Safety Drills Throughout This Week

This week we will hold several drills to ensure we are prepared to evacuate in an emergency. Please let your children know that they will hear the fire alarm and that it is normal practice to be ready if we needed to evacuate the building in the event of a real fire. We will also hold lockdown and tornado drills. Thank you for your support as we keep safety top of mind.

Fire Drill

This Week at a Glance:

Monday October 3rd

  • Grade JK to Grade 1 on Brantwood Farms Trip

Tuesday October 4th

  • First Pizza Day today
  • MADD presentation for grade 7/8s

Wednesday October 5th

  • Defender Spirit Wear Day: Dress in Red, Black and Grey Or wear your Spirit Wear!

Thursday October 6th

  • Check CashOnline for Upcoming Trips and Complete your permission forms.

Friday October 7th

  • Thanksgiving Weekend Ahead (No School On Monday)

Important Upcoming Dates

Monday Oct 10 – Thanksgiving Holiday

Thursday Oct 13– Thanksgiving School Mass at Saint Patrick’s Parish at 10:15AM. All are welcome to join us.

Wednesday Oct 19– School Picture Day

Monday Oct 24 – P.A. Day No School

Monday Oct 31 – Happy Halloween

Sunday Nov 6 – ‘Fall back’ Daylight Savings Time Ends

Monday Nov 7 – Grade 7 Vaccinations from Public Health

Wednesday Nov 9 to Friday Nov 11 – Grade 8 Mount Mary Trip

Friday Nov 11 – Remembrance Day

Monday Nov 14 – Diabetes Awareness Day (Wear Blue)

Monday Nov 21 to 25 – Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week

Monday Nov 21  – Progress Reports Go Home

Thursday Nov 24 – Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences

Friday Dec 23 – Last Day of School before Winter Break

Saturday Dec 24 – Christmas Eve

Sunday Dec 25 – Christmas Day

Monday Dec 26 – Boxing Day

Sunday Jan 1 – New Year’s Day

Monday Jan 9 – First Day of School in 2023

Friday Jan 20 – P.A. Day

Thursday Feb 2 – Groundhog Day

Tuesday Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day

Friday Feb 17 – Term 1 Report Cards Go Home

Monday Feb 20 – Family Day Holiday

Tuesday Feb 21 – Shrove Tuesday

Wednesday Feb 22 – Ash Wednesday

March 13-17 – March Break

Sunday March 26 – Epilepsy Awareness Day (Wear Purple on Monday)

Friday March 31 – P.A. Day

Thursday April 6 – Holy Thursday

Friday April 7 – Good Friday

Monday April 10 – Easter Monday

Friday April 21 – P.A. Day

May 1-5 – Catholic Education Week

Sunday May 14 – Mother’s Day

Monday May 22 – Victoria Day

Friday June 2 – PA Day

Sunday June 18 – Father’s Day

Wednesday June 21 – National Indigenous People’s Day

Tuesday June 27 – Term 2 Report Cards Go Home

Thursday June 29 – Last Day of School