Monthly Archives: October 2022

Stop Everything and Dance

• we are very excited for our Halloween/Stop Everything and Dance Theme on Monday
• This is the last weekend for our campaign and we are at 50% of our goal of $8000
• The prize table video will be posted in your child’s google classroom this weekend for you to see the prizes.
• For every $5 a child earns one ticket for a chance to win one of over 50 prizes!
• SchoolCashOnline will close on November 1 at 11:59 p.m. for you to make donations.
• School Council thanks you for your continued support

Monday October 31 – Costume or Black & Orange Day                                                                     

 As previously stated in the October Newsletter,  the Student Council is happy to have this theme day once again this year. The costumes must respect the following rules:

• Faces must be visible (no Halloween full masks)
• Make-up is to be applied at home
• Props are discouraged (save them for  the big night because they may get lost or damaged)
• No blood or graphic injuries
• All costumes must be appropriate to be modelled for young children (eg. provocative or violent costumes are not appropriate)
• Students are welcome to bring a change of clothes.
• Students are welcome to wear black and orange instead of a costume if they wish to save their costume for the big night!
• This day will also be one of our Food Exemption Days where students are permitted to bring in treats to share with their classmates if you wish.

Charity Pumpkin Drive Saturday October 29th – Pumpkins for  Cause

• This past summer AO grew and harvested produce from our 10-acre Eminidowang
  Kitigaan (Ahe-men-ni-duh-wung Kit-ah-gawn) which means Spirit Garden for everyone.
• This past week we harvested 7 truckloads of PUMPKINS just in time for Halloween!
• These pumpkins are available on a donate-what-you can basis and can be picked
  up at 236 Woodhaven rd., Kitchener.
• Finally, we will be available at 236 Woodhaven Rd, from 9:00 to 3:00 October 26, 27, 28 and 10:00 to 2:00 on Saturday October 29th during our Halloween Carnival and Family Fire.
• Please read the attached poster for more information on this worthy cause to support our Indigenous families: Pumpkin Poster

Food/Clothing Bank and Christmas Hamper Campaign: 

• If you are in need of a little support to help make ends meet this time of year, there are lots of community supports available for you:
  • Food Bank 519-743-5576
  • Glencarin Church 519-579-8741 (Food help – 2nd & 4th Saturdays 9-1 and Clothing Help coming on Nov. 12th Call them for more info)
• Christmas Hampers Registrations begin November 1st
  • House of Friendship 519-742-5860 or www.christmassupport.ca
  • Salvation Army 519-745-4215 (Toys for Christmas)
• We will be supporting these above groups with an Angel Tree Campaign.  This year it will be done in two parts with a Walmart Gift Card Campaign for the end of November and a Toy Drive in the beginning of December.  More information on this to come in the November Newsletter.

Have a Spooktacular weekend!

North

Dear Parents, Students and Staff,

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is committed to providing safe, modern, and efficient
spaces for our students to learn and thrive. As part of this commitment, we have invested over
$19,000,000 board-wide in improving the ventilation and air quality systems in our classrooms. Our
team has installed upgraded filters to increase fresh air supply, added HEPA and/or UV air cleaners to all
learning spaces and upgraded key HVAC systems to support healthy learning environments. These
critical enhancements will help to protect our teachers, students, and support staff by reducing airborne
pollutants and greatly improving indoor air quality. For more information regarding upgrades carried out
at your school, please see click on this link to access the WCDSB Ventilation Report Blessed Sacrament – Ventilation Report Memo

Sincerely,
Facility Services
Waterloo Catholic District School Board

Hello Bears

Thank you for your continued efforts to support our annual fundraiser.

We will be have an early bird draw this Wednesday for 3 prizes.  These 3 prizes will be awarded to our top three students who fundraised the most by Wednesday October 19th at noon.  The top three prizes are:

1. Strom’s Family Farm gift certificate to their annual Fall Festival
2. A large Halloween smash cake
3. a small Halloween smash cake

Thank you to our sponsors.  We hope to set up our prize table this week and get a video out to you next week with all of our wonderful prizes to be won.

North

OCTOBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

Please click on the above link to access our October Newsletter.

Thank you

As many of you know, WCDSB has a long tradition of fundraising to assist relief efforts when natural disasters strike.

The devastation of Hurricane Fiona across Atlantic Canada has once again called us to action.

Last weekend, the Prime Minister announced the federal government will match all funds raised via the Canadian Red Cross.

Donations will support the range of emergency services the Red Cross is delivering to those in need including interim housing, clothing, food, and other essential supplies.

The Senior Team and Board of Trustees would like to invite all WCDSB schools to participate in a centralized fundraising campaign to maximize the government’s donation matching program.

All fundraising efforts will be collected centrally using the following link:

https://wcdsb.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/69645/83/False/True

Thank you for your donations – God Bless!