The staff and students at St. Dominic Savio would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our Educational Assistants and Child and Youth Care Workers on “EA and CYCW Appreciation Day!”  A good Educational Assistant and Child & Youth Care Worker must be friendly in nature, patient, and sensitive towards the needs of children they support. It is with your support, your dedication to our students, and your commitment to the success of each child, that helps our students and school be successful.  The growth that we see in our students is not measured each day, but each year, and when we reflect on our students who need your support most, the growth we see across their school careers is amazing – and it is because of you!  THANK YOU for all that you do to make our schools safe places where our students have an opportunity to learn, grow, feel valued, achieve their full potential, and for always being that much needed support for all of us as a staff!  It truly takes a special person to do what you do and we all know that without Ms. Mogk, Ms. Williams, Ms. Parker, Ms. Maini, Ms. McGowan, and Ms. Saunders…….we just couldn’t do it!

Our school community would like to show our appreciation for our volunteers.  Throughout the year, you have helped us with field trips. strong start reading, school council, sporting events and so many other important elements of our school.  We want to say thank you!

Have a great day!

Good Monday morning Dragons!

We have come to the end of our 2023-2024 school year – and what a great year it has been!  We have so much to be grateful for, like the new families we have welcomed into our community, the friends we have made, the laughter we have shared, the teachers who have guided us and the learning we have done.  Thank you for the memories!

It was so wonderful to see so many families out for Family Fun Night! Thank you for attending and enjoying our time together. It was a hot day, but we still made the best of it with lots of drinks and cool treats! Thank you for a wonderful year!

Goodbyes ~

We have had a few staff changes already and we will be saying a few more goodbyes at the end of this week to teachers who are finishing their time with us and moving on to other schools or positions.  We will recognize the following teachers at our end of year assembly on Thursday.

Goodbye and best wishes go to:

Ms. Julianna Campbell, Grade 6, who has gone on maternity leave.

Ms. Bridget Dietrich, Grade 1/2, who was filling in for Ms. Schnarr.

Ms. Julia Di Gravio, JK/SK, who will be going on maternity leave.

Mr. James Springall, Grade 2/3, who was filling in for Cathy Herzog.

Mr. Kate Kuntz, Grade 1, who is moving into a new position as Multilingual Language Teacher.

Ms. Amy Risch, Grade 2, who is filling in for Ms. Teresa Swartzentruber who is on maternity leave.

Ms. Michele Curie Kitio, FSL, who is filling in for Ms. Lubuya Tshiswaka who is on maternity leave.

Ms. Andrea Murree, Grade 6/7, who will be transferring to another school.

Ms. Nancy Stangl, Planning Time, who will be transferring to another position.

Ms. Jessica Paolo, Special Education, who will be transferring to another school.

Ms. Nicole Adeyemi, Special Education, who will be transferring to another position.

Ms. Tessa Mogk, CYCW, who will transferring to another school.

Ms. Melanie Bauer, Grade 3, who was filling in for Ms. Brittany Kohler.

Graduation

Congratulations to our Grade 8 students who will be graduating on Tuesday, June 25th.  We wish them much success as they venture off into the new world of High School!

Important Reminders

The school office will be open on Tuesday, August 27th at 9:00 a.m. Office staff and administration will be available all that week. New registrations will be accepted that week as well. Please drop off epi-pens, other medications and forms during this week. Parents are also invited to review the medical plans with the administration this week, if possible.

If your child has any medication at the office, we ask that a guardian or your child come to the office to pick it up on their last day of school.  We want to ensure they have all the necessary mediation they may need for the summer as well as have expiry dates checked.

We still have several Lost and Found Please ask your child to check to see if they own anything as any unclaimed items will be donated over the summer.

Thursday, June 27th is the last day of school for the year! We will be doing lots of clean up and there will be lots coming home … bring an extra bag with you. Dismissal will be at 3:45 p.m. Please notify the school if you are keeping your child(ren) home from school during the last few days of the school year.

Term 2 Report Cards for your child(ren) in Grades 1 to 8 and the second Communication of Learning for children in Kindergarten will be sent home on Tuesday, June 25th. Please sign and return the bottom portion to school on Wednesday, June 26th.  This form is a legal document that must be attached to the copy of the report and included in your child’s Ontario School Record file.  Please note this is an opportunity for you and your child to comment on goals, student achievement, and home support.

Please visit our School Board Website for updates and recent information.  Here is the link: http://www.wcdsb.ca

IMPORTANT: The WCDSB is closing the NewsWire platform for school starting in September.  We will ONLY be using SchoolMessenger moving forward to communicate news.  The Weekly Updates will continue next year – only you will get them through the SchoolMessenger email.

September Start Up

September Return: Grades 1 through 8 return to school on Wednesday, September 4th beginning at 9:15 a.m. Our bell times remain the same. Grade 1 – 8 students are asked to proceed to the school playground where they will meet their teachers.

2024 – 2025 School Year Calendar: Elementary-Calendar-2024-2025

Kindergarten Students will have a staggered entry and DO NOT begin on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, as the Teachers and DECEs will be taking part in interviews. Year Two (Senior Kindergarten) students begin on Thursday, September 5th, 2023. A phone call or email with all the information will be sent out with specific times for interviews and staggered entry dates during the week of August 29th.  Monday, September 9th, all JK and SK students attend school.

Summer Reading

Families are encouraged to access parent resources on the Strong Start website. There are FREE, downloadable activity resources that have been designed to be fun, engaging and interactive. The games and activities promote early reading skills and provide simple ideas for families to support literacy development at home. These resources are a great way to continue learning over the summer months. The instructions are also translated into other languages using Google Translate.

Good afternoon, Dragons!

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all of the staff involved in preparing and running our Mission Day this afternoon.  It was a HUGE success!

We also want to thank all parents and volunteers who helped ensure things ran smoothly and gave students guidance when trying to find a destination.  This day could not have been as successful without you.

A BIG Shoutout to our Intermediate students who also were a big help setting up and cleaning up.

And to all our students, thank you for your participation.  Today was much more meaningful because of your excellent participation and contributions to the Nutrition for Learning and Kitchener Food Bank charities.

Have a terrific weekend Dragons and let’s aim to finish strong as we head into to our last week of school!

TICKET EXTENSION!!!

We have decided to keep ticket sales for additional days! If you have not yet purchased your Mission Day tickets, this is the last chance. Students are invited to purchase tickets on SchoolCash Online  until the end of day Wednesday, June 19th, 2024, until 4:00 p.m. Reminder: If students do not spend their purchased tickets, there will be no refunds as this is a fundraiser.

Cake Walk

We are still looking for more cakes/treats for our calk walk.

Please complete the following Google Form if you will be donating a cake for the cake walk. The cakes may be dropped off at the front office on Thursday June 20th or in the morning on Friday June 21st.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUXQ8uH1oS9WmlW6O4K9W4MzT7cN3mKVDgVmQv6UXOvGkNTA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thank you,

Cancelled

Parents and Guardians,

Unfortunately, due to the extreme heat today and what is anticipated for the remainder of the week, Junior 3-pitch that was to take place today, and Ultimate Frisbee that was scheduled for Thursday have been cancelled.  These events will not be rescheduled for this year.

We are looking forward to our annual Family Fun Night coming up on Tuesday, June 18th!

Please note that the raffle prizes are set up a little differently this year. There are a total of 3 prizes (approximately $100 value each) and each prize has separate tickets.

We cannot accept cash, therefore, tickets must be purchased in advance on School Cash Online.

When you log in to SCO, you will see 3 separate options for the raffle prizes, including detailed descriptions of what’s included in each prize. We will not be able to accept tickets purchased under gift basket #1 for gift basket #2 or the birthday party package, for example.

Thank you to those who have already purchased tickets! The Parent Council appreciates all raffle ticket purchases as these funds can be used to spend on items that the school needs for extracurriculars, supporting graduation, fun events, library books, and more.

Good day parents and caregivers.