Our Easter Food Drive was a huge success! Our school community donated 131.1 lbs of Food to the Kitchener Food bank for Easter. You have helped many families with your generosity – thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Good morning, St. Dominic Savio parents and caregivers!
We hope our St Dominic Savio families are enjoying a blessed Easter weekend, the holiest of holidays on the Christian calendar as it marks the fulfillment of God’s promise. Rejoice, He is risen! Following Easter Sunday, the season of Easter begins and lasts for seven weeks, ending with Pentecost. It is a time for rejoicing and reflection. Today is a holiday and there is no school. We will see everyone tomorrow!
The 2024-2025 School Year Calendar has now received final approval from the Ministry of Education. The first day of school for the 2024-2025 school year for all WCDSB students is on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024. For more information and to view the entire list of dates and holidays for the 2024-2025 school year, please visit the Board’s website.
Please join us in saying goodbye and good luck to Mrs. Swartzentruber as she goes off on maternity leave this Friday to prepare and welcome her first child. We say hello to Ms. Risch who will continue teaching the Grade two students while Mrs. Swartzentruber is off.
This past Friday we said an early goodby to Mrs. Tang who has gone off on maternity leave. Hiring for Mrs. Tang/Ms. Schnarr’s grade 1/2 class will take place in the upcoming week. We wish Mrs. Tang a wonderful leave as she prepares for her second child.
We will have a Parent Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:00 p.m. All parents in our community are welcome to attend the meeting as non-participants. The meeting will take place in our Learning Commons Room. We will start planning our end of year family day and looking at where our school and community needs support.
World Autism Awareness Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 2nd. This day provides an opportunity for positive action to provide spaces of support and advocacy for our diverse communities while learning about autism and how to make our communities better for people on the autism spectrum. Students and staff are encouraged to wear blue to show their support and recognition of World Autism Awareness Day. For more information, please follow this link: Home | Autism Ontario
Families can work together to support math understanding and learning at home! When we all work together, the message and learning becomes even more powerful! Check out our WCDSB Monthly Math @Home Newsletter to better understand how students learn to collect, organize, display, and analyze data to make convincing arguments, informed decisions and predictions.
CLICK here: Data at home with your kid(s)!
Cyber Safety, Digital Literacy, Esports Presentation: WCDSB is pleased to present a virtual parent and guardian information evening on Cybersafety, digital literacy, and esports gaming on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Matthew Johnson, the Director of Education from Media Smarts will speak about online safety and digital literacy as well as resources available to families from Media Smarts. Katina Papulkas is the Senior Education Strategist at Dell Technologies and will guide online gaming and how parents and guardians can support their children’s passions, explore career opportunities, and appreciate the engagement it provides. If you are interested in this presentation, you will need to register so a link can be emailed to you ahead of time.
School Climate Survey For Families: Please see the attachment from the WCDSB about the Family Climate Survey: WCDSB-School-Climate-Survey-for-Families-2024-Family-Letter
Just a reminder that the Professional Activity (PA) Day, originally scheduled for April 19, 2024, is now to be held on April 8, 2024. Our Extended Day program will be closed on April 8th (instead of April 19th). This change has been made to ensure student and staff safety and well-being during the Total Solar Eclipse expected on April 8, 2024. Please see this link for more information and safety tips: https://www.wcdsb.ca/change-in-pa-day-schedule-solar-eclipse-safety-tips/
On April 11th, Pegasus will be at our school to take graduation photos of our Year 2 Kindergarten students and our Grade 8 students. Grade 8s, don’t forget to wear your white shirt! Kindergarten and Grade 8 grads, bring your smiles on Thursday, April 11th!
Nominations are open for the annual WCDSB “Distinguished Graduate Award”, “Community Partner Award” and “Chair’s Award”. Information about the awards is available HERE. If you wish to make a nomination in any of the categories, please complete and submit your application by Monday, April 8th, 2024. Forms can be accessed below. If you submitted a nominee in prior years and wish to have the individual nominated again, please resubmit your application. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Alice Figueiredo via email at alice.figueiredo@wcdsb.ca or 519-578-3660 Ext. 2239.
Have a wonderful week everyone!
