Bulldog Bulletin – February 13, 2023
Staffing Announcements
Please welcome Ms. Julianna Jensen to St. Kateri! Ms. Jensen will be one of our school’s Planning Time Teachers for the remainder of the school year. Please also welcome Mr. Leo Pellizzari! Mr. Pellizzari, along with Mr. Ingoldsby, is one of our #WCSDBAwesome retired Principals who are assisting our school board this year due to staffing shortages. Mr. Pellizzari and Mr. Ingoldsby will be sharing Administrative responsibilities on select days from now until April 1, when Mr. Lynch is released to work on Huron-Brigadoon priorities.
Valentine’s Day – Tuesday, February 14th – Red, White, and Pink Day!!
Students and staff are encouraged to show their Valentine’s Day AND school spirit by wearing RED, WHITE, and/or PINK on Tuesday!
Term 1 Report Card Distribution – February 17th
On Friday, February 17th, your child will bring home their Term 1 Provincial Report Card. Please review the report card, keeping in mind the following information:
- Each report card should be viewed individually and not compared to others. Please discuss the report card with your child and discuss their strengths and goals to improve learning in Term 2.
- If you wish to speak to your child’s teacher, please check the box on the fourth page and your child’s teacher will be in touch with you to schedule an interview.
- The Report Card is a copy of the original, which is stored in your child’s Ontario Student Record (OSR). Please retain it for future reference. The bottom portion of page 4 is to be signed and returned to your child’s teacher by February 24th. It will be attached to the original and retained in their OSR.
- Some examples of learning goals your child may wish to consider are:
- I will take more of a leadership role in group/collaborative learning activities
- I will ask for clarification or assistance from the teacher when I am unsure of a new concept
- I will read on a nightly basis
- I will complete all assignments on time and to the best of my ability
- I will keep my workplace neat and organized
- I will reflect critically on my work to improve my learning
- I will stay in for extra help when it is offered
- I will keep a Growth Mindset, especially when it comes to learning something new
Parents – thank you for the support you have provided your children and our school staff the first half of the school year. Keeping lines of communication open and working together are key ingredients to ensuring your child will meet with success here at school – please do not ever hesitate to reach out to us should you have any questions or concerns.
Lent
Each year, we celebrate the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday – the 7th Wednesday before Easter. Lend is a time devoted to Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving in memory of Christ’s fasting in the wilderness. The day before Ash Wednesday, we recognize Pancake Tuesday, also called Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday – a day when families traditionally would use up rich foods such as eggs, milk, and sugar before the fasting season – the 40 days of Lent.
Pancake Tuesday – Tuesday, February 21st
Thanks to our Catholic School Advisory Council, every student will receive two pancakes here at school next Tuesday! Where possible, students are asked to bring their own plate and utensils in order to cut down on waste. Students who do not bring their own plate and cutlery will be provided with some. A big thanks to Remember Me Family for catering the event!
Ash Wednesday, – Wednesday, February 22nd
Parents and family are welcome to join our community as we celebrate the beginning of Lent with our Ash Wednesday liturgy at 12:40 p.m. today.
Family Math Night – Thursday, February 23rd
You definitely don’t want to miss our St. Kateri Bulldogs Family Math Night happening Thursday, February 23rd from 6:00-7:00 p.m.! Swing by the school for an hour and learn what, and how, your children are learning right in their classrooms, by their #WCDSBAwesome educators!
We also have EIGHT Brand New Chromebooks to give away at the end of the night as Door Prizes! Your child/family is only eligible if you are in attendance though!
5:45-6:00 p.m. – Families arrive, drop off their ballot for a chance to win a Chromebook, and then meet in the gym
6:00-6:10 p.m. – Welcome, Prayer, and Address from WCDSB Numeracy Consultant, Petra LeDuc
6:10-6:15 p.m. – Travel Time to Child’s Classroom
6:15-6:35 p.m. – Math Session 1
6:35-6:40 p.m. – Travel Time to Child’s Classroom
6:40-7:00 p.m. – Math Session 2
7:00 p.m. – Chromebook Door Prize Draw!!
Looking Ahead…
(please mark your calendars)
February 17 Term 1 Report Card Distribution
February 20 Family Day (Schools are Closed)
February 21 Shrove/Pancake Tuesday
February 22 Ash Wednesday Liturgy in the school gym, 12:40 p.m.
February 23 Family Math Night (6:00-7:00 p.m.)
March 13-17 March Break
March 31 PA Day (school is closed)
April 7 Good Friday (no school)
April 10 Easter Monday (no school)
April 14 Easter Mass – 10:15 a.m., gym (parents welcome)
April 15 Sacrament of First Communion at St. Aloysius Parish @ 1:00 p.m.
April 18 Gr. 4 Bible Celebration – 10:15 a.m.
April 21 PA Day (school is closed)
April 26 Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Aloysius Parish @ 7:00 p.m.
May 1-5 Catholic Education Week
May 22 Victoria Day (no school)
June 2 P.A. Day (school is closed)
June 16 Mission Day
June 23 Closing School Mass, 10:15 a.m.
June 27 Term 2 Report Card Distribution Date
June 28 Grade 8 Grad
June 29 Last Day of School (Regular 3:05 p.m. dismissal)