St. Mary Catholic Elementary School
Striving For Excellence
The week of October 17th to October 23rd has been designated as “Safety Awareness Week”. During this week, we will be rehearsing a variety of emergency school procedures to acquaint students and staff with the precautionary steps to take in the event of such things as a warning of severe weather, an intruder or a fire evacuation. Teachers will review these procedures ... Continue reading "Safety Awareness Week"
World Teachers’ Day is held annually on October 5th to celebrate all teachers around the world. Our York Catholic schools, as well as those right across the globe have been greatly affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The support of teachers is essential to the worldwide recovery and that is why the theme for this year’s World Teachers Day is, “Teachers at the heart of ... Continue reading "Today is World Teachers’ Day!"
The Orange Shirt Day movement started in 2013 to highlight the pain and suffering of thousands of Indigenous children who were sent to residential school throughout the last century. The colour of the shirt is connected to the experience of Phyllis Webstad who was sent to Cariboo Residential School near Williams Lake, BC, in 1973.
Six -years old at the time, ... Continue reading "Orange Shirt Day – September 30"
This year marks the 41st anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope! St. Mary is pleased to be participating in the Terry Fox Walk on Friday, September 24th, 2021. Students are encouraged to wear red and white. More information to follow. Please consider donating on behalf of our school, directly to the Terry Fox Foundation at http://www.terryfox.ca/StMaryCSNobleton
We invite all families to our Virtual Curriculum Night Via Google Meet on Thursday, September 16th from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. The purpose of this evening is for parents to meet their child’s teacher while getting acquainted with the curriculum, routines, expectations, COVID safety protocols, etc. The Google Meet link will be posted on your child’s Google Classroom. ... Continue reading "Virtual Curriculum Night"
Bell times have been universalized for all elementary schools starting this school year. Please note the revised bell times:
9:00 am Start Time
10:20 – 10:35 Morning Recess
11:55 – 12:55 Lunch
2:15 – 2:30 Afternoon Recess
3:30 pm Dismissal
