Category: School News

Family Literacy Day – Friday, January 27th

Did you know that Family Literacy Day is celebrated every year on January 27th? The purpose of this day is to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. 

This year’s theme for Family Literacy Day is Celebrate your Heritage. Canada is a great diverse country full of different cultures. The goal of the theme ... Continue reading "Family Literacy Day – Friday, January 27th"

Lunch Programs

From January through March, we will be offering our students three lunch time programs that parents can opt to enroll their children in.  Registration for all three programs will be completed directly through the program’s websites. 

  • Messy Hands Art program will run on Mondays and Fridays.
  • Ukulele Kids will run on Wednesdays. 

Junior Girls’ and Boys’ Volleyball Tournaments

Good luck to our Junior Girls’ and Boys’ Volleyball teams.  They have trained and are ready to participate in the area tournaments this week.  The boys will compete on Wednesday, January 25th at Our Lady of Hope School.  The girls will compete on Thursday, January 26th at St. Patrick Schomberg.  Thank you to coaches Mr. Manna and Mr. Leo for coaching the boys and Ms. ... Continue reading "Junior Girls’ and Boys’ Volleyball Tournaments"

Black Heritage Month – Reading Rainbow Live Stream Event

Reading Rainbow live-streamed readings are back!

Thanks to the Reading Rainbow Team, all York Catholic elementary schools are once again invited to participate in a live-streamed book reading event in celebration of Black Heritage Month.

On February 24th, student leaders from St. Joan of Arc CHS in Maple, St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS in Richmond Hill and Father Michael ... Continue reading "Black Heritage Month – Reading Rainbow Live Stream Event"

Winter Walk Day is February 2nd

York Catholic schools are pleased to join schools across Canada in celebrating Winter Walk Day on Wednesday, February 2, 2022! Each year, Winter Walk Day takes place on the first Wednesday of February. Walking to and from school is fun every day, so we encourage you to journey outside throughout the entire month of February! If you are remote learning, you can always plan to ... Continue reading "Winter Walk Day is February 2nd"