Friday Update: March 4, 2022

InUncategorizedByMichael van der Pauw

Dear St. Matthew’s Elementary School Families,

On Wednesday we marked the start of Lent with an Ash Wednesday Mass. Students will be encouraged to engage in Lenten activities and traditions like meatless Fridays throughout the Lenten season.

Next week our school will focus on all things literary with our annual Literacy Week! Each day students and staff will engage in activities including: Stop, Drop and Read and this year students will be challenged to dress up as their favourite animal literacy character (Garfield, anyone?)

Please note that the non-uniform day for this month has moved to Wednesday, March 9 to accommodate our Literacy Week. I am looking forward to seeing some creative costumes!

Sincerely in Christ,
Miss Welsh

BIBLICAL WORDS OF WISDOM:

One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

(Matthew 4:4)

Dates of Note

Tuesday, March 8, 2022: HEAD CHECKS

Wednesday, March 9, 2022: GRADE 2 AND 3 ATTEND 8:00 AM MORNING MASS

Wednesday, March 9, 2022: LITERACY DAY DRESS UP DAY – DRESS LIKE YOUR FAVOURITE ANIMAL CHARACTER

Thursday, March 10, 2022:  GRADE 4 AND 5 ATTEND 8:00 AM MORNING MASS

Friday, March 11, 2022:  GRADE 6 AND 7 ATTEND 8:00 AM MORNING MASS

Friday, March 11, 2022:  LAST DAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK BEGINS (SCHOOL ENDS 2:55 PM)

Monday, March 14 – Friday, March 25, 2022: SPRING BREAK – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

FAREWELL MRS. BURR!

Today marks the last day for our Grade 2 teacher, Mrs. Burr. She and her husband are eagerly awaiting the birth of their first child. Best wishes and prayers, Mrs. Burr! We welcome back Mrs. Stepfanie Dignan who will teach the Grade 2 class until the end of this school year.

TERM 3 HOT LUNCH – NEW MENU OPTIONS!

This term we have partnered with Fuel Catering to provide a new list of menu options for you to choose from for your child’s Hot Lunch for Term 3.

Please click HERE to access a poster outlining the menu options!

Paper copies of the order form went home with your child this week but, if for some reason you can’t find it click HERE to access the order form.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM FUEL CATERING:

We are a nut free facility. That means that we do not work with any seeds or nuts.

However, some of our products are outsourced and we cannot guarantee that those are made in a nut free facility. That’s why we strongly recommend that children with severe allergies refrain from ordering.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Thank you to EVERYONE who came out and supported our first pancake breakfast of 2022! It was a great success. Please click HERE or on the image to see a few pictures of this event and of our kids singing in the choir at the 10:30 am Mass.

OPEN PARACHUTE

A friendly reminder that the mental health resource we are utilizing in our school, Open Parachute, is available to parents.

This program addresses issues of stigma surrounding mental health in young people, encourages help-seeking, and creates a culture of mutual support and respect for any struggles that students may face. This program was developed by Dr Hayley Watson, an adolescent clinical psychologist who has been developing programs across Canada and internationally for the past 15 years. There are video-based resources to provide you, as a parent, with practical tools for supporting the well-being of your child at all stages of their life. These resources can be accessed by clicking HERE and creating your own (free) account

LOST AND FOUND SALE

On Wednesday, March, 9, 2022 beginning at 2:00 pm we will have a Lost and Found sale of a limited supply of uniform pieces that have been in our lost and found bin for a long time and have never been claimed and have no names labelled on them.

A minimum donation of $5.00 for any shirt or pants.

A minimum donation of $10.00 for any tunic or sweater.

WE ARE ACCEPTING EXACT CASH PAYMENT ONLY.
NO CHANGE WILL BE GIVEN

Please DO NOT bring any used uniforms to the school that you may wish to donate/sell – we will have a Used Uniform Sale in June. Thank you!

GRADE 3 ASSEMBLY

The Grade 3 class put together a beautiful and solemn Lenten assembly featuring the Stations of the Cross. Click HERE or on the image to access the video.

ST. MATTHEW’S 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY VIDEO SERIES

The next featured guest in our 10th year anniversary video series is Roshelle Mehra; Mrs. Mehra is part of the original staff of SMES (one of only 3 left). Enjoy her reflections on being part of SMES for 10 years by clicking HERE or on the image to the right!

DAILY HEALTH CHECK

Students and staff are to stay home when sick. Parents should do a Daily Health Check before sending their child to school – please click on the Daily Health Check image for access to the Thrive app – the most up to date Daily Health Check. Thank you for doing your part in keeping us all safe!