Month: October 2021

Dance-A-Thon Day One

It’s Here! The stage is set! The lights flash! The music plays! Our students, clad in orange and black, dressed up as princesses and princes, superheroes and goblins enter the room. Dance! Dance! DJ Poon spins the discs. The decor is outstanding! What a show. Laughter. Fun. Joy. The Halloween Dance-A-Thon has returned. Though it is a bit toned down from our previous presentations, it ... Continue reading "Dance-A-Thon Day One"

October 21st is Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day!

The 21st Annual Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day is Thursday, October 21, 2021!

The York Catholic District School Board takes this opportunity to recognize and thanks its many Early Childhood Educators (ECEs), Child Care Workers and Early Years’ staff who work in our Kindergarten classes, schools, and affiliated child care centres.

YCDSB recognizes that years of research ... Continue reading "October 21st is Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day!"

Safety Awareness Week

Our Safety Awareness Week has been a resounding success thus far. Our staff and students have practised Fire Drills, Hold and Secure Drills and Lockdown Drills. Taking into consideration the varying maturity levels and the diversity in the ages of our students, as well as the length of time which has passed since the last series of drills, we are very happy with our execution ... Continue reading "Safety Awareness Week"

Thanksgiving Food Drive

The response to our Thanksgiving Food Drive has been nothing short of amazing! The community responded to the staff-organized initiative in resounding fashion. Our school raised just short of one tonne of food for the Markham Food Bank!

The Markham Food Bank distributes just over 750 000 items of food to clients each year. They rely solely on donations from community partners such ... Continue reading "Thanksgiving Food Drive"

Truth and Reconciliation – Every Child Matters

Our school was clad in a sea of orange shirts, hoodies, sweaters and accessories on September 30 as we recognized the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. The path to reconciliation begins with each of us, and it is imperative that we listen carefully and with purpose to the realities faced by our Indigenous and First Nations people who were placed in ... Continue reading "Truth and Reconciliation – Every Child Matters"