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Tonight is Grade 8 Family Information Night

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Grade 8 Family Information Night.  This is the first face-to-face transition event in 3 years, so they are very excited to host their future Phoenix and their families.

Doors will open at 6:00 p.m., and they have set up an opportunity for everyone to socialize with some hors d’oeuvres between 6:00 – 6:20 pm,

in the Admin conference room.

The information session will begin in the cafeteria at 6:30 p.m.

Dear Dumb Wimpy Diary

The grades 5 – 7 classes had the opportunity to watch one of their own in the play Dear Dumb Wimpy Diary!

It was an awesome experience!

Angel Tree / Food Drive

We, as a St Paul Community would like your assistance this Christmas Season in supporting our families that may be in need of a helping hand. We will begin our Christmas Drive beginning Monday, December 6th and will run until Monday, December 19th. 

This year, we are once again reaching out to our families that are able/interested in supporting some of our families and the community that are currently experiencing some hardships and unable to access food and gifts for their children/family during the holiday season. 

If you are interested in donating, below are the ways that you can support:

Angel Tree donations:

  • Again this year, we invite you to make donations through the cash online system. You will be able to donate to the St. Paul Family Christmas Fund. The following week, we will purchase gift cards for local businesses and deliver them to families. This is a preferred method to share your generosity as it allows the families to purchase gifts that best suit their wants/needs. 
  • We will continue to collect new and unwrapped toys and clothes.

Food Collection: We will be collecting a variety of the following items:

  • Canned Goods (e.g., beans, corn, soup, pasta sauce, jam, honey, etc.)
  • Dry Goods (e.g., pasta noodles, rice, cereal, granola bars, crackers etc.)
  • Toiletries (e.g., toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, soap, etc.)

If you are a family or know of a family in the St. Paul community that would benefit from extra school resources this holiday season or any time throughout the year, please contact the Office by calling 519-743-4401 or email Bridget.Kuenzler@wcdsb.ca.

Thank you for your consideration in answering the call to serve those in need!

Panther Post

Welcome to our final week of November and the beginning of a new month. We usher in the beginning of Advent this week, when we prepare ourselves for the coming of Jesus Christ. What a wonderful time to open our hearts and truly feel the joy of the season!

We celebrated mass with our school for the first time in 3 years, and it was amazing!! The walk was brisk, but the student were fantastic on the walk and in church! What an amazing start to the Advent season.

Thank you …
  • To all our parents for your time this week as staff, students and parents collaborated in interviews to support each student and their path to success. While we only have interviews once a year, please know our door is always open to continuing the conversations.
  • To all who worked hard to make a difference last week as we celebrated Kindness and Anti-Bullying Prevention Week. We all learned how it takes a village to stand up and stomp out hatred in every form. Thank you to everyone who participated in our daily activities.
  • For your support in the upcoming weeks as we will share our Advent/Christmas initiatives – and we delight in our community support and how blessed we are to celebrate our faith in our school.

 

Thank you for checking the forecast and ensuring your children have dressed appropriately for the weather outside. The changing weather can be difficult to plan for – but it is imperative that students come to school with boots and warm clothes to wear in the snowy/wet weather.  This also means that it is time to send in extra mittens and socks! Indoor shoes that are appropriate for the gym are essential too. We love our outdoor time at St. Paul and we will be going outside for recess and outdoor learning blocks unless the temperature is extremely cold. It is important that students dress for the conditions. Thank you for your help and understanding!

 

 

Student / Parent / Teacher Conference Last Night

Just a quick note of thanks for a wonderful evening tonight.  It was so great to see so many people back in the school and to be able to meet face-to-face once again.  More than a few people commented on how great it was to get “back to normal.”  We sincerely hope that you were able to hear some great things about your children last night and that you were able to hear about the goals that they have for themselves moving forward for the remainder of the term.

I want to take a moment to thank the staff as well.  So many staff members took a night away from their families to be with all of you, and their commitment to the students and our school is so appreciated.  I know you will join me in thanking them for their time.

St. Francis of Assisi brings you tidings of great joy!

Here is our Advent and Christmas schedule of Events:
The First Sunday of Advent is Nov. 27th  we will be collecting an Advent Charities collection:
Monies this year will be divided between The Working Centre and The Waterloo Region Food Bank.
Saturday Dec. 3rd join us for our Advent Retreat

Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Often the Advent season is absorbed into our secular preparation for Christmas celebration, leaving us wanting when it is all over.

 Is this all there is? I now have more things, more debt, and more pounds to shed!

To invest in a prayerful preparation of the Advent season can assure us of a more fruitful takeaway.

We can learn how to seek and find true comfort and joy. A gift for the spirit which remains when all else has been forgotten.

Come join us on Saturday Dec 3rd and find out how you too can invest in a more meaningful Christmas.

Start time:  9:30 am for welcome and refreshments

      10:00 am – 12 Noon Retreat

Retreat facilitators

Phyllis Porter is an Ignatian Prayer Companion

Anne Quinn Wallace is a Spiritual Director with a Master’s Degree in theology from Regis College in Toronto.

Both have led many retreats in the area.

Please call the main office at 519-745-7301 to reserve your place (we need to know numbers in order to plan the room).

At every Sunday Mass during Advent we will be lighting candles on the Advent Wreath
and our youngest members for our Children’s Liturgy program will teach us about the Jesse Tree.
Wednesday, Dec. 7th, Parish Senior Christmas Dinner
A dinner catered by Conestoga catering for parishioners will happen.
We are limiting our numbers to 100 people this year as it is our first time back to celebrating in this way.
Dinner is at 5:30 and tickets may be purchased before and after Sunday Masses or at the main office during office hours.
ADVENT PENITENTIAL SERVICE
Saturday December 17th  from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
If our time does not suit your schedule, check the parish bulletin for other locations and times in the region.
And Finally:  Our CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Sat.  Dec 24    Mass times are 4:30 PM  and 7:00 PM
Sun. Dec. 25  Mass times are 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM
NEW YEAR”S MASS times:
Sat. Dec. 31   Mass  5:00 PM
Sun.  January 1   Mass times are 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM
Note our parish office will be closed Dec. 26 and 27  and January 2nd.
If you wish to make a donation to the church for 2022, please do so before Dec. 29th So that it can be included in this year’s tax
receipt.

St. Paul Family Christmas Fund

Dear St. Paul Community,

We, as a St Paul Community would like your assistance this Christmas Season in supporting our families that may be in need of a helping hand. We will begin our Christmas Drive beginning Monday, December 5th and will run until Friday, December 16th.

This year, we are once again reaching out to our families that are able/interested in supporting some of our families and the community that are currently experiencing some hardships and unable to access food and gifts for their children/family during the holiday season.

If you are interested in donating, below are the ways that you can support:

Angel Tree donations:

  • Again this year, we invite you to make donations through the cash online system. You will be able to donate to the Paul Family Christmas Fund. The following week, we will purchase gift cards for local businesses and deliver them to families. This is a preferred method to share your generosity as it allows the families to purchase gifts that best suit their wants/needs.
  • We will continue to collect new and unwrapped toys and clothes.
  • Food Collection: We will be collecting a variety of the following items:
  • Canned Goods (e.g., beans, corn, soup, pasta sauce, jam, honey, etc.)
  • Dry Goods (e.g., pasta noodles, rice, cereal, granola bars, crackers etc.)
  • Toiletries (e.g., toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, soap, etc.)

If you are a family or know of a family in the St. Paul community that would benefit from extra school resources this holiday season or any time throughout the year, please contact the Office by calling 519-743-4401 or email Bridget.Kuenzler@wcdsb.ca.

Thank you for your consideration in answering the call to serve those in need!

 

AWAKEN Our Empathy

                                                                                                                                               AWAKEN Our Empathy

Today at school, we learn to put ourselves in another’s shoes so that we can develop new and more compassionate perspectives in the school through a school-wide ‘Empathy Scenarios’ activity.

CHALLENGE: Can you PRACTISE empathy by putting yourself in the shoes of another person?

Please complete the Screening

Please be sure to continue to complete the covid screener with your children in the morning to ascertain if they can come to school!

We all appreciate and benefit from your diligence.

https://www.ontario.ca/school-screening/

 

We Are Panther Proud!

Our girls’ basketball and boys’ volleyball teams practiced often and diligently.

We are very proud of them! The volleyball team placed second in the tournament!!

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