Monthly Archives: February 2023

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a significant time in the Catholic liturgical calendar.

It is a time for prayer, fasting and almsgiving as we prepare our hearts for the resurrection of Jesus.

Together as a family, try to schedule some intentional time for prayer and reflection each week as we draw closer to the great feast of Easter. When can you gather together to pray? Do you have a calendar in the home? Try counting down the 40 days of Lent with little footprints, stickers or stamps marking your journey toward the celebration of Holy Week. Remember to mark the Sacred Sundays during the Lenten Season in a unique way, as these are exclusive of the 40 days of preparation.

Due to the forecast for deteriorating weather conditions, all St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education programs are CANCELLED this evening, and all campuses are CLOSED.

All Community Use of Schools permits are also CANCELLED.

• Personal Support Worker Part-time evening class at St. Louis Kitchener Main Campus
• Tutoring support services for Correspondence students at St. Louis Kitchener Main Campus
• After-School support services for Day Class students at St. Louis Kitchener Main Campus
• ESL evening classes at St. Louis Kitchener Main Campus and online
• Secondary School Language Credit – Spanish class at Kitchener Main Campus

Panther Community,

Friday was fun: pyjamas, popcorn, movies, and dress the Principal day.

Reminder: Family Day is Monday, February 20th, and there is NO SCHOOL!!

Embrace your time together!

Shrove Tuesday is the last day of what traditionally was called “Shroventide,” the week before Lent. During this time, people would use up the eggs, sugar and fats in the house to prepare for the lenten season of fasting and prayer. An easy way to use up the ingredients in the house was to make pancakes.

With the generous donations of our Catholic Parent Advisory Council, students will have pancakes in their classrooms on Tuesday.

Gluten-free options are available. We ask that students bring in a fork to reduce the environmental impact of this event.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES

The first service will be early years – grade 2 in the gym with Ruth Ann. It will begin at 9 a.m.

The second service will be with grades 3-5 in the gym with Father and Ruth Ann. It will begin at 10 a.m., and ashes will be distributed.

The third and final service will be with grades 6-8 in the gym with Father and Ruth Ann. It will begin at 12:15 p.m., and ashes will be distributed

Wednesday is also Pink Shirt Day!

 We should be proud; Pink Shirt Day originated in Canada when two students took a stand against bullying after a new student was harassed and threatened for wearing pink. These students bought dozens of pink shirts and distributed them to their classmates to wear the next day. The word got out online, and hundreds of students showed up to school the next day wearing pink to stand together against bullying. It is celebrated in many places in the world now.

Please join us in standing up against bullying and wear pink!

Today I got to witness friends helping friends play a cooperative game!

Kindness is all around us!

Future Leaders!

We have so much to celebrate!

We will need to host events over the next few weeks to celebrate meeting our fundraising goals.

Tomorrow will be:

Pajama Day

Popcorn and Movie Day (in the class appropriate to each age and shortened in many instances)

Dress the Principal Day!

A very happy and successful Valentine’s Day to everyone!

Thank you, to our staff, parent volunteers and our DJs for a successful

Dance -A-Thon.

We are very grateful for the generous donations panther community!

We made a whopping $6566.00