Leaving Ceremony June 27th at 1PM

Just a reminder that the Grade 6 Leaving Ceremony will take place on June 27th at 1PM St. Patrick’s Church in Fallowfield. After the ceremony there will be cake, coffee and juice. Parents are invited to take their child home afterwards to celebrate as well.

In order for the ceremony to run smoothly, please ensure that your child is at the church by 12:30PM  if he/she is not coming to school that morning (many students like to stay home to get “prepped”). Please remember that there is no transportation for students from the school to the church, so if your child is at school in the morning, he/she will need to be picked up in order to get to the church. Also, we would like to remind everyone that they should wear their “Sunday best” for this ceremony. For boys, slacks and a golf shirt or dress shirt is fine. For girls, a sundress or slacks and a blouse are perfect.

On a final note, we know that many students and families are excited to attend the leaving ceremony for the grade 6’s. St. Patrick’s has a capacity of about 550 people, so we would recommend each family try to limit their guests to about 4 per student. There may be standing room only, and we would appreciate not saving seats.

If you have any questions about the leaving ceremony or other events, please contact your child’s teacher any time. Thank you very much for your continued support and consideration.

Retreat Day June 13th

EQAO is over! Yay! On to the fun stuff.

Next Tuesday, June 13th will be the retreat day for Grade 6 class. We will have a number of activities at the school and the Knights of Columbus will serve a BBQ lunch.

For this day, students arrive at school as usual. They will also leave school at the same time as normal. All activities will be happening at the school and on school property, with the exception of some activities that will happen on the large field at the end of the day.

We will be outside in the afternoon (weather permitting) so please send your child with a hat and sunscreen for this day, as well as a refillable water bottle in case they get thirsty.

The BBQ lunch will consist of hamburgers and hot dogs and a juice box to drink. In the past, the Catholic Women's League has provided treats as well, but I have not heard if this will be the case this year or not. If they do provide some treats, please be aware that they may not be peanut free.

I advise students to bring snacks for the day, and to bring their own lunch if they do not like hamburgers or hot dogs.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at the school and I will do my best to help.

Year End Trip Forms

The permission forms for the Year End Trip to the Y Camp in Dunrobin went home last week. They are due on June 12th. We are very fortunate this year that we are able to send all of our students to the camp at no cost to families, due to the generosity of School Council and the fundraising done by the grade 6's through Freezie Fridays.

The date of the actual trip is June 15th. We will leave the school at about 9:20 AM and return to the school at 6:00 PM. The permission forms outlines what students will require for the day.  We do not require parents volunteers for this trip.

This is a great day that all students enjoy. They will be involved in a number of outdoor activities such as climbing a rock wall, high ropes obstacle course, low ropes, cooperatives games, kayaking and swimming. If there is something a student is not comfortable doing, they do not have to do it. There is no pressure. The swimming is in a very shallow area that is rocky, however, so we recommend wearing swim shoes if you have them.

If you did not receive the form, then the links below will take you to both forms that are both required. Please feel free to print them and return them before June 12th if possible.

Information & Permission form for Year End Trip

Medical Form