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Thank you Todd Jamieson

Last week, Indigenous Elder Todd Jamieson visited with our Grade 7 classes to share learning about Treaties and the importance of keeping them. Throughout the afternoon, students also explored and held traditional items of significance including a Wampum belt, “a powerful tool for recording, affirming, interpreting, and enshrining events of significance for First  Peoples on Turtle Island”. We thank Mr. Jamieson for the opportunity learn ... Continue reading "Thank you Todd Jamieson"

Equity and Inclusion Week

We are looking forward to this years’ Equity and Inclusion Week. This year’s theme is Building Blocks, Building Communities and has a focus on understanding what a community is, the importance of working towards Truth and Reconciliation and how we can build community in our classrooms, school and the greater community.  

During this week, through classroom conversations, lessons and activities, our students will ... Continue reading "Equity and Inclusion Week"

Thank You from the Luke 4:18 Committee – Newmarket Food Pantry

The Luke 4:18 committee extends heartfelt thanks to all St. Elizabeth Seton CES students, parents, and community members for their generous support in donating perishable food to the Newmarket Food Pantry. Together, the school raised over 600 items of food, which will help feed more than 2,000 people each month. Your contributions make a real difference in the fight against hunger in our community. The ... Continue reading "Thank You from the Luke 4:18 Committee – Newmarket Food Pantry"

End of Year Family Fun Night

Our Catholic School Council has started the preparations for our end of Year School Family Fun Night. We have chosen a tentative date of Friday, June 6th with a rain date of Friday, June 13th. This year our goal is to hold a silent auction with funds to support fundraising for technology, our school library or mats for our gymnasium. We are asking out community’s ... Continue reading "End of Year Family Fun Night"

Black Mental Health Day – Monday, March 3rd 

Recognized immediately following Black History Month—on the first Monday in March—Black Mental Health Day “encourages conversations within Black communities about mental health, attempting to reduce stigma and highlight supportive pathways”.

First created in 2020, this day, and week, asks us to recognize the ongoing impact on mental health that results from experiences of anti-Black racism and to raise awareness of the specific mental ... Continue reading "Black Mental Health Day – Monday, March 3rd "