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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"
Taste Budds
We are happy to share with you that the Taste Budds Cooking Program is returning to St. Elizabeth Seton. The 8 week sessions run from March 25th – May 13th.
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 "
Pink Shirt Day – Wednesday, February 27th
Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against bullying after a grade 10 student was threatened for wearing pink. Peers then bought dozens of pink shirts and distributed them to their classmates to wear the next day.
On this day, and every day, we continue to stand up to bullying and send a message to all ... Continue reading "Pink Shirt Day – Wednesday, February 27th"
THANK YOU for Sharing the Love!
We would like to thank our student, parent and staff community for generously donating to our Share the Love Food Drive in support of the Newmarket Food Pantry. Your very generous donations will help many families in the Newmarket Community.
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Join Us in Prayer for Pope Francis
As a Catholic community, we are united in faith and prayer, especially in times of need. Frank Cardinal Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, has asked the faithful to join him in prayer for Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized at Gemelli Hospital in Rome since February 14, 2025. His Holiness is currently suffering from pneumonia and mild kidney failure.
You can
... Continue reading "Join Us in Prayer for Pope Francis"Schools and the CEC Are Closed for Thursday, February 13, 2025
Due to worsening weather conditions, all YCDSB schools and the Catholic Education Centre are closed for Thursday, February 13, 2025. Childcare facilities are also closed.
Please do not bring your child to school, as there will be no adults there to care for them.
Community Use of School permits are also cancelled for this
... Continue reading "Schools and the CEC Are Closed for Thursday, February 13, 2025"Extreme Cold Weather Tomorrow
Dear York Catholic District School Board Families,
The Weather Network forecasts that the temperature tomorrow morning will be -20 degrees Celsius, with wind chills approaching -30 degrees Celsius. York Region Public Health has issued an Extreme Cold Weather Warning, which is expected to remain in effect until Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
Student transportation will be running
... Continue reading "Extreme Cold Weather Tomorrow"