Pizza Ordering

Parent Council would like to announce that Pizza is back once again for the 2025-2026 school year.

Information has been sent via school messenger.  Here is the information.

The St. Daniel School Council will once again organize Pizza Pizza lunch days for fall 2025! All slices will be distributed at the beginning of lunch each Tuesday. The first round of pizza days will begin on September 30, and go up until December 17 for a total of 12 weeks. The cost for each slice of pizza is $3.00 X 12 Pizza Days for a total of $36.00.

The deadline to order pizza for this fall is Wednesday, September 24 by noon. Unfortunately, no orders will be accepted after the deadline. Please note that pizza will not be held and refunds will not be possible for days that a child is absent and misses that week's pizza day. Thank you for your understanding.

Please remember that you go to the Cash on line to purchase the Pizza

September 22 - September 26, 2025

Prayer

Gracious God,

Thank you for your endless love. Help us to seek your truth and welcome your Spirit into our lives. Lead us in your ways.

Amen

Third Week of School

This week, we began with Acadience screening for our first and second-grade students. This tool helps us identify students who may need additional reading support. We conduct this screening at the beginning, middle, and end of the year to effectively monitor their progress. The data gathered is essential for creating targeted support plans for struggling students. Having seen excellent results last year, we are confident this tool will continue to be a valuable resource.

We also held a bus safety presentation for all students this week. Even if your child doesn't regularly take the bus, they will likely use it for field trips or sporting events throughout the year. We appreciate the opportunity OSTA provided for this presentation. I believe the engaging and informative session gave students the vital information they need to stay safe while riding the bus.

It was truly wonderful to see all the parents that were present during our open house, curriculum night on Thursday.  If you were unable to attend, you can reach out to your teacher and they will provide you with the information you may have missed. 

Additionally, our second fire practice drill was postponed and has been rescheduled for Tuesday. We plan to have our third and final practice drill on Friday. On a fun note, one of our first-grade students, a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan, was eager to share the results of a recent Buffalo Bills game. Despite his loyalty, he was happy for me that the Bills won. I have a few months to try and convince him that the Bills will triumph over the Eagles in the Super Bowl!

Parent Council Elections

Our Parent Council elections will be taking place on September 24, 2025.

If you are interested in becoming a member, we will be posting a self nomination form September 12, 2025 on our website, and sending them via school messenger.The form will be located on our website, under the Parent Involvement tab/Council Elections.

Pizza Ordering

Parent Council would like to announce that Pizza is back once again for the 2025-2026 school year.

Information has been sent via school messenger.  Here is the information.

The St. Daniel School Council will once again organize Pizza Pizza lunch days for fall 2025! All slices will be distributed at the beginning of lunch each Tuesday. The first round of pizza days will begin on September 30, and go up until December 17 for a total of 12 weeks. The cost for each slice of pizza is $3.00 X 12 Pizza Days for a total of $36.00.

The deadline to order pizza for this fall is Wednesday, September 24 by noon. Unfortunately, no orders will be accepted after the deadline. Please note that pizza will not be held and refunds will not be possible for days that a child is absent and misses that week's pizza day. Thank you for your understanding.

Please remember that you go to the Cash on line to purchase the Pizza

Literacy Support On Line FREE Program

At Start2Finish, our mission is to enhance students' Reading Literacy by strengthening foundational reading skills, as well as their Health Literacy through engaging fitness activities that promote physical well-being. We also focus on Cultural Literacy, integrating social-emotional learning with culturally diverse stories and books, selected using the "Mirrors and Windows" concept to reflect and broaden students' worldviews.

We are excited to extend an invitation to students from your community to participate in one of our free virtual programs:

• Brainworx for students in Grades 1-6 & Facebook

Our programming, developed by educators and fitness experts, integrates social-emotional learning with a rich array of literature representing diverse cultural perspectives. The program is led by trained volunteers and are completely free to families.

Please find attached poster with more details. 

Rudhro Prince 7th Memorial Walk

Rudhro Prince was a bright and compassionate Grade 3 student at St. Mary School who tragically passed away in May 2018 from a severe asthma attack. In his memory, the Rudhro Prince Friendship Award is now presented annually at 72 Catholic schools across Ottawa to a student who exemplifies kindness, friendship, and community spirit—qualities Rudhro lived by every day.

This walk brings together families, friends, and supporters to raise awareness about the seriousness of asthma while honouring Rudhro’s legacy.

Please see the poster for information.

Safety Drill

We will conduct our 2nd fire practice drill on Tuesday. This coming Friday we will conduct our third fire safety evacuation drill with the students. This will be the final practice of the summer-fall.

School Breakfast Program

The program is non-stigmatizing and does not single out or turn away students. All students who wish to participate in the program have access to it. Parents/guardians have an opportunity to support the program through time and/or financial contributions. Students can participate in this program beginning at 9:00 AM in the junior pod area.

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Reminders:

School Messenger

 Please sign up for School messenger to make sure you will be receiving all communication from our school. If this is not completed you may miss out on receiving some important announcements from our school. School Messenger

School Website

We encourage all of our Parents/Guardians to check our St. Daniel website daily during the week.  Updated information from the Board is published, as well as weekly updates from the school, as well as important dates  listed on the school calendar. Please take note that the information that is on weekly updates will also be sent via school messenger.

Arrival / Dismissal Drop off / Pick up

Please be aware the procedures that are in place for dismissal and pick up.  In order to promote the safety of our students at St Daniel Catholic School, we have developed and implemented a plan to ensure the safe arrival and dismissal of our children. Parents and school staff have a vital role in this process. 

ARRIVAL: Children enter the gate which is located at the east end of the school . They do so between 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. The students will then proceed to the school yard. No adults are allowed on the school yard before, during or after school.  At 9:15 when the bell rings, students will line up with classes, and then they will proceed into the school through their designated door, and be escorted with their teacher to their classroom.  In the case of inclement weather, students will enter the school from designated doors, and be directed by staff to their classrooms. We ask your full cooperation as the safety and security of our children is a whole school approach.  

Dismissal:  Everyone will be dismissed from their classrooms between 3:38 - 3:45pm.  When the buses arrive, kinders will start boarding buses at 3:40, followed by Grades 1-6 students.  EDP students will leave at 3:44 to walk directly to EDP.  Walkers will leave at 3:44 to exit the school for home.  

Drop Off /Pick UP If you are driving your child to school in the morning or picking them up at dismissal time, we ask you to park your car away from the school and WALK-A-BLOCK. We ask that you do not enter the Bus drop off zone, these are off limits to all cars between 9:00 AM - 9:30 PM and  3:30 PM - 4:00 PM .

Photo Day

Photo Day will take place on Friday, October 3, 2025.

The retake day is scheduled for November 21, 2025.

We will be using Edge Imaging this year.  Parents are encouraged to sign up online at  edgeimaging.ca/photoday    for real-time, photo day reminder emails. This tool seamlessly keeps parents informed with photo day details, including tips, tricks, and timed notifications.

Office Administrator 

Please take note that often times you will not be able to speak to our Office Administrators 30 minutes before the end of school bell at 3:45 PM. This is a very busy time.  Requests to have students be removed from the bus or ready for you to pick them up early should be done in the morning,  by communication in the agenda or a voicemail message before 12:00 PM.  Please understand that these types of requests may not be addressed if you are calling late. We would kindly ask that if you are requesting a pick up at 3:30, please wait until 3:45.

Important Dates

Tuesday  Sept 23  Sens vs Leafs

Wednesday  Sept 24  Parent Council Elections  6:30 PM (Learning Commons)

Wednesday  Sept 24  Pizza Order Deadline Day

Thursday Sept 25 - Franco Ontarian Day, Rowan’s Law Day

Future Sept 30 Orange Shirt Day

Future  Oct 3    Picture Day

Future   Oct 6  Thanksgiving Liturgy Block 2

Triduum Schedule