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Welcome Back St. Daniel Lions!!!!!!

Please see the September Newsletter.

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

Weekly Update September 15 - September 19, 2025

September 15 - September 19, 2025

Prayer

Dear God,

As we start this new school year, we thank you for the Holy Spirit, our advocate and guide. Help us welcome the Spirit into our hearts, so we feel supported and never alone. Teach us to be open to your gifts, sharing them with others and making new friends along the way. Bless this school year with joy, learning, and friendship.

Amen

Second Week of School

The recent clear skies and pleasant temperatures have provided ideal weather for students. Despite the favorable conditions, the importance of practicing sun safety is reinforced through daily announcements. These announcements also include unique land acknowledgements developed by student dens groups, reflecting their commitment to land preservation, mutual respect, and daily gratitude.

The community continues to anticipate the completion of the road paving project in front of St. Daniel, which began in July. The newly improved sidewalk area has significantly enhanced safety, a change that parents have widely praised. Students arrived on Thursday to discover that paving at the front of the school had been completed. The final stages of the project, including the removal of temporary fencing, are expected to be finished soon.

The exceptional weather has been a welcome asset for fire drill practices. Although our current fortune with the weather is appreciated, the school has established comprehensive procedures for winter drills, which ensure students are prepared for alarm responses in cold temperatures, including the need for appropriate outerwear. Fortunately, these winter procedures will not be necessary for several months.

We would like to extend our best wishes to the six students celebrating their birthdays this weekend.

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.

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 conducted our first fire safety evacuation drill with the students on Friday. They did extremely well.

This coming Friday we will conduct our second fire safety evacuation drill with the students.

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.

Open House Curriculum Night

(Save the date) Sept 18, 2025

We will be hosting an Open House Curriculum on Sept 18. This date has been placed on the website.

- Parents are asked to enter the school by way of front door. You will be directed to visit teachers in their

classrooms.

- 5:30 - 6:00 Meet and Greet with teacher in classroom

- Introduction recorded video provided by Principal to be played in classroom by teacher for Parents at

6:00 PM

- 6:10 PM Teachers Curriculum Presentation #1

- Announcement will be made at 6:25 PM for Parents to move to next classroom for other child if necessary

- 6:30 PM Presentation # 2

- 7:00 PM End of evening Announcement

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.

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.

Thank you

Parish Information

Please see information regarding the outdoor Mass with St. Basil Parish on Sept 20.

Staffing Update

Please welcome our newest staff members to St. Daniel.

Mrs. Natasha Farrugia-Pavan Grade 4-5 Teacher

Mrs. Katherine Inkster Grade 1-2 Teacher

Mr. Joel Landa Educational Assistant

Mr. Matthew Jedrasik Educational Assistant

Mme. Rachel Minkutu FSL Teacher

Mr. Jeremie Nyirajyambere Educational Assistant

Mrs. Ludmilla M. Grabetz ECE