St. Daniel Weekly Update

April 21 - April 25 2025

Prayer

Dear God, 

As we celebrate Easter, we thank You for the gift of Jesus and His resurrection. Help us understand the true meaning of this special time and fill our hearts with joy and hope. Guide us to share Your love and light with others each day.

Amen

Thirtieth Week of School

Holy Week transforms a Catholic elementary school into a vibrant space of faith exploration, where young learners delve into the heart of their beliefs. Through meaningful liturgies, quiet reflections, and engaging classroom activities, children are gently guided through the powerful story of Jesus's final days, his selfless sacrifice, and the joyous miracle of his resurrection. This sacred period cultivates empathy, compassion, and a profound sense of spiritual growth, reinforcing the core values of love, forgiveness, and unwavering hope. As students actively participate in Holy Week, they not only learn the rich traditions of their faith but also a deeper connection with their school community. Each day is marked by special prayers, and lessons throughout the school are thoughtfully woven with the narrative leading to Easter. Adding to the week's spirit, Tuesday brought a moment of communal joy as the entire school celebrated a Grade 6 student's remarkable achievement: becoming an Under 13 A Ontario Provincial Hockey Champion, with three resounding cheers echoing through the halls. Well done Piper, we are very proud of you! It is official the Battle of Ontario will take place. Each morning a certain Leaf fan is greeted with numerous students chanting. “Go Sens Go”!!!!!!!

Our entire school extends its deepest appreciation to Ms. Hebert and the Grade 5/6 students for their exemplary presentation of the Stations of the Cross. The narrative of our faith was delivered with exceptional clarity and grace, fostering a sense of unity and shared understanding. We are truly thankful.

Catholic Education Week  May 5 - May 9, 2025

Catholic Education Week Schedule

St. Daniel families! We're thrilled to announce our upcoming Muffin Breakfast on Wednesday, May 7th, and we'd love your help in making it a delicious success! If you're able to contribute, we're asking parents to kindly bring in muffins to share with the students. To ensure the safety of all our children, please remember that all contributions must be completely peanut-free. We would also greatly appreciate any gluten-free muffin options for those with dietary restrictions. Please deliver your muffins to the school office before 8:30 AM on the morning of the 7th. Your support in creating this warm and welcoming breakfast is truly valued!"

If students are coming before 9am an adult must be with them at all times.

EQAO

Please see the following information regarding EQAO assessments for Grade 3 and Grade 6 parents.

Framework Document

EQAO Testing May 26th - May 30th, 2025  Grade 3 / Grade 6

The Nepean Centrepointe Library

Program Details:

What: Fun and interactive 30-minute read-aloud sessions

Who: Each child will be paired with a teen volunteer

When: Tuesdays from 4:15 to 4:45 PM

Where: Nepean Centrepointe library, 101 Centrepointe Dr

Dates: March 25 – May 27

Registration: Required via email at NepeanCentrepointe@BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca

St. Daniel Spirit Wear

St. Daniel Spiritwear is now available to order on our new webstore.  Please go to https://stdaniel.secure-decoration.com/ to shop our expanded line of St. Daniel merch!  

The webstore will remain open all year long, but those who order before the deadline on November 30 will qualify for free shipping to the school where you can either pick up your order, or have it sent home with your child.  THIS IS ALSO ON THE LANDING PAGE OF OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE.

OSTA

Ottawa Student Transportation Authority has launched a user-friendly progressive web application to

provide real-time updates about your child’s transportation status. With this app, you’ll receive timely

alerts and notifications directly to your device via push notifications. It’s easy to set up, it’s free, and

notifications are instant. The app will replace emails when it comes to weather cancellation

notifications only; emails will still be circulated for delays, cancellations and other alerts.

Visit www.ottawaschoolbus.ca to learn more. Questions and concerns can be directed to

pwahelp@ottawaschoolbus.ca.This initiative reflects our commitment to better serving our communities and improving the well-being of our students during transportation.

Summer Camps

Game On 2025 Summer Camp

June 30-July 4 (4 day-camp; $199 cost; St Pius location only)

July 7-11; 14-18; 21-25 & July 28-August 1

Ages: 7-13 yrs

Price: $249 (Sibling: $239, first child pays full price)

9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Pre-camp 8:30 – 9:00 am; Post-camp 4:00 – 4:30 pm)
Locations - St Pius HS (Nepean) & St Mother Teresa (Barrhaven)

The Goal of Game On is for campers to actively participate in a variety of sports with the FOCUS on FUN!

The sports include: basketball, volleyball, soccer, badminton, tchoukball, ultimate, disc golf, floorball, target games and others. Adult educators as head instructors. Professional sport-specific instruction with the aim to develop and improve Fundamental Movement Skills by experienced Physical Education teachers. Includes camp t-shirt (one per camper), daily/weekly prizes & Friday Pizza Day.

Game On Camp Information

Game On Summer Registration

Parking

As a reminder, the north side of the street in front of the school is a no-stopping zone. Please be mindful of the no-parking zone on the south side as well. We've noticed increased congestion in these areas, which creates a potentially unsafe environment for our students and neighbours.

To help alleviate this, we kindly ask that you park a block away and walk the short distance to school. Your cooperation in making our school zone a safer place for everyone in our community is greatly appreciated!

We also wanted to bring to your attention concerns about entering the back parking lot for drop off and pick up of EDP students.  Please be cautious and go very slow when entering and exiting the parking lot. 

We have installed a two way mirror to alleviate the blind spot.  

Breakfast Program

Dear Parents/Guardians,

All students are invited to attend the breakfast program.  If you do not want your child to participate in the breakfast program, kindly contact your teacher with this request.

Arrival / Dismissal Drop off / Pick up

Please be aware the procedures that are in place for dismissal and pick up.  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. Students will then proceed to the schoolyard. No adults are allowed on the school yard before, during or after school. Educators will be in these designated areas.  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 leave 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 .

Reminder EDP

We kindly request that students and parents refrain from entering classrooms and the junior floor area before and after school. These rules have been in place for some time and we appreciate your cooperation in following them.

St. Daniel Catholic School Council  

Next Meeting: April 22, 2025  LC

Council News: Parent Pulse

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.

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

Parent Portal

****** VERY IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE THIS PROCESS OR YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO ACCESS REPORT CARDS 

Please visit Login - enCompass to access your students information and in future their report cards.  Please review the contact information listed.  If any changes need to be made please email Daniel@ocsb.ca with the new updates.  

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 

Important Dates

April 20  Easter

April 21   Easter Monday 

April 22   Boys Basketball Tournament (Monsignor Paul Baxter)

April 22   Parent Council Meeting

April 23  Office Administration Day of Appreciation

Future Dates  May 5 - May 9  Catholic Education Week

Future Dates   April 29   Girls Basketball Tournament (Monsignor Paul Baxter)

Future Dates   May 4   Ottawa Sens  or  Toronto Maple Leaf Golf Tournament?

Triduum Schedule