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

Popcorn Sales 

Our annual Papajacks Popcorn school fundraiser is currently underway. Families can now place orders for the fall/winter session via our online cash payment system. Students will receive a bag of popcorn every second Friday. The cost for eight sessions of popcorn is $24. The deadline for orders is next Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

October 20 - October 24, 2025

Prayer

God of misty days and harvest moon nights, there is always the dimension of mystery and wonder in our lives. We always need to recognize your power-filled presence. May we gain strength from this.

Amen

Seventh Week of School

The long weekend was filled with conversations about the struggles of our baseball team and the disappointing news that Brady Tkachuk would be out for six weeks, a tough blow for hockey fans. Still, we hold onto hope, knowing that with perseverance, anything is possible. We used the beautiful weather on Wednesday to complete our final Fire Drill of the season, and our students were exceptional.

With this week coming to a close, excitement is building for our Halloween celebrations. Details were sent home in a letter on Friday, October 17th. We’re particularly looking forward to the Halloween Dance on Thursday, October 30th—a long-standing tradition for the St. Daniel Lions. Thank you to our Parent Council for making it happen! The baseball we all adore gave fans a reason to cheer with wins on Thursday and Friday, and we look forward to discussing the outcome of Sunday's game next week.

Spirit Wear Webstore

The St. Daniel Spiritwear online store is open from Friday, October 17th, through Friday, November 7th. 

 St. Daniel Spiritwear 

Remembrance Day Ceremony

Our Remembrance Day Ceremony will take place on November 11, 2025.  Our ceremony will take place in our gymnasium beginning at 10:30 AM.   A letter will be sent home on the 24th of October with more information. 

Food Drive

We want to thank the St. Daniel Community for the donations that will be delivered to St. Basil Church.  All of the contributions made will make a difference.  

St. Daniel Catholic School Council  

Next Meeting:  October 22, 2025   6:30 PM Learning Commons

Halloween Dance Party for the St. Daniel Students

Please see the poster for details. 

Cross Country Meet

Rescheduled:  October 20, 2025

If for some reason this is cancelled, I will post a message on the website Monday morning, and tweet this message.

REMINDERS

Arrival / Dismissal Drop off / Pick up

Please be aware of 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 for 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 .

Volunteers

Snowsuit Fund

The Snowsuit Fund provides new snowsuits to children aged 0-15 who are Ottawa residents and considered low-income. Eligibility criteria include proof of the child's age, household income, and address. Families can apply for the program by appointment only through the Snowsuit Fund website. There is a nominal $10 fee to help cover administrative costs.

Breakfast Program

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.

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: 

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.  

Photo Day

We will be using Edge Imaging this year. The students had their pictures taken on Friday October 3. Information will be sent home with the proofs. With regards to a timeline of when they will arrive,the proofs usually takes three weeks.

The retake day is scheduled for November 21, 2025

Please take note that we have scheduled the Class Photo day for March 5, 2026.  This will also be the day that our Grade 6 students will have their Graduation Photos taken.

 If you want your child to have a picture retake, please communicate with your child’s teacher about this request. 

Office Administrator 

Please take note that oftentimes 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

October 20     Mariners vs Blue Jays   (Game 7)

October 20      Cross Country Meet (Rescheduled)  

October 22      Parent Council Meeting (L.C.) 6:30 PM

October 22       Bus Driver Appreciation Day

Triduum Schedule