WELCOME BACK!
IMPORTANT LASER MASTER INFORMATION
Laser Master will resume this week on Friday, April 4, 2025. We will notify you with the make-up dates for the three missed classes shortly.
APRIL 9, 2025 – GRADE 5 MASS
Mass will be held on Wednesday, April 9th at 9:00 a.m. Parents and grandparents are welcome to join us. Students must be in full uniform (black shoes and sweaters).
APRIL 9, 2025 – STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES – 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. – 12:00 P.M. DISMISSAL
Wednesday, April 9th the Student-Led Conferences will be held from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. There will be 12:00 pm dismissal and NO After School Club on this day.
APRIL 9, 2025 – REGISTRATION PACKAGES DUE
Registration packages are due Wednesday, April 9th. Please drop off the registration package at the office prior to going to the Student-Led Conference. Once your conference is over, please make sure to stop at the office to make sure your registration package is correct.
APRIL 11, 2025 – IN HOUSE SPELLING BEE
Our annual In-House Spelling Bee for Grades 4-7 will be held on Friday, April 11th at 1:00 p.m. in the Gym. Parents and grandparents are welcome to join us.
APRIL 16, 2025 – READERS ARE LEADERS REGIONAL COMPETITION
Our Readers Are Leaders Team is competing in the regional competition at Corpus Christi. Good luck!
APRIL 17, 2025 – HOLY THURSDAY LENTEN ACTIVITIES
On Thursday, April 17th students will be participating in buddy activities centred around the Easter Triduum. All students should be in FULL UNIFORM for the FULL DAY.
APRIL 17, 2025 – STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The Stations of the Cross will be performed by the Grade 7 class on Thursday, April 17th from 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. in the Church. All students should be in FULL UNIFORM for the FULL DAY.
APRIL 18, 2025 – NO SCHOOL GOOD FRIDAY
APRIL 20, 2025 – EASTER SUNDAY
APRIL 21, 2025 – NO SCHOOL EASTER MONDAY
2025 EASTER TRIDUUM SCHEDULE FOR OLS PARISH
Holy Thursday – April 17, 2025
No Morning Mass
Confessions: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Mass of the Last Supper: 7:30 p.m.
Good Friday – April 18, 2025
Confessions: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Stations of the Cross: 11:00 a.m.
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (trilingual): 3:00 p.m.
Holy Saturday – April 19, 2025
Easter Vigil (trilingual): 8:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday Mass – April 20, 2025
8:30 a.m. (English)
10:00 a.m. (Italian)
11:30 a.m. (English)
1:00 p.m. (Spanish)
APRIL 22, 2025 – LENTEN BOXES DUE BACK
All boxes will be collected after Easter Monday, Tuesday, April 22nd. We ask that ALL students label their box with their name and house colour. We also ask that you print the amount collected on the box. Please use this opportunity to encourage your child to give alms (to do charitable work).
APRIL 22 – 25, 2025 – EARTH WEEK EVENTS
Tuesday, April 22nd to Friday, April 25th is EARTH WEEK at OLS! Each day this week will have a different theme to help our community become “protectors of God’s handiwork”. Please see the attached schedule for details of the daily themes.
“Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.”
― Pope Francis
APRIL 22, 2025 – GR. 7 BAKE SALE
The Annual Grade 7 Bake Sale will take place on Tuesday, April 22nd. Treats will cost $2.00 each.
APRIL 23, 2025 – WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY
Please see the attached flyer for all the details.
APRIL 24, 2025 – CLOTHING DRIVE
It’s time to clean out your closet because the OLS leadership council is having a Clothing Drive! We take donations that are clean and gently used. Please mark your bags with your family’s house colour. See the attached flyer for further details. You can drop off your donations in front of Father Rosemond’s garage on Thursday, April 24th from 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. and 2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
APRIL 24, 2025 – ELECTRICITY REDUCTION CHALLENGE
Please see the attached schedule for all the details.
APRIL 24 and May 1, 2025 – HEAD LICE CHECKS
The next school-wide lice checks will be conducted on Thursday, April 24th and Thursday, May 1st. Thank you to Mrs. Pia Fasan for doing this.
APRIL 25, 2025 – EARTH COLOUR DRESS DOWN
Dress down in earth colour tones (blues, greens, browns) on Friday, April 25th. Those children having gym class on this day are still required to wear gym strip under their clothes. There is NO CHARGE for this Colour Day!
APRIL 25, 2025 – CURB YOUR CONSUMPTION WITH BOOMERANG LUNCH
Please see the attached schedule for all the details.
APRIL 26, 2025 – FIRST COMMUNION RETREAT
The Grade Two First Communion Retreat will be held on Saturday, April 26th. Please refer to the information sent home by the Grade Two teacher.
APRIL 27, 2025 – FAMILY MASS (GR. 3)
The Family Mass will held be on Sunday, April 27th at 11:30 a.m. We invite all families from OLS to celebrate the Family Mass. This is a wonderful way for our families to attend and participate in the required Sunday liturgy.
APRIL 28, 2025 – TRACK MEET
If your child is in Track & Field, please refer to the notice sent home for details.
APRIL 2025 HOT LUNCH DATES
| Tuesday, April 1st (Grade 7 Fundraiser) | McDonald’s Burger |
| Thursday, April 3rd | Subway |
| Tuesday, April 8th (Grade 7 Fundraiser) | Ragazzi Pizza |
| Thursday, April 10th | Sausage and Bun |
| Tuesday, April 15th (Grade 7 Fundraiser) | McDonald’s Jr. Chicken Burger |
| Thursday, April 17th | Columbus Meats Burger |
| Tuesday, April 22nd (Grade 7 Fundraiser) | McDonald’s Burger |
| Thursday, April 24th | Edo Japan |
| Tuesday, April 29th (Grade 7 Fundraiser) | Ragazzi Pizza |
REMINDERS
IMPORTANT UNIFORM UPDATE!!
We have been informed by Neat’s/McCarthy Uniform that our navy school sweaters and cardigans will no longer have the double white arm bands. There will be a new sweater available for the 2026-2027 Centennial school year. Therefore, Neat’s have agreed to discount the present sweater and cardigans up to 50% until the present stock runs out! So, any purchases for new sweaters for the 2025-2026 year will have to be replaced with the new sweater stock by September 2027. Only the new sweater will be available in 2026-2027. That gives parents 2 years before replacement of the present sweaters. We will also be designing a new 100-year OLS logo for our next Century for the new sweaters as well. The vests and other uniform items will not be affected.
ONGOING BOTTLE DRIVE – RETURN-IT EXPRESS
The Grade 7 Fundraising Committee is continuously collecting bottles. It’s easy! Simply place your empties in clear bags and drop them off at any “Return-It Express” depot. The school’s account is under our main phone number 604-253-2434.
