Dear Parents,
FEBRUARY 23, 2025 – FAMILY MASS GR. 4
The Family Mass will be on Sunday, February 23rd 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.
UBC RESEARCH PROJECT FOR PRIMARY GRADES (K-3)
Today your child has received a Consent Form to participate in a UBC Research Project aimed to learning how children understand and acquire knowledge about the world around them. You will find further details on the Parent Notice provided by UBC. We ask that you kindly fill out and return your child’s Consent Form. If you are interested in having your child participate, please fill out the necessary information. The notice went home today with the children and all results will be kept confidential. If you are not interested, please print your child’s name and record ‘NO’ anywhere on the form. ALL FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL BY
FEBRUARY 25TH.
FEBRUARY 26, 2025 – PANCAKE BREAKFAST & KINDNESS COLOURS DRESS DOWN DAY
The Grade 7 Fundraising Committee is hosting a Kindness Day Pancake Breakfast on Wednesday, February 26th. Order forms have been sent home with students.
On this day, students may also dress down in their favourite “brightest and most striking colours”. Children who have gym class on this day are still required to wear their gym strip under their clothes.
All proceeds will go towards OLS school Technology Renewal.
Thank you for your continued support!
Grade 7 Fundraising Committee
GRADE 7 FUNDRAISER KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT SALE
The Gr. 7 fundraising committee is selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts for $15/dozen. Order forms will be going home this week with the students. Orders forms are due on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Pick up is on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, after school. Don’t miss out on these delicious doughnuts. Thank you for your continued support.
FEBRUARY 28, 2025 – CURLING GRADE 5 STUDENTS
Grade 5 students will be participating in curling lessons on Friday, February 28th. Further details to follow.
FEBRUARY 2025 HOT LUNCH DATES
Thursday, February 20th Ragazzi Pizza
Tuesday, February 25th (Grade 7 Fundraiser) McDonald’s Hamburger
Thursday, February 27th Chicken Strips
MARCH 3, 2025 – RESCHEDULED HOT LUNCH
The McDonald’s burger hot lunch that was canceled on Tuesday, February 4th has been rescheduled to Monday, March 3rd.
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.
2024 SCHOOL DONATION TAX RECEIPTS
The 2024 school donation tax receipts have now been sent home with your oldest child. School tax receipts are claimed as a charitable donation NOT tuition.
MARCH 12, 2025 – IMPORTANT DATE! MANDATORY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The mandatory Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 12th at 6:45 p.m. in the school gym. A member from each family must attend this mandatory meeting or a fine will be charged as per the Policy Handbook on Page 12 of your child’s Agenda. If you are unable to attend due to illness, vacation, etc., a letter must be sent addressed to the Parish Education Committee explaining why you will be absent from the meeting.
2025-2026 SCHOOL REGISTRATION PACKAGES
Registration packages will be distributed at the mandatory Annual General Meeting being held on Wednesday, March 12th. Please note that packages will not be given out prior to the meeting.