Dear Parents,
I wish to personally thank all our students and parents for coming back to school today after two closed snow days, and to have such a great visit with our Archbishop Michael Miller. All our students came well prepared in full uniform and were able talk to him about some of the lessons they learn daily in their beautifully prepared classroom. Each grade also gifted the Archbishop with a spiritual bouquet of prayers, as well as showing him how important our Catholic school is to them personally. Thank you to all our amazing students, as it was a wonderful visit from the Archbishop, and he was very appreciative of all their prayers and of how well they answered his questions! Our students and staff made us all PROUD!
As the Archbishop is also making time to meet with all Parish groups, he will also be present at the weekend Masses. We are hoping our parent school community can also have some time to meet the Archbishop by attending the weekend masses and staying for the coffee hours following each of these masses mentioned below. (Please note, the regular Sunday 11:30 mass is at 11am) Thank you to our OLS school community for always showing that we are also a strong faith community!
JANUARY 19, 20 AND 21, 2024 – ARCHBISHOP WEEKEND MASSES
The Archbishop will be celebrating the weekend masses on Friday January 19th at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, January 20th at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, January 21st at 11:00 a.m. (different time) and the Sunday 1p.m. Spanish Mass. Archbishop Miller will be available after these masses to meet and talk with our families! We invite all our amazing OLS Faith Community!!
JANUARY 23, 2024 – FIRST COMMUNION PARENTS’ MEETING
There will be a First Communion Parent Meeting on Tuesday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. in the lower hall. This meeting is for parents only and at least one parent from each family must attend.
JANUARY 24, 2024 – NOTRE DAME OPEN HOUSE & PLACEMENT EXAM FOR GRADE 8
The Placement Exam will take place on Wednesday, January 24th at 12:30 p.m. We recommend checking the school’s website to confirm times www.ndrs.org. Please visit the Notre Dame website to view a video presentation with open house information.
JANUARY 24 AND 25, 2024 – LICE CHECK
With the colder and wetter weather upon us the students are indoors more often. We would like to remind you to continue checking for lice at home on a weekly basis. The next school-wide lice check will be conducted on Wednesday, January 24th and Thursday, January 25th. Thank you to Mrs. Kraljevic for doing this once again.
JANUARY 26, 2024 – CROSS COUNTRY SKIING.
The Grade 6 class will begin their Cross-Country skiing lessons on Friday, January 26th. Please refer to the information package sent home from Mr. McCloskey. Please note it is very important that the students are dressed appropriately for this event. The Friday, January 19th Cross Country date will be rescheduled for a later date due to the Archbishop’s visit.
JANUARY 28, 2024 – FAMILY & FIRST COMMUNION ENROLMENT MASS
All students in Grade 2 who will be receiving the Sacrament of First Communion will be required to attend this Mass on Sunday, January 28th at 11:30 a.m. We invite all families from OLS to celebrate this Mass. We again will have our Students reading during all Family Masses as well as our amazing children’s choir! The Monthly Family Mass is a wonderful way for our families and students to attend and participate in the required Sunday liturgy.
JANUARY 2022 HOT LUNCH DATES
| Thursday, January 25th | Chicken Strip Lunch |
REMINDERS
ONGOING BOTTLE DRIVE – RETURN-IT EXPRESS
The Grade 7 Fundraising Committee is collecting bottles again this year. It’s easy! Simply place your empties in clear bags and drop them off at any “Return-It Express” depot (link to locations here). The school’s account is under our main phone number – 604-253-2434.
KINDERGARTEN 2024-2025 REGISTRATION
Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year for OLS Parishioners is now complete. If you know of any families with children born in the year 2019 who would like to register for our Kindergarten class, please forward them the attached New Student Pre-Registration Request Form, as parent interviews will be held in January. Thank you!
PRESCHOOL 2024-2025 REGISTRATION
We are accepting applications for 3 and 4 year old preschool. If you have a child born in the year 2020 or 2021, please complete and return the attached Preschool Pre-Registration Request Form.
FEDERATION OF LASER MASTER – TERM 2 ENROLMENT
Laser Master will once again be offered after school at OLS for students in Grades 1-7. Classes will be held on Fridays after school from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. The start date is Friday, January 12th and the term end-date is Friday, March 8th. The classes are on a first come first serve basis with a maximum of 14 students. For registration and payment please visit https://lasermaster.com/ and click on the Our Lady of Sorrows link.
WEATHER AND TRAFFIC UPDATE
As the weather gets colder and rainier, we are asking parents to ensure students come to school wearing proper jackets (with hoods) and appropriate shoes. Please do NOT send students who have gym in the morning wearing only their PE strip! They should be wearing their OLS sweatpants and sweatshirt over their PE strip. Students MUST stay outside until 8:35 a.m. as we must ensure adequate supervision at school while teachers are in staff prayer. Also, students may have to be outside throughout the day for recess or movement between the buildings (Gym and Church) as well as be able to stand in the rain for a minimum of 5 minutes if there is a fire or earthquake drill. Also, Please remember to slow down in the drop-off zones as students can be walking between cars are not easily seen in the winter. Thank you!
EXTREME WEATHER & SNOW WEATHER PROCEDURES
If you are unsure of what to do on a snow day, review the Extreme Weather and Snow Procedures instructions which are located under the Documents – School Information & Procedures section on our homepage (www.ourladyofsorrows.ca). Please do not call the school after 8:00 a.m. as all the information will be available online. Our website will be updated by 7:15 a.m. as it is difficult to predict how extreme the weather will be. Thank you for your diligence.