DEAR PARENTS
As the days and weather are getting colder and wetter, please ensure your child is prepared for being outside for at least 15 mins per day. This includes morning lineups before door opening, walking from school to church and/or gym, and when we are dismissing. The door opens at 8:30 a.m., or earlier, for students. However, there may be times when the doors will open a few minutes late due to staff meetings and classroom supervision needs. Please inform all pick-up and drop-off family members as many grandparents are unaware of the routines. If you are concerned about the doors not being opened on time, please call the office and DO NOT APPROACH, OR HARASS, THE STAFF ON DUTY TO OPEN THEM AS THE DOORS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE OFFICE. The best way to ensure that your child does not get cold or wet, is to ensure they dress with proper coats, rainwear, and footwear. Thank you for your understanding.
NEW UPDATED WEBSITE – SCHOOL NOTICES
We are requesting all families to visit our website (www.ourladyofsorrows.ca) if you are looking for information regarding any of our school’s extracurricular activities. All notices will be posted under the ‘Students’ drop-down menu by grade or applicable activity. Please refer to our website, before contacting the school. We thank you for your cooperation.
REMINDERS
**At this time and until further notice, there will be no birthday treats, special occasion treats, or holiday treats brought from home, for the classes.
OCTOBER 20, 2021 – VIRTUAL LIVING ROSARY
Students are expected to be in full uniform this day.
OCTOBER 27, 2021 – INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS RETAKE DAY
Retakes will be held on Wednesday, October 27th. Please have your child dressed in full uniform on this day if they wish to have their individual photo retaken. If you wish your child to have a retake, please let your child’s classroom teacher know.
OCTOBER 29, 2021 – HALLOWEEN BASH
The Halloween Bash will be held on Friday, October 29th during school hours. The ticket order form went home last week. The Halloween Committee will be setting up the Halloween Bash in the gym for each class to take part in during their gym class. Students will have the opportunity to play carnival games, Halloween bingo and the famous lollipop pull. We are going to have plenty of prizes and a treat bag for everyone. Please remember this is a kids’ only event and no outside class treats are allowed. Thank you to all our sponsors, and our amazing Halloween Committee who have managed to organize a fun yet safe Halloween Bash for our students!
Also, we have decided to keep the raffle and the Halloween Bash separate. This year we will be doing a Black Friday Raffle that will go home on Friday, October 29th and the draw will be on Friday, November 26th. More details to come!
OCTOBER 29, 2021 – COSTUME DAY
Students may come to school dressed in Halloween costumes or colours (e.g., orange and black) on Friday, October 29th. PLEASE DO NOT come dressed in scary costumes or costumes with weapons to school. Also, due to the mask mandate, no other face coverings are allowed.
OCTOBER 31, 2021 – FAMILY MASS – 11:30 A.M.
The Family Mass will held be on Sunday, October 31st at 11:30 a.m. We invite all families from OLS to celebrate the Family Mass. This is a great way for our families to attend and participate in the required Sunday liturgy.
PLEASE NOTE! PARENT DRIVERS
If you plan on driving students to and/or from school events you must fill out a Volunteer Driver Form (Volunteer Driver Form) and provide a copy of your current driver’s license and insurance. Driver forms must be completed each year, so all previously signed forms are now void. Also, all drivers and non-family students MUST wear masks and declare if they are non-vaccinated to their riders’ parents, (as we do not want to increase exposure risks). Please only volunteer if you can communicate to the family that you are helping to drive in advance. Unfortunately, the bus is not always available for all events as many programs and grades overlap their needs for rides. Thank you for helping to ensure all students continue to stay safe!
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2021 HOT LUNCH DATES
| October 21, 2021 (Thursday) | Hamburgers |
| November 4, 2021 (Thursday) | Sushi |
| November 18, 2021 (Thursday) | Sausage on a Bun |