Yearly Archives: 2019

Umbrella Project Theme for the month of January: Authenticity: The courage to be yourself.

Monday, January 6

• Welcome Back Saints
• Dunn returns from her Maternity leave – welcome back Ms. Dunn

 Tuesday, January 7
Wednesday, December 18

 Hot Lunch: New Orleans

Thursday, December 19

• Spirit Wear Day!

 Friday, December 20

* Just a reminder that if you would like to purchase a hot lunch, your order is due at noon on Sunday. For all hot lunch orders, please visit the web site www.lunchboxorders.net.

* Please visit our website at https://stclement.wcdsb.ca/  and  “View Calendar Highlights” for more information about these and any upcoming events.

* Follow us on Twitter @stclementsaints to view the wonderful happenings at our school.

The past few weeks at St. Clement Catholic Elementary School have been filled with much excitement – Christmas excitement. The students have shared the joy of the Christmas season with song, dance, artistic expressions, the twelve days of Christmas spirit days and through their smiles and laughter. As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, I wish you much peace, comfort and joy.  I sincerely hope that you all have an opportunity to experience the real meaning of Christmas, enjoy the festivities of the New Year and spend some quality time with loved ones. I look forward to welcoming everyone back for January 6^th.

St. Clement Catholic Elementary School staff wish you and your family a joyful Christmas and a blessed New Year.

The potential one day strike announced by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) will not affect WCDSB elementary and secondary schools. Our schools will be open as usual on Wednesday and running on a normal schedule.

Jesus is the light of our Christmas, the joy of our hearts and the hope of our world. Wishing all of the Saints families a very merry and holy Christmas Season. Enjoy your holidays with loved ones and we look forward to seeing all of the students on January 6th.

Monday, December 16

• 12 Days of Christmas – Christmas Card Day…each class has been partnered up to exchange some Christmas words of wisdom

 Tuesday, December 17

• 1:00 PM – Christmas Concert in the gym. We ask that you do not arrive to the school prior to 12:45PM to avoid parents and students all trying to enter the building following lunch recess. Instead of signing in at the office you will receive a visitor tag from the greeter at the front door who will also direct you to the gym. Looking forward to seeing you there.
• 12 Days of Christmas – Candy Cane Day!

Wednesday, December 18

• Hot Lunch: Lunch Lady
• 12 Days of Christmas – Christmas pajama Day!

Thursday, December 19

• 12 Days of Christmas – Christmas Character Day…come dressed as a Christmas character/person/animal

Friday, December 20

• 12 Days of Christmas – Christmas Movie Day…whole school together in the gym 

  * Just a reminder that if you would like to purchase a hot lunch, your order is due at noon on Sunday. For all hot lunch orders, please visit the web site www.lunchboxorders.net.

  * Please visit our website at https://stclement.wcdsb.ca/  and  “View Calendar Highlights” for more information about these and any upcoming events.

  * Follow us on Twitter @stclementsaints to view the wonderful happenings at our school.

In celebration of the initiatives both board-wide and at our school level, please read the Director’s Annual Report for the 2018-2019 school year.

Director’s Annual Report: https://annual.wcdsb.ca

Umbrella Project Theme of the Month:

Growth Mindset:

PARENTING TIP OF THE MONTH: The following is a parenting tip from Teresa Hartnett, Family Ministry Office, Diocese of Hamilton

For Catholics, Christmas is about so much more than gifts:  it is the promise, through the birth of Jesus, of goodness and light coming into our lives. Do your children know this is the focus of Christmas? Advent and Christmas are perfect times to highlight the “reason for the season”. Read stories about the Advent wreath so they understand what each candle symbolizes; read the story of the Nativity (more than once!); be sure the tree is adorned with symbols of the faith; read family Advent reflections daily during Advent; attend Mass and reflect on the readings each week, including Christmas Day.  Faith sets a foundation on which to stand and Christmas is a perfect time to bring Christ into your family activities!

Angel Tree Campaign for Mary’s Place runs all week

Monday, December 9

• 9:15 am – 9:45 am Advent Celebration in the gym
• Christmas Story Day – You’ll be hearing a Christmas Story from a guest reader

Tuesday, December 10

• 8:50 AM Grade’s 1/ 2 and Gr. 2/ 3 go to The Museum at Doon Village
• Christmas Hat Day

Wednesday, December 11

• Christmas Music Day – some singers will be entertaining you today!
• Hot Lunch: Pita Pit / Angies Roast Beef

Thursday, December 12

• Christmas Sweater Day!!!
• Spirit Wear Day

Friday, December 13

• 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm Advent Celebration in the gym.
• Christmas Bingo day!! It is a school-wide event
• Flags on all Government of Ontario buildings and establishments across the province will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Friday, December 6, 2019, to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

St. Clement Angel Tree Campaign: November 25 – December 13 – students are to have a permission form or note stating that they can get an angel off of the Angel Tree. Donations will go to Mary’s Place.

On December 17^th, you are invited to join us for our annual Christmas Concert in the gym. Students will be performing with their class to celebrate this most holy season of Advent. The presentations will begin at 1:00 PM. We ask that you do not arrive to the school prior to 12:45PM to avoid parents and students all trying to enter the building following lunch recess. Instead of signing in at the office you will receive a visitor tag from the greeter at the front door who will also direct you to the gym.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

* Just a reminder that if you would like to purchase a hot lunch, your order is due at noon on Sunday. For all hot lunch orders, please visit the web site www.lunchboxorders.net.

* Please visit our website at https://stclement.wcdsb.ca/  and  “View Calendar Highlights” for more information about these and any upcoming events.

* Follow us on Twitter @stclementsaints to view the wonderful happenings at our school.

Just below is the link that explains what is happening tomorrow.

St. Clement Catholic Elementary School is OPEN Tomorrow

As you may have heard, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) has announced plans for a one-day strike on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.
OSSTF does not represent any staff working in our elementary and secondary schools, therefore all Waterloo Catholic District School Board elementary and secondary schools will be open and running on their normal schedules tomorrow.
WCDSB teaching staff are represented by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and negotiations with the province are still on-going. We are hopeful the two sides will reach a fair and respectful collective agreement.
However, OSSTF does represent some staff working at our St. Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centres, and the one day strike will result in the following programs and services being CLOSED on December 4:
• English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at all campuses.
• Language Instruction for New Canadians (LINC) classes at all campuses.
• Literacy Basic Skills (LBS) classes – also known as CorE classes – at all campuses.
• Spots for Tots childcare and LINC Childminding sites at both the both the Downtown Kitchener Main Campus and the Highland Road campus.

PLEASE NOTE: All other St. Louis programs will be running on normal schedules.

We continue to experience some problems with drivers being unsafe with drop-off and pick-up of students. All drivers must obey parking signs on school property and on the streets surrounding the school. Avoid parking in the drive way, bus zone or near the bus loading area where students are walking.

Also when entering the school property, kindly use the side walks or main driveway to avoid trips, slips and falls during the winter months. Please avoid the grassy areas directly around the school and the grassy area in the middle of the ring road as they are not winter maintained.

We appreciate your cooperation with both of these important matters.

During the fall, winter and spring of the school year, unusual or severe weather conditions can lead to a number of different situations requiring cancellation of some or all student transportation. It is important that School Boards, the schools, the public, the media, vehicle operators and STSWR all initiate or receive the same message. This procedure attempts to simplify this process as it applies to both Boards.

For decisions made prior to the start of the school day, every effort will be made to ensure that a media announcement and fan out activation commences prior to 6AM.

1. 1. Cancellations are posted on STSWR’s home page stswr.ca
   2. STSWR’s “Delays and Cancellations” link  https://bpweb.stswr.ca/Cancellations.aspx
   3. Families have the option of receiving automatic notifications via email through our subscription service   https://www.stswr.ca/parents/
   4. Follow STSWR on twitter (@STSWR)
   5. Subscribe to the WCDSB’s Newswire and receive emails if the school is closed https://www.wcdsb.ca/
   6. Subscribe to the St. Clement Newswire and receive emails if the school is closed https://stclement.wcdsb.ca/  

During the fall, winter and spring of the school year, unusual or severe weather conditions can lead to a number of different situations requiring cancellation of some or all student transportation. It is important that School Boards, the schools, the public, the media, vehicle operators and STSWR all initiate or receive the same message. This procedure attempts to simplify this process as it applies to both Boards.
For decisions made prior to the start of the school day, every effort will be made to ensure that a media announcement and fan out activation commences prior to 6AM.

School Boards

1. WCDSB and WRDSB websites
2. WCDSB and WRDSB twitter feeds

Local Media Outlets

1. All media outlets listed below: