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The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2012 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.” The annual observance starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2012 is January 29 to February 5. Schools typically celebrate Catholic Schools Week with Masses, open houses and special activities for students, families, parishioners and the community [...]
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Happy New Year everyone! I remember not too long ago that everyone was worried about the 2000 millenium bug and here we are, 10 years later already. Wow! We’re back from a month long holiday break and rearing to go. This year, I plan on expanding the blog’s scope to provide updates on what is [...]
October just zoomed by and here we are in Novemer and the day of my son’s first ever report card. I have a nostalgic love of report cards. My mother still has all of my old ones from Grade 3 right up to the point I graduated high school, not that long ago Despite getting [...]
I just got back from volunteering at the Scholastic Book Fair our school is having this week. This is another fundraising activity at out school and one that I whole heartedly approve of. Anyone who knows me knows the passion I have for books, and children’s books in particular. The fair is set up in [...]
I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween. This year’s Halloween was the best yet since Lee was born. The day started with a party at his school followed by our neighbourhood community association parade and festivities, then topped off with trick-or-treating. The school party was the first parent association organized fund raiser for [...]
On the first (or second, I can’t quite remember) day of school, Lee brought home an orange folder with his name on it in his bookbag. The is the primary method of communicating with the teacher. The concept is sort of like sending notes by carrier pigeon back in the olden days. School newsletters, forms, [...]
Time has just been flying by. I’ve survived our school’s first fundraising drive for the year and, I’m not proud to say, my sales were abysmal. When your child enrolls in preschool, whether it’s public or private, get ready for the onslaught of fundraising events. Our school requires a $300 fundraising contribution each year per [...]
One of the most important thing they should tell new parents is to label absolutely everything that is not on your child’s body, including coats, hats, shoes, anything they may remove. It rained heavily during the first couple days of school this year so Lee wore his new yellow rain slicker that he is in [...]
I’ve decided to stay where we are and not change schools. Our school is great and it just feels like a perfect fit for my boy. He is learning and enjoys going to school everyday. No sense in disrupting that at this early stage in the process.
As I walked by the pond in our local park this morning, I marveled at how still the water was, despite the waterfall behind depositing a steady stream of water into it. It resembled a mirror, reflecting the trees, grass and skies above. That is my favourite part of the 25 minute walk home after [...]