Lunch with Santa is Sunday December 18th, 11:30-1:30

Gift of Reading, deadline is Friday December 9th.

Gift of Reading

‘Gift of Reading’ is a St. Philip Catholic School Council initiative that supports the Learning Commons (Library). There is always an ongoing need to add quality reading material for the students to access on their visits. In lieu of or in addition to Christmas gifts for your child’s teacher or support staff, the staff of St. Philip would be most honored to have a donation made on their behalf to the Gift of Reading program.

Christmas greeting cards noting your donation (dollar amount not included) to the Gift of Reading are available for $2.50 each. Please return the order form and donation with your oldest/only child. Cash and cheques (made out to St. Philip CSC) are still accepted, however payments through School Cash Online (https://ocsb.schoolcashonline.com/) are prefered.The cards will be sent home for you to sign and add your own greeting. Your child may then present this card to their teacher(s), EA, ECE, etc.

Please have order forms returned to school by December 9th. Fill out the information below completely, detach and send to school with your child.

Please note that this program is completely optional and all donations collected for Gift of Reading go directly toward purchasing books/materials for the Learning Commons.

If you have any questions please contact, Jodi Eady at jodieady@yahoo.ca

Hot Lunches Session #2 ordering deadline is Friday December 9

Click here to enter your order:

https://stphilip.hotlunches.net/admin/?sid=&un=0

Meeting Minutes

Draft minutes from Monday's council meeting are now posted.  For past minutes, please see the link on the right.

Upcoming Christmas Events at St. Philip School

1. Parents are welcome to attend the Advent reflection in the gym each Monday morning during Advent. The ceremonies will begin this Monday starting at 9:30AM.

2. A volunteer signup sheet is now available for the upcoming Christmas social on December 15th starting at 6PM.  Thanks in advance to the St Philip community of volunteers for helping to make this event special.

https://www.volunteersignup.org/ALLED

Don't forget we will be asking everyone to bring some nut free Christmas baking or treats to share as well as a donation of new mittens for the mitten tree!

3. The Knights of Columbus are looking for children interested in riding on their float as part of the Richmond Parade December 3rd at 5:30PM.  Please contact danakean@gmail.com for more details.

4. Lunch with Santa, put on by the Knights of Columbus, will take place after the 10:30AM mass on Dec. 18 in the St Philip parish hall.  Grade Six volunteers would be welcome to help out the younger kids decorating gingerbread cookies!

5.  Mark your calendars for the St. Philip Christmas Sing A Long happening December 23rd at 9:45AM.  All are welcome.

Next council meeting is Monday night and Pizza Pickup this Wednesday after school!

1. Next School Council Meeting - Monday November 21 at 6:30pm - School Staff room. All parents are welcome!!!  We want to invite all parents to join us at our meetings. You do not need to be a council member to attend. Come out and hear about what is going on at the school, updates about the new Junior play structure and upcoming Christmas Social event that is planned for Thursday Dec 15. The council is currently looking for interested parents in helping to plan our Fun Fair event for June.  We hope to see you there! Our meeting in December will be December 19.

2. Pizza kit pick-up is happening on Wednesday November 23 from 3 to 7 p.m. at St. Philip school. Kits will not be sent home with students as they are too heavy. Please pick them up as soon as possible. Council will not be responsible for any kits remaining after 7 p.m. as there is no storage space for them. Please e-mail stphilippizza@gmail.com to make arrangements if you will be later than 7 p.m. Remember, if the products thaw they can be refrozen once.


Thank you,
St Philip School Council

Thank you to all who participated in our Little Caesar's Pizza Fundraiser!

A big St. Philip thank you goes out to all the parents (& kids!) who supported the parent council Little Caesar's Pizza Kit Fundraiser.  The school community sold over 400 pizza kits which netted us a profit of just over $2000.00 to use towards our new junior play structure.

Congratulations to Afton M. who was the individual winner of the $25 Chapters gift card. She earned her entry into the draw for this prize by selling more than 5 pizza kits.

A big congratulations to Mr. McSheffrey's class who won the free class pizza party for selling the most pizza kits as a class.

Finally, thank you to parents Kristine Q. and Alessia K. for organizing this great fundraiser on behalf of the parent council. 

Enjoy your pizzas!!!

Math resources for parents!!! Click on the link below...

Parent Tool Kit: “ Inspiring Your Child To Learn and Love Math”

“When you support and encourage your child to learn, your positive approach helps influence your child's success.”

This Parent Tool Kit was developed by experts in mathematics education, with input and advice from parents and students. When families and educators join forces, students of all ages can experience greater success in their learning.

Save the date for the St. Philip Christmas Social!!! Thursday December 15th, 6:00PM

Mark your calendars for the one of the most anticipated events of the St. Philip Christmas season!
The horse drawn carriage rides, hot chocolate, home baked treats and most importantly, epic firework show are not to be missed.  Let's pray for a little of the white stuff this year too :)

Thursday December 15th, starting at 6:00PM.