The Lunch Lady ordering now open for Term 2

Ordering is now open for The Lunch Lady for Term 2, from January 9th to March 6th. Orders must be received by Thursday of the week prior to delivery.  

Registration and ordering is easy. If this is your first time ordering, follow these easy steps:

1. Visit https://order.lunchlady.ca/
2. Register or log in. 
3. Add student and select the student's homeroom.
4. Select order delivery date. 
5. Add items to cart (return to calendar for more dates)
6. Check out and complete your order. 

Don't forget to order sides (yummy garlic sticks!), drinks, and desserts (cookies and yogurt parfaits!). You can even order utensils so you don't need to remember to pack them!

Be sure to sign up to receive order reminders so you don't miss out on ordering. Reminders come out each Thursday if you haven't yet ordered for the next week.  

If your child is sick on Lunch Lady day, you can email The Lunch Lady at ottawawest.east@thelunchlady.ca by 8am to cancel the order and receive a full credit. 

If your child has any special food needs, reach out to Shawn at The Lunch Lady before your first order at ottawawest.east@thelunchlady.ca.  

**DON'T FORGET TO PACK UTENSILS ON LUNCH LADY DAY**

Thank you from the Kinder Team for indigenous resources

 

St. Philip School Council is happy that we were able to help purchase indigenous resources for the Kinder team!

https://twitter.com/MrsJPJohnson/status/1603088980853116935

Thank you cards from Grade 6s for Christmas Social

 

Thank you grade 6s for the wonderful thank you cards you sent us for the Christmas Social!

Pizza ordering now open for Term 2

 

Term 2 Pizza Ordering

Ordering is now open for Term 2 Pizza. Orders MUST be submitted by Wednesday, December 21st. Late orders will not be accepted. 

The next term of pizza lunches will run on Thursdays from January 12th until March 9th (9 weeks). The cost is $3 per slice ($27 for the 9 week session). We are offering 5 options:

• pepperoni
• cheese
• vegetarian
• allergy-friendly (gluten free crust with vegan cheese)
• regular cheese on a gluten free crust**

Orders MUST be submitted through School Cash Online by Wednesday, December 21st. We cannot accept any late orders. 

**If you wish to order slices of the regular cheese on a gluten free crust, please select the gluten-free/vegan cheese option in school cash online, then send an email to school council with your student's name and teacher. We will manually update this to ensure they receive the correct pizza. 

Candyland Christmas Social 2022 - Thank you!

 CANDYLAND CHRISTMAS SOCIAL 2022

The St. Philip School Council would like to extend a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to our amazing organizing committee:

• Kelly Cochrane
• Tina Gooch
• Liz Bigelow
• Tosin Morolari
• Kathryn McDonald
• Christine Villegas

Thank you also to all the volunteers that helped to make this event a success. 

We have an amazing school community, and it was great to see so many of you out last evening. In addition to the many donations of mittens and toys, we also provided $178.45 in cash donations to the Richmond Food Bank. THANK YOU!

Candyland Christmas Social 2022

 

Gift of Reading

The 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 and update quality reading material for the students to access on their visits. So, in lieu of or in addition to Christmas gifts, the staff of St. Philip would be most honoured 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. Donations and card orders can be purchased through School Cash Online. The card(s) will be sent home for you to sign and add your own greeting. Your child may then present the card to his/her educators, EA, ECE, etc.

 

Orders will be accepted until Sunday, December 11th. Greeting cards will be sent home with your child on Thursday, December 15th . Please note that this program is completely optional and all donations collected for the Gift of Reading go directly towards purchasing books and materials for the Learning Commons.

 

If you have any questions please contact Michelle Owen at mprankie@hotmail.com.

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The St. Philip School Council is looking for volunteers to help distribute hot lunches on Mondays (Lunch Lady) and Thursdays (JoJo's pizza). We need 2 volunteers for each hot lunch day.

You can sign up for the occasional day, or each week, based on your availability. Please visit our sign-up sheet at: https://volunteersignup.org/9KFT9

**Volunteers must have a valid police record check on file with the Ottawa Catholic School Board (visit the OCSB website for more details at: https://www.ocsb.ca/contact/volunteers/).

The commitment is 30-45 minutes for sorting and distributing the food (starting at 11:30am). Instructions will be available at the school, and are also available here:

• Lunch lady instructions
• Pizza instructions

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at st.philip.school.council@gmail.com.

 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The St. Philip Christmas Social is a tradition that the school community looks forward to each year. It is a wonderful opportunity to gather together to celebrate the holidays and get to know other families at St. Philip. 

To ensure that we can continue this tradition, the School Council is seeking volunteers to plan and organize this event. Specifically, we are looking to create a committee of volunteers, with a committee lead. 

If you are interested in volunteering to help plan and organize this event, please reach out to the School Council as soon as possible at st.philip.school.council@gmail.com. Please indicate if you are willing to lead the committee, or you are volunteering to be part of the team. 

Hot Lunches with the Lunch Lady program

The St. Philip School Council is excited to announce that in addition to Jojo's Pizza on Thursdays, we will be offering hot lunch options through The Lunch Lady on Mondays, starting on October 24, 2022. 

There is a large menu available, with a variety of allergy-friendly options to choose from as well. 

Registration and ordering is completed through The Lunch Lady website. See the below poster for instructions to order and other details. 

If you have questions about ingredients, please contact The Lunch Lady at ottawawest.east@thelunchlady.ca.

Next School Council Meeting - Monday, October 17, 2022 at 6:30pm

The next St. Philip Catholic School Council meeting will be held on Monday, October 17, 2022 at 6:30pm in the learning commons. 

All parents are welcome to attend. 

We are looking for volunteers to assist with various council-led activities throughout the year, such as:

• hot lunches (organizing volunteer schedule, weekly volunteers to distribute food)
• fundraisers (Gift of Reading, etc)
• Christmas Social
• Science Fair (organizing the event, judges)
• Fun Fair 

If you would like to receive emails from the school council, please sign up here.

We would love to see you at our next meeting!