St. Philip School Council Blog

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Parent Engagement Night with Aubrey Noronha

The St. Philip School Council, along with the School Councils from our family of schools, is pleased to offer a Parent Engagement Night on Wednesday, January 31st from 6:30-8:30pm at Sacred Heart High School in Stittsville.

Aubrey Noronha presented to St. Philip students this week, and is looking forward to meeting with St. Philip parents and guardians as well, to engage on the important topic of diversity and inclusion, particularly, anti-racism.

Come out to listen to this great speaker, and meet other parents in the school community. Child care is available on site by volunteer high school students.

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Lunch Lady ordering open for Term 2

Lunch Lady ordering is open for Term 2

Orders must be received by Thursday of the week prior.

1. Visit https://order.lunchlady.ca/

2. Register or log in.

3. Add student and select the student’s homeroom.

4. Select the order delivery date.

5. Add items to cart (return to calendar for more dates or to switch to another student)

6. Check out and complete your order.

*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 a day that you have ordered Lunch Lady, you can contact ottawawest.east@thelunchlady.ca first thing in the morning to cancel the meal and receive a credit on your account.

***In the event of a "snow day" on a Monday, your Lunch Lady order will be cancelled and you will receive a credit on your account. If you are still sending your child to school, be sure to pack a lunch.

Friday, December 8, 2023

Deadline to order Term 2 pizza is December 18th

Hot lunch ordering – JoJo’s pizza Thursdays – Order by December 18^th

Ordering for the second term of JoJo’s pizza is now open in School Cash Online.

This term of pizza will run for 11 weeks beginning Thursday, January 11^th to March 28^th. The cost is $3 per slice per week, therefore the cost for the session for one slice is $33, or $66 for two slices.

Deadline to order is Monday, December 18^th. Late orders cannot be accepted.

We are offering 5 options:

- Pepperoni

- Cheese

- Vegetarian

- Gluten free crust with regular cheese

- Gluten free crust with vegan cheese

Note that in the case of a “snow day” on a Thursday, where all buses are cancelled, pizza day will be rescheduled and you will receive a message from the school regarding the new date. In the event that you were unaware of the snow day, and your child arrived at school without a lunch, there are extra pizza slices (including the gluten free and vegan options) available in the freezer, which can be provided to your child.

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

2023 St. Philip Christmas Social Recap

2023 St. Philip Christmas Social

Thank you to everyone who came out for the 2023 St. Philip Christmas Social. It was amazing to see so many students, parents/guardians and staff out for a fun night of games, food and socializing.

A BIG SHOUTOUT goes to our amazing organizing committee. There are many hours that go into planning events and seeing them through, until hours after the event. It was great to work with such an amazing group of St. Philip parents. Committee members included: 
Michelle McIver 
Kelly Cochrane
Julie Greene
Tanya Mewhinney
Sarah MacNeill
Lindsay Daggitt
Stephanie Hanna
Avaleigh Schouten
Joanne Cronk

Santa's Little Helpers

Thank you for all the donations to the Richmond Food Bank and Toy Mountain, which will brighten the spirits of many in our community.

Santa's Sweet Shoppe

Thank you to Stephanie Hanna for organizing the amazing Christmas baking raffle. Thanks also to everyone who donated baked goods, including some great allergy-friendly options! Congratulations to all the winners.

Reindeer Games

Thank you to Ottawa Fire and our volunteer firefighters for many, many tours of the fire truck and our outdoor lighting!

Hot chocolate was a big hit, with a constant line-up. Thanks to King's Independent for donating the food and supplies.

Outdoor games were provided by the YardGamesGuy (thanks for donating 2 extra games), and thanks to Kelly Cochrane for organizing the tug of war rope.

The North Pole

The North Pole was a busy place, with lots to see and do. Thank you to Lindsay Daggitt and Julie Greene for planning the indoor games and decorating.

Thanks to Stephanie Hanna and Lindsay Daggitt for putting together the balloon banner.

Thanks to Jade Boudreau for the photo area.

Thanks to the Knights of Columbus for preparing and serving the hot dogs, and to King's Independent Grocer for donating the food and supplies. **Don't forget to visit the Knights of Columbus Santa Lunch on Sunday, December 17th following 10:30am Mass at St. Philip Church.

Thanks to Sylvain Sauvé for bringing the Grinch to life! He even helped with clean-up!

Thanks to Julie Greene for organizing the Human Christmas Tree Contest. This was a fan favourite!

Thanks to the EDP students and staff for decorating the stage.

Thanks to Sarah MacNeill for the Letters to Santa area.

Mrs. Claus' Kitchen

Mrs. Claus' Kitchen is the place to be for cookie decorating and making reindeer food to sprinkle outside on Christmas Eve. Thank you to Shana Aubrey and Julie Greene for baking the gluten-free and dairy-free cookies and icing, and donating the sprinkles. Thank you to Sarah MacNeill who baked dozens of cookies and organized the cookie decorating. Thank you to Tanya Mewhinney who organized the reindeer food.