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Congratulations to our Young Authors Awards/Prix Jeunes Écrivains Winner!
Jakub Grysiewicz-Loeppky in Grade 7 French Immersion has won this year’s Young Authors Awards/Prix Jeunes Écrivains for his opinion text, “Est-il bon de conduire des voitures électriques?” in the French Grades 7-8 Nonfiction category at the provincial level. His work will be published in a commemorative booklet featuring all the winning entries from students across the province. Congratulations, Jakub, on this fantastic achievement! ... Continue reading "Congratulations to our Young Authors Awards/Prix Jeunes Écrivains Winner!"
Compassion Virtue Winners
Congratulations to the following students who were recipients of October’s Virtue of the Month for Compassion. These students demonstrated compassion by:
- seeking to understand others by listening
- forgiving others, and
- celebrating God’s love for creation
Welcome to Kindergarten
If you did not have the opportunity to participate in our virtual Welcome to Kindergarten or are new to St. Joseph the Worker, please visit our website here: https://sites.google.com/view/welcome-to-kindergarten-sjw/home for information about our Full Day Kindergarten program. We are excited to meet your children in the Fall!
Luke 4:18 Christmas Initiatives
Please see below information about our Holiday Heroes Toy Drive and our Share the Warmth Clothing Drive.
School-day is Here
School-day Online Payment Tool
School-day is an online cashless system for use by parents, teachers and office administrative staff.
We are implementing School-day to minimize the handling of cash by students, teachers and office staff, to reduce paper, and to streamline office efficiencies.
Sacrament Information for 2023
Please see the documents below for information about registering your child for Confirmation and First Holy Communion for 2023.
Trustee Wigston’s Welcome Back Message
Please see the message below from Trustee Wigston.
Allergy Information
We thank you for your continuing efforts to make St. Joseph the Worker a nut-safe school. Your vigilance is greatly appreciated and expected as some of our students have life-threatening allergies to nut products. Please carefully read the labels of prepackaged items to ensure they do not contain nut products, oils or a warning that the item “May contain nuts.” Please see the attached letter ... Continue reading "Allergy Information"
Board News
Tutoring Programs Available at the York Catholic DSB
As a part of the Province of Ontario’s efforts to support learning recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, funding has been allocated to our schools to implement tutoring support programs in literacy, numeracy and foundational learning skills.
Schools are developing and offering programs to provide students tutoring opportunities during a variety of time slots and formats to meet the learning needs of ... Continue reading "Tutoring Programs Available at the York Catholic DSB"
Update re: Possible Strike on Monday, Nov. 21
November 16, 2022
Dear Families of the York Catholic District School Board,
Earlier today CUPE served notice that they could resume their job action as soon as Monday, November 21, 2022.
In the event of a strike, York Catholic DSB will move to synchronous virtual learning on Monday. Schools will maintain their regular daily learning schedules. St. ... Continue reading "Update re: Possible Strike on Monday, Nov. 21"
COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures
The York Catholic District School Board worked closely with its partners at the Ministry of Education, York Region Public Health, and with Board staff to prepare for the return to school in September. By aligning our practices with their guidance, we are confident our schools will continue to be safe, inclusive places to learn and work throughout the 2022-2023 school year.