Year: 2024

Education Week 2024: We Are Called to Love

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Each year during Catholic Education Week, Ontario’s Catholic community engages in a week-long celebration of the unique identity and distinctive contributions of publicly-funded Catholic education. This year, Catholic Education Week occurs on May 5-11 with the theme, “We Are Called to Love.” 

The theme was inspired by many aspects of our faith community, including our ongoing efforts to promote equity and ... Continue reading "Education Week 2024: We Are Called to Love"

Monday, April 8: Shortened Day for Solar Eclipse

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On Monday, April 8, 2024, a full solar eclipse will occur in southern Ontario, which will block the sun’s light in some areas.

In York Region, we will experience the effects of the eclipse between roughly 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., which coincides with the scheduled dismissal times for our schools. Looking at the sun during this time period has the ... Continue reading "Monday, April 8: Shortened Day for Solar Eclipse"

Solar Eclipse

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Earlier this month, the York Catholic District School Board announced that to ensure student safety due to the Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, all schools will be dismissing students early. 

As such, on April 8, 2024, St Pauls CES will dismiss all students at 12:25pm. The morning bell, drop off and transportation will remain unchanged.  For those eligible for school transportation, such ... Continue reading "Solar Eclipse"

AUTISM Awareness Day

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On Tuesday April 2nd, our school will be celebrating Autism Acceptance Day, and will continue to celebrate the beauty of neurodiversity throughout the month of April. 

At St. Pauls we have displayed our Autism Ontario “Raise the Flag for Autism” in the front foyer and there is a beautiful display in the front foyer that celebrates “all kinds of minds” along with some ... Continue reading "AUTISM Awareness Day"

You’re The CHEF!

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You’re The CHEF is a food literacy cooking program run by St Pauls CES with a focus on fruits and vegetables.  Students learn basic cooking and safe food handling skills, as well as how to make healthy eating choices.

Encouraging students to practice cooking skills is a great way to help young people build their self-esteem, confidence, and sense of achievement, while developing ... Continue reading "You’re The CHEF!"