Highlights from September 2022

Dear St. Paul Families,

How wonderful it was to be back to more "normal" activities this fall. We had our first Open House in several years, sports tournaments and full school assemblies. We participated in the Terry Fox Walk and were able to attend mass as a school.

We are so pleased to be able to celebrate once again as a St. Paul Community and look forward to a wonderful year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Lori Bryden

Principal

Father in Heaven, Creator of all and source of all goodness and love, please look kindly upon us and receive our heartfelt gratitude in this time of giving thanks.

Thank you for all the graces and blessings. You have bestowed upon us, spiritual and temporal: our faith and religious heritage. Our food and shelter, our health, the loves we have for one another, our family and friends.

Dear Father, in Your infinite generosity, please grant us continued graces and blessing throughout the coming year.

This we ask in the Name of Jesus, Your Son and our Brother.

Amen.

We are pleased to announce the release of our MYSP Year 3. Visit our MYSP web page to view a video message and to learn more about all the amazing progress and achievements being made at ALCDSB!

Each morning we say the Formed in the Faith Prayer which accompanies our Pastoral Theme:

This year's school board pastoral theme "Formed in the Faith" calls us to nurture our relationship with God as we continue along our faith journey. God invites us to enter into relationship with Him, and growing in faith is our response to this relationship.

The “Formed in the Faith” logo is represented by a tree with roots below the ground, and a seed that is marked with the cross. The tree is a visible sign of God’s creation, which represents all of us. The roots remind us that as people of faith, we are all rooted in Christ. The seed reminds us that in order for our faith to grow, we must sow on good soil, which is the faith formation that we give and receive throughout our lives.

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Thanks everyone for attending our Open House! Huge thanks to School Council, the Knights of Columbus, our staff and community volunteers! It was a wonderful success!

Our Diversity Club is strong at St. Paul. We are interested in hearing all about our families' cultural backgrounds and invite you to complete the survey which will be sent home soon!

Congratulations to our students who graduated from the Empower program. Empower is an evidence-based reading program taught by Ms. O'Meara. We are so proud of these accomplishments!

Throughout October students across the globe are lacing up their shoes to walk or wheel to school! To highlight walk to school month in Ontario, Wednesday, October 5th has been designated as kick off day.

St. Paul ECO team has an October calendar on the bulletin board and encourages all students to record their participation.

Take Me Outside Day – October 19, 2022

On Wednesday October 19, 2022, St Paul ECO team would like St Paul students to join over 400,000 educators and learners across Turtle Island (North America) as they take learning outside.

Consider committing to spend one hour/one class period of the school day learning outside on Wednesday October 19, 2022.

Father Cosmas invites interested students who have received their Sacrament of First Communion to become altar services at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Masses are Saturday at 5:15 p.m. and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.

Please contact St. Paul Catholic Elementary School or St. Joseph Catholic Church for more information by phone 613-547-5004 or by email st.joseph@cogeco.ca

At St. Paul we have a vibrant School Council and we invite you to join us! Our next meeting is on Wed. Oct. 19 at 7:00 pm via Zoom.

We recently had the School Council Executive Election and the following will hold the positions for the 2022-2023 Executive:

Council Chair-Nikki Dennee

Co-Chair-John Gowsell

Secretary-Amy Mignault

Treasurer-Celina Santos

Fundraising Chair-Lisa Rolo

In addition, April Vieira will be leading a Yearbook Committee.

Ms. Maria Boston is interested in offering piano Lessons to students. If your child is interested in learning how to play the piano, please contact 613-384-1057.

Picture Day

School Mass

Eco Team Events

United Way Spook-a-thon

Progress Reports and IEPs will go home

Fire Safety Contest

Sonic Contest

Email: flhppaul@alcdsb.on.ca
Website: https://www.alcdsb.on.ca/School/paul/Pages/default.aspx#/=
Location: 266 McMahon Avenue, Kingston, ON, Canada
Phone: 613-542-6101
Twitter: @alcdsb_paul