Flames Family Update: Last One for 2023-24!
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ሰላም! በጃኻ ነዚ ሓበሬታ እዚ ንኽትትርጕሞ ኺሕግዘካ ንፈታዊኻ ሕተቶ ። የቐንየለይ!
Dear Flames Families,
As we reach the end of another fantastic school year, we want to take a moment to reflect on the many achievements and memorable moments we’ve shared. This year has been filled with growth, learning, and incredible experiences for our students, staff, and parents. We have welcomed new families, we have said goodbye to old friends, we have laughed together, learned together, and played together with Flames pride!
A few special shout-outs:
- Thank you to our AWESOME students. We want you to know how proud we are of all your accomplishments. You have worked so hard and showed such resiliency and determination throughout this year. Flames, you motivated us every day to be better and to embrace each day with joy and hope!
- Thank you to our parents and families for all their support, kindness, and hard work this year. It has been a rewarding and enjoyable year for us to have the opportunity to work with you and your children. Your engagement in your child’s education and the school community has been invaluable. Your support has played a crucial role in making this year a success, and we appreciate all the ways you have contributed, from volunteering to attending school events, and everything in between. We are truly grateful!
- Thank you to the staff of OLOL. Every day you put the needs and the well-being of the students in your care above your own. You coached, you ran clubs, you embraced field trips, and every other thing that made coming to school exciting and engaging. We are incredibly grateful for your tireless efforts and the positive energy you bring to our school every day. Thank you for your continued dedication and commitment!
- Thank you to the Catholic School Council. Your dedication to this school and the families you represent is unwavering. We look forward to all the amazing ways we will support this community next year!
- Lastly a special thank you to our Grade 8 Graduates of 2024! As you take this next big leap please remember that you hold a special place in the hearts of all of us at OLOL. It has been a pleasure to watch you grow and we wish you success as you begin your journey through secondary school. May God bless and guide you always!
**IMPORTANT: The WCDSB is closing the NewsWire platform for school starting in September. We will ONLY be using SchoolMessenger moving forward to communicate news. Flames Family Updates will continue next year – only you will get them through the SchoolMessenger email.
School News:
Farewells & Good Luck:
As we celebrate the end of this school year, we also want to take a moment to acknowledge and thank the staff members who will be moving on to new schools and opportunities. Your contributions to our school have been immeasurable, and you will be greatly missed. We wish you all the best in your new endeavors and know that you will continue to make a positive impact wherever you go.
- Ms. Duchesne
- Ms. Sun
- Ms. Nosal
- Ms. Klink
- Ms. Alagas
- Ms. Corrado
- Ms. Breen
- Mrs. McNaughton
- Ms. Vaughan
- Mme. Omari
- Mr. Yerbury
- Mr. Edelinski
- Ms. Vijay
- Mrs. Elsegood
- Mrs. Weir
We thank all of them for their hard work, dedication, and support during their time at Our Lady of Lourdes. You will all be truly missed and wish you all the best in your new school communities!
Lunch Box: NO LUNCH BOX ORDERS THIS WEEK
Lunch Box orders have ended for the school year. Please ensure you are sending a lunch, snacks and water.
OLOL Carnival:
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our school community for your support with this year’s OLOL carnival. We are thrilled to announce that we have raised approximately $4500 for Nutrition for Learning! Way to go, Flames!
Term 2 Report Cards:
Second-term Report Cards and Kindergarten Communication of Learning for the 2023/2024 school year will be sent home on Tuesday, June 25th. The Ontario Report Card and the Kindergarten Communication of Learning reflect your child’s achievement in all subject areas for term 2 and is not meant to be a summary of the full year. In reviewing student achievement over the course of the school year, you are advised to consider each term independently. As always, families are encouraged to reach out to their child’s teacher about their progress this school year.
Plans of Care, Medication Pick Up and Lost & Found:
A few reminders for parents and students as we head into the last weeks of the school year. We have a number of Lost & Found items. Please ask your child to check to see if they own anything displayed on the lost & found table. Any unclaimed items will be donated over the summer.
Students with Medical Plans of Care: If your child has a Plan of Care, it was sent home last week for you to review and add any changes. Please send it back as soon as possible to the office so we can have the plan updated promptly for September. As always, if any medical information changes let the office know and we will make the adjustments needed to record the most current information.
Medication: If your child has any medication at the office, we ask that a guardian or your child come to the office to pick it up on their last day of school, June 27th Thank you!
Bus Transportation for 2024-25
Transportation details for the 2024/2025 school year will be available on Monday, August 19, 2024, via the Parent Portal for students in SK-Grade 12. Eligible students are automatically assigned transportation for September on August 19, 2024 using the home address on the students’ school records when registered at school, and therefore you do not need to register them for the bus. *If the address on the student’s record is incorrect, contact the students’ school directly
If you already have a Parent Portal account, you can use the same credentials to login for new transportation details. If you do not have a Parent Portal account, use our guide to create one: See our complete Parent Portal Login Guide here.
Junior Kindergarten (JK) Students: Transportation eligible JK students’ families will receive an email from Contacts STSWR during the week of August 19th (August 19-23), using the information provided during kindergarten registration. This email will contain your JK child’s transportation details. Please check your spam/junk folder during the week of August 19-23 if you do not see your JK students transportation information email in your main inbox. If there is no email on file for your JK student, a letter with the same transportation information will be sent to your home address that same week. See our complete Parent Portal Login Guide here
Next School Year 2024-25:
Class placements will be sent to families via school messenger on Labour Day weekend. Placement is a carefully thought out process with each child’s needs carefully considered. We will not take requests for specific teachers, however we are confident your child will be pleased with their placement and will have a wonderful school year.
*Please note, as enrolment fluctuates, lists could still change all the way up to Thanksgiving in the event the board requires a class readjustment. Which means students may be moved from one classroom to another pending Fall enrollment.
Please continue to check SchoolMessenger throughout the summer for any additional announcements as well.
With that, I would like to wish students, parents & caregivers, and school staff a safe, restful and rewarding summer. Enjoy the opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends and come back to school with a sense of rejuvenation in the fall.
May God bless us all and keep us safe from all harm until we meet again in September.
Respectfully and with gratitude,
Erin Stevens
OLOL Carnival – THIS FRIDAY!
Congratulations – Grade 8 Graduates!
Congratulations to our Year 2 Kindergarten Students!
School Messenger SafeArrival Attendance Program
Early Pickups
Grade 8 Graduation – Class of 2024 
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