Dear Tornado Community:
The entire staff at St. Teresa of Avila would like to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas!
We hope that the Christmas Season brings you HOPE for the new year, PEACE of heart and mind, JOY with your families and friends and the LOVE that God shares with us!
We look forward to hearing about your break on Monday, January 8th, 2024 when we return to school! See you all in the new year!
Happy Sunday, Tornado Families:
We begin this week by celebrating our students who performed at the St. Teresa of Avila Parish Christmas Pageant today! The students did a fantastic job bringing the birth of Jesus to life. Thank you to our parents for supporting this special presentation and to Mrs. Jakeman.
This week marks the third week of Advent, and the lighting of the pink candle called the “Shepard’s Candle”; rose is a liturgical colour for joy. The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday and is meant to remind us of the joy that the world experienced at the birth of Jesus, and the joy that the faithful have reached at this juncture of Advent.
Video Link from Minister Lecce – End of Year Message 2023
Thank you for the donations to our Christmas Turkey Lunch! We look forward to hosting the students and staff at the parish hall tomorrow for a delicious Christmas meal and eating together!
Starting December 7th, people can drop off old or unwanted smartphones, laptops, and tablets at The Food Bank at 50 Alpine Court in Kitchener, Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Greentec will collect and recycle the devices and donate their end-of-life value back to The Food Bank—supporting its work of acquiring and distributing food to the Community Food Assistance Network, a system of 120+ community programs and agency partners that provide food, support, and services to people in need.
Read more here for details: Phones4Food News Release UPDATED Greentec (partnership with The Food Bank of Waterloo Region)
Now that the snow has arrived, we kindly ask that your child has a pair of indoor running shoes that stay at school. When students take their shoes home, they sometimes forget to return them to school.
For safety reasons, students need to wear running shoes in gym class. The running shoes also help to protect feet/toes from getting crushed by a chair leg or banging against a desk leg. A pair of shoes is also essential if we evacuate due to a fire alarm, as we cannot wait for students to get their boots on. Students are not allowed to wear their boots in class because it becomes a slipping hazard due to the floors getting wet.
If you need financial assistance for indoor shoes, don’t hesitate to contact the office, and we will try our best to help. We have partnered up with Factory Shoe, where for any purchase of children’s boots over $35, our school will receive a small donation that we can put towards school items. When you go to pay, ask them to put the donation towards St. Teresa School in Elmira.
Please have a look at the Parish Bulletin here: December 17 2023
In the bulletin, you will also find some events for the adults in the community. Be sure to check them out!
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December 2023 Pt 1 – A – Scissor Skills
December 2023 Pt 1 – B – Typing
December 2023 Pt 2 – A -Kindegarten Winter Dressing
December 2023 Pt 2 – B Winter Dressing – Temp
A group of Community Organizations is working together to provide after-school tutoring and homework spaces for our community. The grade ranges from 1 to 12, but with a specific focus on students in Grades 7 to 12. Here is the link to see the full schedule and details for each site: https://www.caminowellbeing.ca/tutoring
For more information please contact Raas Siddiqui @ rsiddiqui@caminowellbeing.ca or (519) 404-2549
Tutoring Poster for Families and Students
Did you know that WCDSB has various career opportunities? There are supply opportunities like lunch hour supervisors, supply administrative assistant positions and more. Be sure to check out https://www.wcdsb.ca/careers/ for job opportunities and how to apply.
Any parent can be a part of our CSAC council, also known as Parent Council. Some of CSAC’s responsibilities include planning our fundraisers, deciding how to spend our fundraising dollars, volunteering for different initiatives and sharing your opinion about what the Council can do! To find out more, have a look at the resources below. Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 6th at 6 pm. You can attend virtually or in person. Please email paula.pizarro@wcdsb.ca if you’d like to attend in person or virtually.
Click here to go directly to the CSAC webpage.
When families place lunch orders, the school receives a small donation. The school receives $1 from each Pita Pit order, $1 from each Twice the Deal Pizza order, and $0.50 from the Lunch Lady. All the proceeds go towards the school and student needs.
https://woolwichcounselling.org/upcoming-events/
Visit https://www.woolwichcommunityservices.org for the most up-to-date information. WCA Brochure
Dear Parents and Guardians,
At St. Teresa of Avila school, we will be focusing on Learning Partnerships for the month of December.
Learning Partnerships involve active collaboration, not just with our classmates and teachers but also with community organizations like our parish church, and even with individuals from the global community. It’s about tackling real-world challenges together, participating in engaging activities, and exchanging ideas.
We encourage you to support your child’s learning partnerships at home by participating in our school Giving Tree initiative this month. You may also wish to visit our parish website for Advent Mass times, Advent resources, and community faith-based activities.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership.
Your partner in education,
P. Pizarro
How many items does your child(ren) lose yearly to the Lost and Found or, worse yet, goes in the trash? Want to save money by NOT having to replace lost items because no one knows who it belongs to? Get Mabel’s Labels!
We are happy to report that our school signed up for an ongoing fundraiser with Mabel’s Labels. Our school has the opportunity to earn 20% commission on all sales, and you have the peace of mind of knowing that your child(ren)’s items are labelled. And we are thankful that our Lost and Found does not fill up every term.
Coming Up:
Happy Sunday, Tornado Families:
Thank you to our families who have donated to our Giving Tree campaign for our Indigenous neighbours at The Healing of The Seven Generations. We thank you for your kindness and generosity as we work together to bring peace and joy to families in our community.
We are so happy to announce that we will serve a hot Christmas lunch on Monday, December 18th! Students will each receive a pre-packed, individual portion catered by The Lunch Lady.
Here are the food options:
Please order through School Cash Online. We are kindly asking for $2 to offset some of the cost of this school-wide event.
Starting December 7th, people can drop off old or unwanted smartphones, laptops, and tablets at The Food Bank at 50 Alpine Court in Kitchener, Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Greentec will collect and recycle the devices and donate their end-of-life value back to The Food Bank—supporting its work of acquiring and distributing food to the Community Food Assistance Network, a system of 120+ community programs and agency partners that provide food, support, and services to people in need.
Read more here for details: Phones4Food News Release UPDATED Greentec (partnership with The Food Bank of Waterloo Region)
Now that the snow has arrived, we kindly ask that your child has a pair of indoor running shoes that stay at school. When students take their shoes home, they sometimes forget to return them to school.
For safety reasons, students need to wear running shoes in gym class. The running shoes also help to protect feet/toes from getting crushed by a chair leg or banging against a desk leg. A pair of shoes is also essential if we evacuate due to a fire alarm, as we cannot wait for students to get their boots on. Students are not allowed to wear their boots in class because it becomes a slipping hazard due to the floors getting wet.
If you need financial assistance for indoor shoes, don’t hesitate to contact the office, and we will try our best to help. We have partnered up with Factory Shoe, where for any purchase of children’s boots over $35, our school will receive a small donation that we can put towards school items. When you go to pay, ask them to put the donation towards St. Teresa School in Elmira.
Please have a look at the Parish Bulletin here: December 3 2023 (this week’s link isn’t working)
In the bulletin, you will also find some events for the adults in the community. Be sure to check them out!
December 2023 Pt 1 – A – Scissor Skills
December 2023 Pt 1 – B – Typing
December 2023 Pt 2 – A -Kindegarten Winter Dressing
December 2023 Pt 2 – B Winter Dressing – Temp
A group of Community Organizations is working together to provide after-school tutoring and homework spaces for our community. The grade ranges from 1 to 12, but with a specific focus on students in Grades 7 to 12. Here is the link to see the full schedule and details for each site: https://www.caminowellbeing.ca/tutoring
For more information please contact Raas Siddiqui @ rsiddiqui@caminowellbeing.ca or (519) 404-2549
Tutoring Poster for Families and Students
Did you know that WCDSB has various career opportunities? There are supply opportunities like lunch hour supervisors, supply administrative assistant positions and more. Be sure to check out https://www.wcdsb.ca/careers/ for job opportunities and how to apply.
Any parent can be a part of our CSAC council, also known as Parent Council. Some of CSAC’s responsibilities include planning our fundraisers, deciding how to spend our fundraising dollars, volunteering for different initiatives and sharing your opinion about what the Council can do! To find out more, have a look at the resources below. Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 6th at 6 pm. You can attend virtually or in person. Please email paula.pizarro@wcdsb.ca if you’d like to attend in person or virtually.
Click here to go directly to the CSAC webpage.
When families place lunch orders, the school receives a small donation. The school receives $1 from each Pita Pit order, $1 from each Twice the Deal Pizza order, and $0.50 from the Lunch Lady. All the proceeds go towards the school and student needs.
https://woolwichcounselling.org/upcoming-events/
Visit https://www.woolwichcommunityservices.org for the most up-to-date information. WCA Brochure
Dear Parents and Guardians,
At St. Teresa of Avila school, we will be focusing on Learning Partnerships for the month of December.
Learning Partnerships involve active collaboration, not just with our classmates and teachers but also with community organizations like our parish church, and even with individuals from the global community. It’s about tackling real-world challenges together, participating in engaging activities, and exchanging ideas.
We encourage you to support your child’s learning partnerships at home by participating in our school Giving Tree initiative this month. You may also wish to visit our parish website for Advent Mass times, Advent resources, and community faith-based activities.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership.
Your partner in education,
P. Pizarro
How many items does your child(ren) lose yearly to the Lost and Found or, worse yet, goes in the trash? Want to save money by NOT having to replace lost items because no one knows who it belongs to? Get Mabel’s Labels!
We are happy to report that our school signed up for an ongoing fundraiser with Mabel’s Labels. Our school has the opportunity to earn 20% commission on all sales, and you have the peace of mind of knowing that your child(ren)’s items are labelled. And we are thankful that our Lost and Found does not fill up every term.
Coming Up:
Happy Sunday, Tornado Families:
Thank you to our families who have donated to our Giving Tree campaign! This is the last week for donations, so we thought we would add a little fun:
All donation items are for our Indigenous neighbours at The Healing of The Seven Generations.
We thank you for your kindness and continued support as we work together to bring peace and joy to families in our community.
Now that the snow has arrived, we kindly ask that your child has a pair of indoor running shoes that stay at school. When students take their shoes home, they sometimes forget to return them to school.
For safety reasons, students need to wear running shoes in gym class. The running shoes also help to protect feet/toes from getting crushed by a chair leg or banging against a desk leg. A pair of shoes is also essential if we evacuate due to a fire alarm, as we cannot wait for students to get their boots on. Students are not allowed to wear their boots in class because it becomes a slipping hazard due to the floors getting wet.
If you need financial assistance for indoor shoes, don’t hesitate to contact the office, and we will try our best to help. We have partnered up with Factory Shoe, where for any purchase of children’s boots over $35, our school will receive a small donation that we can put towards school items. When you go to pay, ask them to put the donation towards St. Teresa School in Elmira.
We are so happy to announce that we will serve a hot Christmas lunch on Monday, December 18th! Students will each receive a pre-packed, individual portion catered by The Lunch Lady.
Here are the food options:
Please order through School Cash Online, which should be available on Monday, December 4th. We are kindly asking for $2 to offset some of the cost of this school-wide event.
The winners have been chosen and will be announced on December 14th at our school mass. Thank you to all the students who submitted artwork!
St. Teresa of Avila church is inviting students to join our Christmas choir. We will be singing at the 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass on December 24th. Arrangements have been made with Gary to have Thursday afternoons from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. as practice time.
We look forward to having young people, Grade 2 to Grade 8, singing with us for this special Mass.
If your child is interested, please call the church to confirm their attendance.
If you missed the registration cutoff date, it’s not too late. Go to the website or email artshine.
Register at www.artshine.ca
Please have a look at this week’s Parish Bulletin here: December 3 2023
In the bulletin, you will also find some events for the adults in the community. Be sure to check them out!
December 2023 Pt 1 – A – Scissor Skills
December 2023 Pt 1 – B – Typing
December 2023 Pt 2 – A -Kindegarten Winter Dressing
December 2023 Pt 2 – B Winter Dressing – Temp
A group of Community Organizations is working together to provide after-school tutoring and homework spaces for our community. The grade ranges from 1 to 12, but with a specific focus on students in Grades 7 to 12. Here is the link to see the full schedule and details for each site: https://www.caminowellbeing.ca/tutoring
For more information please contact Raas Siddiqui @ rsiddiqui@caminowellbeing.ca or (519) 404-2549
Tutoring Poster for Families and Students
Did you know that WCDSB has various career opportunities? There are supply opportunities like lunch hour supervisors, supply administrative assistant positions and more. Be sure to check out https://www.wcdsb.ca/careers/ for job opportunities and how to apply.
Any parent can be a part of our CSAC council, also known as Parent Council. Some of CSAC’s responsibilities include planning our fundraisers, deciding how to spend our fundraising dollars, volunteering for different initiatives and sharing your opinion about what the Council can do! To find out more, have a look at the resources below. Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 5th at 6 pm. You can attend virtually or in person. Please email paula.pizarro@wcdsb.ca if you’d like to attend in person or virtually.
Click here to go directly to the CSAC webpage.
When families place lunch orders, the school receives a small donation. The school receives $1 from each Pita Pit order, $1 from each Twice the Deal Pizza order, and $0.50 from the Lunch Lady. All the proceeds go towards the school and student needs.
https://woolwichcounselling.org/upcoming-events/
Visit https://www.woolwichcommunityservices.org for the most up-to-date information. WCA Brochure
Dear Parents and Guardians,
At St. Teresa of Avila school, we will be focusing on Learning Partnerships for the month of December.
Learning Partnerships involve active collaboration, not just with our classmates and teachers but also with community organizations like our parish church, and even with individuals from the global community. It’s about tackling real-world challenges together, participating in engaging activities, and exchanging ideas.
We encourage you to support your child’s learning partnerships at home by participating in our school Giving Tree initiative this month. You may also wish to visit our parish website for Advent Mass times, Advent resources, and community faith-based activities.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership.
Your partner in education,
P. Pizarro
How many items does your child(ren) lose yearly to the Lost and Found or, worse yet, goes in the trash? Want to save money by NOT having to replace lost items because no one knows who it belongs to? Get Mabel’s Labels!
We are happy to report that our school signed up for an ongoing fundraiser with Mabel’s Labels. Our school has the opportunity to earn 20% commission on all sales, and you have the peace of mind of knowing that your child(ren)’s items are labelled. And we are thankful that our Lost and Found does not fill up every term.
Coming Up: