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December 12th, 2025 - Holiday Craft Night
Holiday Craft Night — Mark Your Calendar!
Hi Squires Families!
Get into the holiday spirit at the 2nd Annual Craft Night on Friday, December 12th in the School Gym!
Stop by anytime between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
(Please note: doors close at 7:30 p.m. so everyone has time to finish their crafts.)
Remember: All students must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian. This event is only open to our school community.
Rotate through festive craft stations, and don’t miss the cookie decorating and hot chocolate stops!
The event is completely FREE.
We can’t wait to celebrate the season with you!
St Theresa Parent Council
November 2025 - St. Theresa Advent Project 2025
November 2025
Dear St. Theresa Families,
As we prepare our hearts for Christmas this Advent season, we are asking our students and families to make a small, but significant difference in the lives of others in our local community. This year St. Theresa will support two initiatives during Advent: the Orleans-Cumberland Food Bank and an Ottawa Catholic sister school in need of support (as well as those in our community in need of support).
The Orleans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre Food Bank provides for the needs of families in our local community. As we await for baby Jesus to be born again in our hearts this Christmas, our project will focus on the moms and babies in need in our community. We will be collecting: non-perishable baby food, baby cereal, toddler snacks, school snacks, formula, diapers, pull-ups, Goodnites, hygiene products and any non-perishable food items. Please click on the link to view frequently required donations. Donations can be placed in the large basket by the font office. Food Donations - CRCOC - OCCRC.
This year, we will be supporting some families in our own school community. With this in mind, we are asking families to donate grocery store gift cards (e.g., Walmart, No Frills, Giant Tiger, Food Basics, Freshco, Superstore, etc.) to help out.
For every donation brought in, students will place an ornament on our school Christmas tree. We hope to see the basket brimming with food, and the branches trimmed with ornaments!
The first Sunday of Advent is Sunday, November 30. Both of our Advent initiatives will take place during the weeks of December 1 - December 18.
In our final week of Advent together, we will be having a fun BE Christmas Spirit week from December 15-19. Click the link for details.
We thank you for your generosity and
continued support!
God Bless and Merry Christmas,
The St. Theresa Staff
November 20th, 2025 - Parent Teacher Interviews
Dear Parents and Guardians
Please find the link to sign up for Parent Teacher Interviews on November 20th. Meetings will be held after school hours in the school gym.
If you have any issues in booking your appointments, please contact your child's teacher
Oct. 28th Update
As our students remind us daily, Halloween is this Friday. Students can dress in Black and Orange or wear a costume but for safety/practical reasons, masks and accessories are not permitted.
Please read the following from the Board on Costumes:
“With Halloween just around the corner, the countdown is on for parents to find the perfect Halloween costume for their children. As tempting as it may be to dress our kids in pretty much anything they want to be, it is important to consider a more thoughtful approach about whether the costume is culturally sensitive and appropriate. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, cultural appropriation is, “the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect the culture.” Halloween is a fun event and with some creativity and imagination, parents can help their child(ren) with deciding on a costume that aligns with a culturally sensitive Halloween. Being proactive can help all of us to avoid uncomfortable situations at school and in our community and can help us ensure that Halloween is a fun event where all students feel safe and honoured.”
As well, we have been informed that By-law will be patrolling the streets around the school during pick up time so please ensure you are following the signage and not blocking driveways.
October 24, 2025 - Halloween Dance
The St. Theresa School Council invites your family to the Halloween Dance 2025! Friday October 24, 2025 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm in the school gym.
Tickets are available on Cash Online, $5/student.
Parents/Guardians and non-school age siblings are free.
Candy and water will be available for $1/each - cash only
Parents/Guardians must supervise their children, this is not a drop off event even for grade 5 and 6 students.
We need volunteers to help run the dance, please email stparentcouncil@gmail.com if you're available to help.
Looking forward to booging the night away!
St Theresa Parent Council
Thanksgiving Food Drive 2025
Dear Parents and Guardians:
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, we are preparing for a successful food drive for our fellow neighbours who rely on the Orleans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre Food Bank. As our school board theme this year calls us to “Open Doors, Build Bridges and Nourish New Beginnings”, we ask that you join us in the collective effort of bringing in any nonperishable food items. Please see the list of most needed items below. If you would like to contribute, please send in any nonperishable food items with your child over the next two weeks (Sept 26 - Oct 9). Alternatively, a monetary donation can be made through this link: https://www.crcoc.ca/en/donate-occrc/ .
We are hoping to leave others feeling grateful and blessed this Thanksgiving. We thank you in advance for your generosity and support this fall season,
St. Theresa Catholic School
Sickness and Ottawa Public Health Guidelines
The fall and winter seasons often bring an increase in respiratory illness and enteric illness. We have seen a marked increase in student absences due to illness over the past three weeks.
Preventing Illness These steps can help reduce the spread of illness and keep St Theresa school community healthy:
• Hand hygiene: Wash hands often with soap and water or use alcohol-based sanitizer.
• Vaccination: Stay up to date on routine vaccines and seasonal flu/COVID-19 vaccines.
• Staying home when sick. Students should stay home if they have any of the following symptoms:
Respiratory symptoms: Fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, congestion or feeling very tired. Return only when fever-free without the help of fever-reducing medication and symptoms have been improving for 24 hours.
Enteric symptoms: Vomiting or diarrhea – stay home until 48 hours after the last symptom.
Students should be well enough to participate in normal activities before returning.
The School Parking Lot
The parking lot is closed everyday between 8:00am-8:30am and 2:45pm-3:10pm. Parents, please refrain from coming in the parking lot during those times (even if we are late in putting out the parking cones that block the parking lot entrances)
Parents, please do not block the staff parking lot entrance. Please park on a street where it is legal to do so. Bylaw officers have been patrolling our streets to ensure the safety of the students in the area.
Kiss and Ride is an excellent option for transporting your children. Here is how our Kiss and Ride system works.
Let's all do our part to keep our students and staff safe.
Advent is a time to prepare our hearts for the arrival of Jesus. One of the symbols of Advent is a wreath with four candles (three purple, one pink). We have enjoyed our weekly Advent celebrations and the fellowship that it brought to us as we lit each of our Advent Candles. On behalf of the staff and students of St. Theresa, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a safe and enjoyable holiday season.
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