Catholic Education Week 2019

Christ The King Catholic School

Lisa Walker

519-627-6745

• May 8 – Grade 3-4 and 4-5 classes visit the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village to learn about bike and electrical safety.
• May 9 – Praying the Rosary at CTK.

Georges P. Vanier Catholic School

Americo Todino

519-354-6550

• May 7 – 12:30 p.m. – Mayor Darrin Canniff visits GPV to speak to Grade 3 students who are studying municipalities in Social Studies class.
• May 9 – 5:00 p.m. – STEAM Night (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math).  Parents and students will visit several different learning stations including slime making, create-your-own-herb garden, primary and junior math centres, coding, building with motors and how to build your own fog cannon.  There will also be a taco bar and photo gallery.

Good Shepherd Catholic School

Sherrie Daudlin

519-692-3644

• May 6 – 9:45 a.m. – Catholic Education Week Liturgy
• May 8 – 12:25 p.m. – Jump Rope for Heart
• May 9 – 6:30 p.m. – Family Evening – We are hosting an art auction, workshop for parents on internet safety, and a family photo both with our green screen.

Gregory A. Hogan Catholic School

Daniela Mezzatesta

519-542-8190

• May 6 and May 7 – Art Show and Book Fair.
• May 6 and May 8 – Ska-Nah-Doht exploration and learning experience for Grade 3s in the afternoon.
• May 10 – Jump Rope for Heart.

Holy Family Catholic School

Mark Bernard

519-627-6003

• May 9 – 12:30 p.m. – Canadian children’s author Eric Walters visits.

Holy Trinity Catholic School

Daniella Mancusi

519-344-2110

• May 6 – 3:30 p.m. – Student Art Expo – a showcase of student artwork open to students throughout the day and families after school.  Each classroom will create one collaborative piece that will be for sale with proceeds to support local charities.
• May 6 – 9:30 a.m. – School Mass.
• May 6, 9 & 10 – 2:00 p.m. – School Advisory Council will host a Book Drive open to all students.

Monsignor Uyen Catholic School

Juli Faubert

519-352-1880

• May 8 – 1:00 p.m. – Monsignor Uyen’s Got Talent – student talent show.
• May 9 – 6:00 p.m. – Family Math and French Immersion Night.

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School

Kelly Van Boxtel

519-351-4040

• May 8 – 12:45 p.m. – Walking Wednesday – School-wide walking event for all staff and students to promote physical literacy.  Guest walker is Special Constable Randi Hull from Chatham-Kent Police Service.
• May 10 – All day – We Walk for Water Event to support our WE Lenten initiative.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

(Port Lambton)

Jennifer Morrow

519-677-5391

• May 10 – 1:00 p.m. – Mother’s Day Tea.

St. Agnes Catholic School – Chatham

Jeanne Girard

519-354-0530

• May 9 – 9:00 a.m. – Canadian children’s author Eric Walters visits.

St. Anne Catholic School – Blenheim

Stacy Shepley

519-676-7352

• May 8 – Guest author and inventor Phillip Roy visits.
• May 8 – 5:30 p.m. – Annual Gala of the Arts – parents and guardians are invited to visit.
• May 9 – 9:30 a.m. – Gallery Walk – students and staff will move clockwise through classrooms for a gallery walk.

St. Anne Catholic School – Sarnia

Len Fera

519-542-2710

• May 6 – 11:00 a.m. – Jump Rope for Heart.

St. John Fisher Catholic School

Luana Sfalcin

519-786-5201

• May 6 – 2:00 p.m. – Muskoka Woods send off with dance and prayers. 
• May 7 – Big Crunch and Just Dance Music and movement activities led by the Student Wellness Committee.
• May 9 – Mother’s Day Social and Crazy Hair Day.
• May 10 – Art Show with student self-portraits using the theme We Are Wonderfully Made.  Parents will have the opportunity to visit classrooms at the end of the day.

St. Joseph Catholic School – Corunna

Colleen Cogghe

519-862-1479

• May 6 – 12:45 p.m. – Rooted in Prayer Liturgy for Catholic Education Week.
• May 7 – 2:25 p.m. – Community Clean Up – As a school community we will gather to do a spring cleanup throughout the school yard and adjoining property.
• May 8 – Throughout the day – The Tale of Three Trees – Grade 1A and 3 will perform a reader’s theatre in small groups for various classrooms.
• May 9 – 12:45 p.m. – Living Rosary – Students from the Grade 2 and 7-8B classes will lead us in the living rosary, as we pray for the gift of Catholic education and living our lives as ‘joyful disciples.’
• May 10 – Morning – The Wizard of Oz at the Imperial Theatre.  Some junior classes will attend the play to watch other students in their classes who are in the cast.

St. Joseph Catholic School – Chatham

Adrien Gagnier

519-354-4642

• May 9 – Afternoon – Authors Carol Bryden and Diane Lloyd visit.
• May 11 – Union Gas garden building as part of our Innovative Fund.

St. Joseph Catholic School – Tilbury

Cindy Boyd

519-682-2790

• May 8 – Grandparents Day – Grandparents are invited to join us at lunch time.
• May 10 – We Walk for Water Event – Each class will be collecting coins with a goal of $25 per classroom that will go towards the building of water wells in third world countries. 

St. Matthew Catholic School

Mark Renaud

519-332-4300

• May 7 – Morning – School Mass; Afternoon – Faith play day.  Students will rotate with their ‘learning buddies’ throughout various centres.  The afternoon will consist of fellowship with peers and participation in a variety of faith-based activities throughout the school.
• May 10 – Praying the Living Rosary.  We will also present the Catholic Education Week video, which will be created with student and staff input throughout the week.

St. Michael Catholic School – Bright’s Grove

Steve DeGurse

519-869-4204

• May 8 – 8:30 a.m. – Mass at St. Michael Catholic Church led by the Grade 3-4 class.  Immediately following Mass our Grade 6 and 8 students will help lead the Praying of the Rosary with the Catholic Women’s League members.

St. Michael Catholic School – Ridgetown

Julie Knight

519-674-3475

• May 6 – 9:30 a.m. – Catholic Education Week Liturgy
• May 9 – 5:30-7:00 p.m. – Sharing Our Learning Evening will highlight our collaborative learning space and our outdoor learning space.
• May 10 – 10:00 a.m. – Grandparents Day – We are inviting our grandparents to share in some learning activities with their grandchildren.

St. Ursula Catholic School

Mary Ann McCrae

519-876-3640

• May 9 – 3:45 – Family Board Game Night with our EarlyON partners.
• May 9 – 10:00 a.m. – Book signing with Grade 1-2 students authors who had stories published through Story Jumper.  Visiting authors include Veronica Lloyd, Diane Lloyd and Carol Bryden, who also worked with the students.

St. Vincent Catholic School

Nicole Stevens

519-354-4066

• May 6 – We are hosting Drum Fit throughout the day.  Drum Fit is a cardio-based drumming program that combines physical activity with brain fitness, which results in the students having fun while they improve their physical and mental wellbeing.