Christ The King Catholic School

Shirley Churchill

519-627-6745

• Sunday, May 5th – Family Faith Festival at Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School in London
• Monday, May 6th – we will be ‘filling the skies with music’ as we join with students from St. Elizabeth and Holy Family Catholic Schools for Music Monday – 12:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic School.
• Wednesday, May 8th – Students will be producing a video entitled What Catholic Education Means to Me!
• Friday, May 10th – Fun Faith Day – an afternoon filled with fun faith activities – decorating prayer rocks, completing a school mural entitled Growing Together in Faith, stories, treats, music. The program will end with the screening of the What Catholic Education Means to Me! video produced earlier in the week.

Georges P. Vanier Catholic School

Cyndi-Vink Broadfoot

519-354-6550

• Monday, May 6th – Tuesday, May 7th – Grade 7s at Muskoka Woods Leadership Camp.
• Wednesday, May 8th – Catholic Education Week Mass at St. Ursula Church – 9:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, May 8th – Catholic Education Week Celebration Assembly in the gym – 12:30 p.m. All classes will perform musical selections including vocals, bells, boomwhackers, piano, guitar and percussion. An exciting presentation of talent from the entire school!
• Thursday, May 9th – VIP Evening Ceremony – 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, May 9th and Friday, May 10th – Book Fair

Good Shepherd Catholic School

Phil Bedard

519-692-3644

• Saturday, May 4th to Tuesday, May 7th – Grade 7s at Muskoka Woods Leadership Camp.
• Thursday, May 9th – Song of the Lamb – concert for the entire school.
• Thursday, May 9th – Science Fun Fair at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, for Grade 3-4 and 5-6, sponsored by the Science Education Partnership.
• Friday, May 10th – Jump Rope for Heart – an afternoon of physical activities to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Holy Family Catholic School

Gloria Grieve

519-627-6003

• Monday, May 6th – Christ The King, St. Elizabeth and Holy Family Catholic Schools will take part in Music Monday at Holy Family Catholic School at 12:00 p.m. Following the
  performance they will Skype with a school in Calgary to perform together.
• Tuesday, May 7th – Special Constable Randi Hull will talk with the FDK classes about Stranger Danger.
• Wednesday, May 8th – Grade 4 classes will create ‘thank you’ cards for Nurses’ Appreciation Week. Two students will go to the Sydenham Campus of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance to present the cards to nurses.
• Thursday May 9th – Catholic Education Week Liturgy in the gym at 12:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 7th and Wednesday, May 8th – students in various classrooms will be praying the rosary, led by members of the Holy Family parish.
• Friday, May 10th – FDK classes will visit the local library at 2:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Catholic School

Scott Johnson

519-344-2110

• Monday, May 6th  – Praise God with Song – a musical concert featuring songs of faith. 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the school gym.

Monsignor Uyen Catholic School

Renée Culverwell

519-352-1880

• Thursday, May 9th  – Grandparents Afternoon begins at 1:00 p.m. Grandparents will enjoy a literacy activity and a snack in the library. They will also have the opportunity to play with students on the yard during the nutrition break. A music concert will end the afternoon with our wonderful grandparents! 7th at 7:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School

Tom Baker

519-351-4040

• Thursday, May 9th – Science Education Partnership 20th Anniversary Science Fair – Our Lady of Fatima is hosting this all day event. The Science Education Partnership is a unique collaboration among the Lambton Kent District School Board, St. Clair Catholic and many local business, industry and community partners, which provides ‘handson, minds-on” science resources for local educators

St. Anne Catholic School – Blenheim

Americo Todino

519-676-7352

• May 9th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. – Primary Family Literacy Night
• Throughout the week several classes will participate in science experiments led by Mad Science Canada.
• Also during Catholic Education Week, students will be participating in the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser, to raise awareness among our school community of the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle.

St. Anne Catholic School – Sarnia

Maureen Cecile

519-542-2710

• Tuesday, May 7th – May Crowning Mass – 9:30 a.m. at St. Michael Church in Brights Grove.Clair Child and Youth Centre on Thursday, May 10th at 12:30 p.m.

St. Elizabeth Catholic School

Luana Sfalcin

519-627-6331

• Monday, May 6th – we will be ‘filling the skies with music’ as we join with students from Christ The King and Holy Family Catholic Schools for Music Monday – 12:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic School.

St. John Fisher Catholic School

Steve DeGurse

519-786-5201

• Monday, May 6th  – SJF’s Got Talent! musical production. Two performance times – 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Catholic School – Corunna

Jean Mantha

519-862-1479

• Tuesday, May 7th – Bring Back the Wild – Earth Rangers Presentation, sponsored by NOVA Chemicals – 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the school gym. Earth Rangers is an award-winning charitable organization that educates children about bio-diversity loss and empowers them to “Bring Back the Wild.” It is an important science-based message about the importance of protecting bio-diversity.

St. Joseph Catholic School – Tilbury

Juli Faubert

519-682-2790

• Thursday, May 9th – Online Social Networking Safety 101 Presentation with Paul David, from socialnetworkingsafety.net Includes a free pasta dinner and door prizes. Dinner at 5:45 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. Babysitting available. 

St. Michael Catholic School – Ridgetown

Carmen Gagnier

519-674-3475

• Wednesday, May 8th – Grandparents’ Day – 9:30 a.m. to 10:55 a.m.
• Thursday, May 9th – JK to Grade 2 – Reading Together Night – 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Friday, May 10th – Catholic Education Week Liturgy of the Word at 9:45 a.m.

St. Peter Canisius Catholic School

Mona McKeown

519-876-3018

• May 6th – Grade 5-6 Trip to Camp Sylvan
• May 6th – 7:00 p.m. – Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Women’s League and St. Peter Canisius Parent Council Presentation with Trustee John Fontaine
• May 7th – Grade 4, 5 & 6 trip – Science Education Fair (Errol Road Public School)
• May 8th – Grade 5 trip – Ultimate Frisbee Challenge – Germain Park
• May 9th – 6:30 p.m. – St. Peter Canisius Glee Club Performance – Lambton Mall
• May 10th – Grade 5 & 6 trip – Emergency Preparedness Day at Clearwater Arena

St. Philip Catholic School

Mark Renaud

519-882-1520

• Tuesday, May 7th to Friday, May 10th – Our Grade 7s are at the Muskoka Woods Leadership Camp in Rosseau, Ontario.
• Wednesday, May 8th – Grade 5 students participate in the Ultimate Frisbee Challenge.
• Thursday, May 9th – celebrating numeracy education. Students will be participating in three part math activities throughout the afternoon.
• Friday, May 10th – Grade 6 students participate in a Native Studies program at the Environmental Education Centre in Bothwell, Ontario.

St. Ursula Catholic School

Kerry Matthyssen

519-352-3620

• May 8th – Grade 3-4 and 4-5 students will travel to Ska Nah Doht as part of an environmental field study that integrates Aboriginal teachings, in order to help our students learn more about the First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures in our communities.
• May 8th – Grade 1 students will invite mothers and grandmothers to a tea in the library.
• May 9th – Families are invited to our School Council’s Cinco De Mayo Family Dance and Silent Auction, being held in the school gym for 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Admission is free. Classes will perform special dances. Refreshments, games, prizes, a photo booth and piñatas are some of the special attractions.

St. Vincent Catholic School

Nicole Stevens

519-354-4066

• Thursday, May 9th – Catholic Education Week Celebration. Our students will open the program with the Is Somebody Singing song from Music Monday. Each class will be featured with various musical presentations, with vocals and instruments. The program will close with Together In Faith, the theme song for Catholic Education Week 2013! – 12:30 p.m. in the school gym.

St. Christopher Catholic Secondary School

Brendan Deery

519-541-1811

• St. Christopher will be participating in the annual Muskoka Woods Experience. Teams of student leaders from the high schools will mentor Grade 7 students from across the district at the Muskoka Woods Leadership Camp. It is a fantastic week of growth in faith, leadership and personal challenges for our students to “be the best they can be!”  

St. Patrick’s Catholic High School

Robert Cicchelli

519-332-3976

• St. Patrick will be participating in the annual Muskoka Woods Experience. Teams of student leaders from the high schools will mentor Grade 7 students from across the district at the Muskoka Woods Leadership Camp. It is a fantastic week of growth in faith, leadership and personal challenges for our students to “be the best they can be!” 

Ursuline College Chatham Catholic Secondary School

Gerri Brown

519-351-2987

• UCC will be participating in the annual Muskoka Woods Experience. Teams of student leaders from the high schools will mentor Grade 7 students from across the district at the Muskoka Woods Leadership Camp. It is a fantastic week of growth in faith, leadership and personal challenges for our students to “be the best they can be!” 
• At UCC, Tuesday, May 7th at UCC – Gwynne Dyer will speak to students and staff at 8:30 a.m. and again at 9:45 a.m. in the UCC Theatre. Mr. Dyer has worked as a freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster and lecturer on international affairs for more than 20 years.
• Friday, May 10th – UCC Print Show – First exhibition of its kind opens at the Thames Art Gallery, featuring the eclectic works of 20 UCC students. Catered opening reception begins at 7:00 p.m., and will include the selection of a People’s Choice Award.