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A most blessed welcome back to returning families and staff and a special welcome to all new families and staff joining our St. John XXIII school community this September.  I hope you all enjoyed a safe and relaxing summer.

We look forward to an exciting year of learning and growing and are grateful for our wonderful and special SJ23 school family as family ... Continue reading "Welcome Back"

Congratulations to grade 3 Sport Stacking team member Kabel A.  Kabel has qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic Games Sport Stacking Championships being held this summer in North Carolina!  Good luck Kabel!  We are very proud of you and wish you the best of luck!

Father’s Day Prayer Lord, thank you for all fathers. For the new ones, who endure sleepless nights with infants in arms. For the busy ones, who juggle the pressures of home and family life. For the steadfast ones, who nurture and care for our special vulnerable children. For the patient ones, who always seek to forgive and engage with their pre-teens. For the persistent ones, who

We just want to remind parents that Monday, June 3rd is a PA Day for all elementary students in YCDSB.  We hope you have a great day!

A Prayer for Mothers

God our Creator,  we pray:

for new mothers, coming to terms with new responsibility ;

for expectant mothers, wondering and waiting;

for those who are tired, stressed or depressed;

for those who struggle to balance the tasks of work and family;

for those who are unable to ... Continue reading "Happy Mother’s Day"

Today we had our virtue afternoon. Students gathered in their virtue houses: Compassion, Courage, Peace and Wisdom.  They then rotated to various activities including making a Kindness Cootie Catcher, Read Aloud and Bucket Filler Activity, Meditation and Yoga, and We Walk for Water.

Both staff and students had an amazing afternoon!