St. John XXIII Catholic Elementary School
We believe in the power of prayer!
St. John XXIII CES has taken action to reduce waste in our school community by collecting plastic bags for recycling! We have started this initiative at the beginning of the month as April is Earth month. We will keep you posted as to how many we have collected. Please help support us in protecting our Earth!
Tomorrow staff and students are asked to wear blue in support of World Autism Awareness Day. Autism is a “complex disorder of brain development that is characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication”.
One in sixty-eight people live with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Around the world, millions of people will join together to support and encourage inclusion in schools. Our community embraces differences ... Continue reading "Autism Day"
On Friday, we celebrated students who received virtue awards for Wisdom and Perseverance. We began with a prayer, sang a song, and celebrated the students. We learned that living a life of wisdom is important as it makes learning useful; helps us make good decisions and brings us closer to God as it teaches us right from wrong. Also, we reviewed the meaning of perseverance ... Continue reading "Virtue Assembly"
Today we enjoyed a fantastic interactive workshop. The sounds of African drums and percussion instruments rang through our school today as Mr. Baba Williams came to teach all students from JK to Grade 8 about African Drumming. He performed a concert in the gymnasium and then all students participated in an interactive workshop. Staff and students learned how to drum and sing various songs in ... Continue reading "Baba Williams – interactive African presentation"
We had a fabulous learning experience today with all our students and staff participating in our Virtue Morning. All students gathered in the gym, reviewed the four virtues and sang chants in their Virtue houses. Then they began their first activity. Today’s activities centred around Carol McCloud’s book entitled, “Have You Filled a Bucket Today”.
One activity had the students listening this story, ... Continue reading "Virtue Morning"
Today Father John came to lead us in our spiritual growth as we learned about the meaning of Lent. We listened to various readings read by our intermediate students and listened to the gospel.
Father John explained that this was the time where we could make some changes. Lent was not just about giving up things like candy. It was about doing something ... Continue reading "Ash Wednesday Liturgy"
