Year: 2024

World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day is on March 21st. This year’s Global theme is #EndTheStereotypes. People are all different. Each person with Down syndrome is different. Each person with an intellectual disability is different. We don’t all act the same way or like the same things. We each have our individual identities, interests, likes and dislikes, gifts, and talents, just like everyone else. On this day ... Continue reading "World Down Syndrome Day"

We are excited to announce that on Thursday March 7th, with support of our Healthy Schools Grant, we will be participating in the “Great Big Crunch” initiative.  This is an annual, Canada wide movement of anti-silence in which students, teachers, parents and others passionate about food, join the food movement and crunch into apples to make noise for healthy school food!

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School Of Dance – HIP HOP

We are preparing for our Junior Dance Presentations that are taking place March 5th & 6th and our students are excited to showcase their talents! Shortly, our Intermediate students will commence their six-week HIP-HOP dance lessons with Jamie Meltz from “Stars From The Stage” Markham Dance Program. We look forward to celebrating this groove-based style of dance with our Grade 7 & 8 students. An ... Continue reading "School Of Dance – HIP HOP"

PINK SHIRT DAY

National Pink Shirt Day, was established in 2007 in Nova Scotia, Canada. It happened after students, David Shepherd and Travis Price, saw one of their fellow students being bullied for no other reason than that student was wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. In a stroke of brilliance, these two boys came together and decided to show support for the student ... Continue reading "PINK SHIRT DAY"

PRO GRANT Parent Information Meeting

We are happy to announce that St Justin, Martyr will join our Area of schools, St Matthew, St John XXIII and St. Monica Catholic School communities to support a parent evening that addresses the topic of “child behaviour and positive mental health”. Come join us, on Wednesday, February 28th from 6:45 to 8:15 at St Monica Catholic Elementary School as we welcome guest speaker, Karen ... Continue reading "PRO GRANT Parent Information Meeting"

We welcome Monsignor Vid on Wednesday, February 14th, as he leads us in reflection and prayer for the beginning of our Lenten Season. We are grateful to be allowed to acknowledge this meaningful and solemn ceremony of the Catholic Church along with our Parish Leader. Monsignor will lead us in the start of 40 days of prayer, penance and almsgiving as we prepare ourselves to ... Continue reading ""