St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School
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Please join us in congratulating our November Virtue Recipients for the virtue of Justice.
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: November – Justice
As part of York Region’s Character Community, the YCDSB celebrates a virtue or character attribute every month. In November we celebrated the virtue of Justice. This is one of the virtues that Jesus modeled through his words and deeds. ... Continue reading "November Virtue Recipients"
Please join us in congratulating our October Virtue Recipients for the virtue of Compassion.
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: October
As part of York Region’s Character Community, the YCDSB celebrates a virtue or character attribute every month. In October we celebrated the virtue of compassion. In Luke’s Gospel we read, “Be compassionate as God is compassionate.” (Luke 6:17) Although we might first ... Continue reading "October – Virtue Recipients"
EQAO is offering a live webinar where they will present the results of the 2022-2023 Primary (Grade 3) and Junior (Grade 6) Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics. The session will also explain how Ontario’s large-scale assessments are administered. Parents will also learn about the latest research and resources available on eqao.com. The session is approximately 45 minutes, followed by a live Q&A with EQAO ... Continue reading "EQAO Webinar for Parents"
Please join us in congratulating our September Virtue Recipients for the virtue of Courage.
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: September
As part of York Region’s Character Community, the YCDSB celebrates a virtue or character attribute every month. This month we celebrate one of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit: COURAGE. We celebrate the courage students may need to trust themselves ... Continue reading "September Virtue Recipients"
Friday Oct 6 – “Wear Purple”
Rett syndrome is a rare genetic neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in girls, more rarely in boys, and leads to severe impairments, affecting nearly every aspect of the child’s life: their ability to speak, walk, eat, and even breathe easily.
Let’s all acknowledge and learn a little more about Rett Syndrome this month! ... Continue reading "Friday Oct 6 – “Wear Purple”"
St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School is proud to once again be participating in the Terry Fox School Walk on Thursday September 21st, 2023. This event will support cancer research while also building incredible school spirit for our students. Let’s show the great strength and resiliency of our school community with your support of one of our greatest Canadian ... Continue reading "Terry Fox School Walk – September 21"
St. Matthew’s would like to invite everyone to a Family Movie Night!
We will be watching the movie ELF in the school gym on Thursday December 19th starting @5:30pm.
Come one come ALL! We are happy to announce the date for St Matthew’s Christmas Concert is Tuesday, December 17th @ 1:30pm. Doors open at 1:00pm and we are looking forward to a Jolly good time! All families are welcomed to attend and share in the festivities.
At St. Matthew School, we are proud to share the success of our annual Caring and Sharing program, which this year touched the hearts of many seniors in our community. Through the generous contributions of each classroom, essential items were collected to fill gift bags for local seniors.
A special thank you to the Luke 4:18 Committee, who took the time to carefully ... Continue reading "Sharing & Caring Drive"
The Catholic School Council is excited to announce our Christmas Fun Craft Day will be on Tuesday, December 10th! Students will be treated to a morning of Christmas craft decorating. Hot dog lunch will be offered for purchase on this day.
Advent marks the start of the liturgical year and occurs in the weeks leading up to Christmas. It is a time when we prepare our hearts and minds to welcome the birth of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Please join us on December 6 @ 1:30pm as we celebrate Mass as a school community. Father Ryan along ... Continue reading "Advent Mass"
Parents are invited to join our family of schools St Monica on December 12th @6:00pm for a presentation on social media and online safety.
Paul Davis will be discussing topics including social media, smartphones, digital trails, cyberbullying, snapchat and more. This is a parent only event. If you require more information please do not hesitate to contact the school.
