Holy Rosary School completed their uniform voting period yesterday, April 25, 2013. The ballots have been tallied and the results are as follows:

238 ballots sent out

202 ballots returned - 85% response rate

 

106 yes (53.5%)

92 no    (46.5%)

4 spoiled

 

According to Board Policy II-41, a majority (50% plus one) has been attained and Holy Rosary Catholic School will adopt a school uniform dress code for September 2013.

 

 

Come to the Art Gallery, Used Book Sale, Classroom visits or Musical - 'A Time for Change' to name a few.  Please refer to the attached flyer for information on events taking place the week of May 5 - 10, 2013 at the school.

Forms for the Spring Baskets or Active Chefs can be found by going into the School Council tab and looking under documents.

Bishop Reding Catholic Secondary School will be hosting a FREE Parent Conference 'Improve Your Parent IQ' on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Please visit www.werbr.ca for details.

Improve parent iq

The Action Plan for Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School Uniform Dress Code was sent home with youngest and only students from JK - Grade 7. A copy of the Action Plan is available under the 'School Council' tab.

Effective February 19, 2013 the revised and amended policy pertaining to School Uniforms and School Dress Code came into effect. The new Policy II-41 has been added under LINKS on the home page and is available on the Board website at www.hcdsb.org. The initial letter sent home to the community is accessible from the 'school council' tab.

Look-a-Like Products to Peanut Butter (Peabutter, Sunbutter Spreads, etc.)
Once again, recent inquiries have been received with respect to look-a-like products to peanut butter with the brand name of “Peabutter” and “Sunbutter”. These products are made from soy and sunflower seeds and do not contain the peanut protein which causes the anaphylaxis to occur in a person with a life threatening allergy to peanuts and tree nuts. In fact, these products are almost identical in colour, consistency, smell and taste to peanut butter. Schools cannot be expected to monitor for student safety when it is impossible to differentiate between these products and peanut butter. Therefore, the Board is requesting that parents do not send their children to school with look-a-like products to peanut butter such as “Peabutter” and “Sunbutter” sandwiches until the products are available in a colour other than tan, the colour of peanut butter.

The Lunch Lady is offering a special menu for December. The December menu is posted for your convenience.

If you are a graduate of a Catholic secondary school in Ontario, please take a few minutes to fill out an important online survey. This survey, conducted by the Institute for Catholic Education (ICE) by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), will measure the impact that Catholic schools have had, not only on graduates, but on the community as a whole. It is the hope of the partners of Catholic Education that the findings will help us celebrate achievements and identify opportunities for further development and growth in pedagogy as well as social and cultural change in the world. The survey is available until November 30, 2012. The survey is available at https://beyondcatholicgraduation.com . Please share it with other proud Catholic  education graduates through email and your social media networks.

Once again this year Holy rosary School will be offering families the option of purchasing wreaths and/or poinsettias. Order forms were sent home with the students.  Order forms are available to print off should you require one.

The Halton Catholic District School Board is inviting members to attend a Community Consultation Meeting on the School Boundary Review for the Milton Secondary Schools, on October 22, 2012 at 7:00p.m. in the Cafetorium at Bishop P.F. Reding Catholic Secondary School, 1120 Main Street East, Milton.

 

For more information, or to register click http://www.hcdsb.org/News/Pages/2012-10-04-Board-Invites-Community-Input-on-the-School-Boundary-Review-for-Milton-Catholic-Secondary-Schools.aspx

You may access your child's transportation information at www.haltonbus.ca To obtain the necessary information, including bus run number, stop location and times, you will require your child's OEN number. This is the same number you will use to access your child's class placement for the year.

 

This website will also provide you with updates, late bus information, and cancellations. Please note that the school does not receive this information directly so we encourage you to become familiar with this site and refer to it directly.

We wish to welcome all new and returning students and their families to Holy Rosary School for the 2012-2013 school year. We hope that everyone enjoyed a wonderful summer.

 

We wish to remind you of the procedure for the first day of school. The first day of school for students will be Wednesday September 5th and school begins at 9:15a.m. On the first day of school Grade 1 students should proceed with their parents, beginning at 9:00am to the gymnasium where they will meet their teacher. All students from Grades 2-8 are to proceed to the playground area at the back of the school where they will meet their teachers. In the event of rain, Grade 2-8 students will proceed to the gymnasium and the grade one students will be directed to the stage area.

 

Class placements for students will be available beginning August 30th on the Board website. To access the information please go to http://www.hcdsb.org and then click on Schools tab - School Listing. Choose Holy Rosary Milton and click on Elementary Student Placement. Here you will be prompted with the OEN number, enter the OEN number (found on your child's June report card) and this will give you your child's class placement for the upcoming school year.