Category: General

French Immersion Parent Information Night for September 2020

French Immersion programs are designed to provide non-francophone children with a high degree of proficiency in the French language. While any exposure to a second language is beneficial, French Immersion broadens and deepens that exposure. In addition to its excellent English program, St. Marguerite d’Youville C.E.S. offers an Early French Immersion Program. The September 2020 online application process for French Immersion will be open as ... Continue reading "French Immersion Parent Information Night for September 2020"

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is back again this November! The Book Fair will be held, in the library, from Monday, November 11 to Thursday, November 14. Your child will be receiving a purple   letter outlining in more detail the dates and times, as well as a Scholastic flyer attached highlighting some of the books available to purchase. A variety of books will be available at ... Continue reading "Scholastic Book Fair"

Progress Reports

Progress Report Cards go home, with each student, on Tuesday, November 12. The Kindergarten Progress Report Card addresses Self-Regulation Skills. The Progress Report Card for Students in Grades 1—8 addresses: Learning Skills, Work Habits and General Progress. The Learning Skills and Work Habits are reported on Page 1 using the criteria: “Excellent,” “Good,” “Satisfactory” or “Needs Improvement.” Page 2 of the Progress Report addresses the ... Continue reading "Progress Reports"

Halloween Fundraiser

Our major fundraiser at St. Marguerite d’Youville this year is our Halloween Dance-A-Thon to enhance our technology and learning resources in the school. The Dance-A-Thon will take place on Thursday, October 31. Students are invited to wear a costume or black and orange clothing on that day.

The Pep Rally will take place on Wednesday, October 9 at 2:45 p.m. All pledge sheets ... Continue reading "Halloween Fundraiser"

Thanksgiving / Feast Day Mass

St. Marguerite d’Youville was the first native Canadian to be elevated to Sainthood. She was born October 15, 1701 in Varennes, Quebec. She was the eldest of six children born to Christophe Dufrost de Lajemmerais and Marie‐Renée Gaultier. Her father died when she was seven years old, leaving this     family of six in great poverty. It was only through the influence of her great grandfather, ... Continue reading "Thanksgiving / Feast Day Mass"