LOOKING AHEAD!

Happy Fri-Y-A-YYYYYYY you AWESOME Hurricanes!   

Well that was a very busssssy but productive week!  Thank you for helping us celebrate Catholic Education Week 2025 and remember to keep the theme alive for the months ahead; "Fan the flame of hope God has given to us..."

Don't forget to check out some up and coming dates on our Hurricane WEEKLY Newsletter May 12 - 16 2025.pdf (Click this link)

Before we even started our school week, our Grade 2s received their SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION, at a beautiful Sunday Mass with their family and friends in attendance!  Congratulations Hurricanes!  Remember what Father Valentine said parents; "this was their first communion, let's make sure it's not their last!"  We are so proud of you Grade 2s!  Be proud of your faith, it will always be there to help guide you throughout your life because God is good; all the time...And all the time; God is good!

We started our school week with two awesome days of tree-planting!  This was actually one of our sub-themes for Catholic Education Week, "fan the flame of hope BY CARING FOR CREATION."  And our staff and students certainly did this, by planting so many wonderful and beautiful trees on our school grounds.  It was a fantastic COMMUNITY-building event and T-O-T-A-L team effort!  Great job Hurricanes!

We also did something very brave midweek!  Our entire school community along with St. John Catholic Elementary School and Grade 10 students from St. James High School, celebrated mass together at St. John the Baptist Parish.  Father Valentine was so happy to see the church filled with so many young people!  The choir was absolutely angelic and our students behaved so well, not only in the church, but the Kindergarten - Grade 3 students who rode the bus, and the Grade 4-8 students who walked both ways!  You were all amazing ambassadors for our school Hurricanes!  A special thank you to Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Plat and Mrs. Story for helping with the planning of the mass and guiding our Grade 2 students who led the celebration and readings!  They did a fabulous job as we honoured Mary, Mother of Jesus , and continue to throughout this month of May. 

On Thursday, our gym was buzzing with cartwheels, massive dance-moves, music, karate moves and dynamite singing at our annual TALENT SHOW!  One word to describe it..."WOWZAS!"  A B-I-G shoutout to all the brave, creative and talented participants including our MC's and stagehands - we are soooo proud of each of you!  Thank you also to the audience, you were cheering for everyone and that made such a positive difference and gave our schoolmates so much more confidence!  We also send out immense appreciation to the Fab4 of Mrs. Newell, Mrs. Karl, Mrs. Cazzola and Mrs. Landoni for the countless hours they gave to host auditions and practices, to MAKE-IT-ALL-HAPPEN!  It was the best show ever!  

We ended our week with an awesome sunny day, at St. James Sports Field hosting our school's TRACK AND FIELD competition.   Our students worked hard and had fun!  The concession stand was a hit, so thanks for the support there - all proceeds go towards a donation to KidsAbility.  A very special thank you to the many teachers who spent hours planning the event, praying for good weather, facilitating the event and cleaning up afterwards!  You are SUPER-S-T-A-R-S!  Next up, the Wellington District Catholic School "large schools" event on June 12th.

Finally, thank you everyone for your very, very, very thoughtful and generous donation of BIRTHDAY PARTY SUPPLIES for families-in-need!  We will ensure the monumental amount of items you donated go to the appropriate services and agencies!  Thank you again for "always doing good" Hurricanes!

And with the weekend here, we extend our heartfelt wishes and a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of our Hurricane Moms including Grandmothers, Aunts, Godmothers, or anyone who has poured their heart into the care, love and affection of a young person.  As St. Paul shares in the Bible to the Corinthians, 

Love (MOM) is patient, love is kind. It (MOM) does not envy, it (MOM) does not boast, it is not proud. It (MOM) does not dishonor others, it (MOM) is not self-seeking, it (MOM) is not easily angered, it (MOM) keeps no record of wrongs.  Love (MOM) does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It (MOM) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love (MOM) never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

Have a great weekend everyone, take care of yourselves and each other!