Dear Holy Redeemer Community,

We wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that a Grade 1 Holy Redeemer Rocket student needs our help. One of our Holy Redeemer families shared a story with their teachers, about their son Jack.  The family has asked us to share this story with our Community. Please see this story under the following link, Jack’s Story / Campaign

Our Holy Redeemer Community has always made a difference.  We will do our best to support “Jack”, and his family in the coming years.  We are also going to help with some fundraising for the Blu Genes Foundation.  We have some proposed plans for the coming months.

1. “Jump Rope for Jack Day”  May 8, 2024

2. Popsicle Sales in June

3. Basket Raffle (End of year BBQ)

We will send out more information about these initiatives in the coming weeks.  Please take the time to read their story.  We can and will make a difference for Jack.

Thank you,

Mr. Oliver

Young Entrepreneur Show

Please see information regarding the Grade 5 Young Entrepreneur Show.

April 24, 2024

Popcorn Sales

Ordering for May is live from April 13 - April  21

Holy Redeemer School will be doing a Kernels Popcorn Fundraiser.  Half the profits will go to the Grade 6 year end field trip and the other half will be donated between the Kanata Food Cupboard and the Stittsville Food Bank.

There are 5 flavours to choose from: Butter salt, Dill Pickle, Low-fat caramel, Salt & vinegar and White Cheddar.  All popcorn is gluten and nut free.

The cost is $2.50 per bag.

Orders will be done monthly. The 8th order will be for the following dates:  May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31.

To order the popcorn you will need to do so via Cash on line.  The Cash on line will go live for the May order from  April 13 - April 21.

Thank you for supporting the Grade 6 Fundraiser.

Attention Grade 6 Parents/Guardians

The Parent Council had school merch designed just for your 2024 elementary school graduate. There are a variety of t-shirts available at www.northernphnxcreative.ca

Thank you for supporting the Parent Council.

Summer Skills Builder Program

The Summer Skills Builder program is offered in-person at All Saints High School and St. Pius X High School. The program is available for students currently in Grades 6, 7, and 8, and for students who wish to work on their Numeracy/Literacy Skills, or their Core French Literacy Skills. These programs look to support students who are achieving Level 2 or below in Math, Language Arts, or in French. 

 The link for registration is HERE. 

DRESS FOR THE WEATHER

As the weather begins to become more like spring, students are asked to bring in an extra pair of socks and even a change of clothes. Splash pants are also great options at this time of the year. Warm, dry clothing for the afternoon recesses is a welcome site for our young, active students.  As a healthy active school, we certainly encourage our students to be active each and every day.  With Spring comes the rainy season. Please refrain from buying or sending in umbrellas with your child(ren).  With many children running around the yard with the points on an umbrella that can be very dangerous to eyes.  A raincoat is a much better option.

Holy Redeemer Parent Council Hot Lunch Fundraiser

Lunchbox

How to order Guide

Lunchbox Snow Day Procedures

Kindergarten Registration

Full Day Immersion Kindergarten online registration for 4-year-olds will begin and be open on January 15, 2024.

The following criteria must be met for registration:

Your child must be four-years-old on or before December 31, 2024

Original documents including his/her Birth Certificate and Proof 

of Address,Record of Immunization must be provided to Ottawa

 PublicHealth.

You are asked to complete the forms online during registration week.

An information session night will be held on May 16th, 2024 beginning

at 3:30 PM. Please see the  following  link .

KG Transportation Information

Lateness

Lateness: We have noticed that lateness of students is occurring on a more frequent basis.  Please see the following:

What can I do to help my child attend school?

1) Make a commitment to do what it takes to get your child to attend school every day and on time.

2 ) Help your child get organized by setting regular routines for getting ready for school, both at bedtime and in the morning.

3) Make sure your child has plenty of sleep as this will help increase her/his memory and concentration in school. Experts suggest 11 hours of sleep for 4-6 year olds and 9–10 hours for older children.

4 ) It may be best to remove the phone, television and computer from your child’s bedroom as it is hard to supervise, what s/he is doing or how late s/he is staying up, in the privacy of the bedroom.

5)  If at all possible, set a regular time to do homework. Some children like to  have their snack after school and then do their homework immediately so that it is finished. Others like to have some free time after school and then complete their homework right after supper. It is important for a parent to be available at that time to help them as needed.

6) Communicate with your child’s teacher regularly and attend all  parent/teacher interviews. Studies show that children of parents who are involved in the school are more likely to graduate.

7) Talk to your child about her/his school day. You could say, for example, “Tell me something about your day?” or “What is happening in the book you are reading?”

8) Show your child you are interested in school and that school is important.

9) Try to schedule appointments outside of school hours.  If your child refuses to go to school or if he or she complains of being sick frequently and has to go home, talk to your child and her/his teacher.

Bus Lanes

Most recently we have observed several cars in the bus lanes during the off limit times.  We once again remind parents that these precautions are for the safety of our students, staff and you.

Drop Off /Pick UP If you are driving your child to school in the morning or picking them up at dismissal time, we ask you to park your car away from the school and WALK-A-Block. We ask that you do not enter the Bus Lane; these are off limits to all cars between 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM and 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  

Arrival / Dismissal Drop off / Pick up

In order to promote the safety of our students at Holy Redeemer Catholic School, we have developed and implemented a plan to ensure the safe arrival and dismissal of our children. Parents and school staff have a vital role in this process. 

ARRIVAL: Children enter the drop off zone, which is located at the West end of the school . They do so between 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. The students will then cross over the school yard line.  The Grade 1-3 students will walk to the Primary area (pavement area up to the middle door) and the Grade 4-6 students will walk to the pavement area past the middle doors and upper field area. Teachers will be in these designated areas.  At 8:30 a.m. they will proceed into the school through their designated door, and be escorted with their teacher to their classroom. Please note that Parents/Adults are asked not to enter the school yard, and we ask that parents separate from their child at the school yard line and exit the school area immediately. Parents coming from the park area pathway are asked to walk along the sidewalk in the parking lot, and make their way to the front of the school, and then to the drop zone.  We do not want parents to be in the backyard area of the school. 

In the case of inclement weather, students will enter the school from designated doors, and be directed by staff to their classrooms. This occurs between the times of 8:15 - 8:30 AM. We ask for your full cooperation to implement them safely. 

Dismissal:  Our students will be staggered in their dismissal beginning at 2:50 and ending at 3:00 p.m.  They will exit from their designated doors, and make their way to the drop off zone area.  If parents are here to pick up their child, we ask them to wait on the sidewalk to the North,  and the area directly in front of the school.  The area in front of the school can be a heavy traffic area, and become very congested when you are waiting. That is why we suggest the sidewalk to the North. Our JK/SK students will be escorted to the drop off zone area beginning at 2:50 p.m. and handed directly to Parents/Guardians. If Parents/Guardians are here to pick up JK/SK students, please stand to the West side of the drop off zone. Once you have your child, please exit the area immediately.  We ask that you do not congregate on school property. From 2:55-3:00 p.m. our Grade 1- 3 students will be escorted to the drop zone area.  Once again we ask Parents/Guardians to stand to the West side of the drop off area.  Once you have your child, please exit the area immediately.  At 3:00 p.m. our Grade 4-6 students will be escorted to the drop zone area. Once again we ask Parents/Guardians to stand to the West side of the drop off area.  

Parking

Parking has always been a  major concern at Holy Redeemer.  We received many  reports of unsafe situations in front of the school last school year, and in our parking lot involving our students over last year. We want to be proactive and avoid these situations.  We ask our Parents to “walk a block”.  This means parking on one of the adjacent side streets, and walking over to the school to pick up your child.  We also ask that you do not use our parking lot during pick up time, and drop off.  This area is part of our Bus Loading Zone which occurs between 8:00 - 8:30 AM and 2:30 - 3:15 PM. We ask that no cars be in this area at this time to ensure the safety of both our students and staff.

ONLINE PAYMENTS

For safety and efficiency reasons, we want to reduce the amount of Cash & Cheques coming into our school.  School related expenses will be available online for you to make the payment.

Parents please register.

Here is how:

Step 1 Go to this website:

https://ocsb.schoolcashonline.com

Step 2 Register by selecting the “Get Started Now” and follow the steps

Step 3 After you receive the confirmation email, please select the “click here” option, sign in and add each of your children to your household account.

Pizza 

Once again Pizza will be delivered on Thursday April 25, 2024.  We ask that all of our students take home their individual Pizza boxes. Please also note in case of inclement weather on Pizza Day we cancel Pizza, and reschedule the Pizza day for another time.  We give Parents this information once the day is arranged. If students are able to come to school on an inclement weather day which happens to be a pizza day (it does occur from time to time), they will need to bring lunch.

EQAO

The Ministry has given school Boards the option of administering the EQAO assessments to Grade 3 and Grade 6 students from May 8 - June 12, 2024.

We will be administering the assessments to our Grade 3 students from May 21 - May 24, 2024.  The Grade 6 students will write the assessments from May 27 - May 31, 2024.

Dates

Leafs vs Bruins Game 2  April 22, 2024

Entrepreneur Show Grade 5  April 24, 2024

Pizza Day  April 25, 2024