St. Stephen Catholic School
17 Colonel Bertram Rd., L6Z 4N8, Brampton
Telephone: (905) 840-3921 Fax: (905) 840-6454
School Website: http://www.dpcdsb.org/STEPH
February 2015 – Volume 6
“With Love, Compassion,
Honesty, & Respect”
Principal
S. Rea
Head Secretary
M. Psaila
Superintendent
M. Vecchiarino
Brampton North East
(905) 890-1221
Trustee
Darryl Brian D’Souza
(905) 890-1221
Ward 2, 5, & 6
Parish
St. Leonard
187 Conestoga Dr.
Brampton, Ontario
(905) 846-5385
Pastor
Fr. John Nosan
Fr. Eric Mah
School Council Chairs
D. Vieira De Santis
W. Hawley
A Prayer for Love
Highlights:
God, our Creator,
Bless the love that brings people together
and grows ever stronger in our hearts.
May all the messages that carry the
name of your Holy Bishop Valentine be
sent in good joy and received in delight.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine was a bishop who
bravely died for his faith. The name
Valentine means “Valiant” or “Strong”.
February 14 is connected with love
because of a legend that birds pick their
mates on this date. Secret notes of love
and friendship sent on this day are called
Saint Valentine’s notes or Valentines.
We wish all our St. Stephen families a
Happy Valentine’s Day.
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Twitter!
@DPCDSBSchools
Monday February 16th, 2015
Family Day
No School for students
Enjoy this special holiday
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Key
Message
for
February
is…“Telling an Adult about Bullying is
Not Tattling”
Our Catholic Heritage
Catholic School Council
25th Anniversary
Virtue Assembly
National Sweater Day
EQAO
Dates to Remember
Virtue of the Month: Respect
OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOL HERITAGE
FAITH ACTIVITIES
ST. LEONARD PARISH MASS TIMES
How did separate school boards survive without
corporation tax revenues?
The separate school trustees controlled the boards’ budgets with
more pupils per classroom than in the public schools, with much
lower wages, with bare-bones programs, with small
playgrounds, and with minimum expenditures for the erection of
new schools. These methods still could not balance their budgets.
The main contribution for the survival of separate schools came
from religious teaching Orders. They supplied principals and
teachers were earning $3,000 and up. There is no question that
Ontario’s Catholics owe today’s separate schools to the religious
Orders.
Saturday:
Sunday:
5:00 pm
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 NOON
Sacramental Dates
Eucharistic Celebration – Sat April 11th, 2015 @ 10:00 am
Confirmation Practice – Wed May 20th, 2015 @ 9:30 am
Confirmation Day – Thurs May 21st, 2015 @ 7:00 pm
How was the corporation tax issue finally resolved?
In 1962, the Ontario Separate School Trustees’ Association
presented Premier John Robarts a brief which outlined the
probable bankruptcy of some urban separate school boards and
the inferior salaries, teacher qualifications, school
accommodation, and programs compared with those of the
public schools. The government began providing to separate
school boards grants which compensated for their lack of
corporate assessment. Separate school boards were able to erect
new schools and additions with gymnasiums, libraries,
kindergarten rooms, and special facilities.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
Future Meeting Dates are:
Mon Feb 9th, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tues April 7th, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tues May 5th, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
All meetings will be in the Staff Room
All are warmly welcomed to attend
How did financial inequity return in the 1970s?
With the economic downturn in Ontario, the government began
imposing limits to what school boards could spend. If any board
wished to exceed the expenditure limit, it would receive no grant
to accompany the amount of money spent over the limit. Because
the Metropolitan Toronto Board and the Ottawa Board of
Education were so rich from corporation and public utility
assessment, they received no grants. The other urban public
school boards received only a small amount of grants. On the
other hand, the separate school boards existed on government
grants for 80% to 99%, depending on their amount of
assessment. Thus, separate school boards were confined to the
government’s expenditure ceilings, while public school boards
exercised their freedom to spend considerably over the ceilings.
Financial inequity returned and remained.
Our Potluck Luncheon will be held on Monday
June 1st, 2015 at 11:45 am in the Staff Room
Lent 2015 begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th,
and ends during Holy Week. Lent is a period of 40
days during the Church’s liturgical year where we turn
away from sin, to have a change of heart, and prepare
for the joyous feast of Easter. It is a time of prayer,
fasting, and works of love.
Catholic Education Week
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS
Our 25th Anniversary School Roof Top photo is on April 8th,
2015 @ 1:00 pm. Please join us.
VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL
Please remember that to other children, you are a stranger. All
school doors are locked at all times and a monitored entry system is
active at the front door of our school. Please enter the school through
the front doors and report to the office, sign in, and pick up a visitor
pass. Prior to leaving, sign out and return your visitor’s pass. Any
individuals wandering the school without appropriate identification
will be asked to report to the office. Please help us to maintain a
safe and welcoming environment for your children.
Parents/guardians are also kindly asked to bid your child(ren)
farewell from beyond the playground. Only students and staff are
to be in the schoolyard. Again, this is to ensure the safety of your
child(ren). Your attention to this is most appreciated.
Please be reminded that dogs are not permitted in the schoolyard
area at any time. The excitement of the children or the bell ringing
can frighten dogs. Also, some students are afraid or allergic.
KISS & RIDE SAFETY
St. Stephen is proud of its Kiss and Ride Program. In order for it to
continue to run smoothly and safely for all our students, everyone
needs to follow the same procedure. Please obey the following
procedures when driving into the school parking lot:
The entry, exit, cross walk and bus zone, on school property, must
never be blocked by cars. Ample space must be left for buses to
enter and exit the school property.
Please park in the parking spots at the school or on the street.
Do not park in any of the lanes in the front of the school and
please do not leave your car unattended.
Catholic Education Week – May 3-8, 2015
Theme: Catholic Education: Exploring Paths of Joy
“Were not our hearts burning within us while
He was talking to us on the road?” - Luke 24:32
The sub-themes for Catholic Education Week
2015 are as follows:
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3.
4.
Walking Together and Sharing our Story
Opening the Scriptures
Welcoming Others to the Table
Recognizing Jesus in the Breaking of the
Bread
5. Proclaiming the Good News
Catholic Education Week begins on a Sunday to highlight
the partnership that remains the foundation of Catholic
education between our Catholic schools and local Catholic
parishes. Throughout Catholic Education Week, we ask
you to reflect on the significance of Catholic education’s
presence and contribution in our Church, and in our
society. We invite all members of our community, to
participate in the celebrations and activities that will mark
the celebration of Catholic Education Week 2015 in our
schools.
BUS INFORMATION
25th Anniversary
Transportation eligibility is determined by a student’s home
address. The following website, www.businfo.stopr.ca is
available
to
students,
parents/guardians,
school
administrators, secretaries and school bus operators.
Parents/guardians who are eligible for transportation will be
able to login to the www.businfo.stopr.ca site and access
details of their child’s transportation arrangements.
As you are aware, this year marks the 25th anniversary
for St. Stephen School. The school plans to mark the
anniversary during Catholic Education Week, May 3rd
– 8th, 2015. The celebration will take place on
Wednesday May 6th, 2015 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. The
evening will include a Liturgy with Fr. John, followed
by a Time Capsule presentation and an Open Door and
Gallery Walk Reception with refreshments. We look
forward to this event.
STUDENT INFORMATION
SNOW AND ICE
It is important that we have up-to-date records of your address,
phone numbers, and emergency contacts in the event that the
school must contact you regarding your child. If there have
been any changes and/or additions to this information, please
ensure that we have it on file by sending a note to school with
your child or by leaving a message on the school voice mail.
Snow has arrived and we are reminding all students
of snow and ice safety. For safety reasons, our
school rule must be that snow stays on the ground.
This means, there is to be no snowball throwing,
kicking snow or any other activity with snow or ice
that could be harmful, which includes sliding on
slopes. Thank you in advance for taking the time to
reinforce these safety rules with your children.
BUS CANCELLATIONS & SCHOOL CLOSURES
SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
There may be days in the upcoming winter months when
inclement weather presents a potential safety hazard to
our students. It is important that parents/guardians
discuss the procedures that they wish to follow for safe
arrival at home.
For students that do not take the bus, please
determine:
-the best way to walk home;
-with whom the child should walk;
-where the child should go if there is no one at home;
-how the child should seek help if wind and snow are
strong that they cannot see the way home;
-ensure school emergency contact information is
updated and accurate.
For students who take the bus:
Poor weather conditions may cause delays for student pick up
at bus stops. Please ensure that your child has a safe place to
go if the bus is late or does not arrive. If you notice that a
student is stranded at a bus stop, please attempt to contact the
child’s parent. It is not recommended that parents volunteer
to drive another child to school without the permission of the
child’s parent/guardian. If you decide to drive your child to
school because buses have been cancelled, please ensure that
you have made arrangements for their return home at the end
of the day.
During the winter months, inclement
weather may cause a disruption to bus
transportation and regular school operations. A
decision to cancel school transportation is usually
made by 6:00 a.m. and will be announced over local
radio and television networks. As the weather
worsens, please take into consideration that buses
may be delayed in reaching their stops. If buses are
cancelled in the morning, they do not run in the
afternoon. If buses are cancelled, the school
remains open. On inclement days, please:
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Listen to the radio and/or television for bus cancellations
and/or school closures (see below)
Check the GeoQuery website: www.stopr.ca, DufferinPeel website: www.dpcdsb.org or call (905) 890-1221
Parent inquiries call Student Transportation (905) 8906000 or 1-800-668-1140
Wait no more than 15 minutes for a late bus.
Contact the school or the listed numbers above if
your bus has not arrived and wait for information
regarding arrival.
Radio and Television Stations:
VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9
CHUM AM1050
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CHFI FM98.1
EZ ROCK FM97.3
CJBC (FR) AM860
CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
CBC99.1
CITYPULSE
CFTR AM680
CJCL AM590
FM Z103.5
CFRB AM1010
FM93.1
FM Q107
CTV
GLOBAL NEW
VIRTUE ASSEMBLY
Thank you to Mrs. Tipou and her students for our Virtue
Assembly. Congratulations to all our Virtue of the Month
recipients. We want to thank them for being exemplary role
models and for living out the virtues in their daily lives. A
special thank you to all the families that joined us.
Recognizing the Virtue of Self - Control…
INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 is International Walk to
School Day!
St. Stephen’s Safe School Committee is happy to head
this event. Our school will be participating in a school
wide walk around our neighbourhood starting at 9:00
am.
During the month of February, we will focus on the virtue of
Respect and we look forward to our next Virtue Assembly on
February 25th, 2015 @ 1:00 pm.
A Day of Reconciliation and Forgiveness…
This day also launches our Talk and Walk Thursdays.
Students will be encouraged to walk to school every
Thursday. This can mean walking to the bus stop, or
getting dropped off a block earlier. Each student will
receive a card to be signed by their classroom teacher
each time they walk to school. When their card is full
(five signatures) they will submit it to the office and a
draw will be made and prizes will be given out every
six weeks. Let’s make this work St. Stephen! We can
do this!
Valentine’s Day Spirit
January 14 was a day of
Reconciliation and Forgiveness at St. Stephen when our
grade 2 to 8 students participated in the Sacrament of
Reconciliation with Father John and Father Eric. Out of his
great love, Jesus instituted this sacrament through which we
receive pardon and peace for our wrong doings and are
restored to the fullness of grace with God. In the Sacrament
of Reconciliation, Jesus provides us with a way of being
reconciled to God and to those we have hurt, and to be
strengthened in our connection to God’s family.
Participating in this intimate sacrament is an important way
we stay close with Jesus and we are also reminded that our
God is one of compassion, forgiveness and love.
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Day for Share-Life
On Friday, February 13, 2015 St. Stephen School
will be hosting another Spirit Day for Share-Life.
We are asking students to donate $2.00 for ShareLife and to celebrate, we are hosting a school wide
dance!
Please bring in your donation to your classroom
teacher on Friday, February 13, 2015.
Valentine’s Day Spirit Day Dance schedule…
9:00 am - 9:30 am – Kindergarten
9:00 am – 10:10 am – Grades 1 – 3
10:25 am – 11:40 am – Grades 4 – 6
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Grades 7 -8
SAFE, CARING, HEALTHY &
INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS
The key message for February is…
“Telling an Adult about Bullying is Not Tattling”.
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s
initiative to create safe, caring, healthy and inclusive school
communities is rooted in our Catholic identity, in particular,
our shared belief in the dignity of all persons created in God’s
image. Safe Schools Policies include Bullying Prevention and
a school wide Progressive Discipline approach.
BULLYING PREVENTION
INITIATIVES
At St. Stephen we have a variety of Bullying Prevention
Initiatives, including our Virtues Program, Positive Climate
Initiative, PALS, Circle of Friends, and other meaningful
school wide and classroom programs and activities.
February’s in class lesson focuses on the difference
between tattling and telling. In dealing with bullying
situations, students are encouraged to use the strategy,
‘telling an adult’. Although this sounds simple and
logical, there are many difficulties and roadblocks
associated with this strategy. Younger children struggle
to understand the difference between telling and
tattling, while older children struggle with their desire
to deal with situations independently. The goal of
telling an adult is to keep children safe. Students will
learn to identify the difference between telling and
tattling (reporting and ratting), explore reasons students
don’t report bullying and understand how to effectively
and safely report to an adult.
Tattling/ratting is defined as telling in order to get
someone into trouble, or telling when there is no one
being hurt and no rule being broken that could result in
a dangerous situation.
Telling is defined as reporting unsafe behaviors to an
adult in order to get help for someone – to get someone
out of trouble.
Tips for Parents/Guardians:
VIRTUES INITIATIVE
A Catholic Faith Community is rooted in a set of common
beliefs which are inspired by the life and teachings of Jesus.
As a Catholic Community we are called to learn, to grow and
to become more like Jesus in the way we see and treat others.
Our Catholic faith plays an important role in helping us shape
schools that are safe, caring, healthy and inclusive.
Catholic School Education provides us the opportunity to
integrate virtue formation into all areas of our life within the
context of our faith. St. Stephen Catholic School will again
focus our attention on the Catholic Virtues. This program is
designed to help us nurture virtue and character development
in the lives of our students. Each month the whole school will
focus on a different virtue. Classroom activities, school wide
activities and assemblies will all focus on a specific virtue each
month.
September – Faith
October – Empathy
November – Conscience
December – Hope
January – Self Control
February - Respect
March - Kindness
April - Love
May - Acceptance
June - Fairness
- use incidences where one child is telling you about
sibling behavior to help children identify whether they
are tattling or telling
- practice with your child how to ‘tell an adult’ about
bullying (what happened, how they feel, what help they
desire)
- develop awareness of the ‘reasons’ children state for
not reporting bullying to adults
Big Kids Entertainment Coming Soon!
Thank you to our Catholic School Council who is
sponsoring our Big Kids Entertainment
presentation on February 25th, 2015 @ 9:00 am.
The Jack and the Giant presentation will focus
on Truth-Telling, Problem-Solving and
Resiliency and will include a whole school
presentation followed by in class learning sessions
with our actors.
NATIONAL SWEATER DAY
SHARKS CORNER
DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Daily Physical Activity, also known as DPA is alive and well
at St. Stephen. Our students are involved in a variety of
physical activities that include yoga stretches, dance and
movement, active games and movement, open gym time,
walking, and much more.
OUTDOOR RECESS
We would like to remind all students to dress appropriately
for the winter season. Warm clothes, snow pants, boots,
gloves, mittens, hats, scarves and coats are needed for
outdoor play. Having an extra pair of clean/dry socks and
mittens is always a good idea for children that play in the
snow. Please note that recess is part of our school day and
all students are expected to go outside for recess. If your
child is too ill to participate in all components of the school
day, including recess, please do not send them to school. If
there are specific medical reasons which should exclude your
child from going outside, please submit a doctor’s note to the
office.
At times, the weather conditions will not allow students to go
outside for recess. This decision is made in accordance with
the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Policy and
Peel Public health Cold Weather Guidelines, which directs
schools to modify recesses when temperatures reach -20˚ C or
colder (with or without wind chill) and to keep children
indoors when the temperature reach -25˚C or colder (with or
without wind chill).
NOTE:
At -20˚C, students will be outside for both AM and PM
recesses and for not longer than 20 minutes during the lunch
recess.
On Thursday, February 5, 2015, St. Stephen Catholic
School, along with other schools across the DufferinPeel Catholic District School Board, will be
participating in National Sweater Day. This day was
initiated by the World Wildlife Fund as a way of
initiating participation and conversation around energy
conservation.
To encourage school-wide participation in this great
event, students and staff at our school will be asked to
wear a sweater to school on February 5th as the
temperature of our school building will be lowered by
2*C in an effort to conserve energy.
Research demonstrates that heating makes up 80% of
all energy used in homes and schools across Canada.
If every Canadian home and school turned down the
temperature of their home or school by 2 degrees
during the winter for four months, that would save
enough energy to close an entire coal-powered plant!
That is why we’re turning down the heat on February
5th and putting on a sweater to keep warm.
To generate excitement within the school community,
we will be using the theme My Sweater, My Story.
Students and staff alike are encouraged to choose a
sweater that has a personal story and to share that story
with their peers during various classroom activities
throughout the day. Students and staff may also take
to social media and use #mysweatermystory to share
experiences.
As a school we stand committed to environmental
stewardship and we are excited to be participating in
National Sweater Day. We thank the community for
your continued support. Should you have any
questions or concerns about this event, please do not
hesitate to contact the school.
Black History Month Presentation…
SUGAR AND GOLD PRESENTATION
Sugar and Gold, The Story of The Underground
Railroad will be rescheduled. It was cancelled on Feb
2nd, due to weather conditions causing all our schools
to be closed. This historical and musical presentation
has been developed for students by blues musicians
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley.
The
presentation includes songs, slides, and storytelling of
the exciting history of the Underground Railroad in
Canada and the story of the first Black settlers.
EQAO
Primary
HOMEWORK HELP
Division
Assessments
Mathematics
of
and
Reading,
Test
Administration
Dates May 25 – June 8
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Visit DPCDSB on the web for Board and School
profiles: http://www.dpcdsb.org/EQAO
EQAO Assessments Reminder
The grade 3 and 6 EQAO assessments measure how well
students have met the expectations in the Ontario Curriculum.
The assessments test what students know and how well they
apply their knowledge and skills in reading, writing and
mathematics. Students are required to read and respond to
passages, to write and to solve mathematical problems. The
results are reported in terms of achievement from levels 1– 4
with level 3 as the standard. The window for EQAO
assessments of all grade 3 and 6 students has been established
for May 25th to June 8th, 2015. Please keep this important time
frame in mind when you are planning family trips or
appointments. It is important that all grade 3 and 6 students
be in attendance for the assessments. For further details on our
school
results,
visit
the
Board
website
at:
http://www.dpcdsb.org/EQAO
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Officer Vanessa McHugh visits St. Stephen on January 22nd, 2015
On January 22nd Officer Vanessa McHugh visited St. Stephen Catholic School to discuss various topics including;
Safe On-Line Surfing for our grades 3 and 4 students, and Kind is Kool for our grades 1 and 2 students.
Here’s what some classes and students had to share:
“What I learned at the police presentation is how to be kind, nice and helpful. Vanessa showed us a video that was funny.” ~Kira, grade 1
“Last Thursday the students in the class got to participate in a presentation that was given by Peel Region Police about Online Safety. The
students really enjoyed the presentation and they had a lot of positive things to say about it. Some of the things that the students liked the
most were the songs and videos. They found them very catchy and fun to listen to. The students enjoyed the videos because they were cartoons
with music. They also liked the question and answer period because the questions were fun to answer and taught them a lot about online
safety. The students learned many things during the presentation. They were taught to never put personal information online and to always
use a hard to guess password. They learned to only open messages from people they know because the message could contain a virus. Most
importantly they learned that you have to be careful who to talk to on the internet and never meet up in person with someone you met online
because it is very dangerous. “~Ms. Payne’s grade 3 class
“After attending the Internet Safety Assembly I learned that you should never put your personal information on Twitter or other websites that
require sign-up or login. I also learned that before opening an email, check your virus system because emails could give you a virus. When
Officer Vanessa asked us questions, I learned that the Internet could be tricky because some people create the app or website and it could be
bad. The assembly was very interesting and informative.” ~Angelica, grade 4
Officer Vanessa McHugh visits St. Stephen on January 29th, 2015
On January 29th, Officer Vanessa McHugh visited St. Stephen Catholic School to discuss various topics including;
Youth and the Law for our grade 7 and 8 students, and Street Proofing and Cyber Citizenship for our grade 5 and 6
students.
Thoughts from some of our grade 6 students in Mrs. Tipou’s class…
“I learned that everything on the internet isn’t always safe.” ~Doreen
“I learned that we shouldn’t give away our personal information, such as our school name, address, email, full name etc.” ~Kimberly
“When you are on the internet and playing online video games, you can never really trust the identity of the other person so we shouldn’t
give out any information.” ~Isabella
“People can hack into your computer’s web cam.” ~Kevin
“You should always tell your parents everything that you are doing on the internet.” ~Chantel
“We learned that we should always ask parent(s) permission before posting pictures of yourself and/or others.” ~Catarina
“You should always be careful using search engines like google, because we can’t control what items pop up. Good search engines for kids
are: www.aolkids.com, www.askkids.com.” ~Veronica
Thoughts from some of our grade 8 students in Mrs. Pritchard’s class…
“This past month our Intermediate division sat through a presentation about Youth Crime. We had the opportunity to watch an
educational video and speak directly to a police officer who was great at informing us of our responsibilities as youth in our community.
Here are some of our thoughts…”
“We were surprised with the Diversion Program’s expectation that you had to complete the entire program for all charges to be dropped. It
was interesting to see the inside of a jail and watch real life stories about youth involved in crime.” ~Jana
“I learned some new expectations, rules, and laws about how we as youth are to behave in society. I was surprised to learn that anyone at
any age can be arrested.” ~Nicholas S
“I was surprised and a bit nervous to learn that a person of any age can be arrested and that students 12 years and up can be charged. I
thought you had to be older to be held be held accountable and put in jail. ~Dylan
“We do enjoy having the police officers visit our school on a regular basis and appreciate them keeping us informed of the laws and
regulations pertaining to youth and crime.”
Thank you to our Catholic School Council
for our high energy Chocolate Fundraiser
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DATES TO REMEMBER
Feb 3
Feb 5
Feb 6
Feb 16
Feb 18
Report Cards sent home
Interview Evening 7pm - 9pm
P.A. Day – Reporting to Parents
Family Day
Ash Wednesday
March 16 – 20
Mid-Winter Break (inclusive)
April 3
April 6
April 8
April 21
Good Friday
Easter Monday
25th Anniversary Rooftop Photo at 1:00 pm
Welcome to Kindergarten Night 6 pm – 8 pm
May 6
May 11
25th Anniversary Celebration 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
P.A. Day – Provincial Priorities/Faith
Development
Victoria Day
May 18
June 8
June 24
P.A. Day – Term 2 Assessment and Evaluation
of Pupil Progress
Report cards sent home
St. Stephen Variety Show
St. Stephen Catholic School is hosting a Variety Show in
the spring. Our grade 4 to 8 classes are showcasing a range
of talent on this special evening. Please join us for this
Celebration of the Arts. More information coming soon!
We look forward to seeing our wonderful St. Stephen
Community on this night.
LOST AND FOUND ITEMS
Thank you to our students and families who have been collecting
items from our Lost and Found Box. This is a good place to start
looking for missing items. We regularly remind our students to
check the box for any items they may have lost. Please continue
to remind your child(ren) to check the Lost and Found Box
periodically.
Kick-off Assembly…