Can you help us in this Advent/Christmas season?

As in the past we hope to provide Christmas gift cards to any of our families who are in need at this time of year! To do this, each homeroom is being

invited to bring in money for the Christmas Care Fund, from which the gift cards will be purchased.  

As a parent or guardian, there are three different ways for you to help us make this a success. Here’s how:

Please note donations received online cannot be processed for tax receipts.

If you wish a tax receipt for a donation of over $20.00:

• Write a cheque made out to the “Ottawa Catholic School Board”,

• Provide an email and complete address along with that cheque and

• Have your child give these directly to the homeroom teacher.

Let’s ensure that all in our community have the means for a bright and joyful Christmas season this year. If the fund proves to be highly successful, and all the needs of our community are met, we will help our elementary schools in the area with any excess.

This past week at St. Francis Xavier was Indigenous Awareness Week, where both staff and students were given opportunities to learn more about the Indigenous groups that make up Canada. We began the week with the land acknowledgement and the school community was able to listen to Oh Canada sung in Cree, Ojibwe and Inuktitut. Homerooms also competed in trivia to see who knew the most about a variety of topics (Indian Act, residential schools, art, etc).

7&8 students had the opportunity to listen to Twin Flames, an international, award winning Indigenous duo who spoke to the students about being proud of one’s background, setting dreams and respecting all of Creation. On Thursday, selected students from grades 7-12 took part in the Blanket Exercise. The Blanket Exercise in an interactive lesson where students get to see the impact of government policies on Indigenous groups put into action. Students were then treated to some delicious Three Sisters Soup courtesy of the Hospitality Program.