December 5, 2025
The busy month of December is upon us! Thank you to the families who have signed up to help with the Holiday Food Drive. A reminder that the Wizard of Oz play is next week on Tuesday, and the Holiday Concert is on Thursday at 1:30 or 6:00 pm. Please make sure you have signed up for the Ginger Bread House Council Event, which closes on Sunday. As well, a reminder that the main entrance has been relocated to the doors directly in front of the office (centre of the school) so please go to that entrance for pick up and drop off.
Save the date: Gracefield School Concert December 11th!
Gracefield students are busy preparing performances for the upcoming December Concert. The concert is on Thursday, December 11th. There will be two performances, the first from 1:30 to 2:30 pm, and the second from 6:00-7:00 pm. Please plan to only attend one performance so we have room for everyone! Tickets are not needed, it is seating on a first come, first served basis. Seating will begin 15 minutes before the performance, so please do not arrive earlier than that. If you require accessibility accommodations, please reach out to Mrs. Di Roma directly.
Our theme this year is Joy! All classes will have some sort of performance to share on December 11th.More information on drop off and pick up for that evening will be shared next week. We hope to see you there!
Community Care Food Drive
Please log in to School Cash Online to give your child(ren) permission to deliver (Dec. 5th) and pick-up (Dec. 12th) the Community Care Food Drive bags. We are also looking for parent volunteers (supervise a group of students for either/ both dates, be a driver and/or donate a wagon on Dec. 12th)! Please indicate if you are available to help on one or both of those dates in School Cash Online. Thank you!
Family Gingerbread Decorating Event December 17, 2025
Gracefield School Council is excited to host a Family Gingerbread Decorating Evening on Wednesday, December 17th at Gracefield Public School.
You can sign your student up to decorate a peanut-free ginger bread house and/or a Ginger Bread Person with icing and candy. You are welcome to bring additional candy decorations if you’d like. We will be purchasing candy from the Bulk Barn for decorating, and the candy is not guaranteed to not have come into contact with nuts. If you require separately packaged candy, please reach out to Mrs. Di Roma directly.
Sign up on School Cash Online today!
January is Kindergarten Registration Month at the DSBN!
Families with children turning four in 2026 are invited to visit www.dsbn.org/kindergarten to learn more about Kindergarten programming and online registration. Families can also contact our school office to book a time for in-person registration.
Kindergarten Open Houses are in May
We look forward to hosting our new Greyhawks and their parents/guardians at an Open House on May 5th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Further details about our Open House will be emailed directly to registered families in late April.
Inclement Weather Message for Families
There are times in Niagara when weather conditions are so poor that we must cancel student transportation, and/or close schools to preserve the safety of students and staff. The decision to cancel transportation and/or close schools is not taken lightly; a variety of factors are considered when making this choice. To learn more about how these decisions are made, please go to https://www.dsbn.org/inclementweather.
School Closures:
When the decision to close schools is made, it refers to all schools: both in-person and remote/virtual learners. Every effort will be made to share school closure information before 6:00 am on the day of the school closure. You will find information on dsbn.org, all school websites, DSBN social media, and local media share the news widely as well. Optional Snow Day activities for Kindergarten to Grade 8, will be available on the DSBN website on days when schools are closed due to inclement weather.
Childcare: Decisions regarding whether childcare services will operate on school closure days are at the discretions of each individual childcare operator. Childcare operators will notify affected families directly if they make the decision to close.
Sports/Teams/Clubs Update
Intermediate Volleyball
Both intermediate volleyball teams finished up their seasons and participated in the DSBN tournament. Both teams played hard and improved their skill. All players need to return their jerseys ASAP.
Intermediate basketball league play will begin the week of January 12th.
Tripleball
Congratulations to the Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Tripleball teams who played their best 4 games last night and fought hard through the semi-finals against Harriet Tubman. The boys came up short by just a couple of points in each game and won the last game to end strong! The Girls were neck in neck in every game, winning 2 out of four and when the points were tallied the Gracefield girls won by 1 point. We are extremely proud of the work ethic, teamwork and sportsmanship they displayed as they represented Gracefield this season! Way to go, players!
Important Dates