November 7, 2025

We had a successful Lockdown Drill this week. The students and staff were all prepared and the practice went smoothly. A reminder that the snack packs for our upcoming school play trip have gone up on School Cash, so please make sure you go online to purchase if you are interested. The Gracefield students have been busy preparing for our Remembrance Day Assembly next week, making art in classes, and the choir has been practicing! We look forward to seeing families at this special assembly. 

Upcoming Remembrance Day Assembly November 11th at 11 am

On November 11, 2025, Gracefield staff and students will respectfully commemorate Remembrance Day with a recognition ceremony in our gymnasium. Families are welcome to join us for this important assembly. Please note that photographs and videos should not be taken at assemblies or school events, as we have many students whose images are not to be shared electronically. 

Remembrance Day Display in Library 

We have borrowed a kit from the St. Catharine’s museum that includes artifacts and informational posters on the contributions of St. Catharine’s citizens during wartimes. It will be on display in the library for the next week. A collection of library books related to Remembrance Day are also on display and available for students to check out during this week.

Progress Reports

On Thursday, November 20th, all kindergarten students will receive their Communication of Learning, and Gr 1 to 8 students will receive their Progress Report Card. We encourage you to review the report with your child, celebrating their strengths and discussing the next steps identified by their teacher. Your interview time for the upcoming conferences will be shared at that time.

Book your Parent-Teacher Conference today!

You have the opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher during Parent-Teacher Conferences on the evening of Thursday, November 27th. To book a time for an interview, please complete this Interview Request Form. Please complete this form ASAP, and we will do our best to accommodate your requested time. If you ever have any questions or concerns outside of this time, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher. If you require two copies of your child’s report card, please notify the office or your child’s teacher. 

Scholastic Book Fair November 25th to 27th

Gracefield Public School is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from November 25th to November 27th. Students will be receiving flyers home shortly, and will have a chance to preview the books on Tuesday, and purchase on Wednesday and Thursday. The book fair will also be open to parents for purchasing on Wednesday, November 26th  from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm and Thursday November 27th from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. We need parent volunteers to help with our book fair. Please SIGN UP HERE if you are interested in volunteering.

Please feel free to view the Book Fair Website, and Preview the book choices HERE.

Thank you for supporting our school library. All funds raised through our book fair go back into providing resources for the Gracefield library. 

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!

Sports/Teams/Clubs Update

Tripleball

Junior Girls and Boys are starting their Tripleball games next week! We will be practicing a few times a week. Please check the announcements for practice times. Games begin at approximately 3:45 and will last for a little over an hour. Our game schedule is as follows:

Intermediate Volleyball Schedule for the week of November 3rd

Both volleyball teams played great last night in their playoff games, but unfortunately both came up short of victory. Don't worry, the volleyball season continues!!!

The boys are playing first and the girls are playing second on Tuesday, November 11. Both of our games will be at Gracefield. The first game will start at approximately 3:45. 

Tuesday November 11th - Both games at Gracefield 

Boys play Parnall- First

Girls play Connaught - Second​​​​​​​

Also, we have our DSBN Tournament play-in game on Thursday, November 13. We are playing Prince of Wales (Thorold). Both games will start at approximately 3:45.

Girls play at Prince of Wales Thorold

Boys play at Gracefield

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Di Roma

Principal

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