Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School
602 Lake Heights Rd P1A 2Z8 North Bay, ON, Canada

Our School Photo Day scheduled for January 27, 2021 will be postponed until further notice as a result of the recent government announcement of safety protocols for our province.

For details visit https://www.npsc.ca/parents/registration_procedures

A reminder, all NPSC schools will resume in-person learning on Monday, January 11, 2021. For details regarding NPSC schools, visit: https://www.npsc.ca//schools_return_to_in-_person_learning

Please see the link below for an important message from the Nipissing Parry Sound Student Transportation Services. Transportation is scheduled to resume as usua...l on Monday, January 11, 2021. Importantly, NPSSTS advises students to please continue to practice good habits with regards to wearing masks while riding the bus, stating "...public health does not recommend ‘neck gaiters’, scarves, or balaclavas as an equivalent to, or substitute for a face covering..." http://www.npssts.ca//Communique%20-%202021-01-08.docx_dc.

HOLY CROSS CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER---A Letter and order form will be sent home today with our students. There will be an option to pay with cash or by using school cash online. Farquhar’s Orchards Fresh Food Market GIFT CARD fundraiser program Dear Parents/Guardians/Families of Holy Cross School, ... Our Holy Cross Catholic School Advisory Council is raising funds for; Outdoor Play Equipment Technology For Student Use School Community CSAC Events Here’s how it works; Holy Cross School will keep $5 from every $25 gift card sale. For example, if a student sells 10 gift cards, there would be a fundraising profit of $50.00 Example: 10 cards sold x $5.00 per card profit = $50.00 raised for our school!!! ***Our Goal Is to Raise $500.00 for our school Each student/family receives a Sponsorship sign-up sheet to fill in (on the back of this sheet). They collect names, phone numbers and $25 cash for each card order. Once they have sold their gift cards, the money collected is returned to our school for counting and collecting. Our school then brings all the funds to Farquhar’s Orchards Fresh Food Market at 2621 Trout Lake Road (across from the Granite club) to redeem the gift cards. Our school retains $5.00 per card for our fundraiser. Please return your order form, and cash, to Holy Cross by Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the latest. ***School Cash Online will also be set up if you wish to place your order. Our school would then arrange for delivering the gift cards for each order during the week of December 7-11, 2020. For any further questions please contact our school at any time. Sincerely, Members of the Holy Cross CSAC

Reminder! Progress reports are being issued for elementary students this week. To learn how to access your child's progress report visit: https://www.edsby.com/help/parents/viewing-report-cards/

November 15-21 is Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week. This week, NPSC will join schools across the province to raise awareness about this important issue and its impacts on student learning and well-being.

November 5, 2020 Dear Parents and Guardians, ... If you are interested in purchasing Holy Cross Spiritwear, please visit the online store from King Sportswear (https://king-sportswear.mybigcommerce.com/ecole/holy-cross/). We will also send out a message through School Messenger and post on our Facebook Page. If you like to purchase Spiritwear items, please complete your order online by Friday, November 20 at the latest. If your order is received by November 20, all items will arrive before Christmas holidays. Instructions: *Click on the link for the King Sportswear online store (see above) *Spiritwear items for Holy Cross will appear (please see the brochure on the opposite side of this page) *Click on the item, it will appear in your Cart *Check out as a guest *Fill in the billing information ****Shipping Method---be sure to click on the Pickup in Store option so that you are not charged a shipping fee. Holy Cross will arrange to have all the Spiritwear items delivered to our school for delivery/pick-up at the school. *Payment options are Credit Card and Google Pay, paid directly to King Sportswear online. Thank you in advance. If you should have any questions, please feel free to call the school. Sincerely, Mr. Dan Seguin Principal

Holy Cross had a great Halloween celebration day today with lots of fun activities!!!

Halloween at Holy Cross: We will be celebrating Halloween at our school on Friday, October 30. We will have our traditional Orange and Black Day. As this year’s Halloween will be different, some parents have respectfully asked if costumes could be considered. Our Health Unit has said it would be fine at this time if we continue to follow all our daily safety protocols. Students will not be permitted to bring treats to share with the class. Students will be permitted to either... wear orange and black or wear their costume to school. We do ask that you use caution if you are sending your child to school with a costume as it may be a tripping hazard. If wearing a costume, students are asked to come to school already wearing their costume and keep their costume on for the duration of the day. Costumes are not to include Halloween masks (a costume mask should not be worn over a face covering), weapons, props, or portray violence. Educators cannot help with applying makeup or fixing students' costumes. We ask our older students to keep in mind that we have younger students when choosing their costume. Students will still need to wear safety face masks as per the usual safety protocols. Wishing you all a safe and happy Halloween! See more