MAY 2025
St. Augustine School
Newsletter
Principal's Message
Dear St. Augustine Parents,
Our 50 days of Easter celebration continues as we begin the month of Mary. To extend our Easter celebration and this blessed month into your homes, may I suggest that you say a Hail Mary as part of your Grace Before Meals when you gather together as a family at the dinner table or encourage your children to include it in their daily prayers. Can your family say a Hail Mary every day in the month of May?
I would like to express my gratitude for our entire community. If I don't say it enough, THANK YOU! Thank you for the grace and love and support and determination you have all shown over the last year. Thank you, parents, students, teachers, education assistants, support staff, guardians, and caregivers! You have been and continue to be amazing!
The month of May is packed with many activities. Track & Field season is in full swing with practices every day and track meets throughout the month. Thank you to all staff and parents who made badminton happen last month! Grades 6 and 7 classes have their 4-day Outdoor Education stay at Camp Jubiliee this month, and our Kindergarten to Grade 4 classes will be celebrating "outdoor ed" activities back at the school, and Grade 5s will enjoy a day trip to Camp Jubilee! We also have our school spring concert for you! Stay tuned as your teachers and staff continue to plan and communicate what this penultimate month of the year will look like.
Happy Easter and wishing all mothers a very Happy Mothers’ Day, as well! God bless!
Mr.Yaptinchay
SCHOOL MASS & CROWNING OF MARY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
Join us Wednesday, May 14 for our monthly school mass at 9:00am at the church.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A PARENTS "COFFEE & CONNECT" BEFORE MASS AT 8:30AM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAY 10 - FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Congratulations to our Grade 2 students who will be celebrating their First Holy Communion Saturday, May 6! May you receive all the blessings of Christ on your special day!
MAY 14 - CROWNING OF MARY ASSEMBLY & SCHOOL MASS
Please, join us Wednesday, May 14 at 9:00am for our school assembly for the Crowning of Mary incorporated into our school mass which will be held at the church. Ms. Nugent and Ms. Kwok's Grade 1 classes will be hosting the Crowning of Mary and school mass. We hope you can all join us in this month of May when we celebrate our blessed mother:
MAY 16 - SCHOOL CONCERT (9:30AM Intermediate Classes AND 1:30PM Primary Classes)
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: St. Augustine Parish & School Gymnasium
Time:
INTERMEDIATE CONCERT is at 9:30am (SAS Gymnasium)
PRIMARY CONCERT is at 1:30pm (St. Augustine Parish)
Theme: Concert Under The Sea!
Attire: Sunday best/dress clothes or formal attire, please. All students will be assigned a Spring Colours theme for concert clothing. Accessories in the assigned colours can also be included as part of your attire.
Parents are NOT expected to buy new clothing.
If you do not have clothing items in your assigned colour, please, wear beige, cream, white, brown, or tan to go with the theme of Concert Under The Sea. Dark or grey bottoms and a white top are also acceptable, as long they are Sunday best/formal attire.
* Grades 7’s are wearing black/white and a unique colour.
Please, see the memo with full grade-specific details here: Spring Concert 2025
NO SCHOOL, MONDAY, MAY 19 (VICTORIA DAY)
Monday, May 19 is Victoria Day. School will be closed on this day.
NO SCHOOL, MONDAY, MAY 26 (PRO-D) & TUESDAY, MAY 27 (PLANNING DAY)
Monday and Tuesday, May 26 and 27 is Professional Development Day and Planning Day. School will be closed on these two days.
ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY
WE CELEBRATE OUR SCHOOL PATRON, ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY, ON HIS FEAST DAY, WHICH IS MAY 27.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY HERE.