Collegiate

School Spirit Day (wear Black and Yellow)
2023-10-06

Grade 8 Grad Spirit Wear Payment and Forms Due
2023-10-10
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Your child received a Grad Spirit Wear Order Form today. If you are interested in ordering Grad Spirit Wear payments are to be made on School Cash Online. Please remember to return the paper copy of the order form to school after your payment has been made so that your child’s order can be processed. Tax has been included in the prices shown on the order form. Please note that there is an extra $8.50 charge per item ordered if you would like your child’s name written on the back of the spirit wear you order. The order form and the online payment are due by Tuesday, October 10.
2024 Grad Order Form

Food Drive (October 3rd to October 13th)
2023-10-10 - 2023-10-14
Please donate canned/dry goods for our Collegiate Food Drive to be donated to the Stoney Creek Food Bank October 3rd – 13th
Thank you in advance for your support!

Pizza Day ($2)
2023-10-11, 2023-10-18, 2023-10-25, 2023-12-13, 2023-12-20
Pizza will be sold every Wednesday for $2.00 per slice. Please send in a money with your child every Wednesday morning if interested in ordering. Their classroom teacher will collect the orders just after announcements. Each slice will be $2.00. Late orders will not be accepted.

Cross Country Team
2023-10-13
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
Our Cross-Country Team will be practicing very hard for our meet on Friday, October 13th! We know all our students will display great effort, dedication, and enthusiasm while representing Collegiate Elementary School in a positive manner. Thank YOU to Ms. Babineau, Mrs. Bernard, and Mr. Duvnjak for all their time and effort preparing our team! Go Collegiate Grizzlies!

French Immersion Information Night for Families
2023-10-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto)
French Immersion at HWDSB
2024 – 2025 French Immersion Application Process
HWDSB offers French Immersion programming beginning in Grade 1. It is designed to provide English-speaking children with opportunities to become skilled speaking in French as well as English. Upon completion of secondary school, students are expected to be proficient in French. The curriculum for subjects taught in French is the same as in the English program.
Elementary families can find a list of important dates below, including an opportunity to learn more at our French Immersion Information Night.
Important Dates for the 2024-25 French Immersion Application Process
• French Immersion Information Night for Families
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6 p.m.
• Application process opens for Senior Kindergarten students only
Monday, October 30, 2023
• Deadline for applications
Monday, December 1, 2023
• Program location offered to families
Friday, December 15, 2023
• Deadline for program acceptance and registration
Friday, January 12, 202
For more information, please visit www.hwdsb.info/FI2024-25 .

Student Picture Day
2023-10-23

School Council Meeting
2023-10-23 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us on Monday, October 23rd at 6:00 p.m. in the school library for our first council meeting of 2023 – 2024 school year! Everyone is welcome to join us!
If you wish to contact School Council, please feel free to email collegiateSC@hwdsb.on.ca.

Application Process for French Immersion Opens For Senior Kindergarten Students Only
2023-10-30

Halloween Parade
2023-10-31 09:20 - 10:00
Halloween Letter to Parents, 2023
Dear Families,
Happy Halloween! Tuesday October 31st
Students can wear costumes to school!!
(e.g., no cultural appropriation, no offensive and insensitive costumes, no weapons, no costume masks that might impede vision, no inappropriate images, etc.)

Students choosing to wear a costume should come to the school already wearing the costume
Students can change out of their costume, or choose to wear it the entire day.
If classes would like include treats for students during activities, these must be purchased nut/peanut free treats (no home baked goods)
Pumpkin Carving will take place this Monday October 30th
Various classroom activities will be shared by classroom teachers
Families are invited to watch our Halloween Parade which will begin around 9:20 a.m. in the gym. Parents/Guardians are asked to remain around the perimeter of the gym.

Sincerely,
Collegiate Elementary

Getting Ready for High School - Grade 7 and 8 Information Night
2023-11-01 18:00 - 19:00

Daylight Savings Time (clocks fall back one hour)
2023-11-05
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
November 5th, 2023
Daylight Savings Time (clocks fall back one hour)

Progress Reports go home
2023-11-06
PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS & PROGRESS REPORTS

Student Progress Reports will be going home Monday, November 6th.
Parent-Teacher Interviews will be scheduled for either Thursday, November 16th p.m., or Friday, November 17th.

Remembrance Day Celebration
2023-11-10
REMEMBRANCE DAY CELEBRATION
Friday, November 10th the students will participate in a Remembrance Day celebration.

Parent Teacher Interviews
2023-11-16, 2023-11-17

Collegiate Spirit Wear Order Forms Are Due
2023-11-17
Dear Parents/ Guardians,
Please find attached a Collegiate Spirit Wear order form. If you are interested in ordering anything for your child or family, could you please complete the order form attached and return it to school by Friday, November 17th, 2023. (Also, please make your payment to school cash online by this date.)
There are sizing charts attached and posted on our school website www.hwdsb.on.ca/collegiate under News for you to refer to if you have any questions about sizing. Please ensure that you read the order form carefully and that the order form is completed accurately so that there are no problems in processing your order. Return the paper copy of the order form to school with your child by no later than Friday, November 17th, 2023. Please note that tax is included in the price shown on the order form.
Spirit Wear Order Form and Sizing Chart, 2023 – 2024
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Thank you.
Mrs. C. Knezevic

Photo Retake Day
2023-11-21

HWDSB Auditions-Based Programs of the Arts & HWDSB Strings
2023-11-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Glendale Secondary School, 145 Rainbow Drive, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
November 29th – Information meeting for HWDSB Programs of the Arts for the admission cycle for 2024-2025 school year will be held at Glendale, 6:00-7:30pm
HWDSB Programs of the Arts Info Poster
HWDSB Programs of the Arts at Glendale Public Events
Admission Timeslines for HWDSB Programs of the Arts 2024 – 20225

HWDSB Grade 7 & & Information Night at Orchard Park Secondary School
2023-11-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Orchard Park Highschool, 200 Dewitt Road, Stoney Creek, ON, L8E 4S7, Canada
Grade 7 and 8 Information Nights

Deadline for French Immersion Applications
2023-12-01

School Council Meeting
2023-12-04 18:00 - 19:00
Our next School Council meeting is Monday, December 4th at 6:00 p.m. in Room 107. Everyone is welcome to join us!

Pizza Day (($2)
2023-12-06

Spirit Day - Anything BUT a BACKPACK Day
2023-12-08
Bring your school belongings in anything BUT a backpack….be creative!

French Immersion Program Locations Offered to Families
2023-12-15

Spirit Day - Reverse the Roles Day
2023-12-15
Students dress up as one of the adults in the school…and the adults dress up as a student.
