📅 This Week at SKTA! (Feb. 23 to 27)🌟
Dear St. Kateri Families,
As a school community, we hope that many of you were able to join in the celebration of Ash Wednesday. In place of our planned school liturgy with Fr. Rick last week due to transportation being cancelled for inclement weather, each class participated in a small classroom liturgy to mark the beginning of Lent and to set our community’s focus for this sacred season.
The Lenten season invites us to pause, reflect, and prepare our hearts through prayer, Scripture, acts of kindness, and sacrifice. Over these forty days, students are encouraged to renew their baptismal promises and deepen their faith as we journey toward Easter.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper Jesus shared with His disciples. This leads us into the Easter Triduum—Holy Thursday evening, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday—which celebrates the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus. These sacred days form the heart of our Easter celebration and remind us of Christ’s great love and the hope found in His Resurrection.
We look forward to walking this faith journey together as a school community during this special season.
Below are some important details and upcoming events for another busy week at our school.
Holy Land School Fundraiser on Feb 27, 2026: As part of our Lenten observances, I am proud to share that our school will participate in a board-wide fundraising initiative to support Christian schools in the Holy Land. On February 27, 2027, students are asked to donate a toonie as we will provide an extra recess to each division on this day. The money raised will support the Latin Patriarchate school system, which educates nearly 19,000 students of all faiths in 44 K–12 schools in Jordan, Palestine and Israel. This school system and the local Christian community have experienced significant financial hardship due to the pandemic and recent regional conflicts. All funds raised by the YCDSB will be donated to the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. This lay Catholic organization is raising $12 million to repair school buildings and pay teacher salaries. For more information on this initiative, please click here to watch a video from the EOHSJ or click here to read an info sheet. Thank you for your generosity. Together, we help the children in the Holy Land and create a brighter future for all who live there.
YCDSB Lenten Mass Invitation: All members of the YCDSB community—including students, staff, parents, volunteers, parish staff, and community members—are invited to attend the Board Lenten Mass virtually. Participants may join from any location by clicking on the link provided.LINK.
YRPH Dental Screening Clinic: Please add the following date to your calendars, York Region Public Health will be conducting a Dental Screening Clinic at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School on March 5, 2026. Information regarding family participation can be found in our school message from last week.
Carnival Week at St. Kateri Tekakwitha CES! (February 23 to 27): We are so excited for our Carnival Week here at St. Kateri Tekakwitha CES! A variety of fun events and activities are planned throughout the week, and we can’t wait to celebrate together. We kindly ask families to take a moment to review the information regarding Spirit Days and any activities that require parental permission for student participation. Thank you for your support—we look forward to an amazing week!
_Parent_Staff Carnaval Letter SKTA 2026 .pdf   Carnaval Schedule 2026- SKTA.pdf
CSC News / Hot Lunch: Thank you to our parent volunteers for their time and energy in providing pancakes for the entire school this past Tuesday. It was a wonderful way for our community to come together as we prepare for the season of Lent.
As we conclude the first session of our Hot Lunch Program, we look forward to offering a second session. As in the past, all orders will be placed exclusively through School-Day. Please stay tuned for further details, which will be shared soon.
We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our school community for the tremendous support shown during our Valentine’s Day Fundraising Event. Students thoroughly enjoyed the dance and the many activities that made the day so special for our students.
Important dates to mark on your calendars:
FebruaryÂ
23 to 27 Â Â Â Carnaval
25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pink Shirt Day
27 Toonie Collection Day in support of the Holy Land
MarchÂ
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Make Up Sushi Hot Lunch from Feb 18/26 Snow Day
 12        YCDSB Board Lenten Mass @ 1:15pm LINK.
 16 to 20   March Break
21Â (23rd first day back to school celebration:) World Down Syndrome Day – Mismatch Sock Day
31 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Passion of Christ @ 1:15 School Gym (Gr. 6 Performance)Â Poster
Yours In Catholic Education,
Marc Caruso
Principal