There will be a virtual Parent Council meeting this Wednesday, Sept 30th at 6:30 pm.

We are so excited to finally welcome all of our students back to Holy Cross Catholic School!

Today was the first of two days of pick up for students' personal items. Teachers worked hard to organize and pack up belongings to get everything ready for pick up. Pick up continues tomorrow.

The Parents website has 23 fun STEM and STEAM projects on their website. The juice box rocket looks fun!

Today, our Grade 8 Graduates picked up their "Home of a Holy Cross Graduate" signs.

In this activity, you'll learn about the weather and why it rains. Using simple materials (water, shaving cream, and food colouring), you can recreate the rain in the water cycle.

This week the STEM activity is making crystal names. Using simple household ingredients you can create something amazing!

Let's Talk Science is running a challenge for students in grades 6, 7, and 8. Check out the challenge here: https://letstalkscience.ca/events/challenge-online

This week's STEM activity, is a choice board. Watch the video and then you can complete some of the other activities.

This week's STEM activities are for May the Forth Be With You Day (May 4th). Enjoy the Star Wars themed activities!

This week's STEM challenge is from NASA. There are activities for students in Kindergarten to grade 4 and grade 5-8.

Here are some fun Earth Day activities to try at home.

The Bradford Art School will be posting free art lessons on their website. This week's lesson is a butterfly. The step by step instructions on the site make this activity fun for all ages.

This week's STEM activity you can try at home, is science experiments. The science experiments can be found here: https://sciencebob.com/category/experiments/

The staff at Holy Cross Catholic School miss all of you and want you to know that we're thinking of you!

Here are some apps that have STEM games to try at home. Students have used Kodable and Scratch in the library already. For a no technology option, try the circle challenge!

Ms. Timmons and Mr. Tunzi are here to explain the importance of social and physical distancing. We all need to do our part to limit the spread of COVID-19. Please spread the word!