Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year! Our staff are very excited to welcome your children to school next Tuesday, September 2. As we continue to finalize registrations, you will be receiving more detailed information from the school on Friday this week including your child's homeroom assignment. Families with children in kindergarten will be hearing from the educator teams directly. Here are some quick reminders in the meantime:

• School starts at 9:15 and finishes at 3:45. The school yard will be supervised as of 9:00.
• The school yard is closed to parents and caregivers. Parents and caregivers who visit the school must sign in at the main office. 
• Class lists and homeroom assignments will be considered final as of this Friday. Requests for changes to student placement will only be considered in the event of a clerical error or if classes need to be re-organized. Families will be notified individually if required. 
• The OCDSB prepares a list of recommended school supplies. This list is completely voluntary and can be found here. We suggest that you wait until you get initial communication from your child(ren)'s teacher(s) to purchase any additional items for the classroom. Please let us know if you would like assistance with school supplies. We are happy to help! Please label all of your child's belongings. 
• If you're looking to buy labels for your child's belongings, please consider supporting School Council's fundraiser - which is open year-round - by visiting campaigns.mabelslabels.com and choosing "Stonecrest (Woodlawn)". There is no extra cost to you and each order raises money to support our students!
• Transportation for students will be set up automatically based on information that is in our information system at present.  The OSTA website gives you bus transportation info such as when and where your child will be picked up and dropped off (info available later in August), and information about bus and pedestrian safety presentations. Please contact the OSTA for all transportation related questions. 
• Students cell phones are to remain off and away for the entirety of the school day. Parents and caregivers will be notified if students are struggling with this direction. 
• We will continue to update our school website https://stonecrestes.ocdsb.ca/ as information becomes available. I will also be sending periodic email messages to help you stay updated. Thank you for reading through this message. We will provide further updates over the next few days.

Parent Homework (to be completed as soon as convenient):

Please visit the OCDSB’s Electronic Forms page and complete the following forms as needed:

• Media/School Website Permission (required for all students) 
• Appropriate use of Technology Agreement (required for all students) 
• Plan of Care for Students with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions (required only for students with life-threatening medical conditions)

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions that were not answered in the documentation provided, or to discuss a difficult situation related to your child’s education. We will aim to respond as soon as possible. We are here to help!

We are looking forward to seeing your children soon!

Dennis, Ann, Jennifer, Nidhi and Shannon

Upcoming Dates of Importance

These dates are all found on the Stonecrest Website Calendar. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list.

Tuesday, September 2: First Day of School
Friday, September 19: Terry Fox Run
Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24: Rosh Hashanah
Saturday, September 27: Rowan's Law
Monday, September 29: PA Day - no school for students
Tuesday, September 30: National Truth and Reconciliation Day / Monday Schedule / Grade 3 Trip to Bill Mason (Wilson & Storms)
Wednesday, October 1: Grade 3 Trip to Bill Mason (Heidt and Peddle)
Wednesday, October 1 and Thursday, October 2: Yom Kippur
Monday, October 13: Happy Thanksgiving Day - no school for students
Tuesday, October 14: IEPs Emailed Home
Wednesday, October 15: School Photo Day
Monday, October 20: Diwali (Hinduism)
Thursday, November 6: Friday Schedule
Friday, November 7: PA Day - no school for students
Tuesday, November 11: Remembrance Day / Staff Meeting (8 am) / Grade 7 (Dolan, Zuber, Fouillard) to Bill Mason Outdoor Ed. Centre
Wednesday, November 12: Grade 7 (Chadwick, Fulcher) to Bill Mason Outdoor Ed. Centre
Tuesday, November 18: Photo Retake Day
Thursday, November 27: Parent Teacher Interviews (PM)
Friday, November 28: Parent Teacher Interviews (AM)
Monday, December 1: Grade 7 OPH Immunization Clinic
Sunday, December 14 - Monday, December 22: Hanukkah
Monday, December 22 - Friday, January 2: Winter Break - no school for students
Wednesday, December 26: Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 25: Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 26: Boxing Day
Wednesday, December 31: New Year's Eve
Thursday, January 1: Happy New Year!!
Friday, January 23: PA Day - no school for students
Friday, January 30: End of Term 1
Wednesday, February 11: IEPs and Report Cards Emailed Home
Thursday, February 12: Friday Schedule
Friday, February 13: PA Day - no school for students
Monday, February 16: Family Day - no school for students
Tuesday, February 17: Lunar New Year
Monday March 16 - Friday, March 20: March Break - no school for students
Friday, April 3: Good Friday- no school for students
Monday, April 7: Easter Monday- no school for students
Wednesday, April 8: Monday Schedule
Monday, April 27: PA Day- no school for students
Monday, May 4-Friday, May 8: Education Week
Monday, May 18: Happy Victoria Day! - no school for students
Wednesday, May 20: Monday Schedule
Wednesday, May 27 - May 30: Eid-al-Adha (tentative)
Friday, June 5: PA Day - no school for students
Tuesday, June 23: National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
Wednesday, June 24: Report Cards Emailed Home
Friday, June 26: Last Day of School!!