The following is some information regarding our Christmas and fundraising events we have happening at Assumption leading up to the Christmas Season:
Recipes in a Jar
1 week left to secure that unique Christmas gift for that ‘hard to buy for’ person on your shopping list! Click HERE.
Poinsettias
This annual Assumption tradition can be supported by purchasing your holiday poinsettias through SchoolCashonLine
Orders can be placed from November 6th-20th, 2023 through School Cash Online
Purchase pick up date is Thursday, December 7th, from 2:15pm-7:30pm at Assumption, 3230 Woodward Ave., Burlington
CHRISTMAS CHARITY – Adopt-a-Family/Teens 4 Teens
ADOPTING-A-FAMILY
Period 1 Classes who choose to participate are paired with a family in need from St. Patrick’s Parish. Although the family remains completely anonymous, the church provides some basic information on the family’s ages, genders and in some cases, what they would like or need.
These classes then raise money and shop for their adopted family.
Student volunteers then work to wrap up and decorate the gifts and prepare them for the parish volunteers to deliver to the families to put under their trees in time for Christmas.
TEENS 4 TEENS
Period 1 Classes who choose to participate, raise money to purchase gift cards for teenagers in need. Recipients remain completely anonymous, but classes feel good about helping those in need in our own school community.
Please help us to keep this beautiful and important Assumption tradition alive by making a donation on school cash online today!
Crusading for Cans – UPDATE
We thank everyone who was able to support our annual ‘Crusading for Cans’ initiative. Together, we collected over 8000 items for the Burlington Food Bank! For those who are unaware, this Assumption tradition has our students go out on Hallowe’en night and collect non-perishable food items for our community. Instead of asking for candy, they’re asking for food donations.
Submit to the Keeping Christ in Christmas Student Contest!
With Christmas just around the corner, the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) will once again be running its annual Keeping Christ in Christmas student contest! This year, the contest will be open for entries from Thursday, November 2 through Thursday, November 23, 2023.
Students are encouraged to submit entries that highlight the theme of the contest, and express in their own creativity how we can all do our part to Keep Christ in Christmas. We welcome entries from HCDSB students of all ages and abilities!
Students may submit entries electronically in the following four (4) categories:
• Visual artwork (drawing, painting, photography, collage, sculpture, 3D model, etc.)
• Original song
• Short video (maximum length is 3 minutes – TikTok videos are also accepted!)
• Short story or poem (up to 250 words)
Submissions
We will be accepting both hard copy and online submissions again this year!
Digital Submissions
Digital submissions can be entered into the contest through an online form available on the official contest page.
Hardcopy Submissions
Hardcopy submissions can be mailed with the hardcopy submission form to:
The Catholic Education Centre
802 Drury Lane, Burlington, ON L7R 2Y2
(To the attention of: Strategic Communications department)
Student submissions will be reviewed separately by division group, as follows:
• Primary (K-3)
• Junior (4-6)
• Intermediate (7-8)
• Secondary (9-12)
Sixteen (16) student entries will move on to the finals! A prize will be awarded to the top student entry in each of the four division groups.
For more information about the contest and submission requirements, please visit the Board’s website.
Deadline for Entries: November 23, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
We thank you for your consideration of our efforts and for supporting our students throughout the school year!
Have a wonderful evening,
Assumption C.S.S.