Upcoming Events:
TUES, SEPT 23
- Terry Fox Pep Rally
THURS, SEPT 25
- Spirit Day: Wear green & white for Franco-Ontarian Day
FRI, SEPT 26
- Grade 7 & 8 Immunizations
TUES, SEPT 30
- Spirit Day: Wear an orange shirt for National Truth & Reconciliation Day
WED, OCT 1
- School Photo Day
THURS, OCT 2
- Social Media presentation for Grades 7 & 8
- 4:30 - 5:30 pm School Open House
Parent Council Corner
Keep up to date with Parent Council on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cwesparentcouncil/
School Happenings
Reporting Student Absences
Please use the Safe Arrival system to report your child's absence or late arrival; do not call the school to report an absence. If your child is going to be absent or late to learning, please ensure you use the Safe Arrival system to report the absence.
How to report your absence:
1. Toll-free telephone
- Call 1-855-257-9349 toll-free to report an absence using the automated phone system.
2. School Messenger App
- Use your mobile device to download and install the free SchoolMessenger blue app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, the SchoolMessenger website portal, or from within the LDSB mobile app.
- The first time you use the app, you must select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account, or may not be able to see the "Attendance" option. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system.
- Select Attendance, then select Report an Absence and follow the prompts.
3. SchoolMessenger SafeArrival Website Portal
- Visit the SchoolMessenger website portal.
- The first time you use the app, you must select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account, or may not be able to see the "Attendance" option. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system.
- Select Attendance, then Report an Absence and follow the prompts.
Music lessons at Cat Woods:
Starting up again October 1st. Voice, strings, brass, clarinet, and flute. Theory instruction included.
For more information contact:
Melina Demone
demonem@limestone.on.ca
Hot Lunch & Milk
Hot lunch and milk ordering will begin mid-October. Watch for more information regarding how to order coming soon.
School Day Online Payments
We are paperless and cashless at Cat Woods. We use the platform School Day for online payments (field trips, fundraisers, etc) and for digital permission slip signatures. If you are not already signed up from previous years, your child's individual match key will be sent home by your teacher this week. Please take a moment to sign up so you receive notifications of field trips and other permission forms.
This presentation will be presented to the grade 7 and 8s on October 2nd.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are excited to announce that our school will be holding our annual Terry Fox Walk on Thursday, October 9. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to come together in support of cancer research and to honour Terry’s legacy of courage and determination.
As part of this event, we will also be participating in a fundraising campaign to help raise money for this important cause.
More information, including donation details, will be sent home next week.
Thank you for your continued support!
Community Happenings
Youth Programs in Loyalist
Some of the programs include:
- Badminton
- Volleyball
- Master Chef
- First Aid
- Babysitting
- Basketball
- Youth Creators
Check them out here: https://www.loyalist.ca/media/lf4ps1su/autumn-guide.pdf
Kids Inclusive - Occupational Therapy Support
Universal occupational Therapy support
Masks and stories with Toronto Theatre Collective @The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning
Join the Toronto Theatre Collective @The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning for a fun and lively hands-on workshop of mask making and storytelling.
Our professional actors will guide kids through creating their own imaginative masks and bringing them to life.
Perfect for playful, curious, and creative kids.
Thursday, October 9 at 4:30 pm
Malby Fall Workshops and Groups guides for Mental Health and Autism Services
Autism Services Fall 2025
Mental Health Services Fall 2025 Updated
Cat Woods Spirit Wear
Get your Cat Woods Comets spirit wear here:
Cataraqui Woods Elementary School - eStore (specialtytrophies.ca)