December 2025

December Newsletter 2025 

 

Dates to Remember 

Now - December 11th - Sharing Place Food Drive 

December 2nd - FDK Holiday Performance - OSS: doors open at 5:15 p.m. 

December 8th - 12th - Scholastic Book Fair (more information to come) 

December 9th - Grade 1-3 Holiday Performance - OSS: doors open at 5:15 p.m. 

December 19th - Favourite Colours Day / Last Day of Class 

January 5th - Welcome Back 

 

As we close out another incredible year, on behalf of the staff, we want to take a moment to thank you for the hard work, dedication, and the positive energy you bring to our community. This season is a time for reflection, gratitude, and connection. However you celebrate, we hope your holidays are filled with joy, peace, and moments that matter most to you.  Stay safe, recharge, and enjoy time with loved ones. We look forward to welcoming you and our students back in the new year, ready for new opportunities and continued success together!

Drop off and Pick Up: As we move into the winter season, we would like to thank the families who are making a difference at the Kiss and Ride.  Keeping the entrance to the school at the cross walk free of vehicles is essential for pedestrian safety.  A reminder this area is not a parking space, families who need to park are asked to do so along Jilem Court.  We thank our partners at the Severn Township Office who continue to support our efforts to keep our entry and exit safe.  A reminder that the front parking lot is closed to non-staff parking from 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m and from 3:10 p.m - 4:00 p.m. to facilitate the safe arrival and dismissal of buses. Your continued commitment to student safety is greatly appreciated!  

 

Food Drive: The Sharing Place Food Centre is a community-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping Orillia area residents living with food insecurity. Our school has decided to support the Orillia Sharing Place this holiday season by participating in a Healthy Holiday Donation Drive. We will be accepting donations of nonperishable food items until Thursday, December 11th. The top items needed by the Sharing Place at this time of year include canned vegetables, canned soup, canned meat and fish, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, rice, cereal, pasta, sugar, flour, tea and coffee.  Let’s show our generosity and kindness towards those in our community who need our help! Thank you in advance for your support.

 

Holiday Candy Grams: Candy Grams will be available to purchase during nutrition breaks from December 1st - 12th for 50 cents! They will be delivered to classrooms on Wednesdays and Fridays. Students can take slips home to fill out and return before or on December 12th.Proceeds from this  fundraiser are to support the Grade 8 Trip.

 

From the Simcoe County District School Board: 

  • There’s ‘snow-place’ like school! Attendance matters

  • Provide your feedback on the proposed SCDSB 2026-27 school year calendar

  • High school information events for Grade 8 students

  • Registration for Grade 1 French Immersion this December

  • Support your child(ren) in learning math

  • SCDSB families invited to explore math games and activities at Family Math Nights in February 2026

  • Subscribe to Kindergarten Connections!

  • Check out the SCDSB News video series

  • Licensed Winter Break school-age child care programs

  • Holiday markets

  • SCDSB offers free Self-Reg Parenting Course – registration now open!

  • Culminating Task Days and Feedback, Recovery, and Improvement Days (secondary)

  • School playground structures are closed for the winter

  • Winter safety reminder

  • Reminder about sledding safety at school 

  • Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication on Student Devices

  • YouthReach

  • Stay healthy this school year!

 

 

To read this information, visit the SCDSB website: https://www.scdsb.on.ca/news/current_news/info___updates_from_the_s_c_d_s_b_-_december_2025

We are looking forward to hosting our annual holiday concerts at Orillia Secondary School! 

FDK - Tuesday December 2nd 

Grades 1-3 - Tuesday December 9th 

On both nights the doors open at 5:15 with the show set to start at 5:30 p.m. 

Please bring your students to the foyer at the bottom of the stairs and take your seats.  

All students are asked to remain with their teachers until the grand finale.  

We know you are excited to see your little stars perform, but please do not arrive early! 

We are required to adhere to the permit that begins at 5:15 p.m. 

Looking forward to making some memories!