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Hot Lunch Orders Now Open!

We’re excited to share that our Hot Lunch Order Form is now live and accepting orders through School-Day.

➡️ Lunches will run from October 6 – December 19 (Term 1).

Be sure to place your order soon — we can’t wait to serve up some delicious lunches for our students!

2025 – 2026 – Catholic School Council Nomination

We welcome all parents interested in joining the Blessed Chiara Badano School Council.  The CSC Nomination deadline is Tuesday, September 16th, 2025, at noon. Please refer to the CSC Constitution located on our website for details.  Nominees must be in attendance at the election on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

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Terry Fox

Blessed Chiara Badano CES is proud to be participating in the Terry Fox School Run on September 23rd, 2025. Students are encouraged to wear red or white shirts (or spirit wear) for this special event. Please join our school community and continue Terry’s legacy. Donate at: https://schools.terryfox.ca/103978

Thank you for joining us in the fight against cancer!

BCB Open House

We invite and welcome all parents/ guardians to our 2025-26 Open House. This will be an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and explore curriculum connections for the year ahead. The format is as follows:

Session 1: 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Session 2:  6:05 to 6:30 p.m.

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P.A. Day Disclosure: Friday, October 24, 2025

Friday, October 24, 2025, will be a P.A. Day at York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) elementary and secondary schools. 

In accordance with the Ministry of Education’s Regulation 304, “School Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days,” the YCDSB is providing the following summary of staff activities.

YCDSB P.A. Day: Friday, October 24, 2025 

In the

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Apply Today: Community Representative Positions on YCPIC

Dear York Region Residents,

We are writing to inform you that two voting community representative positions are currently available on the York Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (YCPIC).

YCPIC’s mission is to support and encourage parent involvement at the Board level, support student achievement and well-being, communicate with and support Catholic School Councils, and undertake activities to help parents

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Update on the YCDSB’s Multi-Year Financial Recovery Plan

Dear Members of the YCDSB Catholic learning community, 

The Board of Trustees and the Senior Staff Team are writing to thank you for your ongoing support and input into the YCDSB’s Multi-Year Financial Recovery Plan (MYFRP) and to provide an update on its implementation. 

The MYFRP report recently presented at our August Board meeting, communicated that the

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