St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School
About Us
Welcome to St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School website.
Principal's Message
Welcome to the St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School website for the 2024-2025 school year! The website will provide you with information on the great student-driven activities that take place at our school, and we encourage you to visit it often. Please also follow us on Twitter/X https://twitter.com/stjbbruins and keep up with all the great things happening at our school!
The staff at St. Josephine Bakhita CES is committed to building a strong relationship with our school parish, as well as our parent community. This dedication to building strong, trusting relationships speaks to the importance we place on creating a positive and mutually supportive home, school, and parish partnership. It is this team approach that is so important when it comes to achieving the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences for our students.
Included in our school community is our school parish, Blessed Sacrament. Under the guidance of Father Luke Kopaniac, our students will have many opportunities to grow as faithful disciples of the Risen Lord.
It is an honor and a privilege to be able to serve the members of the St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School community and we look forward to a #WCDSBAwesome year together!
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Tracy Freitas Dave Lynch
Vice Principal Principal
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Welcome to our school community!
We believe that all families are composed of individuals who are competent and capable, curious, and rich in experience. We know our families love their children and want the best for them. Families are experts on their children. They are the first and most powerful influence on children’s learning, development, health, and well-being. Families bring diverse social, cultural, and linguistic perspectives. Families should feel that they belong, are valuable contributors to their children’s learning, and deserve to be engaged in a meaningful way.
Welcome to Kindergarten Event You will be invited to our school this year in the spring, where we can gather in community and get to know each other! There will be an opportunity for you and your child to participate in activities together and ask questions. Let’s get ready to Talk, Create, Read and Play!
Introducing Our Early Years Team, Our School Community and Learning Spaces
If you have not registered your child for school yet, please visit the Entering Kindergarten webpage to start the online registration process.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with us! We are here to help!
Catholic School Advisory Council
Welcome to our Catholic School Advisory Council!
The education of our children is a partnership, working together to build a strong school community. Welcome, we’re glad you’re here.
What is the Role of the Catholic School Advisory Council?
A school council is an advisory body that functions within the parameters of Ministry of Education and Board policy. School councils provide an opportunity and the means to advise the principal and the Board on any matter on the improvement of pupil achievement and to enhance the accountability of the education system to parents/guardians. The ultimate responsibility for the administration and management of the day-to-day operation of the school rests with the principal.
A school council is an important venue for the various stakeholders in education to work in partnership. Its role, in collaboration with the principal, staff, and the community, is to help set the priorities of the school and to enhance learning opportunities, through various activities, for the benefit of our children/students.
What a Catholic School Advisory Council is not
A school council is not a place to pursue your own agenda or advocate for your own child. Individual issues should be pursued through the classroom teacher and/or principal.
Updates
Parent Outreach Plans
Contact Us
25 Beckview Drive,
Kitchener, Ontario
N2R 1R7
Phone: 226-444-9774
Extended Day Cell Phone: 226-750-7691
Principal: David Lynch
Vice-Principal: Tracy Durocher
School Hours
Opening Bell – 9:05
A.M. Recess – 10:15-10:30
Lunch – 11:50-12:10
Lunch Recess – 12:10-12:50
P.M. Recess – 2:10-2:25
Dismissal – 3:35
Good News Stories
Good News Stories Coming Soon!
Calendar Highlights
- April 22, 2025
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St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School Calendar
Please use the following link to access our calendar from other applications.
Parish
Our Catholic Faith is taught, reinforced and celebrated in our school, homes and parish. We are so fortunate to have an excellent relationship with our local parish.
