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Our Lady of Fatima Elementary School

Our School

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, together with home, Church, and community strives to develop within each child a love for learning and a mutual respect and appreciation for God’s creation. Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School is dedicated to providing a learning environment that meets the needs of all learners by working diligently to promote a collaborative culture that encourages excellence through the demonstration of students' God given gifts and talents.

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School is located at 709 Bolingbroke Drive in south Milton. The school is entering its third full school year since construction was completed in August 2009. Last year, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School grew to approximately 900 students before dividing with the newly built and opened Lumen Christi.

Currently, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School has 685 students registered and supports the Early Learning Kindergarten Program, French Immersion classes and Grades 1 to 8 programming. Of the 685 students registered, 192 are enrolled in the Early Learning Kindergarten Program, 208 are enrolled in Grades 1 to 3, 211 are enrolled in Grades 4 to 6, and 74 are enrolled in Grades 7 and 8.

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School has a unique demographic sample of students and possesses distinctive characteristics and features of the community it serves.  

Student Success Programs

​Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School is dedicated to fostering a positive school experience for all students while developing students who are life-long learners and productive members of society.

At Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, the primary purpose of programming is rooted in a strong desire to provide high level instructional approaches and strategies that ultimately lead to improved student learning.

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School is committed to assessment and evaluation practices that are grounded in the belief that all students are able to demonstrate their learning in an environment that reflects the Catholic values of fairness, equity and respect.

Program Highlights

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School supports many different programs, groups and activities that enhance school life.

Some of the Program Highlights are:

  • Green Team, Eco School Certification
  • Healthy School, Ministry Certification
  • Safe Schools
  • Grade 7 & 8 Leadership Groups
  • Student Council
  • French Cafe
  • Public Speaking
  • Battle of the Books competitions
  • Various charitable initiatives
  • Cozy Reading Program
  • Instrumental Music Program (Grades 7 & 8)
  • School Play

Clubs

​Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School boosts many different clubs and activities throughout the school year.Some of the clubs are:

  • Battle of the Books
  • Student Council
  • Intermediate Band
  • Choir
  • Green Team
  • Games & Chess Club
  • Fitness Friday
  • Summer Play Day
  • Christmas Craft Day
  • various School Spirit Days
  • Winter Carnival
  • Homework Club
  • Math Clinic
  • various intramural activites
  • numerous interschool sports teams (e.g., cross country, volleyball, basketball, track and field, soccer)
  • Yearbook
  • Dance-A-Thon
  • Book Lovers Club
  • Bike Rodeo
  • Running Club

Before and After School Programs

​YMCA Before and After School Childcare Program.

Curriculum Focus

​Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School is deeply committed to ensuring that every student reaches their full potential. In order to meet the diverse learning needs of all students, and to ensure that high standards are consistently being met, staff members always take a vested interest in advocating for student needs. 

By incorporating a range of placement options, implementing instructional strategies that promote student success, and using data to provide evidence-informed decision making, Our Lady of Fatima students are able to learn in different ways and demonstrate a high degree of success. At Our Lady of Fatima, staff members also make a concerted effort to maintain student engagement in the learning process by adapting the curriculum according to the interests, abilities and goals of our students.

Environmental Focus

​Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School is striving towards becoming a Gold Status School in our province's Eco School Certification Program (currently a Silver Status School rating).

Our Green Team works daily to reduce waste, encourage recycling and find new ways to reduce our energy and water consumption by taking on many different initiatives.

Parent Community Involvement

Our Lady of Fatima is blessed to have a very active network of parents who volunteer in our school and make school life a better place for everyone. 
Volunteer activities range from being a classroom volunteer, being a trip supervisor to assisting with a special event and/or program taking place in our school.  Our parent volunteers truly make a difference!  If you are interested in being a parent volunteer, place contact the Main Office.

 

In addition our Catholic School Council is an active and enthusiastic group that regularly meets, organizes activities linked to the School Improvement Plan SMART goals, as well as supports and offers direction to the school community.

Community Use of the School

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School is regularly used by the community for various sports and community activities outside of the school day (e.g., International School of Languages).

 

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Our Lady of Fatima Elementary School
Location map 709 Bolingbroke Drive
Milton , Ontario L9T 6Z3
Phone : 905-864-0720
Fax : 289-288-3844
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Parish

Holy Rosary Parish (Milton)

Principal

Carol Caverley

Vice Principal

Trevor Demeris
Mary MacSween

Secretary

Mary MacSween

Superintendent

Toni Pinelli

School Council Members

​Chairs
Mrs. Lily Gall & Mr. Dion Green

Parents Representatives

  • Mr. Stephen Budaci
  • Mrs. Taya DiPede
  • Mrs. Karis D'Orio
  • Mrs. Melissa Foreman
  • Mr. Michael Holroyd

Teaching Representative
Ms. Kathy Nasarzewski

Non-Teaching Representative
Ms. Cathy Aggozzino

Director of Education

Michael W Pautler

Trustee

​Diane Rabenda

Students

​Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School has 685 students in total. Of the 685 students 365 of them are female and 320 of them are male.

Elementary School

Bell Times

8:15 am
8:20 am
ELP
ELP
2:50 pm
3:05 pm
8:15 am
8:20 am
ELP
ELP
2:50 pm
3:05 pm

Facilities

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Our Vision

The Halton Catholic District School Board is a model learning community, widely recognized as distinctively Catholic, providing exceptional education, while nurturing the call to love and serve as a people of faith, living out God's plan.

Our Mission

​The Halton Catholic District School Board, in partnership with home and Church, is dedicated to providing excellence in Catholic education by developing Christ-centred individuals enabled to transform society.

Our Governing Values

At the Halton Catholic District School Board we know that:

  • our school community exists to foster and exemplify Catholic values;
  • the education of our students is a necessary investment in society;
  • education is a lifelong process that fosters the worth of the individual;
  • education is a process involving a partnership of students, home, school, Church and community;
  • the education of everyone toward their fullest potential creates a better future;
  • an effective learning environment fosters in each student a sense of unique value, self-esteem and importance to society;
  • dedicated teachers and staff ensure a positive and caring learning environment enabling students to reach their full potential;
  • the ability to understand, manage and direct change is essential to success; and
  • we are accountable to the community for the effective management of our resources.