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St. Michael Elementary School

Our School

St. Michael Catholic School is a Junior Kindergarten through Grade 8 Catholic elementary school within the Halton Catholic District School Board.

The school is located at 165 Sewell Drive in northeast Oakville.  The school first opened its doors in 1964. St. Michael School is a one storey school design.  It is a facility which has been built next to an existing church.
The 2,800 square metered facility featues a gymnasium, a stage, a library/resource center and a computer lab.

Student Success Programs

  • ​Big Brothers Big Sisters Homework Club
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters In School Mentors
  • All Star Reading
  • Before School help

Program Highlights

  • ​Halton Food For Thought Breakfast Program
  • Healthy Snack Program
  • Family Skate Day
  • Grade 3 Swimming Lessons
  • Grade 4 Swim to Survive Program

Clubs

  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Games Club
  • Choir
  • Cross Country
  • Homework Club
  • Intramural Activities
  • Skipping Club
  • Yearbook Club
  • Cheer Leading
  • Milk Mates
  • Primary Helpers
  • Reading Buddies
  • Track and Field
  • Recycling
  • Environmental Club
  • St. Michael Arch Angels 4 Change
  • School Play
  • Spanish Club
  • Knitting Club
  • School Play
  • Knights of Columbus Hockey Blast and Free Throw Competitions

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Before and After School Programs

​Before and After School YMCA Daycare

Curriculum Focus

​Our Mission Statement..."Our children at St. Michael will realize their potential, in an atmosphere steeped in Catholic values, through the interweaving of Family, School and Church in an equal partnership."...is integral to the daily life of our school.  St. Michael Catholic School is a place where minds are opened to learning and students are encouraged and supported in their spiritual, physical and intellectual growth.  Working together with the home, and the parish provides students with skills necessay to succeed not only in school, but ultimately, in life.  Working together, we can provide the best possible Catholic education for each and every one of our students!

Environmental Focus

​At. St. Michael Catholic School we are striving to be the best stewards of the earth we can be.  In an effort to reduce waste, we strive to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as we can.  Each year, we bring in an educator from the Halton Region to review recycling and correct use of blue box and green carts.  Students are also involved in making announcements over the P.A. and in classrooms as reminders.  Students for grade 5 and 7  empty the blue boxes and green carts each week. Our efforts have made a dramatic difference in the amount of waste that goes to landfill sites.  Junior students are envited to be part of our Environmental Club. This year we will be encouraging staff and students to participate in litter-less lunches.

Parent Community Involvement

​Each year we rely on parent volunteers in our efforts to enrich the educational environment of our children.  At. St. Michael, we are blessed with a dedicated and generous parent volunteer community.

At the beginning of each school year, a Volunteer Form is sent home.  This form lists the volunteer activities we have with a brief description of what is involved. Parents are also invited to make their own suggestions on this form.  This information is collected and organized by our parent volunteer coordinator who creates an email distribution list with the compliled information.  The email distribution list facilitates communication between the volunteers and the school.

Some volunteer activities currently offered are:

  • All Star Reading
  • Grandparent Tea
  • Welcoming and Hospitality
  • Staff Appreciation
  • Fun Fair
  • Healthy Snack Basket
  • Breakfast Club
  • Homework Club Snack Shopper
  • Pancake Lunch
  • Grilled Cheese Lunch
  • Pizza Day Coordinator
  • Halloween Family Dance
  • Valentine's Family Dance
  • Communion Luncheon
  • Confirmation Luncheon
  • Catholic Education Week Mass
  • Family Advent Mass
  • Gardening
  • Drivers for Athletic Events
  • Graduation
  • Play Day
  • Yearbook
  • Fundraising
  • Finance
  • Kindergarten Information Night
  • Newsletter
  • Safe Schools
  • Swim Program
  • Movie Nights
  • Skate Night
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Grandparent Tea

Community Use of the School

​The school is used after hours for Scouts, recreational sports and various St. Michael Church parish groups. 

An empty classroom is used on Wednesdays for the Mother Goose Program.  This is a program for children 0-6 months and 7-12 months.  Parents and babies come together once a week for six weeks to learn lyrics, lullabies and stories that are overfowing with affection, finger plays, bounces and tickles.   Buggy Business is also offered in the other half of the day on Wednesdays.  This is a program for infants to 2 years.  This drop-in program focuses on exercise and conversation as the group power walks around the neighborhood with their strollers.  The group then returns to the school for a Circle/Storytime provided by the Oakville Public Library.

EQAO Results

St. Michael Elementary School


Location map 165 Sewell Drive
Oakville , Ontario L6H 1E3
Phone : 905-844-6811
Fax : 905-844-6367
School Website | Class Portal
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Boundary Map

Parish

St. Michael Parish

Principal

Paula Dominick

Vice Principal

Debbie Crowe

Secretary

Debbie Crowe

Superintendent

Lorrie Naar

School Council Members

 Chair
Tarra Phillips

Treasurer
Joseph Gerada

Secretary
Bob Griesbach

Parent Representatives
Linda Larose
Debbie Pires
Anna Zalfaquaruddin

Chris Anton-Griesbach

Teacher Representative
Amy Sanon

Non-teaching Staff Representative
Annie Cenedese

Director of Education

Michael W Pautler

Trustee

​Alice Ann LeMay- Chair of the Board
Ed Vianna
Paul Marai
Anthony Danko

Students

​218 Students
102 Boys
116 Girls

Elementary School

Bell Times

8:45 am
8:50 am
11:20 am
12:50 pm
3:20 pm
3:35 pm
8:45 am
8:50 am
11:20 am
12:50 pm
3:20 pm
3:35 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 to 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.