Christmas Events 2025
@ St. Bernard of Clairvaux CES
Gift Card Donations for Families in Need
This year, our school will provide Christmas gift cards to families in need within our school community. It's a priority of ours to maintain everyone's dignity, and believe providing gift cards to those in need does just that. It gives families the flexibility to choose what they know their family needs, be it a meal or gifts. Families know what's best for their children.
We are hoping to have these cards by Friday, December 5, this way we know what we're able to provide families.
You can:
- Purchase Walmart gift cards in $20 denominations and deliver to the office, or
- Make a tax-deductible online donation to the school, which will be used exclusively to purchase these gift cards. (https://dpcdsb.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/4/146/false/true?school=664&initiative=1)
Annual Sock Drive
November 19 to December 17
Jordan is out to warm the world...one pair of socks at a time!
Donations have benefited many organizations including:
- Salvation Army/Peel Region Shelters (5 locations),
- The Peel Street Outreach Program,
- Salvation Army - Peel & Cobourg
- Transition House - Cobourg
- Cornerstone, Cobourg
- Sistering, Toronto
@Jordanssocks -- Jordanssocks@hotmail.com
Christmas Food Drive
December 1 to 5
St. Bernard of Clairvaux is participating in their annual Christmas Food Drive. The food items collected will be donated to Eden Food for Change, and then distributed to those in our community that are in need. It would be greatly appreciated if you could donate food items based on the suggested list below. However, any non‐perishable items are welcome.
FDK: Canned Fish
Grade 1: Canned Meat
Grade 2: Canned Soup
Grade 3: Canned Soup
Grade 4: Canned Vegetables
Grade 5: Canned Vegetables
Grade 6: Canned Fruit
Grade 7: Canned Fruit
Grade 8: Canned Meat
Thank you for your continued support and participation in our Thanksgiving Food Drive.
Advent Mass
December 9 @ 9:30 (Gymnasium)
Family Christmas Night
Santa Pictures and Gingerbread Homes - December 11
- Deadline to register was November 27.
A Confirmation Sheet will be sent home with sitting times.
- Gingerbread House:
Kit includes:
> Preassembled Gingerbread House
> Royal Icing
> Mixture of Candy and sprinkles to decorate House (all in one bag)
> Mini Candy Canes
> 6" L x 51/4" W x 51/4" H (approx. size)
- Santa Family Photograph:
An electronic copy of Family photograph w/Santa (Professionally Done)
Primary Christmas Concert
Lights, Snow, and Christmas Glow
Wednesday, December 17 (1:15 and 6 p.m.)
Families will have a chance to enjoy our Joy to the World Primary Christmas Concert. Students in each primary class, Kindergarten to Grade 3, will be participating. There will be a day concert at 1:15 p.m., and a night concert at 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.). Stay tuned for more information to follow.
We will be collecting toonies for ShareLife.
Movie Night - Elf
Thursday, December 18 at 6 p.m.
- Admission is free.
- Please RSVP by December 9 to https://forms.gle/6HXMFLdrkDY6wZRA7, this allows us to plan accordingly.
- We will be collecting tonnies ($2) for Sharelife.
- Doors open at 5:40 p.m.
- Snacks will be available for purchase.
- Students MUST be accompanied by an adult.
Christmas Sing A long
Our annual Christmas Singalong takes place on the last Friday before we begin our Christmas break. It usually takes place at 9:15. Please feel free to join us.