Author: Colleen Langlois

Phone: (204) 729-3285 Web Site: bsd.ca/staugustine

“Learning in His Spirit”

Mission Statement
St. Augustine School seeks to provide a safe educational environment for all students which will allow growth academically, physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually. A school environment is created in which a belief in God’s teachings are integrated into the school program and stressed as a way of life.

February 2026

IMPORTANT DATES

FEBRUARY
Feb. 3 Grade 8 parent information night for High School registration
Feb. 4 2026-2027 Registration begins
Feb. 5 Parent Council food day
Feb. 9-13 I love to read week
Feb. 10 Open house - Crocus High school for Grade 8 students
Feb. 11 Open house - Neelin High school for Grade 8 students
Feb. 12 Open house - Vincent Massey High school for Grade 8 students
Feb. 16 Louis Riel Day – NO SCHOOL
Feb. 17 Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Lunch provided Feb. 18 Ash Wednesday School Mass
Feb. 19 Parent Council Food day
Feb. 20 School registration forms due
Gr. 5-8 Winter fun day ( backup date - Feb 27)
Feb. 23 PTCFast sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences
MARCH
March 13 Parent Teacher Conferences
March 30 – April 3 Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

Parent/Student/ Teacher Conferences
St. Augustine School will be using PTCFast.com to make signups for Parent Teacher Conferences as convenient as possible. Parents/Guardians will have the convenience to book their own interview appointment . Sign up will begin Monday, Feb 23rd at 12:00 noon and the last day to sign up is March 6th.
More information to follow through email.

Registrations
Registration forms for existing students for the 2026 - 2027 school year will be sent home with students starting on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
Please fill out all the forms indicating if your child(ren) will be attending St. Augustine School in the fall and return it to the school by Friday, Feb 20, 2026. Please share any changes that may have occurred throughout this school year, address, phone numbers (home/work/emergency, cell contact, etc).
A blank registration form will be attached with their siblings registration who are entering Kindergarten next year.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the school at 204-729-3285.

I LOVE TO READ WEEK- February 9-13 Pass The Torch
Monday – Light the torch opening Ceremonies : Dress in traditional clothing, flags, scarves or colours from countries in the Winter Olympics. Tuesday– Gear up for the games: Dress as a coach or in a winter hat/headwear
Wednesday– Champions and change makers : Dress up as an athlete Thursday – Go for Gold : Dress up in gold, sparkle or your favourite comfy reading cloths.!
Friday - Go Canada Go : Wear red & white or team Canada gear.

Grade 9 High School Registration for 2026-2027
Parent Presentation-High School Programs and Registration Presentation • (Power Point will be uploaded to BSD webpage)
Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm •
Location: George Fitton School •
OPEN HOUSES Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School Open House •
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Neelin High School Open House •
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 • Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Vincent Massey High School Open House •
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026• Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Munch A Lunch - Parent Council Food Days
How to register:
Go to:https://munchalunch.com/schools/StAugustineMB or find the link on the St. Augustine School website, click on "Programs & Initiatives" and then "Munch a lunch".
Click the “register here” button. The system will guide you through.
After adding your children, click the green “Order Lunch” button to order.
To log in again and access your account click the “login here” button.
Parents have the option to sign up in advance for all days. If a student is absent on a food day, please come and pick up their lunch or make other arrangements if the student will be absent for more then one day. Otherwise they will receive their food the next day.
February 5, 2026 - Montana’s Order by Jan 29 February 19, 2026 - Boston Pizza Order by Feb 12 March 5, 2026 - McDonald’s Order by Feb 26 March 19 - Mary Brown’s Order by March 12
Refunds will not be available.
Funds raised go to the St. Augustine School Parent Council.
Parents are welcome to email staughotlunch@gmail.com if they run into any problems.
St. Augustine's Parent Council Movie Night
Thank you to all the families that came out and supported our movie night. A big thank you to all the parents for their help organizing, and making this event happen.

Lunch Reminders
Parents are asked to send forks or spoons if needed for lunch.
Reminder to parents that we have students/staff with Nut, Fish, Egg, and strong scents allergies. Please be mindful of this when you are packing lunches or sending snacks to school.

Attendance/Call Back
If your child is going to be absent/late for school for any reason, we ask that you call our school at 204-729-3285.If you do not contact the school, our school automated call back will initiate to call your contact numbers in our Student Information System. Your child will have an unexcused absence until you call and excuse your child’s absence.

Shrove Tuesday
The Knights of Columbus will be purchasing , organizing and cooking sausages and pancakes for Shrove Tuesday on February 17th for all the students and staff in the school.

February

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 / Day 1	3 / Day 2	4 / Day 3	5 / Day 4	6 / Day 5	7
8	9 / Day 6	10 / Day 1	11 / Day 2	12 / Day 3	13 / Day 4	14
15	16 / Louis Riel Day / NO SCHOOL	17 / Day 5	18 / Day 6	19 / Day 1	20 / Day 2	21
22	23 / Day 3	24 / Day 4	25 / Day 5	26 / Day 6	27 / Day 1	28

March

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 / Day 2	3 / Day 3	4 / Day 4	5 / Day 5	6 / Day 6	7
8	9 / Day 1	10 / Day 2	11 / Day 3	12 / Day 4	13 Parent Teacher Conferences	14
15	16 / Day 5	17 / Day 6	18 / Day 1	19 / Day 2	20 / Day 3	21
22	23 / Day 4	24 / Day 5	25 / Day 6	26 / Day 1	27 / Day 2	28
29	30 / Spring Break / NO SCHOOL	31 / Spring Break / NO SCHOOL