About Us
St. Jane Frances Catholic School is an elementary school providing programs for students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8. The school provides English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for new Canadians from Grade 4 to Grade 8. Special Education programs are provided for students with special needs. The school also has a Junior/Intermediate Behavioral Program along with classes for students with Multiple Exceptionalities and Learning Disabilities.
St. Jane Frances is an Extended Day School offering students the opportunity of taking classes in either Spanish or Italian. Students from Grade 1 through to Grade 8 also study Core French on a daily basis.
The school offers students the opportunity of participating in many cocurricular and extracurricular activities throughout the school year. The students can play on a number of school teams such as: indoor and outdoor soccer, Junior & Intermediate Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Track & Field, Chess Club, Art Club, Spelling Bees, Public Speaking, Junior and Intermediate W5H, Rosary Prayer Group, Me 2 We, “Vow of Silence”, Megan’s Walk, Cross Stitch, the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope and more.
St. Jane Frances Catholic School has a very successful Snack Program supported by several parent volunteers. They prepare healthy snacks for students on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The students are provided healthy snacks, thereby teaching them the importance of developing healthy eating habits.
St. Jane Frances also provides all the students an opportunity to develop their skills in the Arts. Our school celebrates the Arts with a Christmas Concert for the Primary students and a Spring Production for both the Junior and Intermediate students.
Mission Statement
In a school community which is formed by Catholic values and traditions, our mission is to educate students to their full potential by providing:
Leadership in a shared responsibility for education that exists among schools, students, families, parishes and the community.
A safe and welcoming learning environment that is an example of a Christian community.
Role models of Gospel values and Catholic doctrines, teachings, and beliefs guidance in what students need to learn.
Instruction in the learning process.
Religious, academic and technological instruction.
Integration of Catholic beliefs into the total learning experience and feedback on students’ proficiency and performance.
School History and Tradition
Saint Jane Frances Catholic School opened in October 1964 with a student population of 169 and guided by a staff of seven, including the principal, John Raniowski. An addition was completed in 1967.
Early in 2000, when St. Camillo was slated to close, plans for construction at St. Jane Frances began. A building committee was formed and it met with the architects on May 1, 2001 to view the schematic design and offer comments. To keep the communities of St. Camillo and St. Jane Frances informed, a general meeting was held on May 28, 2002. Present were the trustee for St. Jane Frances, the area superintendent, the Board project coordinator and the architects who made a presentation of the final drawings for the project.
On October 7, 2002 students from grades 5 to 8 moved into 10 portables while all other classes and offices were relocated in the south wing. Early in 2003 Torcom Construction was awarded the contract to build the new addition and retrofit the south wing of SJF. On April 28, 2003 the demolition of the north wing was begun followed by the construction of a new three stories wing. As enrolment increased, specialty classes were moved into the church basement. In September 2004, classes and offices moved into the new wing. Eight rooms on the second floor of the south wing were handed over for occupancy in mid-January 2005.
Our school is named after St. Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641), whose feast day is August 18.