Rob Roy a huge success!!!

On February 25, 2012, the Rob Roy (Downtown, St. John’s) hosted a fundraising event in aid of the playground. This event was well attended and enjoyed by all. We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the employee's of the Rob Roy and anyone who supported this great event. It was even nice to see representation from the very first class of students who attended Fatima and other Fatima Alumni.

PJs and Hats for the playground!

Today, Fatima Academy's student council held a PJ/Hat Day in aid of the playground. For a small donation, the students were permitted to wear hats and pajamas to school. A BIG THANKS to the students who organized the event and for those who made donations!!!!  

A Penny for Your Thoughts!!!!!!

Our primary and elementary students are holding a penny drive to raise funds for our new playground. Their goal is to fill a water cooler container with change. We will be having a money rolling party in the coming weeks! Please help our students reach their goal.

And The Big Winner Is.....

The Fatima Academy playground committee and the children of the Cape Shore would like to extend a huge Thank You to anyone who supported our recent Playground Ticket Sweep.
The winners are:
First Prize: Jim Hex (Ticket number 1459)
Second Prize: Shelly Adams (Ticket number 1460)
Third Prize: Dale Conway (Ticket number 1475)

Dot-Macracy A Success!!!!!!!!!

Today (February 7, 2012), all of the students at Fatima Academy and younger children of the Cape Shore were given the opportunity to select pieces of the playground of their dreams. The children were each given four dots to place on their favorite pieces of equipment. They drew pictures of their perfect playground and created colorful handprints stating the things they were thankful for in their lives! The pictures will be used to thank corporate donors and the handprints will be used to form the ribbon for our opening ceremony on June 1, 2012. We would like to thank the children, community members and parents who helped out and attended this event!

The Children have a say!!!

On Tuesday, January 31 at 1:30pm, students will take part in a process called Dot-macracy. During this event, students will partake in various activities at several different stations. One of the stations at this event will have students voting on which pieces of playground equipment they would like to have in the new playground. Students will be given three stickers that they can place on any of the available equipment pieces. The most popular pieces choosen will be put into the new playground. During this process, the school children as well as the preschool children are designing their playground. We invite parents to come in and join their child/children in the process. It promises to be a very rewarding and worthwhile event.  

Due to inclement weather, our Dot-macracy event has been postponed until Tuesday, February 7 at 11:00am.

You could be the big winner!!!

Currently, the playground committee are selling tickets in aid of the playground. First prize is a 50” television, second prize is a framed print, and third prize is a collection of Newfoundland Cd’s. There are only 1500 tickets printed. Anyone wishing to purchase a ticket can contact a committee member or call the school at 337-2500.

The Big Announcement!

Last Thursday, January 19^th, we announced that Fatima Academy was a proud recipient of a Let Them Be Kids Helping Hands award. This event was very well attended by the members of the local communities, as well as, several invited guests including the Honourable Felix Collins, Senator Fabian Manning, Mrs. Barb Leonard-King, Mayor Eugene Manning, Mayor Melvin Careen and other representatives of the local councils. Our students were very honoured to receive such a generous award. We would like to thank all the people who attended the event including those who performed (Caitlin Lundrigan, Hayleigh McGrath, Nicholas Nash, Jesse English, Jamie Mooney and Eddy Lundrigan). The playground dream will become a reality on June 1!

Outcomes/Goals

1.       To create a safe, fun and sustainable play park for children and families of the Cape Shore to gather and socialize. 

2.       To empower our communities to work together to achieve a common goal while reinforcing community capacity building.

3.       To increase our pride and commitment in being a sustainable community in rural Newfoundland.

4.       To assist our students to learn and utilize effective leadership skills while encouraging them to take an active role in their community.

5.       To create an area that is conducive to learning. This project will assist us to establish and reinforce positive health and wellness activity for all ages.

Fatima Academy Memorial Playground

Our Vision

Create a desirable location that is inviting to all residents and tourists of the Cape Shore where they can enhance their physical activity, family togetherness and where members of all ages can socialize.