Principal's Welcome Message
Welcome to St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Elementary School! My name is Mrs. Maria Trotta and it is a privilege to continue my vocation as Principal in this growing vibrant catholic school community.. We welcome our Vice Principal, Mrs. Rachelle Branch to St. Marguerite d'Youville this 2025-2026 school year.
Our patron Saint was a minister of peace, who opened her heart and home to everyone and always spread her calmness wherever she went. As the leaders of the school, we will continue to put forth our care and dedication to leading the school community. All Staff have many wonderful gifts and talents to share. Together we can continue to make St. Marguerite d’Youville a great place to learn, to grow and to share God’s many blessings.
As a Catholic School Community, we will continue to strive for academic excellence and to be a constant, living expression of God’s kindness to others. At St. Marguerite d’Youville we will enable all learners to achieve their potential in a Christ-centered environment. Our school provides your children with a rich, diverse and varied education. Our Staff is dedicated to reaching every child and helping each one to become the best person they can be: striving for academic excellence, a strong love of learning and continuous improvement while honouring our uniqueness. We work closely with and support parents in educating our students with Catholic values, traditions and culture.
Our children will use the example of our Lord Jesus Christ and demonstrate respect, responsibility, safety, harmony, compassion, tolerance, forgiveness, charity, faith and service. Together our children will be united through daily prayer and by helping others. Our children will participate in all aspects of our Catholic Faith and Traditions such as prayer, liturgies, Masses and in the reception all our sacraments.
At St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School we will model:
• a Christ-centred curriculum based on gospel values
• a safe, orderly and inviting school environment
• a clear mission
• student involvement and responsibility
• strong instructional leadership
• high expectations for all students
• opportunities to learn
• focus on instruction and curriculum
• frequent monitoring of student progress
• student recognition
• a pro-active home-school-parish relationship
We are looking forward to continuing our positive relationship with our Parish Community of St. Catherine of Siena and the Pastor Father Mark Gatto, Father Joonbin Lim his Associate Pastor and Deacon Mr. Tom Vert. We will work closely with the Pastoral team to plan Masses, sacramental programs and classroom visits.
Wishing all of our families, our children and our staff a year filled with excitement, success, personal, academic and spiritual growth. May our Patroness St. Marguerite d’Youville fill us with faith, hope, peace and tranquility.
Mrs. M. Trotta
Principal
St. Marguerite D'Youville CES