Saint Teresa of Avila

Catholic Elementary School

DEVELOPING MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT

April 2019

Easter

In this Easter season, fill our hearts with Your light and grace that we might joyfully echo the words of Your Holy Angels:

He is not here in the tomb,

He is risen!

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Amen.

Easter is an important celebration to be shared with family members and friends. Jesus, our friend and saviour, rose from the dead on that first Easter and forever changed the world for us. We rejoice in the new life that Jesus brings to us. His resurrection gives us hope. At Easter time, we are invited to reaffirm our belief and resurrection.

We wish for you the many blessings of this Easter Season.

St. Teresa Elementary School l 69-75 First Street, West. Elmira. N3B 1G5 l Tel: 519-669-8843

NEWSLETTER

School Newsletters and Cash on Line

Our website has many links. Not only will school newsletters be on line, but you can also reach the following links: Principal Message, School Council and much more.

Please be sure to sign up for our newswire service. Information about this is included in your fam-ily package you received. This is the direction our school will con-tinue to take in helping us cut down in paper costs and to be en-vironmentally friendly.

Emergency Drills

Spring brings us the opportunity to practice our emergency preparedness. In the coming few months we will hold three spring fire drills, one lockdown and tornado drill as part of our school emergency response plan. It is very important for students to please bring and wear their indoor shoes.

Dates to Remember

Grade 4 CCAT testing—April 8-April 11

Grade 7 CAT-4 testing—April 23-April 26

Grade 3 EQAO testing—May 27-30

Grade 6 EQAO testing—May 22—May 24

Please do not schedule any appointments or vacations during this time.

School Improvement Plan

One way of leveraging technology for student learning is by teaching students to use various electronic math tools. These manipulatives can help students gain a deeper understanding of math. Check out http://www.mathies.ca/

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Autonomy Assembly

Special thank-you to Mr. Lawrence’s class for organizing our Umbrella pro-ject around the skill of Autonomy. Students are taught that when we have autonomy we feel empowered to make decisions that can improve our lives instead of feeling that our lives are outside of our control. Having autonomy increases our motivation and ability to do things for ourselves. It can make tasks feel less like work and more enjoyable

Our April focus is Intrinsic Motivation.

Time to round up those white elephants!! White Elephant Sale

The WE Team and Saint Teresa of Avila School bravely offers

a White Elephant Sale

in support of KidsAbility

Thursday, May 2, 2019

featuring

gently used household items, sports equipment, children’s toys, BOOKS, and

SILENT AUCTION

Donations can be dropped off at anytime.

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. Speeches St. Teresa had their annual public speaking assembly on Monday, March 25th. There was a wonderful variety of topics from all age groups. The younger students, grades 1 to 3, recited poems. There were poems chosen and poems written by the students them-selves. The older students, grades 4 to 8, had to give a more formal speech that was between 2 to 5 minutes. We heard about many interesting topics from ice cream to reducing waste. We definitely have some very talented speakers at our school. Congratulations to all who participated:

*Lauryn M., Judah D., Skyler T., Jessica S., Audrey E., Stella G., Taelyn K., Connor L., Brinley F., Mason G., Alex L., Erin B., Adelaide D. Rachel Grosz, Olivia W., Addie F., Jordyn B., Reid D., Clyde C., MaKenna K., Kate G., Jordyn K., Anna P., and Heike E.

Special congratulations to Alex L. and Jordyn K. who were picked by the judges as the outstanding presenters in their categories.

Palm Burning Ceremony

On Monday March 4th, school and parish came together to begin our Lenten journey. Mr. Gallipeau burned palms from last year and Deacon Sean blessed them. Students then received these Ashes at our School Mass on Ash Wednes-day. A special thank-you to Mrs. Baldasaro, Mrs. Hogeveen, Ms. Bauer and Mrs. Miltenburg, who organized our gathering. We would also like to thank Mrs. Russell and Ms. Santarossa for leading us in song and Mr. Gallipeau for burning the palms and braving the cold.

Grade 4 Bible Celebration

On Thursday, March 7, the Grade 4s participated in the receiving of their Bibles at St. Teresa Church. Although we missed having Father Dave lead our celebration, we are very grateful to Mrs. Miltenburg for stepping into the role to help our Grade 4s with this special event. Thank you also to all parents who brought a treat and joined us for this wonderful celebration.

Confirmation

The grade 7s were ushered in as adults in the Catholic faith on Saturday March 23rd. Led by the very skilled faith leaders in the community, the students learned about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and their saints. The ceremony was led by Bishop Crosby who imparted both wisdom and humour on the confirmation class.

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. WINTER CARNIVAL/MARDI GRAS PARADE/SHROVE

TUESDAY

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Gr. 3 Swimming

2

School Council

Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Wear Blue for Autism Awareness Day

3

4 5

Penance in a.m.

6

Maple Syrup Festival

7 8

Gr. 4 Testing begins

Gr. 3 Swimming

9

Grade 8 students leave for Mount Mary

10 11

Grade 8 students return from Mount Mary

12

Professional Development Day—No School

13

14 15

Special Lunch

Gr. 3 Swimming

16

Gr. 8 Youth

Symposium

17

Gr. 2 Seder Meal 2:00 pm

18

Passion Play 10:00 am at Church

Bingo Night

19

Good Friday—No School

20

21 22

Easter Monday

No School

23

Gr. 7 Testing begins

24

Beacon of Hope

25 26

JK/SK, Gr. 2 Dental screening

27

28 29

Cyberbullying/Safety presentation for Grade 7 & 8

30

1st Communion Retreat

Gr. 7 & 8 mbot Robotics

April