St. BARNABAS

CATHOLIC SCHOOL

30 Washburn Way, Scarborough, ON M1B 1H3

TEL: (416) 393-5351

JANUARY NEWSLETTER

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

WELCOME TO 2020

“DO NOT BE AFRAID, FOR I AM WITH YOU” -Isaiah 41:10

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear St. Barnabas Community,

Happy New Year!!! May God continue to bless the community of St.

Barnabas School and grant us the strength to continue to serve the Lord in

this new year. I hope everyone had a restful and rejuvenating break. We

are off to an exciting start to this new year. As this is the month of Courage,

we challenge our community to rise above any fears and to live our lives in

ways that make others know we are followers of Christ. I continue to

encourage all families to attend mass on the weekends at St. Barnabas

Parish. In our school community, we have many excursions and programs

planned for this month. Students will be participating in athletic

tournaments and club competitions such as W5H as well as getting back

into the routines of homework completion and organization. On behalf of

the staff and students of St. Barnabas, we would like to wish our

community a very happy and blessed new year.

Sincerely,

Mr. Novis

Principal: Mr. Novis

Admin. Assistant:

Mrs. Rosos

Head Custodian:

Mr. Amenta

Superintendent:

Peter Aguiar

416-222-8282

Trustee:

Garry Tanuan

416-512-3407

Parish:

APPROPRIATE

DRESS CODE

Parents, a reminder that

your child must be in

uniform when inside the

school. Once all outer

wear is removed,

students are expected to

follow the dress code,

navy blue and white, no

logos, no letters, no

patterns, no pictures.

Thank you for your

cooperation.

Kindergarten Registration

Dear Parents and Families in the Community:

If you have a child who was born in 2016, then s/he is eligible to

register for Kindergarten beginning September 2020.

Parents/guardians with JK/SK children will have an opportunity to

apply on-line using the “Student On-line Application for Registration”

platform known as S.O.A.R. The school will then contact you to

schedule a meeting. The link for is S.O.A.R.: http://soar.tcdsb.org.

Please contact Mrs. Rosos for any additional information.

Winter Clothing Now that the cold weather is here, it is extremely important that our students are dressed warmly for the winter months. Please ensure that your child has a warm coat, hat, mitts or gloves, and warm boots. If possible, we ask that students have an indoor pair of shoes to leave at the school. Please check regularly to be sure your child has returned home with their clothing. If you are missing clothes, please feel free to check in our Lost and Found Box. Now that we are wearing uniform, it is very important to label all clothing.

How to prepare for the WINTER

Reporting of Cancellations

or Closures Due to

Inclement Weather

Cancellation of school bus transportation or

school closures due to inclement weather will

be reported through the following media:

• News releases to all TV and Radio

Stations in Toronto

• The main board number 416-222-

8282 will post the status regarding

school operations, which can be

heard immediately upon dialing the

main number.

• The information will also be posted

on the Board’s website at

www.tcdsb.org or

www.tcdsb.org/weather.htm

• The Transportation Department will

post this information on its website

at:

http://www.schoolbus.to/c_home.asp

Friday Jan 17th is a

P.A. Day. There

will be no classes for

students

Students from grades 6-8 will be going Skiing on Friday January 31st 2020. We will be Skiing at Dagmar Ski Resort. Our departure time from school will be at 9:15am. Students are reminded to please dress warmly and appropriately for the weather. Our ski trip includes a lift ticket, ski and helmet rental and a ski lesson. Dagmar is a great resort for students to learn how to ski, the hills are small and students will have this opportunity to experience this great Canadian Outdoor activity.

Kindergarten Registration Starts January 15, 2020 TCDSB looks forward to welcoming new students for September 2020. Registration for kindergarten begins Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 10 a.m. EST. Apply online: SOAR.tcdsb.org. Details: https://www.tcdsb.org/kindergartenregistration Registration for Extended French: www.tcdsb.org/extendedfrench Registration for French Immersion: www.tcdsb.org/frenchimmersion

EVENTS AT ST. BARNABAS

BOYS VOLLEYBALL TOURNEMENT

This year, our Intermediate Boys Volleyball Team competed at the City Tournament. It

was a long road with many practices, games and invitationals to earn a spot at the City

Final. Thank you to the coaches for their dedication and time in preparing our student-

athletes to compete at the highest level. Mr. MacLean, Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Carvalho

are very proud of your hard work and effort.

PRIMARY SOCCER

Congratulations to our Primary Soccer Teams who competed in their tournament last month. We are

so proud of all the hard work and talent that we have in our primary division. Thank you to our

coaches, Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Sullivan as well as Mr. Nabzdyk.

VIRTUE OF THE MONTH WINNERS

PEACE AND CHARITY

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesd

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Thursday Friday Saturday

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FEAST OF THE

EPIPHANY

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Knights of

Columbus

Basketball

Free Throw

(St. Bede)

PM

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17

P.A DAY

No classes

for students

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20

Martin

Luther

King Jr.

Day

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PIZZA DAY

CATHOLIC

CUP BBALL

TOURNEY

BOYS

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CATHOLIC CUP

BBALL

TOURNEY BOYS

CHINESE NEW

YEAR

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TRAFFICKED

PROGRAM

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ST. BARNABAS

INVITATIONAL

TOURNAMENT

BOYS

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SKIING

TRIP TO

DAGMAR