St. Martha Catholic School
May 2012
Dear Parent/Guardian:
This year Catholic Education Week takes place from May 6 to May
11, 2012. The theme is: “Catholic Education: Walking in the Light
of Christ”. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and light to my path”
Psalm 199:105. Light reveals the beauty that darkness conceals and
we walk confidently in that light.
“I am the Light and World” Jesus proclaimed and added that
“whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the
light of life.” (John 8:12) It is significant that the beginnings
of the Book of Genesis - Then God said, “Let there be light”
(Genesis 1:3) and the Gospel of John - What has come into being in
him was life and the life was the light of all people (John 1:3)
make specific references to light. John’s Gospel in particular
stresses the image of Jesus as being ‘the Light of the World.’
During this time, the Catholic community celebrates the unique
and distinctive contribution that Catholic schools make to our
students, our community, and our province. Catholic Education Week
is a welcome opportunity to celebrate the Mission of our Catholic
schools as they strive to integrate the Gospel values of Jesus
Christ in every aspect of the school’s life and curriculum.
You will find more information regarding Catholic Education Week
in this newsletter We look forward to celebrating Catholic
Education week with you.
F. Clotildes,
Principal
Upcoming Dates of Interest
June 1 - PA DAY – Assessment and Evaluation
June 4 - CSAC Meeting @ 7PM
June 17 - FATHER’S DAY
June 20 - First Day of Summer
June 21 - SK Graduation @ 1PM
June 22 - End of year School Mass @ 1:15
June 26 - Grade 8 Graduation
June 28 - Last day of classes
June 29 - Pay Day – Provincial Education Priorities
“We Learn, We Laugh, We Love…… We Welcome”
St. Martha
Catholic School
1865 Sheppard
Ave.W.
Toronto, ON
M3L1Y5
416-393-5344
FAX: 416 397-6321
Principal
F. Clotildes
Secretary
R. Sgovio
Head Caretaker
J. Pezzente
Superintendent:
D. Yack
416-222-8282
Trustee:
P. Bottoni
416-512-3430
CSAC Chair:
Y. Giorgio
Parish:
St. Jane Frances Catholic Church
2747 Jane St.
Toronto, Ontario
416-741-1463
Pastor:
Fr. Amedeo Nardone
School Hours:
8:45 a.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Lunch: 11:50-12:50
Catholic School Advisory Council (CSAC) news
CSAC update:
We would like to thank you for your ongoing participation with
the Dress Code this year. The Dress Code committee wishes to
provide a friendly reminder with some clarification regarding the
dress code. We have revised this outline for your ease of
reference. As parents, we appreciate your ongoing compliance.
Kindly review the dress code flyer.
Upcoming:
CSAC Family Night BBQ: kindly submit your forms by MAY 4,
2012
CSAC Casual days only 2 days remaining: May 25, 2012 & June
22, 2012
CSAC Pizza lunch fundraiser on the go, remaining lunches will be
held on:
Friday May 4, 2012
Friday May 11, 2012
Friday May 18, 2012
St. Martha Catholic School –CSAC Online Fundraising Campaign
St. Martha Catholic School –CSAC Online Fundraising Campaign is
still ongoing. This is a perfect gift for someone when you do not
know what to buy. There are tons of magazines to choose from and
prices range from Costs $25-$40 in total for 12 issues of any
magazine). Take a look at the selection. This could be a gift for
your spouse, child, siblings, friends etc. Your participation is
key. If you have not already done so, I hope that you will take a
few minutes to participate.
Participating is easy! Simply invite friends and family to shop
at our online magazine store. They'll save up to 85%.
Here’s what you do;
1-Go online to
http://www.efundraisingonline.ca/StMarthaCatholicSchool
2- Click on buy a magazine…..
Thanks
CSAC Chair
Scopa Tournament
Signora Stalteri would like to congratulate all students for
participating in the “Scopa Tournament”
The winners were:
1st Place: Anthony Lanni, Julia Jara,
Raffaele Filice, Jake Burkart
2nd Place: Samuel Monachino, Brandon Chu,
Anthony Rowland, Paolo Lanni
3rd Place: Michael Santello, Julian Vasconcelos,,
Eric Guido, Luca Onorati
Well Done, Everyone!
May 2012
The TCDSB Catholic Parent Involvement Committee wishes to thank
all parents, volunteers and staff that assisted in making the Ward
Mini Summits a success. CPIC received excellent feedback on
Supporting Student Achievement by Addressing Parent Concerns and
Effective Curriculum Nights. A detailed report will be forwarded to
the TCDSB and shared with CSACs.
Parent Reaching Out (PRO) Grants program has been renewed by the
Ministry of Education. CSACs are encouraged to apply for this grant
of up to $1000 to assist with parent engagement initiatives at
their schools. For more information contact your CPIC
representative.
Want to learn more about TCDSB CPIC? Consider attending a
meeting. All meetings are open to the public and listed at
http://www.tcdsb.org/FORPARENTS/ParentInvolvement/cpic/Pages/default.aspx
The next CPIC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2012 at
the Catholic Education Centre located at 80 Sheppard Ave. East at
7:00 PM.
To learn more about CPIC, please contact your Ward
Representative at
http://www.tcdsb.org/FORPARENTS/ParentInvolvement/cpic/Pages/CPICRepresentatives.aspx.
Enterprise Portal Update #4:April 16, 2012
.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is pleased to confirm
that our new Enterprise Portal is now live as of Monday, April
16th.
The initial round of training for school staff and some
departments has come to an end, and many staff are already taking
over the editing and publishing of their local portal websites.
Our new public facing portal can be found at the familiar web
address of www.tcdsb.org.
We invite you to visit our portal website often as the
information will be updated and modified regularly, and new items
will be added as needed.
Should you encounter any problems, please use the “site
feedback” feature found at the bottom of every page in the
portal.
We will be communicating with you again to provide an update on
the anticipated timelines for the launch of the second phase of the
Portal project, which will provide some enhanced functionality to
enable parents and staff to access some additional information that
is relevant to their specific roles.
The TCDSB Enterprise Portal Team
Italian National Olympic Committee
For more that twenty years, the Italian National Olympic
Committee (INOC) invites Grade 7 and 8 students from Canada,
with some Italian background, to compete in their national track
and field championships. The event is fully sponsored and all
expenses during the Meet are covered. This includes airfare, ground
transportation, hotel accommodation, meals and sightseeing. Parents
are also welcomed to accompany students.
The Meet will be held in Salerno (near Naples) between June 7
and June 14. There are still several spots remaining for both boys
and girls. We are looking for sprinters, distance runners, high and
long jumpers as well as shot putters. Interested parents/guardians
are asked to contact Phil Riddell.
Phil Riddell
Centro ScuolaTrack & Field Club
647-477-5504
[email protected]
Cross Country
On Tuesday, April 17, our students participated in the
divisional Cross Country meet at Earl Bales park. Our students
participated with great enthusiasm and put forth a great effort.
Paolo Lanni, (Grade 8) and Gino Calabretta, (Grade 7), qualified
for the Regional meet. At the Regional meet our two boys did quite
well and Paolo qualified to the city Cross Country finals that will
take place on May 2 at Earl Bales park. Well done, everybody!
Student Lunch Drop Off
In response to the increasing number of lunches being dropped
off at lunch, we will have a “lunch cart” set up in the foyer.
Please let your child know that they have a lunch to pick up.
Please have all lunches clearly labelled with your child’s name.
Thank you, for your assistance and support.
STUDENT PICK UP AND DROP OFF
The parking lot and street parking situation during drop off and
pick up times is creating some safety concerns. We remind everyone
that safety in the parking lot/street is a collective
responsibility. To maximize student safety, your co-operation is
required in avoiding the parking lot during the peak student
traffic times of 8:35 a.m. before school, and 3:30-3:45 p.m. after
school. It is imperative that everyone be considerate and patient
when using the school parking lot.
Please do not allow your children to walk/run through the
parking lot/street without your direct supervision. Please do not
park your vehicle in the middle of the parking lot as this creates
obvious problems. You are also asked to be vigilant when reversing
in the parking lot and please ensure that it is safe to
proceed.
Street parking on Northover is also problematic. Northover
Avenue is a school bus drop off zone and the traffic signs do not
allow for stopping or parking. The traffic created during school
drop off/pick up is extremely unsafe for our children. Please
consider using Buckland Road to stop and have your children walk to
the play ground.
Please, always use extreme caution when picking up your child.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Registration for Junior Kindergarten children for the school
year September 2012 – June 2013 began in our school (and Board
wide) on January 9, 2012.
Children registering for Junior Kindergarten in September must
be four years of age by December 31, 2012 (born in the year 2008).
Any children registering for Senior Kindergarten, who are new to
our school, must be five years of age by December 31, 2012 (born in
the year 2007).
Documents required for registration are:
· Baptismal certificate
· Birth certificate
· Immunization records
· Landed Immigrant Status (if not born in Canada)
· Child’s Health Card Number and other relevant telephone
numbers
***Please call to book an appointment***
MAY VIRTUE – COMPASSION
For the month of May we will be focussing on the virtue of
COMPASSION. Our quote is from
John’s Gospel:
”Jesus saw her weeping...his heart was touched, and he was
deeply moved.”
John 11:33
True compassion is not always easy to practice as in the words
of Jean Vanier:
“Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places
of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish.” Who
wants to go there when spring has finally arrived and the sun is
shining down us. This is all the more reason to show our compassion
for those who cannot share in the light.
For this month, we will be showing compassion by:
· being considerate to other people
· thinking about how your words make people feel.
· thinking about how your actions make people feel.
· understanding WHY someone is acting the way he/she does.
First Communion
Our Grade 3 students celebrated their First Communion at St.
Jane Frances Church on Saturday, April 21, at 5pm. Congratulations
to all!
EQAO AND CAT III TESTING
EQAO Testing (Grade 3 and 6) will take place from May 23 – June
6.
CAT/4 TESTING for Grades 2, 5, 7 will take place from April 30 –
June 8.
You will be receiving additional information regarding these
important tests in the coming weeks. If you have any questions,
please contact the school.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
Our schools are walking places. The kids walk, the teachers
walk, even the principals walk! Walking is such a normal human
activity. We celebrate when a baby takes its first tentative but
independent steps.
In our Catholic schools there must be that deliberate intention
that the light in which we walk is the Light of Christ. When you
walk through our school, the feeling that you are walking in the
Light of Christ is palpable. The interaction of student and
teacher, the dialogue of principal and staff, the presence of
parents in the school, the welcome extended to the visitor, are
imbedded with the conviction that we believe that we are indeed
walking in the Light of Christ.
Being human, we may not always be conscious of that reality and
may sometimes act in a manner that may belie that conviction, but
the light will always continue to shine. There are five sub-themes
for each day of Catholic Education Week:
Monday – Listening in the Light of Christ
Tuesday – Learning in the Light of Christ Wednesday – Living in
the Light of Christ
Thursday – Loving in the Light of Christ
Friday – Leading in the Light of Christ
Every year, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association
(OCSTA) provides our Catholic schools with a resource kit to help
schools prepare for Catholic Education Week. Using these resources
as well as our own developed activities we have prepared a series
of activities which will highlight how our school is ‘Walking in
the Light of Christ’.
Here are some of the activities planned at our school for
Catholic Education Week:
May 7 – CSAC Meeting @ 7PM
May 8 – Raven Nature Presentations
May 9 – Madonna High School students
presentation to our Grade 7+8
May 10 – Band @ Woodbine Festival
May 11 – Family Night BBQ/WTK/Talent Show
Ward Mini Summit Meetings!
