St. Anne Catholic Elementary School
January News 2016
Welcome back! We hope you had a restful Christmas Break with family and friends.
O God, you sent your Son, Jesus,
to be the light of the world.
He is the light that no darkness can extinguish.
By his life, He shows us the way to joy and peace,
To justice and righteousness.
Help us to follow his light.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Registration for Full Day Kindergarten for the 2016-2017 school
year will take place at St. Anne School:
January 25* from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
January 27-29 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
*SNOW DATE: Tuesday, January 26.
For more information, parents/guardians should contact St. Anne
School or visit www.dpcdsb.org (Board website).
EXTENDED FRENCH PROGRAM
Extended French Information Meeting
Grade 4 parents/guardians who wish to enroll their child in a
Grade 5 Extended French class for September, 2016 are invited to
attend an information meeting at St. Anne School on Wednesday,
January 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm. Applications will be accepted as of
January 14, 2016 and are due to the office on February 16, 2016 by
3 pm. Should a lottery be required to determine enrolment, it will
be held on February 24, 2016.
GREEN TEAM
In December the Green Team focus was on water. Daily announcements informed our school community about the many
different ways to help conserve water and save our planet. Students are encouraged to bring reusable water bottles to school
instead of plastic ones. The Green Team is still collecting Kool
Aid Jammers and other drink pouches. We are sending them to
Terra Cycle to be “upcycled” and made into a variety of products.
Help us out by placing your drink pouch in the baggie provided
for your class. You can even bring pouches from home if you
want! Let’s work together for a cleaner planet!
Monday, January 18: P.A. Day - No school
Tuesday, February 2: First Term Report
Cards go home
Thursday, February 4: Interviews - evening
Friday, February 5: Interviews - day
SKI TRIP
Students in grades 6-8 will be going on their first ski trip on Monday, January 11. All students and parent volunteers are reminded
to be at school by 6:20 am as busses will depart promptly at 6:30
am in order to get to Snow Valley and be first on the hills! For
students who didn’t participate this time, there is a second date
planned for Friday, March 11. Forms will be sent home in February for any interested students. Thanks to Mr. Gibson for organizing the ski days and helping us learn to enjoy winter.
905 RAPTORS
Students from grades 5-8 who purchased tickets in December will
be attending a 905 Raptors game during the school day! The 905
Raptors are the farm team for the Toronto Raptors and very
skilled players. Students will get to sing O Canada, watch a game
and there will also be an educational presentation. Students come
to school at their regular time as buses don’t leave till 9:30 am.
They are reminded to bring a lunch or bring money to buy lunch.
Looking forward to a fun day with our St. Anne community.
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH
SELF-CONTROL:: God has given us the ability to choose. We
are able to control how we react to what happens around us.
Through prayer and concentration, we can get better at controlling
our reactions. We can get better at showing self-control.
A person with self-control...
· Is patient
· Knows how to wait his/her turn
· Can calm him/herself down and think before reacting to situations
· Knows how to avoid physical aggression (hitting, kicking,
pushing, fighting, etc.)
· Can think things through and do what is best for everyone
When we all use self-control, we can be sure that our school will
be a safe and caring place in which to be and to learn. Please join
us on January 12 for our Virtues Assemblies at 10:45 & 11:15 am.
Parent Meeting for Students with Differing
Abilities Entering Kindergarten in 2016-17
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SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
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For further inquiries, such as pick up and drop-off times, locations,
All parents are welcome to attend School Council meetings. The and late or cancelled buses due to inclement weather, please
January Council meeting has been cancelled. Our next School visit:
Council meeting is on Tuesday, February 9 at 6:45 pm in the Conference Room.. We hope you can join us!
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PIZZA LUNCHES
Order forms were sent home in December and are due Thursday,
January 7 if ordering pizza lunches for all five dates. Just a
reminder that it is cash only, exact change if possible. Kindly fill
out a form for each child so their name is added to their class list.
Limited slices are available for sale on pizza day, but are not guaranteed. Extra forms are available in the Office.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
Many thanks to Mr. Cizmar and all the volunteers who helped
make the Book Fair a very successful event. We receive a percentage of the sales, so $1 400 will be used for library purchases of a
wide variety of graphic novels and books to support various curriculum topics. Thank you again for your support.
DANCE TEAM
The Dance Team has been working very hard preparing for competition in April. The girls have been training and rehearsing during lunch hours since November under the
guidance of Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Mitchell. Our Dance Team members are: Janessa
G., Lyljana N., Mikayla R., Julia N., Kiko
K., Samantha M., Brooke N., Melina Z.,
Neveah R. and Keira M.
IMPORTANT DATES
January 7
Pizza order forms due
January 11
Ski Day Gr. 6, 7 & 8
January 12
Parent Mtg. for Students with
Differing Abilities starting Kindergarten in Sept. 2016, 7 pm at CEC
January 13
Extended French Parent Mtg,
@ St. Anne School, 7 pm
January 14
Pizza Lunch
January 18
P.A. Day - No school
January 25, 27, Kindergarten Registration
28 & 29
@ St. Anne School
January 28
Pizza Lunch