Catholic Education Week 2016
“Open the door of my Heart”
Principal
M. Gibson
Website: http://www.dpcdsb.org/ANNEE
St. Anne Catholic School
2016
Vice Principal
L. Rossi
Secretarial Staff
L. Cameron
T. Gout
Custodian
K. Allen
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive
mercy.” Matthew 5:7
Dear Lord,
Help me open the door of my heart:
To welcome and accept everyone.
To forgive those who have hurt me.
To love unconditionally.
To live faithfully.
To believe that whatever happens,
You are with me to comfort and hold me.
To rejoice in Your tenderness and love,
Your mercy and justice.
Enable me by your spirit to honour You
in my thoughts, words and acts of mercy.
Amen
Superintendent
S. Steer
(905) 890-1221
Pastors
Fr. J. Cherickal
Fr. F. Marrone
(905) 453-1303
Trustee
A. DaSilva
(416) 706-5679
Important Dates
May 1-6
May 5
May 13
May 15
May 23
Catholic Education Week
On Broadway Musical, 7 pm
P.A. Day (No school)
Confirmation Grade 7 & 8
Victoria Day (No school)
GRADE 8 GRADUATION
Graduating Class of 2016:
St. Anne Catholic School
124 Vodden St. E.
Brampton, ON
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Graduation Banquet: June 22nd, 2016,
11am -2:30 pm at Professors Lake Banquet Hall. This is a graduation lunch and
dance for students only. They will be
bussed to and from the event.
Graduation Ceremony: June 22nd at Cardinal Leger Secondary School, 7:00 pm.
Invitations will be forthcoming in June.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
ORIENTEERING
Grades 6-8 students are working on developing their skills
in order to be part of the Orienteering Team. Students
will also do some training at Duggan Park on May 12.
This will help prepare them for the Orienteering Meet on
May 18 at Albion Hills. Thank you to Mrs. DeRidder, Ms.
Farrell and Mme Alaimo for getting our students ready to
compete.
ANNUAL BOYS AND GIRLS CONFERENCE:
The Power of Resiliency. Wednesday, May 12. Our
Conference for all grade seven and eight students begins
with a liturgy followed by students rotating through various workshops. In the afternoon, students will hear Dr.
Megan Popovic share insights on resiliency, its importance to adolescent well-being and practical strategies.
INTERMEDIATE BASKETBALL
BOYS: The Intermediate Boys Basketball Team competed in a Mini Tournament on April 25 after much preparation and many practices. Students put forth their best
effort but faced stiff competition. Thanks for a great season: Adam P., Blake S., Jake B., Jaeden S., Jason S., Anthony E., Zach C., Gabriel A.,
Mateo D., Micheal B. and Richard C. Special thanks to coaches
Ms. Slade and Mr. Del Pilar.
GIRLS: The Intermediate Girls
Basketball Team competed in
the Mini-Family Tournament on
April 26. They played well.
Tournament on April 30. Good luck to Chelsea, Amanda,
Gabrielle B, Amman, Brynja, Tara, Kaycee, Naomi, Rebecca, Emily K, Stephanie. Thanks to Mme. Alaimo for
coaching!
GREEN TEAM
The Green Team led various classroom activities to raise
awareness about sorting garbage and the importance of
clean water in April. Activities were:
 Kindergarten & Grade One: What Belongs?
 Grade Two: Water Off a Duck’s Back
 Grade Three: Water Travel Game
St. Anne’s Green Team is actively trying to
raise awareness with regards to taking care
of the Earth. In mid April, they ran a plastic bag recycling initiative, too. These are
all ways we can reduce the amount of garbage going to landfills. Also,
students shared information about clean
drinking water via posters and daily announcements. May will see the Green
Team shift their efforts outside as they
freshen up our front gardens. Many thanks
to Mrs. Mitchell who spearheads all these
great initiatives and completes an extensive application in
order for our school to receive our Eco Certification.
Going for gold status! Green Team members: Daniel,
Jennifer, Victoria, Aleyah, Letitia, Hannah, Marcus, Lukas,
Mya, Elleanne, Diosa, Tesiya, Amman, Katie, Alexandra,
Dante, Diego, Kevin, Sofia, Nerissa, Isaiah, Charlee and
Raffa. Bravo!
BRAMPTON WEST DIVERSITY CONFERENCE
On April 29, ten Grade 7 students will be attending the
Brampton West Diversity Conference. This year’s theme
is “Mercy in Motion”. Students will be welcomed by our
Superintendent Sue Steer; then hear a presentation about
the Year of Mercy from Youth Minister, David Patterson
of St. Francis Xavier Parish, followed by a liturgy where
each school will bring up a small canvas they designed to
reflect a quote. Our school created a canvas for, “Jesus, I
A NIGHT ON BROADWAY
trust in You”. After lunch, they will listen (and get up
St. Anne School presents A Night On Broadway. Students and move!) to motivational speaker, Errol Lee.
will dance, act and sing their way through
a montage of famous musical numbers. A short introductory video will POPCORN SALES
introduce each number. These musical We will be selling popcorn to Grades One to Three only
vignettes were created by students using during the first week of May. Orders forms are due back
Adobe Voice. There will also be images May 4 with popcorn to be
cast onto large screens positioned on stage to add visual delivered to students on May
5.
dynamics to the production. The screens will be lit from Popcorn is still sold every
behind and images will reflect the musical being presented Friday during lunch in Room
as well as used for shadow dancing in certain numbers. It 212; $1.50/bag. All proceeds
will be a multi-faceted production where the students of go to support St. Anne athletSt. Anne will certainly shine in their Night On Broad- ics.
way. Performance begins at 7 pm. Ticket order information has been sent home.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES (CON’T)
VIRTUE OF ACCEPTANCE
DANCE TEAM
Congratulations to the St. Anne Wildflowers Dance Team for performing an awesome jazz dance at the 11th Annual Dance
Event on April 19th. They should be very
proud of the outstanding job they did on
stage. All the dance team coaches are
proud of the team’s hard work and commitment to the art of dance. They represented St. Anne
with style and grace. Thank you to all staff members and
parents who supported and contributed to an amazing
day. For some of these students, this was a huge learning
experience with many hours of hard work over 5 months.
They were all up for the challenge and it paid off with the
highest score in their category. Special thanks to Miss
Remy for volunteering her time to choreograph the dance,
help the girls rehearse and for purchasing their costumes.
Also many thanks to Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Mitchell for
giving up many lunches since January to coach the girls.
We will showcase May’s Virtue of Acceptance and honour
students who demonstrated last month’s Virtue of Love
on May 10. Thank you to Ms. Farrell’ s class for organizing the assemblies. Please join us at 1 or 1:35 pm.
This month we will celebrate the virtue of
ACCEPTANCE.
An accepting person:
 Is friendly and open to all God’s people
 Sees the positive traits in all people even if
he/she disagrees with them
 Avoids judging or stereotyping others
 Understands that there may be more than
one way to do things
 Sticks up for the
“underdog” and wants
the best for others.
 Prays for others.
 Accepts the things
one cannot change in
GRADE 7 & 8 CO-ED SOFTBALL
him/herself, others and
All grade 7 & 8 students are welcome to
the world
try out for the co-ed softball team. Letters with more details will be sent home
soon with tryouts to begin shortly. We
wish everyone luck at the tournament
scheduled for May 26 at Fred Kline
Park. Thanks to coaches Ms. Slade and
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Mr. Halverson. Play ball!
We congratulate our Grade Two students who celebrated their First Holy
Communion on Saturday, April 16th.
SACRAMENTS
SUMMER SCHOOL INFO
SK- 6: Summer Literacy Program 2016
This is a literacy reinforcement and enhancement program
for students in SK through Grade Six. The program runs
daily from Monday, July 11- Friday, July 29 at a cost of
$300 for the three week session. Registration is available
through teacher referral. Registration forms are due
back to the school on May 27, 2016.
Elementary Summer School
This program is geared to Grade 7 & 8 students in need of
literacy skills and math strategies development. Applications are available from your child’s teacher and are based
on their recommendation. The program is offered from
Monday, July 4 to Friday, July 22, 2016 at Father C. W.
Sullivan. Classes run daily from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm and
students must attend the entire three week block. There is
no cost to the program and busing is available with pick
up/drop off at St. Anne School. Registrations forms are
due to the school by May 27, 2016.
CONFIRMATION
We also extend best wishes to our
Grade 7 & 8 students who will receive
the Sacrament of Confirmation on
Sunday, May 15 at St. Anne’s Church:
Grade 7 students, 2 pm; the Grade 8
students, 6 pm.
YEAR END MASS
Please join us for our school Year End Mass organized by
our Intermediate Division on Tuesday, June 3rd at St.
Anne’s Parish at 10:30 am. School Council will be giving our Grade 2 & 8 students pins to commemorate the
Sacrament of First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER
Our School Council Chocolate Fundraiser has wrapped
up. A HUGE thank to School Council Parent Volunteers
who set aside time each day to run the fundraiser. Thank
you to the many families who supported this fundraiser;
just over $6 000 was raised which will support initiatives
like Graduation Luncheon, technology, First Communion
Lunch, theatre presentations, etc. Prize winners will be
determined in the next couple of weeks!
MEETING
We will be celebrating Catholic Education Week May
1st - May 6, 2016. The theme this year is Opening Doors
of Mercy. During this week, the Catholic community celebrates the distinctive contribution that Catholic schools
make to our students, our community and our province.
Each day of the week will focus on a different sub-theme.
Please join us at our next School Council meeting on
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 6:45 pm in the Conference
Room. All parents are welcome to attend
RESILIENCY PARENT WORKSHOP
Parents and guardians are invited to a workshop by Dr.
Monday: Mercy that Welcomes
Megan Popovic, to explore resiliency, why it’s important
Tuesday: Mercy that Loves
and how to foster it within our family as a means of copWednesday: Mercy that Forgives
ing with adversity and the challenges of life we all face.
Thursday: Mercy that Lives the Gospel
The workshop is on May 12 from 7-8:30 pm at St.
Friday: Mercy that Rejoices
Anne School. Please RSVP by calling the school at 905Staff and students will be working on a variety of activities 459-7621. Hope to see you there!
to celebrate Catholic Education Week at St. Anne School
in their classrooms, including the following events: Daily OAPCE 77th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Prayers, Food Drive, Intermediate Boys and Girls Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education
Conference and our school musical, A Night on (OAPCE) Conference: "Many Gifts, One Voice: Living
Our Virtues in a Virtual World", May 6 & 7 in Toronto.
Broadway.
For more details, please visit www.oapce.org
SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
ST. ANNE’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
Next year, St. Anne’s School celebrates its 50th anniversary! School Council will begin planning festivities to commemorate the event. If you are interested in being on the
Fiftieth Anniversary Committee, please call the school and
leave your contact information with Office Staff and they
will pass it on to School Council.
SUBWAY LUNCHES
School Council was happy to try offering Subway lunches
this year. It has been a success as many students are participating. The last two dates are May 9 and June 6. Thank
you Mrs. Payne for organizing.
PIZZA LUNCHES
School Council continues to offer Pizza Lunches. Parents
can still order Pizza Lunch for individual dates by filling
out a Pizza Lunch form found in the Office. Parents are
reminded that the only way to ensure your child gets pizza
is to fill out an order form in advance. If students bring
money to buy pizza on that
day, parents should still send a
lunch to school in case there
are not enough slices for sale.
The remaining dates for the
year are: May 5 and May 19.
Thank you Mrs. Payne for
organizing Pizza Lunches this
year.
EQAO PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENTS
To assist students with preparation for the EQAO provincial assessment, free after school tutoring sessions are
running twice a week from 3:30-5:00 pm until May 19.
The province wide assessments will take place from May
25th to June 8th. Please refrain from booking any appointments during those weeks. Visit the EQAO website
and click on the link for Parent Resources for free resources and sample assessments:
www.eqao.com
CLASS PLACEMENTS
CLASS PLACEMENT REQUESTS
The staff of St. Anne will be meeting in May to discuss class placements for September 2016. When
deciding placement, some criteria
we consider are: academic ability,
work habits, study skills, social factors and placement history. Our
goal is to create a balance of gender, ability and student needs.
Parents are invited to give input to the school with regards
to any special needs or learning profile. Please do not request specific teachers as teacher placements are tentative
and can change between now and September. Included
in this newsletter is a form parents can complete and
submit to the Principal by Thursday, May 12. As
there are many variables which are taken into account
when creating classes, we cannot accommodate all requests. The final decision rests with the Principal.
REMINDERS TO PARENTS
PARENTS IN THE SCHOOL
In keeping with Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board Policy, all visitors to the school must check in at
the office and obtain a visitor’s pass from Office Staff.
Parents are not permitted in the hallways; if your child is
late, a member of the Office Staff will walk your child to
their class, if needed. If you have an appointment with a
staff member, office staff will let them know you have
arrived. If you wish to speak to your child’s teacher, kindly call the school or leave a message with Office Staff and
the teacher will get in touch with you.
REMINDERS TO PARENTS
the office area are very busy at the end of the day as bus
students and visitors to the school exit by those doors.
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS
Teachers acknowledge students’ birthdays in different
ways in each classroom. We all want to make our child’s
birthday a special day, however we kindly ask that you do
not send in any food items to school.. This is not only
due to student allergies, but also to minimize disruptions
during the school day. If you want to do something, consider sending in non food items such as pencils, stickers,
etc.
LATES AND ABSENCES
Parents and students are reminded that school starts
promptly at 9:00 am. Arriving on time is an important life
skill and lateness impacts the learning of all. Please call
(905) 459-7621 to let us know your child will be late or
absent (you can also leave a message at any time). This
information is important to the safety of your child. Any
student arriving late or leaving the school during the day
must be signed out by an adult at the Office. If your child
will be leaving early for an appointment, please call ahead
and/or send a note in this regard to your child’s teacher.
LUNCH TIME ROUTINES
Parents may drop off lunches at the table outside the office for their child to come and pick up at the start of indoor lunch time (12:25 pm). Please ensure you label your
child’s lunch. Students who go home for lunch are reminded that lunch runs from 11:45 am - 12:45 pm with
afternoon classes starting at 12:45 pm. Also, any Intermediate Students planning to go out for lunch, must provide
written consent to their teacher first thing that morning
and sign in/out at the Office. Students will not be given
permission to call home during the day to go out for
lunch.
PARKING
Parents are advised to please park in the designated areas
and to observe parking signs on school property. The
Handicapped Parking spot is reserved for drivers who
hold a valid parking permit for its use. Parents must not
park in front of the large dumpster located next to the
visitor’s parking lot. On several occasions, the garbage
disposal company was unable to access and empty the
dumpster. Having the company come back outside of its
scheduled pick up time results in a $100 surcharge to the
school. Furthermore, parents are asked not to park in the
DISMISSAL TIME
Parents/guardians are reminded that school ends at 3:30 Sir John A. Macdonald parking lot. It is reserved for their
pm and teachers will dismiss students through their entry/ staff use. Please consider parking in the St. Anne Church
exit door NOT the main entrance. The main entrance and parking lot which is a short walk away. Thank you for
your cooperation.
ONTARIO CATHOLIC SCHOOL
GRADUATE EXPECTATIONS
PARENT ENGAGMENT
Parent Engagement Night
The second annual Parent Engagement Night will
Catholic education views human life as an integration take place on May 17. Starting at 6 pm, all parents
of body, mind, and spirit. Rooted in this vision,
are invited to meet with the Superintendent for their
Catholic education fosters the search for knowledge Family of Schools and their local Trustee. This will
as a lifelong spiritual and academic quest. The expec- be followed by breakout information sessions led by
tations of Catholic graduates, therefore, are described Dufferin-Peel teachers and consultants. Some of the
not only in terms of knowledge and skills, but in
topics will be: a responsive classroom, my Blueprint,
terms of values, attitudes and actions.
Numeracy and Literacy. Further information about
the evening and how to register will be posted on
Vision of a Catholic Learner
our school website once it is made available.
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A discerning believer formed in the Catholic Faith
community who celebrates the signs and sacred mystery of God's presence through word, sacrament,
prayer, forgiveness, reflection and moral living.
IMPORTANT DATES
MAY
An effective communicator who speaks, writes and
listens honestly and sensitively, responding critically
in light of gospel values.
May 1-6 Catholic Education Week
May 3
School Council Mtg. @ 6:45 pm, Conference Rm
A reflective, creative and holistic thinker who
solves problems and makes responsible decisions
with an informed moral conscience for the common
good.
May 5
Night on Broadway Musical, 7 pm @ St. Anne
Pizza Lunch
May 8
Happy Mother’s Day
May 9
Subway Lunch Day
May 10
First Holy Communion Luncheon 12 pm
Virtue of ) Assemblies (Large Gym) - pm
May 12
Boys and Girls Conference for Gr. 7 & 8
Parent workshop on Resiliency @ 7 pm
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A self-directed, responsible, lifelong learner who
develops and demonstrates their God-given potential.
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A collaborative contributor who finds meaning,
dignity and vocation in work which respects the rights
of all and contributes to the common good.
May 13
P. A. Day - No School for students
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A caring family member who attends to family,
school, parish, and the wider community.
May 15
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A responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic
social teaching by promoting peace, justice and the
sacredness of human life.
Grade 7 Confirmation, 2 pm @ St. Anne’s
Church
Grade 8 Confirmation, 6 pm @ St. Anne’s
Church
May 18
Orienteering Meet @ Albion Hills
May 19
Pizza Lunch
May 23
Victoria Day (School Closed)
May 25
Grade 3 and 6 EQAO Assessments start
FOOD DRIVE
In keeping with being caring and responsible members of
a Catholic community, student leaders have organized a
food drive to coincide with Catholic Education and in
support of Dr. Simone’s Canadian
Food for Children. Giving to those
in need is a true act of mercy. Our
food drive will support our own
pantry for families in need, but also
help to replenish Dr. Simone’s
warehouse which is in desperate
need of replenishment.
JUNE
June 8
P.A. Day - No School for students
June 22
Grade 8 Graduation @ Cardinal Leger S.S.
7:00 pm
June 30
Last day of school