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950 North Park
Drive
Brampton, Ontario
L6S 3L5
MARCH 2016
Phone: (905) 7922282
Fax: (905) 7929129
Ms. V. Elizondo
Principal
Ms. A. Cassar
Vice-Principal
Mrs. A. Battaglia
Head Secretary
Ms. D. FineganDowney
Superintendent
(905) 890-1221
Mr. S. Xaviour
Trustee
(905) 890-1221
St. Anthony of
Padua Parish
March Virtue: Kindness
Easter Season
This month we will celebrate the
virtue of kindness.
The period from Easter Sunday through Divine
Mercy Sunday (the Sunday after Easter Sunday) is
an especially joyful time. But the Easter season
doesn't end there: Because Easter is the most important feast in the Catholic calendar – even more
important than Christmas - the Easter season continues on for 50 days, through the Ascension of our
Lord to Pentecost Sunday. So keep on celebrating
and wishing your friends a happy Easter!
God wants us to be kind to everyone we meet. Being kind is about
more than just pretending to be
nice. It is about helping and playing with others because we want to
and not because we feel we have
to.
God helps us to be kind to our family and friends because by being
kind we are able to see God in every one we meet.
Kindness can only be seen through
actions. It is not enough to say I
will be kind or I am kind. We
must show that we are kind by our
words and our actions. Through
prayer and concentration, we can
get better at showing kindness to
everyone we meet.
940 North Park
Drive
A Kind Person . . .
Brampton, Ontario
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(905) 793-8030
Father Joseph
Pham
Pastor
Father Massillamani Zacharias
Pastor
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Says nice things about others so they feel good about
themselves
Sticks up for people who
are picked on or need help
Refuses to join others who
are insulting, intimidating,
mean or hurtful
Watches and looks for ways
to help those in need
EASTER PRAYER
Easter is the gift of HOPE,
Easter is the gift of PEACE,
Easter is the gift of LOVE,
Let us rejoice in Him.
May God bless you during this Easter season and
keep you throughout the year. May God give you
all the faith it takes to make your dreams come
true.
May God’s love and wisdom always help to guide
you on your way.
Wishing you all a
Blessed Easter!
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Dear God,
Our Catholic School Heritage continued . . .
You have done such a marvelous job of creating us
and the world around us.
You have placed this creation, including all the
people we meet in our care.
We come to you now asking for the grace and
strength to keep a sense of kindness. We hope that
by recognizing and honouring this fruit of the Holy
Spirit, we can contribute to making our school a
safer, more caring, more inclusive community.
May kindness, the fruit of your Spirit, help us to
feel the courage to act on behalf of people around
us who are in need.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, our brother, who
lived to show us your way.
Amen
Inclement and Cold Weather
The weather conditions this winter have varied
drastically. We ask that students and parents check
weather reports on a regular basis and have the
students dress appropriately; i.e. coats, gloves,
mitts, boots etc. If they are dressed warmly, they
are better prepared to participate in outdoor activities during recess and noon hour.
Please be advised that students are kept indoors at
recess during the winter ONLY when the weather
conditions are extremely cold (when the wind chill
equivalent temperature is minus 20 degrees Celsius
as per school board policy).
ECO Update
Our National Sweater Day event was a great success. We saw so many wonderful and creative
sweaters. Students learned about the benefits of
lowering the thermostat by 2 degrees – families can
save money on energy costs and according to WWF
Canada it is estimated that across Canada that a
two-degree-Celsius drop on building thermostats
could reduce national greenhouse gas emissions by
four megatons, which is equal to annual emissions
from about 300,000 vehicles. So keep your thermostat down and show off those amazing sweaters!
St. Anthony is on Twitter! For the
latest news and information please
follow us @AnthonyBrampton
13. How did Catholic high schools survive?
Catholic parents and students paid tuition after grade
ten. Parental groups raised money from draws, lotteries
and school events. Parish priests contributed money
from their Sunday collections. Many separate school
boards, including Dufferin-Peel, opened intermediatedivision (i.e. grades seven-to-ten) schools. With the
vital assistance of the religious teaching Orders (which
taught in and administered grades eleven to thirteen for
little or nothing), the diocese continued to operate private Catholic high schools and opened new ones. In
fact, Philip Pocock, the Archbishop of Toronto, decided
in 1971 to open one new Catholic high in the archdiocese every year until the government approved tax and
grant funding for grades eleven to thirteen.
14. How was the Catholic high school issue resolved?
In 1984, Premier William Davis, edified by the commitment to Catholic high schools of the Catholic community and convinced of the injustice of truncated separate
schools, announced that the government would be
completing the separate school system to the end of
high school. The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously responded to a court challenge against the ensuing legislation by asserting that separate schools
before Confederation were operating secondary school
education with funding from taxes and government
grants and, therefore, section 93(1) of the Canadian
Constitution guaranteed the right of separate school
boards to administer from junior kindergarten to the
end of high school. After almost sixty years of financial
sacrifice by the Catholic community, Catholic high
schools once more became an equal partner in Ontario’s publicly funded school system.
Special Occasions
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) are asked not to send in food
items for children to share for special occasions. If
families would like to mark a special occasion perhaps
consider donating a book to your child(ren)’s class that
all students can enjoy. Any food items sent to school
will be returned home. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Healthy Eating: Smart Snacking
Healthy Snack Ideas
Growing children need more energy and nutrients than
meals alone can supply. Think of snacks as "mini-meals"
that include choices from one or more of the four food
groups in Canada’s Food Guide.
You can find healthy snack options throughout the grocery store. Remember: many of the foods advertised as
"snacks" on TV - like chips, crackers and cookies - are
often low in nutrients and high in fat and sugar.
Bus Cancellations/School Closing Due to Bad Weather
During the winter months inclement weather may
cause disruption of bus transportation and regular
school operations. A decision to cancel school transportation and/or to close schools is usually made by
6:00 a.m. and will be announced on the following radio
stations:
VIRGIN RADIO 99.9, CFTR 680, CFNY 102.1, EZ ROCK
97.3, CJCL 590, CHFI 98.1, CFRB 101, CHIN 100.7
FM/1540 AM, CJBC Z103.5, 93.1 FM, CITYPULSE,
GLOBAL NEWS, CBC
Snack Facts:
You will hear one of four standard messages:
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Granola bars with chocolate, marshmallows or frosting are nutritionally more like chocolate bars.
Choose granola bars with more fibre and less fat.
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Fruit snacks and fruit rolls are often high in sugar
and low in nutrients, with little or no actual fruit.
Read the ingredient list. Is the first ingredient real
fruit, or sugar?
Use the Nutrition Facts label to compare two similar
products to help you make a decision.
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When to Snack
Snacks offered midway between meals and at bedtime
won't spoil your child's appetite. In fact, well-timed
snacks help kids arrive at a meal feeling hungry, but not
"starving". This is the best way for kids to eat well. For
more information please visit www.peelregion.ca/
health/.
Late Arrivals
We continue to seek your support in encouraging your
children to arrive to school on time. Students arriving
late cause significant disruption to the classroom, and
late students miss important instruction and learning
time. Students should be in their designated area of the
school yard no later than 8:25 so that they are ready to
begin their day before the bell rings at 8:30. Thank
you for your cooperation with this serious matter.
MARCH BREAK
There will be no school for students and staff from
March 14th to 18th. We wish you all a safe and restful
week. Classes will resume on Monday, March 21st.
1.”Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board buses
serving St. Andrew, St. Benedict and St. Peter elementary schools and R.F. Hall secondary schools are cancelled for today”
This message does not affect St. Anthony School
2.”The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board buses and the Peel District School Board buses in the town
of Caledon and the County of Dufferin are cancelled”.
This message does not affect St. Anthony
3.”The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and
the Peel District School Board Buses are cancelled”.
ALL transportation services provided by the DufferinPeel Catholic District School Board have been cancelled for the entire day.
4.”The schools and offices of both the Dufferin-Peel
Catholic District School Board and the Peel District
School Board are closed”
ALL schools are closed to students and staff.
Pediculosis (Head Lice)
Please check your children frequently and if you
find them infested, we would ask that you let us
know so we can advise you on the proper treatment. If a child does become infested, we will ask
you to keep your child out of school until he/she
has been treated with the correct medicated shampoo and his/her hair is entirely clear of both lice
and nits (eggs). When the child returns to school,
the child needs to come to the office to be checked
before going to class.
If we all cooperate in these procedures we can address these occurrences in a sensitive manner. We
may not entirely escape outbreaks, but we will be
able to bring them under control.
Poetry Slam
Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations
(OCSGE elementary version)
Congratulations to Christopher G. in Grade 5
and to Britannia F. in Grade 7 for winning St.
Anthony School’s junior/intermediate poetry competition. Both students are moving on to compete
in the Brampton North East Poetry Slam taking
place on March 2nd at Father Francis McSpiritt
School. We wish them the best of luck at the
competition!
I CARE!
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I love God, myself and my family
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I care about and respect my “family” at school, at church, in
my community and the world
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I care about and respect God’s creation and everything in it
St. Anthony staff and students wore pink on February 24, 2016 for National
“Pink Shirt Day” in support of bullying awareness
and prevention. Pictured
are our Youth Faith Ambassadors who are showing off their pink with
pride!
On Tuesday, February 9th,
the St. Anthony School
Youth Faith Ambassadors
volunteered with our
Catholic School Council
members to assist with
running our annual
“Shrove Tuesday” breakfast for staff and students.
The volunteers made and
served over 500 pancakes!
Thank you to all of the
wonderful volunteers!
SPORTS CORNER
Our junior boys and girls basketball teams
played in their tournaments last month. Both
teams put forth a great effort and represented
our school well. The students demonstrated
good sportsmanship and never gave up! Congratulations to all members of the team.
Our intermediate boys and girls basketball
teams are hard at work preparing for their tournament later this month. We wish them all the
best!
SAVE THE DATE
Our annual Family Raptor Night is coming up on April 12th. IF
you are interested in attending please see order forms sent home
this week. This is the last home game of the season and promises to be a lot of fun.
EASTER HOLIDAY
There will be no school for students on Friday, March
25th (Good Friday) and Monday, March 28 (Easter Monday). We wish you all a blessed Easter weekend.
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St. Patrick’s Day
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Wear mis-matched
socks
21 World Down Syndrome Day Event
13 Day Light Savings
Time Begins
20 PALM SUNDAY
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