ST. BONAVENTURE
DECEMBER 2015
NEWSLETTER
Principal: A. Brown
Vice-Principal: M. Miller
Head Secretary: L. Pietrantuono
Assistant Secretary: K. Leonard
School Address: 35 McCrimmon Drive, Brampton L7A 2Z5
A Christmas Prayer
O God, Whose mighty Son was born in
Bethlehem
those days long ago,
lead us to that same poor place,
where Mary laid her tiny Child.
And as we look on in wonder and praise,
make us welcome Him in all new lif
see Him in the poor,
and care for His handiwork, the earth, the sky
and the sea.
O God, bless us again in Your great love.
We pray for this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
VIRTUES PROGRAM
In December we celebrate
the virtue of HOPE. We
believe that God comes to
us as a small fragile baby
who shows us that even the
smallest and poorest can
make a profound difference
in the world. God has given
us this Advent season year
after year in order to focus
our minds and our hearts on
the good all around us. During this time of hope, we are
reminded that God chose to
send His Son to us because
we are worth it. God knows
how great we can be when
we all come together. When
we look at the world
through the eyes of God we
know that the message of
hope in Jesus’ second coming will be and is fulfilled, because Jesus’ love lives in us
every day.
Trustee: D. D'Souza
Superintendent of Brampton West Family of Schools: S. Steer
Parish Priest: Father Jan Gogolewski
Guard ian Angels Parish 905-970-9175
School Phone # 905-970-9069 Fax # 905-970-0814
PARISH UPDATES
DATES FOR RECEPTION OF THE
SACRAMENTS:
Gr. 3 - 8 Confessions - Wednesday, December 9th at 9:30 am
First Reconciliation – Thursday, March 31, 2016
9:30 am at St. Bonaventure School
First Holy Communion - Sunday, April 3, 2016 at
3:00 pm at Guardian Angels Parish Hall.
Confirmation - Tuesday, April 27, 2016 at the 7:00 pm
at Guardian Angels Parish Hall.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
School Council meetings are held on Wednesday evenings
at 7:00 pm in the school library on the following dates.
All are welcome!
December 2
February 3
March 2
April 6
May 4
June 1
CHOCOLATE BAR FUNDRAISER
Our Lamontage Chocolate Fundraiser is going really well
and just a gentle reminder that you have one more week
to pick up boxes as the campaign will
end on December 4th. Prizes have been
awarded for daily sales. Thanks to all
who have participated.
We look forward to a Parent Engagement Evening featuring the LICE SHACK. A date in January will be confirmed soon! We will inform our school community.
They will address the following questions: What are
Lice? How do I know I have Lice? What are some facts
about Lice? How do I remove head lice and their Nits?
What kills Lice and their Nits and what products to use?
How do I prevent Head Lice? What are some cleaning
methods?
STUDENT LATENESS
Please continue to encourage punctuality in your children. The bell r ings in the mor ning at 8:45 a.m. Students who are late must come to the office to sign in prior
to going to their classroom. We appreciate your calls to the
school when your child is absent due to illness or will be
late due to an appointment. (905) 970-9069, then press 1
for the attendance mailbox.
WINTER WEATHER
During the winter season, many parents are concerned about school policy on outdoor recess. It
is generally accepted that when the wind chill
factor drops below -25°C, students should not
go outside for recess. The Dufferin-Peel
C.D.S.B. Policy uses a wind chill factor of -20° C as a determining factor for modified recess. We ask that students
come dressed appropriately with proper coats, hats, gloves,
mittens etc. Where possible, please put identification on
our child’s belongings. Also, make sure to pack a “just in
case” bag with extr a pants and socks”.
Please note that all students must have indoor
shoes dur ing the winter months so that the
classrooms are kept as dry as possible. Thank
you in advance for your support and cooperation.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR KINDERGARTEN
REGISTRATION FOR 2016/2017 school year
Junior & Senior Kindergarten Registration for 2016-2017
school year will take place at St. Bonaventure Catholic
School on the following days:
Monday, January 26, 2016 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm*Snow
Date: Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015 from 7:00-9:00 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, January 28, 29, 30
2016 between 9:00-11:00 am and 1:00-3:00 pm only.
The following are the required documents to bring:
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Child’s Birth Certificate
Child’s Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate
One Parents’ Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate
Immunization record
Proof of address
EXTENDED FRENCH INFORMATION MEETING
Grade 4 parent(s)/guardian(s) 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
Please remind your children that their safety is of the
124 Vodden Street, Brampton
utmost importance to us. Snow is always to stay on the
Tuesday January 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm
ground. Snowball throwing, kicking snow or ice, or
throwing snow at anyone is not permitted here at St.
Transportation is provided for eligible students in the proBarbara School.
gram if they attend the school for their region.
TRANSPORTATION CANCELLATIONS /
PARENTING SESSION AT ST. ANNE
SCHOOL CLOSURES
St. Anne School is offering a parenting information session
During the winter months inclement weather may cause
titled Building Relationships With Our Children,
disruption of bus transportation and regular school operawhich looks at how to foster meaningful relationships with
tions. A decision to cancel school transportation and/or our children throughout their stages of development and
to close schools is usually made by 6:00 a.m. and will be stay connected with them as they grow up. We hope you
announced on the following radio and television stawill join us on Wednesday, December 16 at 5:30 pm in our
tions:
Library. Our presenter is Michelle Lowry, Social Worker
with Dufferin-Peel CDSB.
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WE MUST BE JOYFUL FOR ALL THAT MAKES US UNIQUE!
ST. BONAVENTURE CHOIR AT LONGO’s
On Wednesday November 18th the St. Bonaventure
School Choir performed at the opening of the New
Longo’s store . The crowd enjoyed the bilingual rendition
of O Canada and we were all very proud of them . Thanks
to Mrs. Stehle and Mrs. Cadamuro for leading the choir
and thanks to the students and their beautiful singing.
Thanks to Longos as they are now part of our Healthy
Schools Initiatives in particular, our Cooking Revolution
Program.
INTERMEDIATE BOYS AND GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to the Intermediate girls who played in
their tournament on Tuesday November 24th and the boys
who played on the 25th. Both teams played very well and
displayed great sportsmanship. Thanks to Mrs. Gallant and
Mrs. MacDonald who coached the boys and Mrs. Poerba
and Mrs. Marques who coached the girls.
VIRTUE ASSEMBLIES
In November we celebrated the virtue of Conscience and
our virtue assembly was on November 30th. In December
we celebrate the virtue of Hope. God helps us to work for
a more peaceful world even when we feel discouraged.
Our assembly for the Virtue of Hope will take place on
Friday December 18th at 1:30 pm. All parents are welcome
to attend.
ADVENT SEASON
Our Advent Season will begin on the first Sunday of Advent, November 29th, 2015. We will celebrate the Advent
Season with a Mass on Monday December 14th, 2015 @
9:30 am at St. Bonaventur e School. We hope you can
join us.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Thanks to Mrs. Stehle and all students who participated in
the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Shoeboxes were
filled with hygiene products, school supplies, and toys.
Children from around the World are filled with joy when
they receive these boxes. With your efforts we were able to
fill 66 shoe boxes to help those children in need. Many
teachers helped out as well. Thanks to all who made this
initiative a huge success.
Please visit our website to stay up-to-date
with current school events and
information:
http://www.dpcdsb.org/BONAV
Follow us on Twitter: @ BONAVDPCDSB
BALLROOM DANCING
We are pleased to announce that
once again our Junior and Intermediate students will be taking part in a
Ballroom Dancing Program here at St. Bonaventure. Grade
6, 7 and 8 students will be learning Rumba, Merengue, and
Swing . The students truly love to dance and eagerly await
the commencement of this program. Students will be practicing hard and will enter a competition as they have done
in the past. St. Bonaventure has done really well in the past
competitions bringing home banners that are proudly displayed. The Ballroom Dancing program begins on January
6th 2016 with the competition on March 2, 2016.
CHRISTMAS CHEER AROUND THE HALLS
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* Our School Christmas Bingo Competition begins on
December 1st. The fir st class to get one full line anywhere on their card will win Hot Chocolate and cookies
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for their class.
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Once again this year Mr. & Mrs. Claus are coming to
St. Bonaventure on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
from 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm only, for students who
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would like to have their picture taken.
In the spirit of giving, St. Bonaventure School will be
participating in “ The Winter Tree ” drive. We are
inviting children and families to help decorate a tree
by donating new hats, mittens and scarves. These donations will be given to Guardian Angels Parish in
order to help keep others warm. The Winter Tree will
be in the Atrium and all donations can be placed on
the tree. We thank all in advance. This will take place
from December 1st to December 16th..
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Once again Candy Grams will be on sale from
December 1st and 11th . Students can send a candy
gram to their friends around the school. One sells for
25cents or 5 for $1.00.
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On Monday December 7th ther e will be a teacher
versus student volleyball game at lunch. All junior
and intermediate students are welcome to watch for a
donation of a $ 1.00.
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Pajama Day will take place on Tuesday December
8th. Wear your war mest and coziest PJ’s to school
that day!
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Wednesday December 9th is Red, White and
Green day. Everyone is encouraged to wear the seasons colors and get into the Christmas Spirit!
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The Swag Team presents Christmas Movie Day on
Thursday December 10th. Each class will be
watching a Christmas movie that day. Also Christmas
cookies and chocolate milk will be available for purchase that day . Order forms will be going home soon.
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On Thursday December 10th we will also be welcoming Anthony MacLean to our school He will be here
to talk to the students about anti bullying in his
presentation, “ Stand up, Reach Out, Tell Someone ”.
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On Wednesday, December 16th our Swag team
presents a Christmas Spirit Day. All students and
staff are encouraged to wear their Santa Hats or Reindeer Antlers.
If you have a child in Junior or Senior Kindergarten
you are invited to attend our “Kindergarten “The
Christmas Story” on Thursday, December 17th at
7:00 pm.
From Dec 1st to 18th we are asking all students to
bring in a non perishable food item to school as we
are going to “ Stuff the Truck” on Friday December
18th. All items will be donated to a local food bank.
DATES TO REMEMBER
December 2
December 4
December 8
Scientists in the School Gr .3
Fr ench Per for mance
Gr. 8’s go to Extendicare,
Carolling
December 9
Confession Gr . 3 –8
December 10
Anthony MacLean Bullying
Presentation
December 14
Advent Mass 9:30 am
December 15
Christmas Concert Gr.1-3/4
at 7:00 pm
December 17
Christmas Concert FDK
at 7:00 pm
December 21
First day of Winter
December 21
Christmas Break
December 25
Merry Christmas!
January 1, 2016
Happy New Year!
January 4, 2016
First day back from Break
January 6, 2016
Epiphany of our Lord
January 14, 15, 2016 See/Hear Clinic
January 18, 2016
PA Day-Report Card
January 25, 2016
Board-wide Kindergarten
Registration (7:00- 9:00 pm)
January 26, 2016
Ktn. Registration Snow Date
January 27, 28, 29, 2016 Kindergarten Reg. from:
9:00 - 11:00 am and 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
This Christmas, St. Bonaventure School will donating a
Christmas Sock Day is Friday December 11th. portion of our fundraising efforts to ShareLife and the
Guardian Angels Building Fund. Staff members and stuWear your favorite pair of Christmas socks that day.
dents will also be participating in a number of other events
If you have a child in Gr.1 –3/4 you ar e invited to throughout the school year, all in support of ShareLife.
attend “The Christmas Story” on Tuesday, December
15th at 7:00 pm. If you are unable to make the
night time performance there will be a performance in the day at 1:00 p.m. in the gym.