St. Joseph Streetsville Catholic Elementary
MARCH 2016
March 2016
Holy Week
Jesus, you are triumphant
And your footsteps are determined.
Your road has been steep and rough.
This week we see the journey
That you have made toward life.
You are our leader and our guide.
We too walk on this road.
We place our feet,
Our words, our actions...on the road.
We walk behind you,
We follow you.
Amen
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Principal’s Message
During this wonderful season of Lent culminating in
Holy Week we journey together as a school community.
We are called to recognize
our need to change and to
heed the call of God in our
daily lives. It is a time for
Catholics to turn away from
sinfulness— to have a
change of heart— as we prepare for the joyous feast of
Easter.
It is time for prayer, penance
and works of charity for others. Students are also encouraged to participate in
our school-wide ShareLife activities. Let us all work together
this season of Lent to perform
acts of charity and to display to
others the generosity of St. Joseph Catholic School.
March Break takes place from
March 12 to March 20 inclusive.
I’m sure we are all looking forward to spending some time
with friends and family.
Finally, at the end of March we
will celebrate Holy Week and
Easter. Spend some time this
Holy Week focusing on the
promises that God has made to
us; that we will never die, that
we are not on our own on the
journey of life, that God sent
his only Son, Jesus to die on the
cross for our sins so that we
might have eternal life.
On behalf of the entire staff, I
wish you and your family a
peaceful and blessed Easter.
Sincerely,
C. Bacci
Principal
Water in the Yard
March Break
As we are quickly moving toward Spring, water and
mud around the school yard is inevitable. If students
get wet, our school approach is to contact parents to
bring dry clothing. We direct our students to stay
away from pools of water. This may be inconvenient
for some parents who work outside the home. Please
place an extra pair of socks and track pants in your
child’s backpack in the event that a change of
clothes is necessary.
March Break school, Monday,
will take place March 21, 2016.
this March 12
to 20, 2016.
Have a safe
and happy
holiday! See
you back at
EQAO Testing
Administration of the Grade 3 and 6 Assessment of Reading,
Writing and Mathematics, 2015-2016 will be held May 25 to
June 8, 2016. Specific dates will be forthcoming. We ask
that parents/guardians of Grade 3 and 6 students do not
book any doctor or dentist appointments during this time to
ensure that your child is present during test
taking.
EQAO TESTING
TAKES PLACE
MAY 25 TO
JUNE 8, 2016
Junior Boys Basketball
Our Junior Boys’ Basketball Team had a good season. The boys participated in
an exhibition tournament at St. James School. They made it to the semi-finals
and lost by 2 points to a fantastic team: St. Francis of Assisi In the Family. Our
boys won one game but lost the qualifying match to Divine Mercy for the
Family Meet.
Thanks to all boys team members: Tobias, Jayden, Zack ,Dumeir, Nathan,
Jenso, Andrew, Kameron.
Thanks to coaches Mr. Bernais and Mr. Thrasher.
Boys - your coaches are very proud of you!
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Eco News
Since beginning our Friendly Competition in February, the staff and
students have been doing a great job participating in the daily challenges. We will continue to try to reduce the amount of waste produced
during lunch.
On Thursday, March 10th, the entire school will be participating in the
Great Big Crunch. The Great Big Crunch is an annual moment of antisilence where everyone gets together and bites into crunchy fresh local
produce in unison. The purpose of this event is to highlight healthy eating and the importance eating locally grown food.
Virtue of the Month
March: KINDNESS
On Monday, March 21st we will be participating in Earth Hour. Earth Hour is a worldwide
movement organized by WWF trying to protect the planet. Between 12:45-1:45 classes will
turn off their lights as a symbol for their commitment to the planet.
A toast to tap water!
The Region of Peel and the Peel District School Board have invited all students to celebrate
Peel tap water during Canada Water Week by taking part in a school wide synchronized drink
of tap water.
Our school’s Great Gulp event will take place on Tuesday, March 22nd. Help support this initiative by sending your child to school with a reusable water bottle so that they can make a toast
to tap water. As a participating school, we will be entered into a draw for a water refill station
for the school or reusable water bottles for each student.
Peel tap water is a safe, clean, convenient choice that is good for your health and the environment. To learn more about Peel tap water visit www.peeltapwater.ca.
Coming Soon…
During the month of April we will be participating in the “Crayola ColorCycle” program. We
will be collecting used Crayola markers to be repurposed. The goal of this program is to help
students understand the importance of their role in protecting the environment. Please save
your used Crayola markers to be recycled in April.
The Eco Team will also be participating in the EcoKids Battery Busters: Spring Cleaning Contest! Please send in any old batteries during the month of April as we are trying to collect as
many used batteries as possible.
National Social Work Week - March 7 - 11, 2016
The theme for National Social Work Week 2016 in Ontario is "Social Workers Turn Issues
into Answers". Our School Social Worker is our very special Mrs. Dianne Lyons. Thanks to Mrs.
Lyons for all her tireless work to support our St. Joseph Families.
For more information about National Social Work Week, vis8it the Ontario Association of Social Workers website at www.oasw.org.
Valentine’s Day Activities
Our Girls Club under the direction of Mrs. Kowal, Mrs. Belsito and Mrs. Snopek organized candy grams for all the
students and the teachers.
All proceeds will go to benefit the Girls Club “Spring Night In” and Sharelife.
Our Primary Division hosted a Valentines Day Rotation
Pancakes for “FAT TUESDAY” or “Mardi Gras”
Thanks to our teachers, Mardi Gras was a fun event this year.
Every student in the whole school enjoyed a morning snack of
pancakes with syrup!! YUM!
Thanks to Mrs. Carabetta, Mrs. Gaskin, Mrs. Moussa,
Mrs. Gusic, Mrs. Palmieri, Mrs. Griesi, Mrs. Tabar, Mr. Bernais,
Mrs. Scaffidi, Mrs. Belluomini, for being the chefs manifique!!!
A great way to start off our Lenten Season!
Class Lists for September
IMPORTANT
NOTICE!!!
Letters requesting your child’s placement for the 2015/2016 school year are
due to the office Friday, April 15, 2016.
Please limit comments to specific learning style and environment rather than requests for specific
teachers.
Staff of St. Joseph School will soon meet regarding
the organization of students into classes for September, 2016. If your children will attend St. Joseph
School next year and there are any learning needs
you feel need to be addressed when making up
classes please do so in writing to Mrs. Bacci by April
15, 2016. Letters that list a specific teacher or names
of other children with which you would like your
child placed will not be considered. Information
from many sources will be pooled to help us
make the best placement for all children. All
staff work very hard on these lists to balance
classes including learning styles, teaching
styles, gender, and a cross section of abilities. Bear in mind as well, that as a small
school and primary class restrictions (limit 20
students) that combined classes are a fact of life
and children will have this experience from time to
time.
Students from Mrs. Gaskin’s and Mrs. Sajda’s classes will be presenting “The Stations
of the Cross” on Thursday, March 24 at 1:15.
Parents as always are encouraged to attend!
Library Learning Commons News
I just want to take this opportunity once again, to thank everyone for their support during our Christmas
book fair. It was very successful and together we raised a total of $4500. Through Scholastic book fair
incentives, we were able to purchase new books for students to read.
We have started reading books that have been nominated in the Ontario Library Association’s Forest of
Reading program. Each week I will be reading a different book to primary students followed by an activity. At the end of April, each student will get to vote on their favourite book. Forest of Reading is a literacy initiative created by
school and public libraries that exposes students to Canadian books and authors.
A shout out to Mrs. Suljak’s grade one students for being the only class without any overdue books last term. Keep up the
good work!
Just a reminder…Many students are coming to the LLC without their library books. Please remind your child of their library
day so they are able to get a new book.
Last week, the LLC opened their doors to the grade 8 students at lunch to catch up on any homework, read quietly or use the
computer lab to complete any assignments. The grade 7’s will be able to start signing up beginning this month.
I personally want to wish everyone a blessed Easter. God bless!
Happy Reading Everyone!
Pina Guerrizio
Teacher-Librarian
Marketplace and Kate Jones -
Parent Engagement Evening
On Thursday, February 5 our School Council hosted a “MarketPlace” event and
hosted Parenting Expert Kate Jones.
Our “MarketPlace” featured invited guests who came to share their skills and services in our community.
Kate Jones came to talk to our school about “Great Parenting Skills” and taught us
about how to “navigate” parenting using her “GPS” roadmap to learning about
your child’s personality and the best way to approach problem solving and negotiating difficult situations. Kate will be back with us in the near future to do small
workshops with any parents or guardians who wish to attend. More information
will be forthcoming.
Thanks to our School Advisory Council (especially S. Kockovski) for organizing this
event for our parent community.
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Sun
Mon
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Wed
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Fri
Skating @ Vic Johnson /
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Sat
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March Break Begins
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1 - Movie Day “Inside
Out”
Grade 1 Trip Peel Safety Village / Family Chess Tournament/ “We are Called” Diversity Conference
2:30 - Great Big
Crunch in Gym
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2nd Hep B & HPV
3Lunch Moms
Thu
March 2016
Tue
1Pizza Day
and FDK to Humber
Arboretum
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Feast of St. Joseph
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9 Gr. 3/4, Grade 4 10
Pizza Day
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Good Friday
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1:15 Stations of the
Cross
April 1
Community Officer Visit
April Fool’s Day
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23 Primary Easter 24
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7Primary Intramurals 8 Rosary Apostolate
@ Lunch
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Rotation
29Pizza Day
Primary Intramurals @
Lunch
The Big Gulp in Gym
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Grade 1 Scientist in the
School
Primary Intramurals @
Lunch
gins / 12:45 - 1:45 Earth
Hour
20Palm Sunday 21Holy Week BeSpring Begins
March Break Ends
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Easter Monday