SM
TIMES
February 2011
Speak UP Conference!
This semester St. Martin had the opportunity to attend the Speak UP conference on November 23rd. Representing
the Mustangs were Natalie D., Meagan L., Chantel P., Meagan L., Ms. Soehner, Mrs. Gazzellone and Mitch
Cairoli.
The main topic of the conference was bullying; how to prevent it and how you can make a difference. Mitch
Cairoli participated in several activities with other Dufferin-Peel high schools where we discussed, shared and
planned ideas for upcoming Speak Up events. The conference was empowering and fun.
One thing we have taken from this event was that we can all make a difference in a person’s life by talking to
someone new, saying hello or just passing on a smile. We, as Mustangs, can be a part of the change: Stand Up 2
Bullying and make a positive difference.
- Natalie D., Meagan L., Chantel P.
Drumline
So far this year the Drumline has worked very hard
and should be extremely proud of their efforts. Their
performance at the Grade 8 Open House was outstanding.
They impressed the audience members at the Mississauga
South Christmas Social. We are now preparing for the
spring Drumline concerts. St. Martin will be hosting the
“Mississauga Day of Drumline” on Saturday, May 14th.
All parents and students of St. Martin are invited to attend.
‘Art in the Halls’
- Ms. Vitale
On December 2, preceding the evening Christmas
Play, the fine sounds of guitar stylings filled the main
lobby. ‘Art in the Halls’ was on, and students from
the guitar classes (AMG1O1) performed a number of
selections, both Christmas tunes and pieces from their
books. Thanks to Michael Arevalo, Joshua Currie, Luke
Ewach, Kathy Nghiem, Cindy Nguyen, Jenn Nolasco,
Michael Pang-Oden, Lisa Rossi, and Chris Zita for
-Mr.Konarzycki
sharing their talented efforts.
2470 Rosemary Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5C 1X2 Phone: (905) 279-3171 Fax: (905) 279-3685
IT’S TIME TO GET HEALTHY
It’s a fact - when students are healthy, they feel better. When they feel better, they are more
likely to succeed in school.
Research shows that a healthy school environment enhances learning and success in school
and provides academic, social, emotional and physical benefits. The recognition program
engages students by helping them take their health into their own hands and providing them
with the tools they need to lead active, healthy lives in the future.
The Healthy Schools Recognition Program is a great way to encourage students to start
thinking about what they can do to make their lifestyle (and their school) healthier.
It’s easy to participate: schools simply pledge to do a healthy activity. The pledge can build
on an existing activity, such as expanding an intramural program, or it can be something
brand new, such as introducing a new bullying prevention program.
Schools will then receive a pennant and a certificate in recognition of their commitment to
being healthier.
Teamwork is an important aspect of the Healthy Schools Recognition program and
organizing a healthy activity is a fun way for parents, students and school staff to work
together. In past years, participating schools have successfully organized a wide range of
activities, including:
•Planting a vegetable garden on school grounds
•Establishing a daily running or walking club
•Starting a recycling or composting program
•Inviting health professionals to speak with students about fitness and teen health.
From what activities do you think our students at St. Martin can benefit the most?
If you have a great idea for a healthy activity, want to encourage healthier living in St.
Martin, or just want to learn more, contact Mr. Petruccelli.
Visit www.ontario.ca/healthyschools for ideas, success stories and a pledge form.
-Mr.Petruccelli
DOWN TO BUSINESS!
MUSTANG MARKETING
CONSULTANTS “FOR
HIRE”
When our Hospitality Department went looking for
ways to expand its program by offering lunches to all
students through the Rosemary Bistro, the Grade 11
Marketing Class was called upon to help out. Hospitality
Department wanted to know what students would like to
eat for lunch, how much they would be willing to pay
and how students should hear about the lunch menu.
The Marketing Class designed a survey to ask those
questions and the survey was distributed to about 500
students from grades 9, 10, and 11. Six teams from the
Marketing Class tallied and analyzed the results and
presented their findings to our ‘clients’, Mr. Furgiuele
and Mr. Nixon. In addition to presenting the ‘hard facts’,
the marketing teams also designed promotional materials
like morning announcements and flyers, sample menus
and marketing logos and slogans that could be used. It
was a great opportunity for the marketing students to be
part of positive change at St. Martin!
-Mrs. Arnold
ACCOUNTING
STUDENTS ADVANCE
TO BANKS IN ACTION
NORTH AMERICAN
COMPETITION!
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During the first semester, students from the Grade
11 Accounting Class were involved in the Junior
Achievement Program called ‘Banks in Action’.
This program has student teams managing a bank
through a computer simulation. The students make
executive decisions on such things as deposit and loan
interest rates, investment in product development and
marketing. Student teams from high schools across
Southern Ontario compete against one another to
achieve the highest B.P.I. This index is an aggregate
measure of bank performance. The five banks with
the top B.P.I scores then advance to the next round and
compete with other high schools from across North
America. Congratulations to ‘Diversity Bank’ made
up of Adam O., Samantha M., Jorge M., and Erica M.,
who will advance to the next round of competition.
Good Luck!!
-Mrs. Arnold
NEW BUSINESS COURSE OFFERING
A new business course is being introduced for the 2011-2012 school year. This grade 12 university level course
is in response to the Ministry of Education’s province-wide mandate to promote ‘financial literacy’ at the high
school level. This inter-disciplinary course, developed at St. Martin, will cover such topics as personal finances,
budgeting, savings, use of credit, risk and return and investing in the equity market. A great option for students
before they head off to post-secondary studies or into the world of work!
-Mrs. Arnold
“AN
EXTRAORDINARY
TEACHER!!”
The following is an e-mail that Mrs. Carlow received
from the Project Manager at ExploreLearning:
Raquel Carlow
St. Martin Secondary School
Streetsville Campus, 2470 Rosemary Dr.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5C 1X2
November 25, 2010
Dear Raquel,
I’m writing to congratulate you
on being one of the most active users of
ExploreLearning Gizmos in Ontario! Of the
12 000 teachers with accounts, you are one of
our very best. I wanted to thank you for this
personally because without teachers like you,
who regularly teach with Gizmos, making the
case to renew the provincial agreement with
the Ministry of Education would have been
that much harder. You can proudly consider
yourself an instructional leader in science, and
an important contributor to the impact Gizmos
are having in Ontario classrooms.
Thank you for using Gizmos and
sharing them with your students.
Sincerely,
Stephen Lippa, OCT
(and
ExploreLearning)
the
rest
ExploreLearning Project Manager and Lead Trainer
Voice: 647-232-7998
1 866 882 4141 x263
Email: slippa@explorelearning.com
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CANADA 1914-1918
YPRES
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Dear Staff and Students at St. Martin Secondary School,
Many, many thanks for your contribution to
CANADA 1914-1918 YPRES this November. Your
participation was essential to the success of the Vigil. We
want to thank you for the long hours you put into the project.
Schools are busy places and we understand the dedication
needed to support a 93-hour Vigil. Many, many thanks.
Your responses have been heartening. It was
wonderful to hear different accounts of the how the Vigil
was presented. Our aim was to help connect students to
their family’s history, their school history and their country’s
history. We also wanted to create a unique way to witness
Canada’s history and the tragic losses that occurred in WWI.
History is not just “what happened back then.”
History is an understanding of past events that continue to
shape who we are today. We are wiser for our knowledge of
it. By taking time to watch the names appear, one by one, we
hope you have drawn a little closer to our history.
We also hope you had time to watch some of the
Vigil from Ypres (Ieper), Belgium. It was a proud moment
for us to see the Canadian names appear in the country where
so many of our dead are buried. The Deputy Burgomaster of
Ieper spoke at the opening ceremony:
From the 68,000 Canadian dead some 16,000 died
around Ieper. Always someone’s father, always someone’s
child. What an immense sorrow. . . . In 1918 Ieper was a
ghost town, one huge ruin, completely devastated. In the
four previous years, half a million soldiers had lost their lives
here. One and a half million had been seriously injured. It
was worse than Dante’s Inferno . . . It is here in Ieper that the
Canadian doctor John McCrae wrote his poem ‘In Flanders
Fields’. We chose the title of his poem as the name for our
museum.
Thank you again for joining us on this journey of
remembrance. We have included the “announcement” ad that
the Globe And Mail kindly gave us space for. Your school is
listed and if you print it off, it might be a fitting reminder on
your school wall.
Best regards, have great holidays and good luck with the rest
of your school year,
R H Thomson, and Martin Conboy for all the Vigil
Coordinators, Margaret, Elaine, Samuel, Arthur, Barbara and
Andrew.
CANADA 1914-1918 YPRES
Here are the final results in the final results in the Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day
contest:
Senior Poems:
1st place – Diana Vodoviz
2nd place – Colleen Machado
3rd place – Nicholas Roti
Senior Essays:
1st place – Jacob Gulbinski
2nd place – Dylan Kozar
Senior Poster:
3rd place – Jennifer Barta
Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to all who participated in the contest. Good
luck to Diana and Jacob who move on to the next level of the competition.
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EcoMustangs
The fall saw the EcoMustangs off to a rousing start with a lot of interest shown by a large number of
students. Unfortunately, many people have left our ranks but we always welcome anyone who might
have a little extra time on their hands.
Twice this fall a few of our members joined in a garbage clean-up around the school and neighborhood parks to the north and south of us. It’s interesting seeing what has been carelessly tossed on the
ground or blown out of recycling bins on garbage days. We found that two-thirds of what we picked
up could be recycled so it was nice being able to be environmentally friendly in two ways! What was
disappointing was seeing how quickly the garbage was “replaced”.
We have some projects in the works and look forward to working on these in the new semester.
Battery Recycling
In December we were able to send our first full container of batteries to be recycled by Raw Materials
Company Inc. Just in case you weren’t aware, we have two drop-off spots for batteries: the Main
Office and the Science Office. We can take all batteries except the small round batteries (like the ones
found in watches and hearing aids). If you can take a moment to cover the ends/terminals with some
tape, it would be greatly appreciated. This prevents a possible electrical discharge between batteries
not completely drained of their power.
Please help to keep the harmful chemicals found in batteries out of our landfills by sending them to
school with our students.
Recycling “Did You Know”
Did you know that you can place your plastic water and drink bottles in our recycling bins here at
school? Make sure they’re empty and throw the lid in the garbage can. (That type of plastic can’t be
recycled.) If the label is made of paper, you can remove that and place it in the recycling bin as well.
Every little bit helps!
-Ms. Merklinger
SUMMER SCHOOL
APPLICATIONS
Applications for summer school should be available
in April.
MOTHERS AGAINST
DRUNK DRIVING
PRESENTATIONS
In January, St. Martin’s was pleased to welcome
representatives from MADD Canada who presented
a multi-media presentation to the students. The film
- entitled “Shattered” - addressed the consequences
of driving while under the influence of alcohol and
the effects of this decision on family and friends. At
times the content was vivid and emotionally powerful.
There were very few dry eyes in the audience.
Please feel free to visit the website www.madd.ca/
english/youth/shattered.html for a free preview of the
film.
Ms Soehner
CYW
YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM
On Dec. 1st, 2010, the grade 11 semester one Religion
classes were given the opportunity to listen to a short
presentation about finding meaningful volunteer opportunities. Adriane Beaudry; the Program Manager
for Volunteer MBC, talked to the students about the
many benefits of giving back to their community. The
MBC centre provides referral services for volunteer
placement for all ages with not-for-profit community
service agencies across the Region. For more information on the Volunteer MBC Centre, call: 905-2382622, ext. 24.
ATTENTION
PARENTS:
GRADE 10
OSSLT UPDATE
The Fall Literacy Workshop was well
attended with over one hundred Grade 10
students registering. Forms for the Spring
Workshop which will take place after
school March 7 to 10 and then resume
March 21 to 23 will be distributed with
Semester One Report Cards.
This second workshop will be beneficial
to students who feel they need extra
practice, or who may have missed the Fall
Workshop. Any Grade 11 or 12 students
who need to write the Literacy Test are
also invited to attend the Spring Session.
Extra forms will be available in the main
office.
In addition to the Spring Workshop, a
Literacy Blitz will be conducted once
a week during Grade 10 class time
beginning in February for six weeks.
If you have any questions or concerns,
please contact Mr. Petruccelli, VicePrincipal at 905 270-3171 ext.76303
We wish our students success when they
write the OSSLT on March 31, 2011!
A FEW IMPORTANT ITEMS
FROM GUIDANCE
GRADE EIGHT
ORIENTATION DAYS &
PARENT EVENING
St. Martin hosted orientation visits for the grade eight
students from St. Jerome, Mary Fix, St. Catherine of
Siena, Blessed John 23 and St. Gerard on December
6th, 7th, and 8th. Students enjoyed a light lunch,
provided by our hospitality classes, and enjoyed some
entertainment provided by our Dance Team. Students
were placed in small groups -headed by senior students
who are part of our Link Crew - where they participated
in a tour of the school. Teachers welcomed the
visiting grade 8’s into their classrooms with the goal of
familiarizing them to the courses available in the grade
9 year.
Our grade eight Parent Information Night was held on
December 8th and was well attended by both parents
and our newest Mustangs.
SEMESTER TWO NIGHT
SCHOOL
Dufferin Peel night school runs from February 9 to May
25th and Peel night school from February 9 to May 25.
Evening classes at both boards are held Monday and
Wednesday nights. Students must register by February
2nd for Dufferin Peel and February 3rd for Peel night
school.
COURSE SELECTION FOR
2011 - 2012
All secondary schools in Dufferin Peel have moved
to on-line course selection for the academic year
2011/2012. Grade level assemblies were held to
inform our students about the procedures for on-line
course selection. All students received on-line
course request instructions with their personal
username and password, a course planning chart
and an activity payment form. Students were asked
to return their course request verification sheet and
$60.00 fee to their homeroom teacher by January
21, 2011. The Guidance Department offered three
sessions during the lunch periods in the library in
January for students who wanted help with this
process. If students have any questions about their
course selections, they should make an appointment
with their counsellor to review their situation and
assist with the preparation of their educational plan.
Students will receive course verification sheets in
March where they can make changes to courses
selected.
SEMESTER 2 FINAL
REPORT CARDS
Semester one final report cards will go home with
students on February 7th.
OUAC
All students intending to apply to university should
have completed their on line applications as the
January 12th deadline has passed.
OCAS
All college bound students should have completed
their on line applications as the February 1st deadline has passed.
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CONTACTS
CURLING NEWS
The St. Martin curling teams are up and running, and the teams are
looking good for another successful year. This year St. Martin has 4
teams entered in the ROPSSAA competition with league games being
held at Brampton, Dixie and Chingacousey Curling clubs. The season
started at the end of November and continues until the March Break.
The teams have entered two bonspiels: The Mount Carmel Invitational
in December and the St. Peter’s Bonspiel in Peterborough in February.
Good Luck Curlers!!!
Special Note*** Jonathan Beuk; a former St. Martin Mustang curler,
is representing Team Canada at the International University Games in
Turkey from January 27 to February 6, 2011. He is presently working
toward his PHD at Queens University.
-Ms. Briand
School
(905) 279- 3171
Principal
F. Furgiuele
Vice- Principals
E. Filice
P. Petruccelli
Chaplain
M. Cairoli
Attendance
S. Passmore
School Council
L. Verlezza
Board Office
(905) 890- 1221
Superintendent
C. Saytar
Trustees
P. Ferreira
(416) 805-7110
B. Iannicca
(905) 270-0536
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