The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School
550 North Park Drive, Brampton, Ontario L6S 4J8
Telephone: 905 454-3979 Fax: 905 454-5591
www.dpcdsb.org/MBOUR
“Faith in God and Service to Others”
Principal
E. Del Grosso-Milek
Admin. Assistant
C. Guastelluccia
Superintendent BNE
Family of Schools
D. Finegan-Downey
905-890-1221
Trustee Ward 7
S. Xaviour
ST. ANTHONY
OF PADUA CHURCH
940 North Park Drive
Brampton, ON
L6S 3L5
905-793-8030
www.stanthonyofpadua.ca
Pastor
Rev. Joseph Pham
Weekend
Mass Times
Saturday
5:00 PM
Sunday
8:15 AM
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Mother of Unity Prayer
Virgin Mary,
our Mother of renewed
faith, hope and love,
instill in us your call to unity,
so that we may be one in heart with you
and the most Holy Trinity.
Show us your way to peace
and bring us to oneness in spirit and mind.
All for the glory of God we pray.
Amen.
Jesse’s Retirement
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Virtue of the Month – Acceptance
Information regarding Catholic Education
Week was sent out last week. Please visit
our school website for this information!
http://www.dpcdsb.org/MBOUR
SMB
Dance-a-thon
Catholic School Council Meeting
Our next Catholic School Council meeting will
take place on Tuesday, May 10th, at 6:00 p.m. in
our school library. Please join us if you are able
to attend!
Professional Activity Day
Friday, May 13th is a Professional
Activity Day. There is no school
for students and focus for staff
will be on Provincial Priorities in a
Catholic Context.
Our Catholic School Council has organized a
spring dance-a-thon! Our kick-off will be held
on Friday, May 6! And our school dance-athon will take place on Friday, May 20th! This
fund raiser not only encourages physical
fitness but it also allows students to participate
in a fun and exciting event. Students will
receive further details of this event and pledge
forms at our kick-off!
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Safety Reminders
Protecting the Skin
Overexposure to the sun can
cause skin damage. We remind
students regularly to take
precautions to protect their skin during recess
times. The following are some suggestions to
help protect the skin:
A reminder of the grade 3 and 6 EQAO
assessment. The grade 3 students will write
the test May 25th, 26th and 30th. The grade 6
students will write the test May 31st, June 1st
and 2nd. The results of these tests will be
received in the fall of 2016.
How to prepare your child for the test?
It is important that you take the time to talk to
your child and help reduce the anxiety related
to any type of testing situation. Please ensure
that your child has enough sleep, eats a
nutritious breakfast and is well hydrated. It is
important that if your child is in grade 3 or 6,
that they be in full attendance during the
assessment. We thank you for your
cooperation with this very important matter.
May Statutory Holiday
There will be no school for students on
Victoria Day, Monday, May 23rd
 Wear protective clothing to cover the
skin
 Wear a hat to protect both the eyes and
the skin
 When possible, stay out of direct
sunlight
 Wear sun block; the higher the
protection factor number, the greater the
protection.
Parents are encouraged to reinforce these strategies
with their children regularly.
On April 26, 2016 the Intermediate Girls and
Boys basketball teams played their final
tournament at St. Anthony School. Each team
member demonstrated great sportsmanship
and put a lot of effort into each game. Coaches
Ms. Campagna and Mr. De Santis were very
proud of our team members: Andre D, Rohan
G, Tyrell W, Dominic F, Samuel Y, Fabian R,
Jayce H, Caleb I, Chaunte N, Lindsay L, Ariel
D, Britany M, Deja B, Eunique W, Monique W,
and Mia D. A special thank you goes out to
Ms. Oriuwa for helping to coach the
teams. Way to go SMB!
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Bee Green Eco Team
Dress Code
With the warmer weather approaching, we
request parents’ support and cooperation in
ensuring that students are appropriately
dressed for school. Students should dress in a
manner conducive to a positive educational
atmosphere in the school.
The month of April has been a busy one for the
Bee Green Eco Team. Earth Day was
recognized on Friday April 22 with
announcements educating the community
about the importance and relevance of this
day. The team organized a yard waste cleanup
for all classes in FDK to grade 6. All classes
participated and TWO full garbage bags of
wrappers, water bottles, and other waste were
cleaned up from our back playground! The
grade 7 and 8s helped tidy up the front
gardens by cleaning up debris and weeds in
preparation for fresh soil and mulch that will
soon be delivered to beautify our green space.
Our Project Nest boxes have finally arrived!
The Bee Green Eco team will be placing three
bird nest boxes around the school yard. They
will be responsible for monitoring the birds
that visit the boxes and decide to build a nest.
Stay tuned for the exciting results!
The Bee Green Eco team has also registered
SMB for the Active Campaign. Building on
our Walking Wednesday’s initiative already in
place, students will be encouraged to bike,
walk or roll to school over the month of
May. More details about this campaign will
follow in the coming weeks.
We ask that students not wear tank tops,
muscle shirts, halter tops, tube tops, spaghetti
straps (this is directed at junior & intermediate
students) and short skirts or shorts. T-shirts
with inappropriate or offensive language or
pictures are not permitted at school. Flip Flops
are not proper footwear for school as they pose
a safety hazard. Running shoes are best. We
thank both parents and students for
cooperating with our school’s dress code.
On April 19th, the SMB
dance team “Something
Bigger” performed their
dance at the Rose Theatre,
competing against many
other schools in the DPCDSB.
We are so proud of them for
all their hard work this year. Congratulations
to Mia G., Samantha M., Monique W., Nadia
V., Lindsay L., Katrina G., Jessica M., Isabelle
R., and Ysabelle A. for receiving a GOLD
score! Special thanks to coaches Ms. Zampieri
and Mdm. Howell. We would also like to
thank Mrs. Moore for all her help with the
costumes!
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Blessings for a Wonderful
Retirement
Dates to Remember
At the end of this month “Mr. Jesse” our
school’s Head Custodian will be retiring. Mr.
Jesse has provided 4 years of dedication and
hard work to the students, staff and parents of
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School. We thank
Mr. Jesse for the pride and care devoted to our
school’s cleanliness and safety. We wish him
well in his retirement and pray that God will
bless him with much health and happiness in
the coming years!
May 4
Quizno’s Lunch
May 6
Dance-a-thon kick-off
May 11
Gr. 8 HPV&Gr. 7 Hep. B Imm.
May 12
Pizza Lunch
May 12
Welcome to Kindergarten
6:00 PM
May 13
PA Day
May 18
Quizno’s Lunch
May 20
School Dance-a-thon!
May 23
Victoria Day
May 25
Grade 3 EQAO
May 26
Grade 3 EQAO
May 27
Pizza Lunch
May 30
Grade 3 EQAO
May 31
Grade 6 EQAO
Jun. 1
Grade 6 EQAO
Jun. 2
Grade 6 EQAO
Happy Mother’s Day!
To all of our wonderful mom’s at SMB!
We wish you a very happy Mother’s Day.
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