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 1|Page 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! 2|Page 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! 3|Page 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! 4|Page 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. 5|Page 6|Page