ST. BONAVENTURE
MARCH 2011
NEWSLETTER
Principal: Mrs. S. Wolfe
Vice-Principal: Ms. T. Loftus
Head Secretary: Mrs. L. Pietrantuono
Trustee: Mrs. L. Zanella
Superintendent of Brampton West Family of Schools: Mr. G. Prajza
Parish Priest: Father Jan Gogolewski
REFLECTION
Good and Gracious God,
you call your people back to you this Lent.
May this sacred season renew our desire
to live fully the promises of our baptism
and to love you with a whole heart.
Through more frequent prayer,
acts of charity, and fasting,
may we remember that
loving you and one another
is the most important thing we can do.
In confidence, we ask these things through
Jesus Christ,
our Risen Lord
and Saviour.
Amen.
GUARDIAN ANGELS PARISH
INFORMATION
www.guardianangelsparish.corn
Pastor: Reverend Jan Gogolewski
Mass Venue:
St. Edmund Campion Secondary School
275 Brisdale Drive Brampton, ON L7A 3C7
Weekend Masses:
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:00 am, 10:30 am and 12:00 pm
Weekday Masses:
Monday to Friday: 7:30 am
LENTEN SEASON
ASH WEDNESDAY
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of our Lenten Season.
Our liturgy and the blessing of the ashes will take place at
1:00 pm on March 9 at St. Bonaventure. Parents are
welcome to join us on this very solemn occasion to mark
the beginning of the holiest season of the liturgical
calendar.
MARCH BREAK
A reminder to everyone that March break will be from
March 14th to March 18th. There are no classes during
this time and the school will be closed. Classes will
resume on Monday, March 21st.
GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER MONDAY
Good Friday is Friday, April 22nd and Easter
Monday is Monday, April 25th.
There will be no school for staff and students
on either day.
EASTER MASS SCHEDULE AT GUARDIAN
ANGELS PARISH
HOLY THURSDAY: Lord’s Supper Mass at 7:00 pm
GOOD FRIDAY:
Good Friday of the Lord Passion at 2:30 pm
Stations of the Cross and Veneration of the Cross at
3:00 pm
HOLY SATURDAY: 7:00 pm
EASTER SUNDAY: 9:00 am, 10:30 am and 12:00 pm
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS
OF STUDENTS RECEIVING THE SACRAMENTS
First Holy Communion
Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 3:00 pm at Our Lady of Fatima
Church, 101 Malta Avenue, Brampton
Confirmation
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 7:00 pm at St. Leonard Parish
REPORTING STUDENT ABSENCES
In the interest of student safety, a call or a note to the
office reporting student absences is required. Please let us
know if you know that your child is going to be late or
absent. Attendance calls can be made after school hours,
seven days a week for your convenience.
Our attendance number is (905) 970-9069
ext. 2
STUDENT LATENESS
Please continue to encourage punctuality in your
children. The bell rings in the morning at 8:45 am.
Students who are late must come to the office to
sign in prior to going to their classroom.
STUDENT SUPERVISION TIMES
Please note that teachers are on supervision duty 15
minutes before the start of the school day and 15 minutes
at the end of the day.
For safety reasons we ask that you not drop your child
off at the school prior to 8:30 am., and to please pick
them up ON TIME at 3:15 pm.
PARKING LOT SAFETY AND KISS ’N’ RIDE
CATHOLIC SCHOOL HERITAGE
How long have Catholic Separate schools been educating Catholic children and contributing to the public
good in Ontario?
For about 170 years. In the early 1800’s there were separate schools in many cities, towns and townships. In Peel,
three separate schools opened before Confederation
(1867): St. James in Malton in the 1830’s, St. John’s Agricultural College in 1861 and St. Patrick’s (1861), both in
Wildfield.
ARE YOU MOVING?
We are in the process of planning classes and
staffing for the 2011/2012 school year. If you
are planning to move anytime between now
and September 2011, please inform the school
at your earliest possible convenience.
When dropping your child off at school, please use the
Kiss and Ride Lane which is located at the west side of
the school. For the safety of all of our precious children,
CARS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARK, DROP OFF or
PICK UP students in the driveway or bus lane located at
the front of the school.
TRAFFIC SAFETY
Our school driveway is a matter of great concern in
regards to the safety of our students. Therefore, we are
reminding you again to use the Kiss ‘n’ Ride lane to drop
off or pick up your child. You cannot park your vehicle
in the Kiss ‘n’ Ride lane before school or at dismissal time
during the day. When using the Kiss ‘n’ Ride
program to drop off or pick up students, please
remember:
We clear the Kiss ‘N Ride usually in 10 minutes.
Please be patient we are all BUSY but SAFETY comes
first.
The inside lane (closest to the school) is the only lane
where cars can stop to drop off their children in the
morning and pick up their children in the afternoon.
Drivers should not be parking and leaving their
vehicle to walk to the school to pick up their child.
The outside lane is a drive thru lane. This means
that there should be no stopping and/or loading or
unloading of students.
If your child is not at the Kiss ‘N Ride area at dismissal time, please park in one of the spaces available
in the parking lot or circle around once more.
Students are not permitted to cross the parking lot
unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please do not walk your children through the two
Kiss ‘n’ Ride lanes. This is very unsafe and drivers
may not see you in time. Take the time to walk
around the Kiss ‘n’ Ride lanes.
There is no parking in the driveway. This is a
fire zone and blocks the flow of traffic.
WATER IN THE YARD
As we approach the season of melting snow and rain,
water is an inevitable feature of the schoolyard and
presents an occasion for younger students to get wet
socks and clothing. Our school approach is to contact
parents to bring dry clothing. This is often inconvenient
for parents. We suggest that you place an extra pair of
socks and track pants in your child’s backpack in the
event that a change of clothing is necessary.
PEDICULOSIS
Head lice are parasites which have been
common among human beings for centuries.
They are NOT connected in any way with
dirt or neglect. If a case is found, we inform parents of the
students in that classroom. We will check siblings. We ask
that you check your own children regularly.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
FRONT DRIVEWAY
The front of the school is for BUSES ONLY. CARS ARE
NOT PERMITTED TO PARK, DROP OFF or PICK UP
students in the driveway or bus lane located at the front
of the school. When stopping your vehicle on the road in
front of the school, please refrain from blocking the
driveway so that designated Board personnel can access
it when needed.
LUNCH HOUR
During the lunch hour, all students who stay for lunch
are expected to remain at school, and all students who go
home for lunch are expected to go home every day. If
there is a change in the regular lunch hour procedure for
your child, parent/guardians are asked to provide the
teacher with a note explaining the change.
LEAVING DURING SCHOOL DAY
When it is necessary for your child to leave school early,
please send a note to your child’s teacher advising him/
her of the time you will be picking your child up. Your
child will be asked to meet you in the office at the
indicated time. When dropping off or picking up students during school hours, please go to the office to sign
your child in or out.
During the winter months inclement weather may cause
disruption of bus transportation and regular school
operations. A decision to cancel school transportation
and/or to close schools is usually made by 6:00 a.m. and
will be announced on the following radio stations:
CHUM AM 1050
CFNY FM 102.1
CHFI FM 98.1
EZ ROCK FM 97.3
VIRGIN RADIO FM 99.9
FM 93.1
AM 640
CHIN FM 100.7
GLOBAL NEWS
CFTR AM 680
CJCL AM 590
CFRB AM 1010
CJBC (FR) AM 860
FM Z103.5
AM 1540
FM Q 107
CITYPULSE
CBC and CFTO
THE BIG CRUNCH
Food share’s ‚Great Big Crunch‛ invites all students and
teachers to learn about healthy eating and local and
global food systems while following the journey from the
apple seed, to the harvest, to the market, to the core. On
March 10th, St. Bonaventure will be providing apples to
all students and teachers to participate in ‚The Big
Crunch‛ together at 2:30 pm. Yum, Yum!
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
The girls’ 2011 basketball team did extremely well this
year. They demonstrated hard work and determination—
especially when playing, with great courage, at St. Anne’s
School. The team members are Emily A., Naomi A.,
Sabrina D., Monica T., Vanessa G, Charmaine C., Jhoanna
B., Krystelle A., Samantha T., Ashana B. and Sydney H.
Many thanks to Mr. Torres for coaching this wonderful
team! GO SHARKS!!!
A special thank you goes out to the following supervisors
who attended our February 17th and March 3rd Ski Trip:
Ron and Diane (Tyler’s grandparents), Mr. White,
Mrs. De Oliviera, Mr. Amitrano, Mr. Bauly, Mrs. Salas,
Mrs. Barrett, Mr. Soumas, Keira’s Grandmother, Mr.
DaSilva, Mrs. van Schie, Mrs. Dearling, Madame DarrahBrioux, Mrs. Trueman, Mrs. Cheng-Hayward and
Mrs. Tuzi.
VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE-A-THON RESULTS
The staff and Student Council hosted a Valentine’s ‛Show
Your Love‛ Dance-a-thon on February 18 to help raise
money for our school activities and resources. The chart
The boys’ 2011 basketball team did extremely
below indicates the prizes earned for the most money
well this year also. They demonstrated hard work and
determination—especially when playing, with great cour- raised. Many thanks to all contributors for your generosity
age, at St. Josephine Bakhita School. The team members are and support!
Michael S., Michael G., Matthew S., Denzel E., Mauritzio
W., Sheian D., Kyle A., Nidhin V., Jason K. and Alex B.
Show Your Love – Dance-a-thon
Many thanks to Mr. Mowat for coaching this wonderful
team!
Class Prizes
GO SHARKS!!!
BOY’S BASKETBALL
Prizes:
CAMP MUSKOKA TRIP
The Grade 7 and 8 overnight trip to Camp
Muskoka was a great experience. We played
co-operative games and learned outdoor survival skills.
Even if we weren’t able to conquer the high ropes course
due to the weather, we had an enjoyable time with our
peers and staff. We sang songs and listened to a scary
story around the campfire just like a camping trip should
be . We also had a karaoke dance party where everyone—
even the teachers and our Vice Principal– showed off their
singing skills. This was definitely one of the most memorable trips we’ve been on.
We would like to thank the teachers and staff for a trip that
we will value and treasure forever.
Charmaine and Audrey
(Intermediate Students)
JUNIOR DIVISION SKI TRIP TO
HOCKLEY VALLEY
Our ski adventure to Hockley Valley was a
memorable occasion filled with surprises galore!
The Junior students basked in the beautiful
weather eating Hockley beaver tails and fries. We
would like to recognize all the supervisors that
made this trip possible.
Sundae Party
Pizza Party
Mandarin Lunch
Collection over $250.00
Collection over $500.00
Collection over $750.00
Teacher Name
Mrs. Lyons – Grade 1
Mrs. Monteiro – Grade 2
Mrs. Menzella – Grade 1/2
Mrs. Lomasney – Grade 3
Ms. LaRocca - Grade 2/3
Mrs. Trueman - Grade 5/6
Mrs. Hayes - Grade 3
Mrs. Eby – Grade SK
Mrs. Dunec – Grade JK
Mrs. Cheng-Hayward - Grade 4/5
Prize
Sundae
Sundae
Sundae
Sundae
Sundae
Sundae
Sundae
Sundae
Pizza
Pizza
Mrs. Tuzi - Grade 5/6
Mr. Torres - Grade 8
Mr. Mowat – Grade 7
Ms. Poerba – Grade 7
Mrs. Gallant - Grade 8
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
LENTEN LOVE
LIERACY NIGHT
On Thursday, April 21, 2011, Mr. Torres' grade eight class
and the Safe Schools Committee, will be going to the
Canadian Food For Children Warehouse run by Dr.
Simone, located in Mississauga. The students will be
collecting food and clothing donations during the Lenten
Season to bring to Dr. Simone and the CFFC Warehouse.
Attached is a copy of the Lenten Love letter which states
the 5 key items that we wish to collect with our Lenten Love
Project.
Thank you in advanced to the St. Bonaventure Parent
community for your generosity.
On February 15th, 2011 St. Bonaventure School Council
hosted their first Literacy Night. The Grades One and Two
teachers presented a number of key strategies that teachers
use in the classroom to help beginning readers learn to
read. This evening was a wonderful opportunity for parents to learn how to help their children grow into more
successful readers. Thank you to all parents for attending
and to Parent Council for hosting this event.
STUDENT COUNCIL EVENTS
The first Friday of every month is Spirit Day (unless
it is a PA Day that month.)
INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST
DATES TO REMEMBER
Thank you to the following speakers who represented their
March 9
respective Grade:
March 10
Crystal D'Souza and Christian DeCastro from Mr. Mowat's March 14—18
Grade 7,
Nana Owoahene from Ms. Poerba's Grade 7, March 30
Joshua Xavier and Jhoanna Balana from Ms. Gallant's March 22
Grade 8 and Vanessa Grover and Sabrina DaSilva from
April 8
Mr. Torres's Grade 8.
April 10
Joshua Xavier and Nana Owoahene were chosen as the
winners to represent St. Bonaventure School at both the April 12
Mary Matthews Public Speaking Contest held by St.
Leonard's Parish, as well as at the Royal Canadian Legion April 14
April 14
Speech Competition.
Both intermediate students did an amazing job at these
events. St. Bonaventure can celebrate another year of success in Public Speaking. Joshua Xavier placed first at the
Mary Matthews contest while Nana Owoahene placed first
at the Royal Canadian Legion competition.
Congratulations!
April 21
April 22
April 25
April 28
Ash Wednesday Liturgy
The BIG Crunch
March Break
Lenten Liturgy
School Council @ 7:00 pm (school library,
all are welcome)
Lenten Mass
First Communion—Our Lady of Fatima
Church @ 3:00 pm
School Council @ 7:00 pm (school library,
all are welcome)
Lenten Liturgy
Welcome to Kindergarten
(time to be confirmed)
Holy Thursday Liturgy
Good Friday (school closed)
Easter Monday (school closed)
Easter Mass
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Debbie Kicul—Chair (Stbonsc@gmail.com)
Candida Charles—Treasurer
Margaret Gill—Secretary
Heatherdawn White—Member at large
School Council meetings will be held at 7:00 pm in the
school library on the following dates: March 22, April 12
and May 17, 2011.
Welcome One Another As Christ Has Welcomed You,
Romans 15:7
FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION MEETING
DPCDSB SUMMER 2011 ADULT PROGRAMS
Senior Kindergarten parent(s)/guardian(s) who wish to
enroll their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class for
September, 2011 are invited to attend an information
meeting.
The deadline for submission of applications is 2:00 p.m.
Friday, March 11, 2011.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING FRENCH
IMMERSION LOTTERIES
Should an application have been submitted to more than
one centre:
Adult CO-OP Programs (905-362-0701 or 905-891-3934)
ESL English as a Second Language (905-891-9263)
FSL French as a Second Language Conversation
05-891-9263 (ext 37955)
LINC Language Instruction for Newcomers (905-279-6816)
In the event that lotteries take place, each centre, to which
an application has been submitted, is required to notify
you in writing within six (6) school days of the lottery results. Parent(s)/guardian(s) are responsible for accepting/
declining a placement or waitlist ranking from each centre
by April 8, 2011.
NOTE: Failure to respond in writing to the notification by
the April 8, 2011 deadline will result in a forfeit of either
the placement or waitlist ranking.
Visit our website: www.dpcdsb.org/coopcentre
Life Long Learning and Ongoing Registration!
‚LEARN FRENCH‛: French as a Second Language For
Adults
In the February newsletter, an insert was included containing information for adults who are interested in learning so
speak French. If you are interested, but have misplaced the
information, please visit our office for another copy of the
insert.
PARENT RESOURCES TO SUPPORT
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) who have already applied to existing French Immersion Centres:
Should you be interested in applying to either St. Pio of
Pietrelcina, St. Elizabeth Seton or St. Peter Elementary
schools, attendance is required at the Parent/Guardian
Information Session in order to obtain an application.
STUDENTS’ LEARNING
The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat has developed two
new parent resources for schools across Ontario: ‚Helping
Your Child with Reading and Writing” and ‚Helping Your
Child Do Mathematics‛. These guides have been developed
so that parents, guardians, caregivers and other family
members can help our youngest learners further develop
EQAO PRIMARY AND JUNIOR ASSESSMENTS
their reading, writing and math abilities. They include tips,
Each student in Grades 3 and 6 in Ontario will be assessed as well as practical activities, that can be used at home. The
in Reading, Writing and Math for a period of 3 days begin- websites for these two resources are indicated below.
ning May 30th, 2011 through June 10th, 2011. Kindly
avoid booking dental, doctor and other appointments dur- HELPING YOUR CHILD WITH READING AND
ing this period. If you have a child in either grade 3 or 6 WRITING: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS GRADES 4 TO 6
you will receive specific communication and information
regarding the Provincial Assessment just prior to the start http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/
parentGuideLit.pdf
of the testing.
Please visit EQAO.com to access practice assessment material and other valuable resources.
SUMMER PROGRAMS 2011
HELPING YOUR CHILD DO MATHEMATICS: A
GUIDE FOR PARENTS GRADES 4 TO 6
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/
parentGuideNum.pdf
St. Bonaventure is one of the Board sites that will offer
Please visit www.edu.gov.on.ca and www.ontario.ca/
Summer Literacy Camps. See the attached flyer for
eduparents to access additional resources available online.
additional information.
MATH HOMEWORK HELP PILOT PROJECT
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is pleased
to announce that once again it will be participating in the
Math Homework Help pilot project. This is the second
year that the students in our Board will have access to live,
interactive online math help through the expansion of a
pilot project funded by the Ministry of Education.
Homework Help is free, real-time math tutoring by certified Ontario teachers.
This project has now expanded to 31 English-Language
Boards across the Province of Ontario, and the project’s
goal remains to provide students in grades 7 to 10 with an
after-hours online support in Mathematics.
Students can log in from Sunday to Thursday, 5:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m. for 20 hours a week of individualized confidential
math tutoring. There are discussion rooms for each grade
where students can join in and see what questions other
students are asking, watch the tutors draw on the whiteboard, and ask their own question for on-the-spot help.
If they can't wait until the discussion rooms open, videos of
best tutorials and commonly asked questions are available
anytime. Other online math resources include math games
and a virtual locker, where students can save their work.
IS YOUR CHILD’S IMMUNIZATION RECORD UP
TO DATE?
You may be receiving a letter from Peel Public Health to
update your child’s immunization record. It is important
that you respond to this letter by calling or faxing Peel Public Health to provide your child’s immunization information.
The annual screening, which is required by law, ensures
children are protected from a number of vaccine preventable disease. All Dufferin Peel Catholic District School
Board students missing mandatory immunizations (i.e.,
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, Mumps and Rubella)
on their records will need to update their records, or
provide a valid exemption, to avoid suspension.
You don’t need to wait to get the letter to update your
child’s records. You can report every time your child
receives an immunization.
Many parents believe their child’s vaccines are reported by
their doctor, school or child-care facility but in fact,
parent’s are responsible for reporting their child’s vaccines.
Schools and childcare facilities only forward immunization
records to Peel Public Health at the time of initial
registration. Similarly, vaccines are not reported between
health units. This means, if your child changes to a
school in a new region, you need to contact the local health
unit of the new school to report your
child’s immunizations. To ensure your child’s immunization records are up-to-date, follow the tips below or call
Peel Public Health for more information at 905-799-7700.
To register for the site, visit the website www.ontario.ca/
homeworkhelp. Scroll down and you will find the link to
the Homework Help Line. Students will need their OEN
number to register. This number is different from their stu- Tips on keeping your child’s immunization record up to
dent number, and can be obtained from their school.
date:
For more information about the HOMEWORK HELP PILOT
PROJECT, contact:
Sam Mercurio
e-Learning Contact for the
Homework Help Initiative and OERB Resources
905-890-0708 ext 24517
1. Check common reasons for an incomplete record.
2. Review the Routine Immunization Schedule for Ontario
and compare it to your child’s record (find it on the immunization yellow card or your doctor’s office). Check to see
if this student is missing vaccine dose(s) for his/her age.
The vaccines with a checkmark on the immunization
schedule are mandatory.
3. Visit your family doctor or walk-in clinic to get any
doses of the mandatory vaccines your child may be missing.
4. Report all vaccine doses your child has received, which
are missing from his/her record, to Peel Public Health.
Update your records by using only one of the following
ways:
Fax records to: 905-565-0426, or
Call 905-799-7700 (Caledon residents call 905-584-2216)
Please make sure all faxed records clearly indicate the first and
last name of the student, date of birth, school enrolled in and provide a phone number where you can be reached.
INTEGRATED RIDERSHIP – SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS
The school board’s bus transportation services are operated by Student Transportation of Peel Region
(STOPR). This is a consortium, or partnership, between the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and
the Peel District School Board. The Ministry of Education requires school board bus transportation consortiums to improve efficiency.
One initiative promoted by the Ministry of Education, that is designed to improve efficiency is known as integrated ridership. In integrated ridership, students from both Dufferin-Peel and Peel schools will ride on the
same buses, where feasible. A number of school boards across the province have successfully implemented
integrated ridership. All eligible students continue to be transported on runs where integrated ridership is
implemented.
Integrated ridership is designed to create a more effective and efficient operation of service, is more environmentally friendly and reduces traffic in our communities. Integrated ridership may also result in higher transportation funding levels for school boards.
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board has approved the implementation of integrated ridership,
where feasible, starting September, 2011. Integrated ridership works best in situations where schools are located close to one another and the number of students involved helps achieve better organized bus runs.
STOPR staff is currently assessing areas where integrated ridership would work best. Some minor adjustments to start and dismissal times may be required at schools selected for integrated ridership. It should be
noted that integrated ridership does not work well in all areas and, as a result, there may be only a few areas
that will have this program.
STOPR is also in the process of revising policies and procedures to reflect integrated ridership services at
some schools. For example, procedures related to behavioural issues on buses have been reviewed and principals will continue to be responsible for students from their school.
STOPR will provide additional information regarding the selection of schools where integrated ridership will
be implemented. STOPR will keep you informed through regular updates in school newsletters over the upcoming months.