ST. BONAVENTURE
APRIL 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
GUARDIAN ANGELS PARISH INFORMATION
www.guardianangelsparish. corn
Pastor: Reverend Jan Gogolewski
Love
Dear God,
You have done such a marvelous job of creating us and
the world around us.
You have placed this creation, including all the people we
meet, in our care.
We come to you now asking for the grace and strength to
love.
We want to love like Jesus loved -- without holding back;
without wondering what‟s in it for me; so that everyone
around us will know what your love looks like.
Mass Venue:
St. Edmund Campion Secondary School
275 Brisdale Drive
Brampton, ON L7A 3C7
Weekend Masses:
Saturday: 5:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 12:00 pm
Weekday Masses:
Monday to Friday: 7:30 am
May we find the courage to forget ourselves on purpose
for the good of your people.
We ask this in name of Jesus, our brother, who lived to
show us your way.
Amen.
EASTER MASS SCHEDULE
AT GUARDIAN ANGELS PARISH
HOLY THURSDAY: Lord‟s Supper Mass at 7:00 pm
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.
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
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Congratulations to our Grade 2 students who
received the Sacrament of First Holy
Communion on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Our Lady of
Fatima Church. May God Bless you all as you continue
on your faith journey.
CONFIRMATION
Confirmation will take place on Tuesday,
May 10, 2011 at 7:00 pm at St. Leonard
Parish.
VIRTUE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL:
LOVE
During the month of April, we celebrate the
Virtue of Love. Love can be seen in the simplest acts of kindness, such as sharing a book, playing a
game or even by saying, Thank you.
Love is about seeing the good in people. We remember
that Jesus‟ most important message to us is the message
of love. God wants us to serve and to see the goodness in
everyone we meet.
A loving person….
Follows the examples of holy people
Is willing to make sacrifices for the good of others
Knows that we are all lovable
Prays for others and cares deeply about them
LENTEN LOVE
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.
How to Fast
Give up complaining——focus on gratitude.
Give up pessimism——become an optimist.
Give up harsh judgments——think kindly thoughts.
Give up worry——trust Divine Providence.
Give up discouragement——be full of hope.
Give up bitterness——turn to forgiveness.
Give up hatred——return good for evil.
Give up negativism——be positive.
Give up anger——be more patient.
Give up pettiness——become mature.
Give up gloom——enjoy the beauty that is all around
you.
Give up jealousy——pray for trust.
Give up gossiping——control your tongue.
Give up sin——turn to virtue.
Give up giving up——hang in there!
(Source Unknown)
LENTEN REFLECTION
Return to the Lord, your God, for he is
gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and
abounding in steadfast love, and relents from
punishing. (Joel 2:13)
Did you ever wonder why we mark ourselves
with ashes at the beginning of Lent? It‟s a reminder that
someday our life on earth will come to an end. For some
people, the idea of death is so scary that they don‟t want to
think about it at all. But for Christians, death is the gateway
to eternal life with Jesus, thanks to his saving death on the
cross and his resurrection on Easter.
At the beginning of Lent, we remember that the Holy Spirit
and the promise of salvation have been given to us through
baptism, and we ask ourselves, "How are we living differently because of that gift?"
Lord Jesus, you gave your life for us on the cross. Help us
to give our lives for you this Lent and always.
From Springs of Living Water by Mark Neilsen
© 2011 Creative Communications for the Parish
OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOL HERITAGE
SCHOOL COUNCIL
School Council Members:
What guarantee for separate schools does the Canadian
Constitution still contain?
Debbie Kicul - Chair (Can be contacted at:
Stbonsc@gmail.com)
Candida Charles - Treasurer
Margaret Gill - Secretary
Heatherdawn White - Member at large
In 1867 the Fathers of Confederation made section 93(1)
part of the Constitution. It states:
Nothing in any such [provincial legislative] Law shall
prejudicially affect any Right or Privilege with respect to School Council meetings will be held at 7:00 pm in the
Denominational Schools which any Class of Persons [i.e. school library on the following dates. All are welcome!
separate school supporters] have by Law in the Province at
April 12
the Union.
May 18 (please note change of date)
Exactly what separate school rights does section 93(1)
On March 22, 2011, St. Bonaventure School Council
guarantee?
hosted a special guest speaker, Jerome Walker, from
Section 93(1) protects all the provisions of the last separate Cassie Campbell Community Center. He shared informaschool legislation passed before Confederation, the Sepa- tion about free programs for children and adolescents. For
rate School (Scott) Act of 1863. Among others, the Act pro- more information on these programs please contact the
Community Centre at 905-840-4041.
vided the following rights:
(a) to form a separate school board with five or more
Catholic heads of family resident in a public school juris- Invitation from School Council:
diction;
(b) to receive government grants equitable with those of the Tuesday, May 17 - Brampton Northwest Connects prepublic school system;
sents a 'You Need To Know' Event for Parents &
(c) to receive equitable funding;
Guardians. 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Anthony McLean will
(d) to have separate school boundaries enlarged;
bring his iEngage Bullying Prevention workshop to our
(e) to elect separate school trustees with all the powers of
community.
Hosted by Rowntree Public School, 254
public school trustees
Queen Mary Drive, Brampton. Online registration available
on the event page at:
http://bnconnects.org
VICTORIA DAY MAY 23
NO CLASSES FOR STUDENTS
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK:
INTERMEDIATE BALLROOM DANCING
The Intermediate students have been
learning a variety of ballroom dances as part
of their dance curriculum. Please feel free to
come out to cheer on the students as they
participate in a friendly dance competition
featuring the Meringue and the Tango on
May 1 to May 6, 2011
Wednesday, May 4 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in the
In our school, the Spirit of God if alive! When you walk school gymnasium.
through the halls, stop and listen, you will hear the
marvelous work of the students and staff reflection God‟s
graciousness in their learning and teaching. This year‟s
LET'S DANCE!
Catholic Education Week gives us an opportunity to shine
a light on our school with the theme: Catholic Education
Week: Celebrating the Spirit. During this Education
Week, let‟s open our doors to God‟s Spirit in a special
way and celebrate how the Spirit is renewing the face of
our school!
JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL
There are five sub-themes, one for each day of
Education Week:
On Tuesday April 12th, St. Bonaventure School hosted the
Brampton West Family of Schools Junior Girls Basketball
Monday—The Spirit of Hospitality
Tournament. Our junior girls‟ team represented
Tuesday—The Spirit of Understanding
St. Bonaventure with great sportsmanship and enthusiasm.
Wednesday—The Spirit of Wisdom
The girls tried their best and finished in second place. All
Thursday—The Spirit of Justice
their coaches are extremely proud of the dedication
Friday—The Spirit of Gratitude
displayed in practice and teamwork throughout the tournaEvery year, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees‟ Asso- ment.
ciation provides our Catholic schools with a resource kit to Many thanks to Mr. Torres and Mrs. Tuzi for coaching
help schools prepare for Catholic Education Week. Using this fabulous team!
these resources, as well as our own school-developed
events, we have prepared a series of activities to highlight Way to go girls! Go Sharks!
why our school should “rejoice in hope”. The activities in
our school will include:
Team members: Chantelle, Nicky, Ivie, Shayla, Natasha,
Melody, Katrina, Claire, Samantha, Dana and Mackenzie.
Daily - Prayer Services at 9:00 in the gym (all
Assistant Coaches: Christina, Stephanie, Sabrina, Ashana,
are welcome to come and watch)
Samantha, Jhoanna and Monica.
May 2—Heart and Stroke Kick-off
May 2—Winning classes from Valentine’s DanceHead Coaches: Mr. F. Torres OCT and Mrs. S. Tuzi OCT
a-thon go to the Mandarin for lunch (as out-lined
in the previous newsletter)
May 4—Intermediate Dance Competition
10:00am to 11:00 - All are welcome to watch
May 6—Jump Rope for Heart and BBQ Lunch
Daily—Final Preparations for Confirmation
May our thankful hearts continue to be open to God‟s
love, to celebrate the Spirit of gratitude.
The grade 7 students in Ms. Poerba‟s class have been busy making paper cranes this Lenten season, in
response to the massive earthquake and devastating tsunami that hit Japan on March 11th. The students got the
idea from DoSomething.org where young people throughout the world were asked to share their love and support for the Japanese people by participating in the “Paper Cranes for Japan” project. Ms. Poerba‟s class decided to make 1000 paper cranes for this project and wanted to display their origami in the form of a Japanese
flag. According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be granted a wish. We are
proud to announce that the students have reached their goal of making 1000 paper cranes and have wished that
Japan be granted a quick recovery.
The display was taken down on April 15th so that the cranes could be shipped to Students Rebuild where a donation of $2 would be rewarded for each crane made. Congratulations Ms. Poerba‟s class.
Your 1000 cranes have helped contribute $2000 towards the Japanese relief fund.
ARE YOU MOVING?
EQAO PRIMARY AND JUNIOR ASSESSMENTS
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.
Each student in Grades 3 and 6 in Ontario will be
assessed in Reading, Writing and Math for a period of 3
days beginning May 30th, 2011 through June 10th,
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION FOR 2011/2012
2011. Kindly avoid booking dental, doctor and other
appointments during this period. If you have a child in
The staff at St. Bonaventure School will meet in
either grade 3 or 6 you will receive specific communicaMay to discuss the academic and social/
tion and information regarding the Provincial Assessemotional needs of our students and determine
the class placement that will best meet their needs. We appre- ment just prior to the start of the testing.
ciate your input concerning any special needs your child(ren)
may have. Please submit any feedback that you may have in Please visit EQAO.com to access practice assessment
material and other valuable resources.
writing to Mrs. Wolfe by Friday, May 1, 2011.
Please do not make specific requests for a teacher as
current and tentative assignments may change between ST. BONAVENTURE STUDENTS
now and September. Wherever possible we will meet
“CREAM OF THE CROP”
requests but the final decision rests with the Principal and the
teaching staff.
St. Bonaventure School is proud to announce that we are
on “Peel’s Cream of the Crop” list of the ten highest
FREE DENTAL PROGRAM
2009/2010 EQAO scores in Peel Region. Staff and
students are working hard again this year to prepare for
the 2010/2011 EQAO Primary and Junior Assessments.
In the March newsletter, we included informaIn addition to the many strategies that are being impletion on the Free Dental Program sponsored by
the Region of Peel Public Health for children 17 and under. If mented in the classrooms during the school day, the
you are interested, but have misplaced the flyer, please visit school has also offered our Grade 3 and 6 students a tenour office for another copy, or, call Peel Public Health Dental week After School Tutoring Program.
Program at 905-799-7700.
Many thanks to our dedicated staff for their commitment
to student success!
SUMMER PROGRAMS 2011
St. Bonaventure is one of the Board sites that will offer
Summer Literacy Camps. See the attached flyer for additional
information.
PARENT RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS’ LEARNING
MATH HOMEWORK HELP PILOT PROJECT
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is
pleased to announce that once again it will be participatThe Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat has
ing in the Math Homework Help pilot project. This is the
developed two new parent resources for
second year that the students in our Board will have acschools across Ontario. These guides have
cess to live, interactive online math help through the exbeen developed so that parents/guardians, can help our pansion of a pilot project funded by the Ministry of Eduyoungest learners further develop their reading, writing and cation. Homework Help is free, real-time math tutoring
math abilities. They include tips, as well as practical activi- by certified Ontario teachers.
ties, that can be used at home. The websites for these two
resources are indicated below.
This project has now expanded to 31 English-Language
Boards across the Province of Ontario, and the project‟s
HELPING YOUR CHILD WITH READING AND
goal remains to provide students in grades 7 to 10 with an
WRITING: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS GRADES 4 TO 6 after-hours online support in Mathematics.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/
parentGuideLit.pdf
HELPING YOUR CHILD DO MATHEMATICS: A
GUIDE FOR PARENTS GRADES 4 TO 6
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/
parentGuideNum.pdf
Please visit www.edu.gov.on.ca and www.ontario.ca/
eduparents to access additional resources available online.
DPCDSB SUMM ER 2011 ADULT PROGRAMS
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 905-8919263 (ext 37955) LINC Language Instruction for Newcomers
(905-279-6816)
Visit our website: www.dpcdsb.org/coopcentre
“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.
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-thespot 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.
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
student number, and can be obtained from their school.
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
REPORTING STUDENT ABSENCES
PEDICULOSIS
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.
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.
Our attendance number is (905) 970-9069 ext. 2
DRESS CODE
STUDENT LATENESS
Please continue to encourage
punctuality in your children. The bell
rings in the morning at 8:45 a.m. Students who are late
must come to the office to sign in prior to going to their
classroom. We appreciate your calls to the school when
your child is absent due to illness or will be late due to an
appointment. (905) 970-9069, then press 2 for the
attendance mailbox.
STUDENT SUPERVISION TIMES
School Board Policy states that all students are expected to dress to meet
standards of neatness, cleanliness,
modesty and good taste. Certain items such as shirts with
inappropriate logos/wording, exposure of undergarments
or midriffs, tight or torn clothing and short skirts are contrary to both the philosophy of our Catholic School teachings and to the standards we set as parents and educators.
With warmer weather on the way, we will remind all
students of dress code expectations. Your assistance
and support are greatly appreciated.
Please note that teachers are on supervision duty 15 minutes
before the start of the school day and 15 minutes at the end LUNCH HOUR
of the day.
During the lunch hour, all students who
For safety reasons we ask that you not drop your child stay for lunch are expected to remain at
off at the school prior to 8:30 a.m., to please pick them school, and all students who go home
up ON TIME at 3:15 p.m.
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
WATER IN THE YARD
asked to provide the teacher with a note explaining the
change.
As we approach the rainy season, water is an
inevitable feature of the schoolyard and
presents an occasion for younger students to
LEAVING DURING SCHOOL DAY
get wet socks and clothing. Our school approach is to contact parents to bring dry clothing. This is often inconvenient When it is necessary for your child to leave school early,
for parents.
please send a note to your child‟s teacher advising him/
her of the time you will be picking your child up. Your
We suggest that you place an extra pair of socks and child will be asked to meet you in the office at the
track pants in your child’s backpack in the event that a indicated time. When dropping off or picking up stuchange of clothing is necessary.
dents during school hours, please go to the office to sign
your child in or out.
!
DATES TO REMEMBER
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.
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.
April 14
April 21
April 22
April 25
April 28
May 2
May 4
May 6
May 10
May 18
May 19
May 20
May 23
May 27
May 31—June 10
June 13
June 22
June 28
Lenten Liturgy and
Welcome to Kindergarten
Holy Thursday Liturgy
Good Friday (school closed)
Easter Monday (school closed)
Easter Mass
Kick-off Assembly for Jump
Rope for Heart
Intermediate Dance
Competition
Jump Rope for Heart
Confirmation @ 7:00 pm
(St. Leonard Parish)
School Council @ 7:00 pm
School Aerial Photo
French Café
Victoria Day (school closed)
Positive Self-Esteem Day
sponsored by Me to We for
(Grade 6 & 7)
EQAO Testing
P.A. Day—No school for
students
Variety Show
Grade 8 Graduation
Welcome One Another As Christ
Has Welcomed You, Romans 15:7
.