ST. BONAVENTURE
APRIL 2012
NEWSLETTER
Principal: S. Wolfe
Vice-Principal: T. Loftus
Head Secretary: L. Pietrantuono
Assistant Secretary: M. Tavares
PRAYER FOR LENT
Dear God,
During this season of Lent,
May you help us to thank you for
the new life you gave
to our world and to our spirits.
To find your presence around us in the
sparkle of the sunshine,
a word given in encouragement,
and a smile shared in passing.
To open our hearts to your call.
To serve one another with
your loving compassion.
To have courage to ask for help
as we journey
and to know when we have gone
off the path.
To remember what Lent is all about
and to turn our lives toward You.
Amen
EASTER WEEKEND
Friday, April 6 to Monday, April 9
SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED
Trustee: L. Zanella
Superintendent of Brampton West Family of Schools: G. Prajza
Parish Priest: Father Jan Gogolewski
HOLY WEEK MASS SCHEDULE AT GUARDIAN
ANGELS PARISH
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
April 5th at 7:00 pm
April 6th at 2:30 pm
April 7th at 7:00 pm
9:00am, 10:30am & 12:00 noon
CELEBRATING HOLY WEEK
April 5: Holy Thursday Evening
 Share a special meal with your family. Break bread
from one loaf and share from one cup. Thank Jesus
for giving us the gift of Himself in the Eucharist.
 Pray for those who are preparing for First Eucharist.
April 6: Good Friday
 Observe silence during the early afternoon. Thank
Jesus for His great love for us.
 Do an act of service for someone who needs help.
April 7: Easter Vigil
 Gather with your family to remember that Christ has
shattered the darkness of sin. Light one candle and
use it to light other candles in your home.
 Pray for all those who will celebrate the Sacraments
of Initiation during the Easter Vigil.
April 8: Easter Sunday
 Before your family meal, bless yourselves with holy
water.
 Pray for those who help you keep your baptismal
promises.
RECEPTION OF THE SACRAMENTS
First Holy Communion:
June 3, 2012 at 3:00 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Church
on Malta Avenue
Confirmation:
April 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm at St. Leonard‟s Parish
REPORTING STUDENT ABSENCES
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In the interest of student safety, a call or a note
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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
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days a week for your convenience. Our attendance
number is (905) 970-9069 then press 2.
STUDENT SUPERVISION TIMES
Please note that teachers are on supervision
duty only 15 minutes before the start of
the school day and 15 minutes at the
end of the day.
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.
For safety reasons we ask that you not drop your child
Please refrain from blocking the driveway so that desigoff at the school prior to 8:30 a.m., to please pick them
nated Board personnel can access it when needed.
up ON TIME at 3:15 p.m.
CROSSING GUARD
Kindly assist us in reminding children to cross
with the Crossing Guard at Leagate when
TRANSPORTATION
coming to and going home from school. The
Crossing Guard is on duty at 8:15-8:45 am and 3:15-3:45
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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:
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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.
PEDICULOSIS
A problem which seems to occur at least once a year in
most schools is pediculosis or head lice. Head lice are parasites which have been common among human beings for
centuries. They are not connected in any way with dirt, neglect, and so on. Anyone can be infested with them.
Unfortunately, in recent years, they have become quite
common throughout North America. In order to control
these pests, we shall do the following and request your full
cooperation. If even one case is found in the school, we
shall inform all parents of children in that class. We will be
monitoring friends and classmates, however, we would ask
that you also check your own children and if you find them
to be infested, we ask you to let us know so that we can
help you get the proper treatment and take the necessary
precautionary measures. Even if cases are not reported
from the school, it is a wise precaution to check your children periodically. If your children are infested, we will be
asking you to keep them out of school until after they have
been treated with the correct shampoo. If we all cooperate
with these procedures, we may not entirely escape outbreaks, but we will be able to bring them under control
quickly.
GRADE 1 AND 1/2 COMMUNITY
POTLUCK LUNCHEON
L. Black, M. Killman and S. Tuzi would
like to thank all of the families who
joined our classes in our Community
Potluck Lunch on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. In Social
Studies, we have been learning about community and the
important people who enrich our lives - you!
It was wonderful to have our school and home communities come together in a special celebration. Thank you,
also, to everyone who was not able to come, but still contributed a dish. The lunch was a great success!
ST. BONAVENTURE’S WINTER CARNIVAL
From February 27th to March 2nd, St. Bonaventure held
its first Winter Carnival. A great time was had by both
students and staff! During this week, students participated in a variety of activities inspired by Quebec culture
and the winter season. These activities included colouring contests, Bonhomme bowling, crazy hat day, waffles
and ice cream, and school wide Bingo, to name just a few.
Contest Winners:
The winner of the Primary colouring contest was Michael
in Mrs. Lomasney's class and the winner of the Junior
colouring contest was Alisabeth in Mr. Mowat's class.
Also, Ms. Poerba's class won the BINGO prize of an ice
cream cake.
During the Play Day, the morning winners were the members of Team 13 and the afternoon winners were the
members of Team 10.
Team 13 (AM Winners)
Team 10 (PM Winners)
Skylar (Sparkes)
Sophia A. (Stehle)
Frank (Tuzi)
Lea (Killman)
Brandon (Shakes)
Meric (Lomasney)
Matthew (Hayes)
Sarah (Mowat)
Angelica (Deverell)
Hanesias (Willett)
Zachary (Sparkes)
Brayden (Stehle)
Jayden (Black)
Logan (Cheng-Hayward)
Bailey (Beck)
Moses (Marques)
Amanda (Dearling)
Jessica (Dearling)
Marianna (Dunec)
Congratulations to all!
WHO IS BONHOMME!
Our carnival mascot, Bonhomme, came to visit the school
and took pictures with many of the students. During the
Friday closing ceremonies, the staff member who played
Bonhomme was revealed and this year Bonhomme was...
Phil Lavieille, our custodian! Thank you to Phil for all of
his school spirit.
The winner of the “Qui est Bonhomme?” contest was
Jacob in J. Hayes‟s class.
Thank You! Thank You!
The carnival committee would like to thank all of the students, staff, and parents who helped to make The Carnival
a success at our school. Honourable mention goes to G.
Cadamuro, M. Killman and J. Walker for your time and
dedication preparing for and overseeing this marvelous
event! We can't wait to do it all over again next winter!
Merci Beaucoup et Joyeux Carnaval!
WET WEATHER IS HERE!!
PARENT PRESENTATION
Primary students are encouraged to have an extra dry shirt, On Thursday April 12, the Catholic School Council of
pants and socks in their backpack in the event their clothing St. Augustine Secondary School will host a presentation for
gets wet or soiled.
parents that provides suggestions for raising confident and
motivated teens. The workshop will be presented by
Monique Howat and is an interactive experience in which
she offers suggestions that will help parents for times when
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they might feel that things are not going well in their relationship with their teenaged children. St. Augustine SS is
located at 27 Drinkwater Road in Brampton, just of of
Chinguacousy Road, two kilometers north of Steeles Avenue. The presentation starts at 7 PM. Participants are asked
We are in the process of planning staffing and organization
to contact the school at 905-450-9993 x 71000 to indicate
of classes for the 2012-2013 school year. If you are planthat they are attending, and bring a non-perishable food
ning to move out of the St. Bonaventure School area,
item donation.
please let the office know. This will be of great assistance
to us as we make plans for the coming school year. The
office staff will be able to provide you with student transfer
forms upon request. Conversely, if you know of someone
who is moving into our area for the new school year, please
urge them to come in and register at St. Bonaventure
Our Grade 3 and 6 students will be participating in the
School as soon as possible.
Provincial EQAO assessments during the weeks of May
23rd - June 6th. It is very important that your child be present at this time. Further information will follow.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
Please visit the website, http://www.eqao.com/, for parent
School Council meetings are held on Wednesday evenings and student resources that can be used to help prepare your
at 7:00 pm in the school library on the following dates. All child for the assessments.
are welcome!
 April 4
SUMMER ADULT PROGRAMS
 May 16
Catholic School Council will be hosting a workshop for
parents at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 4 at St. Bonaventure School presented by guest speaker Paul Davis. The
topic will be “Online Social Networking Safety 101” featuring Facebook, MSN and Cyber-bullying. The workshop is intended for adults only. If you have not yet registered, please call the school if you would like to attend.
DAY OF PINK SPIRIT DAY
Tuesday, April 10 will be “Day of Pink Spirit Day” at St.
Bonaventure School. Everyone is asked to wear pink that
day, as it symbolizes anti-bullying. In the morning, students
in Grades 4 to 8 will attend anti-bullying presentations by
guest speaker Anthony McLean. In the afternoon, L. Gallant‟s Grade 7/8 class will present an anti-bullying assembly to all students in Kindergarten to Grade 8. Pink wristbands will be distributed to all students that day.
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DPCDSB Adult CO-OP
ESL and LINC
For detailed information please call:
905-891-3034
905-362-0701
905-891-9263
905-279-6816
(COOP Mississauga)
(COOP Malton)
(ESL)
(LINC)
Or check our website:
www.dpcdsb.org/coopcentre
-Co-op Office Skills Program
-Co-op Foreign Trained Professionals Program
-ESL and LINC
On-going adult registrations
Proposed Schedule for Brampton
Northwest Connects
Need to Know Parenting Events for
Winter/Spring 2012
Register at: www.bnconnects.org
Select: “Register for an Event” and select the event.
If you have difficulties registering, email: info@bnconects.org
or call 905-846-5450.
FOOD DAYS
MR. SUB: LAST TUESDAY of each month NEW!
PIZZA: EVERY THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
KERNELS POPCORN: Wednesdays ($2.00 per bag)
Course:
Monday April 16th, 2012
How to Communicate so Children Will Listen (for parents
of children 3-12 years of age)
Communication is the key to positive and respectful relationships. Improve your listening skills and learn respectful communication.
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Thursday April 26th, 2012
Surviving Peer Pressure (for parents of children 9 years of
age and up)
All children are influenced by their peers. How do we instill
inner courage in our children so they trust their own feelings
and make good decisions? Strategies discussed will give parents the tools to encourage children to think for themselves,
gain confidence and have the courage to say NO!
Thursday May 10th, 2012
Understanding Your Child's Behaviour (for parents
of children 1 through 6 years of age)
All behaviour is motivated by a need to connect and belong.
Parents will examine effective responses to children‟s behaviour and explore methods that children use to connect by looking at the four goals of misbehaviour.
Thursday May 17th, 2012
Facebook 101 (Provided by speaker Chris Vollum)
Parents will learn to…
 Set Facebook & Formspring‟s basic, advanced and hidden,
search, privacy and posting tools.
 Grasp, completely, the vast user impact of Facebook‟s
most recent Privacy Settings.
 Identify what happens when they download any of Facebook‟s more than 850,000 third-party applications such as
“Farmville,” “Mafia Wars,” “Honesty Box” and “Bumper
Stickers.”
 Ask the single most critical question to evaluate each of
their Social Networking Friends & Followers.
 Distinguish between a Social Networking Friend, Acquaintance and Stranger – and the potential, and permanent,
impact it can have on their real-world reputation and career.
 Understand how to fully customize their profile to limit
access to certain Facebook & Formspring Friends (Followers),
and allow full access to others.
 Learn what really happens to the information they post to
their profile and to their Friend‟s profiles.
 Witness the “Hotel California” syndrome of Facebook
(You can check out any time you like…)
DATES TO REMEMBER
April 4
April 5
April 6 - 9 Inclusive
April 10
April 11
April 13
April 16
April 18
April 20
April 23
April 24
Facebook Presentation
Lenten Liturgies
Easter (no classes)
Day of Pink (Gr. 6 - 8)
Movie trip - Grade 7 & 8
Day of Pink @ Cassie Campbell
Gr. 8 Confirmation Retreat
Easter Mass
Round 2 Vaccines
Grade 8 Confessions 9:30 am
Confirmation - St. Leonard 7pm