ST. BONAVENTURE
APRIL 2013
NEWSLETTER
Principal: S. Wolfe
Vice-Principal: J. MacSween
Head Secretary: L. Pietrantuono
Assistant Secretary: K. Leonard
APRIL’S VIRTUE - LOVE
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
Trustee: L. Zanella
Superintendent of Brampton West Family of Schools: C. Pitoscia
Parish Priest: Father Jan Gogolewski
CELEBRATING HOLY WEEK
March 28 : 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.
March 29 : 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.
March 30 : 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.
March 31 : 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 9, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Church on Malta
Avenue
EASTER WEEKEND
Friday, March 29
to
Monday, April 1, 2013
SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED
Confirmation:
Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 5:00 pm at St. Edmund
Campion School
First Reconciliation
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 9:00 am at St. Bonaventure
School
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 10 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., and 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 ask that you also
check your own children and if you find them to be infested, please 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 and all nits have been removed. If we
all cooperate with these procedures, we may not entirely
escape outbreaks, but we will be able to bring them under
control quickly.
ST. BONAVENTURE’S WINTER CARNIVAL
From March 4th to March 8th St. Bonaventure held its
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, ice sculptures, crazy hat day, waffles and ice cream,
and school wide bingo, to name just a few.
Contest Winners
The winner of the Primary coloring contest was Julia in
Mrs. Hayes class and the winner of the Junior colouring
contest was Steven in Mr. Mowat's class. Also, Mrs.
Trueman‘s and Mr. Villanueva‘s classes won the BINGO
prize of an ice cream cake. Honorable mention goes to
Mrs. Lomasney‘s class who got BINGO, but just missed
calling down in time.
During the Play Day, the morning winners were the members of Team 4 and the afternoon winners were the members of Team 15.
Thank You! Thank You!
The carnival committee would like to thank all of the students, staff, and parents who helped to make The St.
Bonaventure Winter Carnival a success at our school.
Honorable mention goes to G. Cadamuro, M. Killman,
L. Dearling and V. Chiappetta (supply teacher) for
your time and dedication preparing for and overseeing
this marvelous event! We can't wait to do it all over
again next winter!
Team 4 (AM Winners)
Team 15 (PM Winners)
Brayden (Sparkes)
Ronaldo (Eby)
Ethan (Cheng-Hayward)
Cameron K. (Arena)
Korinna (Hayes)
Malakai (Lomasney)
Kristin (Trueman)
Isabella (Deverell)
Dorcas (Deverell)
Bianca (Sparkes)
Nicolas (Killman)
Clinton (Mowat)
Timothy (Beck)
Jahlani (Black)
Matthew (Dearling)
Ethan (Shakes)
Sara (Tuzi)
Kevin (Mowat)
Tonia (Tuzi)
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...
Mrs. Gallant, our Grade 8 Teacher. Thank you to Mrs.
Gallant for all of her school spirit.
The winner of the ―Qui est Bonhomme?‖ contest was Jannine from Mrs. Dearling‘s grade 4 class.
Merci Beaucoup et Joyeux Carnaval!
ARE YOU PLANNING ON MOVING?
THE KIDSSENTIALS HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
We are in the process of planning staffing and organization of classes for the
2013 - 2014 school year. If you are
planning to move out of the St. Bonaventure School area,
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
School as soon as possible.
Take a break from packing lunch! Kidssentials is the
fresh, hot lunch provider at our school.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
School Council meetings are held on Wednesday evenings
at 7:00 pm in the school library on the following dates. All
are welcome!
 April 17
 May 15
“Growing Together In the Year of Faith”
A conference for Catholic School Council Members, Volunteers, School Administration:
Saturday, April 13, 2013
St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School
Keynote Speaker: Bishop J. Boissonneau
Registration closes April 5th, 2013
Register at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCCSC2013
The Lunch Menu for April - June 2013 is now available to
order online. To place an order, please log in or create your
Family‘s account at www.kidssentials.com.
Lunch Cancellation Policy: If your child is away on a
Kidssentials lunch day (illness, field trip, etc.), Kidssentials
must be notified directly before 8am and a credit will be
applied to your account for future use – Kindly provide as
much notice as possible for all cancellations.
Kidssentials may be reached at 905-855-1914 or via email
at mail@kidssentials.com
Kidssentials is hiring! Work only while your child’s at
school – Perfect for any stay-at-home parent. Contact
Kidssentials today for more info.
Our Grade 3 and 6 students will be participating in the
Provincial EQAO assessments which are scheduled
between May 27th and June 7th. It is very important
that your child be present at this time. Further information will follow.
Please visit the website, http://www.eqao.com/, for
parent and student resources that can be used to help
prepare your child for the assessments.
PENNY POWER !
The After School Tutoring Club provides students
in grades three and six with additional support that
will help them feel comfortable and confident in their
With your change, we can help our
knowledge and skills as they prepare for their EQAO
school’s parish build a church! All pennies
will be donated to the Guardian Angels Parish Building test. The tutoring club begins April 2nd and runs for 8
weeks. Classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays
Fund. Students will receive plastic bags to collect the
from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.
spare pennies around home and bring them to school.
FOOD DAYS
WET WEATHER IS HERE!!
MR. SUB:
First TUESDAY of each month
PIZZA:
EVERY WEDNESDAY OF THE
MONTH
KERNELS POPCORN: FRIDAYS ($2.00/bag)
Primary students are encouraged to have an extra dry shirt,
pants and socks in their backpack in the event their clothing
gets wet or soiled.
4th Annual
Guardian Angels Parish Easter Egg Hunt
Hosted by the Guardian Angels Knights of Columbus Families
And the Parish Youth
Date: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Time: 11:30 AM (right after the 10:30 Mass)
Venue: North side exit grounds of St. Edmund Campion School
Please see the Registration table after every mass.
Admission fee $ 2.00 per child with proceeds going to the
Parish Building FUND.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Week of March 25th
March 29-April 1st
March 29
March 31
April 1
April 4
April 5
April 5
April 12
April 13
Week of April 15th
April 18
April 19
April 22
April 27
April 29 - May 1
May 1
May 6 - 10th
May 16
May 21 - 24
May 27
May 29
June 9
HOLY WEEK
No Classes
Good Friday (No classes)
Easter
Easter Monday (No classes)
Graduation Pictures
CCCSC Registration closes
QSP Magazine orders due online
Fitness Presentations - Grades 4 - 6
CCCSC Conference
Share Life $1.00 wristband drive
Confirmation Retreat (Grade 8)
FSL Play - Three Musketeers
Earth Day
Confirmation - 5 pm Mass at St. Edmund Campion
Camp Muskoka (grades 7 & 8)
First Reconciliation - 9 am at St. Bonaventure
Education Week
Peel Health Dose #3
Mad Science - Grade 3 - 6
EQAO begins—Grade 3 and 6
Earth Rangers presentation - Grade 5‘s
First Holy Communion - 3 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Church
Campion Corner
April 2013 Issue 6
It has been a very busy start to our second semester
and we are very proud to share with you all the exciting events and accomplishments we have achieved.
The Fraser Report, for the second year in a row, has
ranked St. Edmund Campion as the top rated co-ed
school in Brampton. We were also recognized as
being one of the top 20 fastest improving schools in
the Province. It is the efforts of all of our staff and
students that have allowed us to achieve these outstanding results.
take a field trip to see the ―Nutcracker Ballet‖ at the
Rose Theatre. Another major highlight is that all music students this semester will be given the good fortune of listening to guest speaker, Mr. Jeff Salem -- a
world renowned musician, drummer percussionist,
and educator.
Our grade 12 Dramatic Arts students performed in
the Sears Ontario Drama Festival at St. Marcellinus
S.S. and one of our senior students won an award of
Excellence for their written script. We are extremely
proud of our student‘s enthusiasm and passion.
Future Lawyers at Campion!
Black History Month
Black History Month was a true success. Our students were inspired and moved by the guest speakers
that presented and the special events that took place
throughout the month of February. Such efforts bring
meaning and time to reflect for many students. Guest
speakers for all grade levels included: Al. St. Louis,
Dewayne Morgan, Wes "MastroFresh" Williams,
and Duane "D.O" Gibson. In addition, every morning, achievements of African Canadians were shared
with the school during announcements, and our library and Bear Den display cases were adorned with
literature and artifacts from the African Diaspora.
Campion's Law Team has made it yet again to the
final four of our regional competition! We are the
only school to make it to the final four, five of the
last six years; a remarkable feat. Our team overall
placed third in the 11th Annual Regional. We must
have some future lawyers walking our halls.
Basketball
Our Love for the Arts
St. Edmund Campion‘s Tenth Anniversary Musical
Celebration will take place on April 25th and 26th
from 7-9 p.m. Tickets are only $5. Come out and
help celebrate Campion‘s historic day with a variety
of skits, musical numbers, and jam band performances! This may be a great opportunity for Grade
eight students to see all that the arts have to offer at
St. Edmund Campion.
Campion‘s Music Program is full of activity and in
high demand. Music students have had the opportunity to play at the following events: Awards Night,
our Social Justice Night in support of our trip to India, Principal‘s Meeting, Breakfast of Champions,
Community Christmas, and our traditional Christmas
Coffee House.
Not only have they participated in these live performances, they were also given the opportunity to
Our Senior Boys Basketball team did very well this
season. While at OFSAA, the basketball players represented our name with class. The boys made it to
OFSAA but despite losing in the quarter-finals what
made the event was the quick reaction of our young
men to an incident during our warm-up, where a gentleman in a seated rollator walker fell down near our
basket. Without hesitation all twelve players ran over
to help the gentleman get back up. This speaks to the
values and leadership qualities these young men
have and exhibit in being a part of our Campion
Community.
Continued on next page...
Our Faith – A Note from our Chaplain
Peace be with you!
This year, staff and students began the season of Lent
with a liturgy for Ash Wednesday. The theme of the
liturgy was Reconciliation: Accepting God’s Love for
Us by Accepting and Loving Ourselves. The liturgy
launched our Lenten school project of almsgiving: a
Penny Drive to raise money for the Knight‘s Table in
Brampton. Also, as a school we participate in a ‗Fast‘
each week for Lent. By Easter, we will have fasted
from junk food, inappropriate language and gossip.
Finally, over Holy Week we will perform ‗Random
Acts of Kindness‘ for each other. We will conclude our
Lenten Journey on Holy Thursday with a liturgy focused on a dramatization of God‘s unfailing love.
Several students and members of our staff will also
participate in ‗Share-Fast‘; a one day fast to raise
money for several charities in our area.
With Easter‘s promise of Resurrection and spring, our
school will celebrate our 10th Anniversary on April 3
through a school wide retreat day. We will begin the
day with an Easter Mass and a guest speaker, Fr. Tony
Ricard from New Orleans. All staff, students and
families from our feeder schools and members of our
parish are invited to join us at 7:00 pm in the evening
as Fr. Tony speaks to us about our precious Gift of
Catholic Education.
As the cold grip of this winter slowly releases us from
its icy grasp, we pray that all the families and staff
members of our feeder schools will enjoy the gradual
warmth and colours of spring, and a bright and hopefilled Easter!
God bless,
Mary Connor-Brooks
Joining Campion in the fall?
We are so excited to welcome our new group of Grade
9 students this September. Course Verification forms
were sent out to all of our feeder schools and we
would ask that if any changes need to be made you
complete this as soon as possible. Completed forms
must be returned to the Grade 8 teacher and teacher
will be forwarding them to the Guidance Department.
On Wednesday, April 10th our school will be hosting
an Advanced Placement Information Night. The
purpose of this evening will be to provide parents with
information about the Regional Advanced Placement
(AP) Program that is currently being offered at St. Edmund Campion. Please join us at 7 pm and hear more
about this amazing opportunity for your child.
We look forward to sharing more of our school‘s good
news and all of our upcoming events. In addition, we
encourage you to contact St. Edmund Campion S.S. if
you have any questions or would like to get involved
in any of the events mentioned above; please feel free
to call us at 905-846-7124.