Weekly UPDATE
Virtue of the Month:
February 29, 2016 issue #23
RESPECT
We will be celebrating as a school community on
Tuesday, March 1 @ 11:15 a.m. in our gymnasium.
*Please join us for prayer and reflection
Georges Vanier School Prayer
Lord, in the morning as we start this day,
We take a moment to bow and pray.
We start with thanks,
For all your kind and loving ways.
And now as we begin our day,
Watch over us as we work and play.
We ask you to help us respect and love one another,
And all we meet during the day.
Hold our families and school staff in your hands,
As we follow, in your
V commands.
Teach us to love you more than before,
Through random acts of love and kindness.
Guide us to be like Georges Vanier,
And make a difference by
Helping the poor, the needy, the sick and the homeless.
We ask this through Jesus, Our Lord.
Amen
For assistance please call…
School # 905-792-2251
School secretary: Mrs. Fay
School principal: Mr. Maiolo
Superintendent:
Ms. Finegan-Downey
Trustee: Mr. Xaviour
School Parish: St. John Fisher
Pastor: Fr. Grima
“Go Make A Difference”
Milk & Popcorn
available daily at
12:40p.m.
Front foyer. $1.00
(chocolate or white milk)
Our school Lenten Mass will be held on Tuesday, March 22 at St. John Fisher Parish, 10 am. This mass will be celebrated by the
Bishop. All are welcomed. Students and staff will be bused to and from mass on this day.
School hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Kiss’N’Ride Reminder: PLEASE do not park in the Kiss’N’Ride lane. If you need to
leave your vehicle for any reason, please find a parking spot at the side of the
building. (Parking Lot). Children’s safety is a priority at all times while on school
property. Thank you for your assistance. PEEL POLICE as well as By-law Enforcement
Officers have dropped in and will be patrolling and enforcing by-laws with reference
to parking illegally. Please do not park and/or leave your vehicle in Kiss’N’Ride at
ANYTIME!
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
Now that colder weather is upon us, we respectfully remind you to ensure
that your children come to school dressed warmly to participate in recess activities.
When weather conditions are severe, we may reduce the outdoor playtime, or have indoor
recess entirely. Fresh air and exercise are vital components for successful learning, so we will
endeavour to have children play outside whenever possible. Help your children come to school
appropriately dressed with scarves, hats and mittens on those really chilly days!
For health and safety reasons and to help keep the school safe and clean, we ask all students to
have indoor shoes. Thank you for your support in this matter.
Regional Health Unit Resources
Please assist us by reviewing good hand washing procedures, as well as other
preventative measures, as outlined in the various Peel Health resources available to
you through their websites. As always, children who are unwell, should be kept at
home.
Reconciliation for grades 6, 7, 8 on Wednesday March 2
Hydro One presentation for grade 5 class on Friday, March 4 at 1:15
Health and Safety Reminders: Please be reminded that school yard supervision does not start
until 8:50 a.m. Please do not drop off your child(ren) in the schoolyard yard before that time.
Dismissal of all grade levels is 3:30 p.m. (students will be dismissed through the doors to the
school yard. Only bus students should be exiting through the front doors.)
Please be reminded that our front doors are always locked and the only way to gain access is by
pressing the button on the brown panel next to the door. The door will then unlock so that you
may gain entry. As posted on the door, use caution as the door opens automatically under its’
own power.
A reminder to always stop in at the office to sign out your child or to receive a visitor’s pass if
visiting another area of the school.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Dates ahead:
March Break Monday March 14-Friday March 18
March 22 Lenten Mass at the Parish (10:00 am)
March 24 Holy Thursday Passion Play in the pm.
March 25 Good Friday
March 26 Holy Saturday
March 27 Easter Sunday
March 28 Easter Monday
March 31 School Council Meeting @ 7 pm
April 17 grade 2 First Reconciliation @ parish 2:00 pm
May 10 grade 7 and 8 Confirmation @ parish 7:00 pm
May 29 grade 2 First Holy Communion @ parish 2:00 p.m.
“African-American Carter G. Woodson conceived the
idea of having a time set aside devoted to the
African, and African-American history that Blacks
were learning on their own. He chose the week in February that
contained the birthdates of two people he credited with
bringing about the end of American slavery, President Abraham
Lincoln and Black abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, which he
called Negro History Week in 1926. The celebration expanded
and over time became known as Black History Month.
In Canada, this idea was first celebrated in Toronto by railroad
porters within the Black community by 1950; the porters had
learned of it on their travels in the United States. The Canadian
Negro Women’s Association also hosted a few celebrations. It
was not until the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) was
founded in 1978, and petitioned the City of Toronto by 1979 to
have February proclaimed Black History Month that the
celebration started to trickle into the entire community. The
OBHS has successfully lobbied the federal government to have
February declared as Black History Month. In December 1995,
the Parliament of Canada officially recognized February as
Black History Month, following a motion introduced by the first
Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament, the Honourable
Jean Augustine, MP of Etobicoke-Lakeshore.” We celebrate this
special month at Vanier with student-led announcements and
class presentations highlighting black history in Canada and
around the world.