Holy Family School
61 Allan Drive, Bolton, ON L7E 1P7
Phone: (905) 857-1300
Newsletter # 7
www.dpcdsb.org/HOFAM
Principal: M. Clarot
Secretary: M. Proctor
Catholic School Council Chair: M. D’Alelio
Superintendent: L. Storey 1-800-387-9501
Superintendent: P. McMorrow 1-800-387-9501
Fax: (905) 857-9432
March 2015
Holy Family Church - Pastor: Father L. Leger
Associate Pastor: Fr. David Gikonyo
Church Phone (905) 857-1938
Trustee: F. Di Cosola (905) 951-8898
LENT (February 10th — March 27th, 2016)
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Lenten Mass Schedule
Page 2
Class List Formation Info
Page 3
EcoTeam News
Page 4
Virtue of the Month – Kindness
Page 5
Photo Collages
Pages 6 & 7
Math @ Home
Page 8
March/April Calendars
Page 9
Lent is a season of turning to God in simplicity and
sincerity as we prepare to celebrate the joy of Easter.
This year Pope Francis calls on all believers to
practice the works of mercy and to listen to God’s
Word. We as believers are called to practice the
Lenten rituals of prayer, fasting and almsgiving
(giving money or other help to the needy). Doing
these three rituals, during this “Year of Mercy”, will
help us to grow closer to God and to keep Lent as a
holy season. This Lenten season, let us be open to
God’s word, avoid treats and give alms. This “Year
of Mercy” our school goal is to collect 40 bags of
sugar, 40 boxes of salt, 40 bags of rice and 40
jars of oil. Our Faith Ambassadors will be bringing
these items to Dr. Simone and will be given to the
less fortunate.
Holy Family School will gather together at mass
throughout
the
Lenten
season.
All
parents/caregivers are welcome to join us.
M. Clarot
We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all people.
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March Break
Immunization Clinic #2
March Break this year falls during the
week of March 14th – 18th. School
resumes after the break on Monday,
March 21st.
Parents of our Gr. 7 and 8 students are asked to note
that the 2nd Hep B/HPV immunization clinic is
scheduled for Wednesday, March 9th, 2016.
P.A. Day
Year of Mercy Lenten
Collection
Monday, April 11th, 2016 is a P.A. Day. Therefore,
there will be no classes for either elementary or
secondary students on this day.
Lenten Mass Schedule
Throughout the Season of Lent, the
students from Holy Family School will
be
attending
mass
at
the
parish. Mass will be held at the
regularly scheduled time of 10:00
a.m. Parents are welcome to join
us.
Please see the dates below:
Mr. Read/Ms. Martin: Feb.25
Mrs. Valotta/Mrs. Crognale: Mar. 22
Mrs. Lovatt: Mar. 10
Mrs. Kirec: Mar. 3
Mrs. Posteraro: Mar 1
Mrs. Angelosante: Mar. 11
Mr. Buckley: Mar. 11
Mrs. McEwen: Mar. 4
Mrs. Fazio: Feb. 25
Mrs. Moscoso: Mar. 22
Mr. Mazanik and Mrs. Bertani: Mar. 4
During this season of Lent, we are collecting bags of
sugar, rice and salt, and bottles of vegetable oil. Our
goal is to collect a minimum of 40 of each item but
we hope to surpass this goal. The Youth Faith
Ambassadors will be bringing the items to Dr.
Simone’s warehouse on May 10th. Thank you to all
who have brought items in.
Lenten Retreat
The Adult and Youth Faith Ambassadors will be
running a Lenten Retreat on the morning of
Thursday, March 24th. We have activities planned
as well as a Passion Play starring our own Youth
Faith Ambassadors. What a great way to end off
Holy Week.
Rosary Apostolate
Our Easter Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday,
April 5th, at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome to join us.
The Rosary Apostolate visited our
school on Tuesday, February 2nd
and will visit us again on Tuesday,
March 1st. The students have
really enjoyed the visits and have
learned a lot about the rosary and this Year of Mercy.
The ladies have been very impressed with the
behavior and the support given to them. Thank you
to all the teachers, staff and students.
Immunization Updates
Lego Club
Peel Health has now distributed letters to
those families that require updated
immunizations. Peel Health works
through school boards. If you don’t
respond, the school will be instructed to suspend
your child. Please check your mail to see if you have
received notification and ensure that your
immunization records are up to date.
The lunchtime Lego Club for SK to
Grade 6 students will be returning
Tuesday, March 22nd. It will run for
5 weeks. Registration forms will be
sent home shortly. This is a great
opportunity for children to be
creative and have fun!
We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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Class List Formation
—2016-17 School Year
We will soon begin the process of making up the
class lists for next fall. This is a complex procedure
which takes into consideration not only the needs of
the individual child, but frames those needs in the
context of the larger classroom group. In each class
we strive for a balance of learning styles, a balance
of gender, a balance of learning needs and a crosssection of abilities.
The current teachers of a grade, support staff and
administration all take part in the process. If you
wish to provide input into the process, please take
into consideration the following guidelines: Input
must be made in writing to the Principal no later than
May 2nd, 2016. Requests should be made in terms
of educational contexts, e.g. your child’s learning
needs/strengths/style, information not already
known to the school, best learning environment.
Please do not make requests for specific teachers
as staffing is always tentative and changes can take
place between now and September.
ALSO LETTERS MUST BE WRITTEN YEARLY.
Requests made in the past will not be considered for
the up-coming year. Therefore, if you have made
a request in the past and your request has not
changed you must put it in writing every year.
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Are You Moving?
If you know your family is moving
out of our boundary, we would like
to know. Each year, a number of
families move out of the area and
it assists us in our planning
purposes to know whether
students will be attending our school next year.
Please inform the office at your earliest
convenience.
Student Attendance and
Punctuality
Thanks to our many parents who
regularly call the school to report
their child(ren) are going to be
absent from school. Your phone
call to the school saves our
secretary a tremendous amount of valuable time in
trying to track down unexplained absences.
Remember that you can call the school twenty four
hours a day to report your child’s absence.
Students and parents are reminded that being
punctual for school is a very important habit to follow!
Our school entry times are 9:15 a.m. for morning
classes and 1:00 p.m. for the afternoon classes.
Students who arrive even a few minutes late for
school not only disrupt classes already underway,
but put themselves at a disadvantage, because they
need to “catch up” with classmates once they arrive
into class. All students from Junior Kindergarten
to grade 8 who arrive late to school must report
to the main office to get a late slip before going
to class.
E.Q.A.0. Testing – Grades 3 & 6
Dismissal Time
Provincial assessment in reading,
writing and mathematics will take
place during five days that occur
between May 25th and June 8th for all
students in grades 3 and 6. Kindly
avoid booking dental, doctor, etc.
appointments during that time period. Visit
DPCDSB on the web for Board and School profiles
http://www.dpcdsb.org/EQAO
Parents please be on time to pick
up your child at the end of the day
at 3:45 p.m. Please remember
we do not have supervision for
your child after this time. We
want to ensure that your child is
safe at all times.
We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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EcoTeam News
Rio Olympic Day
Thank you for wearing your sweaters for National
Sweater Day in February. In March our school will
be participating in the Great Gulp on March 22nd.
This is an activity to help create awareness about
the importance of Peel drinking water in our lives and
to promote action to improve water resources. This
event will also help promote the use of reusable
water bottles, rather than using plastic water bottles.
On Friday, February 19th, Holy
Family
School
travelled
to
Brampton Soccer Centre to
experience
Rio
Olympic
Day. Students were split into their
divisions (FDK, Primary, Junior,
Intermediate) and they participated in a
variety of sports activities. Some events included
handball, field hockey, an obstacle course, and
golf. This event was free of charge to all students
thanks to Mrs. Clarot who covered the cost of the
Brampton Soccer Centre. A special thank you to the
Parent Council who paid for the bussing and also
provided the fresh apple slices which the students
enjoyed as a snack! We would also like to thank all
the parent volunteers who helped make the day
possible.
This month we will be
celebrating
EARTH
HOUR, on Saturday,
the 19th of March, from
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. We will
celebrate this event at
school during the week
of March 21st to 24th.
This World Wildlife
Fund sponsored event
is an invitation for all to
join in recognition of the
need to do what we can to curb Climate Change.
Once again, being aware of the need for small
changes in our own habits, and making public
statements by participating in these events gives
local and national governments a glimpse into the
political will to see change.
Thank you to all students and families who continue
to develop habits around Boomerang Lunches. We
would like to remind all that composting is not an
option at school, however it is AT HOME. All
students are encouraged to bring lunch leftovers and
garbage home, reducing the need for twice daily
garbage collection in our schools, wasting bags and
time. Here at the school, our recycling bins, are
always available however if you commit to bringing
home the garbage and compostable items, the
picture will become clearer of how much of lunch
packaging is just waste: foil papers, wax papers,
clear wrap (i.e. Saran Wrap), small disposable
yogurt containers, and the list goes on. A good link
to check out, which helps you to know how to sort
your garbage according to the Region of Peel waste,
is wheredoesitgo.ca.
Have a great March Break and may we look forward
to the spring and warm weather to encourage our
trees to bud and our plants to grow.
Junior Basketball
On Tuesday, February 16th,
2016, our junior basketball
teams competed in the Bolton
school’s tournament at St. John
Paul II. The girls’ team of Sophia, Natalie, Sabrina,
Samantha, Catherine, Julia and Sarah improved
with each game but ran into very tough competition
from the other schools. Our boys, however, went
undefeated, after impressing everyone with their
passing game. They advanced to the Family
Tournament on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016.
At the Family Tournament the boys played with a lot
of heart and determination and placed second
overall. Congratulations to Noah C., Noah M.,
Julian, Luca, Matthew, and Jaydon. Thanks to
Andrew, Daniella and Milena for working with the
players and having them so well prepared! Thank
you also to coach, Mr. Buckley, for all his time and
dedication to the teams.
Free Throw Competition
Congratulations to Julian D., Julian F.
and Sabrina L. These three students
represented Holy Family in the second
round of the Knights of Columbus Basketball Free
Throw competition recently at St. Michael's High
School. Sabrina and Julian F. are moving on to the
regional competition in the weeks to come.
Congratulations!
We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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Carnaval
The week of February 15th was our
Carnaval Week. We had a red,
white and blue day, a jersey day
and a tuque day. We had daily
draws for prizes and Class Bingo.
Congratulations to Mr. Mazanik’s
Grade 8 class who won the Bingo.
Congratulations also go to our daily prize winners.
We raised about $100 from the week for ShareLife.
We hope everyone enjoyed the activities and we
thank the community for your continued support.
Youth Faith Ambassadors
Our next visit to the Davis Center is Friday, March
11th. We will be doing an Easter craft with our
Grandfriends. The Youth Faith Ambassadors are
doing a great job planning and talking with the
seniors. We thank them for their continued
participation.
Virtue of the Month
--Kindness
In March we celebrate the virtue of kindness. God
has given us the gifts of friends and companions to
keep us company and to help us out along the way.
Every person in our lives carries the Spirit of God
and so every person is our brother or sister through
Jesus. As brothers and sisters who share one Holy
Spirit, we are all valuable to God. We all deserve to
be shown concern for our welfare and our feelings.
We have all been given the fruit of the Spirit called
kindness. Kindness can only be seen through
actions. It is not enough to say I will be kind or I am
kind. We must show that we are kind by our words
and our actions. Through prayer and concentration,
we can get better at showing kindness to everyone
we meet.
Bullying Prevention Corner
In March, the bullying prevention key
message is that Bullying Can Be
Stopped.
We cannot tolerate
bullying. We need to let others know
when we see bullying happening.
We realize that bullies come in all
shapes and sizes and that those who
are being bullied have not done anything wrong.
Bystanders can either make or break the bullying. If
we refuse to become involved in the bullying, by
laughing, encouraging, etc. then the power of the
bully is diminished. Furthermore, if we can safely
stand up for those that are bullied, then the bully’s
power is further reduced. One thing that we all must
do is to let an adult know when bullying is happening.
As we mentioned last month, this is not tattling, but
rather reporting an unsafe behaviour in order to help
someone. We all have a responsibility to stop
bullying and if we all work together we can stop
bullying.
We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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March 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Thu
2
-Rosary
Apostolate—pm
-Posteraro to
Lenten Mass
6
7
8
14
9
-Intermediate
Immunization
Clinic #2
15
16
20
21
22
23
-Valotta/
Crognale/
Moscoso to Lenten
Mass
-Lego Club
27
28
-Easter Monday
-School Closed
-Happy
Easter
30
-Peel Safety
Village—Gr. 5
11
12
18
19
-End of March
Break
24
25
26
-Good Friday—
School Closed
-Passion Play
-Lenten Retreat
-PIZZA DAY
29
-Lego Club
5
-Angelosante/
Buckley to
Lenten Mass
-YFAs to Davis
Ctr.
-Virtue Assembly
17
-St. Patrick’s Day
-Palm Sunday
4
-McEwen
/Bertani/Mazanik
to Lenten Mass
10
-PIZZA DAY
-Lovatt to Lenten
Mass
-Start of March
Break
Sat
3
-PIZZA DAY
-Speech
Competition—Gr.
6-8
-Kirec to Lenten
Mass
-Leslie McCurdy
Presentation
13
Fri
31
-PIZZA DAY
April 2016
Sun
Mon
3
Tue
4
Wed
5
-Easter Mass @ 10
am
-Rosary
Apostolate—pm
-Lego Club
10
11
-P.A. Day—No
School for
Students
17
12
-Lego Club
18
25
6
-Virtue Assembly
-Gr. 3s to Swim to
Survive
19
26
Sat
1
2
7
8
9
14
15
16
21
22
23
28
29
30
-PIZZA DAY
20
-Gr. 3s to Swim to
Survive
Fri
-PIZZA DAY
13
-Gr. 3s to Swim to
Survive
-Catholic School
Council Meeting
@6:30
-Lego Club
24
Thu
-PIZZA DAY
27
-PIZZA DAY
We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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We believe that each individual is a unique gift of life from God, and we believe in the innate spiritual goodness of all peo ple.
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