Mary Fix Catholic School
Newsletter
Father God,
Thank you for New Life
For Spring flowers, baby chicks, new born lambs
For Spring sunshine and rain showers
Learning and Living
Through God
486 Paisley Blvd. West
Mississauga, Ontario L5B 2M4
(905)270-3140 Fax: (905)270-3475
April 2014
Principal, A. Milanetti
Secretary, M. Kivell
Which help the plants to grow.
Thank you for the dried bulbs and seeds which look so dead.
They are springing into new life, soon they will be beautiful.
Pastor, St. Catherine of Siena
Fr. Lando (905)272-1454
Most of all Lord,
We thank you for your Son, Jesus,
Who suffered and died for us, on the cross.
And today, we celebrate, that on Easter Day
Trustee, B. Iannicca
(905)270-0536
Superintendent, D. Amaral
(905)890-1221
He rose from the dead.
HE IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!
Catholic Education Week: Serving in the Love of Christ
Catholic schools are Catholic communities. Catholic schools are faith communities. We
– parents, students, teachers, administrative and support staff – walk and grow together
in the faith which we received at our Baptism. And it is the ‘together’ that we grow. Our
growth is primarily a relationship with God, who at our Baptism, called us by name. But
the response of each of us to that growth is both personal and communal. We grow in
our faith in the nurturing atmosphere of our Catholic community be that of our local
parish, our home, or our Catholic school community.
Our school community will celebrate Catholic Education Week May 5-9, 2014
There are five sub-themes for each day of Catholic Education Week:
Monday – Serve with faithfulness
Tuesday – Serve with humility
Wednesday – Serve with compassion
Thursday – Serve with justice
Friday – Serve with joy
Mary Fix School Council Presents: Kids are Stressed Too
See the flyer inside this newsletter for information about this informative evening being held at
Mary Fix School on Thursday, April 24th, 2014 at 7:p.m.
School Council Co-Chairs,
R. Galluzzo & A. Orme
Dates to Remember
Pizza Day
Apr - 4, 11, 17 & 25
Apr 2
Confessions 9:15 a.m.
Apr 3
Chess Tourney at St. Mark
Apr 3
School Council 7 p.m.
Apr 7—11
Share Life Week
Apr 8
Graduation Photos
Apr 13-19
Holy Week
Apr 15
St Martin’s (Gr 8)
Apr 16
Cyber-Bullying Presentation
by Peel Police (Gr 7 & 8)
Apr 18
Good Friday
Apr 21
Easter Monday
Apr 22
Earth Day
Apr 23 & 24
Rosary
Apr 24
Diversity Conference (Gr 8)
Apr 24
Brain Gym
Apr 24
Parent Night
Apr 25
Junior Heads Up
Apr 28—30
Camp Muskoka (Gr 7 & 8)
May 2
Intermediate Heads Up
May 5—9
Catholic Education Week
May 5—9
Book Fair
May 7
Hats Off Walk for Sick Kids
May 8
Spring Concert “The Arts”
May 10
First Communion 11 a.m.
May 12
Welcome to Kindergarten Night
May 21/22
Rosary Apostolate
May 21
Dental Screening
May 23
Grade 8 Confirmation Retreat
May 26—30
EQAO (Gr 3 & 6)
May 29
Confirmation 7 p.m. (Gr 8)
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First Holy Communion
Mary Fix Catholic School Newsletter
Kindergarten 2014-15
First Holy Communion for our Grade
We continue to register kindergarten
2’s will be celebrated on Saturday, May aged children. At this time we are only
10th at 11:00 a.m.
accepting registrations from families
within Mary Fix Boundaries. Please
Confirmation
see the office, the Mary Fix or Board
Our Grade 8 students will be confirmed website for details.
on Thursday, May 29th at 7:00 p.m.
Confessions
On Wednesday, April 2nd at 9:15 a.m.
priests will be conducting confessions
for Grade 3 to 8.
Easter Season
In today’s day, Easter is a time for
Welcome to Kindergarten Night
On Monday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. we
will be holding our ‘Welcome to
hearing the ‘Good News’ once more
Kindergarten’ (WTK) evening. This is
and celebrating the Sacraments that
are signs of the power of Christ’s death a fun and informative evening for new
Kindergartens and their parents.
and resurrection. They remind us of
our great journey with Christ. May the Community partners, such as the
YMCA before and after school program
gift of His Resurrection be with you
will be available at 6:00 p.m.
always throughout the entire Easter
Season!
EQAO Testing
Celebrating Virtues
In April the Mary Fix community will
celebrate the virtue of love.
Love is not about us—it is about
forgetting ourselves and looking out for
the good of the other. That’s what
Jesus did—He forgot about himself on
purpose. He chose to give up His life
for the good of others—us!
Moving/Flex Boundary
If you are moving or wish to renew
your Flexible Boundary Request,
please see the office for a form.
Student Information
Please remember to update the office
with any new information regarding
your child. The office needs to be
advised of any changes to telephone
numbers, emergency contacts or
address so that we have all the correct
information for your child in case of an
emergency.
Also should your child’s medical status
change, ie., allergies, asthma, etc., it is
critical that the office be informed. All
medication must be kept in the office.
Administrative Professionals’ Day
Wednesday April 23rd, 2014, is
designated Administrative
Professionals’ Day. We would like to
express our gratitude for everything
This year’s EQAO assessments for
Grade 3 and Grade 6 students will take that our head secretary, Mrs. Kivell and
our school volunteer, Mrs. Mailloux, do
place May 26 through June 6, 2014.
to make Mary Fix such an amazing
Attendance at school will be very
school! Thank you on behalf of our
important during this time for these
students and the Mary Fix School
students. Therefore, parents/
Community!
guardians are asked to refrain from
arranging appointments or taking
vacation days during this time.
School Council News
Student Placement Requests
Our staff is beginning to prepare
tentative class lists for the 2014/15
school year. Every effort is made to
assess the individual needs of each
student and place them accordingly. If
you would like to participate in the
Our Daily prayer for April: Let us
placement of your child, we ask that
now pray for the virtue of love so that
you put your concerns and/or request
we will never be satisfied until all are
in writing. Please state the
satisfied.
environment/setting which will enable
Please join us for our ‘Love’ assembly him/her to develop to his/her fullest
on Friday, April 25th at 10 a.m.
potential. The names of specific
presented by Mr. Chornous’ class.
teachers should not be mentioned.
Any request which states a specific
teacher will not be entertained as we
cannot guarantee staffing
Grad Photos
assignments. Please remember that all
A photographer from Edge
staffing is tentative. Every effort will
Imaging will be here on April 8th to be made to meet your child’s needs.
Please submit requests in writing by
take pictures of our Grade 8 stuthe Thursday, April 17th.
dents.
On Thursday, April 24th, School
Council will be presenting ‘Brain Gym’,
an interactive seminar helping people
improve focus, eliminate stress and
bad behavior. Please see the flyer in
this newsletter for details. Our Spring
Fundraiser, featuring La Montagne:
Gourmet non-frozen cookie dough
mixes and Style, featuring lovely
costume jewelry is now underway.
Orders are due on April 11th.
Proceeds from this Fundraiser will go
towards purchasing more
SMARTBOARD technology for our
school. Please see the flyer in this
newsletter for more details.
Please join us for our next School
Council Meeting on Thursday, April 3
at 7 p.m. (May meeting, Wednesday,
May 14th). All are welcome.
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Dear Parents,
This year Share Life Week will occur from April 7th to April 11th. During this time, Mary Fix will be joining schools
from across the Archdiocese of Toronto in celebrating Share Life through fundraising. We are asking each student to
bring in a voluntary donation in order to participate in various activities. Each child that brings a donation will receive
a share life silicone wrist band. Students can either choose to bring a loonie for each event they participate in or provide a one-time donation of $5.00 for all five events. The Share Life donation will be presented to the church at the
end of the school year. The dates and themes of events are listed below:
Monday April 7th
Wacky Hat Day
Tuesday April 8th
Games and Gum Day –Students can chew gum today and enjoy playing board games for
part of the day
Wednesday April 9th
Crazy Hair Day
Thursday April 10th
Twin/ Triplet/Quadruplet Day-dress like a friend or group of friends
Friday April 11th
Beach Day- Wear your tropical attire
Share Life is the official annual charitable appeal of the Archdiocese of Toronto that raises funds to help support a large
family of Catholic Agencies. Last year, the family of Share Life-funded agencies reached out to nearly 250,000 people
locally and assisted countless more in developing countries around the world. They fed the hungry, sheltered the
homeless, protected the meek and cared for the sick. In 42 municipalities, in 225 parishes, and in more than 20 languages, those in need received professional, faith-informed and compassionate care as a result of our generosity. Let’s
Share Life at Mary Fix. In this season of lent let us help others in need. We can all work wonders!
Thank you in advance for your generosity,
R. Franzone Cadete
Share Life Representative
Mary Fix Catholic School Newsletter
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If you already have a Criminal
reference check on file at the school,
In keeping with the Safe Schools Act,
please complete the Criminal Offence
all volunteers including those going on
Declaration form available at the office.
one day school trips must have a
Please have your check or declaration
Criminal Reference Check. If you have
completed so you can continue to be
the time or inclination to be a volunEco Team News
an important and valued member at
teer, assist with school trips, drive for
our school. Thank you.
On March 21st, Mary Fix participated
sports events, assist with our
in ‘The Great Gulp’. Everyone took a
fundraiser(s), be an active member of
gulp of water at the same time from
school councilor deal with children in
Be Smart, Get a Head Start
their reusable water bottles or cups.
any capacity, please contact the office
Head lice are always present in the
On Friday, March 28th, we celebrated for a criminal reference check form.
community. By checking your child’s
Earth Hour here at Mary Fix from 10The Criminal Reference check is free
head once a week for head lice, you
11 a.m. Thank you to staff and
for volunteers. We encourage our
students who continue to practice good volunteers to submit their forms to the will catch it early and treat it before it
has a chance to spread. Should you
energy conservation habits and who
Peel Police before June, so that they
regularly bring reusable containers to
will be processed by September 2014. suspect that your child (ren) has head
lice, please notify the school.
school to support our school waste
minimization plan.
Criminal Reference Checks
On Wednesday, April 9th
representatives from Eco Source will
be at Mary Fix to run elementary waste
reduction workshops for students in
Grades 1 through 8.
We are continuing our weekly
initiatives; Tap Water Tuesdays, Lights
out lunches, Wasteless Wednesdays
and now would like to encourage
Walking Wednesdays where
students, as much as possible, walk to
school. As the warmer weather
arrives, leave the car at home and
walk or ride a bike to school - this is
healthy for you and for the
environment!
The Eco Team is looking for
volunteers to help with the front
flowerbeds. If you have a green thumb
and/or are willing to assist with cleanup, planning and planting these 2
flowerbeds, please contact the office.
The Eco team, led by Mrs. Nucci,
continues to educate, inform and
model, and, as a result, we are well on
our way to being ‘recertified’ as an Eco
School again this year.
Mrs. Nucci &
the Mary Fix Eco Team
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
CONFESSIONS
Monday-Tues-Wed, April 14 - 16
6:00-6:45pm
________HOLY THURSDAY
8:00pm
Mass of the Lord's Supper
9:15pm
Parish Holy Hour
APRIL17th ___________
11:00pm Church closes
________GOOD FRIDAY
9:00-11:00am
APRIL18th ___________
Confessions
12:00pm
Stations of the Cross (Spanish)
3:00pm
Celebration of the Lord's Passion (Eng.)
5:00pm
Stations of the Cross (English)
6:30pm
Celebration of the Lord's Passion (Eng.)
8:00pm
Stations of the Cross (Italian)
9:15pm
Celebration of the Lord's Passion(Span.)
________HOLY SATURDAY
APRIL 19th __________
8:00pm Easter Vigil Mass
________EASTER SUNDAY
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
English
Italian
English
English
2:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
APRIL 20th __________
Tagalog
English
Spanish
Mary Fix School Council Presents:
Kids Are Stressed Too
Mary Fix Catholic School (Library), 486 Paisley Boulevard West, Mississauga
Thursday April 24t h 2014, 7pm-8:30 pm
Kids are welcome!!

Learn how the brain functions under stress and why the body responds the way it does.


Improve focus, eliminate stress and bad behavior.
Learn how the body brain connection can be accomplished with simple body
movements such as Brain Gym®.

This workshop is fun, easy, interactive and practical for the whole family.

You have more power than you think!!
Leah Dilley is a registered massage therapist, certified acupuncturist and Brain Gym® consultant with over 13
years of experience in the wellness field. She has helped thousands eliminate and understand their stress.
Working with the body is essential to create the body brain connection for optimal performance and health.
As a mother of a son with high needs, integrating Brain Gym® and body work allowed him to improve his focus, emotional awareness and general anxiety to become an interested and confident learner. Working with
kids and not focusing on the behavior but the stress behind the behavior can turn the child’s world into a positive when the right systems and treatments are in place.
St. Catherine of Siena Parish April 2014
Stations of the
Cross every Friday at
6:30pm during Lent.
Easter Sunday is April 20th!
God our Father, creator of all, today is the day of
Easter joy. This is the morning on which the Lord
appeared to men who had begun to lose their hope
and opened their eyes to what the scriptures
foretold: that first he must die, and then he would
rise and ascend into his Father’s glorious
presence. May the risen Lord breathe on our
minds and open our eyes that we may know him in
the breaking of the bread, and follow him in his
risen life. Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
PARISH FEAST
Weekend May 2nd - 4th
Plan to participate in
the weekend festivities
celebrating our patron
St. Catherine of Siena
beginning Friday
evening.
2014 Parish Campaign
is underway. Please be
generous. “You can
work wonders.”
Please join us for a three day Mission in
preparation for Easter…Wednesday April 9th to
Friday April 11th in the church at 7pm.
ARCHDIOCESAN DAY OF CONFESSIONS
Wednesday April 9th
Here in our parish from
9 to 11am
3 to 6pm
after the 7pm mass
Parish Registration
Campaign
All parishioners new
and existing are asked
to complete a
registration form to
update the Parish data.
Please check the
church website for
further details
www.stcatherine.ca
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT EXCHANGE INFORMATION NIGHT
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic Institute for International Education in collaboration with the Canadian
Education Exchange Foundation, are pleased to offer students attending schools in Dufferin-Peel the
incredible opportunity to study overseas. Students in Grades 9 to 12 and their parents/guardians are
invited to a special information evening on:
Thursday, April 10, 2014
7:00 – 8:00 pm
St. Edmund Campion Secondary School
275 Brisdale Drive,
Brampton ON, L7A 3C7
Exchanges are available for one month this summer and for 2 or 3 months during the 2014–2015 school
year. Full details will be provided about the application process, costs and participating countries. As
well, a representative from the Canadian Education Exchange Foundation will be present to answer any
questions parents/guardians and students may have.
Don’t miss out on learning about this life changing opportunity. If you are unable to attend and would
like additional information please see the Canadian Education Exchange Foundation website at
www.ceef.ca or contact Rita Borg, Principal of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic Institute for International
Education at (905) 412-3341, extension 31460. We look forward to seeing you at the information night!
Mark Your Calendars!
Summer Literacy Camp 2014
A Literacy Reinforcement and Enhancement Program for Students
SK through Grade Six
Oral Language:
Listening and Speaking
Reading:
Fluency, Motivation, Comprehension
(Retelling and Proficient Reader
Strategies)
Foundational Skills:
Phonemic Awareness, Letter Sound
Identification, Concepts about Print,
Hearing and Recording Sounds in Words,
High Frequency Words
Writing:
Text Forms and the Traits of Writing
Writing Process
Spelling/ Phonics/ Working with Words/
Grammar / Vocabulary Development
Friday Fun Days!
Reader’s Theatre
Literacy experiences
Literacy Camp provides a fun and innovative environment for learners!
Small group and individual attention for students
Balanced literacy curriculum with lessons planned for your child’s individual learning needs
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration is available only through teacher referral.
Dates:
Monday July 7th – Friday July 25th
Days:
Weekdays
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost:
$300 for full 3 week session
Registration forms will be available at:
Dufferin-Peel Elementary Schools
after March Break.
Please ask your child’s teacher for more
information.
For registration information please call 905-891-9263 ext. 0
Offered by the Department of Adult and Continuing Education
Registration Forms to be submitted to school by early June.
…at MARY FIX SCHOOL
Dear Parents:
It is time to start our SPRING FUNDRAISER raising necessary funds to purchase additional SMART BOARDS.
In an effort to provide a fundraiser that will include “something affordable for everyone”, at every price
point, we are excited to leap ahead of Mother’s Day and offer several inexpensive gift ideas along with
a few tasty treats.
We are pleased to introduce THE LAMONTAGNE COLLECTION
!
Here’s how it works:
Each participating family is receiving one package containing the above brochures along with a 4 part
order form, collection money envelope and a cumulative PRIZE program brochure.

GOURMET NON-FROZEN cookie dough mixes - just mix & bake! Sealed packages can be
kept on the shelf for up to one year without refrigeration and prepared dough can be
refrigerated for 3 weeks or frozen for 3 months! Compliment your baking choice and warm
up a cool winter day with a hot cup of delicious coffee, tea or hot chocolate with a tasty
pumpkin spice bread….NEW - Check out FUN with Pasta!

STYLE 2014 …………whether a special gift for your sweetheart, something cute for the little
ones or storing jewellery in THE LITTLE MERMAID DRESS ORGANIZER on page 3, you will not be
disappointed with this trendy and exciting new 2014 selection of STYLE designs.

SPRING COLLECTION!.....HOLIDAY gift ideas, Kitchen gadgets, BBQ favourites……a little
something for everyone !!
Taking orders from relatives, friends, neighbours and colleagues at your workplace will really help to
accumulate sales. Invite out-of-town friends and relatives to view all catalogues online at
www.lamontagne.ca and then call or e-mail their order to you. You can view all brochure products
online and make your choice(s) on the attached order form. Please collect the money when you take
the order. No orders can be accepted without payment.
Important Dates and Information:
Return the top three copies (white, yellow and pink) of the order form and monies collected on or
before APRIL
11
in order to ensure a timely return of the final order.
Please make sure that your child’s name is on both the order form and the money envelope. Retain the
green copy for your records.
All cheques must be made payable to MARY FIX SCHOOL.
As our special “thank you” for your efforts, this fundraiser
includes some prizes for your family:
Included inside each brochure package is a poster listing all of the prizes each child may receive when
they reach their specific sales target.
No need to select prizes as your family prizes earned are delivered with our small “thanks” with your
order upon delivery in approximately four weeks.
This is a simple way for us to raise much-needed funds for the School so let’s do it together and make it a
huge success.
Thank you in advance for your efforts and your on-going support!
Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Volume 7
Web Resources:
Primary:
Pizza Game
www.mrnussbaum.com
Junior:
Flitting with fractions
www.mathfrog.ca
Intermediate:
Fraction Café
www.wiredmath.ca
Fractions
Learning about fractions extends students’
understanding of our number system. While
whole numbers represent quantities of
whole units, fractions signify parts of whole
units or parts of sets. Although fractions
are all around us, learning about fractions is
difficult for some students. Identifying
fractions in our environments makes them
meaningful and easier to visualize.
Family Math Activities
Ordering a Pizza? Make it a family math activity.
Before you take that first bite, have your child count how many slices
the pizza is “equally divided” into. Ask questions like: How many people
are eating? How can we share the pizza fairly? How many slices would
someone eat if they wanted half, quarter, the whole pizza. Extend the
learning for an older child by comparing the size of the slices of pizza
cut into fewer or more slices. For example, a pizza cut into 6 slices can
be cut into 12 slices. We can compare one sixth to two twelfths…what
do we notice?
 Bake or cook together
 Make a third, fourth or half of a simple recipe or try
Grades 7 and 8
CLIPS
CLIPS (Critical Learning Instructional Paths Supports) are web-based
interactive supports for
students. They provide precise, personalized learning activities for your
children.
http://oame.on.ca/CLIPS/
Elementary Program Team
2012
April 2014
The Virtue for the month of March is Love
Let us now pray for the virtue of love so that we will never be satisfied until all are satisfied. Amen
Sun
Mon
Tue
1 April Fool’s Day
6 ShareLife Week
7
Wacky Hat Day
8 Games & Gum Day
Wed
Thu
2 Lenten Confessions
@ 9:15 at school
3 Chess Tournament
@ St. Mark
Walk to School Day
School Council 7 p.m.
9 Crazy Hair Day
10 Twin/Triplet/
Quadruplet Day
Eco-Source Workshops
13 Palm Sunday
14
Graduation Photos
Walk to School Day
Eco-Source Workshops
15 Grade 8’s to St.
Martin
16
Walk to School Day
17 Grade 6 Presents:
The Stations of the
Cross Tableau
21 Easter Monday
22 Aboriginal Drumming Workshop Gr 6
23
Earth Day
Walk to School Day
27
Sat
4
5
11 Beach Day
12
Grade 6 Aboriginal
Jigging Workshop
18 Good Friday
19
25 Love Assembly @
10 a.m. presented by
Grade 8
26
Holy Week
Holy Week Begins
20 Easter Sunday
Fri
28
29
30
Walk to School Day
Grade 7’s & 8’s to Camp Muskoka
24 Brain Gym Workshop 7 p.m.