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St. Hilary Catholic
Elementary School
March 2016—Issue 7
5070 Fairwind
Mississauga, ON
L5R 2N4
Office: 905-568-0056
Fax: 905-568-8236
www.dpcdsb.org/hilry
A LENTEN PRAYER
Dear God,
In love for us you sent Jesus
To save us from our sins.
Principal
T. Loftus
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Secretary
M. Rubino
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Superintendent
L. Papaloni
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Trustee
Thomas Thomas
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Parish Priest:
Msgr. E. Pan
Associate Pastors:
Fr. S. Savarimuthu
Fr. D. Twaddle
~
Have mercy on your people today
And help us to begin this Season of Lent.
Forgive our sins and help us
To turn back to your love.
We ask this through
Jesus Christ your son.
Amen
MARCH 14 TO 18: MARCH BREAK
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
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MARCH 28: EASTER MONDAY
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
THE MEANING OF LENT
Lent is a 40-day period of
preparation for Easter Sunday and
one of the major liturgical seasons of
the Catholic Church. A penitential
season marked by prayer, fasting and
abstinence, and almsgiving, began on
Ash Wednesday. Classroom
discussions and activities are designed
to enhance an understanding of the
Holy season of Lent.
All of these activities are intended to
help our students understand
the wonderful journey towards the
Resurrection of Christ.
During this time, we are each
challenged to cleanse our
hearts and prepare for
the feast of Easter.
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St. Hilary Catholic Elementary School
Holy Thursday Liturgy
Thursday, March 24th at 9:15 a.m. Please join us!
Sacramental Events
ARE YOU MOVING?
First Holy Communion Mass:
If your child will not
be returning to
April 9 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church
St. Hilary in
September, please
notify the OFFICE as
soon as possible.
CLASS LISTS FOR
SEPTEMBER
We will begin developing
next year’s class lists in
May. If your child(ren)
will be returning to
St. Hilary School and
there are particular
learning needs or other
factors that you feel we
should consider when
making up classes, please
put this in writing to the
principal by April 29th.
If your child(ren) are on a
flex boundary request,
please note that the
enrollment is reviewed on
a yearly basis and parents
must submit a letter to the
Principal requesting
flex boundary.
Confirmation Mass:
April 7 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church
Confirmation Retreat
On February 18th, many of our Grade 7 and 8 students attended the annual
Confirmation Retreat at Queen of Apostles Retreat Centre where they participated
in a number of spiritual and reflective activities facilitated by Youth Faith Minister
David Patterson. Thank you to Mr. Tremblay, Mrs. Fernando, Mrs. Paniconi
Mme. Fantin and Mrs. Yamaguchi for supporting the students at the retreat.
Special thanks to Father David for celebrating Mass with us that day. We would
like to extend our sincere appreciation to our Catholic School Council for their
continued support of this event!
Virtue of the Month: Kindness
This month we will celebrate the virtue of Kindness.
Every person in our lives carries the Spirit of God – and so every person is our
brother or sister through Jesus Christ. 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’s 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.
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St. Hilary Catholic Elementary School
Junior Speech Competition
Congratulations to our Junior students who competed in St. Hilary’s Speech Competition. You all
did a fantastic job presenting your speeches. The participants were Esther K, Mikaela D,
Daniel U, Ava P, Matthew K, Anderson D, Ryan D, Emilio V.C, Kiara A and Nolan G.
A special acknowledgement to our top three finalists. Third place: Ester K. Second place: Anderson D. First
place and advancing to the Royal Canadian Legion Contest is Emilio V.C. Great work to all the participants.
Intermediate Speech Competition
Well done to our Intermediate students who competed in St. Hilary’s Speech Competition. Your hard work
was evident in each of your speeches. The participants were Idara U, Ashlyn F, Ryan U, Imanuel M and
Marc M.
Congratulations to our top three finalists. Third place: Imanuel M. Second place: Marc M.
First place and advancing to the Royal Canadian Legion and The Catholic Women's League is Ryan U.
Fantastic accomplishments to each and every one of you.
Special thanks to Mrs. Paniconi for organizing both events!
Junior Science Olympics
On February 11th, St. Hilary’s Junior Science Olympic Team competed in the MBC Science
Olympics where they demonstrated excellent collaboration, innovation and sportsmanship.
Team members are: Beatrice H, Ryan D, Daniel O, Kasper J and Anderson D.
They competed well and we are proud of their accomplishments!
Thank you to Mrs. Ribeiro and Mrs. Bartnik for coaching the team.
GO HAWKS GO!
Math Mania
On February 25th, the Intermediate Math Mania Team attended the MBC Math Mania
competition. The team was challenged to many math questions, while applying their problem
solving skills, with a cooperative team approach. For the first time in St. Hilary’s history, the team
placed first! We are so proud of our team: Andres D., Alison D., Raquelle L., Marc M. and Idara U.
We thank Mrs. Fernando for coaching the team and Mrs. Paniconi for accompanying the team to the event.
GO HAWKS GO!!
Welcome to St. Hilary’s New Head Secretary
Please join me in welcoming Ms. Rubino to the role of Head Secretary at St. Hilary School effective Tuesday,
March 8th. Ms. Rubino is looking forward to joining our school team and meeting the school community!
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IMPORTANT DATES
March 1
Watershed on Wheels: Grades 4 to 7
March 2
Watershed on Wheels: Grades 1 to 3/4
March 4
Rosary Apostolate: All classes
March 14 to 18
March Break: Schools are closed
March 24
Holy Thursday Liturgy: 9:15 in school gymnasium
March 25
Good Friday: Schools are closed
March 28
Easter Monday: Schools are closed
April 4
Catholic School Council Meeting: 6:30 p.m.
April 7
Confirmation Mass: 7:00 p.m. at Church
April 9
First Holy Communion Mass: 10:00 a.m. at Church
April 11
P.A. Day: No school for students
Hands-off Policy
In order to ensure the comfort and safety of all, we expect students to adhere to the “Hands-off
Policy” at the school. “Play fighting” is also not permitted. Every student has been made aware of
the importance of these rules. Please assist us by reviewing these expectations with your child. This will
help to make our school environment a safe, healthy and positive place for all of our students.
EQAO
Administration of Grade 3 and 6 Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics will be held in all
elementary schools throughout Ontario from May 25 to June 8. Specific dates will be forthcoming.
Please try to avoid booking appointments or vacations for your grade 3 or 6 child during this assessment
period.
DROPPING AND PICKING UP STUDENTS IN FRONT DRIVEWAY
Parents are reminded not to leave their cars parked in the lanes in the front driveway or in the lanes
that lead to the north, rear parking lot. These lanes are fire routes and parking there is illegal. Please also refrain from blocking the bus lane so that the school buses are able to enter and exit the driveway safely and
on schedule. Please also be reminded that the rear parking lot is for staff only. If you need to park and get out
of your car when dropping off or picking up your child, please park in the parking spots at the front of the
school, or, on the street as permitted. Parking enforcement is often on-site issuing tickets to illegally parked
vehicles. It is imperative that parents and guardians who drive their children to school adhere to the traffic
circulation plan and comply with the traffic and parking signage on the site. Thank you for your co-operation.