San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic School
100 Barondale Dr., Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 3R1
(905) 501-0400 Fax (905) 501-9275
http://www.dpcdsb.org/LRUIZ
MAY 2016
MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS
Principal
The Gospels teach us many important
things about Mary:
M. Harrison
Vice-Principal

She listened to the Holy Spirit in her
heart and responded with her “yes”.
 She did all God asked of her.
 She showed us how to live as followers of
Jesus.
 She gave thanks and praise to God for His
love for her.
A. Sodhi
Secretary
N. Hajdinjak
Parish
St. Francis Xavier Parish
Pastor
God our Father, we come together to celebrate Mary, the mother of Jesus. She was
born and lived her whole life free from sin.
She always did what you wanted her to do.
May we listen to your will and say “yes” with
joy as Mary did. We pray in the name of
Jesus through the Holy Spirit.
AMEN
Msgr. Edgardo Pan
(905) 890-5290
Trustee
T. Thomas
(905) 890-1221
Superintendent
L. Papaloni
School Council Chair
S. Rinaldi
Attendance
Verification Line
(905) 501-0400
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MOTHERS’ DAY
We wish to thank all
mothers
for
their
special gifts of love and life. Thank
you for sharing your joy, passion
and wisdom with us on a daily
basis. Your devotion and love do
not go unnoticed. May all blessings
be upon you in a special way on
Mother’s Day.
Parish Office
Hours
Monday Evening
5:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Tues-Fri.
9:00 a.m.– 9:00 p.m.
Sat. 3:30— 6 p.m.
Sun. Before/After
Masses
A Person of Acceptance…
 Is friendly and open to all God’s
people, regardless of age, beliefs,
gender, culture or ability
 Sees the positive traits in all people even if s/he disagrees with
them
 Avoids judging or stereotyping
others
 Understands that there may be
more than one way to do things
 Sticks up for the ‘underdog’
One of the great wonders of the
world we live in is that no two people
are exactly alike.
We may share biological families or national identity or cultural and ethnic identity but
we are all very unique and distinct creations. God breaks the mold every time!
ARE YOU
MOVING?
We are in the
process of
planning classes
and staffing for the
2016-2017 school
year. If you are
moving, it is
important that you
let us know.
Contact the office
at 905-501-0400
TERRY FOX
UPDATE
We just received
the amount of
pledges that now
include our online
totals.
We raised
$4424.75.
Thank you!
The virtue of acceptance describes our ability to look at the attitudes and actions of those
around us and consider each person without judging them. The virtue of acceptance
means that we look beyond what we see- a person’s skin colour, ethnic background,
religion, age, gender and see a person created and loved by God.
Catholic Education Week – May 1-6, 2016
Theme: Catholic Education: Opening Doors of Mercy
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” – Matthew 5:7
Catholic Education Week begins on a Sunday to highlight the partnership that remains the foundation
of Catholic education between our Catholic schools and local Catholic parishes. Throughout Catholic
Education Week, we ask you to reflect on the significance of Catholic education’s presence and contribution in our Church, and in our society. We invite all members of our community, to participate
in the celebrations and activities that will mark the celebration of Catholic Education Week 2016 in
our schools.
At San Lorenzo Ruiz, we are celebrating Catholic Education Week by having a school-wide
student retreat on Tuesday, May 3rd from 8:30—11:00 am.
Imagination and Creating Using the iPads: Wednesday May 4, 12:30- 1:45, Room
113 Grade 2 students teaching guests to write and illustrate a story. RSVP
Get Moving! A Hands on science workshop with simple machines: Thursday May 5, 8:1511:10, all grade 2 students (visitors welcome to drop in)
Creating Pathways To Success: Grade 2 students demonstrate their life planning on the
computer. Friday May 6, (visitors welcome to drop in) Time: 9:15- 10:00
On Wednesday, May 4 at 10:30 please join us for our Virtues’ Assembly on Acceptance.
On Friday, May 6, grade 1 classes are hosting a Mother’s Day Tea at 1:45 pm in room 111.
VIRTUES IN ACTION
The following students are outstanding examples of the
Virtue of Kindness
Avery and Miguel in Ms. Kelly and Ms. Jane’s class.
Leah and Jonilai in Mrs. Shields-Ballantyne and
Ms. Frankovic’s class.
Daniella and Angelina in Mrs. Chiavaroli’s class.
Devon and Gericka in Mrs. Stolarski’s class
Nicolette, Arielle, Joseph in Mrs. Clarkson’s class.
Wakeen and Yulia in Mrs. Tanzi-Botta’s class.
Lauryn and Tales in Mrs. Aurelio’s class.
Marc, Avelyn and Evana in Ms. Coccimiglio’s class.
Jeremy and Daniela in Mrs. Duliunas’ class.
Ricky and Dora in Mrs. Milek –Kalic’s class.
Joannah, Tania and Gabriel O. in Mrs. Mikail’s class.
Angelina and Dona in Ms. DeBono’s class.
Serena, Victoria and Eunice in Mrs. Wilcock’s class.
Daniel and Jaelyn in Mr. Powers’ class.
Giomari and Thalia in Ms. Fernandes’ class.
Luke, Ashley and Nicole in Ms. Maiorana’s class.
Rachel, Michael R and Michael C in Mrs. Bahlis’ class.
Justin and Ethan inn Mr. Wos’ class.
Tina, Alicia and Allison in Mrs. Tersigni’s class
Eric in Mrs. Szekeres’ class.
Sacrament of
Confirmation
On Thursday, April 14th, our grade 7 and 8
students, together with family, friends and school
staff celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Our students have now accepted more
responsibility for their own growth in knowledge
and living out of their Catholic faith. Thank you to
parents, teachers and godparents who have
prepared these young men and women to receive
this sacrament in the fullness of the gift of the Holy
Spirit.
Sacrament of
Holy Communion
Students from San Lorenzo Ruiz received the
sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday
April 23, 2016 at St. Francis Xavier Church. Thank
you to family, friends, parents and San Lorenzo
Staff who celebrated this very special day with our
students.
San Lorenzo Ruiz: Acts of Mercy
Youth Faith Ambassadors are collecting Food
for Dr. Simone's Canadian Food For Children,
a non-profit organization that seeks to help
the poorest of the poor.
“Our mission is to give every person on earth the opportunity to develop their soul. To allow them the
health to go to school and work to live a life of dignity,
to be protected from abuse, to freely choose the faith
they wish to follow. I would like to help the poorest of
the poor in the world.”
Dr. Simone
It is the year of Mercy. Let us help
those in need. Please send dried food
and canned food items to the
school. We will be collecting through
May 12th.
SUMMER LITERACY CAMP
DRESS CODE
Warmer weather will eventually arrive. As we
look forward to it, we request parents’
support and cooperation in ensuring that
students are appropriately dressed for school. Clothing worn
to school must be modest. Skirts and shorts should be longer
than arm’s length and midriffs must be covered.
Spandex,
cutoffs, bicycle shorts, halter tops, crop tops and muscle shirts
are not to be worn at school. Sunglasses and hats are only
allowed to be worn outdoors. Suggestive, violent and/or inappropriate language or symbols are not permitted on clothing
or personal belongings. Students may bring their own reusable water bottles to school.
EQAO—GRADE 3 AND 6 STUDENTS
This year Gr. 3 and 6 provincial EQAO assessments of
Reading, Writing and Mathematics will take place between May 25th and June 8th.
Grade 3: Wed., May 25-May 30th
Grade 6: Wed., June 1– June 6th
Please avoid scheduling any vacations or appointments
during this time. For more information about the
EQAO Assessments, visit www.eqao.com
GR. 8 GRADUATION
INFORMATION
Year End Mass
Graduation Ceremony:
Liturgy and Awards
Parents are Welcome
June 21 at 9:00 am
June 28 at 3:30 pm
Graduation Luncheon
June 29 11:30—3:30
at Boeaden’s
More information to follow
ARE YOU MOVING?
If you are moving, please notify the office IN WRITING
as soon as possible. This information is imperative as we
are in the process of completing our staffing and beginning
our class placements for the upcoming school year.
Summer Literacy Camp is being offered for
students SK to Grade 6 from
Monday, July 11 to Friday, July 29 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Literacy Camp provides fun and
innovative environment for learners. The registration fee
is $300 per child. Please speak to your child’s teacher if
you require further information.
ELEMENTARY SUMMER SCHOOL
Registration packages will be going out shortly.
Please be advised that Elementary Summer School is
a 3 week program, running from July 4th to July 22th
from 8:30 am—12:30 pm (Monday to Friday), open
to students in grade 7 and 8 .
CREATING CLASSES FOR
SEPTEMBER 2016
Class formation 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 cross-section of
abilities. The current teachers, support staff and
administration take part in the process. If you as a
parent 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 6, 2016.
 Please frame requests in terms of educational
contexts, e.g. your child’s learning needs/style;
information not already known to the school;
best learning environment, relevant history,
sibling concerns.
 Please do not make requests for or against specific teachers.
 Please do not ask that your child be put in a
straight grade.
From our ECO TEAM:
CONGRATULATIONS!
During the month of March, the San Lorenzo Ruiz EcoTeam helped spark awareness about the importance of Peel
drinking water. Our club members researched numerous
facts and benefits of clean drinking water. Most
importantly, they communicated how privileged we are to
have access to clean drinking water in Peel Region. At the
end of our Great Gulp campaign, the students and staff at
San Lorenzo Ruiz took part in a school-wide, synchronized
drink of tap water from reusable water bottles. By
participating in this campaign, organized by the Region of
Peel, our school was entered into a draw to win a tap water
refill station. San Lorenzo Ruiz was the winner of the
one of the two water refill stations that are drawn for
DPCDSB schools. We hope that our campaign created a
memorable learning experience for our students to become
stewards of the Earth by gaining a deeper understanding of
the importance of drinking water.
SCHOOL BOOKS
Please take a few moments to
check around your home to see if there are any San Lorenzo Ruiz textbooks or library books. As you can appreciate, these books are expensive to replace, especially during these economic times. Please send any found books to
the school with your child. We thank you for your help.
LOST AND FOUND
Many items have accumulated in
our school. Parents are welcome
to visit the school to check for
materials belonging to their
child(ren). They are in the Lost &
Found box in the front foyer.
National Pink Day: April 13th
The staff and students celebrated National
Pink Day by participating in the Board
Wide Flash Mob. National Pink Day
highlights the issues of bullying and brings a
deeper awareness to those affected by it.
It also helps to educate students on how to
deal with issues of bullying. Students and
staff also wore pink bowties to honour the
great work our Principal, Mr. Harrison, has
done over the years to ensure that
San Lorenzo Ruiz is a safe and caring
environment for all students.
CONGRATULATIONS
MR. WOS
We would like to congratulate Mr. Wos
and his wife for the arrival of their
daughter on April 14, 2016.
We would like to extend an invitation to all parents who have volunteered their time in supporting the various activities here at San Lorenzo Ruiz. From our School Council, lunch days,
All Star Reading, drivers to sporting events, supervisors on trip etc., we invite you to join us
on Friday May 10 from 8:30—10:00 am.
CARASSAUGA PASSPORTS
A reminder that SLR Council will be
selling passports for
Carassauga’s Festival of Cultures.
Adult passports are $10.00 each with $5.00 from
each sale going towards SLR directly.
Passports will be sold during the month of May.
Information will be sent home shortly.
Are you interested in supporting
your community?
Please sign up and be an active member of our School
Advisory Council or volunteer your time and gifts with
us.
We are looking for volunteers to help with Pizza,
Subway and Pita Lunches and with Kiss and Ride.
These activities only take place through the service of
our volunteers.
Please stop by the office and leave your name and
contact information to the attention of
Mrs. Rinaldi.
Chess News
On Thursday, March 31st our Primary, Junior and Intermediate Chess teams competed in the Mississauga Brampton Family of Schools Chess Tournament at St.
Gertrude School. It was a long, intense and extremely exciting day with 14 schools
represented. The SLR Primary Team finished as Family Champions, with the Junior
and Intermediate teams each placing 2nd overall. This excellent result meant that we
were able to take all 3 teams to the next level of competition.
The Dufferin-Peel Board Chess Tournament took place on Friday, April 15th, with all seven families of schools
sending their top two teams to compete. We were thrilled to be part of this amazing day. After 7 hard fought
games our Primary and Junior teams were able to move to the final level of competition and Semi-Finals. At the
end of some hard-fought games our Primary Team finished 3rd in the Board, with the Juniors finishing 8th and
Intermediates finishing 10th.
We were particularly impressed with the overall improvement in the level of chess
our students are playing, and the very good sportspersonship they demonstrated at
all times. These results could not have happened without the tremendous support
and encouragement of all the parents; in particular, we had direct involvement and
support from Mr. Charles, Mr. Lorenti and former SLR student Dale Rodrigues –
all of whom came out to play chess with our students in the months leading up to
competition. In addition, sincere thanks to staff members Ms. Starcevic, Mdme.
Ventrice and Mrs. Chiavaroli for their many hours of supervision.
- Ms. Faryniarz, Chess Coach
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22
15
Happy Mother’s
Day
8
Catholic
Education
Week begins
1
Sunday
31
Hep B and HPV
shots
EQAO: Gr 3
Pizza Lunch
Subway Lunch
Victoria Day
NO SHCOOL
30
24
17
7 pm
School Council
Presentation by
G. Direnfeld
10
Council Meeting
6:30 pm
3
Tuesday
23
Pizza (Deluxe)
16
Share Life Week
Pita Lunch
9
Pizza (Deluxe)
2
Monday
26
EQAO: Gr 3
June 2
EQAO: Gr 6
EQAO: Gr 3
June 1
EQAO: Gr 6
19
25
18
Welcome to
Kindergarten
Night 6 pm
12
11
Crowing of Mary
Celebration
8:30—11:00
Scientist in the
School: Grade 2s
5
Thursday
Catholic
Education Week
Retreat
8:30—11:00
4
Wednesday
EQAO: Gr 6
June 3
EQAO: Gr 3
27
20
PD Day
NO SCHOOL
13
Mother’s Day
Celebration:
grade 1s
6
Friday
May 2016—Virtue of Acceptance
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21
14
7
Saturday