November 2011
PRINCIPAL:
K.J. Carey
SECRETARY:
T. Crayden
SUPERINTENDENT:
C. Blanchard
STS. MARTHA AND MARY
PARISH TEAM:
Fr. E. D’Souza
905-625-5670
TRUSTEE:
M. Pascucci
Mississauga Wards 1 & 3
(905) 302-3096
(905) 890-0708, x20161
Fax: (905) 890-0888
mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org
www.trusteepascucci.ca
INSIDE
Progress Report
EQAO Results
Custody Issues
at School
School Council
Fundraiser
Crossing Guard
Update
STS. MARTHA & MARY
Catholic School
1760 Bough Beeches Blvd., Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2B9
905-624-9625
Visit our school website:
www.dpcdsb.org/MMARY
God our Creator,
Teach us to appreciate the virtue of patriotism;
a true and Christian love of our country.
Let us grow in a love for our country
that consists not of following the easy path,
but of working together to make Canada the land of
goodness that it should be.
Let our patriotism be such
that it will not exclude other nations
but include them in a powerful love.
God, we know that You want our world to be a happy home
for the entire human family.
Please help us to reach out in Christian kindness, charity
and unity to make this world a better place for all Your
children.
Amen
FAITH LIFE
THE VIRTUE OF CONSCIENCE
God has given us the ability to know the
right and decent way to act and then to act
that way. We trust that the common Spirit
we share inspires us and guides us to make
good decisions if we allow our conscience
to become well-formed.
A person of conscience allows prayer and
scripture to influence him/her.
A person of conscience…
 Chooses to do the ‘right thing’ and
feels good about it
 Can see how his/her actions may
hurt others
 Admits his/her wrong-doing and
feels badly
 Says ‘sorry’ and tries to make up for
mistakes
 Keeps promises
†
A PRAYER OF CONSCIENCE
Gracious and merciful God of all creation,
During this season of remembrance, we
remember how You have gifted us with
free will.
You have given us the virtue of conscience
to ensure that we will know the good and
decent way to act and then choose to act
that way.
We come to You now asking for the grace
and strength to form and to follow our
conscience in order to bring to life Your
plan for a safe, caring, inclusive
community here at Sts. Martha and Mary
Catholic School.
May Your virtue of conscience free us to
make decisions that serve the good of all
Your people.
We ask this in the name
of Jesus, Your Son, who
lived to show us Your
way.
Amen
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
In keeping with our Catholic tradition, during the month of
November, our school community will offer prayers for the
faithful departed. The names of those in our “Book of
Remembrance” will be prayed for as part of our daily prayers.
The book will be incorporated into a liturgical display in the
foyer. You are invited to record the names of loved ones on the
memorial sheet that was sent home this week and return it to your
child’s teacher.
IMPORTANT SACRAMENT PREPARATION DATES
Schedule for Confirmation classes at Sts. Martha and Mary Parish:
Boys
Nov. 13, 2011
Dec. 4, 2011
Dec. 18, 2011
Jan. 15, 2012
Feb. 5, 2012
Feb. 19, 2012
Mar. 4, 2012
Apr. 1, 2012 Palm Sunday
Apr. 22
May 6, 2012
Girls
Nov. 6, 2011
Nov. 27, 2011
Dec. 11, 2011
Jan. 8, 2012
Jan. 29, 2012
Feb. 12, 2012
Feb. 26, 2012
Mar. 25, 2012
Apr. 15, 2012
Apr. 29, 2012
May 13, 2012
Grade 2 Reconciliation: Monday, March 5, 2011; 7:00 p.m.
Grade 2 First Communion: Sunday, April 22, 2012; 2:00 p.m.
Grade 8 Confirmation: Sunday, May 27, 2012; 2:00 p.m.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND CARING
TERRY FOX RUN
(by: Mrs. S. Monid)
We had awesome weather for our Annual Terry Fox walk on October
1st. Our school spirit had a chance to shine as all grades were invited to
invent a cheer to be presented to the rest of the school before the walk.
All of our students and staff prepared for the walk with a warm-up led
by our Grade 8 students in the gymnasium. By the time we were ready
to walk, we were pumped and ready to go. Through the generous
donations of the Sts. Martha & Mary School community, we raised
$6, 485.85, bringing our grand total of
$96, 263.75 over the past 14 years. Thank you for your continued
support as we celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Terry Fox Walk.
REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE
Please join us at our annual Remembrance
Day Service on November 11, 2011 at
10:30 a.m. This service will provide a
unique opportunity for all to offer our
gratitude and respect to our veterans,
peace-keepers and our God for the gifts of
freedom and democracy.
HALLOWE’EN for HUNGER
Thank you to all students and parents for their generous non-perishable
food donations collected at our Hallowe’en Dance last week. Donations
were given to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at Sts. Martha & Mary
Church.
CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX CAMPAIGN
The Student Leaders have decided to
continue to support the charity event,
‘Operation Christmas Child’. Last year we
experienced outstanding results. Classes,
teachers, individual students and their
families made one hundred shoeboxes.
We would like to ask everyone to support
this very important initiative by sending in
a small monetary donation or by supplying
a small token to include in our shoeboxes.
Our school community offers great support
and thanks to our student leaders and to
Ms. De Simone, Mrs. Hammond, Ms. Daly
and Mrs. Bellini-Kavals for their
contribution in supporting this very
important event.
Student leaders have already begun the
hard work of getting classes organized and
shoeboxes ready for the due date of
November 24, 2011. We hope that this
year’s ‘Operation Christmas Child’ will be
as big a success (or even bigger) as it was
last year.
MILK BAG MAT MOVEMENT
Under the direction of Mrs. Bellini-Kavals, a
group of student leaders are making sleeping
mats from outer milk bags to send to Haiti.
The milk bags are cut into long strips and
then using a simple chain stitch, students
crochet sleeping mats. Each mat takes about
300 – 500 milk bags which would otherwise
go to landfill. Please send washed outer
milk bags to school. Help us to reduce
plastic garbage and make something useful
for others as the student leaders become
engaged in a modern day quilting
(crocheting ) bee!
FOOD DRIVE & MITTEN TREE
This year, as in the past, the staff of Sts.
Martha and Mary School will organize a
food drive and will be accepting nonperishable food items starting December 1
until December 15th.
Beginning Monday, November 28, 2011, School Council mitten tree
will be in the front foyer and ready to accept brand new mittens, scarves
and hats and gifts for receiving children distributed through Dixie/Bloor.
The tree will be decorated with tags that indicate the age and gender of a
child in need.
When you are visiting the school please consider making Christmas a
little brighter for the children in our community by taking a gift tag from
the tree. Gifts should be left unwrapped or placed in a gift bag with the
decorated tag attached, indicating the age and gender of the child.
Thank you in anticipation of your generosity.
PEDICULOSIS
A problem which seems to occur at least once a year in most schools is
pediculosis or head lice.
Head lice are parasites which have been common among human beings
for centuries. They are not connected in any way with dirt, neglect, and
so on. Anyone can be infested with them. Unfortunately, in recent
years, they have become quite common throughout North America. In
order to control these pests, we shall do the following and request your
full co-operation.
If even one case is found in the school, we shall inform all parents of
children in that class. We will be checking friends and classmates, and
if necessary, we will call in the Health Unit. However, we would ask
that you also check your own children and if you find them to be
infested, we ask you to let us know so that we can help you get the
proper treatment and take the necessary precautionary measures.
Even if cases are not reported from the school, it is a wise precaution to
check your children periodically.
If your children are infested, we will be asking you to keep them out of
school until after they have been treated with the correct shampoo and
their heads are entirely clear of both lice and nits (eggs). If we all
cooperate with these procedures, we may not entirely escape outbreaks,
but we will be able to bring them under control quickly.
CUSTODY OF CHILDREN
On rare occasions, we are faced with difficult situations in which noncustodial parents arrive at our school asking to visit with their child or
take their child home after school. We are best able to serve and protect
the child when we are made aware of legal custody
arrangements, visitation rights and special instructions. If
legal custody matters affect your family, please ensure that
our office and classroom teachers are aware of custodial
agreements between parents. We require that a copy of all
legal documentation be kept in your child’s school
records.
CROSSING GUARD CONCERN:
It has been brought to school administration
attention by one of our dedicated Crossing
Guards posted at the intersection of Rathburn
Road and Fieldgate Drive that a number of our
students have been cutting through a nearby
townhouse complex avoiding the intersection and cross
Rathburn Road east of the supervised intersection.
Crossing Guards have made numerous
attempts to redirect the students to cross at
the intersection traffic lights under
supervision; however, some students
disregard the warnings and redirection and
continue to cross this very busy street. It
would be greatly appreciated if parents
could review the importance of crossing the
roads at the lights and with the assistance
of the Crossing Guards.
AT SCHOOL
It is the goal of all staff that students enjoy
both indoor and outdoor activities at school
and remain safe and healthy at all times. It
is an unfortunate fact that accidents do
happen and that injuries must be dealt with
in the quickest and most prudent of
manners. At Sts. Martha and Mary School
numerous school members have chosen to
become certified in First Aid and annual
recertification is a school priority. As such
there is always someone, certified in First
Aid, available to address any issues of a
minor or serious nature. Our school policy
is to err on the side of caution when dealing
with a potentially serious injury. Agendas
are used to inform parents of minor injuries
and phone calls are made to alert parents to
any injuries that may require monitoring.
SNACKS AND SPECIAL TREATS
Our students continue to
eat their school snacks
inside, either 5 minutes
before recess or after
recess breaks. This
helps to avoid the
problems presented by bees and wasps as well
as those problems that arise from litter in the
yard.
As you are aware many of our students
suffer from allergies. The parents and
students at Sts. Martha and Mary have been
extremely careful and supportive in
promoting a nut free environment. With a
safe environment in mind, we ask that you
please consider not sending in food items to
mark special occasions such as birthdays.
Children with food allergies are excluded
when birthday items enter the classroom.
They have been trained not to take a chance
on any item that hasn’t been prepared by
their parent. Special events can be marked
with a new book for the classroom library,
or a new pencil for each child. Rest
assured, teachers do acknowledge and celebrate birthdays even if a treat
doesn’t mark the special nature of the day.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN
In the unforeseen event that we should have an emergency in our
school, we will evacuate to Sts. Martha and Mary Church. Safety
regulations require us to have a contingency plan in place should an
emergency occur. In such an event, your child will remain at Sts.
Martha and Mary Church until we contact a parent or guardian.
CURRICULUM
PROGRESS REPORT CARD
With the release of Growing Success, Assessment, Evaluation and
Reporting in Ontario Schools (2010), a number of changes have
occurred in reporting practices in elementary schools, particularly
affecting students in grades one through eight. There will no longer be
three report cards per year. Instead, students in grades one through eight
will be receiving a progress report to be sent home on October 25, 2011,
and 2 provincial report cards to be sent home on January 31, 2012 and
June 26, 2012.
Junior Kindergarten students do not receive formal reports cards during
the year. Senior Kindergarten students will receive their report cards in
June. Parents of Junior and Senior Kindergarten students will be
provided with opportunities to meet with their child’s teacher to discuss
progress during each reporting period and have been informed of
specific changes to reporting in a letter sent home previously with the
children.
The parent, teacher, student conferences for grades K – 8, as requested
by the classroom teacher, were scheduled for the evening of Thursday,
October 27, 2011. You are, however, encouraged to contact your
child(ren)’s teacher at any time you require clarification, or if you have
questions or concerns about your child’s progress.
Teachers will endeavour to meet with all parents during term one
reporting and then on an as needs or by request basis for the second
term.
EQAO ASSESSMENT
Last spring, an assessment of reading, writing and mathematics was
conducted in all grade 3 and 6 classes in Ontario by the Education Quality
and Accountability Office (EQAO). This assessment is considered a
“snapshot” of the children’s performance based on their respective grade
level expectations. Individual student results have been sent home with
our grade 4 and 7 students. Sts. Martha and Mary School continues to be
proud of the achievements of our students and teachers.
A detailed outline of our current results can be accessed at
www.eqao.com . Sts. Martha and Mary’s school goals and action plan
have been posted on our school website, www.dpcdsb.org/MMARY
EXTENDED FRENCH
INFORMATION MEETING
Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians,
who wish to enroll their child in a Grade 1
French Immersion class for September,
2012 are invited to attend an information
meeting at:
St. Gertrude Catholic School
815 Ceremonial Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
On Thursday January 12, 2012 at 7 p.m.
The deadline for submission of
applications for the French Immersion
program for the 2012/13 school year will
be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February
8, 2012.
VACATIONS DURING THE
SCHOOL YEAR
The expectation is to have students in
school for the full year. Teachers have a
great deal of curriculum to cover and
need to assess student learning over a
period of time. Please refrain from
booking holidays during the school
year. Your consideration and attention
to this matter is greatly appreciated.
FIRE DRILLS / LOCKDOWN
PROCEDURES
We are required to
conduct three fire
drills in the fall and
three in the spring. We
are also required to practice two
lockdown drills during the year.
Lockdown drills involve students
moving away from the classroom door
to a location within the classroom away
from windows. Lights are turned off
and doors are locked. These practices
are to ensure that students and staff are
prepared in case we should need to go
into lockdown. Lockdown would be
initiated by police and/or board
personnel.
# Students at or above
Level 3, 4
Grade 3, 2011
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
School
74%
77%
77%
Board
68%
76%
69%
Province
65%
73%
69%
School
81%
87%
77%
Board
77%
78%
62%
Province
74%
73%
58%
Grade 6, 2010
INTERMEDIATE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS
The coaches of both the Intermediate Girls’ and
Boys’ Volleyball teams would like to thank each team member for a
wonderful season. All the players have shown great sportsmanship,
skill and determination.
Although the Intermediate Boys’ Volleyball team did not qualify for the
Family of Schools tournament, they ended their season with fantastic
volleyball skills. Special thanks to all the parent drivers and the boys’
volleyballs coaches, Ms. Prajza and Mrs. Maxymiw, for their time at
practices.
Coaches, Ms. Daly and Mrs. Hammond, wish to congratulate the
Intermediate Girls’ Volleyball team who remained undefeated in
their division and advanced to the Mississauga Family of Schools
tournament. The girls displayed amazing skill and sportsmanship
during the entire season. Special thanks to all parent drivers and
score keepers.
VOLLEYBALL TEAMS
Boys’ Intermediate Volleyball Team:
David A.
Matthew C. Matthew L.
Joseph D.
Alex S.
Brendan B.
Andrej V.
Adrian B.
Andrew F.
Girls’ Intermediate Volleyball Team:
Bianca F.
Victoria S.
Jackie E.
Amanda A.
Emily A.
Sara V.
Sofia G.
Alexa C.
Juliana R.
Boys’ Junior Volleyball Team:
Frank M.
Nicholas B. Nicholas V.
Dante C.
Nicholas K. Sebastian L.
R. J. H.
Paul N.
Brendan D.
Bruno A.
Dylan F.
Christian W.
Alex C.
Andrea D.
Gabriel D.
Jake D.
Ryan B.
Girls’ Junior Volleyball Team:
Jackyn R., Kayla C., Adriana M.,
Flavia, Katelyn Z., Olivia P., Patrisiya,
Gabrielle K., Monica W., Kristina A.,
Giuliana J., Jasmyn A., Madelyn J.
Good luck to both our Boys’ and Girls’
Junior Volleyball teams this season!
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
Congratulations to the 19 runners who
competed in the Board Cross Country Meet
on Tuesday October 25th. All runners
completed the challenging course and every
athlete competed in a way that displayed
good sportsmanship, determination and true
MAVERICK STYLE!!!
A special mention goes our
grade 7 runners, Erin C.
who placed 7th, Jessica
M., who placed 8th, Erin
C., Jessica M., Sara V., and
Kristine G. were
recognized as the top
Grade 7 Girls’ team in the
board. This banner will
also be proudly
displayed.
Mrs. Bellini-Kavals and Mrs. Ford
extend thanks to our parent coach Mrs.
Sanhueza, Brendan, Ingrid and all our
volunteer drivers and supporters.
INCLEMENT WEATHER AND
TRANSPORTATION
During the winter months, inclement
weather and/or poor road conditions may
cause the disruption of bus transportation
and regular school operations. In these
cases, parents/guardians should develop
alternate care/transportation arrangements.
A decision to cancel bus transportation
and/or to close schools is made by 6:00
a.m. Decisions are based on several factors
including precipitation, air temperature and
road conditions. A decision to cancel bus
transportation may be system wide (where
all buses in Dufferin County and the
Region of Peel are cancelled) or
municipality specific (where buses in one or more municipalities are
cancelled).
If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the
afternoon. Therefore students transported to school by parents require
the same transportation home.
Notification: Information regarding bus cancellation and other
emergency information announcements can be obtained by visiting
www.stopr.ca or businfo.stopr.ca
A bus cancellation and/or school closure message will also be
available online at www.dpcdsb.org. Parent/student general
inquiries, please call 905 890-6000 or 1-800 668-1140.
DID YOU KNOW? Sts. Martha and Mary has a school web-site!
Please visit www.dpcdsb.org and link to the elementary site @ Sts.
Martha and Mary to gain information about the school, parish and
council.
LUNCH POLICY: We require written permission from parents for
students to leave school property during lunch hours. For safety
reasons, students are expected to return to supervised school grounds
upon their return. Students who leave the school during the lunch hour,
with parent permission, are the responsibility of the parent. If children
normally remain at school during lunchtime and parents decide to take
them off school grounds, please remember to sign your child out and
then back in again at the office.
VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL: Visitors to the school are required to
stop in at the office to sign in and receive a visitor’s sticker.
All visitors, who are meeting with teachers, are asked to remain in the
main office until the staff member has been contacted and available to
meet and escort you to a suitable location for the respective meeting.
Visitors are reminded that at no time should they escort children to
the classroom. Your assistance in this matter will better ensure a
safe school environment for one and all.
DISABLED PARKING
Please reserve the disabled parking spot in the front
of the school for visitors and/or members of our
school community who have been granted a disabled
parking permit and require close proximity to our
school. As per the ministry guidelines, the individual
to whom the permit is issued must be in the vehicle and the permit
must be visibly displayed on the dashboard or sun visor when it is
parked in the designated accessible parking space.
PETS AT SCHOOL: We would like to remind parents, for
safety reasons, if you have brought a pet with you when meeting
or dropping off your child, we ask that you please wait on the
sidewalk east or west of the school, on Bough Beeches Blvd., and
dogs are not permitted on the school grounds.
DATES TO REMEMBER….
November 9/10:
Hearing & Vision
Testing
November 11: Remembrance Day
November 14-22: Book Fair / Evening
purchases on Wed. November 16
November 15: Mississauga East Youth
Ambassador’s Commissioning.
November 18: P.A. Day, No Classes and
Office Closed
November 22: 7 p.m. School Council
Meeting in school library
November 24: Holy Name of Mary Grade
8 Information & Grade 9 Registration
Night 7 p.m.
November 27: Advent begins
November 27/28: Grade 8 Confirmation
Enrollment, any mass
November 28 – Dec. 15: Christmas Food
Drive
December 13: 7:00 p.m. Sts. Martha and
Mary Family Advent Mass at the church
December 20: 7:00 p.m. Primary Advent
Concert
December 23:
Last day of classes,
Christmas Break
January 19: 7:00 p.m. Extended French
Information Meeting
An Historical Understanding of
Key Issues Related to Catholic
Education:
Has the Ontario government
always supported separate
schools?
Yes, as did its predecessor, the
United Legislation of Canada East
(now Quebec) and Canada West
(now Ontario) during its total life
from 1841 to 1867. One of the
first pieces of legislation it passed
in 1841 was the Common School
Act, with a separate school clause.
SCHOOL COUNCIL CORNER
Prepared by School Council
DANCE-A-THON/FUNDRAISING UPDATES:
Halloween Dance-a-thon: The Halloween Dance-a-thon, which
took place on Oct. 31st, was another great success. This
wonderful event, which is one of our major fundraising events,
raised $8,600.00 for the school. School Council would like to
thank all parents and community members who donated the great
prizes that were raffled off!
Pizza Thursdays: School Council has been overwhelmed with
positive feedback about Pizza Thursdays! This ongoing event has
raised almost $4,000 so far this year.
Thank you for the generous donations from local businesses
and families:
Cordi Bakery
Empire
Laser Quest
SCI Logistics
Families:
C. Ales
S. Daniel
G. Rovito
Cineplex
Longos
Playdium
Yamaha
C. Casale,
C. Dalbarco
P. Sulej
Edible Arrangements
Hockey Experts
PC Services
Sheridan Nurseries
G. Candido
V. Gandin
B. Colavito
M. Ragan
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL EXECUTIVE
TRAINING:
On Saturday November 5, 2011, members of the executive
council will attend a Training Session for Catholic School
Councils which helps members clarify roles and responsibilities of
the School Council.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF SCHOOL COUNCIL:
Catholic School Councils are an integral part of the school
community, working in partnership with home, school and parish.
Examples of some of the initiatives supported by school council at
Sts. Martha and Mary School include our open house BBQ,
Dance-a-thon and guest speaker events, to name a few. The three
goals and objectives of School Council are to:
1) Support school administration and staff to augment and
supplement school curriculum needs such as literacy and
numeracy initiatives;
2) Support the efforts of extra-curricular activities; and
3) Facilitate open communication and sharing of information
within School Council and to general school community.
SCHOOL COUNCIL MINUTES:
Anybody who would like to review
archives of past School Council
meeting minutes are invited to visit
www.dpcdsb.org/MMARY and click
on the “School Council” tab in the
menu bar. Current council minutes are
also posted on the bulletin board in the
main foyer corridor.
SCHOOL COUNCIL WISH LIST:
Every year, School Council agrees on a
“wish list” of items that we feel would
benefit our school. The funds for these
events and items come directly from
School Council fundraising efforts! In
the past, some of the items and events
that school council has supported have
included: Grade 8 graduation
mementos and refreshments, Mad
Science, Pizza Thursdays, Open House
Barbeque, repairs to the sound
equipment, repairs to instruments in
support of the instrumental program,
and the Halloween Dance-a-thon. At
our next School Council meeting in
November, Council members will vote
on the wish list for this year! Next
month’s Council Corner will report on
the results of our vote.
NOVEMBER NUTRITION
NUGGETS by Andrea Olynyk,
Registered Dietitian:
Gluten-free for me?
Gluten-free dining has become all the
rage in North America. These days, I
get questioned more about the
healthfulness of becoming gluten free
than any other topic! But, do we really
and truly need to be gluten free to be
healthy or is this yet another dream for
food manufacturers who can cash in on
a craze?
Celiac disease is a medical condition
where the absorptive surface of the
small intestine is damaged by a
substance called gluten. Gluten is a
general name given to the storage proteins present in wheat, rye,
triticale, barley and oats. The gluten in flour helps bread and
other baked goods bind and prevents them from crumbling. It
makes dough elastic and light which is why it is so useful in the
production of many processed and packaged foods. The disease
causes an inability to absorb necessary nutrients such as protein,
fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Approximately 1 in
133 persons in Canada (0.75%) suffer from celiac disease, so your
chances of having this affliction are remote. At present, there is
no cure for celiac disease however it is treated by strict adherence
to a gluten-free diet, which is frankly, not much fun as it is very
restrictive indeed! Even some toothpastes, mouthwashes and
prescription medications contain gluten.
Common symptoms of celiac disease are anemia (iron deficiency),
weight loss, chronic diarrhea, cramps and abdominal bloating.
Another hallmark symptom is unbearable and intense burning and
itching skin rashes called dermatitis herpetiformis. However, just
because you experience diarrhea, cramps and bloating every once
in a while, doesn’t mean that you have celiac disease, as most of
these symptoms also form the basis of several other diseases and
conditions.
While it is still unknown how celiac is passed on from one
generation to another, it has been established that genetic factors
are involved, however only about 10% of the relatives of persons
with celiac disease may also acquire the condition.
The concern Registered Dietitians have about eating “gluten-free”
when you do not have celiac disease is that this diet may
predispose you to becoming intolerant to wheat, rye, barley and
oats and may very well result in a nutrient deficiency via a diet
that is totally unnecessary for you. So, unless you have been
diagnosed by your physician with celiac disease, save your money
and enjoy that soft loaf of whole grain bread!
NEXT SCHOOL COUNCIL
MEETING:
All parents are welcome to join us at
our next School Council meeting
scheduled for Tuesday, November 22,
2011 at 7pm in the school library.
It’s
Back!
Operation Christmas Child brings hope and joy to children in desperate situations
worldwide through gift-filled shoe boxes and the message of God’s unconditional
love.
Over the next week, we would like the help of all of us at Sts. Martha and Mary to
fill shoe boxes with gifts of toys, school supplies, and hygiene items. These gifts
will bring hope to children, their families, and communities. It sounds
simple….and it is….but the impact is ENORMOUS!
Christmas is about sharing the gift of God's Son, Jesus Christ, with the world.
Help spread His love and peace to a world in need by being part of this special
Christmas project. Please remember all gifts are due by Thursday November,
24, 2011.
Thank you for your generosity. Thank you for making a difference.