St. Monica Catholic School Council News
Issue 3, December 2006
“Connecting Parents and Guardians with the School Community…”
Best
wishes to you and your families for a
wonderful Christmas season! May your holidays
be filled with laughter and fond memories!
Celebrate and enjoy!
enjoy!
St. Monica
Catholic School Council
Lunch Solutions…
At our November 27th meeting, Lunch Moms Inc.
joined us to offer an exciting new lunch program
at St. Monica School!
Lunch Moms Inc. believes that a nutritious lunch
is a vital part of our children's day. Once a week,
starting in January, the Lunch Moms will provide
hot or cold lunches to our students.
Information and order forms will be sent home in
December with your child. Together you can
decide if you want to participate, how often and
which meal option to choose.
Chocolate – The Results!
Thank you for helping us to raise almost $9500!
Your support enhances the education of every
student at St. Monica.
We would also like to apologize to the Winger
family for incorrectly listing their name in our last
issue of The Link. So, once again special thanks
go out to Randall Winger and his family who sold
8 full cases of chocolates!
Great Holiday Gifts!
Are you looking for great holiday gifts for family
and friends? How about a magazine
subscription? Go shopping at www.qsp.ca and
support our school at the same time! Click on
“Shop Now”, and then click on “Group Finder” or
“School/Organization” to find our group number.
Lower price coupons may also be applied.
We will be launching our Spring Magazine
Fundraiser in March 2007 if you prefer to order at
that time. If you have questions about magazine
orders, please feel free to call QSP directly at
1-800-667-2536.
School Clothing Update
Welcome to our new
school mascot –
The St. Monica Gator!
Special thanks to Stephanie Panier who submitted
the concept for the Gator during our Mascot
drawing contest last year!
At our November 27th meeting, Melgor Trophies /
Route 22 Sportswear joined us to show samples
of the clothing we will be ordering. With the rush
of the holidays, we decided to send information
and order forms for our “Spirit wear” home in the
New Year. We will also be having a “Spirit wear”
showcase where some of our students will model
our great new clothing!
Parish Thoughts…
Poster Contest
Sacraments Demand Community
All young people ages 8 through 14 are invited to
participate in the 2007 Knights of Columbus
Substance Abuse Awareness Poster Contest.
Students are encouraged to develop an original
poster and slogan idea designed to discourage
their peers from experimenting with drugs and
alcohol. There will be divisions for youngsters
ages 8 to 11 and ages 12 to14 years.
The Church is never so much the Church as when
it is gathered together for the liturgy. Gathering
for the liturgy is our public action, the way we
carry on Jesus' work of redemption in plain sight.
The community of the Church makes Jesus
visible. What must be stressed is the presence of
the community for the celebration of all the
sacraments. Just as no one can live completely
alone, no one can believe in total isolation.
Weekly celebration of the Eucharist is a
commitment we made in acceptance of the
sacraments and our choice to give our children a
Catholic Education. Let’s give our children the
spiritual nourishment they need now so that their
lives can always revolve around the presence of
Jesus!
Mass Times at St. Jerome’s Parish
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
Sunday
9:00, 10:30 & 12:00
Written by:
Domenic Rutigliano
Parish and OAPCE Representative
For entry forms or additional information contact
your school principal or Domenic Rutigliano of the
Knights of Columbus at (905) 459-0488. The
deadline for submissions is January 26, 2007.
Next Meetings
The School Council meets at 7:00 pm in the
Library at St. Monica School. Please join us!
Monday, January 29, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
First Communion Students
On the Second Sunday of Advent, December
9/10, at all Masses, the Parish will welcome the
Grade 2 students who will be receiving their First
Holy Communion. The children will be asked to
go up to the front during Mass.
Labels for Education
Save the full label from Campbell’s soup cans,
and the UPC code from 900ml Broth boxes and
Goldfish cracker boxes. Each label earns our
school at least 1 point towards FREE
merchandise from the Labels for Education
Program. The Labels for Education Box is in the
front foyer for you to deposit your labels. More
information will follow in our next newsletter.
Written by:
Sherry Tremayne-Pengelly
Program Coordinator
The Link
In 2007, we have decided to publish our
newsletter, The Link, every two months with the
School newsletter. Any important news will be
sent home in the children’s back packs or on the
School Council bulletin board in the front hall of
the school.
We are your representatives! Please feel free to
contact us!
SCHOOL COUNCIL INFORMATION
Phone:
Website:
Newsletter
Editors:
(905) 454-6346
http://w3.dpcdsb.org/MONIC/School+
Council/
Luana Felato and Evangeline Moffat
School Council Co-Chairs