St. Julia Update
Week of Feb. 29- March 11, 2016
This Lent...........
Give up complaining.....focus on gratitude.
Give up pessimism...become an optimist.
Give up harsh judgments...think kind thoughts.
Give up worry......trust Divine Providence.
Give up discouragement.....be full of hope.
Give up bitterness......turn to forgiveness.
Give up hatred.....return good for evil.
Give up negativism.....be positive.
Give up anger......be more patient.
Give up pettiness.....become more mature.
Give up gloom.....enjoy the beauty that is all around you.
Give up jealousy....pray for trust.
Give up gossiping.....control your tongue.
Give up sin.....turn to virtue.
Give up giving up....hang in there!!!!!
Wishing you a prayerful and
reflective Lenten Season.
Upcoming Events:
Lunch Moms every Monday & Thursday
Pizza lunches every Tuesday
Sub lunches every Friday
Friday, March 4 – Rosary Apostolates visit classrooms
Monday, March 7- Artists in the School:
French Presentation of “The Three Muskateers”
Monday, March 14-18
March Break, no classes
Looking Ahead…
Friday, March 25- Good Friday, no classes
Monday, March 28 – Easter Monday, no classes
Please refer to the following
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Parent Engagement
Read & Write Gold
CCCSC Flyer
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday – March 20 @ 8am, 9:30am, 11:00am,
1:00pm & 6pm
Tenebrae-Wednesday, March 23rd @ 7:00 pm
Mass of the Lord’s Supper-Holy Thursday, March 24 @
8:00pm (No morning Masses)
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion-Good Friday,
March 25 @ 12 Noon & 3pm (No morning Masses)
8:00pm Stations of the Cross
Holy Saturday-March 26 (No 9:00 am Morning Mass)
2:00 pm Blessing of Food & 8:00 pm Easter Vigil
The Resurrection of the Lord-Easter Sunday, March 27
@ 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, and 1:00 pm. (Note
change in Mass time) There will be NO 6:00 pm Mass
JUNIOR HOCKEY
The St. Julia Jr. Ice Hockey team recently competed in
the All Saints’ Invitational Tournament. The team
progressed so well as the day went on, skating and
passing like a team that had been together for
years. Highlights included two shut outs during the first
day of competition. The team came up just short in the
consolation final, capturing the silver medal. The St.
Julia Jr. Ice Hockey team members are: Michael C.,
Daniel C., Nicholas E., Reed M., Ryan M., Gavyn M., Elias
N., Mark O., Ethan P., Patrick P., David R., Jacob M., and
Marcus Z., Ethan P., and Matthew O. Mr. Morrice and
Mr. Monahan thank the team for all their hard work,
determination and sportsmanship over the two day of
the tournament.
SPEAK UP GRANT
St. Julia applied for a grant through the Speak Up
Project and we were accepted! This means that we
have been given $1000. We will be using the money to
purchase a green screen that will be part of a multimedia room. Stay tuned for more about our multimedia room.
JUNIOR BOYS BASKETBALL
Congratulations to our Junior boys basketball team
for an amazing effort at our mini-pod tournament
that was held @ St. Veronica on February 19, 2016.
Our boys showed grit, determination, and heart.
Ms. Gasparini and Ms. Cheong are very proud of you!
Team members are: Aaron D., Bartek S., Nicholas P.,
Matthew B., Ethan P., Hunter N., Adrian K., Andrew
D., Zachary D., Troy Q., and Braeden T.
JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL
The St. Julia Jr. girls basketball team recently
competed in the mini-pod tournament. The girls
played great basketball but came up just short in
their attempt to qualify for the Mississauga
Brampton Central Family Tournament. The team
gave their opponents trouble with their great
defense, and progressed significantly over the
course of the season. Good luck girls with
Intermediate basketball next season! Team
members are: Sofia L., Emily P., Evelyn C., Raquel L.,
Megan, Claire M., Nneamaka E., and Abby S. Mr.
Morrice and Ms. Freitas thank the team for all their
hard work over the season! Next year you will find
the “keys” to success!
SCIENCE OLYMPICS
Recently St. Julia competed in the Science Olympics
at Pauline Vanier Elementary School. During the
competition the participants competed against other
schools in time sensitive and complex hands-on
tasks. The team did well throughout the day. This
year each individual task was awarded with medals,
and St. Julia came through in the newspaper bridge
competition winning the gold medal. Their bridge
design supported more weight than any of the other
15 schools designs! Team members are: Nicholas L.,
Emily, P., Daniel C., Lucas J., and Dean D.
Mr. Morrice is proud of your team work, efforts, and
how well you represented St. Julia during the day.
EQAO DATES
Grade 3 & 6 students will be participating in province
wide testing from May 25 – June 8, 2016. It is very
important that student’s attendance is punctual. We
ask that parents of students in these grades ensure
that their children are in attendance during these
weeks.
IMMUNIZATION
The Region of Peel Health Department has informed the
school that some of you will be receiving an
"Immunization Record Review" letter. If you receive one
of these letters, it is because the Region does not have a
complete immunization record on file for your child.
Please read the letter carefully and contact Peel Health if
you have further questions or compliance documentation
to submit. You may contact the Region of Peel at (905)
799-7700
or
by
visiting
their
website
www.immunizepeel.ca
REGION OF PEEL
We have released our Winter Edition of the School Health
Newsletter, which highlights the Healthy Schools
Partnership between Peel Public Health and both the
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board as well as the
Peel District School Board. The newsletter also includes
some great healthy eating tips to help support the
upcoming nutrition month in March, a new P.A.L.S. game,
information regarding free dental care, and much more!
BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM
Did you know that steel in batteries can be recycled?
About 25% of single-use alkaline batteries are made up
of steel. These once useful, but now discarded items
pollute the soil, and contaminate our drinking water.
St. Julia is excited to announce that we will be
participating in a battery recycling program. St. Julia is
an Eco school, committed to proper recycling and
conservation of natural resources. We have now also
committed to recycling household batteries! This
recycling program will begin in March. Through the
recycling program we will be able to "recover 100% of the
steel in each battery for reuse. 60% of the battery is made
up of a combination of materials like zinc, manganese and
potassium. These materials are all earth elements. This
combination of material is 100% recovered and reused as
a micro-nutrient in the production of fertilizer to grow
corn."
http://www.rawmaterials.com/
ATLANTIC SALMON HATCHERY PROGRAM
We are excited to once again be participating in The
Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program
which offers a classroom Hatchery Program. Salmon
raised in the hatchery become part of the overall
number released into the target streams annually.
The goals of the program are to:
· engage students in a large-scale, historic
restoration effort
· deliver messages on habitat, stewardship, and
biodiversity using Atlantic salmon and the Greenbelt
as tangible examples of those concepts
· foster a sense of ownership and stewardship
towards an environment that now has “their” fish
· achieve a broader public awareness for the Lake
Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program as the
students take their experiences with the classroom
hatcheries back to their families and communities
The grade two students will have the opportunity to
“adopt” a salmon and release it into the Credit River
in the late spring. The incubator is placed in
Mrs. Di Iorio’s class and will be open for all grade two
students to see and share in the experience. We
hope to continue this partnership in subsequent
years so more students will have this opportunity.
CRIMINAL REFERNCE CHECKS AND ANNUAL
DECLARATIONS
Volunteers are very much appreciated by staff and
students at St. Julia. Board policy states that
volunteers that come into regular contact with
students must have a Criminal Reference Check
completed through Peel Police. If you plan to
volunteer for trips, driving students or helping
students in the school, please drop by the office to
pick up a form. There is no charge for a Criminal
Reference Check when you are a volunteer. An
annual Criminal Declaration must be completed on a
yearly basis by all volunteers. Those volunteers who
require the annual declaration completed will be
notified by the school.