Prayer for Spring Blessed are you, Lord, for the glories of Spring. The World bursts with the signs of resurrection; Newsletter Volume: 8 Issue: April 8, 2014 Principal G. Consitt Flowers stir in their winter beds, poking through the last traces of snow. The sun drenches us with its warmth, stirring the hidden and waiting life within the earth, within us. The world awakening reflects the movement of my heart and I am touched in the depths of my spirit. Art work is the power of your hands, the Spirit of drawing life from things both old and new. Vice Principal L. Quick Secretarial Staff A. Bourgeau L. Giancola J. Durante Superintendent-BECDM L. Storey 905-890-1221 Trustee F. Di Cosola 905-951-8898 Parish Holy Family Church 905-857-1938 Pastors: Fr. L. Leger Fr. D. Gikonyo School Hours Start: 8:30 am Lunch: 11:30 to 12:30 Dismissal: 3:00 pm Attendance Verification Line 905-857-4241 press 1 To be praised are you, Lord for the blessings of Spring. Dear Parents/Guardians, This month we will celebrate the virtue of love. God sent his Son, Jesus, to make sure that we could see what life could be like. Jesus made one lesson clear above all other lessons – the lesson to love. Love is not about us – it is about forgetting ourselves and looking out for the good of the other. That’s what Jesus did – he forgot about himself on purpose. He chose to give up his life for the good of others – us! Becoming a truly loving person is challenging. It takes prayer and concentration to get used to making little sacrifices for the good of others. Making little sacrifices on purpose so that others will have a bit of food, a bit of shelter, a bit of peace, a bit of quiet, a bit of fun, a bit of friendship. Through prayer and concentration, we can get better at showing love to everyone we meet. G. Consitt Principal L. Quick Vice Principal Calendar of Events April 1 Swim to Survive – Grade 3 Mrs. Jackson group begins 3 week program 2–4 Gr. 7 trip to Camp Muskoka 2 After School Tutoring to begin for Grade 3 & 6 students 3 DARE program begins - Gr. 6 students 4 Swim to Survive – Grade 3 Mrs. DeFranco group begin 3 week cycle 8 Int. Boy’s and Girl’s Bolton Basketball Tournament 9 Diocesan Day of Reconciliation 11 Family Chess Tournament 13 – 19 Holy Week 15 School Wide Lenten Retreat 18 Good Friday (no school) 20 Easter Sunday 21 Easter Monday (no school) 22 Earth Day 23 School Council Meeting 24 Primary Virtue Liturgy 28 & 29 Pizza Days 29 Celebration for Canonization of Pope John Paul II 13 PD Day April Virtue - Love Let us now pray, for the Virtue of Love so that we may demonstrate love to one another, just as Jesus loves us.