November 2010
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Twenty Fifth Anniversary Party
Details inside……..
Principal:
R. Romanet
Dear Parents and Guardians
A. M. Condotta
As we enter into the month of November we devote this month to the act of remembering.
Secretary
School Council
Chair:
M. Podnar
Trustee:
L. Zanella
(905) 890-1221
Superintendent:
A. Tucciarone
(905) 890-1221
Pastor:
Fr. A. Maderak
(905) 846-5385
We, the community of
St. Leonard, are committed to life-long learning and respect for
God’s creation.
We will nurture our
unique gifts and
entrust each member to
serve.
Alternative School #
905-890-0708
Press 7 then 54200
When you are
going to be away
call the school
each day
When we wake up every morning we should remember how fortunate we truly are to live in the
great country and have the advantages that we some times take for granted. These are the advantages that the vast majority of the world population has never and will never experience.
We also remember that on November 11 at 11:00 a.m. during our moment of silence, we turn our
minds to the many brave men and women who gave their lives in order that we could enjoy our
freedom and the opportunities that we have. We will be reflecting in the upcoming weeks with all
of our students on this theme leading up to our Remembrance Day celebration at 10:30 in our gym.
Parents please join us for this important celebration if you are able.
On November 25 we will celebrate 25 years of great history as a school. We will be opening our
school doors to all who have journeyed through our halls and classrooms as students, staff and parents and once again remember our days at St. Leonard.
Finally we should remember that this month we celebrate the virtue of “Conscience”. We will
teach the students that a conscience is the voice of God within us that will guide us when we make
all of our decisions. We will be teaching our students that when we listen to this voice, God helps
us to be good people.
This month let us remember
R. Romanet
School Council Elections
Our School Council elections have been held. Our school council for 2010—2011 is as follows:
School Council Chair:
M. Podnar
Parent Representatives
Treasurer:
L. Spina
S. Matthews, J. Lamb
Parish Representative:
A. Resendes
L. DiGeronimo, S. Farrow
OAPCE Rep
M. Podnar
M. Cardoso, R. Nobrega
Teaching Representative:
A. Resendes
M. Karabetsos, M. Kreptowska
Non– Teaching Representative:
A. M. Condotta
D. MacSeain
Principal
R. Romanet
Next council meeting is November 11th at 6:30 p.m. in the Library
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Flu season is
starting. Please
remind your
children to
follow proper
hand washing
techniques to
avoid spreading
of germs. A
reminder to
please call the
school every
day your child
is away.
The human voice
can never reach
the distance that is
covered by the still
small voice of
conscience.
Winter Dress/Recess/Indoor Shoes
Winter Dress/Recess/
Extra Indoor Shoes
Please note that except when
the winter weather is extremely cold or wet, students
will be expected to go outside during recess and lunch
breaks. Exceptions will be
considered only with a doctor’s note. Most children
who are too ill to go outside
should be resting at home and
not exposing others to germs.
Students should come
dressed appropriately to go
us from having to contact you
at work.
If is also helpful that our
younger students carry a
spare pair of underwear,
socks and track pants in case
they get wet outside or have
an “accident”. This will save
Virtue of the Month—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 be well-formed.
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-doings and feels badly
Says ‘sorry’ and tries to make up for mistakes
Keeps promises
Mahatma
Gandhi
outdoors, which includes
hats, boots, scarves and
gloves. As rainy and winter
weather approaches, we remind everyone to bring an
extra pair of running shoes to
be kept at school for classroom and gym use.
A person of Conscience allows
prayer and scripture to influence him/her.
We instill independence in all our students
Thursday, November
26th is a Professional
Development day. There
is no school for students
on this day.
To further promote independence and safety we would ask parents not to
escort their children to their classroom when arriving late.
My fear is that one day it may not be a parent entering our school and
walking the halls.
Mr. Romanet
NOVEMBER
2010
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Notre Dame IB Programme Information Night
November 23, 2010- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme Information Night at Notre Dame
Catholic secondary School
On November 23 there will be
an information night for parents
interested in enrolling their children
in the International
Baccalaureate Diploma Program
(for Grade 8 students applying to
the Grade 9 Notre
Dame Pre-IB). It
will be held at 6:00 p.m. at
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary
School located at 2 Notre Dame
Avenue, Brampton (Kennedy
Rd and Bovaird). The International Baccalaureate Diploma
Program is a comprehensive and
rigorous two-year curriculum.
Grades 9 and 10 (Notre Dame
Pre-IB) prepares students for the
challenges of the I.B. Diploma
Programme in Grade 11 and 12.
Students who successfully complete the I.B. program are
awarded both the I. B. Diploma
and the Ontario Secondary
School Diploma (OSSD).
For more Information, visit
http://www.dpcdsb.org/ndame
or call 905 840-2802
November
11th to
commemorate
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day
We wear a poppy
On Remembrance Day,
And at eleven
We stand and pray.
Wreaths are put
Upon a grave.
As we remember
Our soldiers brave.
those who
gave their lives
for our country
On November 11th, we will
celebrate Remembrance Day
with a special assembly in the
gym. Our service will start at
10:45 and all parents are welcome to join us to commemorate those who gave their lives
for our country.
Holy Name of Mary
HOLY NAME OF
MARY C.S.S TO HOLD
GRADE 8 INFORMATION
NIGHT
On November 18th, beginning
at 7:00 p.m., Holy Name of
Mary C.S.S. will be holding a
Grade 9 Information & Registration Night for current Grade 8
students, and their parents, in
the school’s gymnasium. As a
regional all girls school, we
would like to invite all eligible
Region of Peel girls to apply to
Holy Name of Mary C.S.S. The
night will involve information,
presentations, tours of the
school and registration. Please
visit our website for further updates: www.dpcdsb.org/hnmry/
guidance. Registration packages
will be available on our website
Join us on
by November 5th,
2010. Location: Holy
Name of Mary C.S.S.,
115 Glenvale Blvd.,
Brampton, Ontario. For
further information please
call 905-458-5541 X
64104.
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Cross-Country
Family and Board Level champions,
bringing home two more championship banners for the gym! Congratulations again to all our runners - Mrs.
MacCormack, Mrs. Tanner and Ms
Hughes are very proud of all your
dedication and hard work. We look
forward to another successful season
next year. Keep running!
“ Congratulations to the
Grade 8 Boys
on their win at
the board
finals”
Once again, the St. Leonard Cross Country
team has had an exceptional season! This
year we had 52 runners compete at the
family meet and 17 runners qualified and
competed at the boards. Special congratulations to the Gr. 8 Boys team (Tyrus Rehanek, Tyler Avila, Szymon Grabowski,
Matthew Grenier, Daniel Stanley, Darius
Lee and Robert Ehi) who repeated as both
Once again, our School Council will be holding our Annual
Santa Shop. The shop carries a selection of items, which you
child may purchase as gifts for family and friends. Further details and the schedule will follow at a later date. The shop will
be open on December 6, 7 and 8th.
When you are
going to be away
call the school
each day
NOVEMBER
School Hours
Our office hours are from 8:15
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please do not
drop off students prior to 8:15
a.m. as there is no one to supervise them in the school yard.
2010
Welcome
Welcome to Nancy Mercure our new
custodian. Nancy joined us on November 1st to replace Mr. MacKinnon
who is busy enjoying his retirement.
We welcome Nancy and wish Mr.
MacKinnon the best of luck in his retirement.
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Operation Christmas Child
This year to commemorate our
twenty fifth anniversary, we are
attempting to fill twenty five
boxes—one box for each of our
years as a school.
of shipping these boxes overseas.
For further information on this
charity, please go to
www.samaritanspurse.ca
Operation Christmas Child is an
organization that fills and collects
shoeboxes full of small gifts and
toiletries for needy children in
countries that are affected by war
and or poverty.
You will have received a letter
from your child’s teacher indicating
the age and gender of the child
your child’s class is sponsoring..
We ask that all donations be received by November 15th. The
school council will cover the cost
Anniversary Party
Extended French
For parents of student’s in grade
four who are interested in receiving
information on the Extended
French program, there will be an
information meeting held at St.
Anne School, 124 Vodden Street
on Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 at
7:00 p.m. Transportation is available to successful applicants however transportation is under annual
A reminder that Thursday, November 25th is our
Anniversary Party. The evening will begin with a
liturgy in the gym, followed by Open House, coffee and refreshments.
For parents of student’s in Senior Kindergarten, who are interested in Extended French for
Grade One, an information
meeting will be held at St.
Joachim School, 435 Rutherford
Road North, on Wednesday,
January 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Transportation is not available
for this program.
The Party starts at 7:00 p.m. and goes till 9:00
p.m.
We welcome all former staff and students as well
as the students currently attending our school.
If you are able to contribute baked goods for this
evening, please contact Mrs. Condotta in the office. We ask that all baked goods be nut-free in
respect for those members of our community with
life-threatening nut allergies.
Message from Linda Zanella
MESSAGE FROM YOUR
TRUSTEE:
I would like to thank all the
Catholic supporters for returning me to office. I look
forward to representing your
interests for the next four
years.
Many changes have taken
place at the Ministry level
and we will face a number of
challenges in the next four
years. I will continue to work
hard to provide the level of
service that you expect from
me. My major focus will be
on your student's achievement. We are constantly
achieving or exceeding the
Ministry levels in EQAO re-
sults and I will strive to
continue to reach these
goals. As always, I am
available to discuss your
concerns. Please feel free to
contact me any time.
Best Regards,
Linda Zanella
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St. Leonard School will celebrate it’s
Twenty Fifth Anniversary on:
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
All former teachers and students are welcome to join us.
We will have a liturgy followed by
open house, cake and coffee.
We look forward to seeing you in November...
NOVEMBER
2010
St. Leonard Church—Christmas Bazaar
St. Leonard Church will be hosting their annual
Christmas bazaar on Saturday, November 13th in the parish hall between 9:30
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Their will be raffles,
crafts, gifts, baked goods and a silent
auction. Also back this year is the
“Reptilian Room” (Photo opportunities
available). If you have donations for the bazaar,
please contact the Church.
Please note: The message is often unclear when
busses are cancelled in Caledon, please listen
carefully to determine if they are closed board
wide or just in Orangeville/Caledon area. The
website is often the better place to check. A decision to cancel school transportation and/or to
close schools is usually made by 6:00 a.m., and
will be announced on the following radio
and television stations:
Medication At School
Please be advised that for safety reasons,
no child should bring any form of medication to school without prior approval from
the office. The school will store necessary medication if a Request Form has
been filled out and signed by the parent/guardian
and your family physician. Forms are available in
the office.
Virgin Radio 99.9
CHUM 1050
CFTR 680
CFNY 102.1
CJCL590
CHFI 98.1
CFRB 1010
EZ Rock 97.3
CJBC (Fr.) 860 AM
Z103.5
93.1 FM
Foxy 88.5 FM
CJMR/CHWO 1250
CFTO
CHIN 100.7FM/1540 AM CBC
City Pulse
Global News
The Weather Network
Or on the school board website at
www.dpcdsb.org
Inclement Weather—Bus Cancellations
Please be advised that during the winter months,
inclement weather may cause disruption of bus
transportation and regular school operations.
Please note: When the busses are cancelled we still
need to account for your children. If they are not coming in, please call the school. If the busses or the
school is cancelled we will try to change the message
on the answering machine by 6:30 a.m.
Important Dates to Remember
Dates to Remember
Nov. 04
Nov. 06/07
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
Nov. 19
Lunch Moms
Confirmation Enrolment
Remembrance Day
Lunch Moms
Church Bazaar
Random Acts of Kindness Day
Lunch Moms
Litter less Lunch Day
Spirit Week
November 22 to 26
Nov. 22
Nov. 23
Nov. 24
Nov. 25
Wear Sports Jersey
PJ Day
Cultural Day
T Shirt and Hat Day
Lunch Moms
25th Anniversary Celebration
Nov. 13
Nov. 26
Nov. 29
Dec. 2
Dec. 6, 7, 8
Dec. 9
Dec. 16
Dec. 20 to Dec. 31
P. A. Day
Chris-Math Olympics
Lunch Moms
Santa Shop
Lunch Moms
Lunch Moms
Christmas Break