NOVEMBER: A MONTH TO REMEMBER
November is the month of Remembrance. For
Catholics this is a special time of year, as we are
reminded of the importance of the feasts of All Saints &
All Souls Day.
REMEMBRANCE DAY PRAYER
God our Father, your Son Jesus gave up His life to free us
from the power of sin and death.
He showed us that the greatest love is in giving up one’s
life for others.
We remember those who fought and died for our
freedom. We ask you to bless and console them together
with their families.
Help us to understand the sacrifices they made in leaving
their loved ones to face the horrors of war. May we never
forget their generosity.
May your Holy Spirit give us the courage to resist evil in all
its forms and show us how to be peacemakers through
prayer and action. Lest we forget who fought, suffered
and died that we might have the freedom and peace we
enjoy today.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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All Saints’ Day, celebrated on November 1st, reminds
our community of those men and women (both known
and unknown) who have lived faithful lives in the
Church. On this day, we remember our saints in our
prayers and ask for their prayers and intercessions. The
historical roots of this celebration have to do with those
martyrs who died in the early Church. Later, Pope
Gregory VII declared this day to be the date we
remember all who lived and died for their faith.
All Souls Day, November 2nd, is a Roman Catholic day
of remembrance for friends and loved ones who have
passed away. The day purposely follows All Saints’ Day
in order to shift the focus from those in heaven to
those in purgatory. It is celebrated with masses and
festivities in honor of the dead. While the Feast of All
Saints is a day to remember the glories of Heaven and
those there, the Feast of All Souls reminds us of our
obligations to live holy lives and that there will be
purification of the souls of those destined for Heaven.
On November 11th, Canadians all across the country
stop and honour those who have served, at home or
overseas, in World War I, World War II, Korea and in all
peace missions all around the world. Memorial services
pay tribute to the more than 100,000 brave Canadians
who were killed in the service of their country. The
World War I Armistice was signed on the 11th hour of
the 11th day of the 11th month. As such, we stop and
remember on the 11th hour of November 11th.
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SPORTS’ CORNER
INTERMEDIATE CO-ED SOFTBALL TEAM
Congratulations to the Intermediate Co-Ed Softball
Team who competed in our Family of Schools
Tournament on Wednesday, October 9th. Mrs. Kehoe
would like to thank the team for displaying great
sportsmanship both on and off the field. The team
demonstrated great effort, spirit and encouragement!
Thank you to all the parents who came out to support
the team and help with transportation. A special thanks
to Mrs. Balzan for her coaching assistance at the
tournament and Mrs. Coward and Mrs. Moretta for
their help during tryouts. Team members: J.D. Alleyne,
Kieran B., Jada C., Justin C., Allison D., Larissa E., Nicolas
G., Gracie K., Jackson K., Amelia L., Michael M., John M.,
Brennan N., and Emily P. Coach: Mrs. Kehoe
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAMS
Congratulations to the St. Cornelius Cougars CrossCountry Running Team!
Our team of seventy-six athletes successfully completed
individual races of between 2.1km and 3.9km at the
Family of Schools Meet at Monora Park in Orangeville
on October 17th. We congratulate students for their
effort to train during lunch hours and for their
determination and team spirit shown on race day!
Twenty-four students qualified to compete at the Board
Meet Championship by placing in the top 15 of their
individual races and/or by contributing to a qualifying
team score. The grade 6 boys, grade 7 boys, and grade 8
girls won top “team” placements by achieving either 1st
or 2nd place team overall.
Students who qualified for the Board Championship
(November 5th at Centennial Park, Etobicoke) include:
Grade 5: Sabrina B., Valentina R., Jacob F.; Grade 6:
Alexandra L., Oriana P., Joao C., Peter M., Patrick D.,
Ethan G., Kyle P.; Grade 7: Jordan F., Kieran B.,
Jonathan N., Nicholas C., Aiden L, Sal M., Remy D;
Grade 8: Abby L., Isabel S., Amelia
L., Emily P., Carina M., Caoimhe
D., Brennan N.
Coaches: Mrs. Foley, Mr.
Zimmerman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Gregoric
Congratulations to our Junior Volleyball Teams who
traveled to St. Benedict School on October 16th to
compete in a mini tournament with the three
Orangeville schools.
The boys started the day off by defeating St. Andrew
and St. Peter, but fell short by just five points in the first
game and only 1 point in the second game to place 2nd
overall to St. Benedict. The girls were on top of their
game in the afternoon! They also won the battle against
St. Andrew and St. Peter, but ended the day just as the
boys did by placing 2nd to St. Benedict.
Girls team members include: Julia D., Madeline F., Siera
G., Sydney H., Haley M., Paige M., Samantha M.,
Amanda M., Valentina R.
Boys team members include: Marcus D., Jacob F., Rory
K., Beck K., Patrick D., Mason P., Nathan C.
Coaches: Mrs. Burke, Ms. D’Allessandro, Mr.
Zimmerman, Mrs. Foley
CO-ED SOFTBALL TEAM
Congratulations to the St. Cornelius Cougars’ Junior coed softball team. They travelled to Brampton’s
Sesquicentennial Park on Oct. 9, to participate in the
family tournament. The kids had a great day at the
fields and really came together as a team, improving
with every game. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. MacLeod were
very impressed with the sportsmanship and fair play
exhibited by all the team members. The cougars were
well represented by Antionetta, Beck, Emma, Ernie,
Klara, Luca, Madison, Marcus, Mason, Nathan, Paige,
and Samantha.
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ONE- TIME DONATION EXTENSION
PUMPKIN MASH WAS A SMASH!
Thank you those families who have already taken
advantage of the opportunity to receive a 2013 taxdeductible receipt by making a donation to St.
Cornelius School. The funds generated will be directly
used to enhance school educational resources for our
students, and to support the Artists and Scientists in the
School Programs. The new due date is November 8th.
Our Catholic School Council hopes that you will consider
this option to participate as opposed to participating to
ongoing fundraisers throughout the year.
The students and staff once again enjoyed their day at the
Pumpkin Mash on October 31st. The decorations were
incredible and the music was awesome! A very special thank
you to our parent volunteers who spent hours decorating
the gym: Mrs. Balzan, Mrs. Soares, Mrs. Niro, Mrs. Facchini,
Mrs Caprara, Mrs. Rossi, and many others!
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LIBRARY NEWS
Please visit our St. Cornelius website Library
section. Parents will find helpful reading
tips for your child and find important
information/news about the library.
There are also educational links for your
child to access from home. Parents are
encouraged to check our school website at least once a
month for any upcoming events that may take place at
St. Cornelius School.
TERRY FOX We are very
proud of St. Cornelius School
community for raising a total
of $ 1234 during our Terry Fox
Walk/Run/Rollerblade. We
surpassed our goal of $ 1 000!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR IN-SCHOOL
READING BUDDIES
We are in need of parent volunteers to act as Reading
Coaches for students in grades 1-3. The commitment
involves assisting students to develop independent
reading strategies. If you are able to spend an hour or
two once or twice per week, please call the school and
leave your name and phone number. All volunteers
must have a Criminal Reference Check completed
(please contact the office for an appropriate form).
Interested volunteers will be contacted to schedule a
training session and determine volunteer availability.
FRENCH IMMERSION INFO. MEETING
Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians, who wish to
enroll their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class
for September, 2014 are invited to attend an
information meeting at St. Angela Merci School on
Wed., Nov. 20th at 7:00 p.m.
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STUDENT FAITH AMBASSADORS
Congratulations to our St. Cornelius
Student Faith Ambassadors for
2013-14: Ryan, Nicholas, Matthew,
Victoria J., Vanessa, Larissa, Kathryn,
Madeline, Michael, Aliyha, Stephanie,
Daniella, Victoria T., Isabel, Vanda, Matthew,
Jackson, Gracie, Allison, Emily, Amelia, Caoimhe, Anne,
Bianca, Amanda, MariaChristina, Nicole, Mackenzie,
Paige, James, Siera, Kaitlyn, Marissa, Isabella, Adriana,
Ethan and Alexandra. Together, we will grow spiritually
in serving others as Jesus did.
PROJECT GIFT
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Similar to the collection of gifts in a shoebox project,
the St. Cornelius faith ambassadors are heading up the
collection of gifts and items in small plastic containers
to send with Dr. Simone to areas that would benefit not
only from the goods, but also the plastic boxes. Once
the gifts are received the families can utilize the box to
store food and clothing to keep them dry and free of
contamination.
St. Cornelius students are being asked to plan with their
families and purchase a small box with a sealing lid,
then fill it with items such as: a toothbrush, toothpaste
soap, toys, clothing, small books and hard candies, etc.
A note will be sent home with students with a label to
utilize for the box. This label will identify the items
purchased (for a boy or girl and their age). Look for
further notice in your child's agenda.
EXTENDED FRENCH INFORMATION
MEETING FOR 2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR
Grade 4 parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enroll their
child in a Grade 5 Extended French class for September,
2014 are invited to attend an information meeting at:
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Holy Family School, 61 Allan Drive Bolton – L7E 1P7
At the present time, the above mentioned school is the
designated centre for our area. Applications will be
accepted at that centre until 3:00 p.m. Wednesday,
February 12, 2014.
UPCOMING BOARD INFORMATION
NIGHT
There will be an information session for
parent(s)/guardian(s) of children with special
needs including vision, hearing, autism,
physical/medical and/or developmental delays
who are transitioning to Full Day Kindergarten
in September 2014. The information session
will be held at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board -- Catholic Education
Centre, Room 301 on January 22, 2014, from
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Snow date Thursday,
February 6, 2014. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) are
also reminded to register their child at our
school office. Official registration dates are
January 27th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
January 29th, 30th, and 31st, 2014, from 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Snow Date for evening
registration is January 28th, 2014, from 7:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
HALLOWEEN CANDY DRIVE November 1-8
Malnutrition shuts down the body’s
digestive track and often children
cannot eat, even when regular healthy
food is given to them. However, the
doctors have discovered that candy,
with its high content of sugar can start
the digestive track working. This allows children in third
world countries to consume food, thus saving their
lives. Please help us save children’s lives. Please collect
and drop off hard candy in a plastic bag to the main
office this week and the church until November 8th. If
you have any questions, please call Father Bob at 905990-0080.
IMPORTANT OFFICE REMINDER
For the safety of all children at St. Cornelius School, we
kindly ask that you always sign in at the main office
whenever you visit the school whether it be picking up a
child for an appointment or dropping off a lunch. There
should never be a reason to go directly to your child’s
classroom. Also, we ask that you only use the main
doors during school hours (parents of children in the
YMCA Program can still use the side door before/after
school). Lastly, parents we ask that if are you in the
foyer it is for quick drop offs and pick ups. For the safety
of all our students, we ask parents to not remain in the
front entrance. Thank you for your cooperation.
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR ECO-CLUB
SCHOOL YARD SAFETY
The ECO-CLUB is up and running at St. Cornelius and
we're here to help!
Once again we are registered to participate in the
Ontario Eco-Schools challenge. The Ontario Eco-Schools
is an environmental education and certification
program that helps school communities develop both
ecological literacy and environmental practices so they
may become environmentally responsible citizens and
reduce the ecological footprint of their schools. Last
year, we were granted a silver acknowledgment award
for our efforts. This year we are aiming to do better!
Just how are we going to do better?
1. Litterless Lunch Wednesdays or Everyday is back!
Please do your best to send your child to school with all
reusable containers or recyclable goods. Remember,
reusable is always best!
2. "Water Bottle Watch" – Classes will be monitored by
an Eco-club member to see which classed have the
largest number of students with re-fillable drinking
containers.
3. Other environmental initiatives we will be involved in
are: making sure every class has a GOOS paper box,
spring planting in the peace garden, Weekly Recycle
audit, Waste Audits, Earth Hour, IDLE Free Zones, Green
Thumb Club School Beautification, etc.
The key to successfully implementing the ECO-CLUB’s
green initiatives is to create a meaningful
environmental change at our school. But without the
full support of parents, teachers, custodians and
administrators it will be very difficult. So let’s get
together and with our own two hands, we can change
the world.
BOARD GAMES NEEDED FOR INDOOR
RECECSS ACTIVITIES
We are asking for donations of any ‘gently used’ board
games (with all pieces included) for students to use
during our rainy day indoor recesses. Please send in to
the Main Office if you do have any you would like to
contribute to the school. Students thank you!
2012-13 EQAO RESULTS Our current grade 4 & 7
students EQAO testing results have now been
published. Please refer to our website for our full
report. Individual results were sent home.
Thank you for your cooperation with ensuring the safety
of our students by following our school safe practice of
students and staff only in the school yard. During
inclement weather we will be calling indoor recess and
students will come directly into the school when they
arrive between 9:00 -9:15 a.m. Since there are no
students in the yard, and the teachers are supervising
indoors, parents may walk their children to the school
and students may enter using the back door. We
appreciate your cooperation as we work together to
keep our school safe.
UPCOMING CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
Please join us! More
information to follow soon.
December 12- Grades 1-3 at
6:30 p.m.
Please be advised due to fire
code regulations, we are
requesting no more than 3
guests per student at our
Grade 1-3 concert.
December 13- Kindergarten
Concert at 2:00 -3:00 p.m.
Please be advised due to fire code regulations, we are
requesting no more than 4 guests per student at our
Kindergarten concert.
ST. MICHAEL’S SCHOOL ANNUAL SANTA
PARADE PARTY
Once again, St. Michael's Secondary School will be
hosting their annual Christmas Party, immediately
following the Bolton Santa Parade. Please join us on
Saturday December 7th, 2013 at 12:30, for a fun-filled
afternoon. The children will enjoy Christmas crafts,
cookie decorating, games and many more fun-filled
activities!! All families and friends are
welcome!! Tickets go on sale on Friday November 22nd,
2013, and can be purchased at "DELI TO GO" for $5 (5301 Queen Street South in Bolton). Tickets may also be
purchased at the school on the day of the party. The
price of the ticket includes lunch, drink,
and dessert for each child. Parents are welcome to
purchase a hot lunch from the cafeteria. Hope to see
you on the seventh!
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
ANNOUNCING OUR 2013-14
SCHOOL COUNCIL!
On behalf of the entire St. Cornelius
School community, we thank the following parents for
volunteering their time and efforts in working
collaboratively of the course of this coming year:
Melanie Johannink, Carol Caprara (Co-Chairs), Loretta
DeGrazia-Humphries (Treasurer), Stacey Jones
(Secretary), Mike Stapleton (OAPCE Rep.), Etilia Nalli
(Parish Rep), Carmela Scholes (Community Rep) as well
as the following members: Moire Balzan, Gary Caprara,
Jennifer Borges, Joanna Godino, Mary Greaves, Ana
Contente, Rosie Bastasin, Laura Prestia, Anne Marie
Martinak, Susie Sorochan, Pina Montalbano and Lisa
Davies-Ingleson. Thank you to Mrs. Mcdonnel (Teacher
Rep.). All of your efforts are greatly appreciated!
Thank you to everyone for your participation in our first
fundraiser of the year, the QSP-Magazine
program. There have been lots of prizes going out
which the children are really enjoying! This is always a
successful campaign which helps to raise funds for
programs and equipment for the students and your
participation is appreciated.
Catholic School Council are underway and there have
been some great ideas for events and fundraising
expressed. Our always successful pumpkin mash was
held on October 31st with lots of Halloween fun for the
students. A special thank you to all the volunteers who
work together to make this annual event possible.
We will be hosting the Christmas Marketplace again this
year on Saturday December 7th. We are actively
looking for someone in the community that can assist
with some printing requirements and a Santa Volunteer
– if you can help in either capacity, please contact
Melanie at Johannink@me.com for more details. The
event promises to be another great success showcasing
Caledon Community businesses so, please save the date
and plan to attend.
As well, we thank our Catholic School Council for their
support of the 2013-14 Artists and Scientists in the School
program. These curriculum based programs compliment
student learning in the classroom and are a great deal of
fun!
Council encourages all parents to join us at our monthly
meetings. You are always welcome to attend as a
guest. Our next council meeting is on Wednesday,
November 27th at 6:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing
you there!
FREE MEDIC ALERT BRACLET FOR ALL!
The No Child Without program offers a free MedicAlert
membership to students who attend our school and are
between the ages 4-14. If your child has a medical
condition, allergy or is required to take medication on a
regular basis then you should consider a MedicAlert
membership through this program. MedicAlert is your
child’s voice in an emergency.
MedicAlert identification can alert school staff, friends,
coaches and others about your child’s medical condition
should an emergency occur. If interested, please visit
www.nochildwithout.ca.
NOVEMBER VIRTUE: CONSCIENCE
This month we will celebrate 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 be wellformed.
A person of CONSCIENCE allows prayer & 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
There are some great events being organized for the
school year and we hope to provide opportunities for
the community to come together and have fun – movie
night, Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner, our 2nd annual
Adult dance to name a few. More details will follow as
the planning progresses.
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NOVEMBER “SAFE SCHOOL” FOCUS
EVERYONE NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE IN
PEACE
In November students will focus on the message of
peace. Peace is defined as inner contentment, serenity
and harmonious relations. Students will
create a unique ‘peace place’ in
each of their classrooms. The
‘peace place’ is an area identified
and decorated by students that
they can use to take a moment for
personal reflection or to resolve
conflict with another student. This
idea of having a ‘calming’ space is used in schools,
workplaces and family homes.
Tips for parents:
- help your child learn to recognize early signs that they
are becoming agitated or upset
- create a calming space / reflection area in your home
- learn the steps of the conflict resolution model the
school uses and apply those at home
NOVEMBER IS BULLYING AWARENESS
MONTH
Students will be involved in
various anti-bullying initiatives
and discussions. We will begin
with our kick off assembly
November 12th. Stay tuned as
we work together as
peacemakers!
IMPORTANT DATES:
PLEASE PLACE DATES ON FAMILY
CALENDAR
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Nov. 21 – Subway lunch
Nov. 21 – Grade 1 and 2 Skating at Caledon
East Arena 10:15 – 11:15. Helmets are
mandatory for ALL students
Nov. 22 – Grade 8 Transition/Shadow Day
at R.F. Hall S.S.
Nov. 22 – Grade 3 & 4 Skating at Caledon
East Arena 10:15 – 11:15. Helmets are
mandatory for ALL students
Nov. 25 – Just Catering for Kids
Nov. 27 – Catholic School Council Meeting
6:30 pm in library
Nov. 28 – Pizza Day
Nov. 28 – Grade 5 & 6 Skating at Caledon
East Arena – 10:15 – 11:15 am
DECEMBER
 Dec. 2 – Just Catering for Kids
 Dec. 5 – Subway lunch
 Dec. 9 – Just Catering for Kids Lunch
 Dec. 12 – Pizza Day
 Dec. 12 – Primary Christmas Concert 6:00
pm
 Dec. 13 – FDK Christmas Concert 2:00 p.m.
 Dec. 16 – Catholic School Council Meeting –
6:30 pm - library
 Dec. 16 – Just Catering for Kids
 Dec. 18 – Advent Mass – 9:45 am in gym.
Parents are welcome.
 Dec. 19 – Subway Lunch
 Dec. 20 – PD Day – No School for Students
 Dec. 23 – Jan. 3 – School closed for
Christmas Break
 Jan. 6 – Students Return to School
 Jan. 6- Just Catering for Kids
Nov. 6 – Grade 4, 5 and 6
Mass at St. John Albion Church – 10:00 am
Nov. 7 – Subway Day
Nov. 7 – Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews
4:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Nov. 11 – Just Catering for Kids
Nov. 11- Remembrance Day Assembly
10:30 a.m. All parents welcome.
Nov. 14 – Pizza Day
Nov. 18 – Just Catering for Kids
Nov. 20 – Rosary Apostolate
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