April 2015 Edition
Principal
A Springtime Act of Faith.
School Council Mtg
God, Creator of the seasons,
Wed. May 13 @ 6:30 PM
We thank you that Spring has come at
last.
Held in the library. Please join
us! All parents are welcome.
We thank you for the warm air that
will awaken sleeping buds and fill our
world, once again, with colour.
WELCOME TO
KINDERGARTEN NIGHT
Mr. M. Cassar
Vice Principal
Mrs. M. Thompson
Head Secretary
Ms. S. McGee
Assistant Secretary
Mrs. M. Kelly
School Council Chair
We ask you to be with us as we
celebrate this season.
Mrs. J. Estevao
GuardianAngelsCSC@
Gmail.com or on Twitter
@GASchoolCouncil
Superintendent
Mrs. S. Steer
Ward 6 Trustee
Mr. D. D’Souza
We believe in Spring, the season of
seeds and flowers, of buds that burst
into leaves,
Of bulbs that burst into tulips,
Of caterpillars that burst into
butterflies, And of Jesus who burst
from His Grave and put death to
death!
905-890-1211
Parish Team
Father Jan Gogolewski
Guardian Angels Parish
(905) 970 – 9175
We at Guardian Angels
School, dedicate ourselves
to creating and fostering a
spiritually rich learning
environment that
empowers the individual to
take responsibility for their
personal and interpersonal
growth and development.
FOLLOW US:
We believe that life is worth living,
That we were born to sing with the
birds, to dance in Spring rain,
to laugh when we are happy,
to weep when we are sad, to live as
much and as well as we can and to
love always.
We believe in Spring,
in seeds that die and are reborn.
We believe in growth.
We believe in life,
in ourselves,
in hope and in joy.
We believe in God.
Our Welcome to Kindergarten Evening will
be held on Wednesday, April 15 from 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
LOOKING FORWARD
Year-end BBQ
AND Talent Show
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 @ 4:30 PM
Join us as we celebrate a successful year at
Guardian Angels at our BBQ. Preorder
your burgers, hot dogs and other treats!
Our ice cream truck will be here, along
with our friends from Peel Police and Fire
Services. Face painting and balloons for
the kids all served with music and a
chance to socialize with friends. The
talent show will take place right after the
BBQ, starting at 6:30 PM.
SHARELIFE WEEK
Later in April, we will host our annual
Sharelife week in support of the Catholic
charities that do so much good for those
less fortunate.
The week will consist of fun activities for
kids including “roll out the quarters”, Peel
Police “arresting” the teachers, Staffstudent ice hockey game and a Zumba day.
Contact the school for dates and times if
you would like to join us for any of these
events.
Amen
Twitter: @GAngelsschool
Website: WWW.DPCDSB.ORG/GANGL
minutes to write or call your MPP and let them know that
you appreciate their continued support, in this regard.
School Hours
Grades 1 – 8:
9:00 AM ......................... MORNING BEGINS
10:28 AM ....................... RECESS BREAK
12:00 to 12:20 PM ......... Kindergarten Lunch
12:06 to 12:46 PM ......... GRADES 1-8 RECESS
12:46 to 1:06 PM ........... GRADES 1-8 LUNCH
1:06 PM ......................... AFTERNOON BEGINS
2:29 PM ......................... RECESS BREAK
3:30 PM ......................... SCHOOL ENDS
Please note that supervision in the playground begins at
8:45 AM. Please do not leave your children unattended in
the school grounds before the staff supervision begins.
Principals’ Message
Supporting and Advocating for
Catholic Education
As parents/guardians of children in our publicly funded
Catholic school system, you have a powerful voice, both
as a taxpayer and a constituent. Increasingly, we are
seeing co-ordinated attacks on Catholic education, with
calls for the discontinuation of funding of the Catholic
school system in Ontario, and the establishment of a
single secular school system. We see evidence of this
through radio call-in shows, newspaper articles and
opinion pieces, letters to the editor and through various
social media channels.
Your willingness to lend your voice in support of good
news stories about Catholic education and/or to help
counter negative commentary, or attacks on Catholic
education through media, or other means, is an
important part of our community’s effort to promote and
maintain our strong, viable and relevant Catholic
education system in Ontario.
From time to time, we may bring items to your attention,
such as news articles, that may be in support of, or
against Catholic education. Be aware of opportunities to
write a letter to the editor, call in to a radio talk show, or
simply vote in an online survey or other action that will
indicate to the public and the government that there is a
strong presence of Catholic parents/guardians and
supporters. Demonstrate that you are passionate about
Catholic education and that we can provide a balancing
point of view to those who would attack, discredit and/or
seek to end publically funded Catholic education in
Ontario.
Mainstream political parties in Ontario have stated their
support for Catholic education. However, that does not
mean that we should not continue to impress upon our
locally elected MPPs our desire to maintain the current
system of publically funded Catholic schools. Take a few
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There are 3.9 million Catholics in Ontario; more than
600,000 students attend Ontario Catholic schools. We
are strong. However, we cannot be silent. During the
Easter season, our most holy time of the year, we rejoice
in the fact that Jesus is the reason for the season…we
hope you had a Happy Easter.
Mark Cassar, Principal
Michelle Thompson, Vice Principal
School Council Chair Update
April is National Volunteer Month.
We are blessed with our volunteers
who give of themselves to Guardian
Angels. Time is a precious commodity
that no price or label can be assigned
to it; whether you helped on a school
trip, weekly Pizza Days, or in the
classroom, it shows our children you
care and you are there for them. We
thank you for supporting the children of Guardian Angels.
We will host our 2nd Annual Volunteer Appreciation
Dinner on Tuesday, April 14th. If you were unable to
attend but would like your certificate, please contact us
via email GuardianAngelsCSC@gmail.com and we will
happily get it to you.
“It is not enough to do. It must be done well.” – St Vincent
de Paul, Patron Saint of Charity
Mark it down:
Friday, April 24th – Dance-A-Thon (prizes will be drawn
the following week)
Monday, April 27th –Pita Day – please note this is the last
day for the school year
Wednesday, May 13th at 6:30 pm –Council meeting, last
meeting for the school year, school library
Your 2014/2015 Catholic School Council team:
Chairperson: .....................Jen Estevao
Treasurer: ..........................Nunzia Rositano
Secretary: ..........................Lori Saroli
Parish Representative: ....Josie Wilson
OAPCE Representative: ..Susan Dal Dosso
Members at Large:…Nadia Arghittu, Suzette Psaila,
Arlene Saunders-Georges
Teacher Representative:.Mrs. Parris
Non-Teaching Representative: Mrs. Sivasankaran
Website: WWW.DPCDSB.ORG/GANGL
School Council – Parish Update
The school celebrated Easter Mass on April 8th with
Father Jan where Parent Council presented a cheque for
$1,000 to him. This amount was raised from a collection
of money we received for Shrove Tuesday.
Sunday, April 19th, 2015 will mark our third SHARE LIFE
SUNDAY. The second collection benefits Share Life;
Share Life is a Catholic organization, which assists many
Catholic agencies in so many different ways.
The Faith Formation Team is once again initiating two life
changing programs for our parish Youth and Young
families so listen up parents, youth and teens! Have you
ever wanted to read the Bible, but felt intimidated by its
size, the names or wondered whether the Bible even
relates to your life at all?
Please join Guardian Angels Parish every Friday at 7:00
p.m. for a Bible study by Mark Hart and learn how to read
the Bible, how to listen to God and how to see His loving
hand in your daily life. Encounter is a Bible Study
Program for Grades 6, 7 and 8 students including
anybody who is interested, but must be in Grade 5. T3 is
a Bible Study Program specifically for all secondary
school students, youth, younger adults and families.
WHEN: Friday, April 10th to June 5th, 2015 (8 weeks)
WHERE: St. Edmund Campion’s Secondary School
275 Brisdale Drive, Brampton, ON
TIME: 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. (Sharp)
For further information please contact:
Email: Theresa.nazareth@gmail.com
Cell:
(416) 270-7777
The Second Guardian Angels Parish Talent Show will
take place on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 from 7:00 p.m.
to 10:00 p.m. at St. Edmund Campion’s Secondary
School cafeteria. All parishioners, children and friends
of Guardian Angels Parish are invited to participate. You
can sing, dance, do comedy or play a musical instrument
alone or as a group. Proceeds from this event will go
towards the Guardian Angels Parish Building Fund. If
you are interested in joining the committee or as a
performer at this event, please sign up after the weekend
Masses. If there are any further questions, please feel
free to contact:
Ricky at guardianangelschoirs
FOLLOW US:
Twitter: @GAngelsschool
@gmail.com. Tickets are being sold at $10.00 per adult,
$5.00 per child (5 to 12 years of age) and $25.00 per
family (2 adults and 2 children).
First Holy Communion will be held at Our Lady of Fatima
Church located at 101 Malta Avenue in Brampton.
Guardian Angels’ students in Grade 2 will be receiving
their First Holy Communion on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at
3:00 p.m. and Guardian Angels’ students in Grade 8 will
be receiving their Confirmation on Saturday, May 30,
2015 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Edmund Campion Secondary
School located at 275 Brisdale Drive in Brampton. A
letter from our school went home recently with our Grade
2 students updating parents on the sacrament of First
Holy Communion.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PORTUGUESE PARISH in
Brampton is inviting all parishioners to join them on their
5 Annual Pilgrimage to the Divine Mercy Shrine in
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., June 13 - 14, 2015.
The bus leaves at 5:00 a.m. from our Lady of Fatima
Parish or from Santissimo Salvador at 5:30 a.m. with
scheduled arrival in Springfield, MA around 3:00 p.m.
Dinner will be served at Tony & Penny’s restaurant. On
June 14 we will be departing from the hotel at 8:00 a.m.
to participate in the day’s celebrations which includes an
outdoor Mass. Please ensure that you have all of the
required documents to enter into the United States. For
further information, please contact Jose or Gouvela at
(905) 453-2174.
Inspiring Minds With Crafts
The
Spring
Craft Club at
Guardian
Angels
is
open to all
Grade
3
students
enthusiastic
about
creativity and
handmade
projects. Our meetings are held on Mondays at
lunchtime until May. More than 30 students have started
to attend and share their creativity and imagination. This
year, our activities include quilting Easter cards, Easter
egg decoration, origami baskets, clay pots, basic
stitches, and Mother’s Day bookmarks.
During each session, the students are inspired to think,
create and try out new techniques. We have fun doing
projects together. You can help us by donating materials
such as cardstock, ribbons, buttons, yarn, beads, fabric,
and acrylic paint for our awesome ideas. Crafty Mrs.
Sepe, Mrs. Ward-Cooper, Ms. Collins and Mrs. Kotarska
supervise the club.
Website: WWW.DPCDSB.ORG/GANGL
looking out for the good of the other. That is what Jesus
did – He forgot about Himself on purpose. He chose to
give up His life for the good of others – us!
Living Our Faith & Catholic Virtues
Becoming a truly loving person is challenging - 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. A Loving Person:
March: .......... Kindness
May: .............. Acceptance
 Wants the best for others
 Is willing to make sacrifices for the good of others
 Learns from the heroic lives of saints and holy
Thank you to all the talented craft members for being
enthusiastic about making fantastic projects. Stay
creative!
April: ............ Love
June: ............ Fairness
A key aspect of the Board’s strategic direction is the
continued development of safe, caring, inclusive Catholic
school community. As a Catholic Community, we are called
to learn, grow and become more like Jesus. Catholic
education provides us the opportunity to integrate the
virtues into our students’ daily activity.
The virtues will be covered every month during morning
announcements, in class during discussions, and at our
school Living Our Faith Awards.
Our next Living Our Faith Awards will take place on:
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Grades K-4 @ 9:30 AM
Grades 5-8 @ 11:00 AM
Our Catholic Virtues
A key aspect of the Board’s
strategic direction is the
continued development of
safe,
caring,
inclusive
Catholic
school
communities. As a Catholic
Community, we are called to
learn, grow and become
more like Jesus. Catholic
education provides us the
opportunity to integrate the
virtues into our students’
daily activity. The virtues will
be covered every month
during
morning
announcements, in class
during discussions, and at
our Living Our Faith
Awards assemblies.
This month we celebrate
the Virtue of Love:
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people
Knows that we are all lovable
Prays for others
Says ‘Excuse me‛, ‘Please‛, and ‘Pardon me‛
Avoids gossip weather online or in person
Chess Champions!!
Under the tutelage of Mr.
Buzdon, this years’ chess team
has had a wonderful campaign
and has experienced wonderful
successes in our Brampton
West
Family
tournament,
hosted on Friday, March 27,
2015 here at Guardian Angels.
Our Teams in both the
Intermediate and Junior division
took the gold medals, while the
Primary team had to play
overtime speed chess, resulting in a Silver medal for the
Guardian Angels Squad. Many, many thanks go to the
tournament participants, guests and dedicated parents
who made it out to support us.
We also like to thank Mr. Resendes and Mr. Monardo for
their organization and management of the day, as well
as Mr. Alves, school Admin., and ALL the teachers who
helped make this possible by donating both time and
resources. It was a huge day and our student volunteers
were diligent making this day a success, and we look
forward to more success at the Board tournament on
Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
The players as follow:
 Intermediate: Kushal M., Samantha D., Brian D.,
Gabriel P., Chelsea A., Johnny V.
 Junior: Ayeesha M., John D., Sean D., Christopher
V., John Walter V., Cilian A.
 Primary: Jared J., Avery B., Julia P., Julia K., Kaliya
E., Jacyntha L.
Jesus made one lesson
clear above all other lessons – the lesson to love. Love
is not about us – it is about forgetting ourselves and
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Website: WWW.DPCDSB.ORG/GANGL
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Bicycles
With the change in
weather,
many
students
are
beginning to ride their
bicycles to school.
Please take the time
to discuss proper
bicycle safety with
your
children
to
ensure their safety.
Students riding their bikes to and from school are
expected to follow these directions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Bikes are to be walked across the school property
Bikes are to be left in the bike rack area
Bikes are to be locked
Students are expected to wear helmets
Warmer Weather Is Almost Here!
With
the
warm
weather
soon
approaching,
we
would like to take
this opportunity to
review our dress
code expectations.
Students are to
observe
the
guidelines. Summer
clothing at home is
not
always
appropriate
at
school in a Catholic
Learning
environment. These
guidelines may vary
somewhat for Primary students, as appropriate. If
students have any questions, they may seek guidance
from their teacher, Mrs. Thompson or Mr. Cassar at an
appropriate time.
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Students should come to school wearing
sunscreen/hat
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Wear shorts of an appropriate length (bottom of
shorts should not go above the child’s fingertips
when arms are at their sides)
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No revealing tops. Shoulders straps should be three
adult fingers wide at a minimum.
No midriff showing
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Water bottles (recyclable preferred) can be kept in
the classroom for students to refill and drink during
the day
From The Library
Forest of Reading
The results are nearly in!! The
winners of this year’s Forest of
Reading are being determined
by our young readers. Voting
will begin in the next week to
determine this years’ Blue
Spruce, Silver Birch, Silver
Birch Express and Red Maple
award winners. Students remember to post on the wikis in
order to remain eligible to vote, and see Mr. Monardo once
you have completed the reading list in order to receive your
ballot.
This year we are excited to host Mr. Phillip Roy, a local
Canadian author whose books including: “Me and Mr. Bell”
have been winning literary acclaim and have been featured
in this years’ Silver Birch Fiction series. He will be visiting
the school on April 28, 2015, and will be selling books on his
visit. Please see his website PhillipRoy.ca for more details
and see Mr. Monardo for order forms if needed
The Library is taking inventory of our collection the week of
April 13-17, and as such, we ask ALL STUDENTS with
overdue books to return them to the library so we can
arrange for next year’s purchasing as well as collection
management. If you have old books, please return them!!
There will be letters sent home the subsequent week
indicating the value and checkout date of the lost books.
Friendly reminder to return overdue library books so that
other students may enjoy them. Thank you!
Marco Monardo, Teacher Librarian
Safe School Mission Statement
Guardian Angels is a Catholic
community that respects and
promotes the uniqueness of all
its members. By following the
teachings of Jesus, we pledge
to provide everyone with a safe,
caring and peaceful environment, which ensures the
respect and acceptance of all. Because of these beliefs,
bullying will not be tolerated. Your child deserves a safe
environment to work, learn and play in. If you have any
concerns, please contact us. Thank you for supporting
us as we support your child.
Shorts/pants need to be at the waist and underwear
should not be seen
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Website: WWW.DPCDSB.ORG/GANGL
Welcome New Students!
When new students
register at Guardian
Angels, one of the
initiatives that we put
into place is a welcome
tour by our Student
Council Prime Ministers
who will take the new student on a tour of the school,
showing them key locations like washrooms, change
rooms and the gym. The Prime Ministers will also
introduce the new student to Office staff, the Principal
and Vice Principal and other key staff. The new student
is also given a Welcome to Guardian Angels” pencil. This
is just one aspect of our efforts to make Guardian Angels
a family that welcomes all newcomers.
Our school community will
celebrate Catholic Education
Week 2015 in ways that are
appropriate to our students’
age. We invite you to
participate in one or other of
these activities as your
personal time and work
schedule may permit.
There are five sub-themes for each day of Catholic
Education Week:
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Masses
Celebration
Date and Time
Location
Crowning of Mary
Liturgy
Tuesday, May 14
@ 9:30 AM
Year End Mass/
Guardian Angels
Feast Day
Friday, June 19
@ 9:30 AM
All events are
held in the
gym
Special Masses
Date and Time
Location
First Reconciliation
Grade 2 and Grade 8
Friday, May 15
@ 9:30 AM
School
Confirmation
Saturday, May 30
@ 5:00 PM
St. Edmund
Campion
First Communion
Sunday, June 14
@ 3:00 PM
Our Lady of
Fatima Parish
Monday – Walking Together and Sharing Our Stories
Tuesday – Opening the Scriptures
Wednesday – Welcoming Others to the Table
Thursday – Recognizing Jesus in the Breaking of the
Bread
Friday – Proclaiming the Good News
Every year, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’
Association (OCSTA) provides our Catholic schools with
a resource kit to help schools prepare for Catholic
Education Week. Using these resources as well as our
own developed activities, we will continue to explore how
to ‘Explore Paths of Joy’.
Guardian Angels Website
Catholic Education Week May 3-8, 2015
Every few days, Mrs.
Gallant updates the website
with letters, information and
other
pertinent
items.
Looking for a document
or information? Need to
contact our School Council Chair?… check out our
website: http://www.dpcdsb.org/GANGL Thanks to Mrs.
Gallant for up-keeping the website.
“Were not our hearts burning within us while He was
Follow Us On Twitter and the Web
talking to us on the road?” – Luke 24:32
The sub-themes for Catholic Education Week 2015 are
as follows:
Catholic schools are Catholic communities. Catholic
schools are faith communities. We – parents, students,
teachers, administrative and support staff – walk and
grow together in the faith, which we received at our
Baptism. Moreover, it is the ‘together’ that we grow. Our
growth is primarily a relationship with God, who at our
Baptism, called us by name. However, the response of
each of us to that growth is both personal and communal.
We grow in our faith in the nurturing atmosphere of our
Catholic community be that of our local parish, our home,
or our Catholic school community.
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Guardian Angels S
@GAngelsschool
Mrs. Gibson Power
@MrsGP_GA
Mrs. Commisso
@GAngelsScience
Mrs. D’Armi Fetz
/Ms. Medeiros
@GAFDK103
Mr. Bell
@MrBellGAngels
Ms. Choong/ Mrs.
Smith
@GAFDKRM104
Mrs. Parris
@MrsParris_GA
https://twitter.com/GAFDKRM104
Website: WWW.DPCDSB.ORG/GANGL
Mrs. Sousa
@MrsSousaGA
doorbell, so dropping off lunches after 12:30 PM may
delay your entry.
https://edmo.do/j/spz6d9
Mrs. Sepe
@GAFDKRm101
Mrs. Insanic/
Mrs.Sivasankaran
@GAFDKRm102
Mrs. Bedford
@Bedford_Mrs
Ms. Galos
@MsGalos
Mr. Resendes
@MrResendes
Mrs. Gallant
@MrsGallantAtGA
Mr. Labuda
@MrLabudaGA
Ms. Schmalz
https://missschmalzsclass.wordpress.
com
Madame Gunia
http://frenchwithmadame.weebly.
com
Guardian Angels
School Council
@GASchoolCouncil
Mrs. Galifi
@lgalifi
Ms. Pileggi
@MsPileggi
Mrs. Stoker
@StokerArlene
GA Eco School
Team
@GAecoteam
Mademoiselle Yarra
@MlleYarra
Mrs. Thompson
@Mrstga
Dropping off Lunches
Kiss and Ride Lanes
Please do NOT leave your car in the Kiss
and Ride Lane. If you need to come into
the school, you must park in a parking
spot. These rules are enforced and you
could be fined if not abiding by
Brampton’s By-laws.
If walking your child to school in the
morning or picking them up at the end of
the day, parents are asked to remain either
behind the black fence by the parking lot, on the path
closest to the school, or on the perimeter of the
school pavement. This is for your child’s safety, as
teachers on duty cannot distinguish parents from
“strangers” in the yard with such a large school. NOTE:
parents are responsible for arranging to pick up their child
on time at the end of the day. Students from grade 2 to 8
are released at their exit door.
Kindergarten and Gr 1 students ONLY are released
from the Kindergarten fenced yard. Those parents
must pull up to the Kiss and Ride curb and either
their child will come to them or you can quickly get
your child from the fenced yard. A teacher will be on
duty to assist.
Only bus students exit at the end of the day through
the front doors. Students walking with siblings are
asked to have a meeting spot at the back of the school.
Class Lists for September 2015
Staff will soon be meeting to organize class lists for
September 2015. If there are any special learning needs
your child has that you feel we should know when making
up classes, please do so in writing to the Principal by
April 30th. Placements are completed by the middle
of May. Submissions after this date cannot be
addressed. Please limit comments to your child’s
specific learning styles and needs.
Requests for specifics that are not generally considered
include:
Lunches should be dropped off between 12:00 PM
and 12:30 PM. Parents will label the lunch with the
student and teacher’s name. Parents can simply place
their child’s lunch in the appropriate class basket. A class
runner will deliver the lunches to the classrooms. Student
helpers can earn volunteer hours delivering the lunches.
Note that priority will be given to dealing with office
and student needs not answering the new front
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Placement with a “friend”
Avoiding a combined grade class or
Request for a specific teacher.
Why?
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Placements with a friend are not necessarily positive.
Combined grades are a reality and most students will
experience it in their schooling career. Our teachers
are trained to combine Ministry expectations and
thus program appropriately.
Website: WWW.DPCDSB.ORG/GANGL
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Yearly teacher assignments may change.
Placements for September are tentative and depend
on enrollment and school needs.
All staff will work hard to balance class lists by abilities,
gender and learning style.
requirements are met. Please check your mail to see if
you have received notification and ensure that your
immunization records are up to date. Please contact Peel
Health with any questions at: 905-799-7700 on Monday
to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Planning Ahead
Basketball
We are in the process of
planning
staffing
and
organizing classes for the
2015-2016 school year. If you
are planning on moving out of
the Guardian Angels area, or
simply changing your address
within our boundaries, please let the office know as soon
as possible. Families with students who live outside of
the school area are reminded that they must apply
through the Flex Boundary policy to the Principal for
permission to attend the school in September 2015.
In the world of sports, the
Intermediate basketball teams are
up and running. Both the Girls and
Boys basketball teams competed in
the
Notre
Dame
Invitational
Basketball Tournament earlier this
month. Practices continue as both teams are gearing up
for their upcoming school tournaments, which take place
Wednesday, April 22 for the girls and Thursday, April 23
for the boys.
EQAO ASSESSMENT
EQAO for all grade three and
grade six students will take
place for this year during the
period starting Monday, May
25 to Friday, June 5. We kindly
ask that parents refrain from
booking appointments or holidays during this time.
Parents may visit the EQAO website at www.eqao.com
for many resources and useful information regarding
EQAO, including sample tests from last year.
After School EQAO Tutoring
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the
EQAO after school tutoring students in grades 3 and 6 who
have shown great commitment and a love of learning! Students
will have had several opportunities each week to ask questions
and model their learning through three-part math and
interactive language lessons using the SMART board!
The first week was a success and with several more sessions to
go, students are beginning to feel more confident and ready for
the EQAO assessment! Good luck to all!
Immunization
Peel Health has now distributed
letters to those families that require
updated immunizations. Peel Health
works through school boards. If you
do not respond to Peel Health, they
may instruct the school to suspend
students until the immunization
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The Junior Basketball teams have finished their
seasons. Both the Boys and Girl's teams represented
Guardian Angels proudly. The boys recently placed 3rd
in the Morning Star Public School Invitational
Tournament. The coaches of both teams could not be
more proud of the efforts shown by their players this
season.
Junior Boys - Coaches Mr. Morris and Mr. Valerio,
Damola A., Caleb A., Tavion B., Nathan C., Geromin C.,
Benjamin E., Kalim G., Jydon L., Marquis P., Andy P.,
Jonas Q., John D.
Intermediate Boys - Coach Mr. Morris,
Matthew V., Lucas F., Christian R., Gabriel L., Michael
K., Teshawn S., Jordan N., Christopher A., Bryan D.,
Daunte K., Chubby A., Christopher B.
Jr. Girls Basketball Names: Coaches: Mr. Bell & Mrs.
Commisso: Mayode O, Catherine J, Jessica G, Deanna
C, Hailey D, Megan M, Phylicia M, Jean-Andrei H,
Ayesha M, Fiona B, Emily M
Technology
We just received a lab of 30 iPad Air
tablets. It will have a series of
educational apps on them designed
to facilitate learning and innovation.
Teachers will take students through
a series of discussion to determine
proper, respectful use of the tablets. They are quite
expensive at $8000 so our goal is to get the most
possible, proper use from them.
We also ordered 6 Smartboards… 5 from the school’s
chocolate fundraising efforts and 1 from the School
Council’s fundraising efforts. We have 3 more to go
before we outfit every classroom in every grade with a
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consistent level of technology, from JK to grade 8.
Fundraising works!
Guardian Angels Dance Team
Guardian Angels is very excited
for our dance team. On Tuesday,
April 21, they will be competing
with 25 other schools from the
Dufferin- Peel Board at the Rose
Theatre.
This year, we are dancing to
Wanna Be Startin' Something by Michael Jackson. The
dancers and coaches have been working very hard to
prepare for this event. If you are interested in attending,
tickets go on sale at the Rose Theatre box office on April
7, 2015. The cost is $15.00. Hope to see you all there!
tablets to work on educational websites in order to
improve the JK/SK students’ math and literacy skills.
The students look forward to working with their “buddy”
every Monday!
Follow on us Twitter @GAFDKRm101 for updates on
what is going on in Room 101.
Tentative Upcoming Dates
Parents are welcome to join us for any events below. Please
contact the school ahead of time to confirm times and dates.
Mon., April 20
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Tues., April 21
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Dance team competition at the Rose Theatre
Thurs., April 23
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Fire drill today
Fri., April 24
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Dance a thon
Mon., April 27
Tues., April 28
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Grade 8s on Mt. Alverno retreat
Author Philip Roy presentation
LOF awards: JK-4 @ 9:30 AM; 5-8 @ 11 AM
Wed., May 6
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Ms. Wajzer’s class visiting the Scott Mission
Thurs. May 7
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Mrs. Gibson Power’s class @ the Scott Mission
Fri., May 8
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French Café all day in the gym
Mon., May 11
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PA Day – no school for students
Wed., May 13
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School Council @ 6:30 PM
Thurs., May 14
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Crowning of Mary Liturgy @ 9:30 Am
Fri., May 15
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Fire Drill; Reconciliation
Mon., May 18
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Victoria Day – School closed
Tues., May 19
Fri., May 29
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Sat., May 30
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Peel Police RAID program for grade 6 students
Grade 7 and 8 students leave for New York
Living Our Faith Awards K-4 @ 9:30 AM; 5-8 @
11:00 AM
Grade 8 Confirmation @ 5 PM
Mon, June 8
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PA Day – no school for students
Wed., June 10
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Family Track and Field event
Sun., June 14
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Communion @ 3 PM
Mon., June 15
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Primary Play Day
Wed., June 17
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End of Year BBQ and Talent Show
Fri., June 19
Mon., June 22
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End of Year Mass @ 9:30 AM
Board track and field event
Grade 8 Grad lunch at Mandarin
Tues., June 23
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Wed., June 24
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Living Our Faith Awards K-4 @ 9:30 AM; 5-8 @
11:00 AM
Grade 8 Grad Ceremonies @ 7 PM
Report cards go home
Thurs., June 25
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End of Year assembly and video @ 9:30 Am
Fri., June 26
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Last day of school with our Grade Eight Walk of
Fame at the end of the day
Tues., April 14
Wed., April 15
Coaches: C. Sousa, N. Francescutto, L. Sepe
Thurs., April 16
Guardian Angels Eco Team
Our ECO Team continues to make
strides towards our school goals.
Our Waste Minimization and
Energy
Conservation
Teams
continue to monitor our classrooms.
Students at Guardian Angels are
putting in great efforts to reach
monthly goals for classroom
challenges.
Congratulations to Mrs. Di Muzio, Ms. Pileggi, Mrs.
Alimurung and Mrs. Parris’ class who were challenge
winners for the month of March and April. Students have
enjoyed workshops from The Brampton City Clean
program and Guardian Angels was proud to take part in
Earth Hour on March 27.
Mrs. Sepe’s FDK Class
Welcome back and Happy Easter to everyone! The
students in Room 101 have been very busy learning
letters and letter sounds, sight words and improving their
reading and writing skills.
In Math, we have been learning about measurement.
The students have been using items in our classroom to
compare the length, mass and capacity of various
objects. We are now beginning our new Science inquiry
on Magnets. The students have enjoyed working in our
classroom movie theatre and now we are turning our
drama/house centre into a doctor’s office.
As technology continues to be an integral part of
education, our class has paired up with Mrs. Sousa’s
grade 7/8 class to become “tablet buddies.” Every
Monday morning the classes join together to use the
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Njacko Backo Black History productions in for
the next two weeks
Sharelife week begins
Grade 8s visiting St. Roch for the day
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Roll Out the Quarters event for Sharelife
Sharelife Zumba event in the PM
Welcome to Kindergarten Night @ 6:30 PM
Board Chess Tournament @ Loyola S.School
Hall of Fame Collage picture taking
Spring Pictures for the whole school
Teams and clubs picture taking
“lock up the teachers” Sharelife event @ 1 PM
Choir Competition
Sharelife hockey game in the PM
Lock down drill today
Mon., April 13
Fri., April 17
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PICTURE THE MOMENT
Left: Kushal Mavadia, here
with VP Thompson and
Superintendent Steer,
celebrates winning first
place at the Brampton
West Speech Competition.
Below: Students in Ms.
Francescutto’s class love
working with tablets and
integrating technology into
their learning.
Amazing artists – Amazing art!
More than 250 students from around Brampton West
converge on Guardian Angels for the chess Championships.
Guardian Angels won two golds and a Silver to emerge the
overall champions!
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Answer the question and your can child win a free pizza slice,
from Mr. Cassar and Mrs. Thompson.
What date is the dance a thon?
Answer: ___________________________ _____
Child’s Name: ___________________________
Left: Njacko Backo celebrates Black history with the kids as
the play tradittional African songs!
Right: Students work on our new, 21st Century Leaning mural
that will be displayed in the front hallway soon!
Teacher: ________________________________
Date:
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