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Rory McGuckin, Director of Education 80 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, ON ∙ Website: www.tcdsb.org

Dear Families:

Happy Last Day of School St. John students and parents,

Its truly amazing how quickly the school year has gone by. Staff and students are to be congratulated for an amazing year and parents are to be thanked for your support and trust in the St. John school community.

As we say good-bye to the past year, we also need to say good-bye to some of our staff who are moving on to new and amazing adventures.

We wish Mr. Albert a very happy and well deserved retirement. Thank you for your many years of commitment to the St. John school community. We wish you all the best in your retirement. We also say good-bye to Ms. Pinto and Ms. Reed who are moving on to new schools. St. John school will miss you and your new students are truly blessed to have you as their teachers. Lastly, we say good-bye to Ms. Alzamora, Mrs. Bianchi and Ms. Kinninmont and we wish them all the best as they continue their careers in education. We will miss you all!!

Thank you to CSPC and the parent community for all your efforts in supporting the St. John staff. Our students have benefited from the strong connections that exist between home and school. Thank you to Father John and all the staff at St. John’s Parish for your guidance during the past year. We are truly blessed to have you as part of our school community. As you embark on your summer adventures, including some memorable time with family and friends, we wish you all a safe, happy and satisfying break.

Enjoy your summer and see you all back on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018.

Serving you in Catholic Education,

D. Comacchio


ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL School Dress Code Policy

Accessories

SOLID NAVY OR WHITE

Tights/Socks – solid navy blue or white, no pants

Shoes – should be suitable for gym, recess and physical activities, running shoes are recommended. Secure sandals when weather appropriate

Belts – optional, can be solid black or navy blue

Hair – only sold navy or white headbands, scrun-chies, ties, etc.

Outerwear There is no dress code

requirement for outerwear including jackets, snow pants, gloves, hats and boots

Spiritwear St John Logo T-shirts can

be worn only on gym days Asset T-Shirts can be worn

only on Asset Days

Dress Down Days Will be planned

throughout the year and on student’s birthdays

Attire must be appropriate and modest, in keeping with our Catholic values and general dress code

SOLID NAVY OR SOLID WHITE

no logos other than St. John crest or letters; sew on crests will be

available for purchase through the school

sweatshirts, hoodies, cardigans, sweaters, etc. worn indoors must be

solid navy or white only

Bottoms

SOLID NAVY ONLY

pants, capris, cargo pants


What NOT to Wear

(bows, flowers, beads, sparkles,

clearly with student’s name.


BALLROOM

DANCE

CLASS

COMPETITION

JUNE 2018

ST. JOHN

CATHOLIC

SCHOOL


JOURNEY TO CONQUER CANCER WALK


LABOUR DAY— September 3, 2018

FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL—Sept 4, 2018

Curriculum Night & BBQ—Sept 13th

Pizza lunch to start Sept 26th (TBC)

STANDARDIZED SCHOOL HOURS

2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR

Start of School Day: 8:30 a.m. – classes begin

*morning announcements have been moved to 11:00am*

Morning Recess: 10:12 a.m. to 10:27 a.m.

Lunch Hour: 11:15 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.

*11:15 – 11:55 – students out for recess (40 minutes)

*11:55 – 12:15 – students in class having lunch (20 minutes)

ELP (Kindergarten classes) Lunch Hour:

*11:15 – 11:45 – students outdoors (30 minutes)

*11:45 – 12:15 – students having lunch (30 minutes)

Afternoon Recess: 1:40 p.m. to 1:55 p.m.

Dismissal: 3:00 p.m.

Parents / Guardians,

St. John Catholic School is currently looking for

new lunchtime supervisors! The position (s)

would be available to start September 2018.

The position would require you to work for 1 hour (11:15am—12:15 pm)

daily Monday to Friday,

If you or anyone you know would be interested in applying for this volunteer

opportunity please stop by the main office of the school to pick up an applica-

tion form.

Additional documents required, once application is complete, are as follows:

1) TB test (tuberculosis test within 1 year)

2) Priest Reference Form (must be Roman Catholic) **

3) Voided cheque or direct deposit form

4) New hire banking form **

5) Copy of the Social Insurance number card

6) Proof of birth date with photo id (copy of Driver’s license or passport)

7) Offence declaration **

For Toronto Residents Only:

Please provide Police criminal reference check form (DO NOT GO TO THE

POLICE STATION) **

Certified cheque or money order of $65.0 payable to the Toronto Police

Services

** Forms can be picked up at the school

Students (parents) to go directly into the

school yard where class assignments will be

posted and teacher will be there to greet their

students.

For new bussing students please ensure you

have made alternate pick up arrangements for

at least for first 2 weeks, in case bus route has not been assigned.

Dear Parents,

We the Eco Team would like to extend a huge thank you for another great ECO school year. Step by step we become a school that has a more comprehensive approach on sustainability and how we support our Earth, and other people and animals etc. who inhabit it.

We achieved Silver status this year from our Provincial Government (Ontario Eco Schools). It is no small feat, so congratulations goes out to all students, staff and families for coming on board for this exciting journey of knowledge and action in the name of sustainability. There are many schools in our province who are recognized as Ontario Eco Schools. None of these schools aquire this status easily. The bronze, silver, gold and platnum status' are not handed out easily (we invite you to explore the Ontario Eco Schools website if you ever have a moment). Thank you for contiuing to support our Boomerang Lunch Program, whereby we ask that all food packaging is returned home where the receiver can be reminded about their own family carbon footprint, and ask themselves if there is a

way that they can reduce it, even a small bit. Most of our Eco programs we run are about creating awareness and dialogue. For example, our initiative to not use single-use plastic water bottles creates awareness about the need to help our neighbours in the Southern Hemisphere, who are having increasing problems in accessing clean water. Because we our-selves have easy access to clean water, it is sometimes difficult to make these connections. In additon to this outreach, refraining from the purchase of plastic water bottles fuels the plastic problem our oceans are already facing. So we were thrilled when our school WON a water bottle refilling station a few weeks ago. Only all the Eco Schools of our Board were entered in a contest, and St. John won! It will be installed in our hallway next year!

So congratulations again and a huge ECO thank you goes out to all from the "Eco Eagles", St. John's Eco Team. Look for our school highlighted in the Catholic Register this summer. They will be talking about our Outdoor Classroom and us as one of the Board's Eco Schools!

Ms. Reford, Ms. DeAgazio, Ms. Lima and the Eco Team

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