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L U N C H : 1 1 : 1 5 - 1 2 : 1 5

R E C E S S E S :

1 0 : 1 2 - 1 0 : 2 7 A M

1 : 4 0 - 1 : 5 5 P M

S C H O O L H O U R S :

8 : 3 0 A M - 3 : 0 0 P M

O F F I C E H O U R S :

8 : 0 0 A M - 4 : 0 0 P M

P L A S P H O U R S :

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St. Cecilia Catholic School M A R C H 2 0 1 8

Principal: Liliana Vani

Vice-Principal: Antonietta Grossi

Secretary: Javiera Vidal

Clerk Typist: Carey D’Abreu

Head Custodian: Andrew Platnar

Trustee: Barbara Poplawski

Superintendent:

John Wujek

Pastor: Fr. Joseph Tran

Parish: St. Cecilia

Virtue of the Month F E B R UA R Y: L O V E

Emma H., Izzy F., Alessandra G., Olivia P., Carolina H., Joseph P.,

Melina L., Owen M., Theodore G., Denzel O., Cloe S., Radek G.,

Samuel J., Julian K., Julianna M., Max L., Matthew P., Sabrina B., Lucas

F., Cadence P.,, Hamish B., Gabriel G., Mia L., Zachary X., Julia B.,

Matthew C., Albert M., Sofia P.

Looking Ahead

April 1, 2018—Easter Sunday

April 2, 2018—Easter Monday

April 6, 2018—Reconciliation Grade 2s @ 6 p.m.—St. Cecilia Church

April 7, 2018—First Communion @ 2 p.m.– St. Cecilia Church

April 10, 2018—Parent Council Meeting at 7 p.m.

April 20, 2018—Sacrament of Confirmation

April 23-27, 2018—Grade 7 overnight Trip

St. Cecilia Catholic School

MARCH 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 World Day of

Prayer

Carnaval Day

Pizza Day

3

4 5Dental Screening

Toronto Zoo visiting Grade 8s

Scientist in School (LaGamba)

Education Support Staff

Appreciation Day

6 Dental Screen-

ing

Scientist in School

(Mangano)

7 8 Dental Screening

Grade 8 Graduation

Pictures

MP (Charles Angus) -

grade 8s

INternation Women’s Day

9 Dental

Screening

Pita Lunch

10

11 12

13 14 15 16 17

Happy

St. Patrick Day

18 19 Dental

Screening 20 Dental

Screening

Lenten Reconcilia-

tion (grds 3-8)

21 World Down

Syndrome Day

International Day for

Elimination of Racial

discrimination

22Rosary

Dental Screening

World Water

Day

23Dental Screening

Pizza Day

Civies Day: Sharelife $2

Earth Hour School

24Earth Hour

8:30p.m to 9:30

pm

25 Palm

Sunday

26 Dental

Screening

27 Dental

Screening 28 29 Dental

Screening 30Good Friday 31

March Break

HOLY WEEK

Highlights/Updates

Matthew C, Sean C, Liam M, Davian G, Sam B, Ace, Ethan, Daniel, Cavan, Evan, Solomon, Mr. Caverhill

Lucas, Mateo, Albert, Delko, Quinlan, Gianluca, Dayton

Julia M., Tyara S., Adele F., Sofia P., Carolina P., Shannon C., Julia B., Tatianna C., Honora M.,

Odry S., Jacqueline, Amy S., Allyana C., Stephanie

Nous avons aimé notre atelier sur les "stuctures". Notre scien-tifique, nous a montré des choses très intéréssantes. Merci beaucoup, c'était un après-midi amusant!!!

Merci parents!

Les élèves de la classe de Mme Czulo

On February 21, 2018, Abby M., Grace S., Lauren

M., Ava K., Katie M., and Megan D. competed in

the Junior W5H Tournament. Congratulations

Champions of the preliminary round

On Thursday, February 22nd, we had our 3rd annual "Ski Trip" to Mt St Louis Moonstone. The day was a huge success. Although, it was cloudy in the morning and the visibility was challenging, all of the students took to the slopes with great enthusiasm. By the afternoon, the sun came out and visibility and ability improved. The students were everywhere on the slopes - skiing on beginner, intermediate and advanced hills. Huge smiles and laughter was all you could see and hear throughout the day. It was truly amazing to see the progress of skiing ability in the older students who have participated in the ski trip over the last 3 years. It was also rewarding to see our younger students progress in their skiing ability throughout the day. The management from Mt St Louis were impressed with our behaviour. Mme Verelst and I would like to thank all of the students for representing St Cecilia in a positive light. Thank you to the teacher and parent volunteers for their help and support on the slopes and in the chalet. Thank you as well to the teachers who stayed behind at St Cecilia and took in "guest" students for the day. Thank you to Mrs Vani and Mrs Grossi for your continued support to make this trip happen!!!

Go Tigers Go!!!!!! Mme Verelst and Mme Czulo

Ski Trip

On Friday February 23rd, 2018, 11 of St Cecilia's classes visited Cineplex Queensway Theatre, to watch the

movie Peter Rabbit. Students, parents and teachers alike enjoyed the movie, alongside their popcorn and

drink. The entire theatre was reserved for our school, as we enjoyed watching Peter Rabbit, Flopsy, Mopsy

and Cottontail enjoy their time in Mr McGregor's vegetable garden. The thrills and excitement were a joy for

all to watch. We thank all the teachers, administrators, clerical staff, parents and students who made this

event possible and enjoyable.

From: Mme Pasquale. Mrs Pelech, Mrs Thomas and Mrs McGrath, Mme Nicoyishakiye, Mme Czulo, Mrs

Balgavy, Mme Walsh, Mrs Demski, Mrs Bartolini, Mrs Aguanno and Mme Faion-Kralik

SAFE AND CARING CATHOLIC SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY Elementary Students

March 2018

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

Providing our students with opportunities to learn and develop in a safe and caring environment is a shared

responsibility. A positive school climate exists when all members of the school community feel safe, comfort-

able, and accepted. In order to promote a positive school climate, student safety issues are addressed by a Safe

School Team through the cooperative efforts of the school, parents, students and community partners. The

Safe School Team in every school helps respond to some of the challenges faced in addressing complex stu-

dent safety issues.

In an ongoing effort to keep our Catholic schools safe and caring places in which to learn, the Toronto Catho-

lic District School Board is collecting information from students about their feelings of safety and the general

school climate. The Safe and Caring Catholic School Climate Survey for elementary students is administered

on-line to all Grade 6 and Grade 8 students.

The results of the survey will allow our Safe Schools Team to assess students’ perceptions about the safety and

climate of our Catholic school, and will focus our efforts to address any identified needs. All of the infor-

mation gathered will be anonymous and confidential, and only group-level results will be used to inform plan-

ning.

Thank you for your support of this important initiative for the well-being of our students. Please feel free to

contact me if you have any questions or concerns, or if you require further information.

In partnership for a safe and caring Catholic school,

L. Vani, Ph., D. Principal

Monthly Update from the Board

March 2018

TCDSB SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR 2018-2019 APPROVED Number of school days 194

Number of Professional Activity Days 7

Labour Day September 3, 2018

First Instructional Day September 4, 2018

Thanksgiving Day October 8, 2018

Christmas Break December 24, 2018–January 4, 2019

Start of second semester for secondary schools February 4, 2019

Family Day February 18, 2019

Mid-Winter Break March 11–15, 2019

Good Friday April 19, 2019

Easter Monday April 22, 2019

Victoria Day May 20, 2019

Last day of classes for elementary students June 27, 2019

Seven (7) Professional Activity (PA) Days for ELEMENTARY schools:

October 5, 2018 Provincial Education Priorities/Faith Development

November 16, 2018 Parent-Teacher Conferences

December 7, 2018 Provincial Education Priorities

January 18, 2019 Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting

February 15, 2019 Parent-Teacher Conferences

June 7, 2019 Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting

June 28, 2019 Provincial Education Priorities

*Seven (7) Professional Activity (PA) Days for SECONDARY schools:

October 5, 2018

November 16, 2018

December 7, 2018

February 15, 2019

June 26, 27, 28, 2019

- Three PA days devoted to Provincial Education Priorities and supporting Article 19 of the Collective

Agreement.

- One PA day devoted to Faith Development.

- One PA day devoted to numeracy across the curriculum.

- The remaining two PA days will be devoted to system priorities, annual learning plans and local goals

articulated in the School Learning Improvement Plans.

* Secondary schools, in consultation with their Local School Staffing Advisory Committee, may schedule

a Professional Activity Day to align with the day following one of the Parent-Teacher Interview nights.

Upcoming Board-wide Consultations The Board is interested in your opinion and views. All TCDSB employees, Catholic Stakeholders,

including parents, students and the general public are encouraged to participate in upcoming consultations

the following issues. Further details and online surveys will be posted on the Board website at

www.tcdsb.org

PUBLIC CONSULTATION FOR 2018-2019 TCDSB BUDGET

The Board’s annual budget consultation process will begin at the end of March 2018. The public consultation is an important plan-ning tool to ensure the development of an effective and balanced budget that supports the academic achievement of our students.

Under the Education Act (Section 232), the Board is required to prepare and submit a budget to the Ministry of Education outlining estimates of its revenues and expenses for the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year by end of June 2018. Stay tuned for more details and information on our school and Board website.

Let’s Help Catholic Charities by Supporting ShareLife

This year, ShareLife Week will be celebrated the week of March 18-23. As we did last year , we invite everyone to participate in a Board-wide Civvies Day on Friday, March 23, 2018 to raise funds for the ShareLife campaign. Your donation of a loonie or a toonie will go a long way to supporting youth, the elderly, the marginalized and the vulnerable.

Important Information for Parents:

Parents Reaching Out (PRO) Grant Applications Now Open Opportunity for Catholic School Parent Councils to receive funds to support parent engagement projects. Details online: https://www.tcdsb.org/FORPARENTS/CSPC/Pages/pro-grant.aspx

CPIC/OAPCE Parent Summit—Mark Your Calendars Helping Parents Get to Know Saturday, May 5th, 2018 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. At the Catholic Education Centre, 80 Sheppard Avenue East More details to come: https://www.tcdsb.org/FORPARENTS/ParentInvolvement/News-and-Events/Pages/cpic-parent-conference.aspx

Ministry of Education Consultation: A New Vision for Student Transportation Consultation for families relying on school bus transportation is open until March 29, 2018 https://www.tcdsb.org/programsservices/boardservices/studenttransportation/pages/bus-transportation-consultation.aspx

Mental Health Newsletter for March

Featuring “Mental Health Benefits of Prayer” and “Making Room for Our Negative Feelings Can Actually Make Us Happier” and more.

Produced by the TCDSB Mental Health Department.

https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SpecialEducation/mhs/newsletters/March%20Mental%20Health%20newsletter%202018.pdf

Mr. Steve Camacho Appointed Chief Information Officer

TCDSB is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Steve Camacho to the position of Chief Information Officer for the Toronto Catholic District School Board, effective March 19, 2018.

Mr. Camacho brings a wealth of knowledge to the Board’s newly created Chief Information Officer portfolio that features over a decade of Information Technology and Infrastructure management experience. Most recently, he was the Director of Tech-nology Services for the Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning at Humber College, overseeing multiple large-scale projects that included leading a province-wide technology sourcing initiative, the amalgamation of on-site support teams, and the installation of new IT networks and upgrades across the College.

Important Dates to Note:

March is Celtic Canadian Heritage Month

March 3—Lift Jesus Higher Rally

March 5—Education Support Staff Appreciation Day

March 8—International Women’s Day

March 12-16—March Break

March 21—International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21—World Down Syndrome Day

March 22—World Water Day

March 23—Earth Hour (schools)

March 24—Earth Hour 8:30-9:30 PM

March 30—Good Friday

April 1—Easter Sunday

April 2—Easter Monday

April 2—World Autism Awareness Day

Autism Awareness Evening

April 8, 2018 6:30-9:00 p.m. at the Catholic Education Centre

Featuring Aspie Comedian Michael McCreary

https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SpecialEducation/Autism/autismawareness/Pages/2018-events.aspx