St. Mary of the Angels

Catholic School

St. Mary of the Angels Catholic School 1477 Dufferin St.

Toronto, ON Tel: 416-393-5228

Principal M. Colleen Pontello

416-393-5228

Superintendent John Wujek

416-222-8282 Ext. 5371

Trustee/Vice Chair Frank D’Amico

416-512-3406

Parish St. Mary of the Angels

Father L. Garcia 416-532-4779

Mass Times Saturday 6:00 p.m. Portuguese

Sunday 8:00 a.m. English 9:15 a.m. Italian

10:30 a.m. English 12:00 p.m. Portuguese

CSPC Chair Paul Matos

Phone: 416-222-8282 x 88228 Email: sma.cspc@gmail.com

Enrolment 233

School Hours 8:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m.

Lunch Hour 11:15 a.m.—12:15 p.m.

Next CSPC Meeting Wednesday, October 18,

2017 6:15 p.m.

All Parents Welcome

We are an International Language School

Portuguese

October Newsletter

There are so many things to talk about in this newsletter as it has been a busy and

exciting new year. Welcome to Mr. Fraga (Gr. 4) and Mr. Da Costa (Gr. 5), sorry that I

mixed up their grades in the September Newsletter. Welcome also to Mr. Vidal who

will be our Child and Youth Worker from George Brown College working with our In-

termediate students and our students who require support in the school yard. We

also have a new Social Worker for the school, Ms. Fernandes and a new Educational

Psychologist Dr. Fernando. Coupled with our already amazing staff, we have a great

team to meet the needs of your children.

We had an excellent turnout to our Parent Council Meeting (CSPC) on September

20th. Thank you to our council from 2016/2017, I cannot say enough good things

about their dedication and their wish to represent our parents and support all of our

students in the school. This year we have a larger council led by Co-chairs Mr. Matos

and Mr. Gikas. Ms. Almeida has returned as our Treasurer and Ms. Matos has re-

turned as our Secretary. Welcome to returning and new members to the council Ms.

Tamburro, Ms. Silva, Ms. Mendonca, Ms. DaRosa-Periera, Ms. Gikas, Ms. DaSilva, Ms.

Viera, Ms. Henriques, Ms. Patino, Ms. Dubak and Ms. Andrade.

Below is a picture of “Fraga’s Fours” and the food they collected for our drive. It is a

picture of our faith in action. Thanks for a great start to the school year.

The Virtue of the Month for September is Hospitality

Thank you to all of our winners and to those students who went out of their way to make our new students feel welcome.

Grade Winner Winner

ELP 1 Matilde Soares Couto Sandor Lengyel

ELP 2 Alessandra Da Silva Alicia Paula

Lukas Lino

1/2 Kendra Almeida Khloe Da Silva

2 Nadia Belo Alpearca Gia Silvaggio Dean

3 Emma Mendonca Tristan Couto Daponte

4 Ashley Carvalho Gabriel De Sousa

5 Eva Barbosa Da Costa Salina Penecho

6 Emily Do Rego Christian Da Costa

6/7 Miguel Barros Salgueiro

7/8 Alexandra Lopes

FSL Angelina Ferreira Yasmin Garza

Drop Off and Pick Up—School Safety

Thank you to all of those parents who have worked hard with us to create a safe Drop Off and Pick Up Zone at the back

of the school in the morning. From 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. there is no parking at the back of the school, that area is reserved

for Drop Off. Please drive right up to the area and drop off your child, they will be greeted and welcomed into the

school. Please drive away from the area to make room for the next car and child for drop off. The students are much

safer when everyone adheres to the rules. Thank you for your efforts to not park on the east side of Bristol Ave. where

no parking is allowed. If you need to park your car, you can do so beyond the second laneway that frames the school.

It is not that we do not want you at the school, it is that our small area cannot house all of the parking and we need to

keep traffic flowing at a steady and safe pace. Thank you for all of your efforts to keep our Drop Off safe and flowing.

At Pick Up please pick up your child and move your car as soon as possible. Again, we want the area cleared and safe

as soon as possible. Parents and Guardians are reminded that students should be picked up after school at 3:30 p.m.

We try to dismiss right at the bell, but sometimes some students hold back the others when they are disorganized.

Any children that are not picked up by 3:45 p.m. are brought to the office and their families are phoned. Please make

sure you pick your child up on time after school.

Thank you for your Support and your extreme generosity. The children had a wonderful day to run and

thanks to you, they raised $605 for the Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer Research. Thank you to Ms.

Brum-Rebelo and the rest of the teachers for organizing the run. Well done SMA!

Lunch at St. Mary of the Angels

We have adjusted our Lunch Schedule at S.M.A. and we

have adjusted well to change. The students go out to play

from 11:15 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. and then return inside to eat

their lunch after washing their hands. Things seem to be

going well for the students are hungrier when eating later

and this means that they are eating more of their lunch. A

reminder to students in Grade 6-8 signing out for lunch

that you are out from 11:50 until 12:15 p.m., then you can

sign back in. Thank you to our Lunch Supervisors for cre-

ating a positive change and to our ECE and EAs for assisting

in the ELP lunch rooms. Litterless, Nutritious

Lunches

Just a reminder that we are

a Litterless Lunch School,

that means that students

are taking home what they

do not eat and that students

are asking to use reusable

containers for their food

that are labeled with their

name so that they can be

reused. Thank you for help-

ing us set and achieve our

ECO goals.

Fire Drills and Lock Downs

To keep our students and staff safe in the event of an

emergency, we will be conducting four Fire Drills and

four Lock Downs throughout the course of the year.

During the drills we will safely exit the building or

shelter safely in place depending upon the situation.

We will practice different scenarios so that the stu-

dents will be confident and know what to do.

Orange Shirt Dress Down Day

On Friday, September 29, St. Mary of the Angels participated in our

very first Orange Shirt Day, a day to honour equity, diversity and

Indigenous people. We used the day as a Dress Down Day and raised

$315 to be donated to Caribbean Hurricane Relief and for Earth-

quake relief in Mexico. Thank you again for your generosity and

recognition of the needs of others and contributions of Indigenous

culture.

Thank You Parents

Thank you parents for completing all of the forms and getting them

into the office. From Pizza, to Pita Pit, to Media forms and the very

important health forms, you got them all into the office. We appreci-

ate your support.

Thank you also for the incredible amount of canned good and clean-

ing supplies that were collected for St. Francis Table. Brother John

could not believe the generosity of our parent community. We had

over 30 boxes piled high with canned goods and cleaning supplies.

Thank you for exemplifying the virtues of hospitality and gratitude.

Photo Re-take Day is on Tuesday,

October 24 Photo re-take will take place on the 24th, we will

also have the opportunity for sibling pictures.

We will be sending a note home if you would

like your children’s pictures taken on that day.

Halloween Dance Party

On Tuesday, October 31st we will be having a day of cos-

tumes and dance. Students are encouraged to dress up

for Halloween. We ask that students not wear a full mask

during the day for we need to identify all students and

many masks make sightlines poor and can lead to acci-

dents. Students are asked to wear costumes appropriate

for our Catholic school. Please work with your child to

create imaginative or clever costumes. It is going to be a

great day. We are asking for a $2 donation to help defray

the cost of the professional dance leader for the day.

Upcoming Dates

Secondary School Applications go home Oct. 23

School Mass St. Mary of the Angels only on Nov. 1st

All Saints Day at 1 p.m.

Portuguese Author visits Nov. 2nd

Swim to Survive for the Gr. 4 students in November

Report Cards go home November 14

Parent/Teacher Interviews Nov. 16 5:30—9 p.m. and

Friday, November 17 9:30—11 a.m.

Toy Drive November 27—30

Christmas Concert to be determined

TCDSB Celebrates The Year of the School in 2017-2018

https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/Year%20of%20the%20School/Pages/default.aspx

Find resources and information online, including the Spot-light on Your School initiative to celebrate the people who make our school communities welcoming and caring places of learning.

https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/Year%20of%20the%20School/Pages/Spotlight-on-Your-School.aspx

High School Open House Dates

TCDSB Secondary schools welcome grade 8 students and their families to explore programs and services https://www.tcdsb.org/school/OpenHouses/Pages/Default.aspx