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 Ward 6 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 Co-Chairs Paul Matos and Gus Gikas

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

Enrolment 235

School Hours 8:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m.

Lunch Hour 11:15 a.m.—12:15 p.m.

Next CSPC Meeting Wednesday, April 18, 2018

6:15 p.m.

All Parents Welcome

We are an International Language School

Portuguese

April Newsletter

The month of March was a very busy month of activities and holidays and sadness.

On March 15, 2018 we said goodbye to Ms. Melody Ferrante our Lunch Supervisor

who had helped out and been a support for St. Mary of the Angels for over 34 years.

We continue to pray for her and her family. Here is a picture of Ms. Ferrante (right)

and Ms. Carpanzano (left), another of our Lunch Supervisors who retired in June who

also gave over thirty years of service to our St. Mary of the Angels Family.

The month of April signals the beginning of Crunch and Munch, a time when we en-

courage all of our students to bring healthy snacks of fruits and vegetables in reusa-

ble containers so that we are supporting our health and we are supporting the envi-

ronment. Tallies will be taken each day in all of the classes to record how many stu-

dents are bringing in healthy snacks that are nutritious and filling. We look forward to

excellent results and we hope that everyone can learn from the experience.

Along the lines of good health, we will also be having Dental Screening on April 23, 24

and 30 of the month and a Hearing and Vision Clinic on Thursday, April 26th. We are

encouraging all students to take advantage of these opportunities that promote well-

ness. Our entire staff will also be trained by our school psychologist and social worker

on the board program “The Mentally Healthy Classroom” that looks at student men-

tal health and adds elements of support for students who are struggling.

Our Parent Council will also be hosting two Thursday evenings of information with

Toronto Public Health Nurse Stephanie Forestell on the topic Kids have Stress Too, an

opportunity for parents to come and learn more about their child’s mental health

and the stresses that are a part of our world today. The workshop is open to all par-

ents but it is designed for students ages 4-10. We look forward to seeing you there.

M. Colleen Pontello

March was the Month of Forgiveness

Congratulations to our students who went out of their way to be kind and for-

giving with others so that they could learn from their mistakes.

Hearing and Vision Clinic Thursday, April 26th

We will be hosting a Hearing and Vision Clinic in

our Library for all students. More information will

be sent home closer to the date. This is a chance

for you to check your child’s hearing and vision,

something that can change from year to year.

Dental Screening

Toronto Public Health will be checking our teeth on April 23, 24 and 30th . We look forward to learning

more about oral hygiene and health.

After School Numeracy

Thank you to our teachers and students in Grades 3 and 6 who have come out for the After School Nu-

meracy Program. It has been a great success. It runs Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 5

p.m. Parents are to pick up their children at the front of the school at 5 p.m. The program runs until

April 26, 2018.

Grad Photos for Grade 8 Students

We will be having Grad Photos on Friday, April 20, 2018 in the morning. We will be sending home the information

forms in the next two weeks.

Our Grade 8 Graduation Mass takes place at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 21st. Our Grade 8 Graduation

Ceremony is going to take place in our Gym on the same day, Thursday, June 21st at 6:30 p.m. The

Grade 8 Luncheon and Dance will take place on Friday, June 22nd. We will be sending home forms with

this information at the beginning of May.

Class Winner Winner

ELP 1 Luiz Augusto Donato De Castro

Goncalo Soares Carreiro Benevides Ethan D’Souza

ELP 2 Beatrice Graca Maria Carolina Coelho

Abril Cardenas Ochoa

1/2 Lucas Salazar Rafael Silva

2 Gustavo Rodrigues Da Silva Diego De Sousa Pereira Shaine Jaramillo

3 Isaac Lino Joshua Mandel

4 Maria Eduarda Andrade Adam Babiak

5 Ethan Martins Zoey Gomes

6 Mo Medhanie Francisca De Sousa

6/7 Guilherme Venancio Dos Santos

7/8 Lorraine McQueen Gray

FSL Lucas Coelho

Fraga’s Fours to Laser Quest

On Wednesday, March 21st, the

Gr. 4s went to Laser Quest. First

you have to get the gear on, Neil

(aka Fairy Godmother) and some

employees along with Ms.

Araujo and Ms. Pontello helped

us get it on. After, you have to

activate your laser by putting the

silver part on the green sensor.

You wear a vest that has sensors

on it. To tag someone the laser

has to hit one of the sensors. We

learned that the laser beam is

invisible without the fog because

the laser light needs moisture so

we could see it. Without the

moisture we could only see the

end point. The laser beam trav-

els in a straight line and doesn’t

bend. When we were to scared

to get out in the open we used

mirrors to reflect the laser beam

to hit the sensors.

By Savanna Natal, Erica Correia

and John Rivas

Work in our Library

Money from the Pic-

tures with Santa and

from our Pizza sales

has gone towards en-

hancing our Library.

We have purchased

rugs and pillows, bird

houses, twinkle lights,

encouraging sayings ,

stools, new books on

Science and Aborigi-

nal authors and we

have had the artist

Candace Bell in to cre-

ate a reading bear

mural and an animal

mural. Thank you to

our parent communi-

ty for their generosity

which allows us to use

these funds to give

back to the school so

that all of the stu-

dents benefit. Thank

you to Ms. Ruffolo our

amazing Library Tech-

nician.

New Lines in our Parking Lot and School Yard

On Monday, April 16 we are hoping (depending on the weather) to have a company in to re-line the parking lot for

Staff Parking and to draw new lines and play areas in our back yard. There will be re-defined basketball courts, two

soccer courts, two squares for games, new hopscotch lines and circles for volleyball. We will come up with another

date if it rains that day. If any parents can find “Poof” balls (that is the company name, soft, squishy balls that help

make contact in our yards safe) please let Mrs. Pontello know where, it has been impossible to find them this year.

Stations of the Cross with

our

Grade 8 Leaders

On Holy Thursday Ms. Machado

Dias’ class led Grades 3-8 in our

gym in the Stations of the Cross.

They did a wonderful job and

our students were attentive and

thoughtful during the experi-

ence. We are so proud of our

leaders and all of our students

and their respectful behaviour.

Pita Pit

We will be sending new Pita Pit forms this

week for our last day of the previous or-

der is Wednesday, April 4th.

Head Lice Prevention

We want to let you know about the common problem of head lice. Head lice can affect anyone, but most often it affects younger school-age children. Head lice are parasites. They are considered by health officials to be a nuisance when they are difficult to eliminate. They are not a health hazard and are not connected in any way with long hair, dirt, neglect, or not being clean. Head lice can spread quickly from head to head when a group of children have close contact school, camp, day-care. They can be spread by sharing hats, brushes, combs, etc. Prevention of head lice is everyone’s responsibility. Cooperation and prompt action on the part of parents, school staff, and the public health department will help to reduce the inconvenience to children. We encourage parents to look at their children’s hair on a regular basis. When checking for nits (eggs), the hair should be dry. A convenient time for a visual check may be just before washing your child’s hair. If you find any head lice or nits (eggs), obtain and use a medicated head lice shampoo or medicated cream rinse from your pharmacist, and contact the school to inform then that your child has been treated. The school needs to be informed so that other parents and school officials can be advised to check the heads of others. Finding and treating head lice early will stop your child from getting a severe case and stop the spread of head lice to other children. Further information and reference about head lice can be obtained from the school or local office of the Toronto Public Health Department by calling 416-338-7600.

Crunch and Munch

Healthy eating and snacks are the focus of the school for the month of April. Our classes are asked to

bring in healthy and crunchy snacks. Stay tuned for more information on our results from the month.

We would like this healthy eating to continue for the entire year.

Kids Have Stress Too Workshop April 19th and 26th

Thanks to the efforts of our Catholic School Parent Council, we will be hosting Toronto

Public Health Nurse Stephanie Forestell who will be leading us in two evenings of infor-

mation and support on Thursday, April 19 and Thursday, April 26. Both evenings will run

from 6-8 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

This workshop is a chance for parents to learn with

other parents about how to help their children han-

dle stress and learn to be resilient and confident

young people. The workshop is two evenings with the learning building from one

workshop to the next. There will be information on the signs of stress, the rea-

sons for stress, strategies to help your children handle stress and help for both

students and parents. You must commit to both evenings to be a part of the

workshop. Availability is based on a first come, first served basis. We will be cap-

ping our numbers so that the parents attending can get the most out of the work-

shop. Sign up sheets will be sent out the first week of April.

If your are concerned about your child’s stress level and would like to learn more about how you can help your child

become strong and resilient, please come and join us. The forms will be sent home this week. Refreshments will be

provided both evenings. Forms are due back Friday, April 13, 2018.

Spring Concert

Rehearsal Pictures

Thank you to our teach-

ers for organizing,

Loretto College for

hosting us, the students

for performing so well

and all of the parents

who came out to sup-

port. It was a wonderful

St. Mary of the Angels

event!