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Fall Newsletter 2015 Virtue: Confidence and Assertiveness
Centenary Icon of the Holy Family
The icon was designed and written by Andre J. Prevost around the Archdiocese of Winnipeg’s centenary theme Proclaiming Christ Always, including the Holy Family with emphasis on St. Joseph as patron of the archdiocese. The icon was unveiled at the Centennial Mass, May 3, 2015 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. The focus of the icon is the Holy Family, with Our Lady and St. Joseph presenting Jesus to the World, the initial proclaiming. The background of the icon is a landscape representing Manitoba. The Archdiocese is represented with St. Mary’s Cathedral centrally placed. St. John Brebeuf Church is one of the two churches representing the presence of the archdiocese, chosen for its dedication to a Canadian martyr and its contemporary architecture. For a detailed description of the Centenary Icon of the Holy Family and its many images and symbols, please visit the website www.archwinnipeg.ca/wcm-docs/docs/icon_broch_web.pdf. The Centenary Icon of the Holy Family is currently on tour and is on display in St. John Brebeuf Church until October 11th, 2015.
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FROM FATHER MARK An Icon – As part of the 100th Anni-
versary of the founding of the Archdi-ocese of Winnipeg, Archbishop Gag-
non commissioned an Icon as a com-memoration. An Icon transcends a
holy picture as it draws us into a religious truth that is God’s providential presence in the world. I asked that
the Icon of the Holy Family be placed on the cover of
this newsletter. First, because we need to be reminded that the Mission of Saint John Brebeuf Parish is to have
a parochial school, and no matter what happens in the operation of the school it needs to be brought home
that it is part of the fabric of the parish, the Archdiocese
of Winnipeg and the Universal Church. God’s providence is seen in the Icon of the Holy Family, as we recognize
the vastness of this archdiocese, the multi-cultural lay-ers of who we are, the people of the first nations to
whom we owe a great debt of gratitude, and that mo-ment in which “the Word became flesh and lived among
us” (John 1.14)
We look at this Icon and we are drawn into that very mystery. We recognize the wise Saint Joseph, who
trusted that despite all that might be said, done or hap-
pen, that the child entrusted to his care would astonish them. St. Luke tells us, “When his parents saw him they
were astonished; and his mother said to him, ‘Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father
and I have been searching for you in great anxiety.’ He
said to them, ‘Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’” (Luke
2:48-50) We see the young woman, Mary the Mother of God, who said to the angel Gabriel, “Here am I, the
servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your
word.” (Luke 1:38) and we see that face of the young saviour of the world, who with His very presence tells
us of the family of humankind.
I wanted the Icon on the cover to remind us who we are, and what the foundation of the school is based on.
It is based on the Yes of the Holy family, the Yes of those who scrimped and saved to establish the school,
the Yes of the religious who ensured that this school would never be overwrought with secularism and the
Yes of the families who entrust their children here for a
Catholic education.
I pray that you will take few moments in the next week
to make a trip to the sanctuary, the very heart of Saint
John Brebeuf Parish and pray in front of this Icon. As you look and pray you will see in the Icon this parish
church, and this reminds us of the eternal activities that we are part of as we continue to walk on Holy Ground…
Saint Joseph Pray for us… Mary, the Mother of God,
Pray for us… Jesus, Son of the living God, Have mercy on us…
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
I would like to take this opportunity to once again welcome our new and returning families. It is a privilege to be part of St. John Brebeuf –an outstanding community. We look forward to working with all our stakeholders.
Our excellent and dedicated team of educators will chal-lenge students to grow in their faith, academic and so-
cial skills. The first month of school is crucial to estab-lishing class routines and set goals for the year.
Our Social Justice will center around two key principles
of Catholic Social Teaching: i) Option for the Poor and Vulnerable and ii) Stewardship of Creation. Through
our school mission of Living, Learning and Serving in
Christ, we will focus on the needs of the poor and vul-nerable first and look at ways on how to help protect
God’s creation-protection of People and the planet. Drive Away Hunger and Bag Up Manitoba Programs are the
focal points for this month. For further details please
refer to page 4.
The Second Step Program, being implemented for the
first time this year, addresses character building along
with our Virtues program to strengthen students social intelligence. On-line safety will be a priority for this fall
in our Literacy with Information and Communication Technology classes ( LwICT). It is our goal that students
will use information and communicate as citizens of the global community and members of God’s beautiful crea-
tion using ICT responsibly and ethically. An evening
session for parents is being organized by our Parent Ad-visory Group. Further details will be sent via email.
In keeping with the principle of Stewardship of Creation,
our school will be issuing four seasonal newsletters for 2015-16. The next newsletter for winter will go out at
the end of November (covering Dec/Jan/Feb). The spring newsletter will go out early March (covering
March, April and May), and lastly the summer newsletter
at the end of the school year (will cover June and up to the beginning of the new school year). Important re-
minders will be sent out via eBlast, through classroom teachers’ emails, Portals, or PCR communication.
A big thank you to our staff for organizing our House
Assembly along with the Terry Fox Walk, our school dance, the grade 7 and 8 retreat, and preparing stu-
dents for their first Mass with the School. A special thanks to Mrs. Cisneros for her countless hours
spent purchasing our school supplies. Thank you also
to our Parent Council (Mrs. Cisneros, Mrs. Hauser and Mrs. Waggoner ) for their initiative in starting a new hot
lunch program.
We look forward to an awesome school year! Thanksgiving blessings to all our families and friends!
Mrs. Laura Carreiro
Principal
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SCHOOL BOARD
2015-16 St. John Brebeuf School Board Members
Fr. Mark A. Tarrant, Pastor Mrs. Laura Carreiro, Principal
Mrs. Elizabeth Matyi, Chair
Ms. Mariella DiSanto, Past Co-Chair Mrs. Marni Waggoner, Secretary
Mrs. Margaret Kingdon Mr. Phil Samyn
Mr. Raj Sharma
Mrs. Carolyn Callbeck Mr. Andrew Calista
Mr. Paul Prendergast Mr. Antonio Garofoli
Mrs. Shannon Cisneros
PARENT COUNCIL
Parent Council Report
WELCOME BACK!
The St. John Brebeuf parent council got off to a great
start this year. We have been busy facilitating the
lunch program with Dana Hospitality. Thank you for your overwhelming support for this new program. I
wish you could all see the faces of your children down in the Parish Hall; what a beautiful sight!
The 2015/16 Parent Council Roster, Parent Advisory
and Parent Council Representatives (PCR) are listed on this page. We have continued with the PCR to assist
and expedite communication between parent council and parents. We hope you see this way of messaging
as an invitation for you to become involved in the activi-
ties and initiatives this upcoming year.
The next Parent Council Meeting will be held on Tues-
day, November 3 @ 7:30 pm in the school library. All
are welcome!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Shannon Cisneros & Mrs. Simone Lambos
2015-2016 Parent Council Roster
Executive Positions:
Chairpersons: Shannon Cisneros (lead) & Simone Lambos Past-Chairperson: Marni Waggoner
Treasurer: Kerri Moore
Secretary: Renee Bertand-Teo
Committee/Event Chairpersons:
Volunteer Coordinators: Marnie Kaul & Shauna Filuk
Thursday Lunches: Gillian Hauser
Popcorn/Freezie Day: Michelle Thorsteinson
Bingo: Simone Lambos (lead)
QSP Magazines: Paula Chorney
Glenlea Plant Sale: Gillian Hauser
K of C Pancake Breakfast: Danielle Savage
SJB Idol: Marni Waggoner
Family Fundraiser: Rachel Banmann (lead), Kerri Moore,
Marni Waggoner, Laureen Wilson
SJB Community Carnival: Gillian Hauser (lead), Paula Chor-
ney, Trish Cantafio, Sandy Miller, Kristina Braun, Michelle
Thorsteinson
Christmas Concert Reception: Nicky Louizos-Gerwing (lead)
Laureen Wilson, Vinita Pandey
Open House: Simone Lambos & Shannon Cisneros
Staff Appreciation: Renee Betrand-Teo (lead), Jennifer Melo,
Crystal Santarsieri
Roles and Responsibilities: Sandy Kostyniuk
Terry Fox Walk: Simone Lambos & Shannon Cisneros
Voyageur Day/Refreshments: Simone Lambos & Shannon
Cisneros
Parent-Teacher Conferences/Refreshments: Simone Lambos
& Shannon Cisneros
Parent Council Representatives:
KC (C. Walker): Mariane McKiernan KW (D. Wolfe): Sandy Kostyniuk 1P: Jennifer Melo 2P: Miriam Jezik 2R: Kristina Braun 3S: Renee Bertrand-Teo 4M: Paula Chorney 5M: Laureen Wilson 5B: Kim Prendergast 6C: Marni Waggoner 7M: Stacey Calista 8T: Rachel Suarez-Banmann Parent Advisory Representatives:
Raj Sharma Kim Prendergast
Marnie Kaul
Please Note: No School Clubs on Hot Lunch Days
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SUSTAINABILITY
During the month of October, our school will be partici-
pating in the provincial recycling drive Bag Up Manitoba. For the entire month of October, we are collecting
plastic that would otherwise end up in our lakes, rivers, and forests where it will not biodegrade and could
potentially be harmful to wildlife.
Plastic items accepted are: grocery bags salt bags
retail bags pellet bags newspaper sleeves cereal bags
produce bags case over wrap
bread bags dry cleaning bags ice bags re-sealable food bags
bubble wrap
SOCIAL JUSTICE
FCC Drive Away Hunger: During the period from October 5th to 12th, the school will be collecting
non-perishable food items to support Winnipeg Harvest,
as part of our school’s social justice focus on hunger and poverty. Please consider donating items from the
most wanted list below. All donations will be matched in weight by Farm Credit Canada and delivered to
Winnipeg Harvest.
Winnipeg Harvest 9 Most Wanted Food Items: Canned fish and poultry – tuna, or salmon (packed in
water) chicken or turkey; canned fruit and vegetables (packed in own juice); canned stew, chili, brown beans;
baby food – jars of chicken, beef vegetables or fruit,
infant cereal such as oatmeal, barley, or rice, formula with added iron; whole grain pasta/whole wheat pasta;
rice – brown, converted or parboiled; canned spaghetti sauce or tomatoes;
cereal – high fiber, non-sugar coated;
canned soup – lentil, pea, vegetable.
Due to allergies at the school, please DO NOT SEND ANY
NUT PRODUCTS SUCH AS PEANUT BUTTER.
Thank your for your continued generosity! Ms. Craig, Social Justice Committee Chair
SCHOOL PATROLS
Welcome to another school year! This year, we have
many responsible Grade 5 and 6 students that have signed up to be patrols. These individuals will give up
time in the mornings and after school to help ensure
everyone’s safety. I am excited to announce this year’s patrols:
Reet Singh Benjamin Slugoski Walters
Julia Mainprize Cassidy Ledger
Marc Samyn
Annika Holtmann Madison Dornn
Liam McKay Paiton Komar
Abby Sywake
Tristan Rodrigues Grace Cameron Brandstrom
Thank you all for your support! I know this will be a
great year! Miss Misa, Patrol Coordinator
REPORTING ABSENCES:
Please contact Mrs. Foubister at 204-489-2115 (ext.241)
or email [email protected] before 9am.
ROOTS of EMPATHY
Empathy is an important trait that, when developed through this in-class program, reduces aggression
amongst school children and increases social/emotional competence through empathy. Violet, our baby teach-
er, will be working with Miss Misa’s grade 4 class
towards the following goals: -To develop empathy and emotional literacy.
-To reduce levels of bullying, aggression & violence, and promote children’s pro-social behaviours.
-To increase knowledge of human development, learn-ing, and infant safety.
-To prepare students for responsible citizenship and
parenting
We will be meeting Baby Violet soon and look forward to learning!
Ms. Johnson, Library Tech
GRADE 2R AT AMAZE IN CORN
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2015 World Meeting of Families Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
September 20-28, 2015
It was summer last year when my husband and I received a phone call from Deacon Ted Woods and
asked us if we were one of the candidate couples to represent The Archdiocese of Winnipeg to attend the 2015 World Meetings of the Families in Philadelphia, what would we feel? With awe and wonder, we said
it is a blessing to be one. Our names were submitted to the Canadian Catholic Bishops and last April we received a letter from the organizers of 2015 WMOF from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that we were
granted the scholarship to attend this special event.
Our praise and thanksgiving to the Lord is unmeasurable being part of the weeklong World Meeting of Families which was divided into 3 parts: an international congress, consisting of presentations by some cardinals, bish-
ops & experts about the family; parade & festival with Pope Francis, testimonies by one family from each continent and
performances of great local & international artists; and finally, an outdoor Mass on Sunday which was celebrated by the Holy Father in Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
This years’ World Meeting of Families: The Family Fully Alive reminded us the importance of family as God’s masterpiece
and a gift from Him to each one of us, that He created with full of life and love. The family is the place where we feel most accepted & loved, most protected & safe, & most valued. Pope Francis said that the fami-
ly is the first school, the first Church, and especially the first hospital. It is true, because when we talk about the familiy as being the first hospital, we talked about wounds, or weakness, as
the vicar of Jesus Christ, the Holy Father is interested in attending particularly to the wounds
and weaknesses of the human family.
It is an experience to remember and to cherish, but most of all it is a reminder for all of us who
attended this special celebration of faith that Love is our Mission. Love that needs to be shared
not only to our friends & families but even to the least of our enemies with courage, humility and forgiveness.
Mrs. Vasquez, Educational Assistant St. John Brebeuf School
SECOND STEP
This year we launch our new character building program Second Step. An important component of this program is the Bullying Prevention Unit. Administration is busy delivering the Bullying Prevention Unit to all our classes this autumn. The BPU focuses on three main areas: recognizing bullying, dealing with bullying, and preventing bullying. An important part of the entire program is the home link. Research shows this program works best when involvement at home is undertaken in addition to the school initiative. Please watch your child’s backpack for the maroon Second Step duo tang. Inside, you will find an introductory letter and home link activities that are to be done by your child with the supervision of an adult. The home link work should be a shared experience. Go online with your child today to check out the many resources available from Second Step (www.secondstep.org) using the activation key listed in the introductory letter.
Mrs. Campbell, Vice Principal
TERRY FOX WALK
This year marked the 35th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope begun by Terry Fox. On Friday, September 25th the
students of St. John Brebeuf School continued our proud tradition of walking for this incredible cause. We completed a 2.5 KM walk around our community. As it was the 35th anniversary our students were asked to donate $5.00 towards
funding cancer research and as always, our students rose to and surpassed the challenge donating an incredible $4020.00. On behalf of the House Committee, thank you so very much to all the staff members who made our assem-
bly such a huge success and an especially HUGE thank you to all who made donations as well as the parents who came
out to volunteer. Your efforts are helping to keep Terry’s dream and Marathon of Hope alive.
Mrs. Walker, House Committee Chair
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FROM THE ATHLETICS DEPARMENT:
Physical Education
Welcome back students and families of the St. John Brebeuf community! I hope
everyone had a safe and active summer.
The first week back to physical education had all students playing a series of low
organized games. During the first few months, students from grades K – 4 will be developing their basic move-
ment skills – run, jump, hop, gallop and skip. Students in
grades 5 – 8 will be learning the rules and skills required for Flag Football and developing their understanding of
Volleyball.
Please be sure your child has their crested gym shorts and shirts labeled with their name along with non-
marking running shoes (please do not send casual “Crocs” or “skateboard/street” shoes as they do not provide ade-
quate support) in a labeled gym bag. If students forget to bring these items to class, a uniform form will go home
with them for you to sign, and must be returned to me
the following day.
Intramurals
Intramurals start on November 16; please see the PE
portal for details.
Cross Country
Congratulations to the Cross Country on their strong showing at the St. Maurice Cross Country Meet in beauti-
ful Crescent Drive Park. Over 125 students competed on September 23rd after school. See results below:
Grade 8
2nd Carson Dornn 3rd Noah van den Burg
4th Adam Christie Stewart 9th Drew Demarin
14th Mattias Duehrsen
16th Daniel Lewis
Grade 7
2nd Michael Resler
3rd Jack Filuk-Scott 4th Declan Bowden
7th Ben Ellerbrock
Volleyball
Our boys’ competitive and developmental volleyball teams
have been selected. Congratulations to all students for
making the team! The developmental team will be coached by Mr. Toni and Mr. Suban. The competitive
team will be coached by myself along with the help of some St. John Brebeuf Alumni. If any parents are inter-
ested in assisting as a volunteer coach please contact me
All 2015 volleyball schedules are available on the PE
Portal at http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/phys-ed/.
Mr. Bueti, Physical Education
FROM THE TECHNOLOGY DEPT.
To access a portal, please visit sjbschool.ca and select the grade or specialist area that you wish to view via the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Input the school password “bobcats.” http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/k-walker/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/kwolfe/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade1 http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-2p/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-2r/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-3/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-4/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-5b/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-5m/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-6c/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-7/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/grade-8/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/library/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/french/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/technology/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/music/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/phys-ed/ http://www.sjbschool.ca/class/resource/
Ms. Hill, Technology Teacher
The St. John Brebeuf School Annual QSP Magazine
Fundraiser is starting soon! Information will be sent home with your child the week of October 5, but you can
order online anytime at: www.qsp.ca and enter in Group ID: 3742731 or search for St. John Brebeuf School.
For more information, contact the PCl QSP Coordinator,
Paula at [email protected]
GRADE 5 STUDENTS DISPLAYING THE MINIATURE TIPI THAT THEY ASSEMBLED AT THE MANITOBA MUSEUM.
SCHOOL CALENDAR Please note the following: NO SCHOOL
October 12 - Thanksgiving
October 23 - In-service November 6 - In-service
November 11 - Remembrance Day November 20 - In-service
December 19 - January 3 - Christmas Holidays
EARLY DISMISSAL November 5 - 11:30am dismissal; No After Care
November 19 - 2pm dismissal; After Care available December 4 - 2pm dismissal; After Care available
December 18 - 2pm dismissal; After Care available
PLEASE CHECK THE
SCHOOL WEBSITE www.sjbschool.ca FOR MORE INFOR-
MATION AND UPDATES!
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NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM
What’s happening in 2015-2016?
Mass with the School - The Feast of St. John Brebeuf
was celebrated with the first school Mass on September 25th. We welcomed many new Grade 2 students to the
mass choir (under the direction of Mr. Suban) along with several returning students from Grades 3-5.
Mark these dates!
WSO - The woodwind section of the Winnipeg Symphony
Orchestra will be at St John Brebeuf on October 14th to perform a workshop entitled 'Bach to the School'.
Grade 3-5 students will be attending the WSO performance
'Adventures in Music' on March 9th. This program is called “Orchestra Games” where students will celebrate a variety
of countries through music and movement, both artistic and athletic.
School Events:
Remembrance Day Assembly - November 10
Christmas Concerts - December 16 & 17
Music clubs will be offered again this year. We hope to
have the groups perform both inside the school and at venues outside the school. Day 1 Girls choir grades 4-6 Day 2 Guitar/Ukulele club for grades 2-4 & grades 5-8 Day 4 Beginner Violin club for grade 1-4 (must have own violin) Day 5 Advanced Violin club for grades 2-8 (must have own violin) Day 6 Mass choir for grades 2-8 Friday Morning Boys Choir
Please visit the SJB Music portal for more information, dates and times.
Musically speaking,
Mr. Allan, Music Teacher
To celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the Archdi-ocese of Winnipeg, Cath-
olic Schools from across the Archdiocese have
worked together over the
past year to create a beautiful Christmas CD of
children’s choirs singing both traditional, and cur-
rent carols.
In May, the Boys and
Girls Choir of St. John Brebeuf School recorded
One Voice by Ruth Moody, and Believe by
Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard (arr. by Mark Hayes). Students who participated in the recording will be gifted
a CD from St. John Brebeuf School. CDs will be made
available for purchase in December at the price of $12.00. All funds from CD sales will go towards the
St. John Brebeuf School music program.
LIBRARY NEWS
Fall at the Mabel Skelly Library has started with lots of new
fiction and non-fiction books added to the library collection. This include most of the Manitoba Young Readers Choice
Awards books as well as popular new releases like The Day the Crayons Came Home, by Drew Daywalt and illustrated
by Oliver Jeffers.
Students in grade 4-8 are improving their research skills through our Research Ninja
scavenger hunts and other library lessons.
Aaaaand……… coming soon:
The Scholastic Book Fair is November 16-19.
Ms. Johnson, Library Tech, Mabel Skelly Library
SCHOOL MASS CHOIR
The School Mass Choir has started off once again and
we have had a huge turnout. We sang for our first mass with the school and all the students did a wonderful job.
They were truly the voice of the angels. Mass choir practice is usually every day 6 from 11:55-12:25pm in
the sanctuary.
PLEASE CHECK THE
SCHOOL WEBSITE www.sjbschool.ca FOR MORE INFOR-
MATION AND UPDATES!
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SCHOOL POLICY: REFUND OF TUITION AND FEES POLICY NO. 401.5 1. Unless otherwise approved by the Board, tuition fees will
be refunded only if a child’s parent or guardian is transferred or moves out of the City before December 31. In this case, tuition will be refunded on a pro-rated basis.
2. A request for a tuition refund must be made in writing to
the Principal. 3. Application fees, technology fees, school supply
fees, field trip fees and lunch fees are all non-refundable.
4. If Before/After School Program service is cancelled after
the first day of a month, the fees for that entire month are payable.
Approved in January 2013
SCHOOL UNIFORMS If you need to order uniform pieces, or wish to purchase gently worn items,
please visit Ms. Barry at the Uniform
Room (lower level, adjacent to the Science Room) every Thursday between 3:30 and 4:30
pm, or email her at [email protected].
After Thanksgiving, students are not permitted to wear shorts or skorts until Spring.
For more information on school uniform policies please
refer to the parent handbook or visit the school web site at www.sjbschool.ca.
FROM THE FINANCE OFFICE Please note that a fee of $40.00 will be required for all NSF cheques. Post-dated cheques are not accepted. GRAD 2015-2016
Save the date - Sunday, June 26, 2016 for Class 2016 graduation day, beginning with mass at 4pm.
More information to follow!
STUDENT COUNCIL Student Council for 2014-2015
President: Noah Banmann
Vice President: David Xavier Secretary/Treasure: Justin Cross
October Colour Day:
October 30: Orange and Black
Thanks to the students who came out September 25th
for our school dance, Neon. The dance was a time to
shake off the beginning of the year jitters, make new friends, and show off dance moves.
Student Council News
The St. John Brebeuf Student Council is responsible for assisting with selling milk at lunch time to our students,
looking after the drink machine and organizing school dances and other activities.
St. John Brebeuf Student Council
Mr. Will Toni, Teacher Advisor
POPCORN DAYS
The next Popcorn Day is October 16th. Please check the calendar on the school
website for future dates. Bags are only $1
each and are sold during the lunch hour.
SCHOOL DANCE SEPTEMBER 25TH