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Principal
Mrs. R. Tropea
Superintendent
D. Yack (416) 222-8282 ext.2732
Trustee
Ann Andrachuk (416) 222-8282
Parish
Our Lady of Peace 3914 Bloor Street West
(416) 239-1259
Pastor: Fr. Galea
Fr. Bandalan
Hours of Operation
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Kindergarten (am): 8:30 – 11:05
Kindergarten (pm): 12:35 – 3:00
Lunch Hour: 11:35 – 12:35
Catch the Spirit!
ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL 5 Redcar Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M9B 1J8
TEL: (416) 393-5278
FAX: (416) 393-5048
WWW.TCDSB.ORG/STELIZABETH
February 2014
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
February will be a very busy month at St. Elizabeth School
with a lot of great learning opportunities and activities.
Hopefully, warmer weather is on the way so that students can
enjoy their outdoor recess time. We look forward to some
class visits by Officer Rich this month. Our GRRReen Ma-
chine Team is also organizing National Sweater Day (details
inside). Some of our senior students are organizing a home-
made chicken soup and sandwich lunch on February 7th with
the help of Mrs. Tulino and Mrs. Frith (details inside). On
Valentine’s Day, Friday February 14th, we will be having a
Spirit Day in which students are encouraged to wear red,
white or pink. During the month of February, we celebrate
the Virtue of Love.
Mrs. Tropea
Family Day NO SCHOOL:
The school will be closed on Family Day, Monday, February
17th. We hope everyone gets the opportunity to do something
fun with their family!
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: LOVE
Follow TCDSB on Twitter
Get all the latest news and information from the Board, including
notifications of weather related cancellations and closures through-
out the winter months by following @TCDSB on Twitter.
TORONTO CATHOLIC
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
TRUSTEES 2013-2014
Wards 1. Peter Jakovcic 416-512-3401 2. Ann Andrachuk 416-512-3402 3. Sal Piccininni 416-512-3403 4. Patrizia Bottoni 416-512-3404 5. Maria Rizzo 416-512-3405 6. Frank D’Amico 416-512-3406 7. John Del Grande 416-512-3407 8. Garry Tanuan 416-512-3408 9. Jo-Ann Davis, Chair 416-512-3409 10. Barbara Poplawski 416-512-3410 11. Angela Kennedy 416-512-3411 Nancy Crawford,
Vice-Chair 416-512-3412
William Lawrence, Student Trustee 416-512-3413 Enrique Olivo,
LATE ARRIVALS
Many thanks for your continued efforts to have
your child arrive at school on time.
WINTER WEATHER Parents are reminded to send children with
boots, snow pants, hats and mitts on snowy
days. As well, students should bring in an
extra pair of shoes and socks to be kept in the
classroom.
SCHOOL BUS
CANCELLATIONS
Parents are reminded that if transportation is
cancelled by the TCDSB due to inclement
weather, you are still required to call in your
child’s absence to the school according to our
safe arrival policies.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Kindergarten registration is ongoing.
*NEW* ON-LINE REGISTRATION
For the first time, online registration will be
available on the TCDSB website and we en-
courage everyone to access the site and begin
the registration process. The second part of
the registration process involves making an
appointment with the school so that you can
bring in all original documents needed for
registration. Your registration will not be
considered complete until you receive verifi-
cation from the SOAR website. Please note
that parents can still make appointments with
Mrs. Fifield for the registration process with-
out going online. However, completing in-
formation online does speed up the process
once you come in for your school appoint-
ment. If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to call Mrs. Fifield at the school.
You can access the online registration system
at: soar.tcdsb.org
CSAC
Our next CSAC meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 18th at 6:30
p.m. All are welcome to attend!
PIZZA LUNCH
Our next Pizza Lunch/Civvies Day will be
held on Friday, February 28th.
Many thanks to Mrs. Tulino and
her team of helpers for making
pizza lunch a yummy success!
RAINBOW LUNCHES
Our Rainbow Lunches continue
to be held every Thursday and
are enjoyed by the students who
participate.
REPORT CARDS
First term reports will be sent
home on Tuesday, February
11th. As mentioned in previous
correspondence, there will be no
parent/teacher interviews for this or next term
reports. However, parents are reminded to
contact their child’s teacher if they have any
questions regarding their child’s progress,
either via the agenda or by calling the school
office @ 416-393-5278.
CELEBRATION OF FAITH
We celebrated a lovely Epiphany Mass with
Father Galea on Monday, January 27th at the
school. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to
Father and all the parish team at Our Lady of
Peace Church. Many thanks to Mrs.
Menezes and her Gr. 3/4 class for all their
work and preparation for this Mass. Thanks
as well to Mrs. Tulino who organized all the
music and to all our singers!
PAGE 2 St. Elizabeth Catholic School
VALENTINE’S/CIVVIES
DAY
On Friday, February 14th, we
will be celebrating Valen-
tine’s Day. Students are wel-
come to wear red, white and
pink (or any combination of these colours!)
on this day. Our fundraising dance-a-thon
traditionally held on this date will be held in
March this year.
SKATING/CIVVIES
Our next Skating Day will be held
on Friday, February 21st. Students
have really enjoyed the skating
days and it’s great to see so
many parents join us for this fun
activity. We especially want to
thank the parents who come out
to help “do up” skates.
FEBRUARY IS AFRICAN CANADIAN
HISTORY MONTH—BLACK HISTORY
MONTH Since its inception Black History
Month has been celebrated during the month
of February. During this month many teach-
ers will be focusing on honouring and cele-
brating the achievements of black men and
women throughout history. We will be hav-
ing a special presentation entitled: “The
Spirit of Harriet Tubman” for our Gr. 6-8
students on Monday, March 3
as part of our focus on Black
History Month. This one-
woman play uses Harriet's
own words in telling the story
of her life from her earliest
experiences as a slave, through her work on
the Underground Railroad, to her continued
commitment to others in her later years.
EXTRA CURRICULAR
Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer We would like to congratulate both
our junior boys' and girls' soccer
teams on a great performance at
their tournaments on January 21
and 22. Both teams demonstrated team spirit and
a positive attitude and placed third in their re-
spective tournaments. Team members for the
junior boys: Adam, Nino, Joshua, Christopher,
Ethan, Samuel, Patryk, Matthew, Nathan, Nikol,
Philip, Jose, coach Mrs. Tulino. Team members
for the junior girls: Brianna, Amelia, Jade, Kata-
rina, Amanda, Anila, Endi, Jane, Mikayla, Jessi-
ca, Nicole, Jacqueline, Vivian, coach Mrs. Tuli-
no.
A MESSAGE FROM GRRREEN MACHINE
Since the beginning of the New Year, the focus
for the GRRReen Machine has been energy con-
servation. The team has done a few walkabouts
and concluded that overall we,
at St. Elizabeth, have been doing
a great job saving energy. We
especially excel in turning out
the lights when they are not in
use. The one thing we need to focus on is mak-
ing sure that printers, scanners and other periph-
erals are shut off when not in use. Even though
our focus is now on energy, we still encourage St.
Elizabeth to continue to recycle and minimize
waste.
NATIONAL SWEATER DAY-
A GRRREEN MACHINE INITIATIVE! On February 6th, St. Elizabeth will be joining mil-
lions of Canadians in National Sweater Day. All
members of the St. Elizabeth community will be
encouraged to wear sweaters to school that day
and we will use less heat in the school. We hope
National Sweater Day will be a
fun way to learn about the im-
portance of saving energy, and
inspire you to use less heat all
winter. Please see the WWF
Canada website for more infor-
mation and ideas.
Alicia – Grade 8
PAGE 3 St. Elizabeth Catholic School
HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP AND
GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH FUND-
RAISER
This Friday will be our Homemade Chicken
Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day.
The Grade 8’s, along with Mrs. Tulino and
Mrs. Frith have organized this special fund-
raiser. Thanks to all those who ordered. We
are looking forward to a delicious lunch!
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH ASSEMBLIES
Our Virtue of the Month assemblies have
proven to be a great success. The Virtue of
the Month Club prepares a presentation
around each virtue while always relating
them to real-life school situations. These
presentations are the springboard for much
discussion in the class and school as a whole
especially around issues such as respect for
all and the celebration of diversity. This
month’s assembly featuring the virtue of
“LOVE” will be held on Friday, February
28th. Thank you to Mrs. Frith and Ms.
Warner for coordinating our Virtue of the
Month assemblies with our terrific student
leaders.
MARCH PA DAY/
MARCH BREAK
Please note that there is
no school on Friday,
March 7th as this is a PA Day. As well,
March Break will be from Monday, March
10-Friday, March 14. We hope everyone
enjoys this mid-winter break!
WWW.TCDSB.ORG/STELIZABETH Keep in touch with what’s happening at St.
Elizabeth! Monthly newsletters and calendars
are emailed or sent home with students. The-
se are also posted on our website so you can
be in touch with what is going on at St. Eliza-
beth with a few clicks of the mouse. That
way, you can be reminded of upcoming
events at any time or place. As well, if you
have any questions, please feel free to call
our school office at (416) 393-5278. Please
note that if changes occur with calendar
items a note will be sent home and students
will be asked to note the change in their
agendas.
PAGE 4 St. Elizabeth Catholic School
News from the
Board
2014-15 Minister's Student Advisory Council Students in grades 7 – 12 are invited to apply
Deadline is February 28th The Minister's Stu-
dent Advisory Council (MSAC) is a group of
approximately 60 students who come from public
schools all across the province. Members share
their ideas and advice with the Minister of Educa-
tion on a variety of topics about our publicly
funded education system. http://
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/students/speakup/
msac.html
Faith in our Future Video Series
The Ontario Catholic School Trus-
tees’ Association has launched a
short-video series to help Ontarians
better understand the Catholic seg-
ment of the province’s unique public
education system. The short-video series is part
of the Catholic school system’s province-wide
social media campaign entitled “Faith in Our Fu-
ture.” The campaign is an invitation for all Ontar-
ians to explore the distinctive value and contribu-
tion of Catholic education to the life of this prov-
ince. For more than 170 years Catholic schools
have been recognized by the government as an
integral part of public education in Ontario com-
munities. All OCSTA’s videos can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/ocstavideo1.
Voter Look Up – New Website
The TCDSB has partnered with the Municipal
Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to
launch a new website in support of this year’s
Municipal and School Board elections. Potential
electors can visit voterlookup.ca and confirm and
update their information. Updating this infor-
mation will help to ensure Voters’ Lists are accu-
rate in preparation for municipal and school
board elections this Fall. If you are not assessed
as an English-Separate School supporter and wish
to redirect your support to Catholic schools,
please contact Sandra Vitale, Manager, Assess-
ment Department at [email protected] 416
-222-8282 ext 2666.
CURRICULUM CORNER
thinkMATH@home: Helping
Your Child Learn and Love
Mathematics
Parents, school and the lo-
cal community have the shared task
of nurturing our stu-
dents' confidence in learning mathematics and in
applying their mathematical knowledge to solve
real-life problems. The disposition of appreciat-
ing and enjoying mathematics is necessary for
our students to persevere in learning mathematics
with depth and precision and to continuously im-
prove the clarity of their mathematical communi-
cation. It is common knowledge that parent's/
guardian's attitudes toward mathematics has an
impact on children's attitudes towards mathemat-
ics. In fact, students whose parents/guardians
show an interest in and enthusiasm for mathemat-
ics around the home will be more likely to devel-
op that enthusiasm themselves and persevere to
learn and succeed in Mathematics. More info:
http://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/
SchoolProgramsK12/Numeracy/
thinkMATH@home/Pages/default.aspx
PanAm Games 2015
Check out the Board’s web-
site at http://
www.tcdsb.org/pages/
toronto-2015-pan-am-and-
parapan-am-games.aspx for information about
volunteer opportunities, employment opportuni-
ties and other ways to get involved with the up-
coming games.
New Publications Recently Added to the
Board’s Website
Director’s Annual Report 2012-2013: http://
www.tcdsb.org/Board/BoardAdministration/
DirectorofEducation/Documents/Final%
20Director's%20Annual%20Report%20WEB%
202012%20-%202013.pdf Audited Financial Statements for 2012-2013: http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/BudgetandFinance/
Documents/2013-08-31%20Toronto%
20Catholic%20District%20Sch%20Brd%
2018413%20AUD%20Cons.pdf
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