November 2015, Issue 3
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are pleased to announce that our Governing Board for the 2015-2016 school year has been formed. Our parent members are as
follows: Steven Baranoff, Serena Capplette, Dr. Leyla Korany, Davy Lambiris, Nancy Nicolopoulos, and Albert Sévigny. The staff
members are: Angela Crescenzi, Metaxia Daras, Rosemary Fondaco, Carol-Ann Santella, Melissa Segreti and Vanessa Sementilli.
Our Regional Parent delegate is Serena Capplette and our alternate is Davy Lambiris. We would also like to announce our community
representatives: Erin Kennedy and Bashir Hussain. All parents are encouraged to attend our GB meetings as they are open to the public.
Dates: Monday, November 9th; Monday, December 14th; Monday, January 11th; Monday, February 8th; Monday, March 21st; Monday, April 11th; Monday, May 9th; and Monday, June 6th. I have scheduled one meeting per month, if needed. !
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Parent-Teacher Interviews
The Carlyle Team and I look forward to
seeing all of you attend our Parent-Teacher
Interviews scheduled on Thursday, November
26th, 2015 from 3:45p.m. to 5:45p.m. and
6:45p.m. to 8:45p.m.
Please take note that Friday, November 27th
and Monday, November 30th are
professional days. Daycare services will be
available on both days. Please feel free to
contact Mrs. Angela Crescenzi at 514-788-
0021, if you require daycare services.
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Medication at School
Students are NEVER allowed to have medication (including cough drops) of any kind in their
possession. If your child is required to take medication prescribed by a doctor while at school, a
Consent Form signed by the parent must be given to the teacher. This must be accompanied by
the medication in the original container, from the pharmacy (including dispensing label), with the
doctor’s name clearly visible on the label. No medication will be given to a child unless it is
prescribed by a doctor.
Report Cards- Parent-Teacher Interviews
Report cards will be sent home on
Thursday, November 19th. Interviews will be
held on Thursday, November 26th. A
confirmation time of your interview block will
be sent home with the report card. The
report card is for your personal files and
records. We ask that all parents/guardians
respect their times, as teachers have many
appointments scheduled. As interviews are
reserved for parents/guardians only, please
make arrangements to keep your child(ren)
at home.
Strike Days
“As you have heard, all unionized
employees (teachers, support staff, daycare
personnel, caretakers and professionals)
have voted in favour of six (6) days of strike.
Other strike days are also scheduled to take
place in the weeks to come. They are:
November 16th and 17th, as well as
December 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Rest assured that
I will keep you informed as we get closer to
each date. I thank you for your
understanding and support during these
pressure tactics.
As always, safety remains our main
concern. We apologize for any
inconvenience these closures may have on
you and your family.
November Parent Newsletter
Thank you for your support!!!
We would like to thank all the Carlyle families
who supported or donated money towards the
Lamontagne Collection and Chocooo Chocolate
Catalogue fundraiser. The monies raised will go
towards our School Enrichment and/or School
Improvement purchases. All students will
benefit from your generosity! Monies raised will
help in purchasing additional i-Pads.
Carlyle School PPO Update
We would like this opportunity to thank our
former PPO chairs, Styvia Kyres and Georgia
Michas for their wonderful work and dedication
towards Carlyle School and PPO for the 2014-
2015 school year. As you are aware,
volunteering is a special job and Carlyle is
fortunate to have so many caring and helpful
parents on board! We are happy to announce
that Styvia Kyres and Georgia Michas once
again are Carlyle’s PPO co-chairs for the 2015 -
2016 school year. Kindly take note of our
monthly PPO meetings, which will be held on
Fridays. The meetings will start at 9:00a.m. and
end by 10:00a.m. on Friday, December 11th, Friday, January 8th, Friday, February 5th,
Friday, March 18th, Friday, April 8th and Friday, May 6th.
If you have any questions, feedback and/or
concerns, please feel free to contact me directly
at school 514-738-1256 or email
[email protected]. The best way to get
answers and/or clarification is by
communicating directly with me, the proud
Principal of Carlyle!
Message From Carlyle’s PPO Chairs:
Styvia Kyres and Georgia Michas
We would like to thank all the parents who
were able to attend our first meeting and
value their participation and opinions. We
are going to have another great year.
We understand that not everyone has the
time to physically be present to volunteer
at Carlyle, however, everyone can
participate and volunteer at our school by
baking, cooking, getting raffle tickets,
making phone calls....
We are always looking for fresh ideas for
fundraising or even as community
projects. Feel free to express your
ideas at the meetings or through an e-mail
at [email protected]. Your
input is welcomed and important. We will
keep everyone up to date via the
newsletters and e-mails. Stay tuned for all
the upcoming events. Remember that
TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER!
Styvia Kyres & Georgia michas
Co-Chairs of PPO
Outdoor Clothing
We would like to remind parents/guardians
that as the weather continues getting colder
and snow will make an appearance soon,
please ensure your child is warmly dressed,
as the children go out to play every day
during recess and lunchtime. All students must wear: warm hats, mittens/gloves,
scarves, winter jackets and snow pants must be worn at all times (snow pants
and boots are essential to play on the field!!!).
We encourage our parents/guardians to
pack an extra pair of dry socks in their
child(ren)'s schoolbag in case they have wet
socks. Students must keep their shoes in
their classes, cloakrooms or lockers in order to have a warm pair of shoes to put
on once they return from the outside.
Congratulations to Vanessa Buggé and Sajjad Mohammed Choudhury!!!
Our Cycle 3, Year 2 students at Carlyle began their school year with the unit of inquiry, “Who’s
In Charge?” The students explored how mankind functions under different forms of
government. This includes a visit to the Town Hall with their French teacher, Mme Alexandra
to meet with Mayor Roy and the councillor, Erin Kennedy of the Town of Mount Royal. To
complement their learning, Carlyle is participating in a special project initiated by Mayor Roy
from the Town of Mount Royal. Mayor Roy is once again forming a Town School Council
consisting of one representative from every grade 6 class at Carlyle, Dunrae Gardens and
Saint-Clément schools. All together, these elected school councillors will be part of the Town
School Council and work on a community-oriented project from beginning to end. On October
14th, Cycle 2 and 3 students were invited to listen to the five candidates’ platforms: Jeffrey
Wei Jie Lim, Shuta Sugisaka, Alissa Couture, Vanessa Buggé, Tram-Anh Buikhac Ngo, and Sajjad Mohammed Choudhury. Following a question period, the students had to cast
their votes using a secret ballot provided. We are proud to announce that Vanessa Buggé and Sajjad Mohammed Choudhury are the elected candidates who will be representing
Carlyle at the TMR Town School Council for 2015-2016. Congratulations! The special
swearing-in ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 11th at 4 o’clock at the Town
Hall and Vanessa and Sajjad will be sworn in as the Town School Council elected officials.
The two candidates will be attending regular meetings at the Town Hall throughout the year.
Sincerely,
Anna-Maria Borsellino & The Carlyle Team Principal
“ It takes a village to raise a child.”
PPO Pizza Fundraiser
Starts Wednesday, November 4th The Carlyle Parent Participation Organization
(P.P.O.) is pleased to announce that Carlyle will
be offering Pizza Day on alternate
Wednesdays beginning November 4th. The
selected pizza days are on: November 4th and
18th; December 2nd and 16th; January 6th and 20th; February 3rd and 17th; March 9th and
23rd ; April 6th and 20th; May 4th and 18th; and June 8th and 15th. This year, we are happy to
announce that Van Horne Pizza, will be our
official supplier.
All profits from Pizza Days are given back to the
school and will go towards our School
Enrichment and School Improvement
purchases. The purchases will benefit all our
students, from pre-kindergarten to grade 6.
IMPORTANT:
Le Doral Hot Lunch Program will not
be providing any service on Pizza
Days. If you did not order pizza for
your son or daughter, please ensure
to send in a lunch for them as there
are NO HOT MEALS.
CARLYLE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM News from Ms. Lisa Campanaro
LEAD!! SOLVE!! PLAY!! WOW! What an exciting time it is at Carlyle. In addition to all the fabulous activities, events and programs we have for our students – we are excited to once again initiate the Carlyle Leadership Program. As in the previous years, we have introduced the program to the grade 5 and 6 students and encouraged them to apply for a leadership position. The purpose of the program is for students to develop and foster a sense of pride, respect, responsibility and leadership through working with younger students, the Carlyle staff and community members in various school activities. By integrating the themes LEAD, SOLVE and PLAY, the students will participate in several training sessions that will prepare them to become:
Leaders Problem Solvers Game Wizards Dependable Trustworthy We are proud to present our Carlyle Leaders for the 2015-2016 school year.
Grade 5: Room 203 & 204 Grade 6: Room 201 & 206 Aoun, Mariella Barona Mondragon, Maria-Alejandra Chediac-Bouthillier, Zosha Costa, Aislinn Karroun, Mohammed Kovacs, Rita Lilla Kulczycki McIntyre, Trevor Lee, Huimang Mannan, Mahmuda Ngo, Khai-Vinh Buikhac Rizzo, Ilaria
Analytis, Peter Baranoff, Jack Bourboulis, Christopher Buggé, Marco Buggé, Sofia Buggé, Vanessa Campbell, Zaid Chau, Yau Hong Choudhury, Sajjad Mohammed Christodimitropoulos, Konstantina Costa, Maria Couture, Alissa Daras, Leonidas Guimaraes-Zalega, Isabella Ilayaraj, Tharun Lim, Jeffrey Wei Jie Maganti, Manohar Mannan, Rehnuma Tanha Mitsikas, Filanthi Ngo, Tram-Anh Buikhac Nguyen, Pearl Taylor, Deandré Trépanier, Owen Woo-Desjardins, Catherine
Striving for excellence, the Carlyle team took the initiative to make a really great school an even better one. Sincerely, Lisa Campanaro Ms. Lisa Campanaro Student Leadership Coordinator & Behaviour Technician
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