Holy Cross Catholic School 299A Donlands Avenue

Toronto Ontario M4J 3R7

Telephone 416-393-5242 Fax 416-393-5030

Principal Sandy Gunter

Administrative Assistant

Patrizia Forbes

Superintendent John Shanahan

Trustee

Angela Kennedy

Parish Father Freddy Claudio

Holy Cross Catholic Church 291 Cosburn Avenue

Toronto Ontario M4J 2M4

Telephone 416-421-5225

School Hours 9:00 am—3:30 pm

Morning Recess

10:42 am—10:57 am

Lunch Hour 11:45 am—12:45 pm

Afternoon Recess 2:10 pm—2:25 pm

Holy Cross Newsletter

March 2020 Virtue: Forgiveness

“Foregivenss is a gift to yourself”. Oscar Romero

Dear Holy Cross Families!

Welcome to March, the month of Forgiveness. Let us re-

member what Jesus said, “Do to others as you would

wish them to do to you”. We need to find the courage to forgive one

another and treat each other with respect. As the liturgical season

of Lent begins, let us keep in mind the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus

made for us, giving up his life. As Catholics we are called to make a

small sacrifice during this time by giving up something we enjoy.

Thanks to the hard work of staff, students were able to participate

in memorable learning opportunities such as Valentine’s Day

Dance, 100 Days of School Celebration , Carnaval and various ex-

cursions. Thank you to the Parent Council for all their work in or-

ganizing our annual Family Skate Night!

As we look ahead I would like to wish all our families an enjoyable

and safe March Break!

S. Gunter

Tues, Apr 7th at 6:45pm Rm. 214

March 8 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

(Clocks Forward 1 hour)

March 11 School Mass @ 9:30

March 16-20 MARCH BREAK Pizza Day

March 4

March 11

March 18

March 25

Monday March 16th

to

Friday March 20th

Lost and Found

Parents/guardians and students have until March 13th to claim their items. All lost and found items are displayed on tables in the front foyer of the school. Any items left unclaimed will be donated.

Congratulations to the following students who received an award

for the month of February for demonstrating the virtue of love:

Naiya Hermogenes ~ Luke Selmani ~ Desjana Shllaku

Elle Bibangamba ~ Angelina Serpa ~ Ethan Vita

Liam Quirong ~ Elsjon Shllaku ~ Emma Oldfield

Chaplin Dombroskie ~ Jack Etherington ~ Chikwekwem, Tyson

Dianne Champagne ~ Eric Mabuto ~ Dominic Gangoso

Congratulations to the following students who received an

award for the month of February for being a “Fabulous Friend”:

Vincenzo Taglioni ~ Rosa Yaw ~ Kate Hennessey

Jomar Molines ~ Erin Kelly ~ Cecilia Dipasupi

Petra Dirova ~ Nicola Osti ~ Rishon Gopi Ramanan

Matthew Cavan ~ Thomas Xu ~ Evan Nawgu

Federico Ortencio ~ Yezequiel Espanola ~ Fiona Dalipaj

Healthy Kidz Hot Lunch program is available on

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

If you are interested in providing hot lunches for

your child, contact holycrosscspc@gmail.com or

Healthy Kidz at 416-569-2058

Parent Council invites you to sign up for their

“Remind” service to stay in touch with what is

happening at Holy Cross.

To receive messages via text, text @1c3294 to (613) 900 0158

To receive messages via email, send an email

to 1c3294@mail.remind.com (subject line can

be left blank) Holy Cross CSPC is Twitter! Keep up to date

on what’s happening in our school and com-

munity – follow us today!

Winter Reminders

The weather is getting colder and that means students need to come to school

dressed appropriately with coats, hats, mittens, scarves and snow pants. It is important that stu-

dents come to school prepared to go outside for recess. We always try to get the students outside

as much as possible during the school day so they may receive a break from the structured, aca-

demic part of the day and it also promotes daily physical activity.

During times of inclement weather (rain) or extreme cold, the school will be open for

supervised access at 8:45am and students will be permitted to enter the building. Kin-

dergarten students will be escorted to class by a staff member or a student leader.

Grade 1 to 8 students will proceed to class on their own where there will be staff on

duty.

Cold Alerts & Weather Related Cancellations/Closures

With the arrival of winter weather, Twitter (@TCDSB) and the board website are the best

sources of the latest information relating to cold weather alerts, cancellations and clo-

sures. Get all the information here:

https://www.tcdsb.org/forstudents/healthandsafety/pages/weather-related-safety-concerns.aspx

416-222-8282 ext.2873

Safe Arrival

The TCDSB has introduced a feature called SafeArrival within the SchoolMessen-

ger App. which enhances our existing student absence-reporting procedures.

You can use your mobile or desktop device to download and install SchoolMes-

senger app https://go.schoolmessenger.com) or call toll free # 1-833-251-3286.

The first time you use the app, select Sign Up to create your acct. Select Attend-

ance then Report an Absence. These options are available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. Future absences

can be reported at any time up to a maximum of 10 consecutive days. It is important to note that when set-

ting up your account, you must register using the email address and phone number associated with your

child’s student record. Please do not call the school to report your child’s absence as the system will call

out if you have not reported using the Safe Arrival App.

Holy Cross is Allergen Aware!

The TCDSB has an anaphylaxis policy in place to help and support students

with severe and life threatening allergies. This is mandated by Sabrina’s Law

which was passed on January 1st, 2006. Holy Cross requires the support of

the school community in refraining from sending peanuts, nuts and nut

products to school. Please note that baked goods and treats are not permitted for cele-

brations or sharing within our classrooms. Also, please remind your child not to share his/her

snack or lunch. Let’s all do our part to keep our students safe.

Visitors to the School

TCDSB policy states that all visitors to the school MUST report to the office.

This is to ensure the safety of all students. Parents/Guardians are asked to

leave the school yard once their child/ren are dropped off. This prevents

the yard from getting congested and allows the staff on duty to be better

able to supervise the students. If you would like to speak to your child’s

teacher, you may leave a message through the school office. Thanks for

your co-operation in helping us provide a safe environment for all of our

students.

Student Safety & Front Door dropoff

Parents/Guardians, when using the front of the school drop off area (for school and child care) you must park

in a parking spot. DO NOT leave your car idling unattended or parked in front of the school as this poses a

safety risk. As a reminder, school begins at 9:00am, please drop your children off in the schoolyard where they

can start their day lined up with their classmates. Students should not be entering the front door unless they

are late and require a late slip. This becomes a challenging issue when teachers have already marked stu-

dents absent and they have now entered the school without a late slip. Childcare students should be

dropped off at childcare before 9:00a.m.