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St. Norbert Catholic School 60 Maniza Road North York, Ontario M3K 1R6 Telephone: 416-393-5309 Fax: 416-393-5187 ——————————————— Rosa-Maria Tucci, Principal Louisa Mirabelli, Head Secretary Michael Caccamo, Superintendent 416 222 8282, ext. 2267 Patrizia Bottoni, Trustee 416 512 3403 Mrs. Sabrina Iannantuono Council Chair Tel: 416-222-8282 ext. 88309 [email protected] St. Norbert Catholic Church Fr. Gigi Philip 100 Regent Road North York M3K 1H3 416-636-0213 School Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lunch: 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CPIC (Parent Engagement--TCDSB) www.tcdsb.org/cpic OAPCE Toronto (Provincial Voice for Parents) www.tcdsb.org/oapce-toronto From the Principal’s Desk October 2016 TRUSTEES 2016 – 2017 Wards 1. Joseph Marno 4. Patrizia Booni 7. Michael Del Grande 10. Barbara Poplawski 2. Ann Andrachuk 5. Maria Rizzo 8. Garry Tanuan 11. Angela Kennedy, Chiar 3. Sal Piccininni 6. Frank DAmico , Vice-Chair 9. Jo-Ann Davis 12. Nancy Crawford Karina Dubrovskaya, Student Trustee Rhea Carlisle, Student Trustee Angela Gauthier , Director of Education 80 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, ON Website: www.tcdsb.org Catholic School News Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s): We look forward to another year working alongside the St. Norbert commu- nity to build partnerships that will focus on nurturing our Catholic commu- nity, improve student learning and achievement, as well as build capacity to lead and learn. As we work together to enable our children to succeed, we enjoy a shared purpose of helping our children grow spiritually, intellectual- ly, emotionally and socially. Each of us has an important role and contribu- tion to make and it is only by working as a team with your support and co- operation that we are able to accomplish the goals we set out for your chil- dren. We eagerly anticipate our Thanksgiving school mass which will be celebrat- ed on October 4th at 12:30 pm, in recognition and in celebration of the vir- tue of Gratitude. We look forward to having Father Gigi with us to celebrate the Eucharist with our school community at St. Norbert Parish. Parents are always welcomed and invited to attend our liturgies! We would like to welcome Mr. Devine to St Norbert School. He will be re- placing Ms. Durante in the Gr 3/4 classroom for the remainder of the year. We would like to take this opportunity to wish Ms. Durante and her family much happiness at this exciting time. We extend best wishes to Mrs. Mez- zavilla, who has been reassigned to another school this year. She will be greatly missed. On behalf of the staff of St. Norbert School, our Superintendent Michael Caccamo, and our School Trustee Patrizia Bottoni, we would like to wish all the members of our school community a very Happy Thanksgiving! Yours in partnership, Ms. Rosa-Maria Tucci | Principal
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St. Norbert Catholic School

60 Maniza Road

North York, Ontario M3K 1R6

Telephone: 416-393-5309

Fax: 416-393-5187

———————————————

Rosa-Maria Tucci, Principal

Louisa Mirabelli, Head Secretary

Michael Caccamo, Superintendent

416 222 8282, ext. 2267

Patrizia Bottoni, Trustee

416 512 3403

Mrs. Sabrina Iannantuono

Council Chair

Tel: 416-222-8282 ext. 88309

[email protected]

St. Norbert Catholic Church

Fr. Gigi Philip

100 Regent Road

North York M3K 1H3

416-636-0213

School Hours of Operation:

8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Lunch: 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

CPIC (Parent Engagement--TCDSB)

www.tcdsb.org/cpic

OAPCE Toronto

(Provincial Voice for Parents)

www.tcdsb.org/oapce-toronto

From the Principal’s Desk October 2016

TRUSTEES 2016 – 2017

Wards

1. Joseph Martino 4. Patrizia Bottoni 7. Michael Del Grande 10. Barbara Poplawski

2. Ann Andrachuk 5. Maria Rizzo 8. Garry Tanuan 11. Angela Kennedy, Chiar

3. Sal Piccininni 6. Frank D‘Amico , Vice-Chair 9. Jo-Ann Davis 12. Nancy Crawford

Karina Dubrovskaya, Student Trustee Rhea Carlisle, Student Trustee

Angela Gauthier , Director of Education 80 Sheppard Ave. E. , Toronto, ON ∙ Website: www.tcdsb.org

Catholic School News

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

We look forward to another year working alongside the St. Norbert commu-

nity to build partnerships that will focus on nurturing our Catholic commu-

nity, improve student learning and achievement, as well as build capacity to

lead and learn. As we work together to enable our children to succeed, we

enjoy a shared purpose of helping our children grow spiritually, intellectual-

ly, emotionally and socially. Each of us has an important role and contribu-

tion to make and it is only by working as a team with your support and co-

operation that we are able to accomplish the goals we set out for your chil-

dren.

We eagerly anticipate our Thanksgiving school mass which will be celebrat-

ed on October 4th at 12:30 pm, in recognition and in celebration of the vir-

tue of Gratitude. We look forward to having Father Gigi with us to celebrate

the Eucharist with our school community at St. Norbert Parish. Parents are

always welcomed and invited to attend our liturgies!

We would like to welcome Mr. Devine to St Norbert School. He will be re-

placing Ms. Durante in the Gr 3/4 classroom for the remainder of the year.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish Ms. Durante and her family

much happiness at this exciting time. We extend best wishes to Mrs. Mez-

zavilla, who has been reassigned to another school this year. She will be

greatly missed.

On behalf of the staff of St. Norbert School, our Superintendent Michael

Caccamo, and our School Trustee Patrizia Bottoni, we would like to wish all

the members of our school community a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Yours in partnership,

Ms. Rosa-Maria Tucci | Principal

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September’s St udent s of

the M onth

CONGRATULATIONS t o t h e fol lowin g s t u -

dents . They displayed the V irtue of Hospi tal i ty

for the month of September.

(*Classes and s tudents as l is ted ref lect or iginal

September classes .)

TCDSB Faith and Character Development Monthly

Themes

Virtues of the Month

Gratitude can be shown in many ways.

Here are four examples:

Give thanks to God for every day He gives us.

If we expect others to be grateful for what we do, we

should show appreciation to others.

Everything we have to be thankful for comes from God.

Remember the story of the lepers who Jesus healed and

think of how many returned to show their gratitude.

September Hospitality February Love

October Gratitude March Forgiveness

November Peacemaking April Justice

December Charity May Compassion

January Courage June Faithfulness

The Virtue for the month of November is:

Peacemaking “If anyone says, ‘I love God,' and hates his brother,

he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother

whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not

seen” (1 John 4:20).

Mr. Quattrociocchi

and Mrs. Tantalo-

Forte

ELP/1 Matteo S.

Mrs. Caruso-Muccin ELP/2 Joseph Z.

Angelique F.

Mrs. DiSabatino-

Drago

ELP/3 Not available at time

of printing

Mrs. Piane 1 Jordenia C.

Giancarlo S.

Mrs. Bonanno-

Sofras

1/2 Sebastian O.

Joseph B.

Mrs. Mete 2 Veronica B.

David M.

Mrs. Rubino 2/3 Madison L.

Mrs. Palarchio 3 Karina E.

Ms. Durante 3/4 Nathan W.

Ms. Chiappetta 4/5 Josie-Lynn A.

Ms. Vitale 5/6 Not available at time

of printing

Ms. Perricone 6/7 Mathew C.

Ms. D’Alfonso-

Gentilin

7/8 Vanessa I.

Ms. Dey-Brugnano 8 Lara C.

Gabriel D.S.

French Department Daniel R. (Gr. 2)

Isabella S. (Gr. 3)

Daniel L. (Gr. 5)

Italian Department Raquel G.

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Curriculum Night

Thursday, October 6th—6:30 pm

Curriculum night provides an excellent opportunity to build on the partnership between home and school that will assist in ensuring that the school year is a successful one. It is an opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher as we begin the new school year.

CSPC Meeting and Elections On Monday October 3, 2016, we will hold our CSPC AGM and Elections. I encourage you to consider being a part of our Catholic School Parent Council as this provides you with the opportunity to be directly involved in school initiatives.

Nomination Forms for elected positions on CSPCs have been sent home with your child. Hope to see you there!!

Approved School Year Calendar 2016-2017

Number of school days 194

Number of Professional Activity Days 7

Labour Day September 5, 2016

First Instructional Day September 6, 2016

Thanksgiving Day October 10, 2016

Christmas Break December 26, 2016–January 6, 2017

Family Day February 20, 2017

Mid-Winter Break March 13–17, 2017

Good Friday April 14, 2017

Easter Monday April 17, 2017

Victoria Day May 22, 2017

Last day of classes for elementary students June 29, 2017

Seven (7) Professional Activity (PA) Days

for ELEMENTARY schools: October 7, 2016 Provincial Education Priorities

November 18, 2016 Parent-Teacher Conferences

December 2, 2016 Provincial Education Priorities/Faith

Development

January 20, 2017 Assessment, Evaluation & Reporting

February 17, 2017 Parent-Teacher Conferences

June 9, 2017 Assessment, Evaluation & Reporting

June 30, 2017 Provincial Education Priorities

Calendar information is posted on the board’s

website at www.tcdsb.org.

Catholic School Parent Council Update

SCHOOL HOURS

General Entry: 8:30am (Including JK/SK)

Morning Session 8:30am – 11:15am

Morning Recess: 10:12am – 10:27am

Lunch: 11:15am – 12:15pm

Afternoon Session: 12:15pm – 3:30pm

Afternoon Recess: 1:40pm – 1:55pm

General Dismissal: 3:30pm (Including JK/SK)

SCHOOL BUSES

Please note that if your child is reg-istered to ride the school bus, he or she must ride the school bus and not take the liberty to walk home on any given day.

All students on buses must ride the buses to/from school every day.

S A F E T Y R E M I N D E R S : ONLY SOFT, “NERF-TYPE” BALLS

ARE PERMITTED IN SCHOOL

YARD AT RECESS.

Transportation Information

Information, including safety tips and up to the minute reports on cancellations or delays can be found online here: https://www.torontoschoolbus.org/

S A F E T Y R E M I N D E R S :

*WALK HOME IN A GROUP or with an ADULT!

*AVOID WALKING HOME ALONE!!

*CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 9

SHOULD NEVER WALK HOME ALONE.

There is always more safety in numbers!!

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BICYCLE AND SKATEBOARDING

SAFETY TIPS AND REMINDERS

FROM THE TORONTO POLICE SERVICES A bicycle is a vehicle. The Highway Traffic Act de-

fines a vehicle as "anything drawn, propelled or driv-

en by any type of power including muscular power".

Helmets:

All cyclists under the age of

eighteen years are required by

law to wear a helmet while riding

or operating a bicycle, and the

chinstrap of the helmet must be

securely fastened under the chin.

(According to the Highway Traf-

fic Act, 104 2.1.)

WE ENCOURAGE ALL PARENTS TO ENSURE

HIS/HER CHILD IS WEARING A PROPERLY

FITTED HELMET WHEN RIDING HIS/HER

BIKE TO SCHOOL. A PROPERLY FITTED

HELMET SHOULD ALSO BE WORN WHEN

RIDING A SKATEBOARD TO SCHOOL. YOUR

CHILD’S SAFETY MATTERS TO US!

The Highway Traffic Act of Ontario states:

218 (1) A police officer who finds any person con-

travening this Act or any municipal by-law regulating

traffic while in charge of a bicycle may require that

person to stop and to provide identification of himself

or herself (2) Every person who is required to stop,

by a police officer acting under subsection (1), shall

stop and identify himself or herself to the police of-

ficer

(3) For the purposes of this section, giving one's cor-

rect name and address is sufficient identification (4) A

police officer may arrest without warrant any person

who does not comply with subsection (2).

High School Open Houses

Grade 8 students and their families are invited to learn more about their secondary school options at open houses this fall. For a complete schedule, see:

https://www.tcdsb.org/school/OpenHouses/Pages/default.aspx

Open Houses for

2016 -2017 October 13 Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts 36 Greenfield Avenue, North York 5:30 – 6:45 Curriculum Information for Elemen-tary & Secondary Pro-grams 7:00 – 8:45 Arts Information : Appli-cation & Audi-tion Requirements Marshall McLuhan Cath-olic Secondary School 1107 Avenue Road, To-ronto 7:00 p.m. October 19 St. Basil-the-Great Col-lege School 20 Starview Lane, North York 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph's College School 74 Wellesley Street West, Toronto (Girls only) 7:00 p.m.

October 25 Dante Alighieri Acade-my Beatrice Campus, 50 Ameer Avenue, North York 7:00 p.m. Madonna Catholic Sec-ondary School 20 Dubray Avenue, North York (Girls only) 7:00p.m. October 26 Michael Power/St. Jo-seph Catholic Second-ary School 105 Eringate Drive, Eto-bicoke 6:30 p.m. October 27 Brebeuf College School 211 Steeles Avenue East, North York (Boys only) 7:00 p.m. November 1 Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School 101 Mason Boulevard, North York Please call the school 416-393-5510 for infor-mation concerning the open house. (Girls only) November 2 Bishop Allen Academy 721 Royal York Road, Etobicoke 7:00 p.m. Chaminade College School 490 Queen's Drive, North York (Boys only) 7:00 p.m.

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TCDSB Digital Store:

Discounted educational software & hardware for students and staff

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is offering access to the following Microsoft products to all of our students:

FREE: Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus: includes latest versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive and OneNote. The license can be used for up to 5 computers and up to 5 mobile devices (any platform);

FREE: Microsoft Windows 10 EDU;

10% discount on computers and devices at the online Microsoft Education Store.

In order to access this online offer, the student will need to know his/her TCDSB computer login username and password. If your child does not know his/her login information, please contact your school to ask how to ob-tain this information.

To take advantage of the software offers you must have internet access for the download. To find out more and how you can take ad-vantage of this offer, visit our TCDSB Digital Store now at: www.tcdsb.org/digitalstore

Information to access digital store:

[email protected] (the password is his/her Board password. )

I N D O O R A N D O U T D O O R S H O E S

As we enter the wet & rainy season of

Autumn, we remind all students from

grades JK/SK-8 to have indoor and

outdoor shoes ready each day!

Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (CPIC)

TCDSB would like to encourage parents to consider running for one of the 16 open positions available on the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (CPIC). Elections will take place during the first week of October.

Election of two parent representatives in each of Wards 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 will take place on Mon-day, October 3rd.

Election of one parent representative to fill vacant seats in each of Wards 1, 9 and 11 will take place on Wednesday, October 5th.

Election of two parent representatives to fill vacant seats in Ward 7 will take place on Wednesday, Oc-tober 5th.

Please visit the website for details www.tcdsb.org.

TCDSB Acknowledges World

Mental Health Day Oct. 10, 2016

Each year the World Health Organization Acknowledges and Celebrates “World Mental Health Day” in October. World Mental Health Day provides us with an opportuni-ty to reach out to those who may need support, raise awareness, and decrease stigma, or to learn more about mental health and mental illness. This year’s theme is focused on Crisis Response. Resources from the World Health Organisation can be found at

http://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/2016/en/

World Mental Health Day also provides our TCDSB com-munity with an opportunity to review our own TCDSB Mental Health Crisis Response Guidelines which are found on our TCDSB Mental Health page https://intranet.tcdsb.org/Departments/SpecialEducation/mentalhealth/Pages/Resources-for-Teachers.aspx Devel-oped by TCDSB Psychology and Social Work Staff in con-sultation with school administrators, the TCDSB Mental Health Crisis Response Guidelines offer excellent , evi-dence based strategies and procedures for schools to con-sider when experiencing the aftermath of an event that results in mental health upset.

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PUNCTUALITY

Punctuality is a characteristic and life skill we

strongly encourage at St. Norbert. It is important

that a child develops this responsibility early in life

for it will serve him/her well in years to come. For

all aged children, it is the responsibility of the par-

ent(s) to ensure they get to school on time.

Students must arrive to school before the 8:30am

bell, and be present, in-line with his/her class, when

the school bell rings at 8:30am. A student is not

permitted to use the main door to access his/

her classroom unless they are late. All stu-

dents entering the front door at 8:30am or later are

considered late and will receive a late slip.

Punctuality is one of the many duties of a pupil,

as outlined in Regulation 298 of the Education

Act. A pupil who is frequently late can be said

to be in “habitual neglect of duty” and can be

referred to the school principal and/or school

social worker if the problem persists. Thank

you for your support in addressing this matter

with your child!

PARKING, PICK -UP and

DROP -OFF

Maniza Road:

Please be reminded that Maniza Rd prohibits stop-ping as well as parking, and it is a TTC route as well. Traffic Police may be planning a blitz in the near fu-ture. Traffic tickets may be issued at any time.

Parking Lot:

A reminder to all that the school parking lot is for staff members only. A sign posted at the entrance of the parking lot does remind visitors not to park in the lot. We remind all parents and visitors not to use it for pick-up/drop-off, as we do not have enough spots for staff.

There is absolutely NO PARKING in the handicap space in the parking lot of the school unless you are visiting the school and you are an appropriate user for the parking spot. The handicap space must be kept available.

DRESS CODE AND

STUDENT UNIFORM

Students of St. Norbert School are to dress

in the school’s appropriate dress code or

uniform, which consists of the following

(examples):

*a solid navy blue bottom: pant, kilt, tunic,

skirt (with shorts underneath), track pants,

shorts, capris, or crop pant; *a plain white

or navy blue shirt or top; and, *a white or

navy blue sweater or pullover.

Some examples of items not allowed are:

leggings, jeggings or tights (lycra or span-

dex type pants), spaghetti strap or tank

tops, jean/denim material, white pants,

black pants, pants with stripes in any col-

our, and short-shorts. Students must also

wear proper footwear. Flip flops and crocs

are not safe for school, and are therefore

not allowed.

It is essential that all students follow the

school’s dress code at all times. The Uni-

form Policy is strictly enforced.

We wish to send a consistent message to

all students that the uniform policy will be

strictly enforced.

For older students, please remind them that

it is their responsibility to ensure they come

to school in dress code and you may refer

them to the school student agenda.

Please note - you can request a copy of

the St Norbert Uniform Policy

(Revised April 2016) in the Office.

Thank you!

SCHOOL SAFETY AND VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL

In an effort to keep our students safe at all times, the following has been implemented:

All school doors are kept locked.

All visitors entering the school grounds and/or building, including parents/guardians, babysitters and siblings, must first report to the office to identify themselves and obtain a visitor’s badge. THIS IS SCHOOL BOARD POLICY.

Parents are to drop off their children at the entrance gate when bringing them to school.

Children are to wait in the yard until their teachers come to pick them up at the bell.

Parents are not to accompany their children inside.

After school, parents are asked to pick up their children at the fence located by the school yard. Children are not to wait in the main office after school. Please make sure that all children are picked up promptly at dismissal time.

If you are picking up your child during school hours, please report to the office to sign your child out; your child will then be called out of class.

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SAFE ARRIVAL PROGRAM -

STUDENT ILLNESS OR ABSENTEEISM

If your child is to be absent from school for any reason, please telephone the school to inform the secretary before 8:30 am of the day of absence. (We also have a voicemail box for your convenience to call at any time to leave a message.) This will reas-sure the school that your child is safe. If a child is ab-sent, then we will call home if we have not been noti-fied by the parent.

If you are picking up your child early, please send a note to your child’s teacher. Please be sure to report to the office to sign them out. If your child is return-ing before the end of the day, please sign your child back in at the office.

If children are not feeling well, please give them an opportunity to recuperate at home. It is assumed that if children are well enough to be at school, they are also well enough to take part in recess. Children need time to get some fresh air and stretch their muscles; if they are dressed properly, they will be able to do this in comfort. Please check weather conditions each day.

Also, please ensure we have a current emergency number where you can be contacted.

HOMEWORK

The assignment of homework will vary according to grade level, stu-dent achievement and teacher ex-pectations. All students are required to complete at home any work that

they did not finish in class. We strongly encourage that parents motivate children to read on a nightly basis. Activities, such as reading, playing, outings, hobbies, games and family discussions provide children with the foundation and background necessary to facilitate learning in the classroom. Students should review the day’s work to promote learning.

Homework is the responsibility of the students, and parents are asked to provide a supportive environment in which to work. Organizational and time manage-ment skills are learned in the elementary grades. Agen-das are necessary to help students improve their organ-izational skills and to keep parents informed.

Please ask your child’s teacher to outline routines and procedures in retrieving missed school work in the event your child is absent.

Please avoid calling the Office to make these arrangements.

MEDICATION

Principals, teachers and support staff of the TCDSB are not permitted to admin-

ister any type of prescription medication during the school day, unless we have written, authorization signed by you the parent, and the prescribing physi-cian. The forms to dispense any medication must be updated on a regular basis and are available from the school principal. Please be advised that staff in TCDSB schools will not dispense non-prescription medications to students.

Students who require an Epi-Pen must have 2 Epi-Pens at school. One to be kept in the office and one to be kept with the student at all times. Please re-member to take your epi-pen home for the sum-mer!

Students that require “puffers” should have one at school and at home.

All medications will be stored in the main office. Please notify the school if your child suffers from any type of allergy.

LUNCHTIME RULES AND LUNCH PROGRAMS

To further ensure student safety, students will not be permitted to leave school property to purchase a lunch at a neighborhood food establishment unless they are signed out and accompanied by the parent or guardian of the child, or an authorized adult. The responsible adult must have previous written consent from the parent, a record of which must be on file in the school office.

Children are encouraged to eat lunch at home. Chil-dren going home for lunch should leave the school no later than 11:15 am and return to the school yard no later than 12:15 pm.

If your child eats lunch at school, please ensure that he/she brings a lunch to school every day. We ask that lunches not be brought to school for the students. For those odd times when students do forget their lunches, we ask that lunches brought in be clearly marked and left on the lunch table outside the main office by 11:00 am. Students can pick up their lunch during the lunch period. Parents/Guardians will not be permitted to drop off lunches in the classrooms, nor will students be permitted to pick up their lunches during class time. This is to mini-mize disruption during important instructional time in the classroom.

Again this year, we will be offering a variety of lunch options for our students. The Piz-za Lunch Program takes place every Wednesday. The Hot Lunch Program with Food 4 Students, is offered on Mondays and Thursdays . We will also be offering

Subway Lunch Program every other Friday beginning in October (more information to follow).

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ANAPHYLAXIS ALERT

Allergen-Aware Environment

Please take special note that we have children

in our school who have a very serious, life-threatening

allergy to tree nuts, peanuts, all nut/peanut prod-

ucts, sesame, and all seafood products, called Ana-

phylaxis. We are notifying all parents that students are

not to bring any nuts, peanuts, peanut butter or any

food containing nuts or peanut products such as

peanut oil, sesame seeds, etc., as well as any seafood

products to school.

PLEASE DO NOT bring any personal baking or oth-

er treats to the school to share with the class. Do not

send cookies/other snacks to school without a label in-

dicating they are nut-free.

Also, parents should not bring fast food lunches from

locations that make food items with sesame/peanut oil,

and that may use sesame bread/bagels for hamburgers

or sandwiches. Please note that Hummus contains sesa-

me seeds. Also, not all pizza is nut free—please ask the

establishment you purchase your pizza from for details.

Although the school will endeavor to be as vigilant as

possible - ultimately we expect parents to ensure the

safety of the food sent to school with their child. If

food is found to contain any of the allergens listed

above, parents will be called to bring a safe food item

to school instead. Please avoid WOW Butter or Choco-

late Philadelphia Cream Cheese spread. These food

items create a tremendous amount of anxiety for the

students with allergies in the class, as they resemble

peanut butter and Nutella hazelnut spread, respectively.

Anxiety is very real in children, and may cause symp-

toms that mimic an allergic reaction. If there is any

chance of confusion or uncertainty in your child’s food

choice, please ensure these food items are clearly la-

belled.

This attention to food choice is important to ensure the

physical safety, welfare and mental well-being of all

our children. Please respect the need to re-

frain from sending such products to the

school.

THANK YOU!

Pediculosis Pediculosis, commonly known as lice, is a

common, but pesky problem in schools and among children. Children are reminded not to share caps or hats, combs and brushes, or other hair accessories. Parents are encouraged to check scalp regularly and to use preventative measures to ensure that their child(ren) do not contact lice.

Upcoming Events

October is…

Autism Awareness Month https://www.tcdsb.org/pages/october-is-autism-awareness-month.aspx

Hispanic Canadian Heritage Month www.tcdsb.org

October 5th: Walk to School Day http://www.saferoutestoschool.ca/international-walk-school-daymonth

October 5th: World Teacher’s Day

October 6: Rosary Day https://www.tcdsb.org/board/nurturingourcatholiccommunity/pages/rosary-day.aspx

October 7: System-wide Professional Activity Day. No classes for students

October 10: World Mental Health Day https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SpecialEducation/mhs/Pages/Default.aspx

October 11th: International Day of the Girl https://www.tcdsb.org/Pages/International-Day-of-the-Girl.aspx

October 11-25th: Elementary Cross Country https://www.tcdsb.org/programsservices/schoolprogramsk12/healthoutdoorphysed/tdcaa/pages/tcdsb-athletics.aspx

October 17th and 18th: Ontario College Information Fair http://www.ocif.ca/

October 21st: Welcome Reception for Newcomers to Canada https://www.tcdsb.org/forcommunity/newcomers/pages/welcome-reception-for-newcomers-2016.aspx

October 22nd: Empowering Mothers in Education--Spanish Speaking Advisory Committee Confer-ence https://www.tcdsb.org/forparents/news/pages/2016-october-22-spanish-speaking-advisory-committee-conference.aspx

October 26th: Early Childhood Educator and Child-care Worker Appreciation Day

October 28th: An Evening to Feed the Soul Gala in support of the Angel Foundation for Learning https://www.tcdsb.org/news/othernews/2017/pages/An-Evening-to-Feed-the-Soul-Gala.aspx

October 29th: Father Patrick Fogarty Awards Din-ner—celebrating excellence in Catholic education across Ontario https://www.tcdsb.org/pages/33rd-annual-fr-fogarty-awards-dinner-saturday-october-29.aspx

October 31st: Halloween. Learn about the Chr istian origins of All Hallow’s Eve https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/News/2012-2013/Pages/Halloween--Christian-Tradition.aspx

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Monthly Update from the Board

October 2016

Celebrating the Year of the Parish 2016-2017

The second year in our three pastoral plan focusing on "Together With One Voice: Harmonizing our Faith Through Family, Parish and School".

It is an opportunity to celebrate the important role that our parishes play in our school communities and in the lives of the students, staff and families that we serve.

Let's celebrate the Family-Parish-School partnership!

https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/YearoftheParish/Pages/Parish-Project.aspx

https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/YearoftheParish/Pages/default.aspx

You Can Work Wonders with ShareLife

During this Year of the Parish, schools are invited to partner with their local parishes to see how they can support the annual cam-paign, and help ShareLife agencies work wonders. http://www.sharelife.org/Public/Home.aspx

October 19: Go Purple Day

October is Child Abuse Awareness Month. October 19th has been

set aside as a day to raise awareness among students about the signs of abuse and neglect, and what to do if they, or someone they know, is being/or suspected of being abused or neglected https://www.tcdsb.org/Pages/October-is-Child-Abuse-Prevention-Month.aspx #iBreaktheSilence

Interested in Parent Engagement?

Catholic Parent Involvement Committee Elections Coming

October 3rd for Wards 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 https://www.tcdsb.org/forparents/parentinvolvement/cpicelections/pages/scheduled-cpic-election-for-even-numbered-wards.aspx

October 5th for vacancies in Wards 1, 7, 11 https://www.tcdsb.org/forparents/parentinvolvement/cpicelections/pages/election-to-fill-cpic-vacancies.aspx

And October 17th for Parents at Large

Learn more about CPIC here: https://www.tcdsb.org/FORPARENTS/ParentInvolvement/Pages/default.aspx

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