May 2013 TCDSB www.tcdsb.org The Voice of Holy Angels Principal: Ms. Laurie Levay Admin. Office Assistant: Mrs. Cathy Galati; Clerk Typist: Carole Mills Josephine Nespolo Superintendent- Area 2, 416-222-8282; Mrs. Ann Andrachuk, Trustee WARD 2; Pastor of Holy Angels Church: Fr. Peter Gioppato Tel: 416 255-1691 TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES 2012-13 WARDS 1.Peter Jakovcic 416-512-3401 2.Ann Andrachuk 416-512-3402 Chair 3.Sal Piccininni 416-512-3403 Vice –Chair 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.To Be Determined 416-512-3408 9. Jo-Ann Davis 416-512-3409 10.Barbara Poplawski 416-512-3410 11.Angela Kennedy 416-512-3411 12.Nancy Crawford 416-512-3412 Student Trustee Andrew Walker 416-512-3413 Principal’s Message Month of Mary and Catholic Education Week: Catholic schools are Catholic communities. Catholic schools are faith communities. We – par- ents, students, teachers, administrative and support staff – walk and grow together in the faith which we received at our Baptism. And it is the „together‟ that we grow. And as we learn from nature, growth relies on sun and water and nutrition. Otherwise, it may fade away and even die. Our growth is primarily a relationship with God, who at our Bap- tism, called us by name. But the response of each of us to that growth is both personal and communal. We grow in our faith in the nurturing atmosphere of our Catholic community be that of our local parish, our home, or our Catholic school community. Every year, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees‟ Association (OCSTA) provides our Catholic schools with a resource kit to help schools prepare for Catholic Education Week. Using these resources as well as our own developed activities we have prepared a series of activities which will highlight how our school is „Growing Together in Faith‟. We hope to see many of you dur- ing our school celebrations. There are five sub-themes for each day of Catholic Education Week: Monday – Faith that is Rooted Tuesday – Faith that is Nurtured Wednesday – Faith that is Discerned Thursday – Faith that is Witnessed Friday – Faith that is Celebrated May is always a busy month in our TCDSB schools. This month is no exception as we launch our Catholic Education Week Celebrations at Holy Angels School. We have much to be thankful and grateful for in our community. During the week of May 7th, the following events will be taking place and all parents are welcome to attend: May 5— First Communion 2pm at Holy Angels Church May 6 - Spring Concert “Dancing with the Angels” Ballroom Dancing and School Band Performance 7pm at the Church Hall May 7 - Panorama School Photo 9:30 am May 9 - Welcome to Kindergarten Evening New JK Registrants and Families 6:30pm May 10 Hug a School Day Meagan’s Walk Also, we are proud to honor Mary, our Mother as has been the tradition at Holy Angels School for a special Rosary and Crowning Celebration on May 23rd at 9:30am at Holy Angels Church. May is also the month we begin the provincial EQAO testing for Gr, 3 and 6 as well as the CAT/4 testing for Grades 2, 5, and 7. May is definitely a month that our students will experience education spiritually, academically and socially. Holy Angels Catholic School is pleased to announce that The Angel Foundation for Learning, the charitable organization devoted to assisting needy students within TCDSB schools, has approved our school’s funding re- quest in support of our Ottawa Trip. Serving TCDSB students and making a positive difference, we congratulate The Angel Foundation for Learning for helping over 300,000 students since its inception in 1987. Currently they continue to serve over 40,000 students annually. Donations to the Foundation are welcome and can be sent to: The Angel Foundation for Learning, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, ON M2N 6E8. Tax receipts for do- nations of $10.00 or more will be issued. For more information about the Foundation visit www.angelfoundationforlearning.org
Josephine Nespolo Superintendent- Area 2, 416-222-8282; Mrs. Ann Andrachuk, Trustee WARD 2; Pastor of Holy Angels Church: Fr. Peter Gioppato Tel: 416 255-1691
TORONTO CATHOLIC
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
TRUSTEES 2012-13
WARDS
1.Peter Jakovcic 416-512-3401
2.Ann Andrachuk 416-512-3402
Chair
3.Sal Piccininni 416-512-3403
Vice –Chair
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.To Be Determined 416-512-3408
9. Jo-Ann Davis 416-512-3409
10.Barbara Poplawski 416-512-3410
11.Angela Kennedy 416-512-3411
12.Nancy Crawford 416-512-3412
Student Trustee
Andrew Walker 416-512-3413
Principal’s Message Month of Mary and Catholic Education Week: Catholic schools are Catholic communities. Catholic schools are faith communities. We – par-
ents, students, teachers, administrative and support staff – walk and
grow together in the faith which we received at our Baptism. And it is
the „together‟ that we grow. And as we learn from nature, growth relies
on sun and water and nutrition. Otherwise, it may fade away and even
die. Our growth is primarily a relationship with God, who at our Bap-
tism, called us by name. But the response of each of us to that growth is
both personal and communal. We grow in our faith in the nurturing atmosphere of our Catholic
community be that of our local parish, our home, or our Catholic school community.
Every year, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees‟ Association (OCSTA) provides our Catholic
schools with a resource kit to help schools prepare for Catholic Education Week. Using these
resources as well as our own developed activities we have prepared a series of activities which
will highlight how our school is „Growing Together in Faith‟. We hope to see many of you dur-
ing our school celebrations. There are five sub-themes for each day of Catholic Education
Week: Monday – Faith that is Rooted Tuesday – Faith that is Nurtured Wednesday –
Faith that is Discerned Thursday – Faith that is Witnessed Friday – Faith that is Celebrated
May is always a busy month in our TCDSB schools. This month is no exception as we launch our Catholic Education Week Celebrations at Holy Angels School. We have much to be thankful and grateful for in our community.
During the week of May 7th, the following events will be taking place and all parents are welcome to attend:
May 5— First Communion 2pm at Holy Angels Church
May 6 - Spring Concert “Dancing with the Angels” Ballroom Dancing and School Band Performance 7pm at the Church Hall
May 7 - Panorama School Photo 9:30 am
May 9 - Welcome to Kindergarten Evening New JK Registrants and Families 6:30pm
May 10 Hug a School Day Meagan’s Walk
Also, we are proud to honor Mary, our Mother as has been the tradition at Holy Angels School for a special Rosary and Crowning Celebration on May 23rd at 9:30am at Holy Angels Church. May is also the month we begin the provincial EQAO testing for Gr, 3 and 6 as well as the CAT/4 testing for Grades 2, 5, and 7. May is definitely a month that our students will experience education spiritually, academically and socially.
Holy Angels Catholic School is pleased to announce that The Angel Foundation for Learning, the charitable organization devoted to assisting needy students within TCDSB schools, has approved our school’s funding re-
quest in support of our Ottawa Trip.
Serving TCDSB students and making a positive difference, we congratulate The Angel Foundation for Learning for helping over 300,000 students since its inception in 1987. Currently they continue to serve over 40,000 students annually.
Donations to the Foundation are welcome and can be sent to: The Angel Foundation for Learning, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, ON M2N 6E8. Tax receipts for do-nations of $10.00 or more will be issued. For more information about the Foundation visit www.angelfoundationforlearning.org
The next CSAC meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at
7 PM and every third Tuesday of the Month. Please check the
portal for minutes of the monthly meetings.
Yearbook Pictures
Preparations are well underway for the 2012-13 yearbook. If any parents have one or two pictures from this year’s events that would be suitable for this year’s edition, a
website has been created to upload the photos. We still need pictures for cross country and Halloween. Any other photos are welcome. Submit candid
school photos for consideration in the yearbook , go to community.lifetouch.com and
register with the following access code: GGSFVK
Intermediate W5H Tournament By: Anthony G.
The intermediate W5H team was very successful in their participation in the divisional tourna-
ment held at St. Mark‟s Catholic School. Unfortunately, our team did not advance and finished in fourth
place. However, despite the tough competition, we were not far behind the others. This year‟s team
consisted of six members: Matthew W., Matthew T., Anthony G., Joseph B., Nicholas M., and Brianna
M. As team captain, I would like to thank Ms. Pontes, Ms. Fernandes, and Ms. Lisco on behalf of our team for being this
year‟s coaches as they used their spare time to practise with us. As we progress into next year, you are all
encouraged to try out for W5H as it is a friendly competition which is a lot of fun and which challenges your mind.
Spring Fling a HUGE success!! By Amanda M., Cassandra H., and Julianna G.
On Friday, April 19th we had a wonderful family dinner at the Holy Angel's Parish hall. We walked in and we were all welcomed by the parents from C.S.A.C.! Then we saw all the silent auction prizes and we bid on
many of them. We even had some kids working at the silent auction tables. Everyone was working together to make it a great evening. After the grade 7 and 8 students served all the families at the tables an
amazing dinner of delicious pasta, chicken and salad. During dinner some musicians played instruments for
us. They were so entertaining. Then we danced the night away and had a ball! We danced to "Beauty and the Beat" Gangnam Style, the Cha Cha Slide and much , much more. Then at 8:30 C.S.A.C. people announced the winners of the
kids' auction. At 9:00 they announced the winners of the adult auction. We danced and laughed all night long! The SPRING FLING was a huge success and we hope that we will have another one next year!
Thanks to everyone that helped make it so wonderful especially Mrs. Medeiros and her committee!!
School Yard Spring Clean
Up:
Thank you for all parents and stu-dents who assisted with the annual spring school yard clean up on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
We had an amazing turn out, and our school grounds were the benefactor as it looks incredible!! We have much to be proud of!!
Thank you to the chairs of our greening committee, Mrs. McDermott and Mrs. Gianfelice for all their work on the school’s
greening efforts!!
Donations needed:
-left over annuals
-grass seed
-any other hardy plants suitable for the school
ground
A word from Mrs. Medeiros—Our Spring Dinner Dance was a huge success!
The Holy Angels School community gathered together for a fun-filled night on April 19th for the first Spring Dinner Dance. Over 160 people enjoyed a delicious dinner and danced the night away with friends and family. The silent auction was a great draw as well, with many taking home fantastic prizes! The school and CSAC would like to thank you for making this night possible. Whether you donated a prize, your time as a volunteer, or bought a ticket, this event wouldn’t have been successful without your
contributions. See you all back next spring!
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On April 8, 2013 Kenneth Oppel, a well known Canadian author, visited our school. Grades 4-8 had the op-
portunity to listen to Kenneth Oppel speak about his amazing books! One of the books is called Dark Wing
which is about a creature who lives in a pack of bats and he is the first one to learn to fly and all the other bats
wonder how he learned to fly so quickly. It was a great book because it was like an adventure you could visual-
ize in your mind. Kenneth Oppel also taught us that writing a book takes a lot of time. In order to be successful
as an author you need to put in a lot of time and effort! What also made the presentation so amazing was that
he made a PowerPoint of his presentation so that we could see pictures of his characters. He also made a few
really funny jokes, like when he said he loves the smell of books. Also, he joked that one of his creatures is made up of 7 pounds
of Kentucky Fried Chicken. He also spoke to us about some of the other books he wrote and showed us pictures of his office.
His office was stacked with manuscripts! And that was only for one book! Kenneth Oppel showed us some of the previous books
he wrote and we also saw a sneak peak of his new book which is about a speeding train. It was an amazing experience and we
can‟t wait for another author to visit us at Holy Angels! By: Sarrah H., Simona L., Amanda N. Thank you to CSAC for providing
funding for this presentation.
Reptilia by Luka P Grade 4 Mr. Sloan’s class
On Tuesday April 2nd, 2013, grades 4, 5 and 6 classes listened to a presentation from Reptilia, an organiza-tion that works with reptiles. The first reptile he showed us was a box turtle, no bigger than 15cm. The next animal was a baby alligator who, even though was a baby, was about 1m long. Nick had to put tape around his mouth because he might have bitten someone while we were petting him. The third reptile he showed us was a milk snake. Nick said that the milk snake is not venomous. However, the milk snake tries to look like another snake that is venomous. They look the same except they have a different colour pattern on their scales. The fourth reptile Nick brought in was a python. It was not venomous either. Instead, it was a constrictor. A constrictor is a snake that wraps around its prey and squeezes it until it cannot breathe and then eats it. A milk snake is also a constrictor. The last amphibian he brought was a fire salamander. Nick likes to bring in a bonus animal every time he visits a school and the bo-nus animal is usually not a reptile. It is called a fire salamander because when Europeans set fire to stuff, fire salamanders come out from the fire. The Reptilia presentation was great and I hope we have it again next year. Thank you Mr. Nick for the presentation and thank you to the TCDSB for the presentation!
Author Visit - Kenneth Oppel
The Good Shepherd by Alison A., Madison B.-D., and Lauren M.
On April 11, 2012, the Grade One and Two students were introduced to the parable of
the Good Sheppard through a presentation from Susan Whehelen
During the Good Shepherd presentation, we liked talking with Susan the presenter, about
the special meanings of our names. Some people‟s names meant flowers like daffodils
and lilies. We also enjoyed talking about countries we were from, most people were Ital-
ian. Some students were chosen to play a game called follow the Shepherd. One girl
was a shepherd and they picked 10 sheep and she had to herd the sheep. Finally we got
to listen to a story called The Lost Sheep. It was about a shepherd and his 100 sheep.
One night when the shepherd was counting the sheep, there were only 99 sheep. He
went looking for the lost sheep but couldn‟t find it. The next day he went looking again and he finally found the sheep!
We learned that God is our shepherd and always takes care of us. The presentation was fun and we enjoyed it!
Thank you to CSAC for funding this presentation.
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Junior Kindergarten Reg-
istration for September
2013 is ongoing at Holy
Angels School
Registration packages are
now available for pick up
from our main office!
AM JK is now full!!
“Be like a flower and turn your
face to the sun.”
-Kahlil Gibran
“The world‟s favourite season is
the spring.
All things seem possible in May.”
-Edwin Way Teale
MATH CORNER—EQAO is coming
Are you Planning to
Move?
We are getting ready to
start planning for the 2013-
2014 school year and need
to know if any families in
our school are expecting to
move.
If you are moving please
come by the main office
to fill out a form outlin-
ing the details of the
move so that we may
adjust our numbers ac-
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Problem of the Week
Track It Down
In September, Mrs. Weston's class participated
in the Terry Fox run at their
school. They ran laps on the two tracks in the
school yard, a 400 metre track and
a 750 metre track, keeping a tally of each com-
plete lap. The combined tallies of
laps run by the whole class gave a total of 303
laps.
One proud class member claimed that the class
ran a total of 151.72 km.
Is this claim true, or false?
Explain your reasoning.
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Problem of the Week
E - I - E - I - O \ Old MacDonald had a
farm, E-I-E-I-O", says the old children's
song. But Old MacDonald did have a
farm! And on that farm he had some
horses, cows, pigs and 69 water troughs
for the animals to drink from. Only horses
drank from the horse troughs, exactly two
horses for each trough. Only cows drank
from cow troughs, exactly three cows per
trough. And only pigs drank from pig
troughs, exactly eight pigs per trough. Old
MacDonald's farm has the same
number of cows, horses and pigs.
How many animals does Old MacDonald
have on his farm?
REMINDER
June 7 PA DAY
June 19 Jr./Intermediate Talent Show
June 20 Gr. 8 Graduation
June 21 SK Graduation
June 24 Primary Talent Show
June 25 Play Day LAST DAY OF SCHOOL June 27
Mark Your Calendars! Saturday, September 14th, 2013
Holy Angels Fun Fair! 10am to 2pm
Can you help out? We need:
-volunteers to help out during the event -donations for the silent auction -corporate Sponsors to sponsor Bouncy Castles or any other events
