April 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 Easter is the gift... Easter is the gift of HOPE Easter is the gift of PEACE Easter is the gift of LOVE Let us rejoice in Him, Who gives them all. May God bless you at Easter, And keep you all year through. May God give you all the faith it takes, To make your dreams come true. May God’s love and wisdom always help, to guide you on your way. May God’s light shine down upon you now, to bless your Easter Day. —Author Unknown As we celebrate the risen Lord and the Easter season, it gives us all a time to rejoice and reflect on all the positive aspects of our community. Thererfore, I must congratulate the Holy Angels Staff under the direction of Mrs. Malowany and Mrs. Borg-Estrela for being awarded a TCDSB 2012/ 2013 Exemplary Practice award for our ― How Full is Your Bucket Project‖ The staff com- mittee will be presented this award along for a cheque for $1000.00 to continue the project at an awards ceremony on April 23rd at the board offices. We are all extremely proud of the accom- plishments of this committee and what the project has done for our school. Keep up the excellent bucketfilling!! REMINDER May 5 First Communion/Swim Meet May 6 Ballroom Dancing Performance THE SAFTEY PATROLLERS HAVE ARRIVED! Thank you to all the parents and students for your support for this program. We have had our patrollers out for the past week and so far, it has been successful. Thank you for exiting from the basketball court and for not leaving your cars in the drop off zone, traffic has been flowing much more smoothly. Congratulations to all our safety patrollers for your dedication, we are proud of you: Daphne B.K., Rebecca C., Stephanie C., Kayla C., Julia D., Chanelle D., Jason G., Juliana H., Elysse H., Alicia K., Karicia M. M., Gianna M., Daniele N., Mitchell P., Sierra R., Victoria R., Luke S., Marc S., Stefano T., Michael Z., and Anthony V.
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
Easter is the gift...
Easter is the gift of HOPE
Easter is the gift of PEACE
Easter is the gift of LOVE
Let us rejoice in Him,
Who gives them all.
May God bless you at Easter,
And keep you all year through.
May God give you all the faith it takes,
To make your dreams come true.
May God’s love and wisdom always help,
to guide you on your way.
May God’s light shine down upon you
now, to bless your Easter Day.
—Author Unknown
As we celebrate the risen Lord and the Easter season, it gives us all a
time to rejoice and reflect on all the positive aspects of our community.
Thererfore, I must congratulate the Holy Angels Staff under the direction
of Mrs. Malowany and Mrs. Borg-Estrela for being awarded a TCDSB
2012/ 2013 Exemplary Practice award for our ― How Full is Your Bucket Project‖ The staff com-
mittee will be presented this award along for a cheque for $1000.00 to continue the project at an
awards ceremony on April 23rd at the board offices. We are all extremely proud of the accom-
plishments of this committee and what the project has done for our school. Keep up the excellent
bucketfilling!!
REMINDER
May 5 First Communion/Swim Meet
May 6 Ballroom Dancing Performance
THE SAFTEY PATROLLERS HAVE ARRIVED!
Thank you to all the parents and students for your support for this
program. We have had our patrollers out for the past week and so
far, it has been successful. Thank you for exiting from the basketball
court and for not leaving your cars in the drop off zone, traffic has
been flowing much more smoothly. Congratulations to all our safety
patrollers for your dedication, we are proud of you: Daphne B.K.,
Rebecca C., Stephanie C., Kayla C., Julia D., Chanelle D., Jason G., Juliana H., Elysse H.,
Alicia K., Karicia M. M., Gianna M., Daniele N., Mitchell P., Sierra R., Victoria R., Luke
S., Marc S., Stefano T., Michael Z., and Anthony V.
Curriculum, Learning and Administration.
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CSAC News
The next CSAC meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 16,
2013 at 7 PM and every third Tuesday of the Month. Please check the portal for minutes of the monthly meetings.
School Yard Spring Clean Up: April 27th from 10 AM to noon
-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 need pictures for cross country and Halloween. Any other photos are wel-come. Submit candid school photos for consideration in the yearbook , go to
community.lifetouch.com and register with the following access code: GGSFVK
Catholic Faith Leadership Conference: Circling Our Angels of Hope by Jordan R.
Last month, some of the grade 6 students in Ms. Commisso, Ms. Lisco, and Ms. Pontes’ classes were able to attend a
Catholic leadership conference at Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School. This year’s theme was titled Cir-
cling Our Angels of Hope. During our visit, we watched and participated in creating skits, danced, and ate pizza but we
also had the opportunity to listen to many motivational speakers tell their stories of struggle that exists in their lives. We
heard the story of Meagan which was very emotional and touching. Meagan was a little girl that was kind and helpful to
those around her. At the age of 5, doctors found a brain tumour and Meagan was diagnosed with cancer and after going
through a difficult journey filled with the many struggles and treatments associated with cancer. Meagan passed away 5
months later. Every year, people gather together in honour of Meagan and walk in tribute to her. The mission of Mea-
gan’s Walk is to share the message of hope and to increase public awareness about brain tumors and the devastating
effects they have on children and their families. Although it was somewhat sad to hear stories of struggle, they were also
stories filled with hope and it was a fun filled, inspiring, and educational day.
Hip Hop Dancing By Skye G., Katherine M., Marcus X. and Samuel V.
Our class learned about hip hop in the gym. We went three times. Our teacher‟s name was
Mitch. He was really nice. First we did dance warm-ups. Warm-ups are important because
they get your muscles ready for dancing. Then we played a game called pencil freeze dance.
First you had to pretend you were a Star Wars chicken or a dinosaur or a kangaroo or break
dancer. When the music stopped you had to lie on the floor as quiet as a pencil. Mitch taught
us good dance moves like “pick up the bucket” and “raise the roof”. We danced to the song
Diamonds by Rhianna. We got lots of exercise and everybody had a great time!
Holy Angels School
Spring Yard Clean Up
Saturday, April 27, 2013
10am-12pm
Please bring your bags,
rakes and gloves.
Thank you for helping keep
our school gardens clean!
Holy Angels Church
Craft Sale
April 13th, 2013
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Congratulations to the Girls’ Jr. Volleyball team who participated in their tournament on March 26th at Holy Angels School. After many practices, the girls banded together to play with excellent sportsmanship and heart. We were very proud of their efforts making it to the finals. Thank you to Ms. Commisso and Ms. Fernandes for their work with the girls. Special thanks to Mr. Sloan for his support. Thanks girls for your dedication and determination. You were all excellent representatives for Holy Angels School.
The team members were: Andrea P, Sarrah H, Simona L, Amanda , Skylar D, Victoria B, Sierra R, Julianna H, Julia D, Arianna Z, Victoria C and Rebecca C.
Congratulations to the Jr. Boys Volleyball team who participated in this year’s tournament at Holy Angels School on March 27th. All our players demonstrated heart and great determination playing each game with great effort and sportsmanship. Well done boys for placing 2nd overall!! Thank you to Mr. Sloan for coaching the team and convening the tournament. Much thanks to Ms. Commisso and Ms. Fernandes for coaching the girls team and to Mr. Perzia for helping wit the boys team.
The team members were: Nicholas G, Marc S, Jordan R, Joseph F, Isac M, Markus R, Michael N, Noah M, Luke S, Jason G, Evan M and Michael Z.
Horse Shoe Valley by Julia and Tessa
On Tuesday, March 5th, the intermediate division went to Barrie to enjoy a day of snow
tubing. After our one hour bus ride, which seemed like forever, we finally arrived at
Horse Shoe Valley and were immediately struck with awe when we saw the size of the
hills! We watched a quick video about how to snow tube safely and still have fun, got
our helmets, and went on our way! We were transported up the gigantic hills by a pul-
ley while we sat in our tubes and enjoyed the view and the climb. It is quite certain that
most people couldn‟t help but feel a bit nervous while standing at the top for the first
time. We got to go down the hills either alone or in pairs. It was a huge rush going down filled with bumps
and wind, but no screams because, even if you tried, gravity didn‟t allow any sound to escape us. There were
9 hills in total. Some were smaller than others for those not yet ready to ride the big hills. We had an amaz-
ing and exciting day and hope to do it again next year!
Junior Volleyball
Junior Ski Trip by Jennifer and Gianna from Mr. Sloan’s Grade 4/5 class
The junior ski trip to Glenn Eden was a fun experience, especially for the students who had never
skied before. There were 6 stations to teach you the skills you will need to know for the bigger
hills. If you passed all 6 stations you would get a red sticker, to go on the bigger hills. To get up to
the top of the bigger hills you would have to take the chair lift. My first time going down the big hills
was so much fun. Once we got off the chair lift we had to go down a small hill and started the test.
During the test(to get the orange sticker) you had to go down the hill turning from side to side and
meet the teacher at the bottom. It felt good to get the orange sticker. Even though I was very tired
I had a great time! For those students who remained on the smaller hills, they had a whole hour to ski once the les-
sons were done. We hope to do it again next year!
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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!!
Catholic schools are Catholic communities. Catholic schools are faith commu-
nities. We – parents, 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 Baptism, called us by
name. But the response of each of us to that growth is both personal and com-
munal. 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.
Our school community will celebrate Catholic Education Week 2013 in ways that are appropriate to our
students‟ age. We invite you to participate in one or other of these activities as your personal time and
work schedule may permit.
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
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 during our school celebrations.
Catholic Education Week: Growing Together in Faith
Sweet April Showers do spring
May flowers.
-Thomas Tusser
“The first day of spring is one
thing, and the first spring day is
another.
The difference between them is
sometimes as great as a month.”
-Henry Van Dyke
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-
cordingly.
A school needs to buy 2400 pencils. The prices for pencils at 3
stores are shown below.
Store A sells 60 pencils for $1.80.
Store B sells 30 pencils for $0.99.
Store C sells 15 pencils for $0.55.
The school will purchase the pencils with the lowest price.
Which store has the lowest price for 2400 pencils?
Explain your answer.
Store has the lowest price for pencils
Lorenzo‟s top shelf is 3m high.
He can reach a height of 180cm.
He stands on a box that is 95cm tall.
Can Lorenzo now reach his top shelf?
Circle one: Yes No
Justify your answer.
Top Shelf
3m
Monthly Update from the Board
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Participate in TCDSB Budget Consultation
Watch for more information regarding the consulta-
tion process for the 2013-2014 TCDSB Budget. All
stakeholders (parents, students, staff and Catholic
school supporters) are invited to attend a special board meeting
to hear delegations regarding the budget. This will take place on
May 7th at 6:30 p.m. at the Catholic Education Centre, 80
Sheppard Avenue East. In addition, everyone will be able to
access a video presentation on the board’s budget, and to provide
input via an online survey which will be available online this
spring. Visit the board’s website at www.tcdsb.org for informa-
tion as it becomes available.
TCDSB Adopts Mental Health Strategy
Toronto Catholic District School Board’s commitment to student
well-being and achievement is integral to the Board’s Multi-
Year Strategic Plan. The Mental Health Strategy is part of a
larger board vision to craft safe, healthy, engaging and inclusive
schools, and aims to support the overall TCDSB Board Learning
Improvement Plan. Student engagement is contingent to a large
degree upon student mental health and well-being.
"On behalf of the TCDSB Mental Health Steering Committee
we recognize that student mental health is inextricably tied to
student engagement and achievement,‖ says Patricia Marra-
Stapleton, TCDSB Mental Health Leader. ―TCDSB’s Mental
Health Strategy recognizes that mental health is critical to stu-
dent success, and will endeavour to address this fundamental
area in an effort to assist our students reach their fullest poten-
tial."
Since the Canadian Psychological Association first declared
February as Psychology Month in 2005, the Board has also fo-
cused on psychology and mental health at this time each year.
Appropriately, the approval of the strategy took place at the
February meeting of the Student Achievement and Well-Being,
Catholic Education and Human Resources Committee.
―We envision TCDSB as a school board where there is an under-
standing that the mental health of children and youth is integral
to student achievement and well-being,‖ says Director of Educa-
tion Bruce Rodrigues. ―Our goal is for all of our schools to be
mentally healthy schools which support success and well-being
for the entire community including students and staff.‖
―By making mental health a priority, we hope to raise awareness
among our leaders of the impact of mental health upon achieve-
ment, and to focus our resources on prevention programs and the
development of mental health literacy across the board,‖ says
Chair of the Board Ann Andrachuk.
The Strategy, as well as the school guidelines and the suicide
intervention guidelines are available on the Board’s website at
www.tcdsb.org.
Year 4 and 5 Sites for Full Day Kindergarten Are Approved
TCDSB is pleased to confirm that the Ministry of Education has approved our
Full Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program sites for 2013-2014 and 2014-
2015 academic years.
Year 4 (September 2013):
Blessed Margherita, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, D'Arcy McGee, Our
Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Grace, Pope Paul VI, Senhor Santo Cristo,
St. Alphonsus, St. Bede, St. Benedict, St. Brigid, St. Columba, St. Con-
rad, St. Demetrius, St. Edmund Campion, St. Francis de Sales, St. Fran-
cis of Assisi, St. Gabriel Lalemant, St. James, St. Jane Frances, St. Jean
de Brebeuf, St. Jerome, St. Josaphat, St. Lawrence, St. Louis, St. Luigi,
St. Mary of the Angels, St. Matthias, St. Monica, St. Nicholas of Bari, St.
Raphael, St. Raymond, St. Rene Goupil, St. Richard, St. Roch, St. Sebas-
tian, St. Sylvester, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Timothy, St. Vincent de Paul,
The Divine Infant, Venerable John Merlini.
Year 5 (September 2014):
All Saints, Annunciation, Blessed Sacrament, Blessed Trinity,
Holy Angels, Holy Spirit,, Mother Cabrini, Our Lady of Peace, Our Lady
of Perpetual Help, Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady of the Assumption, Our
Lady of Victory, Our Lady of Wisdom, Regina Mundi, St. Agnes, St. Anselm,
St. Augustine of Canterbury, St. Bonaventure, St. Boniface, St. Brendan, St.
Cecilia, St. Clare, St. Clement, St. Cyril, St. Denis, St. Elizabeth, St. Eugene,
St. Fidelis, St. Gregory, St. John, St. Kevin, St. Malachy, St. Margaret, St.
Maria Goretti, St. Matthew, St. Paschal Baylon, St. Robert, St. Rose of Lima,
St. Simon, St. Ursula, St. Victor, Transfiguration.
Information about the Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program is avail-
