Newsletter Date: May 1, 2014 Volume 9, Issue 9 St. Pius X Newsletter May 2014 St. Pius X Catholic School 71 Jane Street Toronto, ON, M6S 3V3 Phone: 416-393-5237 Fax: 416-397-6084 Principal: L. Sposato Vice-Principal: A. Iwasykiw Secretary: S. Pereira Clerk Typist: O. Bono Superintendent: Dr. Jim Saraco, 416-222-8282 Trustee: Barbara Poplawski, 416-512-3410 Parish: St. Pius X Catholic Church 2305 Bloor St. W. 416-767-1859 Fr. MK Park Masses: Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am 11:00 am Entrance and Dismissal: 9:00 am Entry 10:45 am Recess 12:05 pm Lunch Hour 1:05 pm Entry 2:10 pm Recess 3:30 pm Dismissal A Mother’s Love There are times when only a mother’s love Can understand our tears, Can soothe our disappointments And calm all of our fears. There are times when only a mother’s love Can share the joy we feel When something we’ve dreamed about Quite suddenly is real. There are times when only a mother’s faith Can help us on life’s way And inspire in us the confidence We need from day to day For a mother’s heart and a mother’s faith And a mother’s steadfast love Were fashioned by the angels And sent from God above. Author Unknown
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Newsletter Date: May 1, 2014 Volume 9, Issue 9
St. Pius X Newsletter
May 2014
St. Pius X Catholic School 71 Jane Street
Toronto, ON, M6S 3V3 Phone: 416-393-5237
Fax: 416-397-6084
Principal: L. Sposato
Vice-Principal:
A. Iwasykiw
Secretary: S. Pereira
Clerk Typist:
O. Bono
Superintendent: Dr. Jim Saraco, 416-222-8282
Trustee:
Barbara Poplawski, 416-512-3410
Parish:
St. Pius X Catholic Church 2305 Bloor St. W.
416-767-1859 Fr. MK Park
Masses:
Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am
11:00 am
Entrance and Dismissal:
9:00 am Entry 10:45 am Recess
12:05 pm Lunch Hour 1:05 pm Entry
2:10 pm Recess 3:30 pm Dismissal
A Mother’s Love
There are times when only a mother’s love Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappointments And calm all of our fears.
There are times when only a mother’s love
Can share the joy we feel When something we’ve dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.
There are times when only a mother’s faith Can help us on life’s way
And inspire in us the confidence We need from day to day
For a mother’s heart and a mother’s faith
And a mother’s steadfast love Were fashioned by the angels
And sent from God above.
Author Unknown
Dear Parents/Guardians,
May has traditionally been the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. Therefore, we encourage all to set time aside every day to pray the rosary with
your children.
As Christians, our Church asks us to meditate on the saving acts of our Lord‟s life and His Paschal mys-tery. One way in which we can do this is by rec-
ognizing the importance of the Rosary as a means of helping us to reflect on these events continually and not just at Easter. Therefore, during this month, try to pray a little more to the Blessed Virgin Mary. “Let the Rosary be habitually recited by all and in every home” (Pius IX). Our Holy Mother in-vites us to say the Rosary as a powerful weapon
against evil, to bring us to true peace. A simple prayer, humble like Mary, allows us all to pray with Her. With each Hail Mary, we invite Her to pray for us. Our Lady always lis-tens to our request. She joins Her prayer to ours, and intercedes for us
through her son Jesus.
The importance of the Holy Rosary, the contem-
plation and devotion of
Happy Mother’s Day
The staff at St. Pius X would like to extend our very best wishes to all mothers as they celebrate this special day. We thank you for your guid-
ance, patience and love.
News from the Office
Welcome to Ms. Oriana Bono, our new clerk typist. Please join us in making her feel welcome to such a warm and wonder-
ful community!
prayer using the Rosary leads to a natural desire for reconciliation and peace. It is said that the Holy Rosary is one of the most important gifts to the
world from Mother Mary. Sincerely, L. Sposato
Principal
Intermediate W5H Team
The St. Pius intermedi-ate W5H team participated in their divisional tournament on Monday, April 7th at James Culnan. Our team won 3 out of 4 games and finished in 2nd place. The team members demonstrat-ed excellent skill, knowledge, and sportsman-ship. The team members are: Deirdre, Jack, Cameron, David, Philip , Julian,
and Amani.
From the Office
“Jesus saw
her
weeping...his
heart was
touched, and
he was
deeply
moved.”
John 11:33
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Catholic Education Week: May 5 - 9, 2014
Catholic schools are faith communities. We – parents, students, teachers, support staff, administration and our parish pastor – walk and grow together in the faith which we received at our
Baptism. It is the „together‟ that we grow. 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 commu-nal. 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. There are five sub-themes for each day of
Catholic Education Week: Monday: Serve with faithful-
ness Tuesday: Serve with humili-
ty Wednesday: Serve with
compassion Thursday: Serve with justice Friday: Serve with joy
St. Pius will celebrate Catho-lic Education Week 2014 by having an Art Gallery Walk and Music Concert on May
7th at 7:00 pm. We invite you to participate and celebrate with us on May 7th at 7:00 pm in the gym and witness how St. Pius will highlight how our school is „Serving in the
April 24th marked the end of yet another successful Lenten Shoe Box Drive. Once again this year, the generous donations of our students and families, re-sulted in many thoughtful-ly, filled shoe boxes over-flowing with small toys, books, toiletries, crayons, candy, and so much more. The St. Pius community collected over 250 boxes, an increase from last
year's numbers. Special thanks to our par-ent coordinator, Ms. Lamb, for leading and or-ganizing all our efforts. Our parent volunteers packed and delivered the shoeboxes to Canadian Food for Children – a wonderful, grass-roots organization dedicated to
helping the poor. The volunteers at Canadi-an Food for Children were so grateful for our school's
contribution.
Always a nice feeling to do some good, and with a simple “shoe box” bring a
smile to a child. Many thanks also go to Ms. Miaco‟s grade 3 stu-dents for preparing daily reminders, announce-
ments, and posters. Thanking you all for your
kindness and generosity!
Grades 5/6 & 6 Visit the Daily Bread Food Bank Ms. Ku and Mr. Vale's stu-dents volunteered their time at the Daily Bread Food Bank in April. The students also brought canned foods and non perishable items to show their support. Upon arrival, the students were given a tour of the facility and made aware of the need for a food bank in Toronto. The students helped sort the food donations, sorting over 7000lbs of goods. The students found the experi-ence to be extremely reward-
St. Pius X Running Club The St. Pius X Running Club is a great success. Many of our students, staff and parent vol-unteers have committed their time to a healthy choice and life
style. The running schedule is: Grades 2-4: Tuesday from 8:15am-8:45am and Friday
from 12:10pm-12:40pm Grades 5-8: Tuesday from 12:10pm-12:40pm and Friday
from 8:15am-8:45 am Special thanks to parent co-ordinators Ms. Manicat-Emo and Ms. Acton, and to our many
parent volunteers!
ing. They felt good about the work they were doing, knowing the importance of their time and efforts. The students also spoke about how it helped to foster positive relationships with each other, as they all came together to work toward a common goal. It was truly a
wonderful experience!!!
children with cancer. We sincerely thank you and ap-preciate you all for your commitment to this project, as witnessed through your
generosity. A BIG thank-you to all!
CPIC Hosts an Evening with Stuart Shanker On May 14, 2014, CPIC will be hosting an evening with STUART SHANKER, Author of calm, Alert, and Learning. The presenta-
tion topic will focus on: Fostering Resiliency through Self- Regulation. The presentation will take place at the Catholic Edu-cation Centre (80 Shep-pard Ave., E.), from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. A most worthwhile evening that should not be missed. If you are available, you are invited to attend. More details are posted on our TCDSB website at
www.tcdsb.org.
St. Pius X Cancer Fund - Civvies Day On Friday, April 25 our stu-dents participated in another successful Civvies Day. Once again, we truly appre-ciate the generosity of our parent community for their ongoing support of the St
Pius X Cancer Fund. A generous total was collect-ed on this day and donated to the organization Candle-lighters, Childhood Cancer Foundation, a non-profit support group for families of
The St. Pius Me to We Committee continue to be actively involved in a num-ber of events. During the months of March-April, our grade 6 students worked with our grade 2 students to fold origami cranes in honour of our grade 2 classmate and friend. Our students folded 1000 paper cranes in honour of Maya! The St. Pius Me to We Committee also led our students and staff in taking
the “We are Si-lent”Campaign. In 1995,
the story of slain child la-bourer Iqbal Masih inspired 12 year old Craig Kiel-burger and Free the Chil-dren was born. On April 17th, St. Pius hon-oured Iqbal‟s legacy by taking a silent stand togeth-er and celebrated the pow-er of unified action.
This year, MalalaYousafzai has joined the, We are Si-lent campaign for the mil-lions of girls around the world silenced by poverty, exploitation and the denial of their right to an educa-tion. Each class participat-ed in a vow of silence, setting an appropriate length of time and mone-tary goal. Some classes challenged themselves to remain silent for the entire school day and some indi-vidual students decided to continue beyond the school
Easter, which meant no illus-trations of Easter bunnies or colored eggs. Honourable mention went to Deirdre V., Vincent G., and Gabriela F. The students‟ drawings have
St. Pius X makes the Catholic Register - Images of Easter
Congratulations to our Grade 8 students who once again entered this year‟s Catholic Register Easter Drawing Contest as part of their Reli-gion class. Students were asked to create an original color drawing that illustrated some aspect of the Resur-rection on Easter morning. The objective was to focus on the spiritual message of
been published in the April edition of the Catholic Regis-ter. The students have made all of us at St. Pius very proud of their commit-ment to our faith.
allowed our students to put their words into action by collecting and purchasing books for a $1 and $2. All proceeds will be di-rected to the ongoing Me to We goal of building a school in Haiti. On behalf of the St. Pius Me to We Committee mem-bers, we whole heartedly thank-you for your ongoing support, encouragement and generosity!
The Great Scissor Event Monday, May 12 will see St. Pius X host its sixth “Great Scissor Event”. This event, the brainchild of Ms. Bannon, one of our educational assis-tants, invites members of our community to give 12”/30 cm of their hair to be donated to Angel Hair for Kids (A Child‟s Voice Foundation). (This organization provides quality wigs and hair replace-ments to financially disadvan-taged children who have ex-perienced medical hair loss.)
day. During this time of silence, the students had the opportunity to reflect upon our many blessings and to think of ways to help those less fortunate. Again, your generosity was over-whelming and the grand total for the day was $1097. The St. Pius Me to We Committee is now prepar-ing for their Gently Used Book Sale on Wednesday April 30th, 2014. Once again your generosity has
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“Take action
against the
serious issues
of poverty in
our world.”
World Autism Aware-
ness Day - April 2, 2014 On April 2nd, board wide TCDSB schools, including St. Pius X recognized World Autism Awareness Day. This day successfully increased people's aware-ness about individuals, es-pecially children, with au-tism. In honour of this year‟s celebration of World Autism Awareness Day, St. Pius participated in a syn-chronized TCDSB dance at 10:30 am, entitled, “We Are Stars”. All our students
from JK to grade 8 had the opportunity to dance up a storm. We also took part in raising a flag for Autism Awareness Day. Special thanks to the Wright Family, especially Aidan and Siobhean, who took great leadership roles in making daily announce-ments leading up to our “Light it Up Blue” on World Autism Awareness Day. Many thanks also go to Ms. Brissette, our St. Pius X staff, and students for mak-
ing this special day so memorable.
Matthew, Patrick, Alex, Eli-jah, Endre, Johnathan, Davis
and Julian. Many thanks to the boys
coach, Mr. Vale. Congratulations to the Junior Girls Volleyball team on their very successful season this year! The girls have been practicing since November and their hard work and ded-ication has paid off! The team placed 2nd in the Our Lady of Lourdes exhibition tournament and placed 1st
month of April. The boys were undefeated through all of the games they played, finishing first place in both tournaments. The skill shown by the team was re-flective of the excellent effort given by the players. Fur-thermore, the team mem-bers demonstrated a stellar level of sportsmanship dur-ing all practices and tourna-ments. It was truly an excel-lent season! The team members are Simon, Levent,
at the South Region division-al tournament. All the ath-letes played very well and displayed excellent sports-manship. The team mem-bers are: Caroline, Victoria, Teresa, Olivia, Hannah, Astrid, Emma, Sarah, Eva,
Evelyn and Regan. Special thanks to the coach-es Mrs. Agres and Mlle. Bondy, and assistant coach-
es Hannah T., and Aleiah T.
St. Pius X Junior Boys’ Volleyball & Soccer Teams
The junior boys volleyball team has been practicing extensively for their tourna-ments. The dedication and determination of this group of boys was truly impres-sive. The boys came to eve-ry practice with a great atti-tude and always worked hard. The junior boys volley-ball team participated in two
tournaments during the
Holy Thursday Stations of the Cross St. Pius tradition has seen our Lenten Season end with a special and meaningful para-liturgy led by Ms. Oliveira‟s grade 4 class. The entire school community prayed with the grade 4 students as they led us through the Sta-tions of the Cross and walked the footsteps Jesus took for us. Special thanks to Ms. Oliveira for preparing the stu-dents and to all our grade 4 students for your leadership.
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down us. This is all the more reason to show our compassion for those who cannot share
in the light.
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms
around him.
(Luke 15:20)
For the month of May we will be focussing on the virtue of COMPAS-SION. Our quote is from John‟s Gospel, ”Jesus saw her weeping...his heart was touched, and he was deeply moved” (John 11:33). True compassion is not always easy to practice as in the words of Jean Vanier, “Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into plac-es of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confu-sion, and anguish.” Who wants to go there when spring has finally arrived and the sun is shining
Virtue of the Month - May is Compassion
St. Pius X Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 9: May 1, 2014
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St. Pius X Catholic School 71 Jane Street
Toronto, ON, M6S 3V3 Phone: 416-393-5237
Fax: 416-397-6084
Upcoming Events
May 3, 2014 First Holy Communion @
St. Pius Church 5:00 pm
May 5-9, 2014 Catholic Education Week
May 7, 2014 Art Gallery Walk and Music
Concert @ 7:00 pm in Gym
May 5 & 22, 2014 Grade 8 Fundraiser Bake Sale
May 12-16, 2014 Popcorn Sale @ 10:45 am & 2:10 pm
May 12, 2014 Great Scissors Event @
1:05-3:15 pm
May 24, 2014 CSAC Yard Day!
May 25, 2014 Grade 8 Confirmation @
St. Pius Church 11:00 am
Special Dates
EQAO, CAT/4 Testing May 26 to June 6
Victoria Day Holiday May 19th - No School
June 6th - PA DAY No School for Students
June 19th - Grade 8 Graduation
June 24th - SK Graduation
CSAC Website
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