it starts in the schools
TRANSCRIPT
IT STARTS
in the Schools
June 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS
June Board-wide
National Aboriginal Education Month
June Board-wide
Italian Canadian Heritage Month
June Board-wide
Portuguese Canadian Heritage Month
June 1 Etobicoke Centennial Park
256 Centennial Park Rd,
Etobicoke, ON M9C 5N3
2016 TDCAA Girls Softball Semi-Finals
and Finals
June 3 St. Luke Catholic School
319 Ossington Ave., Toronto, ON
416-393-5347
St. Lukefest 2016
3:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
June 3 Holy Rosary Catholic School
308 Tweedsmuir Ave., York, ON
416-393-5225
Fun Fair
June 4 James Culnan Catholic School
605 Willard Ave. York, ON
416-393-5325
Parent Forums Strengthening Asian
Parent and Community Engagement
12:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
June 7 Catholic Education Centre
Quigley Lecture Hall – Ground Floor
80 Sheppard Ave. East, Toronto, ON
416-222-8282 ext. 2302
Roots of Empathy Baby Celebration
1:00 p.m.
June 7 Montecassino Reception Hall
3710 Chesswood Drive
Downsview, ON
Celebriamo Insieme L’Italianita’!
(Let’s celebrate our heritage together!)
6:00pm
June 8 St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School
15 St. Paschal Court, Toronto, ON
416-393-5283
Sod Turning Celebrating New School
Addition
1:00 p.m.
June 8 Sala Caboto at Villa Colombo –
40 Playfair AvenueToronto ON
M6B 2P9
TCPVA 2016 Appreciation and Awards
Dinner
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
June 8 St. Barnabas Catholic School
30 Washburn Way, Scarborough, ON
416-393-5351
St. Barnabas participates in Jump Rope
for Heart
June 8 St. Joseph Catholic School
176 Leslie St. Toronto, ON
416-393-5209
Family Fun Fair
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
June 11 St. Barbara Catholic School
25 Janray Drive, Scarborough, ON
416-393-5335
Parent Forums Strengthening Asian
Parent and Community Engagement
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
June 11 St. Catherine Catholic School
30 Roanoke Road, North York, ON
416-393-5316
Summer BBQ
10:00 a.m – 2:00pm
June 11 – 12
June 16-18
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
Theatre
36 Greenfield Ave., Toronto, ON
416-222-8282 ext. 2787
Staff Arts Presents: Mary Poppins
Performance times vary.
June 13 Brebeuf College School
211 Steeles Ave. East, Toronto, ON
416-393-5508
Men for Others
10:00 a.m. Brebeuf College’s annual
recognition of students as being “Men for
Others” and embodying our monthly
Catholic Virtues.
June 14 St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
72 Mansfield Ave., Toronto, ON
M6J 2B2
St. Luke Catholic School Community
Mass
Mass at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the new
school addition
June 16 Holy Rosary Catholic School
308 Tweedsmuir Ave., York, ON
416-393-5225
Invictus Games School Program
June 17 St. Charles Catholic School
50 Claver Ave., North York, ON
416-393-5250
FUEL for KIDS event
4:00p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
June 17 St. John Bosco Catholic School
75 Holmesdale Road, York, Ontario
416-393-5305
50th Anniversary BBQ
6:00 p.m
June 19 Board-wide
Sickle Cell Awareness Day
June 24 Senhor Santo Cristo Catholic School
30 Humbert St, Toronto, ON
416-393-5367
School Closing Ceremony
Mass at 10:00 am at Santa Cruz Parish
(142 Argyle Street), followed by a Memory
Walk in the school gym and a BBQ
June 29 Board-wide TCDSB Canada Day Celebrations
More than 50,000 TCDSB students will wear
red and white and sing O Canada at 9:30a.m.
June 29 Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre
427 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
Msgr. Fraser College Under 21
Graduation
10:00 a.m.
July 5 Board-wide Summer School Begins
July 6 Glen Eagle Golf Club
15731 Regional Road 50, Caledon, ON
416-222-8282 ext. 2195
The Angel Foundation for Learning
Charity Golf Classic
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Celebrating Funding for New School at St. Raymond MPP Han Dong visited St. Raymond on April 28th to announce funding for a new school for the St.
Raymond and St. Bruno school communities. On hand to celebrate with staff, students and parents were
Trustee Jo-Ann Davis, Associate Director Gary Poole, John Yan from Communications, and Mario Silva
from the Capital department.
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Catholic Education Week
(May 1 – 7, 2016) Catholic Education Week celebrates
the significant contributions that
Catholic education continues to make
to the community, the province and the
country. This year’s theme, Opening
Doors of Mercy, combines the theme of
mercy and the act of opening doors of
reconciliation and forgiveness in our
school communities, in our families
and in the world, which complements
Toronto Catholic District School
Board’s year-long focus on the Family.
Celebrations took place across the
Board, beginning with the TCDSB
Awards Night on May 2nd. The annual
event recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of the alumni, students, staff and friends of the TCDSB
Family.
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Celebrating Catholic
Education Week Kindergarten classes at
Blessed Pope Paul VI
celebrated Catholic Education
Week by inviting parents to
come and “Learn Through
Play” with us. Mothers,
fathers, grandmothers, and
grandfathers spent time in our
classrooms building with
blocks and lego, reading
stories, and climbing and
sliding outside. Children enjoyed showing their parents around their indoor and outdoor learning spaces
and sharing their favourite activities. Playing and learning was done by all.
TCDSB Awards Night Actor and Director Enrico Colantoni thanked Catholic educators and, in particular, the religious orders,
that guided him while he attended Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School.
The audience of over 300 parents, students, staff, alumni and friends embraced the theme of family for
the evening, joining recipients on stage for congratulations and photos. As the Chair, Angela Kennedy,
remarked to the guests of the honourees: "We all need someone there to support us, to provide
encouragement. It is on their shoulders that our recipients stand tonight." M.C. for the evening, Rob Gallo,
brought a sense of humour to the proceedings, sharing personal and family-centered comments throughout
his announcement of the awards. At one point, he brought out a selfie stick and snapped our cover photo
with our Director, Angela Gauthier, with Enrico Colantoni "photo bombing" the pair from the audience
who clearly enjoyed the fun.
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Students Talk About Catholic Education Check out this short video created by students from Christ the King Catholic School, which talks about
what Catholic Education means to them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpeXTMkbwbw
Physical/Mental Wellness Arts Retreat 2016 Thirty-six grade 10 students
from across the TCDSB
board attended the
Physical/Mental Wellness
Arts Retreat the week of
April 18th to 22nd. The
retreat was an opportunity for
students to come together and
build on their leadership
skills through the arts.
Students created beautiful
mixed-media self-portraits
that portrayed their
personality and style. They
also painted fabulous
landscapes that was very
calming to them. They build
on working together and
collaborating through drama
and dance as well as
demonstrating their artistic
styles. Along with the many arts, the students did some rock climbing, horseback riding, shelter building,
and other outdoor activities.Click here to view photos.
1st & 2nd Place Winners in
YRE National Contest Anna Topacio and Hanna Caroline
won 2nd place in the national
Young Reporters for the
Environment contest for their photo
(above). What goes in the ocean,
goes in you. When you litter and
throw plastic bottles in the garbage,
it ends up in landfills and oceans
where animals end up eating it
thinking it’s food and then you end
up eating those animals, making this
chain where we end up eating the
plastic we threw away. A simple
and obvious solution is to STOP
using plastic. If you are using plastic
then at least recycle it. Just put it in
the right bin. It won’t just affect the environment, but it will affect you too. Jasmine Tong and Victoria
Zeng won 3rd place for their video: http://environmentaldefence.ca/2016-yre-3rd-place-11-14-videos/
Minister Visits Construction SHSM at BMTM Minister of Education
Liz Sandals, MPP
Cristina Martins,
Director of Education
Angela Gauthier,
Superintendent of
Student Success Nick
D’Avella, along with
members of the
Pathways and SHSM
teams at the Board were
on hand as the Province
announced the
expansion of
programming opportunities for students at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton on May 4th. Principal Derek
Chen welcomed the visitors to the school. The Minister spoke with students and the teacher about the
various construction projects and aspects of the construction program at the school.
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Intermediate W5H City
Championship Congratulations to the
Intermediate students in each of
the elementary schools that
participated in this year's
Intermediate W5H Competition.
Tournaments were held during
the month of April with the City
Finals being played at Madonna
Catholic Secondary School on
Monday, May 2, 2016. Kudos
and accolades are extended to the
following schools and all their
participants: City Champions: St.
Bonaventure Catholic School, City Finalists: St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, 3rd place: Cardinal
Leger Catholic School, 3rd place: Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School.
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The Heart in Motion with
Cardinal Carter Founded in 1990, Cardinal Carter is
the oldest Catholic arts school in
Canada and will be celebrating this
year its 25th anniversary. As part of
the year-long celebration, the Dance
Department last month presented a
show called "The Heart in Motion".
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Gifted News! Toshiba Exploravision
2016 Honourable Mention Winners
Several Gifted Withdrawal Centres have been
awarded 2016 Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision
Honourable Mention Winners. The
Honourable Mention award places teams’
projects among the top 10% of all
ExploraVision projects submitted to the
competition from across North America this
year.
Click here for a list of winners and to view
photos.
Our Lady of Wisdom
New Addition Blessing &
BBQ Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic
School celebrated the official
opening and blessing of the
new school addition, which
includes dedicated
kindergarten classrooms and
outdoor playspace, a learning
commons, staff room and
special education classroom,
on May 4th. On hand for the
celebration were Trustee
Michael Del Grande, Kirk
Mark and Jodelyn Huang from
the Community Relations
Department, as well as Deborah Friesen from the Capital Department. Father Jude Coyle blessed the
gathering, as well as all the new spaces in the school. The event concluded with a family barbecue
complete with crafts and games.
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Yes I Can Award
Winners Congratulations to Viola
Devine from Our Lady of
Victory, and to Gregory,
Alexa and Nikita and
their wonderful D/HH
teachers, winners in the
Council for Exceptional
Children’s “Yes I Can
Awards”.
Click here to view photos.
Robotics Gold Medal Winners Last week the Michael Power/St.
Joseph Robotics team travelled to
Waterloo for the Skills Ontario
Championship. The team won Gold
and is now headed to Moncton, New
Brunswick for the National
Competition. A special thank you to
Dave Emer (Mary Ward) and Marco
Dimonte (Francis Libermann) for their
technical support and Madonna for
introducing our team to the wonders of
servo blocks. This truly was a board
effort.
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Asian Heritage Day Students were excited to celebrate Asian
Heritage Day at St. Marguerite
Bourgeoys on Friday May 6th. In
preparation for the day, all students
participated in painting. On the day itself,
everyone gathered in the gym and in the
Parenting and Family Literacy Centre and
enjoyed presentations from distinguished
guests and fun filled fellowship.
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Love the Shape Love the Shape event took place at
Madonna Catholic Secondary
School. The event included a fashion
show, two guest speakers, spoken
word and a performance. The
students, with the support of guest
speaker Jill Andrews and See
Different Facilitator Yara
Kodershah, seized the opportunity
during our Mental Health Awareness
Week to discuss the notion of
promoting positive body image and
ultimately the value of "loving one's
shape". Click here to view photos.
OFSAA A Flight Gold
Ladies Singles Congratulations to Crystal Qu
(shown right) from Monsignor
Percy Johnson Catholic
Secondary School for winning
the 2016 OFSAA Badminton
A gold medal for women’s
singles in North Bay, Ontario
this past weekend. In the
quarter and semi-finals,
Crystal defeated the Canadian
National gold medalists,
Giselle Tan and Chloe Rowe,
respectively. In the finals, she defeated Katie Hoe Shue, a double-gold medalist in the 2015 Junior Pan
Am Games. This is the first time anyone in the TDCAA has won the OFSAA A gold since the tournament
was established in 1979. Crystal is an extraordinarily skilled player and we are extremely proud of her
accomplishments as a member of our athletic association. Crystal was coached by Genevieve Simnett
and David Castro.
Congratulations to Rita Zha (shown left) from Archbishop Romero Catholic Secondary School for
winning the silver medal in the OFSAA B tournament. This is the second time Rita has represented the
TDCAA at OFSAA for women’s singles. Rita is coached by Steve Rumazza and SunRan Kim. Click
here to view photos.
Play It Forward Spring Celebration On May 9th, the students who
participate in Play It Forward met for
the first time face to face after
engaging in online chats throughout
the year about the Year of the
Family, virtues, Catholic Graduate
Expectations and the good work they
were doing in their own
communities. The virtual friends
celebrated Mass together, shared
their own experiences, and shared a
meal together before returning to
their home schools. The choir from
Fr. John Redmond provided the
music for the liturgy.
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O'Connor Students Win Mathematical Modeling Challenge Congratulations to Spencer Ki; Tobias Rozario; David Rolko; Thomas Rolko from Senator O'Connor
College School, for winning a 2016 Best Paper for International Mathematical Modeling Challenge
(IM2C) in Canada! Their paper was selected to represent Canada to participate the international
competition! The final judging at the international stage will be completed in June, 2016.
Click here to read more.
Congratulations to Monsignor
Percy Johnson’s Luca Sala and
coach Marco Frattarelli On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, Luca Sala
delivered a speech at the Skills Canada
Provincial Prepared Speech competition in
Waterloo. He spoke about the nature of
skilled trades and entrepreneurship in
Canada, and our need to redefine the titles
so as to entice students to the prospects of
careers in those fields. Underlying his
entire argument was the mantra of "finding
your passion" and the necessity to allow
our hearts to govern our trade, often our
most dominant marker of identity and
purpose in life. He received one of the two
Gold medals won by the Toronto Catholic
District School Board. He will now be representing Msgr. Percy Johnson, the TCDSB, and the province
in the National Competition in Moncton, New Brunswick on June 3-8.
Click here to view photos.
TCDSB Schools Receive
MusiCounts Grants Ten TCDSB schools are recipients
of this year’s MusiCounts’ Band
Aid Grant Program for a total of
$100,000:
St. Bernard - $10,000
St. Paul - $10,000
St. James - $10,000
St. Malachy - $10,000
Holy Spirit - $10,000
St. Jude - $10,000
St Paschal Baylon - $10,000
St Maurice - $10,000
St. Josaphat - $10,000
D'Arcy McGee - $10,000
Interesting Facts:
Grants were received in all eight TCDSB Superintendent areas
At $100,000, it represents the highest investment MusiCounts has ever made in our Board
Over the past 3 years, MusiCounts has awarded TCDSB with a total of $255,000 in music
instruments
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St. Charles Student places Third
in Provincial Public Speaking St. Charles Catholic School is pleased to
announce that Jessica Iafrate, a grade one
student, placed third in Ontario in the
Provincial Public Speaking Primary
Category, in London, Ontario. She did
amazingly well. She received a monetary
gift, a plaque, and a medal and a loot bag
of many wonderful goodies from the
Royal Canadian Legion to take home. This
is the first time in St. Charles history that
anyone has made it this far, with such a
high honour in the province, and Jessica
happened to be the youngest one in the
competition too. An honourable mention
goes to Sam Iafrate who advanced to the
Zone and District levels representing St. Charles at the Junior Level and Bianca Campea who competed
at the Zone level for the Intermediate Level.
Click here to view photos.
Holy Name Gifted Students Win Science
Challenge
The Let's Talk Science Challenge is an annual science
competition for grade 6, 7 & 8 students. It is held at
universities across Canada. The grade 8 team from the Holy
Name Gifted Program, Hannah Agustin, Freddy Koehlmann,
Cayleigh Pratt and Madelyn DeMelo, were the champions at
2016 Let's Talk Science Challenge at the University of
Toronto on April 25.
Click here to view photos.
TCDSB Schools Win Indigo Grants: 2 out of 20
across Canada!
St. Angela and St. Dunstan Catholic
Schools received a wonderful surprise
yesterday: they are the lucky recipients
of massive Indigo Grant monies. They
were the TCDSB schools selected from
20 schools across Canada! St. Angela
is receiving $90,000 (includes a 30%
discount on books purchased) and St.
Dunstan is receiving $45,000. Both
announcements were made by
telephone to the VERY surprised
school staff yesterday. Beaches Coles made a surprise visit with cake and a giant cheque to mark the
occasion.
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Teacher Receives Ontario Volunteer Service Award Congratulations to Barbara Ruhr, Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing, who received an
Ontario Volunteer Service Award on May 11, 2016. The Ontario Volunteer Service Awards are for
Active Citizenship and recognize individual volunteers for continuous years of commitment and dedicated
service to an organization. Barbara received the award for her years of service with her therapy dog
Charley at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital where she is the lead pet visiting volunteer and has
participated in a pilot Behaviour Therapy Project called “Facing Your Fears” addressing anxiety in
children.
Helping Fort McMurray The student council at Blessed Cardinal
Newman raised close to $1500 for the Red Cross
to support humanitarian relief effort in Fort
McMurray on May 11th.
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St. Richard Electronic
Recycling Event On May 13th, St. Richard
school partnered with
Ontario Electronic
Stewardship, to promote
responsible recycling of end-
of-life electronics. We
invited our local community
to drop off their electronics
during the day. We also
collected used clothing to
help raise funds for Cerebral
Palsy. The Eco team have
been working hard towards
earning Platinum status this year and as well as organizing and running the electronic and clothing
collection they hosted a series of eco centres for the community and students at the school to visit and
participate in. These eco centres included making seed balls for dispersal in the nearby meadow, making
bird feeders, weaving milk bags into squares using our weaving looms, a tree species scavenger hunt and
making eco-friendly pots out of newspaper. It was a fun-filled, successful day with a visit from our trustee
Nancy Crawford, SNAP newspaper and our priest from St. Rose of Lima parish Father Freddy.
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Wizard of Oz a
Smash Hit! On May 12, 2016
the cast of the
Wizard of Oz along
with the grade 2, 4,
5 and 7 classes
performed an
evening
performance of the
musical for our
school community
at Bishop Morrocco/Thomas Merton High School. The performance received wonderful reviews from
many audience members. Click here to view photos.
Invictus Games Kick-Off Holy Rosary Catholic School attended the
Invictus Games Toronto 2017 official launch
at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on May 2. To
extend this experience and learn more about
the “historical and modern-day contributions
of our Canadian Armed Forces, the
importance of adaptive sport in the
rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured
service members and veterans, and the
unique challenges our military families face”,
we are excited to welcome the Invictus
Games Toronto 2017 school program on June
16. The school program will provide
students with an understanding of the
Invictus Games, their importance and how to become more involved. The school program also includes
a visit from the games’ mascot, Vimy, a young golden Labrador retriever from Trenton, Ontario.
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Interactive Storytime at St. Barnabas On Wednesday, May 4th as part of our Catholic
Education Week celebrations, St. Barnabas invited
Angela Walker a local author to visit the primary
students. Through this interactive story time,
children were introduced to Harry the Purple
Monkey Dishwasher through his ‘real time’
experiences and they learned about Spider Monkeys.
During her presentation, students were whisked into
Harry’s First Adventure where they explored,
discovered and laughed with Harry while learning
valuable life lessons. The students were encouraged
to share their ideas, use their imagination and to
participate in activities including song, movement
and juggling!
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Turning the Sod as Construction Begins on Addition at St. Eugene Catholic School Students, staff and
special guests are
celebrating the start
of construction of a
new addition at St.
Eugene Catholic
School. A special
sod turning
ceremony was held
on May 13th at the
school with Trustee
Joseph Martino,
MPP Yvan Baker,
Director of Education Angela Gauthier, Father Andre, Everton Lewis from community relations, and
representatives of the parent council (CSPC). This addition of 294 pupil places will provide three Full-
Day Kindergarten rooms, nine classrooms, one Special Education room and a new gymnasium, as well
as a new FDK playground, resulting in the removal of all 6 portables on the site and space for students
who are being redirected from All Saints as a result of recent boundary review.
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Skills Canada Provincial Competitions This past week the
TCDSB participated in
Skills Canada
Provincial
Competitions at RIM
Park in Waterloo,
Ontario. Over the
course of this past year,
dozens of teachers and
students have
volunteered their free
time and devoted their
undivided attention to competing at first in the TCDSB Skills Canada competitions and then moving on
to the Provincial competitions in Waterloo, Ontario. Students competed in their selected category such as
Plumbing, Hairstyling, Robotics, Restaurant Service, and Auto Service Technician, just to name a few.
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BMT Student Wins
UOIT Chancellor’s
Scholarship Sushmitha Srinivasan has
received the Chancellor's
Scholarship worth $36,000
to the University of Ontario
in Oshawa.
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Loretto College 100th Anniversary Loretto College
alumnae turned out
in the hundreds to
celebrate the
school’s
anniversary on
Saturday, May
14th. Cardinal
Collins celebrated
Mass at St. Clare
Catholic Church.
In his Homily, he
praised the Loretto
order for their work
and thanked them, personally, for the education he received. The Loretto Sisters were front and centre
for the entire celebration with the Canadian Provincial Superior, St. Patricia Grant, speaking on their
behalf at the reception back at the school. His Worship, Mayor John Tory, attended the reception where
he spoke to many of those gathered, offering a unique perspective as a former UTS student who recalled
travelling over to Loretto Brunswick after school to meet the girls, much to the amusement of the alumnae
at the celebration. TCDSB Trustee Frank D’Amico offered congratulations on behalf of the Board of
Trustees. He and Director of Education, Angela Gauthier, thanked the Loretto order for their work on
behalf of Catholic education. MPP Cristina Martins, who herself is a Loretto alumna, presented
congratulations on behalf of the Province, while enjoying a
reunion with her former classmates. City Councillor Cesar
Palacio presented greetings on behalf of the City. Other
congratulations included a letter from the Prime Minister of
Canada, Justin Trudeau.
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TPS Crime Stoppers School of the Year Father Henry Carr was the recipient of the School of The
Year Award form Toronto Police Crime Stoppers. They
were given the prestigious award during the Crime Stoppers
Dinner which was attended by various dignitaries such as
the Mayor John Tory and Chief of Police Mark Saunders.
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Child Abuse Prevention
Presentation The grade 5 students at St Gerald put
together a presentation for the whole
school on Child Abuse Prevention. They
made their own banners and blue lapel
ribbons.
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French Public Speaking Contest Winners Congratulations to the
TCDSB winners of
Concours d’arts oratoire:
Luka Subotincic, Grade 12,
Bishop Allen Academy, who
won 1st place in the
Francophone category and
received $500.; Gabriel
Blanco-Gomez, Grade 12,
St. John Paul II Catholic
Secondary School, who won
2nd place in the Core French
category and received $250.; Claudia Sassa , Grade 9 , Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
who won 3rd place in the Francophone category and received $125. Luka Subotincic went on to represent
Ontario at the 2016 CPF National Concours d’art oratoire on May 18th, 2016 in Quebec.
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Police Week 2016 The TCDSB and Principal Ugo Rossi
hosted the May 16th official launch to
Police Week 2016 at St. Basil the Great
College School. During the official
ceremonies, the TCDSB also honoured
the city’s longest-serving cop and the
School Resource Officer (SRO)
program. The theme of Police Week
2016, is "Discover Policing for Safer
Communities." This aims to promote the
profession of policing and showcase to
potential recruits the diversity a career in
policing has to offer. This year's
celebration included remarks from
various police and community leaders,
focusing on the importance of education and potential careers in policing.Click here to view photos.
St. Kevin Raises Funds to Support the McMurray Relief Efforts St. Kevin students, parents
and staff came together to
support the Fort McMurray
Relief efforts on Friday, May
13th through a sale of baked
goods and through numerous
donations. An astounding
$708.75 was raised through
the bake sale. St. Kevin is
proud of their students and
the school community for
coming together to support this worthy cause. Funds raised have been forwarded to the school parish,
Precious Blood Church, to be forwarded to the Archdiocese of Toronto, who will be facilitating the funds
to the Alberta Wildfires through the Red Cross.
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Madonna Students Fight
Racism and Oppression A group of Madonna students
passionate about anti-racism
education created a campaign
called "Richness of Our
Afrocentric Roots" (ROOAR) to
discuss issues related to anti-
racism and oppression. The
students successfully raised
funds to bring in a guest speaker
from a youth outreach program
called Reaching Intelligent Souls
Everywhere (RISE). The speaker
motivated and helped to empower our students through personal story sharing, spoken word and poetry.
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Begonia Day Extravaganza at
Sacred Heart Sacred Heart is looking to make itself
a little more beautiful all the time and
no time like the spring to get that
done. We just got past the last frost
and purchased over 500
begonias!! Students and staff spent
time rolling up their sleeves and
cleaning out and prepping our garden
for the flowers. On May 16 staff and
students selected their portion of the
garden and got down into the fresh
rich soil and started planting. It was a school-wide outdoor event where everyone got involved to freshen
up the Sacred Heart grounds. We’ll be able to enjoy them now and until the fall.
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Mini Pow Wow On May 18, 300 TCDSB students
watched a Pow Wow presented by
First Nations peoples at St. Patrick
Secondary School. Pow Wows are
the First Nations people's way of
meeting together to join in dancing,
singing, visiting and renewing old
friendships and making new ones.
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Michael Power Student in Top 1% in National Biology
Competition Michael Power/St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School is pleased to
announce that Jason Pu, a current grade 12 student enrolled in the
International Baccalaureate program placed in the top 1% of students
within Canada for the University of Toronto National Biology
Competition held on Thursday April 28th 2016. This international
competition tests student’s knowledge of senior level biology
concepts such as biochemistry, genetics, and cellular respiration.
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Michael Power/St. Joseph
SHSM students Learn with
Toronto Blue Jays The Blue Jays sponsored "Student
Athlete Leadership Summit" gave
educators and student/athletes the
opportunity to learn and network with
leading professionals in the fields of
health and wellness so they can play an
active role in their schools and
community to promote healthy active
lifestyles. Jays Pitcher RA Dickey and
Paul Beeston were Keynote speakers. SHSM students from Michael Power/St. Joseph were pleased to be
part of the experience.
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McLuhan at National Ultimate
Frisbee Championships Marshall McLuhan participated in the
Canadian High Schools Ultimate
Championships in May 2016, where the
top 16 teams from around the Country
compete. McLuhan was seeded 9th and
was 1 of three Toronto teams, behind 1st
ranked overall Northern. Their first game
in the round robin was Northern and
McLuhan came out strong and lead the
whole game to finish with the biggest
upset of the tournament and a 9-7 win,
knocking the number 1 seed down to the
bottom 9-16 seed. After a tight loss to the
bronze medal winners Manitoba SJR,
McLuhan beat the Sherbrooke Quebec Barons to make it to the top 8. Click here to view photos.
ARTucate at St. Gregory
Catholic School St. Gregory held their Second Annual
Arts & Craft Show, ARTucate. It was a
huge event with many students &
parents participating. I have included a
write-up and put together a quick
collage.
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St. Rita Catholic School’s
Nutrition Calendar: Fruits &
Vegetables In January 2016, Principal Arciero
visited each class and introduced a
lesson on recipe writing. The
students from Kindergarten to Gr. 8
were invited to work on their recipe
with a parent and/or guardian. All
the recipes were submitted to the
Principal. The recipes were marked
as a writing piece and each student
received a rubric. Two recipes from
each class were chosen to be
published in their first school
calendar. Each child who had their
recipe published in the calendar,
received a free copy for their family
just in time for Mother’s Day. The school community was invited to purchase a copy of the calendar for
their families too at a cost of $5. Click here to view photos.
Msgr. Fraser College Celebrates “The
Greening Project” On May 19th, the Isabella campus of Monsignor
Fraser College celebrated the culmination of
"The Greening Project"! Throughout the year,
work had been done to create an outdoor green
space for their school which could be used for a
variety of educational and mental wellness
purposes. Their new addition includes artwork,
picnic tables, and planters filled with many
different vegetables, herbs, and flowers, all
grown from seed over the last few months. For
an inside look at our progress, visit:
http://greenfraser.weebly.com/
New School Coming for St. Simon
Special guests from the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Province and the community were
on hand to celebrate with the community this morning as the sod was turned to mark the start of
construction of a new school for the students and staff at St. Simon Catholic School.
The new building
will house 542
pupils on two
levels, and will
include a
gymnasium,
stage and multi-
purpose room
available for
public use
outside of school
hours. The school
is adjacent to a
public park, and
the L-shape of
the new facility will provide for a more protected play area for the students to the south and the west. For
safety, there will be an off street bus drop off area. The existing building is located at 20 Wallasey Avenue,
and the new facility is just down the street from this site.
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TCDSB Picnic for Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Students It was a gorgeous day for picnic on Friday, May
20th when deaf and hard of hearing students from
across the board gathered with staff and their
families to celebrate the end of the school year.
Toronto Police Service was on hand to meet with
the children and their families.
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TCDSB Recognized for Interim Education
Experience Program
TCDSB was recognized at an Awards Presentation hosted
by COSTI Immigrant Services, in the presence of His
Excellency The Right Honourable David Johnston,
Governor General of Canada on May 18th, 2016 for the
Interim Education Experience program. The program was
created specifically for Syrian Newcomers who were in
Toronto hotels awaiting a permanent residence. On hand to
receive the award was Carla Marchetti, Senior Coordinator
International Languages and Parent and Community
Engagement and Carmen Puglia, International Languages,
Resource Instructor.
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Soccer Team Heads to
Attawapiskat The Senior Boys Soccer Team
at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas
Merton wants to help the
students of Attawapiskat. The
recent unfortunate events there
sparked a desire in these young
student-athletes to reach out to
their counterparts at Vezina
Secondary School. They will
be visiting Attawapiskat June
23 to 30th to implement a
soccer camp at the school with
the local Recreation
Coordinator.
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Msgr Fraser Celebrates
Completion of Mural In partnership with Toronto Police
Service 51 Division, students from
Monsignor Fraser Isabella Campus
has been working for the past three
years removing tags and unwanted
graffiti from buildings in the
neighbourhood, and earning
community service hours. The group
has also created a mural at 223
Church Street, with a local artist and
the partners will be together to
celebrate the unveiling of the “Dream Catcher” on May 31st at 10:30 a.m.
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KLP 20th Anniversary TCDSB celebrated the 20th
anniversary of the Kindergarten
Language Program, which helps
young students develop their language
skills and fosters their love of learning.
The KLP anniversary celebration was
an opportunity to acknowledge the
ongoing support of the
Barbershoppers, who have been
providing financial support for the
KLP nutrition program for the past 16
years.
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Turning the Sod as
Construction Begins on
Holy Trinity Secial guests from the
Toronto Catholic District
School Board, the Province
and the City were on hand to
celebrate with the community
as the sod was turned to mark
the start of construction of a
new school in south
Etobicoke. Construction of The Holy Trinity Catholic School is set to begin this summer on Colonel
Samuel Smith Park Drive south of Lakeshore Avenue. The new kindergarten to grade 8 school will bring
together the school communities of Christ the King and St. Teresa Catholic School.
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Breaking the Ground at
St. Victor
A little rain did nothing to dampen spirits
as students, staff and special guests
celebrated the start of construction of a
new addition at St. Victor Catholic
School on May 26th. On hand were
Director of Education Angela Gauthier,
Associate Director Gary Poole, Trustee
Nancy Crawford, Superintendent
Geoffrey Grant, Jenny Hung from
Capital Development, CSPC Co-Chair
Michel Lachance and Fr. Godofredo
Claudio, Pastor of St. Rose of Lima
Parish. This addition will provide three
new Full-Day Kindergarten rooms, seven classrooms and one MEDD classroom and a new FDK
playground, resulting in the removal of all portables from the site.
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Toronto Star High School Newspaper
Awards Congratulations to Mary Ward Catholic
Secondary School. The school has won ten (10)
2016 Toronto Star High School Newspaper
Awards. Click here to view photos.
Blessing of New
Kindergarten Addition
at St. Augustine St. Augustine Catholic
School celebrated the
blessing of its new
kindergarten addition on
May 27th with parents and
special guests from the
Toronto Catholic District
School Board, the Province
of Ontario and the City of Toronto, including MPP Mario Sergio, Councillor Anthony Peruzza, Director
of Education Angela Gauthier, Associate Director Gary Poole, Trustee Patrizia Bottoni, Superintendent
Gina Iuliano-Marrello and Father Pedro from St Augustine Parish. TCDSB, in partnership with the
Ontario Ministry of Education, continues to invest in school facilities to better meet the needs of
students across the city.
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Cheer Champs Congratulations to the three cheer
squads from TCDSB who won the
Ontario Cheer Championships at
Wonderland in late May: Bishop
Allen, Blessed Mother Teresa and
Father John Redmond.
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St. Wilfrid 50th Anniversary
Celebration St. Wilfrid Catholic School celebrated its past,
present and future at a very special celebration
to mark the school’s 50th anniversary. The
Mass at St. Wilfrid parish set the tone with the
involvement of all members of the
community: parents, students, former and
current staff and alumni. The offertory
procession included significant items from the
school community such as the Catholic
Graduate Expectations plaques and were
presented by students, staff and former staff of
the school. Special Guests included Trustee
Patrizia Bottoni, Associate Director Gary Poole and Superintendent Gina Iuliano Marrello who presented
a congratulatory certificate to the school.
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Jean Vanier Students win Girls Doubles Badminton Tournament Congratulations to the winners of the Girls Doubles badminton tournament in in North Bay, May 5-8,
2016. Czarlamagne Guce (Gr. 11) and Angelina Tan (Gr.11) from Jean Vanier were the winners of the
tournament.
TCDSB Cricket Competition Another first for the Toronto
Catholic District School Board--
board-wide cricket tournament.
Congratulations to the winning
teams: Jean Vanier Catholic
Secondary School (for the
Secondary competition) and
Blessed Sacrament Catholic
School won the elementary
competition. Finalists were Msgr
Percy Johnson and Mary Ward
Catholic Secondary Schools.
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19th Annual Special Mini Olympics Inclusivity, Acceptance and Friendships
Triumphed at the 19th Annual Special Mini-
Olympics. Athletes, volunteers and supporters
united on Tuesday, May 31st for the 19th
Annual Special Mini-Olympics to continue
building awareness of the importance of
inclusivity and acceptance of all, especially
those with intellectual and developmental
disabilities. Hosted by Father John Redmond
Catholic Secondary School and Regional Arts
Centre, Michael Power/St. Joseph High School,
Brebeuf College, and Bishop Allen Academy,
the annual event fostered a relationship
between special needs students and other
children through games and sports.
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Holy Cross Catholic School Wins Entrepreneurial
Adventure Enterprising Spirit Award The Holy Cross Tech Team, under the leadership of Liane
Paixao, won the 2016 The Learning Partnership Entrepreneurial
Adventure Enterprising Spirit Award sponsored by BMO. Four
awards were given in four different categories. For the first
time, three awards were given to GTA schools. Holy Cross was
the only winner from the TCDSB.
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June 2016
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