St. Nicholas of Bari Sentinel

St . Nicholas of Bari Cathol ic School 363 Rogers Road, Toronto , Ontario M6E 1R6

Tel : 416 -393-5355 Fax : 416 -393-5080

Principal’s Message

A. Gauthier

Director of Education

March, 2014

As we enter the season of Lent, I ask that you join us in preparing your children for

this significant period in our lives as Catholics. We encourage the children to take

time to reflect upon and celebrate the true meaning of His resurrection.

Kindergarten registration continues throughout this month. You are encouraged to

inform your Catholic neighbours who plan to enroll their children at our school. I

would also be pleased to give them a tour of our school.

Please note that the week long March Break this year begins

on Monday, March 10th, 2014.

The students return to school on Monday, March 17th, 2014.

The attached calendar provides details of the various events occurring this month.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic com-

munity for your continued support of our school programs and we wish all of you a

very enjoyable March Break with your children!

P. Tari

Principal

Prayer for the Family

Heavenly Father, You have given us a model of life in the Holy Family of Nazareth.

Help us to make our family another Nazareth where love, peace and joy reign. May it

be deeply contemplative, intensely Eucharistic, and vibrant with joy. Help us to stay

together in joy and sorrow through family prayer.

Teach us to see Jesus in the members of our family. May we love one another as you

love each one of us, and forgive each other’s faults as you forgive us. Amen

Adapted from a prayer of Mother Teresa

Principal: Mr. P. Tari Vice Principal: Mrs. L. Gonçalves

Admin. Assistant: Mrs. I. Pucci Secretary: Ms. J. Griffo

Superintendent: Dr. J. Saraco Parish Priest: Father Andre Grecki, S.V.D.

Trustee: Mr. F. D’Amico St. Matthew’s Parish: (416) 653-7191

CSAC Co-Chairs: C. Siciliano & M. Pandeirada Vice Chair: Mrs. P. Calderon

Treasurer: Mrs E. Cariati Secretary: Mrs. C. Potter

School Website: www.tcdsb.org/stnicholasofbari/

TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

TRUSTEES 2013-2014

Wards 1.Peter Jakovcic 416-512-3401

2.Ann Andrachuk 416-512-3402

3.Sal Piccininni 416-512-3403

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. Gary Tanuan 416-512-3408

9. Jo-Ann Davis, Chair 416-512-3409

10.Barbara Poplawski 416-512-3410

11.Angela Kennedy 416-512-3411

12. Nancy Crawford 416-512-3 412 Vice-Chair

William Lawrence 416-512-3413 Student Trustee

Enrique Olivo 416-512-3417 Student Trustee

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March 17th,2014

Northern Spirit Games

On Feb.21/14, my class and I went to

the Northern Spirit Games. It was

AMAZING! On the bus ride, I sat next

to my best friend, Emily (we chatted a

lot). When we got there, we had a big

ceremony in Archbishop Romero’s

gym. We sat on the bleachers and

learned about native traditions and

ways. After that, we suited up and

went out to the very wet field. We had

a giant ball in the middle of a parachute and we had to

bounce it up and down. Our high score was 80! Then we

went back in and played Kick Ball, Spear Throw (foam

spears) and Seal Crawl. It was lots of fun! Then we suited up

AGAIN, and went out. We played Rope Jump, Stick Throw

and had a race. When we went back in, I was soaking wet! I

changed my socks and tried to dry up with my jacket.

We then had lunch and a

Dance Party! After the clos-

ing ceremonies we left.

What a great day!

By: Jennifer Rabey,

Ms. Cimpric’s class

INTERMEDIATE BOYS BASKETBALL

The intermediate boys basketball team had a great season this year. We finished second in the divisional tournament losing by only 5 points to James Culnan. We moved on to the second place divisional tournament. We won two exhibition games hosted at St. Nicholas of Bari.

Good job boys!

Thanks to Mr. Millin for his great coaching!

By:Zachary Vicente and Alex Vintayen

MARCH BREAK is MARCH 10th -

MARCH 14th.

The last day of classes before March

Break is Thursday, March 6th, 2014 with a

regular 3:30 pm dismissal time.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7th is a P.A. DAY.

NO SCHOOL

Classes will resume on MONDAY, MARCH

17th, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.

WH5 Tournament

St. Nicholas of Bari School hosted the Junior W5H Preliminary Tournament on February 12. We successfully competed against three other schools in a very close match.

Our team members were Miguel G., Altino S., Luiza F., Clarize D., Lucas C. and Jennifer R.

The coaches, Mrs. Giannini, Mrs. Cabral and Mrs. Sternak are very proud of our team. These students demonstrated excellent sportsmanship, commitment and knowledge.

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OWARE CLUB

The Oware Club has been introduced at St.

Nicholas of Bari School. Oware is an African

board game played by two players. It re-

quires a simple counting strategy to win a

game. The Oware players meet twice a week

in Mrs. Varela’s room every Wednesday and

Friday from 12:25 pm-1:05pm.

I feel very relaxed when I play the game. It is

really fun and it gives me an opportunity to

make new friends. I really like the Oware

club and I hope it continues in the upcoming

years.

Sophia Siciliano, Grade 7

Pizza days are now weekly and

pre-ordered for one month at a time.

Pizza Forms will go out the 2nd last

week of the month….for the next

month.

ONLY if there is extra, will pizza be

available for sale on pizza day.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

begins

SUNDAY, MARCH 9th

The LEGO Club at St. Nicholas of Bari ran success-

fully for 10 weeks. The students from Kindergarten

all the way up to Grade Six played, laughed, and

assembled. From skyscrapers to castles, cars to jet

rocket airplanes, and animals to Minions. The students developed a variety

of skills such as social, fine motor, collaboration, improvisation, self-

regulation, problem solving skills, and above all, creativity! It also helped

some of them build confidence and develop friendships across grade levels,

truly nurturing our Catholic values. Their creative pieces have been put on

display in our school library. Running this club at St. Nicholas of Bari provided endless fun for these children and there

were so many benefits. The skills and lessons they learned from playing with the LEGO will be valuable to them as they

grow. Who knows, perhaps this club sparked one of our students to become a future Toronto Architect! Can’t wait to

build again with you in the future.

THANK YOU to Ms. Bartlett and Mrs. Dos Santos for running the program.

Earth Hour

Earth Hour will be celebrated this

year on Saturday, March 29th from

8:30 to 9:30 p.m. TCDSB schools will

mark Earth Hour on Friday, March

28th from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. All non-

essential lighting will be turned off

for that one hour period, as a re-

minder of our global responsibility to

reduce carbon emissions and energy

consumption, and to reflect the

Board’s commitment to our collective

efforts to become good stewards of

the earth.

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Guidance Corner

High School Registration is Underway!

High school registration nights have begun and will continue into the month of March. Be sure

to read through your child’s acceptance packages and complete all of the necessary forms before

submitting them on the date of registration.

Pay particular attention to the Reach-Ahead course that is being offered by some schools in the TCDSB. Your

child may be entitled to a credit for taking a four week summer school course that involves a doing a little bit of

Math, a little English and some Physical Education. This course is a great opportunity for your child to become

familiar with their new environment, to meet the new students with whom they will be attending school, and they

will begin in September with one completed credit. It’s a win-win situation if your child’s school offers the course.

Exchange of Information Meetings

Representatives from all of the high schools will be in contact with teachers this month, to discuss your children’s

progress and to ensure that the secondary school is prepared to receive their new grade 9 students and meet any

needs that they may have.

Mental Health Awareness

Teachers in most schools have been in-serviced on the new Mental Health Strategy being adopted by the school

board. If you would like to become informed on what is being planned for the next few years, feel free to visit the

TCDSB website and watch the ―Journey to Wellness‖ video on the link provided. Simply search ―Mental Health

Strategy TCDSB‖ for the link to the website. Or go to the TCDSB Home Page and go into Programs And Services

> Special Services > Mental Health .

Have a Wonderful March Break!

Mr. F. Amato

Guidance

Katie Weatherston and her Olympic Story

On February 13th, 2014 Katie Weatherston, a

member of the 2006 Olympic Gold Metal

Women’s Hockey Team visited our school and

shared with us her Olympic story, she also built

Olympic Spirit and hype in our school.

She was very inspirational and she taught the students

about goal settings and overcoming obstacles. She also

emphasized character education and the importance of

following the rules. Students responded enthusiastically

to her message about the importance of overcoming chal-

lenges and they felt empowered by her positive attitude;

If you can dream it, You can do it!

VALENTINE’S DANCE

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Sophia Goncalves — Ms. Lippa

Sara Zenha — Ms. Ricci

Diogo Ganhao — Ms. Spadafora

Aliyah Ventura — Ms. Gatti

Francisca Luciano — Ms. Tadman

Izabella Sousa — Ms. McHugh

Bianca da Cunha — Ms. Morgan

Guilherme Nogueira, Aaron Morgado — Ms. Dellenbag

Leticia Rodrigues — Ms. Koljanin

Kayal Amaral — Ms. Gacad

Simon Costa — Ms. Schram

Mariana Costa — Ms. Vitale

Vanessa Fragoso — Ms. Carito

Alyssia Vicente — Ms. Giannini

Lewana Camilo Gil — Ms. Cabral

Aliya de Leon Rauno — Ms. Janicas

Ayden Branco — Ms. DiPede

Celia Peixoto — Ms. Pellegrino

Jessica Alves — Ms. Dalal

Andre Leal — Ms. Cimpric

Ruben Marques — Ms. S. Pereira

Alie Sousa — Ms. A. Pereira

Kaitlyn Ledo Horta, — Ms. Varela

Miguel Magalhaes — Ms. Noto

Danny Silva — Ms. Strazzeri

Kyle Semeniuk — Mr. Millin

Lauren Luis Cabral—Ms. Ricci

Haily Carreiro, Adella Coscia—Ms.. Lippa

Denver Karganilla—Ms. Spadafors

Angela Gomes—Ms. Gatti

Samantha Teixeira—Ms. Tadman

Sofia Gomes—Ms. McHugh

Ryan Sousa—Ms. Morgan

Nancy Peixoto—Ms. Dellenbag

Mariana Festa—Ms. Koljanin

Tatiana Furtado—Ms. Gacad

Maleyna Fanjoy—Ms. Schram

Jennifer De Sousa—Ms. Vitale

Julianna Ferreira—Ms. Carito

Nayah Roxas—Ms. Giannini

Juvya Cancian Cedillos—Ms. Cabral

Jessica Linatoc—Ms. Janicas

Rafeal Pimenta—Ms. Di Pede

Mariana Bogas—Ms. Pellegrino

Juliana Amaral—Ms. Dalal

Melissa Bardales—Ms. Cimpric

Stephanie Terra—Ms. S. Pereira

Lucas Vicente—Ms. A. Pereira

Bettsy Pinto—Ms. Varela

Nicole Giannone—Ms. Noto

Tiffany Bondoc—Ms. Strazzeri

Patricia Ribeiro—Mr. Millin

CARNAVAL WEEK

During the last week of February we celebrated the French winter Carnival

here at St.Nick’s. Some of the activities included: an art/

poster contest, Classroom Bingo, and an outdoor activity day. Dur-

ing our assembly we elected 7 princesses and one of these princesses

became the ―Queen ―of our Carnival.

The 7 princesses are:

Grade1 – Micaela B., Grade 2 Ciara P., Grade 3, Bianca S., Grade 4, Monica H., Grade

5, Tatiana C., Grade 6, Alexia P., Grade 7/8, Daniela C. (Queen)

The art contest winners were: Cadien P. (1), Kirah V. (2), Georgina L. (3), Lewana C. (4), Sofia L. (5), Yorashko B. (6),

Karina A. (7) and Tiffany B. (8). We ended our fun filled Carnival week with classroom Bingo. This year Mrs. Varela’s

grade 7/8 class were the lucky winners and will be receiving a Pizza Party.

Finally, we would also like to thank Mrs. Dellenbag for being this year’s Bonhomme.

VIRTUE OF THE MONTH - January - Courage VIRTUE OF THE MONTH - February - Love