St. Mary`s

St. Mary’s
I am a Promise!
PRINCIPAL
Virginia Marini
PARISH PRIEST
Fr. Jean-Pierre Pilon
CATHOLIC SCHOOL
COUNCIL CHAIR
Sarah Tanner
DIRECTOR
OF EDUCATION
Barbara McMorrow
June 2015 Newsletter
Virginia Marini, Principal
35 Centre Street
Telephone: 705-653-1370
Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0
Fax:
705-653-4432
“What you are is God’s gift to you. What you become is your gift to God.”
Hans Urs Balthasar
SUPERINTENDENT
Tim Moloney
TRUSTEE
David Bernier
Board Office
1-800-461-8009
SECRETARY
Lynn Nizio
Please follow the board
office at
twitter@pvnccdsb
Or
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE FOR JUNE
May was a wonderfully busy and joyful month here at St. Mary School. Our basketball teams made a strong
showing and our girls intermediate team went to our board final! We had a wonderful school track and field
meet and wish all of our students the best as we look forward to the board meet on June 10th. This past
month our musical “High School Musical” was performed. It was just incredible, we have a truly amazing and
talented group of students and staff. Our Superintendent of Schools, Tim Moloney came to see it and told
everyone that it was the best production he had seen! We had a simply outstanding end to our fundraising by
making a profit of over $11,500!!! Staff members took their pies in the face in front of the whole school. It was
a lot of very sticky fun!
The month ahead is very busy with trips, our talent show and of course graduation. We are very proud of
our graduating class. We know they will go on to great success in their future academic, athletic and creative
experiences. Our theme this year for graduation is based a story of caring, our grade eight class demonstrated
this sense of caring over and over again. They will be greatly missed next year and are wished the very best as
they graduate and continue on their journey.
A huge thank you to our School Council, Mrs Brown and Mrs Nizio for their hard work on the fundraiser
and our Hot Lunch program. Due to your support and their awesome organizing skills we were able to feed a
lot of kids and pay for part of the year end excursions.
Our Fruit of the Spirit for this month is Modesty. “Modesty is the fruit that moderates our presentation to
others, it does not draw attention to oneself. It is being well kept, orderly, quiet and humble in speech.”(PVNC
Fruit of the Spirit Resource)
Virginia Marini, Principal
June’s Fruit of the Holy Spirit
MODESTY
www.pvnccdsb.on.ca
IN CHRIST;
WE LIVE,
LOVE,
AND LEARN
WE WILL MISS YOU!!

Mrs Meier. We wish her the
very best as she continues her
career.
WELCOME BACK!!

Mrs Chesser has returned from
her maternity leave.
June School Mass
Our June school mass is
Wednesday June 24th.
PLEASE JOIN US
Upcoming Events
June 1-3 Grade 6 –EQAO
June 5th Elementary PA Day
June 10th Track & Field, Cobourg
(Alt date June 11th)
June 12
Faith Friday
June 15-16 Gr. 7/8 Trip
June 17th Baseball in Grafton
June 17th Grade 1, 1/2 Yearend Trip
June 18th Grade 5,/6 Trip
June 19th FDK Yearend Trip
June 22th Grade 3/4 trip
June 23th Grade 8 Graduation/Play day am
June 24th Mass
June 24th Talent Show/Volunteer Reception
June 25th Last Day of School
Online Banking
Thank you to all of our families who are using our online banking system. This makes
work in the office much more efficient.
Moving forward to September, our Board is strongly encouraging the online
payment method. They are asking that all families really make the effort to
register for online payments and to refrain from paying in cash or cheque.
If you have not yet signed up for online banking, please visit the website
peterboroughcatholic.schoolcashonline.com and register. Online banking will
eliminate sending money to school with your child. When you visit this website you
will be able to purchase field trips, milk orders, hot lunch orders and anything that
you would need to send money to the school for. It is very easy and very efficient.
Thanking you in advance for your support.
Parents who continue to send in cash/cheques to purchase items, will need to adhere
to the following:

ORDER DEADLINE: Orders must be received on or before the order deadline. Money sent in after the deadline has passed will be returned.

ONE PAYMENT PER STUDENT: We can only accept one payment per student. Please do not combine orders for two or more students on one cheque or in
one
envelope of cash. For example, if you have 2 children and they each order
pizza that comes to $12.00 each, you cannot send both orders with $24.00 enclosed. The 2 students must each return an order form with $12.00 enclosed.

EXACT CHANGE: Please send exactly what is owed. If you are ordering milk
for $14.25 please send $14.25. Any extra $ received will go towards the breakfast program.

MILK ORDERS: When ordering milk must order the same kind for the full
week. Milk can be switched up each week but the same kind of milk must be ordered for the full week.
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Thank you for your co-operation.
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Important Reminders for Parents
EQAO Information
Grade 6 EQAO will take place between
June 1st and June 3rd. If you have a child
in grade six please do not schedule anything during this period which would affect their attendance. Should you need
any information regarding these assessments you may go to www.eqao.com or
call Ms Marini.
Volunteering in the School or for End of Year Excursions
Police Checks are necessary for all volunteers, including
parents and grandparents to participate in any class activity
or excursion.
If you require a police check please let Ms.Nizio know
ASAP and she will send the necessary form home. You
must return the form IN PERSON to MS NIZIO OR MS
MARINI with 2 pieces of identification, one being a photo
ID (but not a Health Card).
Alternate Care Bussing Forms
THANK YOU
St Mary would like to thank various people for donating
items and time to make our school a better place. Ames
bus lines is a tremendous support to our school, especially
Terri Ames herself who is always there to help us. The
Catholic Women’s League also is wonderful to us, by
supporting our sacraments, paying for skating and volunteering their time. Also a huge thank you to Mrs Brown
for pizza days, setting up for special events, volunteering–
she seems to spend as much time at school as she did
when she was on staff. Also thank you to DART for
providing plates, cutlery, & cups. ST MARY STAFF and
STUDENTS thank all of you!!
WARM WEATHER DRESS
CODE
Please remember our dress code
expectations:
✓no offensive language or offensive logos on clothing or caps
✓caps are to be removed as one
enters the building
✓tops must cover the waistband
bottoms
✓straps on tops must be three
finger widths wide
✓bottoms be at least fingertip
length when hands are held at the
side
Just a reminder to parents of students who have alternate bussing for their children (babysitter, daycare,
custody) that these forms must be done annually. These
forms were due May 30 and can be found on the
STSCO website at www.stsco.ca. Please do this as
soon as possible to ensure your child’s bussing
arrangements are considered for next year.
Sharpe’s Grocery Tapes
We are collecting Sharpe’s grocery
tapes. Please drop them off at the
office. St Mary receives $1 for every
$1000. worth of grocery bill tapes received.
Thank you for your help.
Current teacher organization for 2015- 2016
Please keep in mind that changes in teachers and / or grade organizations may occur over the
summer. This year in particular I am anticipating that there may be some changes.
JK/SK—Mrs. Edwards/Mrs Doherty
Room 100
JK/SK – Mrs. Steinberg /Ms Fryia
Room 103
Grade 1- Ms Carson
Room 102
Grade 1/2 – Mrs. Chesser
Room 203
Grade 2/3- Ms Taylor
Room 227
Grade 3/4 –Mr. McGuinness
Room 308
Grade 4
Room 226
Grade 4/5
—Ms. Gray
Ms. Armstrong
Room 307
Grade 6/7—Mrs Clark
Room 310
Grade 7/ 8—Mrs Fitzgerald
Room 309
Core French/Program Support: Mme Lewis
Program Support: Mrs Kirkland
We ask for your co-operation and confidence in us as we prepare class lists. We prepare our classes with a number of balancing factors in mind—males and females, learning styles and needs, relationships and social needs, to name a few. We ask that
you respect the wisdom and work of the staff in creating the respective classes.
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GRADE 8 GRADUATION
We are so proud of our graduating class of 2015. We wish them the very best
as they continue their academic career.
Graduation Schedule- JUNE 23rd
11:00 am- CLAP OUT
6:00 pm- MASS at The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
GRADUATION CEREMONY in the school gym immediately following mass
RECEPTION in the library
DANCE FOR GRADUATES
11:00 pm- PLEASE PICK UP YOUR GRADUATE!
It is our tradition that parents of Grade 7 students are asked to provide the food for graduation. A letter will
be sent home soon with more details. We need a small group of volunteers to assist with setting up, serving
and helping to tidy up on graduation night. Please let Mrs. O’Connor know of your interest.
Annual Library Inventory
Lost and Found
Our lost and found items will be laid out on tables by the
library in late June. Please take a look. All lost and found
items still at school on June 30 will be donated to a local
charity.
With June upon us, it means that it is
Inventory time in the Library. All
materials must be returned by
Thursday, June 4th. Please check your home for
any material that belongs to the school.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY WINNERS
1st Prize - $1500 - Janey Leach
2nd Prize - $500 - Judy Anderson
3rd Prize - $250 - Michele Locke
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
St. Mary School wishes to thank the many people who made our fundraising campaign such a success!!! Our students, staff and families sold $ 14, 624.25 worth of tickets, which made a profit of
$11,351.46!!! WOW! Thanks also go to all our students & families who SOLD SOLD SOLD. Thanks
go to so many people including all those who donated prizes, and of course the members of our parent council who worked so hard to make the raffle so successful.
Below is a list of our sponsors, please take a moment when you see them to thank them for the support of St. Mary School.
Allen Insurance
Ames Coach Lines
Apollos
Aron Cinema
B & C Variety
Bennett’s Furniture
Campbellford Gifts
Campbellford Wholesale
Canadian Tire
Caroline’s
CWL
Dixie Lee
Dooher’s Bakery
Earth Angel
Essential Styles
Fisher’s No Frills
Giant Tiger
IDA Pharmacy
Kim’s Gym
Kirkland Plumbing
Kloosterman and Sons Trucking
Master Submarine
McGee Excavating
Natural Chemistry
Paula Meier and Associates
Post Office
Remax –John Boyle
Rene’s Home Comfort
Riverview Restaurant
Royal LePage-Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan, Murray MacLennan
Snapshots
Stedman’s
Stirling Festival Theatre
Tim Horton’s
Trent Bowling Lanes
Ultramar
Westben
Willow
The Power Worker’s Union
Cheryl Brown
Dianne Lewis
Joanne Whye
Renny Hay
Peggy O’Connor
Student Top Sellers
Gillian Forestell—sold 21 books of tickets (Grade 6/7, 8)
Natthan Tanner—sold 21 books of tickets (Grade 3, 2/4, 5/6)
Lucas Wyndham-Brown—sold 45 books of tickets (Grade 1, 1/2, 2/3)
Isabella Tanner – sold 22 books of tickets (FDK group)
OUR SCHOOL COUNCIL ROCKS!!!!! St. Mary staff and students would like to say a huge
thank you to our Catholic School Council. We have a great team of parents who help in
many different ways. We started the year off with our dance-a-thon; a great time, and we
raised some money that was used to purchase junior books. Then of course we had our
movie night, a fun, free family night that also provided food donations for our local food
bank. We all LOVED our Christmas lunch, it was delicious!!! The students really enjoy
their hot lunch Mondays and subs Wednesday thanks to our ‘hot dog” & “subs” teams. Finally, the parent council took care of our annual fundraiser. Our School Council is ALWAYS supportive of our staff, students and our initiatives….
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE PARENTS ON COUNCIL THIS YEAR!
2015 Summer School!
REGISTRATION BEGINS MONDAY APRIL 13, 2015
INTERMEDIATE SUMMER SCHOOL COURSES
Grade 7 and 8 students can attend Literacy and/or Numeracy Summer School at each of
the Summer School sites listed below. Dates: Monday July 6 to Friday July 17, 2015
Intermediate Summer School will run from 8:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. daily. Students attending Intermediate Summer School will improve literacy and/or numeracy skills with reading, writing, and math remediation
programs.
Registration deadline is Friday June 19, 2015
Host schools for Intermediate Summer School 2015
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, Peterborough
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School, Bowmanville
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School, Cobourg
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Lindsay
SECONDARY SUMMER SCHOOL COURSES
Grades 9-12
Co-op - Full Credit - E-Learning - Credit Remediation and Recovery - Upgrading
Registration deadline for Co-op is Friday May 22, 2015 (students will attend Pre-Placement classes in June)
Registration deadline for all full-credit courses (including Civics, Careers, and all e-learning courses) - Friday
June 19, 2015
Registration deadline for Credit remediation, recovery, and upgrading – Friday June 26, 2015
Session #1 - Monday July 6 to Friday July 17, 2015
Session #2 - Monday July 20 to Friday July 31, 2015
For Full credits, Secondary students must attend Sessions #1 and #2.
Time: 8:15-2:15
Host Schools Secondary Summer School 2015
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, Peterborough
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School, Cobourg
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School, Bowmanville
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Lindsay
Registration for Summer School is online at:
https://apps.pvnccdsb.on.ca/SummerSchoolRegistration/
beginning Monday April 13, 2015
For further information, call the Catholic Education Centre at (705)748-4861, ext.233 - toll free at
1-800-461-8009, ext. 233, or email summerschool@pvnccdsb.
Mental Health Moment
Summer is fast approaching and kids’ excitement is mounting as they look forward to the
holidays. Caregivers know all too well that this initial excitement over the freedom from the
day to day routine can quickly give way to the much dreaded statement, “I’m bored.” Dr.
Stuart Shanker suggests that this complaint is often the result of kids getting stuck in a state
of hyperarousal, often times fuelled artificially by binging on Netflicks or videogames. Prolonged screen time leaves a child’s nervous system flooded in adrenaline and in a state of
high alert. The resulting feelings are those of restlessness and irritation, a feeling described
as boredom. We can help kids to stay regulated through the summer months by limiting the
daily dose of screen time and encouraging them to engage in other activities which help
them to feel calm and regulated such as playing with friends, getting physically active, and
spending time in nature. Good nutrition, sleep habits, and daily physical activity are also part
of helping a child to feel regulated. So the next time you hear, “I’m bored”, take that as a
sign that your child needs some help to get back to a state of being calmly focused and alert!
@StefaniBurosch
Northumberland Child Development Centre is pleased to offer once again
Keys to Kindergarten for students entering JK and SK in September.
Keys to Kindergarten
A kindergarten prep program for children entering JK and SK in
September. The teaching focus is on social skills, communication skills, fine motor skills, problem solving skills and routines. Nine full days over two weeks at
four locations:
Grafton Public School, Grafton – July 7 to 17;
Ganaraska Trail Public School, Port Hope – July 21 to 31;
Hillcrest Public School, Campbellford –Aug 4 to 14;
Baltimore Public School, Baltimore – Aug 18 – 28.
Cost is $300.00. Please contact Northumberland Child Development Centre for
more information and to register: 905-885-8137; 1-866-218-1427.
JUNE 2015
Good News from the PVNCCDSB Office of Faith Development
In the month of June, the Liturgical Season of the Church is most always Ordinary Time and the Liturgical Colour
is green. Every school in the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School
Board will be learning, praying and talking about the Fruit of the Holy Spirit called Modesty. Modesty is the fruit
that moderates our presentation to others. Modesty is being well kept, orderly, and humble in speech, behavior
and dress and is grounded in humility. In our homes, parishes and schools, let us teach our students to appreciate that their bodies are temples of God so that they will act with modesty and show respect for themselves and
others.
June Feast Days, Solemnities, Memorials for whom our schools are named
·
June 1st
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
·
June 7th
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
·
June 8th
Ordination (1946) Monsignor O’Donoghue
·
June 12th
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
·
June 13th
St. Anthony of Padua
·
June 24th
Solemnity of The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
·
June 29th
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Equity and Inclusive Education Dates
·
Accessibility Awareness Week is the first week of June.
·
June 21 is National Aboriginal Day
·
June 27 is Canadian Multiculturalism Day.
LIVING OUR FAITH DURING THE SUMMER VACATION 2015
Fruit of the Spirit for JULY: Chastity - chasteté
July Feast Days, Solemnities, Memorials for whom our schools are named
·
July 26
Feast of St. Anne and St. Joachim
Equity and Inclusive Education Dates
·
·
July 1 is Canada Day – a day when Canadians celebrate themosaic that
has developed over time to form Canadian culture.
July 14 is the Feast Day for St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks
Fruit of the Spirit for AUGUST: Goodness - bonté
August Feast Days, Solemnities, Memorials for whom our schools are named ·
August 1
St. Alphonsus Ligouri
·
August 6
Transfiguration of the Lord
·
August 8
St. Dominic
·
August 15
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
·
August 22
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
·
August 29
The Passion of St. John the Baptist
705-653-5161 Call for more information! REVISED!!
Great Kids! Great Camps! Great Fun!
Day Camp Adventures for July 2015
July 6 – 10 Mad Science 9 am – 4 pm 6 – 12 years
Science is always fascinating; we will be performing experiments and recording
the results!
July 13 – 17 All Things Ball 9 am – 4 pm 6 – 12 years
Every game played with a ball is what we will try this week in a fun and supportive atmosphere!
July 20 – 24 Dance It Out 9 am – 4 pm 6 – 12 years
Once they start they won’t want to stop- hip hop, folk, line...you name it we will
try it!
July 27 – 31 Hiking Adventures 9 am – 4 pm 6 – 12 years
Strap on some good runners and let’s explore, climb, jump and hike through our
Community!
Day Camp Adventures for August 2015
August 4 – 7 Splash/Water Camp 9 am – 4 pm 6 – 12 years
Town pool, splash pad, Lions beach, and our backyard water games, let’s make a
SPLASH!
August 10 – 14 Flying Drones and Making Movies 9 am – 4 pm 6 – 12 years
Learn to fly a Drone and record the flight adventures to make a movie by week’s
end!
August 17 – 21 Little Tigers/Adventures in Art 9 am – 4 pm 6 – 12 years
Focus on self awareness, discipline and boosting confidence in the morning
and bring out your inner Picasso in the afternoon !
June, 2015 – End of Year Transportation Memorandum from STSCO
Dear Students, Parents and Guardians:
The school year will soon draw to a close and, in looking ahead to next year I would like to provide you with the following information on behalf of your School Board and Student Transportation Services (STSCO).
Accessing Student Busing Information – For the coming school year, families can access busing information
via STSCO’s website (www.stsco.ca). After July 18, you will be able to log-in to the website, scroll down to the
“Transportation Bus Lookup” link, click on it and check transportation information for children in your family. For
security purposes, it will be necessary for you to have their OEN number (found on top right corner of their
School Report Card). Busing information will then be displayed on the screen. On the website, you can also learn
about bus safety, STSCO and student transportation.
Bus Safety and Emergency Evacuation Training – Periodically, during each school year,
bus companies will visit schools to offer training sessions aimed at teaching students bus
safety rules and what to do in case of an emergency. The program helps to keep safety in
the forefront for students.
Bus Route Changes Over Course of Summer – Each year, STSCO staff plan bus routing
for over 26,000 students attending 130 area schools. In order to meet the needs of all
transport eligible students and to provide for effective and efficient transportation service,
many route changes are made from year to year. Therefore, students and families are advised that their current bus route and stop could change before September as routes are
planned for next year. For this reason it is very important that, leading up to September, you
check busing information on our website at www.stsco.ca periodically so that you are aware
of any changes which may have occurred.
Student Movement and School Change – For students who may be moving over the
course of the summer or who may be changing schools starting in September, 2015, please
ensure the school your child will be attending in September has the most up to date information for your child prior to the end of June, 2015. This will ensure STSCO has the changes prior to posting 2015/16 Transportation Information on our website, www.stsco.ca, on July 18. If the address change results in the student being within walking distance of the school
of attendance, then bus information will correspondingly indicate they are ineligible and are
deemed to be a walker to school as a result.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above information, please call the STSCO office at (705) 748-5500 or
toll free at 1-800-757-0307 and speak with the appropriate staff for your area. (ext. 231 for Clarington, ext. 232 for
Northumberland, ext. 242 for Peterborough, ext. 260 for Out of Bounds/Day Care arrangements for all areas, or ext.
241 for transportation of students with special needs for all areas)
All of us at the School Board and STSCO wish you and your family a safe and enjoyable summer and we look forward
to serving you in the fall.
Joel Sloggett, C.A.O.
STSCO – 885 Clonsilla Ave,
Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 5Y2
Tel. (705)748-5500, Toll Free 1-800-757-0307
Fax (705)748-5323
25th Anniversary Celebration
Beehive Daycare
Saturday, June 6th
10:30 am
Presentations at 11:00
Come join our Celebration!
Meet current and former Beehive
Directors, Staff and Alumni
Other events on location at Beehive:
Yard Sale, Bake Sale, Scholastic Book Fair
For more information call Brenda at 705-653-5375
Or beehivedaycare@bellnet.ca
June 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
2
3
4
5
EQAO Gr6 EQAO Gr6 EQAO Gr6 Pizza Lunch PA Day
Sat
6
Hot Lunch
7
14
21
8 Hot Lunch 9
11
12
School Council
Meeting 6:30
10:15 Vaccination
Gr 7/8 Play
SMSS
FDK to Library
Track & Field Track & Field 8:45 Faith
SMSS
ALT
Friday Gr 1/2
Pizza Lunch
Scientist in
School –FDK
15
16
17
Gr 7/8 Trip
Gr 7/8 trip
return
3 Pitch Graf- Gr 5/6 Tripton
Toronto
Gr 1, 1/2 trip
22
23
Play Day
24
Gr 2/3, 3,
3/4 trip
1:30 Swimming Gr 1,
1/2
28
10
29
6 pm GR 8
Grad
30
8:45 Mass
Report Cards
go home
Volunteer
Appreciation
12:50 Talent
Show
18
25
19
13
20
FDK Trip
10:30 3/4,5/6
Swimming
1:30 6/7, 8
Swimming
26
1:30 SwimProfessional
ming Gr 2/3, Activity Day
3
(No school!)
Last Day of
School
27
HAVE A
GREAT
HOLIDAY!!