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2016

Catholic School News Dear Blessed Pope Paul VI School Community,

April is now upon us and spring-like conditions are beginning to surface. With the awakened enthusiasm and resurgence of energy that the onset of spring typicall brings, we look forward to meeting the old and new challenges that await us during the last three months of the school year. It is my sincere wish that the hope generated by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the spring season, brings everyone in the Blessed Pope Paul VI community happiness and a renewal of the Spirit for the remainder of the year. This newsletter will be our last hard copy. Please continue to

read about our school events and celebrations via our school’s portal page. You can conviently access the school calendar at anytime.

Follow these simple steps: visit www.tcdsb.org schools in alphabetical order school calendar school newsletter.

L. Lio Principal

BLESSED POPE PAUL VI CATHOLIC SCHOOL

270 Laughton Ave. Toronto, Ontario

M6N 2X8 Telephone #416-393-5374

Fax # 416-393-5842

Principal: L .Lio Secretary: M .Maringola

Superintendent:

Dr. J. Saraco 416-222-8282 x5371

Trustee: F D’Amico

416 222 8282 ext. 2873

Parish: St. Nicholas of Bari Church

1277 St. Clair Ave. W. Toronto, Ontario

416-654-8908

Enrollment: 350 Hours of Operation: 9:00-3:30

Outdoor Supervision 8:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. 3:30p.m.-3:45p.m.

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After consultation with stakeholders and the board, the TCDSB modified

school year calendar for 2016-2017 was approved by the Board on February 24,

2016. Pending Ministry of Education approval, the modified calendar includes a

change for the Christmas Holiday to December 26th to January 6th inclusive, with

students returning to school on

January 9th, 2017.

We are required to align our holidays and Professional Activity Days with our

coterminous Board, the Toronto District School Board, in order to offset transportation costs. The majority

of Boards in the Greater Toronto Area have also submitted a modified school year calendar for 2016-2017.

A modified school year calendar must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Education

Act and O. Regulation 304, School Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days, to the Ministry of Education,

on or before March 1st of each school year.

The school year calendar is defined as the period between September 1 and June 30 and must include

a minimum of 194 school days, seven (7) of which must be Professional Activity Days.

Number of school days 194

Number of Professional Activity Days 7

Labour Day September 5, 2016

First Instructional Day September 6, 2016

Thanksgiving Day October 10, 2016

Christmas Break December 26, 2016–January 6, 2017

Start of second semester for secondary schools February 6, 2017

Family Day February 20, 2017

Mid-Winter Break March 13–17, 2017

Good Friday April 14, 2017

Easter Monday April 17, 2017

Victoria Day May 22, 2017

Last day of classes for elementary students June 29, 2017

Seven (7) Professional Activity (PA) Days for ELEMENTARY schools:

October 7, 2016 Provincial Education Priorities

November 18, 2016 Parent-Teacher Conferences

December 2, 2016 Provincial Education Priorities/Faith Development

January 20, 2017 Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting

February 17, 2017 Parent-Teacher Conferences

June 9, 2017 Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting

June 30, 2017 Provincial Education Priorities

Calendar information is posted on the board’s website at www.tcdsb.org.

We ask any family who will be moving out of Blessed Pope Paul VI for 2016-2017 school

year to please inform the school office ASAP. We will be projecting student enrolment

for September 2016 and having this information assists us in being a little more

accurate with our projection. Your assistance with this information is greatly

appreciated as school organization changes with enrolment at each grade level.

Lunchtime Supervisor Substitute Needed: In the event that our regular Lunch

Time Supervisor is not available, we require a substitute to fulfill this responsibility. If you

are interested in this substitute postion, please contact Ms. Maringola 416 393 5374 for a

complete application Form. Thank You!

March’s VIRTUE: Forgiveness The Virtue for March was Forgiveness. We would like to congratulate the following

students who were chosen as recipients of the Virtue of the Month for March. Juliana Dias, Samuel Rocci, Cristiano Maciel, Emma Estrela, Vanessa Pacheco, Brody Reis,

Dayla Viveiros, Sebastian Ribadineria, Saverio Schiraldi, Sebastian Lopez-Mendoza, Nathan Dawit, Ines Raposo, Lucas Riaf, Joao Pedro Ferreira,Peter Nguyen, Melissa

Mendes, Carolina Faustino, Jacob Nguyen, Kaila Frazao, Ethan Alves, Daniel Pereira, Ethan Araujo, Ryan Carrillo, Bryanna Centeno,Nicholas Faria, Julisa Fermin Ten, James Pacheco, Diego

Moreira, Vivienne Chaves

B.P.P VI Catholic School Parent Council News…. Thank you to all who have supported our Annual Dance A Thon on February 26, 2016. The student’s raised $2, 938.85. Together we can make a difference! The following students are acknowledged as collecting the most pledges: 1st Place: Katrina Pontes won Sky Zone 2nd Place: Joseph Bowles won Lego Gift Card 3rd Place: Hayley Brandao won Instax Mini 8 Camera

Next Meeting is Tuesday April 5, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.

Family Movie Night Movie: Inside Out Date: Friday April 29, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Place: School Gymnasium

Admission is free with a purchase of Popcorn and drink $2.00

Parent Volunteers needed! If you are a parent of BPP VI and

able to volunteer for a parent council event such as pizza day, movie night or

annual BBQ, please leave your contact information the main office with Ms.

Maringola. It takes a village to raise a school, let’s work as a team for a

brighter future. Together, we can make a difference!

Thank You! B.P.P VI CSPC

Monthly Update from the Board April 2016

Budget Consultation TCDSB thanks the many parents, students, staff and community members who participated in

consultation regarding the Multi Year Recovery Plan. Please visit the board’s website at www.tcdsb.org or follow us on Twitter @TCDSB to get the latest information about the consultation regarding the 2016-2017 budget.

School Year Calendar The school year calendar for 2016-2017 has been approved. This includes the system-wide professional activity

days. Check here for information https://www.tcdsb.org/school/schoolyearcalendar/pages/default.aspx Please note that there is a system-wide PA day scheduled for April 15th.

Mark Your Calendars and Prepare to Celebrate

Catholic Education Week May 1-6, 2016

“Opening Doors of Mercy” https://www.tcdsb.org/board/nurturingourcatholiccommunity/catholiceducationweek/pages/default.aspx

Parent Engagement Resource Event: Supporting All Our Students…Imagine the

Possibilities April 30th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Catholic Education Centre, 80 Sheppard Avenue East

Hosted by TCDSB’s Special Services Department and the Special Education Advisory Committee

Features workshops, special education resources, community resources, raffles, door prizes.

The Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education 77th Annual Conference, AGM & Gala Dinner

A full day conference for parents, caregivers and our partners in publicly funded Catholic Education in Ontario

"Many Gifts, One Voice: Living Our Virtues in a Virtual World"

Co-hosted by OAPCE Toronto and the Toronto Catholic District School Board Register online http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ec6a0r4n5fb01bdc&llr=57qgf7bab

Change the World: Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge ChangeTheWorld: Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge is a six week challenge to encourage Ontario high school students to

volunteer locally and reward them for doing so. Last year in Toronto, over 3,500 students took part and across the province over

40,000 youth participated. Those who volunteer during the six weeks can contact the Ministry to request a certificate from

Volunteer Toronto and the Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade. The 2016 campaign starts on April 10th

and ends on May 23rd. www.volunteertoronto.ca/changetheworld

The City of Toronto’s - Clean Toronto Together Campaign

School Cleanup Day--Friday April 22, 2016

Community Clean-up Days--Saturday April, 23 & Sunday, April 24

The City Park Clean-up--April 18th to April 22th, 2016 (grades 1 to 8)

https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/environment/EarthMonth/Pages/default.aspx

Other Upcoming Events April is Volunteer Month. Celebrate the volunteers in your school community and tweet out your stories and photos

using the hashtag #familyofvolunteers April 2nd: Pope John Paul II Day—declared by the Government of Ontario

https://www.tcdsb.org/pages/pope-john-paul-ii-day.aspx

We Love To Read!

Students in Ms. Salituro and Ms. Olmedo’s class love to read fiction, non fiction and stories written and illustrated by students.

Good Snowy Evening!

Blue Jay’s Nest hosted a small delegation of teachers studying math in kindergarten.

Thank you so much Blue Jay's Nest for welcoming us into your space today. What an amazing

learning experience it was for all of us. We could see how engaged you were in your learning and how evident your "voice" was as we were invited to play with you. As we walked through the space, we saw how your thinking was made visible through the writing, art, and in the many other languages you chose to demonstrate learning. We saw mathematical thinking through out your space and in the learning opportunities you showed us. We heard how your inquiry stance led you to make new discoveries and to ask new wonders!

Thank you Melissa for the math game, we can't wait to play! I will make sure to invite my colleagues at the board office to play the game with me! We will continue to follow your learning journey via twitter. Keep tweeting! A special thank you to Ms. Hasegawa, Ms. Minnema, and Ms. Lio for this opportunity.

Sincerely, Early Years Curriculum Resorce Team and Delegates.

Morning Meals Program Helpers

Yummy snacks for everyone! A few Students in Ms. Mastrogiacomo’s class expressed an interest in the snack program and wanted to be snack helpers. ‘We noticed how hard Ms. Jacinto works, and we wanted to help her out”. Being snack helpers has made us very happy to come to school because not only are we learning the curriculum but also important life skills. Ms. Jacinto has been running the snack program for many years. We feel very helpful to Ms. Jacinto because every day we go downstairs at 10:30am and begin our mini work

day. We do the dishes, clean the counter tops, prepare the snacks for the 15 classes each day and put away the extra snacks classes bring back. We could not believe she would do all of this work by herself! WE LOVE BEING SNACK HELPERS and we are proud to help one of our community members.

By: Samantha, Emily, and Valerie

Biography

This month students worked on biographies. Students focussed

on individuals who had contributed positively to the world.

Some biographies students researched were Terry Fox, Harriet

Tubman, Ruby Bridges, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and

Mother Teresa and David Thompson. They researched their

early lives, obstacles and contributions to the world. All

students did a great job and shared their knowledge with the

class in an oral presentation.

Holy Thursday

On Holy Thursday, students

from Ms. Silva’s class re-

enacted the last supper meal that

Jesus celebrated with his

disciples. We read the passage

from the Bible and ate bread

and drank juice as symbolic of

the body and blood of Jesus.

Top Left: students put their measuring skills together as they make bread in honour of the Last Supper. Top Right:students sit, reflect and gather as the diciples did with Jesus at the Last Supper. Bottom Left: Students get their feet washed. Students are reminded that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, that we are here on earth to serve and love one another as equal brothers and sisters.

Jesus has Risen

Easter is a time to remember the story of Jesus and what He did for us to live on this earth. The grade 5 students in Ms. Mastrogiacomo’s class completed many cooperative activities to truly understand the passion of Christ. First, we read and researched the many wonderful miracles and teachings of Jesus. Our class then went on a school Easter Egg hunt throughout the school, not in search of chocolates, but in each egg was a symbolic clue and a bible passage in the stages

leading to Jesus’ death. On Holy Thursday, our class re-enacted the last supper and the washing of the feet. This was very meaningful to us because not only were we mourning while having bread and wine (aka, grape juice) but we expressed to each other that we are all God’s children and are all equal. Our teacher washed a few of our feet, we washed each other’s feet, and we even washed Mrs. Lio’s and Mrs. Hasewaga’s feet. We felt so good about our day that we spread the good news by visiting various primary classes and washing the feet of other students as well. We will never forget the special memories of this Easter.

Josh Binstock Olympic 2012 Athlete visits B.P.P VI

On March 30, 2016 Josh Binstock 2012 Olympic Athlete in Beach Volleyball spoke to BPPVI students and staff. Mr. Binstock shared openly his defeats, challenges and most rewarding moments thus far in his careers. He talks to many students across Canada about following personal dreams, resilience and never giving up. Mr. Binstock reminded students the importance of staying in school and the importance of an education. He was both inspiring and motivating. BPP VI was grateful that Mr.Binstock made time in his busy schedule to visit. Thank you to Ms.Leadbetter for arranging such an event for the school.

Music Festival 2016 here we come…… Students in grade 6, 7 & 8 have been practising several songs for April 11, 2016 Music Festival. Students are so thrilled to have this opportunity to play instruments together and play as a band. It’s Show Time for B.P.P VI!