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DIRECTOR’S BULLETIN

2006-2007

In a school community formed by Catholic

beliefs and traditions, our Mission is to educate students

to their full potential

A Community of Faith

With Heart in Charity

Anchored in Hope

The Toronto Catholic District School Board educates close to

90,000 students from diverse cultures and language

backgrounds in its 201 Catholic elementary and secondary

schools and serves 470,375 Catholic school supporters across

the City of Toronto

Subjects:

1. SAINTS OF THE TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

2. SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

3. FROM THE BOARD, FEBRUARY 2007

4. CHANGE IN PAYROLL DEPOSIT--repeat

5. MARCH BREAK TRAINING, CUPE LOCAL 1280--repeat

6. TORONTO COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP EVENTS--repeat

7. TCDSB GOES GREEN

8 AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES & CONTESTS - Barb and Marek Brodzki Fund - 2007 OTIP Teaching Awards--repeat - Grenada Association Bursary--repeat - Great Canadian Writing Contest

9. SCHOOL ANNIVERSARIES, OFFICIAL OPENINGS & BLESSINGS - St. Anthony 100th Anniversary--repeat - James Cardinal McGuigan 25th Year Reunion--repeat - St. Teresa 50th Anniversary--repeat - St. John the Evangelist 150th Anniversary

10. EVENT NOTICES - St. Patrick’s Day Mass - TCSAA Annual Recognition Dinner/Dance--repeat

11. SHARING OUR GOOD NEWS - St. Antoine Daniel Catholic School - St. Barnabas Catholic School - St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School & Mary Ward Catholic Secondary

School - St. John Catholic School - Transfiguration Catholic School - St. Leo & Our Lady of Victory Catholic Schools - Bishop Allen Academy - Mary Ward & Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary Schools - St. Francis de Sales Catholic School & Brebeuf College School - St. Angela Catholic School - St. Anselm Catholic Secondary School - Loretto College School - St. Michael Catholic School

12. MEMORIALS

13. BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS

14. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES - Non-violent Crisis Interventions Training Program - Principal’s Qualification Program

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V a l i d a t i n g o u r M i s s i o n / V i s i o n March 5, 2007

PLEASE ENSURE THAT A COPY OF THE WEEKLY DIRECTOR’S BULLETIN IS MADE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STAFF #26

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Toronto Catholic District School Board, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 6E8 Telephone: 416-222-8282

March 5, 2007

You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the World. Matt. 5:13, 14

Those who teach will shine like stars for all eternity. Daniel 12:3 THE DIRECTOR’S BULLETIN 26

…continued Subjects:

15. APPLICATIONS – FOR IMMEDIATE POSTING

CUPE LOCAL 1328 - Senior Buyer, Materials Management, CEC

CUPE LOCAL 1280 - Assistant Caretaker--various & Awards

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The Saints of the Toronto Catholic

District School Board

We Celebrate with the following schools on their Saint/Name-sake Feast Day:

March 4 - 17

St. Gerald – March 13

St. Patrick – March 17




SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up the mountain to pray.

While he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white…

Then from a cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my chosen; listen to him!”

Luke 9:28-36

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FROM THE BOARD

A MONTHLY SUMMARY OF BOARD HIGHLIGHTS AND DECISIONS

February 2007

___________________________________________________________________________________________ Nominations to SEAC The Board of Trustees has appointed Dario Imbrogno and Virginia Pearce to the Toronto Catholic District School’s Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) for the next four year term effective February 2007. New Athletic Activities Policy Approved The Board has approved a revised Athletic Activities within the Physical and Health Education Programs Policy S.P.07, which will be posted on the Board’s web site at http://www.tcdsb.org/policyregister/SP07.html School clusters identified for review The Board has approved the initiation of a school accommodation review, in accordance with the School Accommodation Review Policy S.09, for the five clusters of schools identified below:

Review Areas Group ‘A’ Clusters of Schools CE01 Christ the King St. Ambrose

St. Josephat St. Teresa CE07 St. Gerard Majella St. Philip Neri CE12/ CE13

Blessed Trinity St. Antoine Daniel St. Cyril St. Edward

CE16 Annunciation Precious Blood St. Catherine St. Isaac Jogues

CE19 St. Henry St. Maximilian Kolbe St. Sylvester

Addressing staffing challenges Notwithstanding the passage of the budget motion on December 13, 2006, the Board approved the following: that vacancies in the positions of Principal, Vice-Principal, and Program Coordinator be filled as needed, with

the possibility of including the option provided by Article 15.06 of the agreement between the Board and TSU.

that long-term occasional assignments for vacant positions for the balance of the 2006-2007 school year be awarded to (non-retired) members of the bargaining unit, unless no suitable qualified candidate is available for the particular vacancy.

that, in order to facilitate recommendation (1) and (2), staff continue to address the Management Challenge with the understanding that at least some dollars will come from in-year funding provided by the Ministry.

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Board to apply for Ministry funding to support students with high educational needs The Board authorized the Director of Education to submit proposal(s) to the United Way of Greater Toronto in order to secure a portion of Ministry of Education funding being administered by the United Way of Greater Toronto for investment in community-based academic supports in relation to students with high educational needs. Surplus space The Toronto Catholic District School Board has declared that the Best Start Child Care classrooms are not required for the purposes of the Board and are surplus to its needs. The Toronto Catholic District School Board will enter into a Lease Agreement with the Best Start Child Care Operators for the purpose of providing day nursery services under a licence issued under Section 11 of the Day Nurseries Act; and in accordance with Section 1.0.1 of Ontario Regulation 444/98 made under the Education Act. Board approves Student Success Action Plan 2006-2007 The Board has approved the Student Success Action Plan for the current school year, which is guided by the following themes and priorities: Consolidation and alignment of practice from kindergarten through to grade 12 How to best differentiate and personalize programs to best meet the varied needs of students Starting Right in Grade 9 has been adopted as a slogan, symbolic of the Board’s proactive approach to get as

many students as possible onto a path towards success, as early as possible, so resources and energies are not spent in senior grades in a reactive mode of remediation and recovery

Evidence based decision-making: intensive energy is being spent in training secondary administrators, their student success teams and all teachers in practices that are based in solid analysis of data to inform programming choices for all students.

Membership in the Sweatshop Free Advisory Committee The Board confirmed the membership of the Sweatshop Free Advisory Committee to be: two students to be filled by representatives from the Catholic Student Leadership Impact Team which the

Student Trustee chairs two teacher memberships to be filled by representatives one each from the TECT and TSU two parent memberships two superintendent memberships to be filled by the Director two trustee memberships (Catherine LeBlanc-Miller and Angela Kennedy)

Upcoming Meetings March 7, 2007 Human Resources, Program & Religious Affairs March 20, 2007 Special Education Advisory Committee March 21, 2007 Administrative & Corporate Services March 28, 2007 Board All meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Catholic Education Centre, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, North York, ON

The Toronto Catholic District School Board educates close to 90,000 students from diverse cultures and language backgrounds in its 201 Catholic elementary and secondary schools and serves 470,375 Catholic school supporters across the City of Toronto.

“From the Board” is produced by the Communications Department, Toronto Catholic District School Board 416-222-8282, ext. 5314, E-mail: [email protected]

This document is also published on the Internet at www.tcdsb.org (see “News”)




Important Payroll Notice

Change in Payroll Deposit for the following staff:

Adult ESL & Nursery Instructors Supply Secretaries Supply Caretakers

Continuing Ed & Summer School Temporary Staff

The Board has recently decided to align the pay dates for all staff. The effective date for this change will be the August 03, 2007 payroll. Please find below the pay date schedule that will outline the payment details of the change over for the above outlined staff: July 27, 2007: 2 week payment for the period of July 1 to 14, 2007 August 3, 2007: 1 week payment for the period of July 15 to 21, 2007 August 17, 2007: 2 week payment for the period of July 22 to Aug. 4, 2007 August 31, 2007: 2 week payment for the period of Aug. 5 to 18, 2007 The above staff will continue to be paid 2 weeks in arrears, on a bi-weekly basis. A complete pay date schedule will be placed in the Directors Bulletin in June and September 2007.

If you have any questions regarding the above schedule, please contact the Payroll Department at 416-222-8282, ext. 2102.




MARCH BREAK 2007 TRAINING PROGRAM

For

CUPE Local 1280 Custodial, Maintenance and Supply Staff Members

The Planning & Facilities Department in partnership with CUPE Local 1280 are presenting a Professional Development program for all CUPE Local 1280 Custodial, Maintenance and Supply Staff Members during the upcoming March Break 2007.

Training will Take Place at Brebeuf College 211 Steeles Avenue East (just west of Bayview) on the south side of Steeles Avenue

All Supply Custodial Staff Members will attend on the days specified by their respective SQS SQS Area # 1 and SQS Area # 4 Tuesday March 13, 2007 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. SQS Area # 2 and SQS Area # 5 & All Maintenance Trades Staff Members Wednesday March 14, 2007 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. SQS Area # 3 and SQS Area # 6 Thursday March 15, 2007 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Spare Head Caretakers & Supply Caretakers who are assigned to an SQS Area should attend on the dates listed. All other Supply Caretakers should attend on one of the dates listed above and will be required to RSVP with Gloria Zappavigna before March 1, 2007 @ (416) 222-8282 Ext. 2052.

This is a mandatory training session for all invited staff. Supervisors will be contacting their respective staff to advise individuals of the time and date that they will be required to attend this training program. All custodial staff must sign in as this will represent your attendance for the day.

*LUNCH AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED*

Registration starts at 8:00 a.m.

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TORONTO COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP EVENTS (Earth Day Leadership Projects) The City of Toronto's 4th Annual 20-Minute Toronto Makeover will take place on Friday, April 20, 2006. Last year the TCDSB displayed a phenomenal participation rate and demonstrated our Board's commitment to our community and the environment. In response to Mayor David Miller’s formal invitation, the TCDSB encourages all schools and administrative sites to participate in the 20-Minute Toronto Makeover. The 20-Minute Toronto Makeover is a city-wide initiative, and part of Mayor Miller’s Clean City, Beautiful City Campaign. Students and teachers are asked to take 20 minutes out of their day and clean up litter in any public space - parks, school grounds, street corners, etc. If your school will be participating in the 20-Minute Toronto Makeover, and you would like to receive supplies (gloves and bags), please register online using this link http://intranet/vgk/recyclingSurvey.asp Please consider the following when planning your 20-Minute Toronto Makeover event: A 20-Minute Makeover at its simplest level is a school community (or representation of a school community) setting aside 20 minutes to clean-up the school (inside and/or outside).

� If you would like to clean up a local park between April 10th to 20th, please complete the attached Request Form from the City and return it back to Yukiko Pinto of Toronto Parks Forestry and Recreation via e-mail [email protected] or Fax -416-392-8221. Yukiko will put you in touch with your local Park Supervisor to make arrangements. Please indicate the exact name of the park you wish to clean, the number of students and teachers attending, and your preferred clean-up date and time. Individual classes will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis. The number of classes accommodated will be up to the discretion of each Park Supervisor. Note that the deadline for registration is March 9, 2007.

� For park clean-ups, Parks and/or Recreation staff will be on-site to provide a pre-clean-up presentation and review safety rules. They will also remove bags of litter and recycling cleaned from parks and will keep sharps containers on hand.

� The City of Toronto has provided the TCDSB with gloves and large coloured garbage bags for all participants. By registering with the above link your school will be sent supplies by TCDSB staff.

� Participants should bring plastic grocery bags from home for litter collection - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! � Schools should bring 1-2 recycling containers with them to their clean-up area to collect any recyclable litter -

reduce, reuse, recycle! For park clean-ups, Park Supervisors will supply recycling baskets on-site. � Schools must bring a first aid kit with them to their clean-up area, and students should be accompanied by a

staff person trained in First Aid treatment. � Students participating in the 20-Minute Toronto Makeover must fill out a Media Release form, as the event

could be covered by local media. � Prayer services to be used during Earth Week. In addition, Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation is having a draw to plant a tree. There are 4 large caliper trees available. Schools interested in a tree planting must register for the clean-up by March 9th. Up to four schools will be chosen, one per City district, in a random draw for the tree planting. Note that only those schools that are cleaning a local park are eligible to participate in the tree planting. Participation in events such as these allows students to live the Catholic Graduate Expectation: A Responsible Citizen, as they do their part to help create a clean and beautiful Toronto. This leadership project might be championed by a student leadership team,(i.e. ESP, Smile) an environmental club, the chaplaincy team, a science or social science class or staff and students who are passionate about environmental issues. We would ask that all schools include their caretakers as major partners in this initiative.

For information, please contact Ron Hearn at 416-222-8282, ext. 2177.

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Parks, Forestry and Recreation

PARK CLEAN-UP REQUEST FORM (April 10 – April 20, 2007)

To sign up your school group for a park clean-up and receive supervisor contact information, please fill out this form and e-mail it to [email protected] or fax to 416-392-8221 by Friday, March 9. If you have any questions, please contact Yukiko Pinto at 416-392-6643. Limited to one request per school. SCHOOL NAME

ADDRESS

CONTACT NAME (Principal preferred)

PHONE NUMBER

E-MAIL ADDRESS

PARK NAME

PARK LOCATION (If you don’t know the exact name of the park, please provide details of its location.

Clean up Day You may select any school day between April 10 to April 20

Date: Time:

Number of Participants

Students:

Grade: Staff/Parents:

Four schools each from the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board will have an opportunity to plant a tree in the park as part of the clean-up. If you wish to enter the draw, please indicate your interest below.

Tree Planting Draw: □ Yes □ No




TCDSB GOES GREEN!

“We Do Not Inherit The Earth From Our Ancestors, We Borrow

It From Our Children”

3 Rs! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

The priority is to Reduce first, Reuse second, and finally Recycle. Please assist your caretaking staff

by separating the waste and recycling.

Conserve Energy! March Break = lights out, computers, monitors & peripherals all off. Please! & Thank you! Unless IT indicates otherwise.

March Break Reminders

Please remember to shut down all computers, monitors, and peripheral

components prior to leaving the school for March Break!

During your March Break connect with your outdoor environment by taking nature hikes, a visit to the zoo, bike rides, etc… (www.greentourism.ca) Challenge yourself to minimize your Ecological footprint during the week. Go the week without using the car, minimal electronics use or produce

zero waste!

Spring Clean-Up Reminder

The registration for the City’s 20-minute makeover is well under way. The deadline for

schools to participate is fast approaching, March 9th. If you want to register please inform your

Principal and they can fill out the City of Toronto “Park Clean-up” request form, which is included in the Director’s Bulletin. They will also need to complete the TCDSB form at the following link: http://intranet/vgk/recyclingSurvey.asp. Once you have registered TCDSB will be distributing

the bags and gloves directly to your school prior to the event.

Any questions please call Ron Hearn (Officer – Waste Management) 416-222-8282 X2177

“WATTS”UP? CORNER. Check out the TCDSB Media Library for Environmentally related subjects @ http://interdev.tcdsb.org/avcatalog/ Congratulations to the Nunavut program after a successful launch at the Toronto Zoo. Climate change awareness will continue to grow. Check out the Mary Ward Question above!

Further Info: Contact - Scott Grieve (Officer of

Energy Conservation) x2229 or Ron Hearn (Officer – Waste Management) X2177

TCDSB Environmental web page: http://www.tcdsb.org/environment/.

The Last Polar Bear?...

What role will you play in

‘Keeping our Planet Earth Healthy’?

March 5, 2007SUBJECT: 8-1a



The Barb and Marek Brodzki Fund

HISTORY This fund honours the memory of Barb Brodzki, who devoted many years of her life to the education of special needs children. Barb was a master teacher of children and adults. Barb taught a wide variety of classes and was also an Assessment and Programming teacher with TCDSB. She was a member of the Balanced Literacy Team and one of the initiators of the Fifth Block Program. She also co-taught an Additional Qualifications Course through OISE during the summer in Special Education

Barb was passionate in her love of special needs children and providing them with quality literature. This award was conceived to continue her wish for them. Marek's name was added

to this award posthumously in recognition of his support for Barb’s dedication and his own interest in literacy.

An annual “Literacy Tea” is held in Barb’s and Marek's honour to continue to raise money for this fund. Annette Hicks, Assessment and Programming Teacher, (416.222.8282 ext 6180) will be organizing this year's tea. DESCRIPTION OF AWARD The Barb Brodzki Award is a special fund administered through The Angel Foundation for Learning. It will be awarded to an elementary school in order to enhance and expand literacy

materials for special needs children in that school. One award of $500 will be given out yearly to a selected elementary school. CRITERIA This award will be given to an elementary school on an annual basis to purchase literacy materials for special needs children. The application must include the school’s objectives for the use of the funds, a breakdown of the materials that will be purchased and a rationale of how these specific materials would benefit the literacy needs of special education children at the school. The literacy materials must be directly available and accessible to the students (books, CD Rom, media etc). APPLICATION PROCESS Application forms will be available in the fall at http://www.angelfoundationforlearning.org or contact Joan Lovell at 416 222-8282 ext 2844. Any TCDSB elementary school may apply for this award. Selected schools must wait 3 years before applying again. The successful school will be asked to evaluate the benefit of these materials. The deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday, April 10, 2007. SELECTION PROCESS The review committee will be composed of members of the Brodzki family and Assessment and Programming Teachers. DONATIONS TO THE BARB AND MAREK BRODZKI FUND Donations to the Barb and Marek Brodzki Fund may be made to The Angel Foundation for Learning, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6E8. CONTACT PERSON Enquiries regarding this award can be made to Annette Hicks (416 222-8282 ext 6180)

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Barb and Marek Brodzki Fund – Application

Section A: Applicant Information Name of School: ____________________________________________________ Section B: Project Proposal 1. What are your school’s objectives for the use of the funds?

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2. List any materials that may be purchased. (Publisher, cost, description). (*Add additional sheets as required).

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3. Rationale: i) Which students and families will benefit from this purchase? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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ii) How will these specific materials benefit the literacy needs of these students?

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4. Evaluation: i) Describe how you will evaluate the benefit of these materials.

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Please note: The successful school will be asked to submit an evaluation of the benefit of these materials. Completed application forms should be submitted, by APRIL 10th, 2007 to Mary Cecol - SBSSS- WEST c/o St. Dorothy C.S. or by e-mail to [email protected] Name of Principal: ________________________________ Contact Person: _______________________ Signature of Principal: _____________________________ Date: _________________________________

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Celebrate Great Teaching Nominate a Teacher for Special Recognition

The Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) and the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP), joint sponsors

of the OTIP Teaching Awards, are pleased to open nominations for the 2007 OTIP Awards. Deadline for submissions is March 30, 2007.

The awards recognize teachers who: • use innovative teaching methods, design creative programs, and develop exciting learning experiences for Ontario

students • engage students in the process of learning and create enthusiasm for learning by raising their sights, broadening

their horizons and enhancing their learning potential • demonstrate understanding and integration of community diversity into classroom practices • encourage the sharing of community and individual resources in the schools of our province • encourage the creative use of technology in the classroom, and • demonstrate a personal commitment to lifelong learning

Nominated teachers will demonstrate the skills and characteristics indicated within those criteria. In addition, the individual prize for a beginning teacher will consider: • willingness to learn, and develop, as well as, to seek advice from colleagues and act upon it Fill in the electronic form. Submit it directly to OTF before March 30, 2007. When you have successfully completed the nomination form, you will receive a confirmation.

Criteria and nomination forms are found at www.teachingawards.ca

For more information on how you can participate as a nominator or supporter, please contact OTIP Teaching Awards at: [email protected]

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The Grenada Association – Toronto Bursary is offering a maximum of four (4) Bursaries each worth $750.00 to Grenadians and/or children and grand

children of Grenadian parentage resident in Ontario who will be attending the First Year University or college in September 2007.

The bursary is based on academic achievement as well as community involvement. Application forms and an information package are available from The Consulate general of Grenada in Toronto or 439 University Ave., Ste 930 Toronto, ON., M5G 1Y8 Tel: 416-595-1343. www.grenadaconsulate.com

Mr. Paul Rose 44 Neilson Dr. Etobicoke, ON., M9C V7 Tel: 416-554-2205 E-mail [email protected]

The closing date for applications is June 1st 2007.




Young authors prepare to write the next great Canadian story The GMAC Great Canadian Writing Contest is open to kids nation-wide in Grade 5 or Grade 6. The 2007 contest begins February 19, 2007 and runs through to April 16, 2007. There is no entry fee, and over forty prizes to be won! The names of all contestants who enter the contest by March 14, 2007 will be included in a random draw for a chance to win the Early Bird Prize. One (1) Early Bird Prize winner will receive a visit from award-winning Canadian author Kenneth Oppel during the week of March 26, 2007, to their school, library or family literacy program – depending on which organization he/she entered the contest through. If a winner enters the contest individually, the winner will choose either his/her school, library or family literacy program to receive the author visit.

To participate, entrants must: • Be in Grades 5 or 6 during the contest period. • Write a short story of no more than 200 words (in English or French) based on the contest’s theme of the family. • Proof read, edit your work. Have a parent, teacher, librarian, family literacy program coordinator or other adult

read and edit your work. Once the editing is complete, prepare a final copy (either typed, or neatly hand-written). • Illustrate a book cover to go along with the story. • Complete a contest entry form • Put together the edited draft, final copy, illustrated book cover and completed contest entry form on top. A panel of judges will read the stories and select 13 first place provincial and territorial winning stories that will be published in a book that all winning authors will receive.

Please note that we regret that we cannot accept entries by fax or e-mail.

Please mail to: GMAC Great Canadian Writing Contest c/o ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation

4211 Yonge Street, Suite 235 Toronto, ON M2P 2A9

Visit www.gmacgreatcanadianwritingcontest.ca for contest form and rules and regulations and details.

SUBJECT: 9-1

The Students, Staff and Parents of

St. Anthony Catholic School and the Toronto Catholic District School Board

cordially invite you to attend the Solemn Blessing and 100th Anniversary Celebration

of St. Anthony Catholic School

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:00 p.m.

130 Shanly St., Toronto, Ontario, M6H 1L9

R.S.V.P. by March 29, 2007. Nicolina Basso 416-393-5210 [email protected]




ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF MCGUIGAN JOIN US ON

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007

TIME: 5:30 p.m. Reception/Appetizers COST: $50 per Ticket

Includes appetizers; five course meal; two bottles of wine per table; D.J. and door prizes. (Cash bar)

The Venetian Banquet & Hospitality Centre 219 Romina Drive, Concord, Ont.

For more information please contact: [email protected]

Call: 416-393-5527 ext. 81693

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St. Teresa Catholic School

We’re celebrating our 50th Anniversary! Sunday, May 6, 2007

We invite our friends, former staff, alumni, students and their families to join us

at the school for:

Mass at 11:00 a.m. Open house

Alumni dinner, for details call Gail at: 416-259-4343

St. Teresa Catholic School

110 Tenth Street Etobicoke, Ontario M8V 3G1

416- 393-5266







ST. PATRICK’S DAY MASS

SATURDAY MARCH 17/07 AT 10.00 A.M.

ST. MICHAEL’CATHEDRAL

PRINCIPAL CELEBRANT ARCHBISHOP THOMAS COLLINS, ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO CONCELEBRANTSPRIESTS, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO IN ATTENDANCEHIS EXCELLENCY MR. DECLAN KELLY,IRISH AMBASSADOR TO CANADA

For further information, call Michael Doyle, 416-259-1676 or Ed Dunphy, 416-261-9566

SUBJECT: 10-2

13TH ANNUAL RECOGNITION DINNER/DANCE Annually we meet to recognize and honour the many coaches who volunteer their time through TCSAA on behalf of TCDSB students. Plan to attend and support this worthwhile event.

VICTOR ANGELOSANTE AWARD PRESENTATION The Victor Angelosante Award is presented annually to a Toronto Catholic District School Board employee who, through significant involvement with athletics and the Toronto Catholic Schools Athletic Association (TCSAA), has made an outstanding contribution toward the overall development and education of young people. The Award Winner is one who personifies those qualities Victor demonstrated in abundance and one who embodies and inculcates by example the highest traditions of a Catholic educator and a dedicated sportsperson. The 2007 Award Winner will be honoured on May 10, 2007, at the 13th Annual TCSAA Recognition Dinner. We are pleased to announce that the 2007 Victor Angelosante Award will be presented to:

Tony Covelli Teacher – Our Lady of Peace Catholic School

Thursday, May 10, 2007 La Contessa Banquet Hall, 69 Milvan Drive, North York, Ontario

Cocktails: 5:00 p.m. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Presentations: 7:00 p.m. Dance: 8:00p.m.

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TORONTO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

13th ANNUAL RECOGNITION DINNER NAME: _____________________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL: __________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF TICKETS: ___________________ X $12.00 = ________________

Detach and send to: Anthony Scopa, SBSSS-East, by Tuesday May 2, 2006. Please make cheques payable to: St. Brendan Catholic School




15-year-old vaults into gymnastics big-time By Jack Borenstein Monday, February 26, 2007--Town Crier Amanda Bahlibi has been immersed in artistic gymnastics for a little more than half her life. Her eighth place finish, including third on the bars, helped Team Ontario (the only Canadian team competing) finish second at the Kurt Thomas International Invitational Feb.16–18 in Frisco, Tex. Her Texas performance is an indication of the 15-year-old North York native’s potential in the sport, given her young age. An all-round athlete in sports like softball, basketball, soccer, volleyball and cross country, she was named Female Athlete of the Year at St. Antoine Daniel Elementary School. As a 7-year-old at St. Antoine Daniel, her class received a pamphlet one day that would eventually change her athletic focus.

It was from Discovery Gymnastics on Champagne Dr. that Bahlibi took the pamphlet home to her parents, who agreed to explore it. They accompanied her to Discovery’s facilities where she tried all the equipment and spoke with a coach. "I wanted to pursue the sport further, and my parents gave me the go-ahead to join up," says Bahlibi. She started in pre-competitive gymnastics at age 8, and entered Ontario provincial competition for the first time as a 10-year-old after achieving strong performances in a trio of qualifying tournaments. Artistic gymnastics for Bahlibi involves "flexibility, strength, endurance and a sense of balance."

The four elements comprising artistic gymnastics are vault, bar, beam and floor. Vault requires the gymnast to complete two vaults, with the score being the average of the vaults combined with their degree of difficulty. The bar involves swinging, fly-aways and hand stands. Beam is a routine of jumps, dance, acrobatics and a dismount, and floor consists of dance and tumbling lines followed by a series of leaps involving jumps and turns. Her floor exercise routine involves choreographed swing music, which falls in line with Bahlibi’s bounce and spring motions she undertakes while in that mode.

She works out regularly after school and on weekends at Discovery Gymnastics under the tutelage of Lindsey Carrier, her coach for the past five years. "Lindsey is a great coach who has lots of experience as a gymnast," said Bahlibi. "She has great knowledge from her years in competition, and has offered insightful advice and suggestions to improve my form and technique over the years."

Carrier, an eight-year Canadian national gymnast and now head of competitive gymnastics at Discovery, said Bahlibi picked up the sport almost immediately. "Amanda is extremely dedicated and a hard worker," she said. "She knows the program thoroughly, is always motivated and is very easy to coach." Bahlibi’s training regimen begins with a warmup that involves shuttle running from one line to another and conditioning "where you go around to different stations in a circuit, to build up overall strength along the course." She acknowledges her various sports experiences help in terms of "running, agility and overall strength."

Her current gymnastic hero is four-time U.S. artistic gymnastics national champion Anastasia Nastia Liukin. "Nastia has entertaining routines, and always achieves high marks," Bahlibi said. "She has lots of difficult moves, and her landings are always tight and solid."

Bahlibi’s 2007 gymnastic calendar continues to be busy. A week prior to the Texas meet she competed in an Elite Ontario qualifying tournament, where she finished seventh. She will compete in an invitational tournament during the March break, and will contend at the Ontario provincial championship in Caledonia in April. "If I finish in the top four I will qualify for the Eastern Canadian Championship in Saint John, N.B. in May, and that’s my immediate goal," she says. "It’s going to be difficult to go from my current Level 8 to Level 9, the top level in the sport, but I will work and practise hard to achieve that mark." Carrier is hopeful of Bahlibi reaching Level 9 in 2008.

"The beam may be her weakest event, but she has such a positive attitude about everything," Carrier said. "She’s always trying her best to improve and be consistent in all events, every time out, and is just beginning to realize her great potential as a gymnast."

Bahlibi says she doesn’t know the timeline of her gymnastic career, but would like to become a coach down the road. If and when that occurs, new devotees of artistic gymnastics will enjoy the wisdom, the easy candor and demeanour which Bahlibi displays to her teammates and coaches.










SNAP NEWSPAPER 2007 MARCH ST JOHNS TOUQUE TUESDAY Michael Sam Tralee Reford For the sixth year in a row St John's Catholic Elementary School has played a very active role in raising funds for the homeless by participating in Toque Tuesday. St John's raised over $2500 this year alone with children buying matching hats to wear and sell. The cause helps with to find both short and long term solutions to homelessness.

Hats and kids...gotta love them both! Tralee Reford - event organizer

The older kids showing off their school spirit and hats

More photos at http://www.snapbeaches.com/display/5414/84/ ST JOHN'S SKI DAY St.John’s students and parents enjoy a sunny day of skiing and snowboarding at Skyloft Resort on February 16th.

The St.John’s Gang!

preparing for the jumps! More photos at http://www.snapbeaches.com/display/5652/84/




Racism: Evil in a six letter word Celine Araujo, 13, Grade 8, T.O. Transfiguration Congregated Gifted Program, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2007 www.brandnewplanet.ca H BRAND NEW PLANET, Toronto Star Black or white. About 30 years ago, that’s how people would’ve seen you. That’s how you would be judged. Black. White. This could have determined things as big as where you lived, went to school and what job you got. Even smaller things like where you sat in the classroom or bus, what books you used and how much you got paid could have been determined by the colour of your skin. Blacks were discriminated against because they spoke differently, lived differently and had different beliefs than the mainstream population. They refused to assimilate and maintained their own unique culture. They were treated like scum throughout most of history. Captured, enslaved, and treated like animals just because their skin was darker than Europeans and Americans. This discrimination, against any race, is called racism. That one little six-letter word has been able to drive people apart and has been the cause of suffering, mistreatment, wars and deaths. Racism is like the flu — it has no cure and constantly changes forms to stay alive. And although we can take shots to help prevent the flu, there are very few treatments for racism. Perhaps the worst place to be in the world in the ’50s and ’60s if you were black, was the southern U.S. Until the 1970s, America largely held racist beliefs. Although slavery had ended hundreds of years ago, people of colour were treated as inferiors. So strong was this hate against the blacks that black children weren’t even allowed to go to school with white children. Being racist or holding any kind of prejudice against any group or belief is similar to living your life with blinders on your eyes. It is like seeing the world in black and white. So, I challenge the entire world, in honour of Black History Month, to rip off your blinders and stop seeing life as having one perspective. I challenge the world to keep your mind open to the unknown. Question everything you know and learn about things you don’t know about. Try looking at life from someone else’s perspective. And although you may think that if one person changes their outlook on life it won’t matter, it can make a difference. What you do can have a positive or negative effect on the people who surround you. Choose to make your influence a positive one and set an example for others to be open-minded and kind to everyone. Open your mind. You’ll be surprised at what you’ll find when you don’t see life in just black and white. Make the choice to view it in full colour, in all its glory.

SUBJECT: 11-6 A St. Leo player is literally in the face of Solomon Sualim from Our Lady of Victory as the teams competed for the boys West Regional Championship under the Toronto Catholic District School Board at Bishop Allen Catholic Secondary School Feb. 14. St. Leo won, 31 to 30. York Guardian – February 23, 2007

DENNIS HANAGAN







Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School's Jade Barkie, left, blocks Cardinal Newman's Theresa Linatoc at the net during junior girls' volleyball action at Cardinal Newman Feb. 6. JILL KITCHENER Scarborough Mirror February 25, 2007

SUBJECT: 11-9

JILL KITCHENER

St. Francis de Sales Catholic School student Rosa Carnovale, 11 kicks a ball on target during the Arctic Games at Brebeuf College School Tuesday, Feb. 27. The Toronto Catholic District School Board's 2nd annual Arctic Games brought North Region school students together for a better understanding of Canada's Inuit community by introducing Arctic sports, games and outdoor activities. Students from the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program at Algonquin College were in attendance to demonstrate the ancient art of throat singing, drumming, games and traditional Inuit fashion. North York Mirror March 1, 2007

SUBJECT: 11-10 This coming March Break Rodrigo Flores Romero from St. Angela Catholic School will be part of an Artist group that will be creating a Mural for a new community initiative sponsored by MicroSoft Canada. Rodrigo was selected along with two other young artists in the Etobicoke/Rexdale community. Previously Rodrigo had participated in project sponsored by the North Etobicoke Revitalization Project, where local students artists worked on developing a book based on comic drawing techniques. The books entitled “A State of Mind Between the Lies”; were published with the support of many local businesses and charities. Rodrigo’s submission “I Got A Need For Speed”, is included in the finished work. It was Rodrigo’s work on the Comic Book that led to him being selected for the Mural project. A heartfelt congratulations goes out to Rodrigo for his work on the Comic Book and upcoming involvement in the Mural Project.




St. Anselm’s multicultural night

On February 13, St. Anselm Catholic School had a multicultural night which was organized by the parents. Our CSAC chair Susan Scandiffio, Catherine LeBlanc-Miller and Kathleen Wynne Minister of Education also dropped in.

SUBJECT: 11-12 Keisha Toney from Loretto College received a Toronto Residents in Partnership Award for acknowledgement. Keisha, who came second in the Morley S. Wolfe Youth Book Competition ‘Challenging Racism and Celebrating Diversity’ Award (the one holding the certificate), is flanked by TCDSB staff and Harvey Starkman, President (TRIP).




Archbishop Collins visits St. Michael Catholic School

The children and staff of St. Michael Catholic School were honoured by a visit to their school by Archbishop Thomas Collins on Wednesday February 28th. In order to welcome His Grace to his new appointment and to the parish, staff arranged a luncheon with guests including Superintendent Bernice Brand, Trustee Katherine Leblanc-Miller and Father Ed McGovern.

His Grace offered words of encouragement and support to teachers, thanking us for the important role we play in Catholic education. He stressed that beyond any academic need, there is the essential spiritual need to see the individual uniqueness of each child and to help them recognize that they are loved by us and, in turn, by God.

His Grace was later presented with a collection of books from each class; each book including a submission from every student in the school. His warmth, love and ease with children was evident as he spoke to both the crowd and to individual children, thanking them, questioning them and later joining in with songs of praise sung by all the students. Before leaving, His Grace imparted a special blessing to the students and their families.




Let us remember in prayer the souls of the deceased members of the TCDSB

community and their loved ones, particularly the following who have died recently... for these we pray:

May the angels lead them into paradise. May the martyrs come to welcome them into the

new and eternal Jerusalem. The holy sacrifice of the Mass will

be offered for their souls. May they rest in peace.

MEMORIALS

Erika Bognar mother of Doris Bognar, Principal at St. Martha Catholic School

Jim De Petrillo brother of Flora Sardina, Secretary at

St. Leo Catholic School Marie Hill nother of Mary Hill, Teacher at

St. Helen Catholic School Robert Lang father of Diana Riopel, Social Worker at

TCDSB Salvatore Lenzo Teacher at St. Maria Goretti Catholic School and husband of

Rina Lenzo, Teacher at The Divine Infant Catholic School Concetta Mazzolino mother of Carmella Cerullo, Teacher at

All Saints Catholic School Anthony McEvenue brother of Maria McEvenue, Assessment & Programming

Teacher at SBSSS-West Frank Senna father of Rose Natale, Secretary at

All Saints Catholic School




BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS

Serena Brega

born February 21, 2007. Daughter of Thomas Brega, Teacher at

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School and Sandra Brega

Joshua Patrick Hayward Brunt born February 24, 2007. Son of

Colleen Hayward, Resource Teacher at Literacy Department

and Tim Brunt

Rihanna Selena Dahlia-Bhumak born February 26, 2007. Daughter of

Alyssia Dahlia, Job Coach at St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School

and Maninder Bhumak

Blessed are you, Creator God, giver of life and the source of joy.

Bless these parents of our TCDSB Community as they celebrate and welcome the gift of life and children into their homes.

Grace their hearts and homes with your love and peace. Amen.




Attention:

Upcoming

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® Training Program (CPI)

•If someone in your care became disruptive or assaultive—what would you do? •You can learn how to take control of an out-of-control situation. •You’ll feel calm and confident—instead of fearful and confused. •You’ll learn how to promote safety and dignity—always. Two-day Workshops are being offered at the Catholic Teachers’ Centre at CEC on:

• #1 -- Wed. March 21 (9am to 3:30pm) and Thurs. March 22 (9am to 12:30pm) or

• #2 -- Thurs. Apr. 5 (9am to 3:30pm) and Thurs. Apr. 12 (9am to 12:30pm) or

• #3 -- Thurs. May 10 (9am to 3:30pm) and Tues. May 15 (9am to 12:30pm)

Register through on http://www.tcdsb.org No code is being provided, internal coverage only. For both Elementary and Secondary Panels: Special Education teachers, Classroom teachers, EA’s, CYW’s, Principals and Vice-Principals Presented by: Paula Antinucci and Veronica Ellis, Assessment & Programming Teachers - Behaviour Team

Participants must attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate. LIMITED SPACES SO APPLY EARLY!!!

(Dress comfortably and wear running shoes.)




PRINCIPAL’S QUALIFICATION PROGRAM 2007 EXPANDED SCHEDULING TO MEET YOUR NEEDS

Visit www.edu.yorku.ca/pqp to verify location and dates as they are subject to change. SPRING 2007 (Parts 1 & 2 - Face-to-Face and Partial Online) FACE-TO-FACE DATES Tuesdays (evenings) April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2007 PLUS Saturdays March 31, April 14 and 28 , May 12 and 26, June 9, 2007 LOCATIONS West John Fraser Secondary School | 2665 Erin Centre Blvd, Mississauga East Durham District School Board Office | 400 Taunton Road East, Whitby Central Toronto Catholic Education Centre | 80 Sheppard Avenue East, North York

PARTIAL ONLINE PROGRAM DATES FOR IN-CLASS MEETING Saturday and Sunday March 31 and April 1, April 21 and 22, May 5 and 6, June 23 and 24 PLUS On-line Modules LOCATIONS FOR IN-CLASS MEETINGS York University, Keele Campus, Toronto

SUMMER 2007 (Parts 1 & 2) FACE-TO-FACE (Part 1*) DATES July 3 to July 20, 2007 inclusive (seven hours a day) LOCATIONS For location details, go to www.edu.yorku.ca/pqp *Practicum project to be completed subsequent to this course during the school year before taking Part 2.

FACE-TO-FACE (Part 2) DATES July 3 to July 20, 2007 inclusive (seven hours a day) LOCATIONS For location details, go to www.edu.yorku.ca/pqp

FALL 2007 (Parts 1 & 2 - Face-to-Face and Partial Online) FACE-TO-FACE DATES Tuesday (evenings) September 25, 2007 - January 8, 2008 PLUS Saturdays October 20, 2007; November 3 and 17, 2007; December 1, 2007; and January 12, 2008 LOCATIONS West John Fraser Secondary School | 2665 Erin Centre Blvd, Mississauga East Durham District School Board Office | 400 Taunton Road, East, Whitby Central Toronto Catholic Education Centre | 80 Sheppard Avenue East, North York

PARTIAL ONLINE PROGRAM DATES FOR IN-CLASS MEETING Monday through Saturday August 20 – 25, 2007 PLUS Saturday and Sunday January 12 and 13, 2008 PLUS On-line Modules LOCATIONS FOR IN-CLASS MEETINGS York University, Keele Campus, Toronto

Office of Research and Field Development | Faculty of Education, York University

N802 Ross Building | 4700 Keele Street | Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 Telephone: 416-736-5003 | Fax: 416-736-5023

Email: [email protected] | Website: http://www.edu.yorku.ca/pqp




PLEASE POST ON STAFF BULLETIN BOARD

CUPE LOCAL 1328 POSTINGS POSITION DEPT./SCHOOL LOCATION SALARY RANGE # 1-2007 Senior Buyer

Materials Management CEC 80 Sheppard Avenue East

Grade 7 $888.39 to $1,012.25

QUALIFICATIONS • Three (e) year college diploma in related field or equivalent • Certified Professional Purchaser Designation or Certified Professional Public Buyer is mandatory • Three (3) – four (4) years of recent related experience • Proficient in MS Office applications, SAP Materials Management Module experience an asset • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills DUTIES The primary function of this position is to assist system users to define and obtain goods and services for delivery to curriculum/classroom programs by: • developing and preparing product specifications for tendering • Issue tenders, receive and analyze tenders, proposals quotations • review and revise product document specifications for tender and RFQ’s • assisting schools/departments in setting up new programs with new Product Technology to meet their needs;

meeting with end users to assist in development of solutions for program needs • managing vendors and various commodity groups • ensuring SAP material groups prices and vendors are always up to date • evaluating school inventories, furniture and equipment, and recommending costing for new replacement for

new school building programs in conjunction with construction supervisors and general contractors • conducting on going product evaluations and analyzing products to ensure products meet the safety standards

of the Board • investigating user complaints, expediting late deliveries and negotiating invoice discrepancies with vendors • liaising with other school boards and associates to carry out cooperative purchasing ventures • perform other duties as assigned or required WRITTEN APPLICATION REFERRING TO POSTING NUMBER, LOCATION AND POSITION MUST REACH LINDA MOYNAGH, SUPERVISOR, SUPPORT STAFF, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, CATHOLIC EDUCATION CENTRE, 80 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, NORTH YORK, ONTARIO NOT LATER THAN TUESDAY, March 13, 2007. PLEASE NOTE: RESUME AND ANY PERTINENT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUESTED. *EMPLOYEES WHO APPLY FOR MORE THAN ONE POSTING MUST SUBMIT INDIVIDUAL COVERING LETTER, RESUME AND DOCUMENTS PER BID.




TO BE POSTED ON CARETAKER/TRADES & MAINTENANCE BULLETIN BOARDS

CUPE LOCAL 1280 JOB POSTINGS Note: 1. BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR BIDS, YOU ARE ASKED TO FIRST VISIT AND ACQUAINT

YOURSELF WITH THE SCHOOL/FACILITY FOR WHICH YOU PLAN TO SUBMIT A BID. 2. YOU ARE REMINDED THAT YOU MAY NOT BID ON ANOTHER JOB POSTING FOR A PERIOD OF

SIX (6) MONTHS FOLLOWING ANY SUCCESSFUL BID EXCEPT FOR PROMOTION. 3. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE TO ENSURE THAT HE OR SHE HAS

AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE MADE AWARE OF ALL JOB POSTINGS CONTAINED IN THE DIRECTOR’S BULLETIN.

* POSITION REQUIRES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF BES II CERTIFICATE OR A FOURTH CLASS

STATIONARY ENGINEER'S LICENSE (CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT PROOF TOGETHER WITH THEIR BIDS).

POSITION DEPT./SCHOOL LOCATION SALARY RANGE Posting # 15-07 Assistant Caretaker NOTE: Hours are from 3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

1 1/2 Garfield Avenue

$19.18/hr.

Posting # 16-07 Assistant Caretaker NOTE: Hours are from 3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

St. Josaphat/ Pope Paul

55 Pelham Avenue/ 270 Laughton Avenue

$19.18/hr.

WRITTEN OR FAXED (416-512-3046) APPLICATION REFERRING TO POSTING NUMBER, LOCATION AND POSITION MUST REACH HUMAN RESOURCES, ATTENTION: LINDA MOYNAGH, SUPERVISOR – SUPPORT STAFF, CATHOLIC EDUCATION CENTRE, 80 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, NORTH YORK, ONTARIO, NOT LATER THAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007.

AWARDS

#91-06 – R. FANTIN

#100-06 – J. PAWLAK #05-07 – P. TEKLU #06-07 – R.SANTOS

#07-07 – C. CARCASOLE #08-07 – M. GIRONDA

#90-07 – R. GATUS

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