NOVEMBER, 2018

Transfiguration of Our Lord C.S.

School News

Principal’s Message

November is a month dedicated to Peace. God commands us to seek peace through our actions and attitudes. It is by following the example of Christ that we can have peace with God. We celebrate the virtue of Peacemaking through lessons, class activities, special celebrations, mass and our interactions with each other. Throughout the month, our daily prayers will dedicated to those whose names have been placed in our memorial basket. Our Remembrance Day Ceremony will honour our veterans with poems, stories and participation from our instrumental band. Our students participated well in Cross Country and ten of our students qualified to attend the final City Meet. Congratulations to our athletes and their coaches. The intermediate boys and girls will compete in a Volleyball Tournament early November. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on the evenings of November 14th and 15th from 5:30 -8:00 p.m. Progress Reports will be sent home on November 13th. The report will be a measure of how your child is achieving thus far and an opportunity to collaboratively determine next steps in your child’s learning. Let us continue to work together to ensure student success and well-being. Yours in Christ, Victoria Purri Principal Follow us on Twitter: @transfigtcdsb

Transfiguration of Our Lord

55 Ludstone Drive Toronto, Ontario M9R 2J2 (416) 393-5276 Fax (416) 397-6075

Principal: Victoria Purri Superintendent: Flora Cifelli (416) 222-8282x2732 Trustee: Joseph Martino Ward 1 (416) 512-3401 Parish: Transfiguration of Our Lord Father George Parayil CSPC Co- Chairs: Cynthia Bozzo Joanna Russo CPIC (Parent Engagement--TCDSB) www.tcdsb.org/cpic OAPCE Toronto (Provincial Voice for Parents) www.tcdsb.org/oapce-toronto Enrollment: 430 Hours of Operation: 9:00a.m.-3:30p.m. Lunch Hour: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

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ext. 2383.

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please visit the website at www.tcdsb.org.

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School Hours 9:00 a.m. Morning Entry

10:42-10:57 Morning Recess 11:45-12:45 Lunch

2:10-2:25 Afternoon Recess

3:30 p.m. Dismissal

Virtue of the Month

PEACEMAKING

“Rooted in Christ: we

Belong, we Believe, we

Become”

Peace is a goal of all spiritual people

Peace begins within ourselves and is an inner

state of well-being and calm.

People of peace promote non-violence,

practice conflict resolution, and believe in

cooperating to solve problems.

The root of the Hebrew word for peace,

"shalom," means "whole" and points to this

twofold meaning: peace within oneself and

peace between people.

PROMOTION OF PEACE:

Catholic teaching promotes peace as a

positive, action-oriented concept. “Peace is

not just the absence of war,” said St. John

Paul II, “it involves mutual respect and

confidence between peoples and nations. It

involves collaboration and binding

agreements.” Peace and justice are linked:

Peace is the fruit of justice.

Let us work together to keep all of our students safe at arrival and

dismissal. Please be mindful of the traffic signs on Ludstone Road.

Do not park in the Bus Loading Zone.

Do not park across the street from the school.

Do not block the Church parking lot.

Do not use the staff parking lot for pick up or drop off.

If possible, please walk your child to and from school to

ease traffic congestion around the school.

Thank you for your continued support.

Health and Safety

Safe Arrival of Children Safety is one of our primary concerns. Teachers will be on duty

to supervise the children at 8:45 a.m. Please be advised that

children should arrive at the school no earlier than 8:45 a.m.

Although there is a staff member on bus duty to assist in the

event of an early bus arrival, the staff duty in the schoolyard

commences at 8:45 a.m.

If your child is absent from school due to illness or any family

matter, it is your responsibility to notify the school. Dial the

school number and press ‘1’ for our answering machine. Please

indicate the name of the child, his/her teacher and the reason

for the absence. Attendance callouts are very time consuming,

and our office may not be able to contact you promptly. By

speeding up the process we can ensure the safe arrival of all the

children in a timely manner.

End of Day Pick Up

Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic School dismisses at 3:30

p.m. It is the responsibility of the parent to make arrangements

for students to be picked up on time. We understand that

emergencies and delays happen occasionally, but please keep in

mind that our office staff cannot always keep a close eye on

children that are left behind, and we do not want to compromise

their safety

Accidents Despite the constant reminders and attention given to issues of

safety, occasional accidents do happen. In the case of minor

accidents (cuts, scrapes) band aids and ice will be provided. In

the event that a child continues to experience discomfort or is

in distress, it is the school’s practice to notify the

parent/guardian. It is absolutely imperative that the school has,

at all times, an up-to-date telephone number for your home and

work, as well as numbers for your emergency contact person.

Transfiguration of Our

Lord: Staff List 2016-17 Classroom Teachers: Grade Teacher Room #

ELP1 P. Collaco 121

L. Oppedisano

ELP1 M. Martin 120

V. Ribeiro

SK/1 L. Marra 116

Gr. 1 M. Ginocchi 124

Gr. 1/2 C. Muzzatti 126

Gr.2 L. Grisolia 105

Gr. 2 A.Vaccaro 106

Gr. 3 N. Montagnese-Giordano 104

Gr.3 A. Visseli /P. Santelli 103

Gr. 4 K. Kure 216

Gr. 5 L.M. Fiaschetti 217

Gr. 5/6 S. Zurzolo 214

Gr. 6 L. Liuzzi 215

Gr. 7 M. Novalski 212

Gr. 8 D. Di Cecco 206

Gr. 8 M. Iori 207

Congregated Gifted Programme: Gr. 6 J. Nazzicone 202

Gr. 7 D. Fantinato 208

Gr. 8 A. Sebastiano-Gri 211

Specialty Teachers:

Special Ed. M. Minatel 202A

French C. Anderson 210

French S. Dadjeu 210

French T. Harasim 210

Vocal Music D. Giancola

Instrumental J. Krzyszkowski

Physical Ed. L. Grossi

Physical Ed. P. Posca

Support Staff:

Secretary J. Panin

Clerk Typists I. Furlano (Tuesday)

L. Grise (Friday)

Library A. Nicolucci

E.A. L. Dal Bello

E.A. M. Magnone

E.A. M. Toscano

Head Custodian J. Hrgetic

Custodians (P.M) E. Marchese, C. Carrera

Guidance C. Chyz

APT G. Boni

Social Worker F. Hilb

School Psychologist S. Ramirez-Fernandes

Visitors to Our School All visitors to the school are asked to

report to the office upon entering the

school. Visitors are welcome, however, for

the safety of our students, we need to know

who is in our school and the reason for the

visit. Once approved, you will be asked to

wear a Visitor Pass lanyard

Parents we respectfully ask that you stop at

the office and allow your children to

continue onto their classrooms.

CSPC NEWS

Thank you to all the parents who have submitted the Activity Fee. We are grateful for your contributions. The Activity Fee is used to provide many activities, events and support for your children. If you have yet to submit, you may do so through the school office or online through the new school cash online system.

Thank you to the parents who volunteered at NO FRILLS on Sunday October 28, 2018 with the Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser. It was nice to see the kids dressed up and the community coming together.

The Halloween Dance was a success. Thank you to the Halloween committee for their efforts in decorating the gym and DJ'ing the event. Pumpkins were purchased for the annual pumpkin decorating contest. Congratulations to the winning classes: Mrs. Grisolia’s, Mrs. Giordano’s and Mrs. Iori’s.

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, December 8th

Our Skate with Santa committee is back at it again this year! Looking forward to another fantastic event. More information coming out shortly. If you would like to contact the CSPC chairs, it can be done through our email address, cspc.transfiguration@tcdsb.org

Save the Date: CSPC Meeting: Tuesday, November 6th @ 6:45pm

Skate with Santa: Saturday December 8th @ 4:00pm

As the holiday season is approaching, the Reda

family would like to invite you to come see their

holiday Christmas lights at 6 Sabrina Drive, from

December 1st to January 1st from 6:30 – 10:00p.m.,

in support of SickKids Foundation.

The unveiling of the Christmas Lights will be on

December 1st

from 7 -8 p.m. Refreshments have

been generously donated by the local Tim

Hortons. There will be a special appearance by

Santa Claus, and more.

Donations can ONLY be made from the link

below:

http://my.sickkidsdonations.com/Christmas2018

Thank you for your generosity and support!

Congratulations to all of our Cross Country athletes.

We had a great season and the students participated

with enthusiasm and had fun at the meets. Ten of our

students qualified to compete at the City Finals where

Peter D. placed eighth and Gabby R placed second.

Thank you to all of our coaches: Mr. Fantinato, Ms.

Fiaschetti, Ms. Genta, Ms. Grossi, Mrs. Liuzzi, and

Mr. Minatel.

The Hallowe’en Dance was a huge success. Students, staff

and parents enjoyed dancing to the beat of DJ Chris.

Thank you to our wonderful CSPC for decorating the gym,

providing the music, donating the pumpkins for the Best

Creative Pumpkin Contest, handing our Hallowe’en

pencils and most importantly for the opportunity to share

in a collaborative spirit with our school community.

Congratulations to Ms. Grisolia,

Ms. Giordano and Mrs. Iori’s

classes. They win a movie and

popcorn sponsored by our CSPC

for coming in first place!

Ms. Fiaschetti’s Grade 5 students researched Human Organ Systems and presented their projects. Well Done!

The

Our school now has a Twitter account. If you have a Twitter account go to @transfigtcdsb. If you do not have a Twitter account google "Twitter search" and then search @transfigtcdsb.

Be sure to check out all of the wonderful things happening at our school! Thank you to Mrs. Iori for setting up our account.

Thank you for your

generosity. Our school’s

total donation to the Terry

Fox Run is $3626.00

Ms. Collaco and

Mrs. Oppedisano’s

FDK students

learn, play and

have fun.

Monthly Update from the Board

November, 2018

Don’t Forget to Turn Your Clocks Back Weekend of November 3-4, 2018. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep!

TCDSB Trustee Election Results Congratulations to the newly elected and re-elected Trustees for the Toronto Catholic District School Board:

Ward 1 - Joseph Martino

Ward 2 - Markus de Domenico

Ward 3 - Ida Li Preti

Ward 4 - Teresa Lubinski

Ward 5 - Maria Rizzo

Ward 6 - Frank D’Amico

Ward 7 - Mike Del Grande

Ward 8 - Garry Tanuan

Ward 9 - Norm Di Pasquale

Ward 10 - Daniel Di Giorgio

Ward 11 - Angela Kennedy

Ward 12 - Nancy Crawford

The new Board of Trustees will be sworn in at the Inaugural Meeting on

Monday, December 3, 2018.

Information About Cannabis On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, cannabis became legal in Ontario and

the rest of Canada. The Toronto Catholic District School Board remains committed to

maintaining safe school and work environments that are welcoming and

support the Board’s focus on excellence in education. Although legislation permits the recreational use of cannabis, the vaping,

smoking, or use of lighted tobacco, cannabis/marijuana, herbal material (or

any other combustible material) and electronic smoking devices is

prohibited at all TCDSB schools and worksites.

Current rules for ALL TCDSB and Ontario schools: A positive school climate and a safe learning and teaching environment are

critical for student success and central to our Board’s goals as outlined in

our Multi-Year Strategic Plan.

All current policies and regulations governing the use of cannabis remain in

effect and include, but are not limited to:

Possession of cannabis (except for medical purposes, if

authorized by a health care practitioner such as a physician or a nurse practitioner) will not be permitted while in

schools or at school-related activities, even after legalization

of recreational cannabis.

Suspension may be considered for a student under the

influence or in possession of cannabis.

Suspension will be required, and expulsion may be

considered, if a student gives cannabis to a minor.

PLEASE NOTE:

Smoking or vaping cannabis is NOT permitted at schools and places

where children gather.

You are also not permitted to smoke or vape cannabis:

At school, on school grounds, and all public areas within 20m of these grounds

On children’s playgrounds and public areas within 20m of playgrounds

In child care centres, or where an early years program is provided

In places where home child care is provided – even if

children aren’t present

Additional Resources about Cannabis The following is the web page link to information from Toronto Public

Health about Cannabis. https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-

wellness-care/health-programs-advice/cannabis/

Province of Ontario Seeks Feedback on Education The Province is consulting with parents across the province to

address concerns and get feedback in several areas of the education

system.

Feedback from these consultations will help shape decisions in the

following areas: 1. Improving student performance in Science, Technology,

Engineering and Math (STEM)

2. Preparing students with needed job skills, such as skilled trades and coding

3. Improving provincial standardized testing

4. Ensuring students graduate with important life skills, including financial literacy

5. Managing the use of technology in classrooms, such as cell

phones 6. Building a new age-appropriate Health and Physical Education

curriculum that includes subjects like mental health, sexual

health education and the legalization of cannabis 7. Developing the first-ever Parents’ Bill of Rights

How to participate

There are three ways to participate:

Open submission

Share your views on all or some of the 7 key consultation areas that

are outlined above:

1. Use the private and confidential online submission form, or

2. Email your written submission to fortheparents@ontario.ca and:

include your name or the name of your organization

add “provincial consultations” as the subject

attach your submission as a PDF or Word document

Deadline is December 15, 2018.

The 2018-2019 TCDSB Awards Season Has Begun! Nominations are now open for the following TCDSB Alumni Award,

Award of Merit and Friends of Catholic Education Award which will be

presented at Awards Night on May 6, 2019. Deadline: third Friday in January (January 18).

TCDSB Alumni Award: Open to TCDSB alumni who are still active in the Catholic community and who have distinguished

themselves in their career or accomplishments.

TCDSB Award of Merit: Open to former staff, parents and trustees who have made outstanding contributions to the TCDSB

and to Catholic education (can only be considered for award

after a three-year period has passed since departure from the TCDSB)

Friends of Catholic Education Award: Open to members of the general public (individuals or organizations) who have

accomplished extraordinary service to Catholic Education but

who may not be Catholic.

NEW Award: Sister Evanne Hunter Young Women in

Leadership Award

In honour of International Women’s Day, the Sister Evanne Hunter

Young Women in Leaders. hip Award is a new award that will be

given annually to two exceptional TCDSB female students in their

graduating year (one grade 8 student and one grade 12 student) in

recognition of their

leadership qualities and involvement in social justice

efforts in their school and community. Beginning

November 1, all schools will be invited to nominate one

female student in their graduating year for the award.

Click here for more information. For nomination forms and information, visit: www.tcdsb.org/awardsnight

Visit www.tcdsb.org to get more information about any of these

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and information

Mass Schedule

Friday, Sept. 14 Hospitality Thursday, Oct. 11 Gratitude Thursday, Nov. 8 Peace Tuesday, Jan. 22 Christmas Wednesday, Feb. 2 Love Tuesday, March 26 Lent Thursday, April 25 Easter Wednesday, May 22 Marian Mass Wednesday, June 26 End of Year Graduation Mass to be determined. Dec. 3, 10, 17 Advent Celebrations’ Friday, May 10 Mother Mary Procession

Held bi-weekly on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month for

Grades 5 to 8 on Fridays from 7 – 9 p.m. until June. The

program engages with the youth through games, skits,

teachings, small group discussions, snacks and much

more. Sign up at the Parish Office. You can start attending

even if you missed the kickoff. More information about

the program can be found at transchurch.ca/edge/ The next 4 dates:

•November 2 Call to Holiness & Sainthood

•November 16 Yes Mother

•December 7 CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

•January 18 The Pursuit of Happiness

All Masses during the month of November will be offered

for the intentions of those names listed on the All Souls

Envelopes. These envelopes are available at the back of the church or

in the parish office. We ask you to write the names of those you wish to be

remembered and place it in the collection basket or return

it to the parish office. They will then be placed on the altar for the month of

November.

TRUSTEES

Wards

1. Joseph Martino 5. Maria Rizzo 9. Jo-Ann Davis 2. Ann Andrachuk 6. Frank D’Amico, Vice-Chair 10. Barbara Poplawski, Chair 3. Sal Piccininni 7. Michael Del Grande 11. Angela Kennedy, 4. Patrizia Bottoni 8. Garry Tanuan 12. Nancy Crawford Taylor Dallin, Student Trustee Joel Ndongmi, Student Trustee

Rory McGuckin, Director of Education 80 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, ON ∙ Website: www.tcdsb.org

School Year Calendar

2018-2019 Labour Day September 3, 2018

First Day of School September 4, 2018

Thanksgiving Day October 8, 2018

Christmas Break December 24, 2018–

January 4, 2019

Family Day February 18, 2019

Mid-Winter Break March 11-15, 2019

Good Friday April 19, 2019

Easter Monday April 22, 2019

Victoria Day May 20, 2019

Last day of classes June 27, 2019

Seven Professional Activity Days:

October 5, 2018

November 16, 2018

December 7, 2018

January 18, 2019

February 15, 2019

June 7, 2019

June 28, 2019

PARISH NEWS