P.B.S. Express!

November 2011

Precious Blood Catholic

School

1035 Pharmacy Avenue

Scarborough, Ontario M1C

M. McMorrow

Superintendent

J. Del Grande

Trustee - Ward 7

F. Bergougnou

Principal

K. Manning

Vice-Principal

R. Greenaway

Secretary

E. Schmidt

Clerk Typist

F. Lopresti

O. Alday

F. Nitti

Caretakers

Virtue of the Month

Peacemaking

Peace is not the absence of war.

Like a cathedral, peace must be

constructed patiently and with

unshakeable faith. Pope John Paul II

Precious Blood Parish

1737 Lawrence Ave. East

Scarborough, ON M1R 2X7

416-751-2661

www.preciousblood.ca

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Here we are in a new year and it is already the month of November.

We would like to thank Mr. Cosgrove and his class for putting togeth-

er another issue of P.B.S. Express. Mr. Cosgrove told me that there

are many submissions from our intermediate classes this time. There

have been many exciting things going on in all our classes this fall. A

lot of hard work has gone into this newsletter, and we are sure you

will enjoy it.

You may have noticed that there have been a few changes at Precious

Blood this year. There are now three grade six classes at P.B.S., and

Ms. Ria Sarmiento has joined our Grade 6 team. We have another

new teacher, Ms. Julia Brown, teaching Grade 3 in the afternoon. Mr.

Daniel Murphy will be teaching our Grade 4/5 class until Christmas.

After Christmas, Ms. Raquel Rodrigues will be returning to P.B.S.

from her maternity leave. When Ms. Agata Lopresti-Costantino

leaves to have her baby, Ms. Anna Blalowska will take over as one of

our core French teachers. We are very fortunate to already have her in

the building helping out. On Mondays, Ms. Natalie Collins is at Pre-

cious Blood to teach Health and to work with our grade 8’s. We are

also very pleased to have a new Child and Youth Worker, Ms.

Keleann Samuel who will be working mostly with our Grade 1’s.

Our Parent Council have continued their stellar fundraising efforts this

year. Our Chocolate Drive has just finished, and it has been a great

success again this year. The Parent Council would like to thank all of

the parents and students who worked so hard to support the school.

They would also like to remind you that their next meeting is on

Wednesday, November 9th at 7 p.m., and all parents are encouraged

to attend.

Finally, please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have any

concerns. We want you, wherever you spend your day, to feel confi-

dent that your children are safe, happy and getting an excellent educa-

tion at Precious Blood.

May God bless you and your families and keep you safe in the coming

months,

Ms. Kelly Manning Mr. Frank Bergougnou

Vice Principal Principal

Volume 2 Issue 1

Virtue of the Month This month we will be focussing on the virtue of PEACE. The

quote for this month is “Peace I leave to you, my peace I give to

you.” John 14:27. Offering each other the sign of peace during

Mass is probably considered to be the “fun” part for some of

our younger students. Yet Catholic social teaching reminds us

that we are one human family whatever our national , racial, eth-

nic, economic and ideological differences. We are our brothers’

and sisters’ keepers wherever they may be. Loving our neigh-

bour has global dimensions in a shrinking world. The Gospel

calls us to be peacemakers. Our love for all our sisters and broth-

ers demands that we promote peace in a world surrounded by

violence and conflict. This month at Precious Blood we will be

peacemakers by recognizing students in our community who

promote peace and harmony.

Ukulele Club By: Artemio C. Fruity Friday! On Friday, October 14th, the Kindergarten classes had

a Thanksgiving Celebration. They enjoyed a fruit sal-

ad made with oranges, grapes, apples and pears. They

also had some carrots and cucumber slices. What a

healthy snack!

The Terry Fox Run!

During the day of the Terry Fox Run the students from P.B.S went outside in front

of the school and sang

“O Canada”. Students from J.K to grade 8 brought a loonie and a toonie for the

Terry Fox Foundation. We ran for one hour, many laps around the block. Grades 5

to 8s ran, including Mr. Murphy’s class. Kindergarten classes walked around the

school yard. Grades 1 to 4 walked around the neighbourhood. Jk’s and Sk’s gave hi

fives to the runners as they ran by the school. We were very supportive and people

were able to walk with their friends. It turned out to be a very sunny day. Alto-

gether we raised $804.00.

Our mascot stands forever!

The End

By Alyssa O. Gr.8, and Grade 7 PALS class.

Boys’ Soccer Report:

On September 20, 2011, the boys’ intermediate

soccer team travelled to St Patricks’ High School

for the divisional soccer tournament. Sean, the

team captain and Mr. V the

PBS soccer coach taught us

valuable soccer skills to keep

our team competitive. We

played two games in the round

-robin and depending on goal

differential and winning

streaks, we had the finals in our hands.

In our first game against St Dennis we had a 1-0

lead with Alex’s amazing goal. After the half-

time interval, PBS was down 2-1 and in the final

three minutes, Sean scored the tie-breaker with

his curving free kick. In the second game our

team played St John’s, which was a make or

break game for us because we had to win by two

goals to make it to the finals against St.Brigit’s,

so we won 5-3 with Juan’s winning goal. The fi-

nals against St.Brigit’s, was again a pressure

game for PBS, and if we would win we would go

to the Regionals. By half-time the teams were

tied 1-1 with Yousef’s amazing header. Then we

couldn’t maintain the tie with St. Brigit who

scored and took the lead 2-1. We received a free

kick towards the end of the game but unfortunate-

ly that was a missed opportunity and we were

declared the runners-up in the Divisional compe-

tition. The members of the team are very appre-

ciative of the support and coaching by Mr.

Vigliatore.

By: Antony M

We Day On Tuesday, September

27th, 2011, a group of

intermediate students

attended the We Day

which was held at the Air

Canada Centre. There

were several great perfor-

mances by guests artists

such as Shawn Desman, Nikki Yanofsky, Down

with Webster, City and Colour, the Kenyan Boys’

Choir and Nelly Furtado. As well, there were inspi-

rational speakers such as Dr Hunter Doherty “Patch

Adams”, Marry Robinson, Liz Murray, Rick Han-

sen, Danny Glover and Spencer West.

The most significant aspect of the gathering was the

announcement that Nelly Furtado was donating

$1000000 to Free the Children. One other event

discussed was the upcoming “Vow of Silence”,

which has been planned for November 30th. This

occasion is for children who live in other countries

that don’t have the right to speak.

By the end of the day, everyone had learned some-

thing new and was inspired by each and every

speaker. It certainly was a very heart-warming ex-

perience that left a lasting impression upon the in-

termediate students who attended the We Day gath-

ering.

By Sonya B. and Leah B.

1) Can you name the popular fruit other than

the tomato and pineapple that is on a pizza?

2) This is a cryptic clue: Santa’s vehicle

breaks his leg. What is the name of Santa’s

vehicle?

3) When do you stop at green and go on red?

(See solution on next page.)

Let’s Dance

Precious Blood School will be hosting a Dance Workshop for classes throughout Novem-ber and December. A professional dance instructor will come to our school and teach students a variety of dance styles and techniques appropriate for their age group. Please ensure that your child comes prepared with comfortable shoes and clothes and be ready to dance! Thank you.

Answers to the puzzles: 1) Olive

2) Sleigh

3) Eating a watermelon

Girls’ Soccer Tournament

On Wednesday, September 21, The Intermediate Girls’ Soccer Team attended a tournament at Riverdale. We used public transit and ended up at the wrong field, so our coaches, Ms. D’Agostini and Mrs. Tam-burro, directed us to the right field.

We stared at the field in awe, as we watched teams score goals and run up and down the field. We got ready to play, and the first team we faced was St. Luke’s. We lost 3 to 4, but we did our best. Our second game was against St. Dunstan, and we tied 1 to 1. With some trepidation, it was down to our last game against Our Lady of Per-petual Help and we won 3 to 1! We were excited.

Over all we came in second place,

with a special thanks to our two coaches,

Ms. D’Agostini and Mrs. Tamburro, our par-

ent volunteers, Mr. and Mrs. El-Rassi, and

as well our Co-Captains, Reanna and Cett.

Also, we wish a special mention to the team

that made victory possible: Reanna, Cett,

Karissa, Shormeh, Megan, Daniella, Stella,

Jaden, Emily, Mirna, Kianna, Jessica, Ni-

cole and Amanda.

By:Stella Curcio

Markham Fair

The grade 3's had a wonderful time at Markham Fair. We visited the General Exhibits Building and Old McDonald’s Barn and the Special Events Tent. The children saw many farm animals and a display of harvest produce. It was a great day and lots of fun!!

Pop Tabs Ms. Bucci's Grade 3 class is collecting pop tabs for Varie-

ty Village. Please save them at home and bring them to

her at school. This is a worthwhile project because they

will be able to get a wheelchair for a needy child.