December 2016

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December Virtue Principal’s Message

Dear Parents/Guardians:

As we enter the season of Advent to pre-pare our hearts for the birth of Jesus, it is rather suitable that this month’s virtue is CHARITY. Many of us are already en-gaging in the mad rush to purchase gifts to put under the tree on the 25th, but let us be mindful of the fact that charity is not always about giving material things. Our quote for the month is “Where chari-ty and love are, God is there”. As St. Thomas Aquinas described it “Charity is friendship first with God and secondly with all who belong to God." (2a2ae, 25,4). This month at St. Maurice we invite our families to celebrate Christmas with us on December 21st at 1pm during our Prima-ry Christmas Concert. Our primary and junior classes will sing and bring cheer. Santa will visit our school on December 9th to take pictures with our students. And there is our school Christmas Dance-a-thon and barbecue on December 16th organized by our Parent Council. There are many exciting events in December. Over the next few weeks and throughout the year, we will continue to support vari-ous charities. We ask you to continue to support Me to We and this month please send non-perishable food items and gifts to support needy families in our commu-nity. Martin from the Lion’s Club is or-ganizing the delivery of food and gifts on December 20th. We thank Martin and we thank you for helping others.

The Staff at St. Maurice School would like to extend their sincerest best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year!

Mr. Francesco Termine Principal

St. Maurice Catholic School 45 Kingsview Blvd Ave. Toronto, Ontario M9R 1T7 Telephone: 416-393-5379 Fax: 416-393-5085

Advent Prayer

Father, we come together to begin our preparation for the anniversary of the birth of Jesus, the Lord. Dear God, bless those who use the wreath. May this wreath’s light remind us of your creative presence within our lives. Let its greenery bring your eternal faithful-ness to mind. May its circle be a sign to us of your constant love for us. We place our lives and this prayer before you through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Important Numbers

Principal: Mr. F. Termine

Superintendent: Mr. A. Della Mora

Trustee: Mr. J. Martino 416-512-3401 Parish: Transfiguration of Our Lord 45 Ludstone Dr. Toronto, ON M9R 2J2 Telephone: 416-247-0513

CPIC (Parent Engagement--TCDSB) www.tcdsb.org/cpic

SCHOOL HOURS Morning Bell: 8:30am AM Recess: 10:12 - 10:27am Lunch: 11:15 – 12:15pm PM Recess: 2:13 - 2:28pm

PA Day Friday December 2, 2016

No School

Primary Christmas Concert

Kindergarten to grade 3/4

cordially invite you to their Christmas Concert

on Wednesday,

December 21, 2016

at

1:00pm

Please come and

celebrate Christmas

with us!

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Transfiguration Parish News

The Parish Community of Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church wishes all the staff and students of St. Maurice School a very Merry Christmas and all of God’s blessings in 2017. We invite you to celebrate Christ’s birth with us this Christmas at one of the following Masses:

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE DECEMBER

5:30 p.m.- Children’s Liturgy 7:30 p.m. - Family 12 Midnight

DECEMBER 25th

7:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Italian

10:30 a.m. 12 Noon No Evening Mass

May God bless you and your families this Christmas and in 2017!

Kindergarten Registration for St. Maurice School for September 2017

The Toronto Catholic District School Board invites families with children born in 2013 to register for Kindergarten begin-ning Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 10 a.m. EST. Registration options:

Online: Parents will be able to complete their application online at: https://soar.tcdsb.org/Login.aspx. A follow up with visit to the school to present the required doc-uments will be scheduled following the online appli-cation.

In Person: Parents can register at their local school with the required documents.

Information: 416-222-8282 ext. 5320 or 5314, www.tcdsb.org/kindergartenregistration

Once you have registered on-line and have made an appoint-ment please bring the following documents to St. Maurice:

Baptismal Certificate (Roman Catholic Church) Birth Certificate Immigration Papers (if not born in Canada) Immunization Records Proof of Address

For further inquiries, please telephone the school at 416-393-5379 and speak with our secretary Ms. Medeiros.

NEW REGISTRANTS WELCOME: Call 416-393-5379 or the TCDSB Admissions Department at 416-222-8282, ext. 2383. For general information about the Toronto Catholic District School Board, please visit the website at www.tcdsb.org. Stay in touch with the latest news throughout the school year: Follow @TCDSB on Twitter.

Reporting of cancellations or closures due to inclement weather Cancellation of school bus transportation or school closures due to inclement weather will be reported through the following vehicles:

News releases to all media outlets in Toronto (Note: although the news release is provided to the media outlets, there is no guarantee that all television and radio stations will broadcast the information in a timely fash-ion.).

Communications will endeavour to send an email to everyone on exchange to advise them of any cancellations or closures.

Communications will also endeavour to send out the information electronically to E-News sub-scribers (Note: If you do not already sub-scribe to E-News, but wish to do so, please visit our website at www.tcdsb.org and click on the E-News icon on the top right hand side

of the homepage)

Updates will also be posted on the Board’s 24-hour information line, 416-222-8282, exten-sion 2873.

The information will also be posted on the Board’s website at www.tcdsb.org or www.tcdsb.org/weather.htm. The Transportation Department will post this infor-mation on its website at: http://www.schoolbus.to/c_home.asp

Student Safe Arrival Program

Student Safe Arrival Program

Parents are asked to call the school at 416-393-5379, press 1 and leave a message if your child(ren) will be LATE or ABSENT from school. Clearly state the date, your child’s name, their grade and the reason for the absence.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY REMINDER

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS begin Monday, Decem-ber 26, 2016. Students return to school Monday January 6, 2017 at 8:30am. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Parent Information

Parent Council Meeting Our next Parent Council Meeting is Tuesday December 6th at 6pm. It is our Christmas Potluck. Please come and celebrate Christmas with us!

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DONATE HATS AND GLOVES and GENTLY USED CLOTHING FOR OUR STUDENTS

Donate Hats and Gloves Please donate new hats or gloves for students at St. Maurice who may not have them. We will place them on the Christmas Tree, the Giving Tree, and continue to make them avail-able to students in the New Year. Donate Gently Used Clothing Also, please consider donating blue and white gently used clothing to be kept at school to be given to students when needed. All donations are welcome!

QSP MAGAZINE SALES CONGRATULATIONS ST. MAURICE!!!

Thank you to all for participating in our QSP Magazine Sale Fundraiser. It was a success. We almost got to our target of $3,000. A BIG THANK YOU to Ms. Mar-riott who volunteered many hours to pre-pare, organize and hand out prizes. Special recognition and appreciation goes out to our top sellers:

Kathernine Z., Mia P., Oluwafunke O., and our number one seller Carlos S. in Ms. DeGregorio’s class. Thank you to everyone!!!!

Remember you can still order online at

www.qsp.ca

Our Schools’ Group # 3718541.

Popcorn and Drink Sales Popcorn and Drink Sales continue every Wednesday and Fri-

day for 50¢. Thank you to Mr. Forte for his help.

St. Maurice Help for Needy Families—Food Drive

The holiday season is upon us, and there are many needy families in our community. Please send non-perishable food items and gifts to school to support the needy families in our area. Martin from the Lion’s Club is organizing pick up and drop off! Please send items before December 20th. Your

generosity is greatly appreciated!!!

TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

TRUSTEES 2016 – 2017 Wards

1. Joseph Martino 5. Maria Rizzo 9. Jo-Ann Davis 2. Ann Andrachuk 6. Frank D’Amico (Vice-Chair) 10. Barbara Poplawski 3. Sal Piccininni 7. Michael Del Grande, Chair 11. Angela Kennedy 4. Patrizia Bottoni 8. Garry Tanuan 12. Nancy Crawford Karina Dubrovskaya, Student Trustee Director: of Education Angela Gauthier Rhea Carlisle, Student Trustee

80 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, ON ∙ Website: www.tcdsb.org

Bump, Set, Spike!

On Tuesday November 8th, the Boys’ Volleyball Team participated in the Intermediate Boys’ Volleyball Tournament here at St. Maurice. They finished in second place. We would like to congratulate Gbemiro, Borna, Joshua, Allen, Ashton, Erho-mo, Ose, T’kai, and Nicholas.

On Wednesday, November 9th, the Girls’ Volleyball Team participated in the Intermediate Girls’ Volleyball Tournament also at St. Maurice. We would like to congratulate Amanda, N’Shaela, Mercy, Jocelyn, Erine, Navneet, Winnie, Simona, Elaine and Victoria.

Both teams were excellent representatives of the school and they conducted themselves with true sportsmanship. They showed dedication by coming to practices and they played well during the tournaments. We extend our appreciation to their coaches Ms. Da-Costa-Michaud and Ms. Zammit for the many hours

they took coaching the teams. Way to go Wildcats!

Humber Nurses

The Nursing students from Humber College have helped our staff and students. They organized play programs, workshops and classes, a high school transition afternoon with the help Msgr. Percy Johnson students, and they answered many of the students questions about health and well-being. On behalf of the entire St. Maurice community we would like to thank Susan and her team for their help and support. Their last day is De-cember 1st. Best wishes in your future careers!

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