December 2017/January 2018

Dear Parents/Guardians:

“During the Advent, season as a community of

faith, we prepare ourselves for the coming of our

Lord, Jesus Christ. It is a time of preparation, and

of simple living and prayer.

Advent is time to open our hearts and our homes

for the coming of Jesus, our Saviour. Let us open

our hearts to the Christ Child. Let us take the time

with our families to pray together, to celebrate and

receive the Eucharist, and allow God’s light and

love to shine within and among us. We are a light

to each other. Like a candle, Christ’s love is trying

to burn and shine brightly through each of us. We

treat Advent, therefore, in a most positive way,

indicating that its mood is one of happy expecta-

tions and so in Advent’s spirit of Joy, it is appropri-

ate to consider how we can make life happier for

those around us. Let us, then, together in our lives,

within our families and community, allow the Holy

Spirit to make Jesus present to us so that we can

be present to Him.

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 pres-

ence within our lives. Let its greenery bring your

eternal faithfulness 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.

Mr. M. Femia

Principal

From the Principal

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Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School

35 Saffron Crescent Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 3T8

Telephone: (416) 393-5288 Fax: (416) 393-5053

Important Contact Numbers

Nativity of Our Lord School Phone: (416) 393-5288 Fax: (416) 393-5051 Nativity of Our Lord Church Fr. Michael Machacek (416) 621-2732 Mr. D. Yack (Superintendent) Ms. A. Andrachuk (Trustee)Ward 2 Public Health Dept. (416) 338-7600

Dental Health Dept. 311 Elmbrook Public Library (416) 394-5290

TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES 2017-2018 Wards 1. Joseph Martino 416-512-3401 2. Ann Andrachuk 416-512-3402 3. Sal Piccininni 416-512-3403 4. Patrizia Bottoni 416-512-3404 5. Maria Rizzo 416-512-3405 6. Frank D’Amico, Vice-Chair 416-512-3406 7. Michael Del Grande 416-512-3407 8. Garry Tanuan 416-512-3408 9. Jo-Ann Davis 416-512-3409 10. Barbara Poplawski 416-512-3410 11. Angela Kennedy, Chair 416-512-3411 11. Nancy Crawford 416-512-3412 12. Rhea Carlisle and Joel Ndongmi,

Student Trustees 416-512-3413

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November Virtue Stars

Kindergarten Registration for September 2018

The Toronto Catholic District School Board invites fami-

lies with children born in 2014 to register for Kindergarten

beginning Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 at 10 a.m.

EST. Evening Kindergarten Registration from 4:00—

7:00 pm on Thursday, January 18th, 2018.

Registration:

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 documents

will be scheduled following the online application. Please

see below for the list of documents.

Information: 416-222-8282 ext. 5320 or 5314,

www.tcdsb.org/kindergartenregistration

Please ensure you bring the following information with you

to register:

Child's Baptismal Certificate in the Catholic Faith

Child’s Birth Certificate (if born in Canada)

Child's Immunization Record

Child's passport or immigration documents (if born

outside Canada)

Proof of Residency (i.e., lease or ownership, utility

bills) (at least 2 proofs)

Students must reside within the school boundaries

Rathburn Road to Mill Road/Mill Road to

Burnhamthorpe Road

Burnhamthorpe to West Mall/West Mall to

Faversham

Reporting of cancellations or closures due to inclement

weather

Cancellation of school bus transportation or school clo-

sures 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 time-

ly fashion). Communications will endeavour to send an

email to everyone on exchange to advise them of any can-

cellations or closures.

Communications will also endeavour to send out the infor-

mation electronically to E-News subscribers (Note: If you

do not already subscribe 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 infor-

mation line, 416-222-8282, extension 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 information on

its website at http://www.schoolbus.to/c_home.asp

Mrs. Mullins-Kostic — ELP1 Aubree Hefford, Emma Darabos and

Brennan Soriano

Mrs. L. Santelli— ELP2 Gabriel Rea, Karunya Poruthur and Ethan

Veloso

Mrs. Cavaco – SK/01 Emily Peralta, Michael Dineshkumar and

Teodora Culum

Mrs. Leonetti – Grade 1 Nicholas Da Silva Moniz and Joshua Sousa

Mrs. Aceto – Grade 1/2

Michelle Mayer and Cora Chattargoon

Ms. Montaldo – Grade 2 Tristan Soriano and Julia Wisniewski

Mrs. Stergiou – Grade 2/3 Kaitlin Guino and Joshua Augustine-Richards

Mrs. Sousa – Grade 3/4 Brooklyn Bronn-Drake, Courtney Broon-Drake

and Nicholas Coto Silva

Mrs. Parente – Grade 4 Lilly Pedatella, Levente Notar, Talia Torres and

Elias Cuicahua

Mrs. Panzeca – Grade 4/5 Abigayle Buckley, Khudhur Khudhur, and

Nataly Krukowski Cruz

Mr. Tanguay – Grade 5 Jodie Ali, Pauline Reznikov and Sophia

Marshall

Mrs. Cavaliere – Grade 6 Dylan D'Souza, Joel Mathew and Chloe Baylon

Mrs. Hawley – Grade 6 Breann Teskey and Maya Krznaric

Mrs. Muzzatti – Grade 7 Liwia Grzebula and Jay Goncalvez

Mrs. Blandi – Grade 7

Nina Stupar and Marco Riondino

Mrs. Carey – Grade 8 Kaitlyn D'Souza and Chloe San Juan

Mr. Jozwik – Grade 8

Justin Di and Keiry Landazuri

Volleyball Teams Congratulations to the boys’ intermediate volleyball team for an amazing season. The boys’ played with deter-mination and teamwork. The team won several sets and fought with everything they had. In the end the boys finished just short of moving on to the finals. Great overall effort from all the young gentlemen and this shows that hard work definitely pays off. The team members are as follows: Alesio Kacaj, Dennis Polyutov, Cameron Elbe, Michael Partchenko, Alex Veric, Ryan Maycenic, Nico Sanin, Marco Riondino and Danny Brunetti. Thank you to their coach, Mr. Bilotta. On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, the Intermediate Girls’ Volleyball team participated in the Regional tourna-ment at All Saints Catholic School. The girls did their best and played extremely well. A special thank you to the coach, Mrs. Drozdowsky for coaching the team. The team members are: Chloe San Juan, Nina Stupar, Jayda Bowen, Francesca Macaluso, Stefania Lepore, Morgan Giesl-Butler, Veronique Deptuch, Alexandra Correia, and Julia Znacko.

CPSC Our next CPSC meeting is on Thurs-day, January 18th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the library. Child care is available.

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St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Hampers Our Grade 8 Student Leadership team is working hard on Nativity's Christmas

Hampers drive. This initiative with

St. Vincent de Paul Society is an annual event at Nativity to support families in our community during the Christmas season. Our drive this year runs until Friday, December 8th. We are hoping that students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 will be able to donate any non-perishable food item(s). Students in the Intermedi-ate grades are being asked to donate a toonie to go towards buying gifts. The team will collect, sort, wrap and deliver the boxes to the Parish later this month. We appreciate your support and generos-ity.

Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve, Sunday December 24th, 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass 9:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass Christmas Day, Monday December 25th, 9:00 am Christmas Day Mass 11:30 am Christmas Day Mass

Celebrant at this mass will be Most Rev. John Boissonneau

Auxiliary Bishop Western Region of the Archdiocese of Toronto.

2018 New Year Mass Schedule

New Year’s Eve, Sunday December 31st, 5:00 pm New Year’s Eve Mass New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1st, 9:00 am New Year’s Day Mass 11:30 am New Year’s Day Mass

RECONCILIATION SERVICE CONFESSIONS

Monday, December 11th, 2017 6:45 pm to 8:00 pm

All parishioners are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to come to confession and prepare

for the coming of our

Kindergartens Singing to Seniors

Kindergarten and SK/Gr. 1 are going on a trip to the retirement

home to sing to the residents and staff on December 4th .

Student Safe Arrival Program Parents are asked to call the school @ (416) 393-5288, press 1 and leave a message if your child(ren) is going to be LATE or ABSENT from school. Please state the date, your child’s name, their grade and the reason for the absence/late. Fitness Club

Just a reminder that Nativity of Our Lord is running a Fitness Club that will be held every Wednesday and Friday morning from 8:15-8:45. The Nativity Fit Club will be open to students from grades 3-6. All students will be working with grade 7 student volunteers and Mr. D’Souza on various fitness activities including; stretching, circuit/interval training, strength/conditioning activities and promoting overall healthy living. The club will continue to run until the end of the school year. We are looking for parent volunteers to help supervise the student participants and also parents that would be willing to offer their talents to help participate/instruct a fitness class. Attendance and Punctuality Regular school attendance and punctuality are important for student progress. Children should be kept home only when they are ill. Appointments, whenever possible, should be ar-ranged outside of school hours. Being on time for the start of class is important. The bell rings promptly at 9:00 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Your child/children should be in the school yard by this time so that they can assemble with their peers and be involved in all activities from the begin-ning of class. All children who arrive after the class has entered the school will be marked late. If dropping off your child late, please do so at the office and they will be escort to their class-room.

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Extended French Program Registration All parents of Grade 4 students interested in enrolling their child for September, 2018 in our Extended French Program, which begins in Grade 5, are invited to come to our Open House Evening on Thursday, January 18th at 6:30 p.m. in the school library. Grade 8 Overnight Trip Information Night on Thursday, January 18th at 5:30 p.m. in the school library.

Front Door Access and School Yard Safety If you are entering the school through the front doors between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., please use the buzzer located to the left of the doors. Unless arriving late or leaving early, students must always enter and exit the school through the back doors only. Supervision in the school yard begins at 8:45 a.m. and is in place until 3:45 p.m.

School Advent Family Mass On Monday, December 18, 2017 Nativity of Our Lord School will be celebrating an Advent Mass with Fa-ther Anthony. The Mass begins at 7:00 pm sharp at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church. Please mark your calendars. We are celebrating the second year of TCDSB's pastoral plan, which is focusing on "Together With One Voice: Harmonizing our Faith through Family, Parish and School". Our Advent Mass serves as another opportunity to celebrate the important role that our parishes play in our school communi-ties and in the lives of the students, staff and families that we serve. This Mass is also a time for Nativity staff, students and community to prepare the way of the Lord for His coming as our King and Saviour. Sev-eral staff and students are preparing for this Mass by rehearsing songs of joy for the Advent season.