December 2013

Farewell to our 21 Eddfield Avenue school building ! Dear Parents and Guardians, As most of you know, we will be moving to our new school

building at 1 Botham Rd. when classes resume after Christmas break on January 6, 2014. Its official and we are all excited! St. Edward Catholic School has provided a quality Catholic education in the Yonge/Sheppard community for 90 years. The original St. Edward School was located on Greenfield Ave., the current site of Cardinal Carter Academy. The school has been at our present Eddfield Ave. location since 1984. So many people have worked tirelessly over the years to make our new school building a reality: our trustee Maria Rizzo, senior board staff, former St. Edward principals, current and former staff members, current and past St. Edward parents and other community supporters. Thank you to all. Our present 21 Eddfield Ave. location contains almost 30 years of good memories. Many of our current and former parents were also students at this location. St. Edward’s is, in many ways, similar to a large but very close family. Everyone knows each other, and we continue to work very diligently to provide the best in Catholic education for our students. We are looking forward to continuing this tradition in our new school in January. We are pleased to have a wonderful school facility that will be of great benefit to our students and to our community. However, we remain committed to the goals and traditions established 90 years ago, in 1923: to provide our students with academic excellence as they journey in our Catholic faith. Please join us for our Open House on December 10, to reminisce about the great things that have happen at 21 Eddfield Ave. By mid- December, we will be sending you more information about our new school, including bus routes, school routines, etc. We will provide an orientation to students with pictures and presentations about our new building. I wish you and your families a blessed Christmas with health and happiness in 2014! Thanks again for all your support. God bless! Anthony DeCiantis

St. Edward Catholic School

21 Eddfield Avenue Toronto, Ontario

M2N 2M5 Telephone 416 393-5255 Fax Number 416 512-3381

Principal Anthony DeCiantis

Email: Anthony.Deciantis@tcdsb.org Twitter: @StEdprinTCDSB

Secretary

Rina Kieda

CSAC Chair Daniel Amodio

Superintendent: John Shain

416-222-8282 ext. 2267

Trustee: Maria Rizzo

416-512-3405

Parish: St. Edward Church

75 Churchill Avenue Toronto, Ontario

416-221-9131

Pastor: Fr. Paul Saleh

School Hours

9:00am – 3:30pm Lunch Hour:

12:05pm – 1:05pm

Enrolment: 318

______________________________________ Catch the spirit!

VIRTUE FOR SEPTEMBER: HOSPITALITY VIRTUE FOR SEPTEMBER: HOSPITALITY

VIRTUE FOR DECEMBER: CHARITY

"To love our neighbour in charity is to love God

in the human person."

St. Francis de Sales

News From CSAC St. Edward School CSAC completed the budget process in November. We have shared the high level details of the budget spend below. CSAC allocates funds in 5 categories - 1) Literacy, 2)Technology, 3)In School Arts or Presentations, 4)Excursion Credits/Bus funding and 5)Classroom Resources and Teacher Stipends - based on revenue and expense projections. We will continue to provide specific details as we procure resources or subsidize programs. We are happy to let you know that, in addition to the Aladdin trip subsidy of $6 per child and the Scientist in the School subsidy of approximately $10 per child, CSAC has purchased additional technology for classroom - 1) 8 projectors: total spend of $2,720 and 2) 5 laptops: total spend of $2,610. Teachers have asked for the technology resources in order to enhance the classroom

learning environment. Many other purchases are planned and updates will be provided as the school year progresses. Please join us at our next CSAC meeting on December 2nd at 7pm as Father Paul will be joining us to speak to the co-operation of our parish and our school community. In addition, a school board transportation representative will speak to the new bus routes for January 6th, 2014. As more participants attend meetings our ability to represent the needs of everyone in the school community improves. If you wish to contact CSAC please feel free to email us at csac.stedward@tcdsb.org. Thank you.

CSAC Budget Projections

LITERACY $3,959.00

TECHNOLOGY $5,630.00

IN-SCHOOL ARTS OR PRESENTATIONS (incl SCIENTISTS) $8,431.00

EXCURSION CREDITS/BUS FUNDING $5,250.00

CLASSROOM RESOURCES AND TEACHER STIPENDS $5,419.00

TOTAL CSAC SPENDS 2013/2014 SCHOOL YEAR $28,689.00

Christmas is coming! Get your paper, pencils, pens, and craft supplies ready for your kids!

It's such a magical time of year! Have your child send off his/her letter to Santa and get a reply back in the mail!

The deadline is December 12th! MERRY CHRISTMAS!! The address is: SANTA CLAUS

NORTH POLE HOH OHO

CANADA For more information visit: canadapost.ca/santascorner or call Christiane Tailleur (613) 734-3510 or email

christiane.tailleur@canadapost.ca

TRUSTEES 2013 – 2014

Wards

1. Peter Jakovcic 5. Maria Rizzo 9. Jo-Ann Davis 2. Ann Andrachuk, Chair 6. Frank D‘Amico 10. Barbara Poplawski 3. Sal Piccininni, Vice Chair 7. John Del Grande 11. Angela Kennedy 4. Patrizia Bottoni 8. Garry Tanuan 12. Nancy Crawford William Lawrence, Student Trustee Enrique Olivo, Student Trustee

Angela Gauthier, Director of Education 80 Sheppard Ave.., Toronto, ON ∙ Website: www.tcdsb.org

Farewell to Mr. Gardonio All of us at St. Edward would like to wish our head caretaker, Mr. Gardonio, all the best at his new school. For seven years, he has been a valued part of our school and he will be missed.

Parent Email

Distribution List Thanks to the hard work of the CSAC, our St. Edward parent email distribution is up-to-date

with parent email addresses. At any time should you want to be added, removed or make a change to your email address, please contact Mrs. Kieda. When you request a change, please indicate your children's names, grades and teachers.

TAPCE Award TAPCE Ceremony – November 18, 2013

Every year the Toronto Association of Parents in Catholic Education honours school administrators who are nominated by their parent communities. Special thanks to the St. Edward parent community for nominating Anthony DeCiantis for this award. Congratulations to Mr. DeCiantis who has been honoured as the winner of this year’s TAPCE Principal of Excellence Award!

Immunization Grades 7 and 8 Each year, Toronto Public Health offers Hepatitis B and Meningococcal vaccines to all grade 7 students and HPV vaccine to all grade 8 female students. For more information please visit TPH website at www.toronto.ca/health or call the Immunization Information Line at 416-392-1250. The first clinic is scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

Toonie Aid For The Philippines

Thank you to the St. Edward community for supporting the relief efforts for the Philippines. We offer our prayers for the victims of the natural disaster that took place in the Philippines. The Archdiocese of Toronto is continuing its appeal for aid. Donations can be made online at https://community.archtoronto.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=3

78 or through your local parish. The Canadian government will match money raised for until December 9th.

Winter is Coming For the latest news and information, including bus cancellations and other weather related issues:

Twitter will provide updates throughout the day. Follow the Board on Twitter @TCDSB.

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

The information will also be posted on the Board’s website at www.tcdsb.org as an alert—this will appear on the home page of the website as well as all school pages.

The Transportation Department will post this information on its website at http://www.schoolbus.to/c_home.asp

SeeHear Screening Clinic SeeHear will be running a hearing and vision screening clinic on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. If interested, please fill out the permission form and return to the school with the $15.00 screening fee

prior to the clinic date.

St. Edward Christmas Farewell Party On Tuesday, December 10, 2013, from 6pm to 8 pm, St. Edward will be having a party for students, parents, staff

and community. This evening will be our final event in the school to celebrate our time together before we begin our new chapter at Botham Road.

Kindergarten Registration for Sept 2014 The TCDSB invites families with children born in 2010 to register for Kindergarten starting Wednesday, January 8th, 2014. St. Edward will offer one evening in January

for extended registration hours. We will advise the date for the extended registration evening shortly. The following documents are required:

1. Child's Birth Certificate (Certificate of Citizenship or Landed Immigrant Status) 2. Child's Catholic Baptismal Certificate (or other proof of Catholicity) 3. Health Card and Child's Immunization Record 4. Proof or residency in Toronto (e.g. lease, utility bills)

YMCA Before and After School The YMCA program is government licensed and adheres to all regulations and standards set by the Day Nurseries Act. Until all the licensing requirements have been satisfied, the YMCA will continue to offer the existing Recreation program in the new St Edward building on Botham Road. For more information, or to be added to our waitlist, please contact Houry Froundjian, Director of Extended Day Programs at houry.froundjian@ymcagta.org.

Grade 8 Fundraiser Enjoy a delicious pasta lunch on Wednesday, December 11 prepared by Mezza Notte and support the Grade 8 Graduation. Order Forms will be distributed next week. Thank you for supporting our Grade 8 graduates.

Moving To Our New School Our first day in our new building will be on Monday, January 6, 2013. St. Edward’s new address is 1 Botham Road. We look forward to this exciting new beginning.

November 11, 2013. Remembrance Day Ceremony at York Cemetery. Grade 2, 3 and 4

Students with members of the Governor General's Horse Guards

Mrs. Harispuru’s MAGNIFICENT EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS!

NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

Cooking Classes tacos & nachos

spaghetti with turkey meat

balls

ham & cheese hot

sandwiches

Art Project with Mrs. Vomisescu

Thank you for volunteering your time to help

students create some beautiful winter art!

NEW Pen-pals & Bowling Buddies

We have joined up with the M.E. class at Blessed

Sacrament. We are now pen-pals and bowling

buddies! We hope to continue to join up with other

schools for future trips and events.

Loblaws @ Bayview Village Judy, our Registered Dietitian, took us through the

aisles and taught students how to make healthier

food choices. It was an interactive, hands-on

learning experience, and we all got to try a healthy

snack. Students each received their own reusable

shopping bag with healthy recipes! This trip was

FREE!

Aladdin Students loved watching the musical, thank you to

CSAC for providing the bussing!

Metro & Bowlerama Bi-weekly trips to go food shopping for our cooking

classes and social outings.

DECEMBER UPCOMING EVENTS

- Christmas cookie baking

- possible family dinner & trip to Downsview Park

for Christmas Lights walk

- trip to the R.O.M.

THANK YOU TO THE CSAC FOR PROVIDING US

WITH FUNDS TO PURCHASE OUR 2ND iPad for our

class! We hope to fundraise in the future to be able

to purchase our 3rd iPad. The iPad is an invaluable

tool for our students – it‟s a textbook, a mini

smartboard, a radio, a TV, language and math and

communication activities all built into one!

ELP/1 - Ms. Larracey & Mr. Schirripa In the month of November, the ELP class has been

spelling and chanting the names of each of their

classmates, reviewing letter sounds and sounding out

words. They are beginning to learn and recognize

sight words. On Remembrance Day, we read the

book “A Poppy is to Remember” by Heather

Patterson and discussed the meaning of peace and

friendship. With the arrival of the cold weather and

snow, the students continue to work on entrance and

dismissal routines such as getting dressed in snow

pants and boots. We encourage parents to continue

to work with your child on putting on snow boots and

snowsuits in an independent fashion. Please

remember to send mittens, hats, gloves and scarves

with your child as the

temperatures drop.

Please send two extra

pairs of socks in a

ziplock bag in case your

child‟s socks get wet.

The students greatly

enjoyed the trip to see

Aladdin on Nov.26,

2013. We would like to thank our dedicated parent

volunteers, Mrs. Acuna, Mrs. Ianes, Mrs. Naylor,

Mrs. Reekie, Mr. Cordoba and Mrs. Cazzolli. We

would also like to thank Mrs. Acuna for her

assistance with the morning entrance routine and

Mrs. Da Barp for her help with the Scholastic book

orders. Thank you for your continuing support of

the ELP program. Please mark your calendars for

the following dates; the See Hear Clinic on Dec. 5, a

P.A. day on Dec. 20 and Pizza lunch on Dec. 4 and

Dec. 18.

ELP/2 - Mrs. Rodriguez and Mrs. Stagno November is a Time to Encourage Peace in ELP-2

We began our month with a focus how to be a

„peacemaker‟ in our class and not a „peace breaker‟.

We continue to add ideas each day as we all strive

to be peacemakers in our class. We made poppies

and attended the school Remembrance Day

ceremony in the gym. We are currently talking

about the different feelings that God has given us

the ability to experience. Our goal

is to learn to identify how people

are feeling by looking at their

facial expressions and body

posture as well as listening to

their words.

Each student has now had the opportunity to be the

„Star of the Day‟ one time. We have begun each

student‟s second turn to be the „Star‟. The

students are now beginning their day with a morning

message which challenges them to find out who the

„Star of the Day‟ is. Students are given the number

of letters in the „Star‟s‟ name and they must find

out „Star‟s‟ name by guessing which letters spell the

„Star‟s‟ name. The „Star‟ has been given the

responsibilities of helping with attendance, and

leading the calendar activities.

We have continued with our investigation of Apples

and we have discovered that apples float when

placed in a container of water. This has led to an

inquiry of which objects float and which do not.

The students continue to explore the concept of

float and sink using a variety of objects. We have

used apples to measure how tall we are and we have

continued our investigation of weight using small

pumpkins and balances. In all our investigations,

the students have been encouraged to make

predictions and record their observations. Our apple

inquiry will end with apple tasting and recording of

our likes and dislikes of different apples. We have started to explore patterns this month.

The students are using our math materials to create

patterns. We will also be exploring patterns using

movement and art materials.

The highlight this month was definitely the trip to

the Markham Theatre to enjoy the production of

„Aladdin.‟ Our class would like to thank Mrs.

Mazzitti for arranging this theatre experience for

the entire school. As well, we would like to thank

the parents who volunteered their time to come and

supervise the students on this trip. Our trip was a

wonderful opportunity to learn about live theatre.

We sat so close to the stage that the students

noticed what was happening on stage every time it

became dark in the theatre. They saw how the

actors and scenery changed. The students loved

the interactive nature of the performance. It was

a wonderful learning experience which taught them

a lot about how live theater works.

Mrs. Stagno has been working very hard with the

students to create artwork to decorate the gym for

our school Christmas open house on December 10th.

Advent begins this weekend. Our focus during the

Christmas season is the preparation for Jesus‟

birthday which will culminate with a birthday party

celebration for Jesus on Thursday, December 19th.

We wish you and your family a peaceful and joyful

Christmas season. We also look forward to an

exciting New Year in our new school.

S. Rodriguez & G. Stagno

ELP/3 – Mrs. Sabatini and Miss Russo

The cold weather and snow is

upon us! The students are

trying to be as independent

as possible with dressing and

undressing. Please encourage

the same practice at home.

Please ensure your child has

two extra pairs of socks. In addition, please label

all footwear and clothing!

During the month of November, the students

shared their ideas on how to be peaceful. We

created a list of these ideas which we review and

talk about daily so that we can be the best we can

be at all times.

In Math, the students have been working on sorting

by colour, size and shape. In language, the students

have participated in shared reading activities about

peace and songs of peace.

The trip to the Markham Theatre was fantastic!

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered their

time to make things run smoothly!

Looking ahead…Advent begins on December 1st, mass

on December 4th at 1:30, Pizza lunch on December

4th, See/Hear Clinic on December 5th, Open House

on December 10th, Pizza lunch on December 18th, and

P.A. Day on December 20th.

Grade 1 – Ms. Obljubek November was a month

of much work in the

grade one class. During

math, we continued with

our graphing and began

composing addition and

subtraction stories. We continued to improve our

sentence writing and putting sentences together to

form simple paragraphs using descriptive words and

action words. Our reading is also getting stronger

and we are now reading and retelling simple folk

tales. Our month ended with a great excursion to

Markham theatre to see Aladdin. Of course, we will

be retelling this tale in the classroom. Thank you to

the parents who came along to help us have a safe

trip! We look forward to getting ready for Advent

and Christmas with crafts, songs and stories.

Grade 1 – Mrs. Gascho

What another busy month in

Grade 1. We enjoyed the

Alladin play at the Markham

theatre and thank all parents

for helping us experience a

wonderful presentation. In

Language will learn about the

“Yellow Brick Road” to story

retelling. More information to be given in their

weekly reading responses. We will be writing and

mailing our letters to Santa. In Math, we have just

completed our unit on beginning addition and

subtraction and have been introduced to linear

measurement. We have completed our Science Unit

on Seasonal Changes with most students completing

and presenting wonderful projects. We are looking

forward to our Scientist in the School presentation

on “Structures, Under Construction”. Please send in

newspapers not in use for this activity. Thank you to

CSAC for covering the cost of this very educational

experience. In Religion the students are preparing

their advent wreaths in preparation for the coming

of Our Lord Jesus. We also will be making an angel

mosaic to be displayed for our Farewell Open House.

Just a gentle reminder to please send in a box of

tissue. The students get a lot of runny and stuffy

noses with the colder weather and our supply has

depleted. Wishing everyone a Holy Christmas and

Happy New Year. We will see you all at the new

school.

Grade 2 – Mr. Habib Thank you for attending parent-teacher interviews

over the past two weeks! I appreciate the

opportunity to gain insight into my students, and to

get to know their families better. Although the

formal interviews are over, I am always available to

address your questions or concerns through agendas

or the phone. In November the students had an

opportunity to participate in the Remembrance Day

Ceremony at North York Cemetery. It was a great

experience. They also had a chance to watch Aladdin

play. The show was wonderful and the kids had fun

and they enjoyed the interaction.

December is going to be another very busy month

with the Christmas

season, and the

preparation for moving

to the new school. The

students are very

excited for that and we

have lots of fun

activities planned for

this month.

Literacy/ Reading: Students spent time in

November learning about retelling all of the facts

of the story in order of beginning, middle and end of

long ago and far away tales. They also learned to

use different tone of voice to communicate a

message in a variety of texts. In December,

students will be planning and writing stories using

pictures as own imagination. We will use the

characteristics of long ago and far away tales. We

will focus on using complete sentences and two or

three events in the story for details.

Writing: The students are learning how to write a

friendly letter. They are learning to plan, write,

revise, edit and publish. In Math, students are

practicing addition and subtraction using fact family

and different strategies, such as “doubling”, “double

plus one”, “ten frames”, etc.. It is important for

your child to practice every night to master this

skill. We will be starting our measurements unit.

Reminders: Please make sure that your child comes

to school each day with mittens, winter coats, snow

pants and a hat. Please label these items with your

name to avoid any mix-ups.

Wishing you all a blessed Advent season which

commemorates the Incarnation of our Lord!

Grade 2 – Ms. Soradi November was another busy month for the Grade 2

students. The students received their Progress

Reports, which allowed them to see the progress

that they have made so far this term and to set

goals for the rest of the term/year. A special

focus was on Remembrance Day and peace. The

students engaged in a variety of activities related

to those themes, such as

reading, letter writing, poetry

and art. In math, we finished

our unit on Data Management (a

special focus was on surveys

and graphs) and started a new

unit on Addition and

Subtraction. The students worked very hard on

their Ugly Sticks projects. They each designed and

made their very own Ugly Stick, wrote about it, and

then presented it. On the 26th, we had the

opportunity to watch a life performance titled,

“Aladdin” at the Markham Theatre. We would like to

thank CSAC for covering the cost of transportation

and our parent volunteers, Mrs. Claveria and Mr.

Pereira for accompanying us.

Ms. E. Soradi

Grade 3 Ms. Mazzitti This month students continue to work on various

themes; Aboriginal life and Early Settlers,

Cyberspace rules, Bully Prevention and Data

Management. Students have presented their mini

research assignments on

the Aboriginal people and

we learned a lot from

their presentation. We

enjoyed our trip to the

Markham Theatre viewing

the performance

“Aladdin”. Students were

fully engaged and entertained. We would like to

thank all the parents who volunteered to help

supervise with each class. Christmas is on its way

and we are anticipating the arrival of Santa and will

be writing letters to Santa soon. We will also be

preparing ourselves for the arrival of Jesus as we

will begin some Advent activities. We are looking

forward to our trip to Pioneer Village and our first

skating excursion coming soon in December.

A. Mazzitti

Grade 3/4 – Ms. Gerardi ‘Tis the Season! It already feels like winter, can you

believe it‟s still actually the season of autumn? Ms.

Gerardi‟s class welcomed November by raising

approximately $850.00 for the Halloween dance-a-

thon. For a class of 13 students, this is an amazing

accomplishment!! Thank you to everyone for your

generous pledges! A BIG thank you to Mrs. Aliferis

for her pledges and coming and dancing the day

away with our students!

There is so much in store for

December! In the first week

of December, students will

vote for their first grade 3/4

class council! Students

worked so diligently on their

campaigns including making posters and a speech!

Congratulations to all candidates!

On December 11, we will go on an adventure to Black

Creek Pioneer Village, living the life of Early

Settlers! The very next day, we will go to the Royal

Ontario Museum, a “first” for many grade 3/4

students! We will travel through different galleries

and participate in an activity about Early

Civilizations in Greece and Rome! Oh boy!!

The first week of December marks the beginning of

the Advent season. Students will be learning about

the preparation and joyful expectation of Jesus‟

birth. Before you know it, it will be winter vacation

where we will ring in 2014! Wishing all families a

safe and warm Merry Christmas and Happy New

Year! See you January 6th at the new school!!

(EXCITED!!)

-Ms. Gerardi

Grade 4 Mr. Gerardi There‟s only one more month until the BIG move to

the new school. We‟re all excited. Are you? The

grade 4 students have had an amazing November.

On the 11th, a soldier from the Canadian Armed

Forced came to our school to tell us about what he

does in the army. Did you know that Mr. Gerardi

taught him in Grade 5? His name is Master Corporal

Jesus Castillo. Ms. Gerardi was also in his class at

the time. Right after the assembly, we went to the

York Cemetery to celebrate Remembrance Day. We

had a moment of silence at 11:00. We also took

pictures with the soldiers in front of an enormous

tank. In class, we read a book called Sadako and

the 1000 Paper Cranes. We learned about Japanese

culture and how they celebrate Remembrance Day.

It called Peace Day. It is celebrated on August 6. A

courageous girl named Sadako died of leukemia from

an atomic bomb which was dropped by the US during

WW2. She tried to fold 1000

paper cranes. If she succeeded,

the gods would grant her a special

wish. You‟ll have to read the novel

to find out if she did it. Last week

the class went to the Markham

Theatre to watch a play called

Aladdin. It was a fairy tale. It was

awesome. This week we are writing

to Santa Claus. That means that Christmas is right

around the corner. Do you know what you want for

Christmas? We know. We are looking forward to

going to the ROM next month. We will be

presenting our Habitat project to the class this

week. We hope you enjoyed reading this. Have a

delightful December!

By: Stella, Victoria, and Dora

Grade 5 Ms. Krotofil This November was a blast! On

November 11th, we had a

Remembrance Day ceremony.

Grades one to eight walked to

the York Cemetery to see all of

the great soldiers who served in

war. While we were there, we

sang songs and watched the soldiers who gave

speeches about Remembrance Day. In Mathematics,

we continued each day to solve the PROBLEM OF

THE DAY. We used our goal and success criteria

find a solution to each problem. In Language, we

used graphic organizers to help us create Christmas

stories. We even used our descriptive feedback to

edit and publish our wonderful stories! In our rosary

class with Mrs. Chan, we learned about the joyful

mysteries. Also, this month, Ms. K. brought in lots

of donated books for our new and improved

classroom library. With Mrs. Scanga‟s help, we

received many new Scholastic books too! We really

love reading in our class! Finally at the end of the

month, we went to the Markham Theatre to see

ALADDIN, a spectacular dramatic presentation!!!

PS: DO YOU HAVE ANY USED BOOKS THAT YOU

WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE GRADE 5

CLASSROOM LIBRARY??? If you have any books,

please let Ms. K. know. It would be really, really

appreciated!!! By: Patricia and Brooklyn

Grade 6 Mr. Scali

This November has been

spectacular! In math we finished a

chapter on adding and subtracting

numbers with decimals. We have

now started the next chapter,

which focuses on measurement.

For language the class read a fascinating story

called “The Most Dangerous Game”, and we are now

working on our letters. In science, we did an

experiment with meal worms. We made

observations, and set up a racing experiment. Also,

some of us got to take them home! On November

11th our class went to a Remembrance Day ceremony,

which was unforgettable! We all went to the

cemetery and listened to poems and sang songs.

Recently, we went to the Markham Theatre to see

the play “Aladdin”. It was fun and entertaining! So

as you can see, our November was a great one! Until

December, Ciao! - Emma and Alessia

Grade 7 – Ms. Vecchiarelli Tis‟ the season to be BUSY fa la la la la, la, la, la,

la!!!!! Busy is better than bored! First off, I‟d like

to congratulate all the students in the Grade 7

classroom for their hard work completing the

Christmas Art Posters for our Christmas Community

Gathering to be held December 10th, 2013. The

students are preparing for the big move to the new

school in January 2014 and many things that will not

be used until the new year are already packed and

ready to go. The

students finished the

unit on Patterns in

Mathematics and their

unit on Place and

Movement in Geography.

The students are

continuing with their

first novel study and are

enjoying the literature circle group experience. The

students have begun a dance unit and have learned

some fundamental choreography movements (such as

the grapevine and pivot turn etc.) and are being

asked to create a small portion of choreography in a

group setting. The students have also begun to use

the e-learning website more frequently and although

patience is still required with this website, they are

finding the on-line lessons to be a new and enjoyable

learning experience.

Grade 8 – Mr. Capozzi In the first term of the

school year, the grade

eight class has been

doing numerous activities

such as: in Geography we

have just finish

population density and

have now started with

Economics, while in

science we have been working with cells and starting

osmosis and diffusion on e-learning which is an

online site for TCDSB. In art, the grade eights are

doing projects based on their understanding of

their geography and science abilities. In math we

finished algebra with algebraic expressions and

using scatter plots and starting area of a circle. In

language we have just finished out novel Holes by

Louis Sachar and doing projects based on what

happened in the book creativity, creative writing

and opinion. In French, we have just finished group

presentations of teaching the class about the people

of French history. It teaches us who the people are

and the perspective of a teacher, also group

cooperation.

In class we‟re during this Skype call which is, called

„Face to faith‟ which involves many children from the

ages of 12-18 all round the world. This program goes

to every subject but, mainly religion. During the

Skype call we talk about what we do in school and

talk about us individually. During an in-class session,

we got to Skype call a teacher from India.

In November the girls and the boys got to visit

their future high schools such as Loretto Abbey and

Brebeuf. The students got to feel what it is like to

learn in high school classes. On Tuesday the 26, the

grade eights attended the theoretical Aladdin play

in Markham along with other classes. Also another

activity the grade eight class had done was on

November 11th we went to the cemetery to for a

ceremony to appreciate the soldiers that fought us

in the war.

By Julia F and Florencia E.

Mme. Ricciuto Décembre arrive avec toute la joie de la

saison.... c'est Noël !

In December all the primary grades will celebrate

the holiday season and Christmas through

vocabulary, stories, songs and art activities. The

grade 3 will illustrate their own mini French

Christmas story and practice reading in French.

The grade 6 students have completed writing,

editing and fabricating their own French magazine,

including interviews with each other and a famous

person of their selection. These books will be on

display at our new school in January.

Shopping is the topic in Grade 7, as the students

explore the imperative verb form, numbers and

dollars in French.

The grade 8 students have been learning about the

19th century in France. Many of today‟s common

items were invented or discovered during this

exciting time. Items such as “la poubelle »- the

garbage can, the process of pasteurization and the

design and construction of the Eiffel tower were all

part of this exciting time in history. The students

worked hard to prepare and present mini seminars

on various topics to their classmates. 21st century

learning was alive in these classes, as the students

used interactive activities like Jeopardy and trivia

games to engage their classmates.

Je vous souhaite un Joyeux Noël et les meilleurs

voeux pour le nouvel an.

I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year at

our new school !

Mlle Baptista

Bonjour à tous! Dear

parents and students, I

am happy to announce

that the annual French

Book Fair «Le salon du

livre » is upon us. I have

been asked by some

parents about ways in

which we could further motivate students. The

annual French Book Fair is an excellent way to do so

and an important reminder that the French language

is alive and well. There are books and comics for all

ages as well as audio CDs and games.

http://www.salondulivredetoronto.ca/. Starting

Wednesday December 4th until Saturday December

7th 2013

Merci-

The Season of Advent begins the weekend of November 30-December 1.

Advent Wreath Prayers First Sunday in Advent - Light the first purple candle. This is the Candle of Hope. It is a sign that God is with us, encouraging us on our way. Blessing for the First Candle: O, Lord, fill us with a longing for you. Help us to be open and eager, as we wait for your coming with joy and excitement. In the busy days ahead, keep us in your sight. Let us remember that it is you, our Lord, for whom we are preparing. Amen. Second Sunday in Advent - Light the first and the second purple candles. The second candle is the Candle of Peace. It is a reminder that Jesus came to share God’s peace with all. Blessing for the Second Candle: O, Lord, as we prepare for your coming, let us reflect your love in all we say and do. Encourage us to be people of peace and let your peace reign in our hearts and minds this Advent Season. Amen. Third Sunday in Advent - Light the first two purple candles and the pink candle, the Candle of Joy. It is a sign that God has promised us life in abundance. Blessing for the Third Candle: O, Lord, this is a time for caring and sharing. Help us open our hearts fully to others. Let our faces radiate the joy of your coming so that everyone we meet will know of you and the gift of life you bring. Amen. Fourth Sunday in Advent - light all the candles, the last one is called the Candle of

Love. It is a sign of God’s generous care and concern for all. Blessing for the Fourth Candle: O Lord, you are the Light of the World. Help us to see

your will. Always be with us so that we will come to know and love you in many ways.

Teach us to recognize you in those we meet and in all of creation. Amen

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC SCHOOL

21 Eddfield Avenue

North York, Ontario

M2N 2M5

Telephone: 416 393-5255

Fax No. : 416 512-3381

“Whatsoever you do to the least of my people, that you do unto me.”

Matthew 25:40

November 2013

The St. Edward School CSAC, together with the St. Vincent de Paul Society (a Catholic

organization that has a long and caring history of helping those in need), will be collecting

items to make Christmas baskets for families in our community. To make Christmas a joyful

day, students are being asked to help by donating a gift.

Some gift ideas include:

TTC Tokens or tickets

Drug Store Gift Cards

New books, puzzles, art supplies, toys

Toys R Us Gift Cards

New clothing (gloves, socks, hats, pyjamas)

Chapters Gift Cards

Loblaws/Walmart Gift Cards

Movie Theatre Gift Cards

(food, clothing and household items)

School dress code clothing

Please send all unwrapped items to the Office by Friday, December 13th so that we may

distribute the baskets in time for Christmas.

Thank you for your generosity and true commitment to our faith.

A. DeCiantis Mr. DeCiantis St. Edward CSAC

Principal