Precious Blood Catholic School

P.B.S. Express!May-June 2016

Virtue for June - FAITHFULNESS

Happy are those who have not seen, yet still believe. John 20:29

Volume 6 Issue 3

Dear Precious Blood Families,

Once again, it seems that we just began in September and now here we are—the final edition of the PBS Express. We want to extend our sincerest gratitude to Mr. Cos-

grove and the staff and students for all of the creativity and inspiration they have put into our newsletters throughout this school year.

A lot of exciting learning opportunities have occurred at Precious Blood Catholic School since our last PBS Express. Our very talented staff and students have wrapped up another successful musical production of The Lion King! We want to thank our CSPC

(Catholic School Parent Council) members and all our volunteers for their commitment and dedication to contributing to the success and wellbeing of our students and their families! You may have noticed that our gardens continue to grow with the help of our

school community as Stewards of Creation!We thank all of the coaches and students that participated in our extra-curricular

teams and activities for representing our school with dignity, a strong commitment to teamwork and sportsmanship.

Our Student Led Learning Walk engaged our school community whereby ideas, creativ-ity and collaboration were made visible with a focused effort in Mathematics. How-ever, during Catholic Education Week we demonstrated our commitment to our faith

by collaborating with Father Steven and St. Catherine School and St. Kevin School at Precious Blood Church to share how we imbue faith in our curriculum.

Our students celebrated the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Holy First Communion and Confirmation. Children and youth of Precious Blood Parish and its surrounding schools

are invited to join the Totus Tuus (Latin for totally Yours) camp this summer from July 17-22, 2016. Totus Tuus is an Archdiocesan program whereby seminarians and college students travel to different parishes, spreading the Good News through catecheti-

cal instruction, Mass, confession, songs, and games. The Totus Tuus Summer Program consists of a Day Camp (for students entering Grades 1-6) and an Evening Program (for

students entering Grades 7-12). We encourage you to sign your children up for this wonderful faith development summer experience! Please refer to the Church Bulletin for more details. Congratulations to Archbishop Larry Saldanha on his 80th Birthday

Celebration!

With the end of the school year, there are some partings. Our Grade 8s are gradu-ating and going on to high school next year. We are proud of the fine young men and

women they have become and we wish them good luck and God’s blessings in all of their future endeavours.

We bid farewell to our occasional teachers and educational assistants. In parting, we would like you all to know what a joy it has been to have you share your gifts and tal-

ents in our faith-filled community for the past school year.Our Vice-Principal, Sofie Sommer has been an integral part of our school’s community

for the past year. We wish her well in her retirement. We welcome our new Vice-Princi-pal, Cheryliane Gomes to our PBS staff and look forward to an exciting school year.

We wish Superintendent John Shain a happy retirement and thank Father Steven for being a central part of our Precious Blood community’s faith formation.

We extend our appreciation to our Trustee Mike Del Grande; MPP Brad Duguid; MP Salma Zahid; and Councillor Michael Thompson and our school staff for their support

and service throughout the year. Merci!The end of the school year leaves us with many fond memories of your children. On

behalf of the staff we wish you and your families a peaceful, restful and safe summer. God Bless.

Sofie Sommer (Vice-Principal) Mirella Rossi (Principal)

Best BuddiesCatholic Education Week May 1 to May 6 This year’s Catholic Education Week theme was, “Catholic Edu-

cation: Opening Doors of Mercy”. The disciples asked Jesus to “in-

crease our faith”. That is our goal in publicly-funded Catholic educa-tion in collaboration with the fam-ily and the parish. We know that

keeping the theme of faith alive is a constant challenge in the world of 2016. But, we can be assured by the words of the disciples, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive

mercy” – Matthew 5;7.

Student-Led Learning Walk

Presented by St. Catherine, St. Kevin and Precious Blood Schools

parents and children were invited to attend mass the weekend of April

30 and May 1 to celebrate together Catholic Education week. After

the Mass our visitors went to the church hall and were guided by the students as they showed and ex-

plained the work done by them and other students.

You are the visible face of the invisible Father,of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy:let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified.You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weaknessin order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error:let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.

Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with His anointing,so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor,proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressedand restore sight to the blind.

We ask this of you, Lord Jesus, through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy; you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever andever.

Amen.

We received a special visit from Emily the Best Buddies Coor-dinator to our Best Buddies lunchtime games day!!! We had a great time with Emily, Ms. Magony, Ms. Greco and Ms. Rug-

giero.

Crowning of Mary

On Wednesday, May 11, the Rosary Apostolate celebrated the crowning of Mary with the students in the school's gymnasium. We wish to thank the Rosary volunteers for visiting our school each month to lead our students in the saying of the rosary.

Monthly Updates from the Board

April 2016

Budget ConsultationTCDSB thanks the many parents, students, staff and community members who participated in consul-tation regarding the Multi Year Re-covery Plan. Please visit the board’s website at www.tcdsb.org or follow us on Twitter @TCDSB to get the latest information about the con-sultation regarding the 2016-2017 budget.

Parent Engagement Resource Event

• Supporting All Our Students…Imagine the Possibilities

• April 30th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Catholic Education Centre, 80

Sheppard Avenue East• Hosted by TCDSB’s Special

Services Department and the Special Education Advisory Com-mittee

• Features workshops, special education resources, community resources, raffles, door prizes.

The Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education 77th Annual Conference, AGM

& Gala DinnerA full day conference for parents, caregivers and our partners in publicly funded Catholic Educa-tion in Ontario "Many Gifts, One Voice: Living Our Virtues in a Virtual World"Co-hosted by OAPCE Toronto and the Toronto Catholic District School BoardRegister online http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ec6a0r4n5fb01bdc&llr=57qgf7bab

Labour Day September 5, 2016First Instructional Day September 6, 2016Thanksgiving Day October 10, 2016Christmas Break December 26, 2016 - January 6,

2017Start of Second Semester (Second-ary)

February 6, 2017

Family Day February 20, 2017Mid-Winter Break March 13 – 17, 2017

Good Friday April 14, 2017Easter Monday April 17, 2017Victoria Day May 22, 2017

Last Day of Classes for Elementary Students

June 29, 2017

School Year Calendar for 2016 – 2017

October 7, 2016 - Provisional Education PrioritiesNovember 18, 2016 - Parent/Teacher ConferencesDecember 2, 2016 - Provisional Education PrioritiesJanuary 20, 2017 - Assessment, Evaluation and ReportingFebruary 17, 2017 - Parent/Teacher ConferencesJune 9, 2017 - Assessment, Evaluation and ReportingJune 30, 2017 - Provisional Education Priorities

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cancellations, school closures, budget updates and special bulletins.

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Chess Club

I was privileged to belong to the Precious Blood Chess Club. My team mates and I attended regular lunch time practice and en-couraged each other when we were playing at the tournament. While playing against students from other schools was a little nerve wracking but overall it was a lot of fun. Go PBS Go! Also, I thank the teach-ers Ms. Sarmiento and Mr. Mates for coaching us.

Meti D.

Education WeekMay 1 - 6

Parents, Grandparents and Students are invited to visit the students' work on dis-play at the Precious Blood Parish Hall to engage in a

learning conversation.

The Lion King

In April PBS witnessed the second annual production of the spectacular musical “The Lion King.” Even with limited practice on the stage, grades 1 to 4 went through a ton of sweat to produce a fantastic show. All of the art made from Ms. McGregor’s class made the gym much more beautiful. The teachers could not do everything, so they decided to select a group of grade eights to lend a helping hand. From the dazzling make-up to the playing of music, that was all on us! (With the assistance of the teachers.)

If you were there on the scheduled nights, you would have heard all of massive clapping and cheer-ing from the wonderful audience. There is a ton of names that I should mention, but who we should RE-ALLY be thanking is the Lead Director, Ms. Soraine.

Dominic E.

Learning through Maps

Recently in Grade 8, students have been creating a series of political maps of Canada. They used the five map-making attributes to assist them in seeing how a visual representatiion of the boundary changes of Canada were made from before Confederation until today.

My ReflectionI enjoyed creating the maps because I learned how Canada was formed and how it evolved into a country.While making the maps, I

learned how to apply colouring, using text and accurately label-ling them.Overall, it was a valuable

experience in learning how to create historical maps.

Grade 8 students

JK/SKMatthewPasztorAlexanderNijmehA.J. AblegasMauricioJiminezMaganaHala AlassafJason Yousef

1 JadenBaderhaJoshuaEvidenteJorgeJohn

1/2 EthanDepanoAaronElizabeth

2 AstridGomezGabrielManuelPadraicQuailMakaylaEssayas

2/3 EmilyAnthony

3 AveryRobertHannahTorratoRoshanAnnamaryaMarie

4 SaragAgagailAlexaAllenNicholas

4/5 VickenTaliyah

5/6 Chanelle Angeline

6 LeBronSebastian

7 KyleJosiah

7/8 NathanielFaeJoshua GJosiahJoshua V

8 EdwardIvanNerses

Meal Program

The Rotary Club of North Scarborough has generously funded a free lunch for the students of the school on the following dates:

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - Pizza Lunch (1slice per student + 1 drink)Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - BBQ Lunch (1 grilled item per student + 1 drink)Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - Pizza Lunch (1 slice per student + 1 drink)Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - Pizza Lunch (1 slice per student + 1 drink)Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - BBQ Lunch (1 grilled item per student + 1

drink)

*Grilled items include a choice of one: veg-gie burger, beef burger or hot dog.*If you do not want your child to partici-pate, kindly inform his/her teacher.

Thank you to our community partner Rotary Club of North Scarborough

Visit to the TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre

The Intermediate students had an awesome time at the TIFF Bell Lightbox theatre on Friday April 22, 2016. We travelled by subway downtown and even had lunch at an underground food court. We then headed to the theatre to watch a French movie called “Belle et Sébastien II.” The movie was about a young boy named, Sébas-tien and his dog, Belle. The two friends set out on a journey to find Sébastien’s adoptive mom, who went missing after her plane crashed on her way home after the war. Throughout their adventure they came across many obstacles such as, a plane crash, encoun-tering a bear and fighting forest fires. Through all these problems, Sébastien finds his birth father, his adoptive mother and his family

is finally reunited. The trip was a very memorable experi-ence and we would love to go watch part III…if there ever is one.

The Gr. 7 and 8 classes.

8 ArnalTristanJulianne

JK/SK NathanielLiamAaronLealynnMikaylaJacobMaeghan

1 SantiagoJuliana

1/2 TeresaAmanda

2 MikalBarnubusCris

2/3 AnatoliBianca

3 CharleneTomasGiovanniMarkElla

4 KathleenKaeraTrishaJessicaErizza

4/5 RaphaelCelina

5/6 NicholasKerby

6/7 RileyArt Josh

7 SimeonItzelJerlace

7/8 TrixieSarahAndre

JK/SKPaulGregoryNaomiaJelenaKailynJeremiah

1 ElmirAnselmusKenzo

1/2 RobertoAnthony

2 AaronNatalieAbegailMarcela

2/3 NicholasSharon

3 IliyannaPearlaGeorgeEgypt

4 DanielaKaylaGretellMichaleJavari

4/5 AdamAlexa

5/6 ClaudiaArzeah

6/7 JudeRochelle

7 JohnIsabella PIsabella S

7/8 PatricialJenny Charles

8 ElijahKatrinaVince

June Update from the BoardJob Action by Elementary

TeachersElementary teachers initiated a Work to Rule on May 17th. Stay

up to date on any news and infor-mation relating to the job action and status of negotiations here:https://www.tcdsb.org/FORPAR-ENTS/News/Pages/Elementary-

Teachers-Job-Action.aspx

Changes to Health and Physical Education Curriculum

Resources and information can be found on the website

here: https://www.tcdsb.org/programsservices/schoolpro-

gramsk12/healthoutdoorphysed/pages/ontario-health-and-

physed-curriculum.aspx

Summer School Registration Continues

Course options and registration info for secondary school stu-dents: https://www.tcdsb.org/

ProgramsServices/ContinuingEdu-cation/SecondaryCreditCourses/SummerSchool/Pages/Default.

aspx Information about Reach Ahead Credits and Summer Enrichment Camps for elementary students:

https://www.tcdsb.org/Pro-gramsServices/ContinuingEduca-tion/SecondaryCreditCourses/SummerSchool/elementaryss/

Pages/default.aspx

Staff Arts Presents Mary Pop-pins June 11-18, 2016https://www.tcdsb.org/af-

filiates/StaffArts/PastSea-sons/20152016/Pages/Musical.

aspx

Introducing the Year of the Parish

Plans are already underway for the celebration of the Year of the Parish, the second year of our three year pastoral plan

focusing on Family, Parish and School (Together With One Voice). Schools and parishes

are encouraged to explore their collective vision for how they

can work more closely together during the Year of Parish and beyond, to nurture the rela-tionships that already exist, and work towards making all our schools and parishes feel more connected in the mission of Catholic education. Find all the information and resources

for the Year of the Parish here: https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommu-nity/YearoftheParish/Pages/

default.aspx

June is…• Aboriginal Heritage

Month https://www.tcdsb.org/FORCOMMUNITY/HeritageCel-ebration/AboriginalCanadianHer-

itage/Pages/default.aspx • Italian Heritage Month

https://www.tcdsb.org/FORCOMMUNITY/HeritageCel-

ebration/ItalianCanadianHer-itage/Pages/default.aspx

• Portuguese Heritage Month https://www.tcdsb.org/

FORCOMMUNITY/HeritageCel-ebration/PortugueseCanadian-Heritage/Pages/default.aspx

Reminders:June 30th is a PA day for all

elementary schools. Last day of classes is June 29th.

June 28th to 30th are PA days for most secondary schools.

When in doubt, check with your local school for details.

2016 Canada day Celebra-tions

This year’s Canada Day cel-ebrations will take place June 29th, 2016. Schools and of-fices across the Board are in-vited to participate in the Can-ada Day Spirit Day and show our Canadian pride by wearing the Canadian flag colours red and white. Schools and offices

are invited to sing O’ Canada together at 9:30

a.m. For more information, vis-it www.tcdsb.org/canadaday

• Canada Day Family Photo Contest Coming Soon

Check here for details www.tcdsb.org/canadaday.

Get all the latest news and

information:• Visit the Board’s website

www.tcdsb.org• Subscribe to ENews to receive updates via email every week https://web1.tcdsb.org/InterestSubscription/subscrip-

tion.aspx• Or Follow @TCDSB

on twitter to get updates throughout the day

TCDSB Digitalstore

The TCDSB is pleased to announce our new TCDSB Digital Store. There are some great new deals available to TCDSB students, which were made possible through a partnership with Microsoft and Kivuto.

We are now able to provide you with access to the following:

1. FREE: Office 365 Pro Plus: for up to 5 computers and up to 5 mobile devices; includes Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, Out-look, OneDrive and OneNote

2. 10% discount at the Microsoft Education Store

3. Free: Microsofty Window 10 Education Edition

Please note that this subscrip-tion software is active while your child is a student of TCDSB.

To find out more about these offerings and how you can access them, visit www.tcdsb.org/digi-talstore

Cricket Tournament

Grade 6 students from Mr. Sedef's and Mr. Cosgrove's classes at-tended the second annual cricket tournament at L'Amoreaux Park. Precious Blood fielded a boys' team and a girls' team in the tourna-ment, and competed against St. Albert's, St. Maria Goretti and Our Lady of Gaudalupe. Both teams competed with mixed success and improved as the day progressed with the girls' team having two out of three wins at the end of the day. Jaiden C. and Stephanie G. were selected as the top perform-ing players for each team.

Grade 6 students

Dear 2016 Precious Blood Catholic School Graduates:

I pray that your eyes will con-tinue to be filled with awe and

wonder.I pray that your words will reflect honesty and courage.I pray that you will be a life long learner striving to achieve

your personal best.I pray that you will continue

to mature into caring individu-als respecting the rights and

dignity of others.I pray that your learning

experiences, here at Precious Blood Catholic School, guide you in your life’s journey to promote peace in the world.I have enjoyed watching you grow this past school year!

You will always hold a very special place in our school. On behalf of the precious Staff, we hope that all the learning, the friendships, and the expe-riences you have attained here will always hold a special place

in your heart as well.“What you are is God’s Gift to

you.What you become is your Gift

to God”

May the peace of Christ be with you always!

Sincerely,

Mirella RossiPrincipal

Track and FieldPrecious Blood was represented in the City's Meet by Justin U. and Jaiden C. Justin U. was placed 4th in the 200m and 7th in the long jump. Jaiden C. was placed 5th in the shot putt. Both students recorded personal bests in their events.

Senior Kindergarten Graduation

Congratulations to the Senior Kindergarten stu-dents upon their gradu-ation.

Much singing was en-joyed by the students, their parents and teach-ers.

Play Day

Students in the school created a company called Precious Players in order to raise money for playground equipment at Precious Blood Catholic School. Grade 7 stu-dents have created a website to promote our fundraising venture with the hopes of reaching as many supporters as possible by allowing donations to be made online through the following address:https://preciousbloodplayground.wordpress.com/1.Click donations.2.Click the canadahelps.org active link 3.Select Precious Blood Elementary Catholic School #258 as the fund you wish to contribute towards. 4.Online tax receipts will be issued for donations of $10.00 or more.

We would like to thank all the Grades 1-8 students of Precious Blood for participat-ing and supporting our Play day for Playground held Friday June 17 and our kinder-garten students for their support in our freezie day.

Ms. Sarmiento

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