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Principal: A. Morsillo; Vice Principals: D. Whicher, D. Rios; Secretary: R. Natale, Clerk Typist: T. Ralph

Superintendent: L. Notten 416 222-8282 ext. 2732, Trustee: P. Jakovcic 416 512-3401 CSAC Chair: R. Broderick

All Saints Church: 1415 Royal York Rd. Toronto ON M9P 3A7; Phone: (416) 244-3066; Pastor: Fr. A. Glaba

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Principal’s Message

We celebrated the virtue of “Peacemaking” during the month of November and we are reminded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that “peace is not merely a distant goal that we

seek but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” To that end, November is the month of remembrance. On the 11th of November, the school paused to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and our faith calls us to pray for the dearly departed during the month. As November ends and Advent begins, we are asked to pause and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. We are encouraged at this time to prepare ourselves for the birth of Jesus by making room to receive God’s gift of love. It is appropriate that the virtue of the month is “charity” since we have an opportunity to help those less fortunate than ourselves. As you celebrate the Christmas season, take time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas

and as followers of Jesus we are reminded ―It is

more blessed to give than to receive‖. (Acts 20:35) On behalf of the entire staff at All Saints, we wish our students and their families and the entire school community a Holy and Blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year. D. Whicher Vice Principal

Hours of Operation

8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

A.M. Kindergarten: 8:30 – 11:05 A.M. P.M. Kindergarten: 12:35 – 3:00 P.M.

Lunch Hour: 11:35 – 12:35 P.M. Morning Recess: 10:15 – 10:30 A.M. Afternoon Recess: 1:40 – 1:55 P.M.

Important Dates

Dec. 7th: P.D Day

Dec. 12th: Community Advent Mass 7:00pm at Church

Dec. 21st : Monthly Awards Assembly in gym (9:15 am – 10:10 am) – Primary Assembly; (10:40 am – 11:30 am)– Junior/Intermediate)

Dec. 24th – January 4th: Christmas Holidays

Jan. 7th: Welcome back to school!

Jan. 8th: Kindergarten Registration commences

Jan 17th: Kindergarten Registration Evening 7:00 pm

Jan 17th: Extended French Parent Information Evening 7:00 pm

MASSES

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am (Italian), 9:30 am, 11:00 am

WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday to Saturday 8:30 am

First and Last Friday 7:30 pm

For complete and updated information about events happening at All Saints parish please visit:

http://allsaintsrc.org/

Junior Kindergarten Pre-Registration

for September 2013

Registration for September 2013

Begins January 8, 2013

Extended Registration Hours: January 17 (evening registration)

From 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Registration Week January 14 – January 18

Your child must be born in 2009 and be 4 years

old by December 31, 2012

Please bring the following documents:

Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate

Birth Certificate

Immunization record & Health Card

Proof of residence

Immigration documents (if applicable)

Doctor’s name and phone number

Emergency contact name and phone number.

CSAC MEETING

The next CSAC meeting will be taking

place on Monday January 21, 2013 at

7:00 pm in the staffroom. Everyone is welcome.

School Web Site

Visit us at our website for news and information about what is happening at All Saints Catholic School. Please let us know if you wish to be taken off the

hard copy list. You can log in at: http://www.tcdsb.org/schools/allsaints/Pages/default.aspx

Christmas Holidays The last day of school before the

Christmas Holidays will be Friday,

December 21. The school will not be having an early dismissal and will be dismissing at the regular time of

3:00 p.m. School will resume on:

Monday, January 7, 2013.

Lost and Found Articles We would ask that you encourage your child to check the lost and found articles at school if they are missing articles of clothing. The pile of lost clothing in the lost and found has been increasing. If these articles are not claimed by

December 14th, they will be donated to charity. You may also call the school and make an appointment to come and check the lost and found articles. Let’s make this a priority!

TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

TRUSTEES 2012—2013

Wards

1. Peter Jakovcic 416-512-3401

2. Ann Andrachuk Chair 416-512-3402

3. Sal Piccininni, Vice-Chair 416-512-3403

4. Patrizia Bottoni 416-512-3404

5. Maria Rizzo 416-512-3405

6. Frank D’Amico 416-512-3406

7. John Del Grande 416-512-3407

8. TBA

9. Jo-Ann Davis 416-512-3409

10. Barbara Poplawski 416-512-3410

11. Angela Kennedy 416-512-3411

12. Nancy Crawford 416-512-3412

Andrew Walker, Student Trustee 416-512-3413

Have Your Say:

Survey Regarding the

Multi-Year Strategic Plan

The Toronto Catholic District School Board approved its Multi-Year Strategic Plan 2012-2015 in last April. The Multi-Year Strategic Plan (MYSP) includes revised mission, vision and values statements as well as a clear focus on six key strategic directions. The MYSP is the result of a comprehensive and collaborative process. In order to assess how well the MYSP is being communicated and implemented, the entire TCDSB community, as well as representatives of our partner organizations in Catholic education, will be (are) invited to complete a brief electronic survey that will be available online. Trustees, employees, parents, guardians, clergy, TCDSB ratepayers and community members will all be (are all) encouraged to take a few minutes to complete and submit the survey and provide feedback on the initial impact of the Multi-Year Strategic Plan 2012-2015. Please note that the Multi-Year Strategic Plan 2012-2015, hyperlinked Strategic Actions and supporting documents can readily be found on the TCDSB website: http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/Pages/MultiYearStrategicPlan.aspx

All Saints Christmas Wish

This year for Christmas, the parents and staff at All Saints School are taking on a new initiative for the virtue of Charity. We are asking the students of All Saints to sponsor a family in need. Each classroom has received a decorated box to collect the donations and each child has received a sheet with some details of the family (i.e. the gender and ages of the family members). Here are some items that are needed: New age appropriate toys, new clothing, new linens, toiletries, gift cards to Wal-Mart, Superstore, No Frills, etc. The final date to drop off donations to your child’s teacher is December 6th. Thank you for your generosity this Christmas season.

The Kidssentials Lunch Program

Take a break from packing lunch! Kidssentials is

the fresh, hot lunch provider at our school. The Lunch Menu for January-March 2013 will be available to order online as of the first week of December. Please log in or create your family’s

account at www.kidssentials.com and place your order.

Lunch Cancellation Policy: If your child is away on a Kidssentials lunch day (illness, field trip, etc.),

Kidssentials must be notified directly before 8am and a credit will be applied to your account for future use – Kindly provide as much notice as possible for all cancellations.

Snow Day Cancellation Policy: It is important to note that, even if your child walks to school, their lunch will be affected by a snow day. On snowy days, please listen to your local radio station for bus cancellations - If schools busses for your region are cancelled, the Kidssentials lunch will also be cancelled for the entire school and rebooked for another date. Notification of this rebook date will be sent home with your child. Please be sure to pack a lunch if your child goes to school on a snow day.

Kidssentials may be reached at 905.855.1914 or

via email at mail@kidssentials.com

Kidssentials is hiring! Work only while your

child’s at school – Perfect for any stay-at-home

parent. Contact Kidssentials today for more

info.

Kidssentials

Safe Schools

Visitors to the School

Toronto Catholic District School

Board policy states that all visitors

to the school MUST report to the office. This is foremost to ensure the safety of all students. In an

effort to promote the independence of the students and to ensure the integrity of programs by minimizing interruptions during class time, we request that students arrive prepared for the school day with all the items they require (i.e. homework, lunch, physical education clothing, musical instruments etc.). If you would like to contact your child’s teacher, you may do so through the school office. Please try to make after school arrangements before school.

Allergen Aware

Please take special note that we have children in our school who have very serious allergies to nut products. According to Sabrina’s Law, we must make every effort to maintain a nut free environment in order to help keep these children safe. We ask that you not bring in or send in any food items to be shared with other students in the class. Please note that baked goods and treats are not permitted. We apologize for the inconvenience; however, we are certain you will agree that these measures are necessary in order to ensure the safety and welfare of our children.

Personal Property

The school does not take any responsibility for the loss or theft of personal items brought onto school premises by students. The school will therefore, not reimburse or replace lost or stolen articles, under any circumstances. This will include all articles of clothing (label items with a marker); personal school supplies such as fancy or expensive pens, markers, binders and pencil cases, etc.; simple or electronic toys; calculators, laptops, iPod’s, CD’s, etc. Please note that collector cards of any kind are not permitted, in addition to all cell phones and any other social media devices. These items will be immediately confiscated by staff and brought to the Principal’s attention. We ask both parents and students for their full co-operation in this matter. (Please note that the Board’s insurance policy does not cover

property owned by staff or students).

Safe Arrival and Departure

We continue to remind you to contact the school before 8:30 a.m. if your child is going to be absent from school. If we are unable to take your call, you can leave a message on our answering machine. Please ensure that we have a current emergency number where you can be contacted. If you are picking up your child early, please send a note to your child’s teacher. Please be sure to report to the office to sign them out. If you are returning before the end of the day,

please sign your child back in at the office. All

students on buses must ride the buses to and

from school every day.

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 fashion.) 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 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 information 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

Inclement Weather On days when the weather is inclement, the students may be permitted to enter

the building at 8:15 am. On such days, the recess periods may be indoor and those students who stay for lunch will be supervised in the building. Weather conditions must be particularly severe, cold weather alone does not warrant an early entry into the building or indoor recess periods. Those decisions will be made accordingly. We believe that children profit greatly from recess breaks as they get out into the fresh air and burn off some energy in play activities. This will make them more alert and ready to continue their studies when they come in. It is important for children, particularly the younger children in the primary grades, to come to school dressed properly for the weather. A reminder to everyone that students who are well enough to be at school are well enough to go out for recess. We do not have personnel to supervise students who wish to stay in for recess due to illness. If they are too ill to go out for recess, then they should be home for the day. This will allow for quicker recovery and less teaching and learning time lost to illness.

Attendance, Punctuality and Preparation

The Education Act states that students must attend school regularly and punctually. Parents are to notify the school (416) 393-5290 of a child’s absence. You may call anytime and leave a message on the answering machine. Students who arrive late for school must check in at the main office to ensure safe arrival and to help in keeping accurate attendance profiles. Attendance referrals will be sent to the Social Worker and persistent tardiness may result in progressive discipline. Students are expected to arrive prior to the bell. All students are to arrive prepared to work and learn. Preparation includes the completion of daily assignments that are done to the best of the individual student’s ability. Preparation also implies that the student devotes appropriate time to study in advance of test situations.

Parking

A reminder that the school parking

lot is for staff only. Please do not use it for parking as we do not have enough spots for staff. Our students

have been instructed not to enter the parking lot for safety reasons. Father Glaba has graciously volunteered the use of the church parking lot for our parents. Please observe and respect the “in” and “out” flow in the church parking lot. There is

absolutely NO PARKING in the handicapped spaces, or in the fire route at the front of the school. The fine is substantial and we need to have those spaces clear for their appropriate use by those that need them. A reminder to all that Renault is strictly a “Drop Off Kiss and Ride”, and there is absolutely no parking permitted within the sign boundaries. Everyone is encouraged to use

the PSP in the school parking lot. Police and

Parking Enforcement have assured us that

Renault will be closely monitored for proper

use.

Medication

Principals, teachers and support staff of the TCDSB are not permitted to administer any type of prescription medication during the school day, unless we have written, authorization signed by

you the parent, and the prescribing physician. The forms to dispense any medication must be updated on a regular basis and are available from the school principal. Please be advised that staff in TCDSB schools will not dispense non-prescription medications to students. Students who need “puffers” should have one at school and at home. All medications will be stored in the main office. Please notify the school if your child suffers from any type of allergy.

A Matter of Safety Now that the winter season has arrived, there are a few issues that need to be addressed. 1. Please ensure that your children

are dressed appropriately for the cold weather. They should also have mittens or gloves, a hat, a winter coat, boots and possibly a scarf. Unless we have extreme wind chill factors, children will be out for recess. Label your child’s belongings to avoid any mix-ups with other children.

2. We strongly encourage you to send a pair of shoes to be kept at school so that children can wear them after removing their boots. Children will not be allowed to wear their boots

inside the classroom. If your child wears his/her running shoes to school, they will have to be removed before entering the classes. Therefore a second pair of running shoes should be used for

gym classes. No outside shoes are to be worn

in classes. 3. Snow pants are also encouraged. It is impossible

to keep young children off the snow. Snow pants will keep them dry outside.

4. Please reinforce what we are emphasizing at school; that is, that snow must remain on the ground. Once snow is picked up, it is easily made into a snowball and thrown at others. Snowball throwing can lead to serious injury.

Curriculum

Progress Reports

Progress reports were sent home on November

12, 2011. We hope all of you had a chance to meet with your child’s teacher for a Parent-Teacher Conference on the evenings of Wednesday, November 14th and Thursday, November 15th, 2012. If you have not seen your child’s teacher, please feel free to contact the teacher for an appointment. Please note that communication is very important regarding your child’s progress. Remember if you are unable to make a phone call, another effective tool of communication is your child’s agenda. Please check your child’s agenda on a nightly basis and sign it as a confirmation that you have seen your child’s agenda. This will certify that your child has completed all required homework to the best of his/her ability and is therefore ready for school the next day. Thank you for your support in setting up your children for academic success.

Library News

Mrs. Carlson would like to thank all those students and parents who supported the Book Fair held on November 12-15. The Book Fair was a big success. A percentage of the sales made from the Book Fair will go towards acquiring new resources for the library which in turn helps to support literacy development at All Saints. The Book Fair raised a total of approximately $12,000.00. The students of All Saints can once again look

forward to the return of the ever so popular Forest of Reading program. The Forest of Reading program encourages a love of reading among young people and it also helps to develop recognition for Canadian authors and Canadian books. Students in grade one through to grade three will enjoy reading the 10 nominees for the 2012-2013 school year, and they will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite book in the early spring.

Also, the All Saints Reading Club will start up again in January with students in the junior and intermediate grades enjoying the great selection of Forest of Reading nominees in their age category. Please stay tuned for more details regarding the Reading Club. We are hoping for yet another wonderful literary experience this year.

QSP

Extra-Curricular Activities

All Saints 2012 Cross Country

This September, as students were preparing to return to school and get back into routine, we were

also preparing students to take part in the Fall Cross Country Meets. Practices and early morning try-outs began the second week of school. The enthusiasm and interest from the students who participated in the Cross Country try-outs was outstanding. We would like to thank all of the students from grades 3 to 8 who tried out for the Cross Country Team. You should all be commended for your perseverance and hard work in attending the 8 am early morning practices. A very special thank you to all of the dedicated coaches who trained the students: Ms. Carlson, Ms. Fabbro, Ms. Febbraro, Mlle. Ferrarelli, Mr. Goles, Ms. Makhlouf, Ms. Mathias, Ms. Nespolo, Mme. Nobre-Peres, Ms. Paulo, Ms. Poce, Ms. Singleton, Ms. Stellato, and Mr. Tonon. We are also very grateful to all of our parents for their continued support, by attending the Cross Country Meets.

The students who represented our school at all of the Cross Country meets did so with a positive attitude. Each student competed with a tremendous amount of effort and dedication. The Divisional Meet took place on Tuesday, October 19th, 2012 at Centennial Park. The All Saints Cross Country Team had one of its best performances yet, where 43 students advanced to the Regional Meet, which took place the following week on Monday, October 22nd, 2012. At the City Cross Country Finals, on Friday, November 2nd, 2012, 16 students from our school participated. We are very proud of the accomplishments we have made this year during the Cross Country season, and we look forward to another excellent season during the next school year! The members of our 2012 Cross Country Team are:

Dennis Polyutov

Joel Zeinge Kevin Johny

Matthew Rakic Grant Monahan

Tyler Koo Gabriel Constantin

Illinoy Roberts-Farquarson Douglas DiStasi Madison Ferrer

Charlotte Garofalo Nadia Guido

Michelle Kayaian Mikayla Menezes

Mackenzie Pancer-Cinque Gabriella Pizzonia

Flavia Alessia Tripon Nicole Belluzzo Christian Ferlisi Luca DeLellis

Lucas Dudermine Alessandro Testani

Adam Belluzzo Roman Blotsky Daniel Paula

Gabriel Battista John Spyropoulos Grace Bogdani Kaitlyn Buttigieg Julia Correale Isabel Guido

Victoria Medeiros Rosemary Nucara Samantha Mifsud

Marco Bova Daniel Cassano

Max Czul Lukas Janek

Stefano Odorico Émile Constantin

Adam Guido Ethan Ferrer

Devin D’Gama Michael Macri

Jordan Broome Rachel Pizzonia

Daniela Lima Nicole Liut

Lesia Dlugosh-Ostop Amanda Rosati

Julia Oliveira Alessia Grisolia Jessica Sousa

Muleba Chailunga Callum Asselstine

Daniel Moriana Ryan DiStasi Noah DiStasi

Luka Leko Bekure Mekbib Lui Gagliardi

Matthew D’Addario Nicolina Moscati

Julia Testani Sara Pelosi

Tamara Rabeda Emma Rochon Lauren Guido Sarah Dritsas

Andrea Baffone Valentina Tamayo

Breana Dudemaine

Robert Flaim Alen Johny

Joseph Justice Conor Lamont Michael Trytek Joshua Vivero

Luke So Thalia Aldwindkle Sophie Asselstine Jessica Ciampa

Eizabeth Lalonde Madeline Martyn

Breanna Medeiros Julia Nikolovski Jessica Zado Elsa DiStefano

Giovanni Smith-Alvarez Daniel Lopez

Andrew Broome Joshua Spalla Luis Arenas

Christian Kobzar Rhyan Tung

Marco Bonifaz Sofiya Yuzva Emily Pelosi

Katya Polyutova Julia Kazakis Natasha Zado

Elizabeth Seredinina Magda Kajo

Stefanie Paganelli Alyssa Gatt

Boys’ Softball

On Wednesday October 3rd the boys’ softball team played a tournament at Westway Park. Our first game was against Fr. Serra. It was a very exciting game and the boys battled hard but came up

short. Our second game was against St. Marcellus, just like the first game, the boys were off to a slow start but dug deep and showed a lot of heart and battled back for a victory. With one game

remaining, the boys needed a win to move into the finals. Their next opponent was Transfiguration, they were two evenly matched teams but after regulation play, Transfiguration came out on top with a narrow victory. It was a short but great season and all the boys are excited about next year. We would like to thank all the coaches, Mr. Marchesan, and Mr. Howlett for all their time and hard work. As well as all the parents who help drive the boys to and from the tournament. The members of the team are: Andrew Broome, Noah Distasi, Damil Bravo, Allen Jeremiah, Simon Sybydlo, Ryan Distasi, Brendan Sterkaj, Craig Maslan, Joshua Catalanotto, Jevon Minto, Jordan Broome, Matteo Costantini, Devin D’Gama, Lui Gaglardi and Michael Imbrogno

Girls’ Softball

All Saints was represented on the field by one of the youngest teams ever. The girls’ softball skills greatly improved over the season and they displayed

excellent team skills during the tournament against some challenging competition. The team members were: Rebecca Martyn, Alyssa Gatt, Stefanie Paganelli, Sara Pelosi, Emma Genova, Victoria Caines, Julia Testani, Nina Wroblewski, Brittney Arase, Anna Kazimierczak, Valentina Tamayo, Nicole Liut, Danielle Liut, Julia Kazakis, and Emily Pelosi. The coaches are very proud of their players. Way to go girls!

Intermediate Volleyball The boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams played in a

number of tournaments, including invitationals at St. Barnabas and Holy Child, and their divisional pool held at All Saints. While the teams did not move on to the regional finals, they

gave it their all and should be proud of their efforts and accomplishments this year. The boys’ volleyball team members are: Noah Holm, Daniel Birko, Lucas Perri, John Urrea Rodriguez, Luis Arenas Zavala, Rhyan Tung, Jean Paul Buelvas Garcon, Allen Jeremiah, Noah Di Stasi, Ryan Di Stasi, Lui Gagliardi, Justin Agyei, Jeffrey Agyei, and Adam Guido. The girls’ volleyball team members are: Elizabeth Seredinina, Sara Pelosi, Emily Pelosi, Hanna Bucci, Emma Genova, Julia Testani, Lauren Guido, Kathryn Vujnovic, Lantram Hoang, Victoria Caines, Anna Kazimierczak, Jessica Lopes, Rebecca Martyn, and Daniela Lima.

Monthly Awards

All Saints hosted its first Awards Assembly for the 2012-2013 school year, on Friday, October 26th. During the assembly, the school community came together to celebrate and recognize those students who

demonstrated the virtues of Hospitality and Gratitude during the months of September and October. We

also recognized those students who displayed a tremendous effort on a daily basis during Daily Physical

Activity. They were awarded a Healthy Active Living Award. We look forward to our next Awards Assembly

which will take place on Friday, December 21st in the school gym. At the next assembly, we will be

honouring those students who do their best on a daily basis to exemplify the virtues of Peacemaking and

Charity, as well as, a recipient for the Healthy Active Living Award for the months of November and

December. The award recipients for the months of September and October are listed below.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

September-

Virtue of Hospitality

September-

DPA

October-

Virtue of Gratitude

October-

DPA

Catherine Vescio Matteo Calabrese Madlen Iadkoya Julian Battista Macy Pham

Anne Pettigrew Natalie Gagnon Christina Burnett Felicity Martyn Ruby Lalonde Nadia Guido

Mackenzie Pancer-Cinque Luca Bozic

Philip Goncalves Alexandra Velazco

Fiona Golemi Giselle Toro Lagos

Sarah Adamo Benjamin Bortolotto Julia Chiaramonte

Aysia Gargarella- Brown Juan Ramos Ethan Newell

Amanda Rosati Rachel Pizzonia

Sebastion Zapata Garcia Rei Carcani

Savanna Navarette Elizabeth Seredinina

Lucia Calcagno Julia Cwiek

Chloe Fronczak

Kaelee Mallo Victoria Indagbo Arianna Scalzullo

Sarah Carvalho Silva Chiara DiFonzo

Julia Flaim Bianca Furtado

Anastasia Voinova Michael Grande Nathaniel Holm

Illinoy Roberts-Farquharson Brandon Yabut Simona Faienza

Thomas Maccarone Adam Belluzzo

Zacharia Agostino Justin Heart

Michael Trytek Michael Kazakis Michael Dodaro

Jeffrey Agyei Justin Agyei Ema Truchla

Muleba Chailunga Joseph Maccarone

Maya Kozieja Andrea Baffone Alessia D’Urzo

Bridget D’Orsogna Klaudia Zhiti

Sebastian Curicheru Madeleine Garofalo

Susanna Saraci Kylie Soares

Melinda Rozanov Juliano Corbo Luke Castaldo

Gabriel Marques Diego Zapata Garcia

Andrew Wycisk Nichola’s Bulla Elena Grisolia Eric Morgan

Brayden Adyani Victoria Caceres-Paredes

Daniel Paula Melanie Fidel Rodriguez

Vian Tram Tysome Montague-

Hernandez Bharathy Iyathurai

Endale Facil Julia Callender

Melina D’Onofrio Ethan Ferrer

Pamela Alamilla Marian Gaddo Sarah Dritsas

Matthew D’Addario Merunka Dlugosova Ljiljana Nikolovski Katya Polyutova

Angela Pannella Julian Mandarino

Conor Traplin Emily Araujo

Peter Zubovits Lucas Newell

Coleman Murray Luciano Supino Adrian Kunyckyj David Maksuti

Douglas DiStasi Celeste Moriana

Aleksander Milosavljevic Royda Milroy Sam Bernard Juneki Hong

Victoria Medeiros Luca Mastrofrancesco Cristian Capobianco

Madeline Martyn Conor Lamont Robert Gulli

Sarafina Collura Alex Chimenti

Ola Bis John Portugal

Nina Wroblewski Ryan DiStasi Rhyan Tung

Tega Okpohworho Karina Dubrovskaya

STUDENT AWARD ASSEMBLY

On Friday November 23rd, All Saints Catholic School held a Student Awards Assembly in the gym. This assembly honoured and celebrated academic accomplishments during this reporting season. Students who achieved exceptional results, or worked to the best of their ability were recognized in the assembly and were given a medallion of achievement. We continue to encourage students to continue their academic efforts and to strive for the next medal, which is the silver medal for the first term report cards. Congratulations go to those who received the Bronze Medal Award. Keep up the great work!

Grade 4

Mrs. Mohan Karina Batista Isabel Guido Rosemary Nucara

Ms. Valaitis Sabrina D'Addario Julia Correale Sam Bernard John Spyropoulos Sofia Sinopoli Daniel Hernandez

Mr. Grossi Adam Belluzzo Cristina Saverino

Grade 5

Mme.Ferrarelli / Ms Makhlouf David Cho Steven Diaz Madeline Martyn Luke So Conor Lamont Hana Truchla Isabell Zabrzycki

Grade 6

Ms. De Franco Tristan Dinneen Peter Mastrofrancesco

Mr. Van Hezewyk Jessica D'Urzo Breda Gjyzeli

Mme Rose / Ms. Paulo Ema Truchla Julia Oliveira Ola Bis Pamela Alamilla Aniela Zimecki Rachel Pizzonia

Grade 7

Mrs. Couto Lui Gagliardi Daniel Moriana

Mr. Takacs Matthew D'Addario Joshua Melo

Mrs. Stellato Sara Pelosi Julia Testani Ruth Zekan

Grade 8

Mr. Takacs Lilly Tran

Mr. Bressan Madeleine Lucente Genna Generali Bridget D'Orsogna Lucia Calcagno

Mr. Goles Juliana Ribeiro Jessica Sorbara Elizabeth Seredinina

Mme Nobre-Peres Karina Dubrovskaya Anna Lisa Huve Emily Pelosi Sofiya Yuzva

Hello All Saints’ parents. We hope you find this newsletter informative. Our goal is

to keep you up to date and provide a ‘snap-shot’ of some of the activities that we’ve

been working on. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

It is our hope that together, as a community, we will be able to create and foster an

environment that will help our children reach their full potential.

We also would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a blessed Merry

Christmas and the very best for 2013!

FUNDRAISERS:

CSAC Newsletter

SCHOOL RAFFLE:

Last year the Fall Raffle fundraiser brought in $15,704.00 in profit for our school,

which is phenomenal but we could have earned more if we did not have to spend

money on the great prizes we offered. This year the fundraiser will take place on

February 8th

to the 25th

, 2013 inclusive. The draw will take place on February 27th

,

2013.

Therefore this year in preparation for our 2 largest fundraisers, our 2nd Annual

Raffle and our 4th

Annual Spring Awakening Dinner Dance, we are asking parents

who may work for a large corporation, who may be self-employed, or who know

people who can help, if they are able to make any donations/contributions to assist

with the cost of these prizes. We would really appreciate your help.

If you are able to assist in any way simply send us an email to

lsavaglio@rogers.com and we will be in touch with you to let you know how you

can help.

2012 SPRING AWAKENING DINNER DANCE:

We will be having our 4th annual Spring Awakening Dinner Dance (celebrating

the school’s 50th

Anniversary) on Friday, April 26th

, 2013 at Montecassino Place

(Woodbridge location).

If you purchase a table of 10, tickets are $70/person otherwise they are $75/person.

You can contact us at springawake@rogers.com. Hope you can make it!!!

CSAC

Executive Members

Chair: Rossana Broderick

Vice Chair: Dina Savaglio

Secretary: Marina Rochon

Treasurer:

John Guido

Members at Large:

Nora DeLellis

Lara DeSousa

Joanne D’Onofrio

AnaPaula Elliott

Lisa Gulli

Tracey Pitoscia

Domenic Pizzonia

Teresa Rosati

Robin Whalen

If you need to contact us:

Phone: (416) 397-6800 ext. 88290 Please note messages are checked a few times in the week. E-Mail: csac.allsaints@tcdsb.org

2013 CSAC

Meeting Schedule

All meetings commence at

7p.m. Sharp in the Staff Room

on the 2nd

Floor

DATES:

No meeting in December!

January 21, 2013

February 19, 2013

No meeting in March!

April 15, 2013

May 23, 2013

All are welcome!

Please join us.

2012 FINANCIALS

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL

CSAC INCOME STATEMENT

September 1, 2012 To October 31, 2012

Income Expenses Net

Pizza Lunch 15,006.00 1,427.62 13,578.38

QSP 10,883.94 - 10,883.94

Subway Lunch 6,077.00 2,325.60 3,751.40

Library Allowance 1,151.09 1,151.09-

Special Ed. - Living Skills 600.00 600.00-

Scientists in School 368.00 368.00-

Hockey Team Allowance 1,230.30 1,230.30-

50th Anniversary Allowance 2,500.00 2,500.00-

Miscellaneous / Other 230.81 230.81-

Bank Service Charges 140.33 140.33-

NSF Cheques 242.50 242.50-

31,966.94 10,216.25 21,750.69

Add: Opening Cash Balance - September 1, 2012 8,836.56

Ending Cash Balance - October 31, 2012 30,587.25

Fundraising Activities

Activity Fees Collected to November 15th

$21,750

(Participation Rate Approx. 74%)

QSP – Net profit of $7,542, after payment of all expenses.

Monies raised through fundraising activities are used to help pay for such things as

buses for school excursions, Scientists in School, math manipulatives, school

equipment, library books and equipment, support for special education living skills

classes, sacramental enhancements, music program support, plaques and awards,

gym and playground equipment, supporting the swim and hockey teams and new

technology initiatives in the school.

CSAC - Be Seen, Be Heard, Be Involved!

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Thank You Thank you to all the students, parents, staff, alumni, former staff and community members for your participation and support of the All Saints 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Your gifts of time and presence made all of these events extremely memorable and a huge success. We thank Bishop Boissonneau, Father Andrej and all the clergy and staff of All Saints Parish for making our Liturgy of the Eucharist so meaningful. Our reception was filled with great energy that came from wonderful school memories and old friendships rooted in our Faith Story. Our Tree Planting , Commemorative Window Painting of Jesus and the Children and Plaque Sales were symbolic events that celebrate visually the first 50 years of Catholic Education at this site with hope and promise for the years that follow. We thank all members of the 50th Anniversary Committee for all the pre-planning and time dedicated to ensuring the success of this event. Committee members include: Mrs. Bottero, Mrs. Bova, Mrs. Cerullo, Mrs. De Franco, Miss DiDodo, Mrs. Di Paolo, Mrs. Fabbro, Miss Ferrarelli, Mme. Ianni-Bastone, Mrs. Jannetta, Mrs. Leonetti, Miss Makhlouf, Mme. Mastronardi- Rose, Mrs. McCutcheon, Mr. Morsillo, Mrs. Nanowska, Mrs. Nespolo, Mrs. Rush, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Tenuta, Miss Torres, Mr. Van Hezewyk, and Miss Valaitis. As we move ahead in this special year, we look forward to an Anniversary Dance in the new year and continuing our Pay It Forward, 50 Acts of Kindness, Cool to Be Kind Project. We thank you for your spirit and involvement in all of these anniversary activities.

Student Leaders Update

The student leaders have been working diligently to implement the 50 Acts of Kindness initiative that began with the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of All Saints. The focus of this movement is to pass on random acts of kindness on a daily basis. Each time that someone demonstrates a kind act, they pass on a “Pay it Forward” bracelet to the person that they were kind to. The goal is for the bracelets to continue to be passed on throughout the school community, students and staff members alike. In doing so, we are creating a school community based on kindness and respect. In the future, the student leaders will be preparing assemblies that highlight the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations, as well as continuing to promote the “Cool to be Kind” project. Connected to the C2BK project, two student leaders, Karina Dubrovskaya and Noah Distasi, attended the TCDSB Bullying Symposium last week, where they took part in a day centered around anti-bullying. One of the upcoming projects they learned about at the Symposium, and that the All Saints Community will be taking part in is “Feathers Against Bullying.” Stay tuned for future information regarding this activity.

Monthly Update from the Board

Introducing New Budget/Financial Reporting Tool TCDSB is pleased to announce the roll-out of another budget/financial reporting tool by which TCDSB is enhancing

and facilitating public accountability and transparency in our ongoing efforts to increase public confidence. To access

information about individual school budgets and financial information, please visit our website at and select a school

from the drop down list:

http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/BudgetandFinance/SchoolBudgetAndFinancialInformation/Pages/Default.aspx.

For more information about the Board’s budget and finances, visit

http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/BudgetandFinance/Pages/default.aspx.

Teen Fine Forgiveness Program at Toronto Public Library Toronto Public Library is offering teens a chance to have their library fines forgiven up to $20. If you work with, or

know of teens who might benefit from this program, please let them know they can download and print a fine

forgiveness coupon at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/teens<http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/teens>

Or they can just drop into any branch of Toronto Public Library and ask staff to give them a coupon. The campaign runs

to December 31, 2012.

We are hoping that teens who have stayed away from the library because of unpaid fines will return to the fold!

If you have questions about the program, please feel free to get in touch with Ken Sparling,

ksparling@torontopubliclibrary.ca<mailto:ksparling@torontopubliclibrary.ca>, 416-397-5970.

Ward 8 By-Election Reminder Catholic school supporters in Ward 8 are reminded of the upcoming by-election for Ward 8 Trustee. Advance

poll is on December 1st. The by-election is on December 10

th. Details:

http://www.tcdsb.org/news/photogallery/pages/ward-8-by-election.aspx

TAPCE Commissioning Ceremony The Toronto Association for Parents in Catholic Education is holding its annual commissioning ceremony

and presentation of the Outstanding Principal of the Year Award on December 3rd

.

http://www.tcdsb.org/FORPARENTS/Pages/TAPCE-Commissioning-Ceremony-2012.aspx.

Dates to Note December 7

th—Board-wide Professional Activity Day (no classes for students)

December 24th

to January 4th

—Christmas Break

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