UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

Lord, we thank you for making us life-long learners.

We have finished another year of education and we thank you for all the opportu-nities you have given us to expand our knowledge.

We thank you for our parents, teachers and clergy from whom we learn.

This summer, help us to relax, to enjoy our families and friends and to have fun.

Help us to remember to play safely;

Help us to learn from our summer experiences;

And most of all,

Help us to speak with You frequently especially when we encounter You in Your wonderful creation.

Amen

ST. BASIL CATHOLIC SCHOOL JUNE 2017 NEWSLETTER

PRINCIPAL M. TOMCZAK

SECRETARY M. SWEENEY

SUPERINTENDENT

T. LARIVIERE 905-890-1221

STS. MARTHA AND MARY

PARISH TEAM Fr. Darrin Corkum 905-625-5670

www.stsmarthaandmary.org

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

OF TRUSTEES: M. Pascucci

Mississauga Wards 1 & 3 (905) 302-3096

(905) 890-0708 x20161 Fax: (905) 890-0888

mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org

www.trusteepascucci.ca

ST. BASIL SCHOOL 4235 Golden Orchard Dr.

Mississauga, Ontario L4W 3G1

Phone: (905) 624-4529

Attendance Line (905) 624-4529 Press 1

PLEASE CALL THIS

NUMBER WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT

GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK!

We say goodbye to our Grade 8 students who will be graduating

at the end of June and wish them much success as they move forward .

We also say goodbye to Ms. Capel and wish her and her family well as they an-

ticipate the arrival of their baby. Thank you so very much for all your hard work

and contributions to our school. You have our best wishes. Our community has

been touched by all your gifts and talents. God bless you and keep you safe! We

will miss you.

SO LONG & HAPPY SAILING MRS. TOMCZAK!

We would like to thank Mrs. Tomczak for her dedication to St. Basil School for the past 6 years. Mrs. Tomczak came to our school community as an unknown person to us, but she leaves our community as a friend. Mrs. Tomczak, we thank you for your leadership, your dedication, but most of all we thank you for your smile. Your friendly face will be missed by staff, students and parents. As you go on your way, may retirement bring you to new adventures that you have waited for all your life. We know you will travel and spend precious time with your family. God bless you on your travels and please keep your friends here at St. Basil School in your prayers. After 32 years in education….time to put up your feet and make time for YOU!!

Virtue of the Month

In the month of June we will celebrate the virtue of Fairness. A Fair Person…

Listens to all sides before

forming opinions

Shows good sportsman-

ship at all times

Knows that the same

rules apply to everyone

Refuses to twist rules to

avoid consequences

Works to bring about

peaceful solutions to problems

Cheers on the successes

of others

Can balance their own

rights and responsibili-ties with those of others

When we spend a lot of time immersed in a variety of different media – TV, movie, magazine, radio we can sometimes forget that life is not a competition. We are made by God to live together, to share and to help each other. You can’t be a Christian alone. Christianity is all about living together in commu-nity – ideally, one big hap-py family.

When the urge to be supe-rior takes over a person’s life then fairness can go out the window. Fairness, the belief that everyone deserves an opportunity to succeed, is not always about making things exact-ly equal. Some people need a bit more time, space, money, and support to have an equal chance to succeed – to overcome their disadvantages and disabilities in order to suc-ceed.

FATHER’S DAY: Sunday, June 18 2017

God our Father, We give you thanks and praise for all fathers and father figures. We pray for young fathers, newly embracing their vocation; May they find courage and perseverance to balance work, family and faith in joy and sacrifice.

We pray for all fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers, foster fathers and friends’ fathers who have earned our love.

We pray for our own Fathers around the world whose children are lost or suffering; May they know that the God of compassion walks with them in their sorrow.

We pray for men who are not fathers but still mentor and guide us with fatherly love and advice.

We remember fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers who are no longer with us but who live forever in our memory and nourish us with their love. AMEN

PLASP Child Care Services operates Before and After School Programs at this school.

The Before School Program operates from 7:30 a.m. until school start. A nutritious break-fast is served daily.

The After School Program runs from the end of the school day until 6:00 p.m. Children participate in recreational activities, are served a nutritious snack daily and have time for homework.

Visit www.plasp.com and register your child online today

CHRISTIAN OUTREACH share Life Recognize, Reflect, Respond Again this year, we have participated in activities to raise money for Share Life. Dress down Fridays for staff members, funds raised from used book sales were all very successful. Spirit week activities also raised funds for Share Life.

Students have continued bringing in milk bags for mats for Haiti; thank you for that. We also ap-preciate all of the pop tabs that have been collected over the year, they too will be put to good use. Any clothing left in our lost and found box will be put to good use and be donated to the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Thanks to all of our Youth Faith Ambassadors for their leadership as they worked all year to serve others and to make a difference in our community of St. Basil School and in the world. This year they helped us celebrate Joy Day, Ash Wednesday, Stations of the Cross, Easter Liturgy, Catholic Education Week, The Day of Pink, and the End of Year Liturgy. They made weekly virtue announce-ments and participated in a YFA Commissioning Mass and a Diversity Conference. The YFA's did an amazing job and we would like to thank each member for helping St. Basil on their journey of faith. YFA members include: Ashley, Sofia, Lilian, Daniella, Emily, Catherine, Eleanor, Tyler, Maya, Kimthy, Kevin, Michael, Stefano F., Sarah, Natalia, Katherine, Lacey, Alicia, Jesse, Jonas, Patrick, Maria, Demetra, Mirella, Savannha, Raine

Thank you to our staff advisory team: Mrs. De Melo, Ms. Balanyk, Ms. Meneses and Ms. Tollis

MISSING TEXT/LIBRARY BOOKS

Each year, some books go lost or missing. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all books are returned to the school.

Please assist your child in locating all texts and library books in the home. In the event that your child does not return a book/books, you will be responsible for reimbursing the school for the lost item. We appreciate your support in keeping losses to a minimum and in teaching your child a sense of responsibility.

YOUR CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL

A warm thank you goes out to everyone who participat-ed in our fundraising endeavors this year.

Monies went towards Faith development, Additional Literacy and Numeracy Resources, Open House BBQ , Agendas, Halloween and Valentine Dance ,DJ with priz-es and cookies for the events, Joy Day , Skate night and Scientists in the school, and finally our Aussie X move-ment.

We are offering milk and cookies on May 16th and ice dawgs on June 5th.

If you have a fundraising suggestion please feel free to call the school or send us a fax (905-624-0155) to the attention of our School Advisory Council.

Our last official meeting was held on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Open House BBQ on Thursday September 21, 2017.

Our September meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sep-tember 20, 2017 @ 7:00 p.m. , all new members are welcome!

Minutes of all the meetings are posted on the school web-site at htttp//w3.dpcdsb.org/BASIL.

GRADUATION

A graduation luncheon and celebration for our grade 8 students will take place on Thursday, June 22 at the Mississauga Convention Centre.

The awards ceremony will take place in the church at Sts. Martha and Mary Parish, follow-ing the 7:00 p.m. mass.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Mrs. De Vellis-Carino who will be

joining St. Basil School as Principal in September 2017. Mrs. De Vellis-Carino comes

to us from St. Gertrude School. We know she is excited to meet all of YOU!!

Dates to Remember June 1 Grade 7 Vaccine June 5 Grade 8 Teen Ranch June 6 & 7 Aussie X

Movement June 8 & 9 Famous Players

Theatre 12 P.A. Day 13 Boys Soccer 15 Aussie Parent Engagement 16 Family Track and Field 20 FDK year end 22 Graduation –Gr. 8 23 Board Track & Field 26 Play Day 27 Play day—rain day 28 End of year school liturgy/assembly 29 Canada Day Celebration Reports go home Last day of Classes! 30 P.A. Day Sept. 5 Classes resume Sept. 15 P.A. Day

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation eligibility is based on the student’s grade level and their distance from the school. At St. Basil School, only students eligible for bussing, based on Board guidelines, are able to take the bus. Please see STOPR attached. As per Board policy, until routes are established, no consideration will be made for empty seat riders. Parents of children from JK – grade 8 who hope to access the school bus through the courtesy seat policy next year are reminded to find alternative transportation until the availability for additional riders has been determined. Please note that the schedule for our bus will be posted on the front doors of the school the week before school starts.

This year's track and field team is in the process of being chosen, as tryouts are currently under-way. Students from grades 4-8 are trying out for the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m running races, and the long jump, triple jump and shot put. Thank you to Mrs. Balanyk, Mrs. Capel, and Mrs. Diamond for preparing the students. The Mississauga East Track and Field meet will take place on Friday, June 16th at St. Marcellinus High School. Those that advance will be going to a Board meet on the 23th at Marcellinus. Good luck to all athletes!! St. Basil is excited that the soccer season in finally here!! Our intermediate boys will be taking part in an outdoor soccer tournament later this month. Thanks to the coaches: Mrs. DeMelo and Mrs. Brooks.

The boys intermediate soccer team members include: Players: Matteo, Nathan, Max, Kevin, Nico, Orlando, Jesse, Nick, Tyer, Kevin, Dominic, Ben, Justin, Philip, Vahan

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MOVING THIS SUMMER?? PLEASE CONTACT THE MAIN OFFICE.

ECO TEAM The Eco-Team would like to thank everyone for

all their help this year to make our school even

more eco-friendly. The Eco-Team has worked hard to implement

Pizza Plate Wednesdays and Boomerang Lunch Thursdays. We have encouraged everyone to use reusable water bottles and fill

them up using our new water bottle refilling stations. We have been working hard to save paper, by sending parents our school

newsletters by email and by having teachers use a special com-

puter program that reminds them to use less paper. We have collected thousands of milk bags and we have weaved them into

four amazing sleeping mats with matching pillows. We have also taken part in many other events like; The Waste-

Free Lunch Challenge, The Great Big Crunch, The Great

Gulp, Winter Walk Day, National Sweater Day, Earth Hour, Earth Day, and various Eco-Workshops sponsored by the Region of

Peel. We have truly had an amazing eco-friendly year and we look forward to continuing these eco-initiatives next year.