Holy Cross Catholic School 299A Donlands Avenue

Toronto Ontario M4J 3R7

Telephone 416-393-5242 Fax 416-393-5030

Principal Joseph Schnurr

Administrative Assistant

Kim Paganelli

Superintendent John Shanahan

Trustee

Angela Kennedy

Parish Father Roselle R. Azares

Holy Cross Catholic Church 291 Cosburn Avenue

Toronto Ontario M4J 2M4

Telephone 416-421-5225

Hours of Operation 9:00 am—3:30 pm

Morning Recess

10:09 am—10:24 am

Lunch Hour 11:45 am—12:45 pm

Afternoon Recess 2:10 pm—2:25 pm

Upcoming CSPC

Meetings

Tuesday,

March 7th at 6:30 pm in Rm. 214

(Staffroom)

Next meeting:

April 4th

Pizza Day

available

every

Wednesday

Holy Cross Catholic School News March 2017

Virtue: Forgiveness

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

The days are getting longer, the air is warming, spring and March Break are on the horizon.

My last day here will be March 10th. At this point I do not know who will be following me. It has been an honour and a pleasure to work here for the winter term. Holy Cross is a wonderful school and will always have a special place in my heart.

Thank you for all your smiles, kind words and support. I wish all of you the very best. Mrs. Fahlenbock

March

13 to 17

Graduation Photo Day

Senior Kindergarten &

Grade 8 Grad Photo Day

Friday, March 29, 2017

Parent Council invites you

to sign up for their “Remind” service to stay in touch with what is happening at Holy Cross.

To receive messages via text,

text @1c3294 to (613) 900 0158

To receive messages via email, send an email to:

1c3294@mail.remind.com (subject line can be left blank)

TRUSTEES 2016 – 2017 Wards

Wards 1. Joseph Martino 2. Ann Andrachuk 3. Sal Piccininni 4. Patrizia Bottoni 5. Maria Rizzo 6. Frank D‘Amico, Vice-Chair 7. Michael Del Grande 8. Garry Tanuan 9. Jo-Ann Davis 10. Barbara Poplawski 11. Angela Kennedy, Chair 12. Nancy Crawford

Karina Dubrovskaya, Student Trustee Rhea Carlisle, Student Trustee

Holy Cross is Allergen Aware!

Please remember that all snacks and lunches for students must be nut free. We have several children in the school with life threatening allergies and we would like to ensure that they are not exposed to dangerous food items.

Snacks should not contain any type of nut product such as peanuts, almonds, cashews, peanut butter, Nutella, etc.

Also, please remind your child to not share his/her snack or lunch.

Let’s all do our part to keep our students safe.

If you are interested in providing hot

lunches for your child, order forms are

available in the school office.

The current term is from January 9 to

March 31.

Primary Boys’ & Girls’ Soccer

The Primary Boys’ Soccer Team went to their soccer tournament on December 6th. The boys were in first place going into the semi-finals ending up overall in third place. Thank you to our teacher coach, Mrs. Lucente, and our student coaches Oliver Shllaku, Corrado Fermo, Matthew Scarcello, Marco Prataviera and Michael Prataviera. The team consisted of the students from grade one, two and three: Elsjon Shllaku, Anthony Cornacchia, Enrigue Mendoza Rabasa, Max Watson, Felix Chown, Rodrigo Mendes, Jozifilip Shllaku, Federico Ortencio, Noah Lui, Liam DiCiacca, Mathew Woldermariam, Gia-como Serafini, Fionn McCormack, Dagmawi Yohannes, Destine Palanca The Primary Girls’ Soccer Team participated very well together Fantastic teamwork and sportsman ship. Everyone had a great time. Thank you to Ms. Kirkalnd for coaching the team along with our assistant student coaches Victoria Godinho, Anya Traianou and Conal Murphy. Team members in-cluded: Anna Carneiro-Miller, Naiya Hermogenes, Janiya Bombasi-Picones, May Cuddy, Seng Ra Nawgu, Khaelynn Perez, Benedette Labang, Victoria Macchione, Sophia Crifo, Gabrielle Nason, Ema Kacorri, Natalie Alves, Alexandra Ajayi, Isabelle Pogue.

Junior Boys’ & Girls’ Soccer

Congratulations to the Junior Girls’ & Junior Boys’ Soccer Teams. We had a very successful season

with great team work and cooperation.

The Junior Boys’ played very well and placed 3rd overall. The Junior Girls’ were also very successful

and placed 1st in their division.

We would like to thank the student coaches, Athena Gonzales and Fiorella D’Andrea for all their hard

work and dedication. Thank you as well to the parent volunteer who helped us to participate and have

fun.

Junior Boys’ Team: Dante Serafini, Cristian Velasquez, Lebron Valencia, Justin Scarcello, Uri Kibu-

thu, Justin Ejlli, Nate Delvecchio, Oliver Shllaku, Arul Saha, Noah Mussie, Dimitrios Madimanos,

Shea Marshall, Jayden Blanco Seijas, Conal Murphy

Junior Girls’ Team: Katherine Cooper, Melat Yohannes, Victoria Godinho, Almida Dalipaj, Melissa

Pjetri, Kayan Cooper, Anya Trianou, Eavan Marshall, Aleksandra Zesllari, Victoria Kane, Kate Hen-

nessey, Elle Bibangamba, Zoe Dlamini, Alexandra Aquintey, Yvonne Dimapalis

McDonald’s News

Many parents are aware through media reports of McDonald’s Canada’s announcement that its menu items “may contain” food-related allergens such as peanuts, milk and butter.

The health and well-being of all students and staff is always our first priority and we recog-nize that every school has its own unique circumstances and student population. It is for this reason that the Board’s Anaphylaxis Policy (Anaphylaxis SM.15) is designed to create allergen-aware environments in our schools and workplaces. The policy does not ban food items, but specifically outlines strict guidelines and measures that must be taken to ensure the health and safety of students with allergies. As well, it also complies with Sabrina’s Law, 2005, S.O. 2005, Chapter 7.

Here is the link to the policy on the TCDSB website: https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/Policies/Pages/SM15.aspx

If you have any questions on how the policy is being carried at our school, please contact the Principal.

Chocolate Fundraiser in May!

Congratulations to the following students who received an

award for the month of February for demonstrating the virtue of

Love:

All the students in Ms. Abraham & Ms. Morra’s Kindergarten class,

Chloe Canono, Jaden Cayetano, Keane Lonergan, Christina Zesllari,

Alexander Pittman-Dubien, Naiya Hermogenes, Miguela Vong, John Labang, Matt

Singian, Christine Dipasupil, Eavan Marshall, Maria Ajayi, James Alcazar, Trever

Sheppard, Justine Perez, Jason Pedron, Jann Ybarola, Catherine Dipasupil, Christian

Cabatay

Past month’s recipients:

January for Courage:

Ronan Behan, Danielle Heron, Skye Reid-Calder, Victoria Godinho

Cold Alerts & Weather Related Cancellations/Closures

With the arrival of winter weather, Twitter (@TCDSB) and the board website are the best sources of the latest information relating to cold weather alerts, cancellations and closures. Get all the infor-mation here:

https://www.tcdsb.org/FORSTUDENTS/HealthandSafety/Pages/Weather-Related-Safety-Concerns.aspx

And remember to check the Toronto Student Transportation Group website for any school bus delays throughout the year:

http://www.torontoschoolbus.org/

During times of inclement weather, the school will be open for supervised access at 8:45am and students will be permitted to enter the building. Kindergarten and Grade 1 students will be escorted to class by a staff member or a student leader. Grade 2 to 8 students will proceed to class on their own.

Holy Cross Standard Bus Routes Morning Route Sharp Transportation 416-477-4809, Route CSH0232 Warland & Donlands 8:33am Gamble & Logan 8:40am O’Connor & Pape (N-side) 8:34am Broadview & Hillside (NW) 8:42am O’Connor & Stanhope 8:35am Gowan & Logan 8:44am Woodville & Hassard (NE) 8:36am 130 Gowan 8:45am Torrens (50M W-side of Pape) 8:37am 123 Cosburn 8:47am

Afternoon Route First Student Markham 905-294-5104 Stock North 416-757-0565 Route CFM0304 Route CSN0901 1081 1/2 Pape 3:33pm Broadview & Hillside (NW) 3:40pm Warland & Donlands 3:36pm Gowan & Logan 3:43pm O’Connor & Pape (N side) 3:38pm Gamble & Logan 3:43pm Woodville & Hassard (NE) 3:39pm 130 Gowan 3:45pm Torrens (50M W-side of Pape) 3:42pm 123 Cosburn 3:44pm

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Mass @ 9:30am

First day of Lent

Skating Gr. 4 & 6/2 (PM)

Pizza/Civvies Day

2 Concours Oratoire

3

Skating Gr. 5 & 6/01 (AM)

with Ms. Anton

Gr. 7 (PM)

4

5

6

7 Rosary Apostolate

Junior W5H City

Championship CSPC Meeting—6:30pm

8

Skating Gr. 4 & 6/2 (PM)

Pizza/Civvies Day

9

Gr. 5

10

11

12 13 14 15

16

17

18

19

20

Kindergarten Classes

21

22 Pizza/Civvies Day

Gr. 2/3 (PM)

23

24

Kids, Cops & Computers Lunch Session (106)

25

26

27

28

29 Pizza/Civvies Day

Senior Kindergarten

& Grade 8 Graduation Photo Day

30

Lenten Confessions Reconciliation (AM)

31

March 2017 Virtue of the Month: Forgiveness

“Forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done.” Mark 11:25

Mid-Winter Break