Kindergarten Registration begins January 16th, 2019

10:00a.m.

All Saints Chronicle November / December 2018

Principal: A.J. Bria; Vice Principals: A. Ricci, D. Munro; Secretary: R. Paparo, Clerk Typist: M. Kombogiorgas, C. Pistore, I. Ferrinho Superintendent: P. Keyes 416 222-8282 ext. 2732, Trustee: J. Martino 416 512-3401 CSPC Chair: C. Da Silva All Saints Church: 1415 Royal York Rd. Toronto ON M9P 3A7; Phone: (416) 244-3066; Pastor: Fr. A. Glaba

And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.”

Administrator’s Message Administrator’s Message Catholic School Parent Council News (CSPC)

“For God so loved the World, that he gave “For God so loved the World that he gave On behalf of the All Saints Catholic School Parent His His only only begotten begotten son, son, that that whatsoever whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but Council, we would like to take this opportunity to have everlasting life.” John 3:16 wish our parent community, children and staff the believeth in Him should not perish but warmest greetings of the Season. have everlasting life.” John 3:16 We celebrated the virtue of “Peacemaking” during the month May God bless you and let this Christmas season Dear Parents/Guardians, of November and we are reminded by Dr. Martin Luther King bring comfort and joy to you and your family. Let the Jr. that “peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek but a Advent, which begins on November 29, is a tremendously important Lord send good tidings and the angels ring with joy! meanspart of the by Catholic which Church we arriveyear. The at first that Sunday goal.” of Advent To that marks end, Novemberthe start of the is liturgical the month year and, of remembrance. of course, leads Onup to the Christmas 12th of We wish you gladness and peace in the New Year! November,Day. the school paused to remember those who gave Let the Lord guide you this Christmas season and the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and our faith calls us to warm your heart all winter long. prayAs we for prepare the dearly ourselves departed for thisduring very the special month. time in our faith expression, let us always remember to give thanks for the many gifts with which we have been blessed. December is a month of celebration Thank you for all the continued support that you Asand Novemberprayer. Jesus ends reminds and us Adventthat it is in begins, giving and we sharing are askedthat we to provide throughout the course of the school year. pausetruly receive. and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. We are encouraged at this time to prepare ourselves for the birth of Together, as a community, we are able to create JesusThe entire by staff making at All Saints, room wishes to receive our students God’s and gift their of families love. It a is and foster an environment that will help our children Holy and Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with appropriaterenewed hope th andat peace.the virtue May of the the spirit month of Christmas is “Charity” bring peacesince to we reach their full potential. havethe hearts an ofopportunity everyone! to help those less fortunate than ourselves. As you celebrate the Christmas season, take time The next CSPC meeting will be taking place on As administrators and faithful servants of the school and community, to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas and as followers Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the staff ofwe Jesus continue we toare look reminded forward, “It to is working more blessed with all to students give than and to stakeholders towards a successful 2015/2016 school year in teaching room. Everyone is welcome. If any parents with receive”.and learning (Acts with a20:35) focus placed on academics and the “Family” in this first year of our three year commitment to Nurturing Our Catholic questions and/or concerns please feel free to OnCommunity. behalf of the entire staff at All Saints, we wish our students contact us [email protected] and their families and the entire school community a Holy and

BlessedMerry Christmas Christmas and a and Blessed a prosperous New Year to New all. Year. God bless you!

A.J. Bria, D. Munro, A. Ricci Catholic School Parent Council

Mental Health Resources for Parents TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Children and youth can experience mental health problems that TRUSTEES 2018-2019 range from mild to serious. As a parent or guardian, you are well-positioned to observe changes in your child’s behaviour. It 1. Joseph Martino 416-512-3401 is often difficult to understand what the changes mean. Parents may wonder if it is a stage that their child or teen is going 2. Markus de Domenico 416-512-3402 through. When a problem lasts more than a few weeks, and 3. Ida Li Preti 416-512-3403 interferes with his or her daily life it has becomes a concern that requires further help. 4. Teresa Lubinski 416-512-3404 Getting help can be overwhelming for many families. It may be helpful to start with people who know your child or teen: 5. Maria Rizzo , Chair 416-512-3405 6. Frank D’Amico 416-512-3406  Educators are well-positioned to partner with you and 7. Michael Del Grande , VC 416-512-3407 to share what they notice during the time that your child or teen is at school. All schools have assigned to them 8. Garry Tanuan 416-512-3408 psycho-educational consultants, social workers and speech and language pathologists who you may 9. Norm Di Pasquale 416-512-3409 access through your school's principal or vice- 10. Daniel Di Giorgio 416-512-3410 principal.  Guidance counsellors, chaplains, teachers and 11. Angela Kennedy 416-512-3411 administrators are also there to help support students who may be experiencing difficulty or who are 12. Nancy Crawford 416-512-3412 struggling.  Your family doctor or pediatrician can ensure that there Joel Ndongmi 416-512-3417 is not a medical cause for the behaviour you are (Student Trustee) observing. They may also be able to refer you on to resources in the community for additional support. Taylor Dallin: 416-512-3413  Your local Catholic parish may also be a tremendous support. (Student Trustee)

Hours of Operation Important Dates:

8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Dec. 4th All Saints School Advent Mass 9:30 a.m.

th School starts: 8:30 A.M. Dec. 5 Kindergarten Christmas Concert @ 9:30 a.m. Dec. 7th P.A. Day!

Morning Recess: 10:12 A.M. – 10:27 A.M. th Dec. 11 Confessions Grade 3-8 (All Saints Parish) Lunch Hour: 11:15 A.M – 12:15 P.M. Dec. 21st Crazy Christmas Sweater Day. Last Day!

th th Afternoon Recess: 1:40 P.M. – 1:55 P.M. Dec. 24 - Jan. 4 Christmas Break! Jan. 7th Welcome Back to School! School Dismissal: 3:00 P.M.

All members of the All Saints School Community will celebrate Advent Mass on December 4th at 9:30 a.m. in the parish church.

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 Phone: 416-392-1250 Junior Kindergarten Pre-Registration  Online reporting For September 2019  Fax: 416-338-2487 Begins January 16, 2019 @ 10:00 am If your child does not have all the needed vaccines, please contact your health care provider. All Saints Catholic School Welcomes You and Your Child

Lunch Policy

Children may remain at school for lunch if: there is no one to care for them at that time; they live approximately 1.5 km from the school; they are bussed to school. Students who stay for lunch are not permitted All Saints Full Day Kindergarten to leave the school grounds unless they are picked up and signed out by a parent/guardian. Children who eat lunch at school must follow Registration for September 2019 the lunchtime rules and the directions given by the lunchroom supervisors. Please register at Lunch Drop - Off Table

http://soar.tcdsb.org If you are dropping off your child’s lunch, please put it on the lunch table outside the main office. Clearly label your child’s lunch. Please do not drop off lunches at the Your child must be born in 2015 and be 4 years classroom door as it is disruptive to lessons old by December 31, 2019 and does present a safety concern.

Safe Schools Visitors to the School Safe Arrival and Departure

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 If you are picking up your child early, please send clothing, musical instruments etc.). If you would a note to your child’s teacher. Please be sure to like to contact your child’s teacher, you may do so report to the office to sign them out. If you are through the school office. Please try to make after returning before the end of the day, please sign school arrangements before school. your child back in at the office. All students on

buses must ride the buses to and from school every day. Allergen Aware

Please take special note that we have children in our school who have very serious allergies to nut products. Reporting of cancellations or closures due According to Sabrina’s Law, we must to inclement weather make every effort to maintain a nut free environment in order to help keep these Cancellation of school bus transportation or school children safe. We ask that you not bring in or send closures due to inclement weather will be reported in any food items to be shared with other students through the following vehicles: News releases to all in the class. Please note that baked goods and media outlets in Toronto (Note: although the news treats are not permitted for birthday celebrations. release is provided to the media outlets, there is no Please consider other options that do not involve guarantee that all television and radio stations will any food. We apologize for the inconvenience; broadcast the information in a timely fashion.) however, we are certain you will agree that these Communications will endeavour measures are necessary in order to ensure the to send an email to everyone on safety and welfare of our children. exchange to advise them of any cancellations or closures. Personal Property Communications will also The school does not take any responsibility for the endeavour to send out the information loss or theft of personal items brought onto school electronically to E-News subscribers (Note: If you premises by students. The school will therefore, do not already subscribe to E-News, but wish to do not reimburse or replace lost or stolen articles, so, please visit our website at www.tcdsb.org and under any circumstances. This will include all click on the E-News icon on the top right hand side articles of clothing (label items with a marker); of the homepage). personal school supplies such as fancy or expensive pens, markers, binders and pencil Updates will also be posted on the Board’s 24-hour cases, etc.; simple or electronic toys; calculators, information line, 416-222-8282, extension 2873. laptops, iPod’s, CD’s, etc. Please note that The information will also be posted on the Board’s collector cards of any kind are not permitted in website at www.tcdsb.org The Transportation addition to all cell phones and any other social Department will post this information on its website media devices. These items will be immediately at http://www.schoolbus.to/c_home.asp confiscated by staff and brought to the Principal’s You can also visit the following TWITTER attention. We ask both parents and students for their full co-operation in this matter. (Please note FEEDS for information: that the Board’s insurance policy does not cover @TCDSB property owned by staff or students). @AllSaintsTCDSB

Inclement Weather 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 On days when the weather is absolutely NO PARKING in the handicapped inclement the students may be permitted to enter the building at spaces at the front of the school. The fine is 8:15 a.m. on such days, the recess periods may be substantial and we need to have those spaces indoor and those students who stay for lunch will clear for their appropriate use by those that need be supervised in the building. Weather conditions them. A reminder to all that Renault is strictly a must be particularly severe, cold weather alone “Drop Off Kiss and Ride”, and there is absolutely does not warrant an early entry into the building or no parking permitted within the sign boundaries. indoor recess periods. Those decisions will be Everyone is encouraged to use the made accordingly. We believe that children profit drop off area in the school parking lot. greatly from recess breaks as they get out into the Police and Parking Enforcement fresh air and burn off some energy in play activities. have assured us that Renault will be closely This will make them more alert and ready to monitored for proper use. continue their studies when they come in. It is important for children, particularly the younger children in the primary grades, to come to school Medication dressed properly for the weather. A reminder to everyone that students who are well enough to be Principals, teachers and support staff of the at school are well enough to go out for recess. We TCDSB are not permitted to administer any type of do not have personnel to supervise students who prescription medication during the school day, wish to stay in for recess due to illness. If they are unless we have written, authorization too ill to go out for recess, then they should be signed by you the parent, and the home for the day. This will allow for quicker prescribing physician. The forms to recovery and less teaching and learning time lost dispense any medication must be to illness. updated on a regular basis and are available from the school office. Please be advised

that staff in TCDSB schools will not dispense non- Attendance, Punctuality and Preparation prescription medications to students. Students who The Education Act states that students must attend need “puffers” should have one at school and at school regularly and punctually. Parents are to home. All medications will be stored in the main notify the school (416) 393-5290 of a child’s office. Please notify the school if your child suffers absence. You may call anytime and leave a from any type of allergy. message on the answering machine. Students who arrive late for school must check in at the main A Matter of Safety office to ensure safe arrival and to help in keeping accurate attendance profiles. Attendance referrals will be sent to the Social Worker. Students are Now that the winter season has expected to arrive prior to the bell. All students are arrived, there are a few issues that to arrive prepared to work and learn. Preparation need to be addressed. includes the completion of daily assignments that are done to the best of the individual student’s 1. Please ensure that your children ability. Preparation also implies that the student are dressed appropriately for the cold weather. devotes appropriate time to study in advance of They should also have mittens or gloves, a hat, test situations. 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. 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 spaces for staff. Our students have been instructed not to enter the parking lot for safety reasons. Father Glaba has graciously

2. We strongly encourage you to send a pair of The Book Fair would not have been possible if not for shoes to be kept at school so that children can the wonderful parent volunteers who worked tirelessly wear them after removing their boots. Children to make the event a huge success. Thank you for will not be allowed to wear their boots inside the helping make our students lifelong readers – we classroom. If your child wears his/her running couldn’t do it without your help! shoes to school, they will have to be removed before entering the rooms. Therefor a second Again, thank you to everyone for making this year’s pair of running shoes should be used for gym Scholastic Book Fair, the most successful in All Saints classes. No outside shoes are to be worn in School history! rooms. 3. Snow pants are also encouraged. It is Ms. Belvedere impossible to keep young children off the snow. Library Technician Snow pants will keep them dry outside. 4. Please reinforce what we are emphasizing at school; that is, Lunch Time Supervisors that snow must remain on the ground. Once snow is picked up, If anyone is interested in assisting the school as it is easily made into a snowball a Lunchtime Supervisor for this year, please and thrown at others. Snowball contact the office for an application package. throwing can lead to serious injury.

Library News

The Scholastic Enchanted Book Fair was launched on November 12th, 2018. For four days the Fair provided hundreds of cool reads and was a fantastic celebration of books and reading. This All Saints Chess Club year’s Fair sold close to $11,000.00 worth of books! All profits will be put towards purchasing new All Saints is excited to continue the chess club for the learning materials. Thank you for your Support! ninth year. The All Saints chess club of thirty-five

students from Grades 3-8 meet during lunch on Wednesdays with our chess coaches Ms. Natalia Khoudgarian and Mr. Goran Milicevic. Students hone their understanding of chess rules, strategies and notation and apply learned skills while participating in a ten week in-class tournament. The beauty of the Chess Club is that students enjoy themselves while becoming better problem solvers, critical thinkers and independent decision makers. In Spring 2019, we look forward to representing All Saints at the TCDSB tournaments!

Ms. Buongiorno

INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ SOFTBALL 2018

On Wednesday, September 26th the Boys’ Intermediate Softball team played in the T.C.S.A.A. tournament at Westway Park. Our first game was against St. Marcellus. It was a very exciting game and the boys’ battled hard and came from behind to win 4-2. Our second game was against Father Serra and the boys were winning 4-0 until the last inning and Father Serra came from behind to win 5-4 in the final minute of the game. The final game was a must win against St. Demetrius and All Saints won 8- 0. All Saints were off to the Finals for a fourth consecutive year against Father Serra. The boy’s again gained Father Serra’s respect as both teams were battling back and forth. All Saints led 6-4 after the fifth and final inning and Father Serra loaded the bases, 2 outs and last pitch was ready to go. The dramatics were set in place. The Father Serra batter hit a line drive down third base and Francesco Gallippi dove to catch the ball to win the Championship for All Saints. As a result, the All Saints Intermediate Boys’ Softball Team were this year’s West T.C.D.S.B Champions!!!! Go Titans Go!!!! We would like to thank the coaches, Mr. Dan and Mr. Barber for all their time and hard work. As well as all the parents who helped drive the boys to and from the tournament. It was greatly appreciated. Congratulations to the 2018 Intermediate Boys’ Baseball Champions!

Team members are: Francesco Di Fonzo, Francesco Gallippi, Marco Bozic, Ariel Bravo, Steven Pace, Nicholas Rose ,Jayden Danga , Rio Bravo, Lucas Seto, Samuel Desta, Samuel Celsie, Jeremy Aagyei, Joel Agyei , Isaac Batey, Andrew Menezes.

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’ SOFTBALL 2018

The All Saints Intermediate Girls’ Softball Team competed at the divisional tournament at Westway Field on Thursday, September 27th. The All Saints Titans fought hard in their round robin games. The team was successful in a close game against Father Serra 4 to 3 and picked up a great win against St. Marcellus by the score of 7 to 3. This allowed the girls to advance right to the finals. The Titans fought hard in a very up and down final game against Father Serra but came up short by two runs. It was a great day of competitive softball and our Titans demonstrated an astounding amount of heart and determination in picking up their finalist pennant and ribbons. Well done!

The team members are: Giulia Sette, Madeline Pelosi, Catarina Goncalves Aldighieri, Chiara Di Fonzo, Felicity Martyn, Katarina Martyn, Milena Costantini, Krystyna McMullan, Emily Rakic, Sienna Cappella, Kaelin Cooper-Davidson, Gabby Russak, Bianca Furtado.

ALL SAINTS 2018 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

This September, shortly after students were back into school routine, students began preparing to take part in the Fall Cross Country Meets. Practices and early morning try-outs began during our outdoor DPA program. The enthusiasm and interest from the students who tried out for and participated in the Cross Country practices was outstanding.

The students who represented our school at all of the Cross Country meets did so with an eager and positive attitude. They competed with a tremendous amount of effort, dedication and perseverance. The Divisional Meet took place on Friday, October 12th, 2018 at Centennial Park. All Saints finished in first place at the Divisionals. At the Divisionals, 59 students advanced to the Regional Meet, which took place the following week on Thursday, October 18th, 2018.

At the City Cross Country Finals, on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2016, at Earl Bales Park, 25 students from our school participated. We are proud of the continued progress that we have made again this year in the area of Cross Country.

The students who ran at the City Finals are: Sabrina Brotto, John Centritto, Michael Tanga, Sierra Pacheco, Aiden Galluzzo, Ryan Armour, Hazel Yaromich, Isabella Centritto, Lorena Brotto, Ainsley Somerville, Cassandra Cescon, Jason Belluzzo, Naiyah Elder, Michael Perzia, Francesco Di Fonze, Ethan Molla, Emily Rakic, Alexa Armour, Leila Terceros David, Xavier Maringola, Amelia Campoli, Daniel Boza, Johann Solomon, Andrew Menezes, and Ricardo Nava Raso.

We would like to thank all of the students from grades 3 to 8 who tried out for the Cross Country Team this season. You should all be commended for your perseverance and hard work in attending the early morning practices. A very special thank you to all of the dedicated coaches who trained the students this year! We are also very grateful to all of our parents for their continued support, by attending the Cross Country Meets and always cheering us on! We are very proud of our students and we look forward to another amazing Cross Country season next year!

The members of this year’s team are: Sabrina Brotto, Jessica Traplin, Sarah Hobdari, Mackenzie Gan, Mair Drouin, Sofia Sanguini, John Centritto, Gabriel Jakovcic, Thiago Perpetuo, Caio Perpetuo, Greer Murray, Michael Tanga, Joseph Sehweil, Gabriel Campoli, Aiden Lecky-Harrison, Jonah Tagliarino, Alyssa Al Hariri, Carissa Piccolo, Belle Esposto, Olivia Grisolia, Sierra Pacheco, Kejsy Simoni, Arianna Faienza, Carissa Hernandez, Beza Zewge, Aiden Galluzzo, William Brace, Pawel Randzio, Ryan Armour, Nathan Pelosi- Patterson, Sebastian Genovese, Simon Gallippi, Aiden Pagliaroli, Sam Spyropoulos, Hazel Yaromich, Isabella Centritto, Lorena Brotto, Ainsley Sommerville, Cassandra Cescon, Ian Hobdari, Jacobo Tamayo, Alexander Sarosiek, Aiden Pacheco, Domenico Pugliese, Jason Belluzzo, Thomas Lewis, Lucas Cappella, Josephine Nucara, Naiyah Elder, Isabella Mariano, Katharina Vargas, Georgia Pagliaroli, Analise Forma, Julia Pizzonia, Ella Branska-Thomas, Jelae Stewart, Nathan Rakic, Michael Perzia, Thomas Perzia, Francesco Mastrogiovanni, Ethan Molla, Lucas Kim, Juan Paez Ordonez, Luca Bova, Francesco Di Fonzo, Emily Rakic, Elise Piccolo, Alexa Armour, Katrina Martyn, Leila Terceros David, Emma Wong, Isabella Motta, Sarah Lozada, Xavier Maringola, James Dundek-Johnston, Dmytro Gandabura, Erwin Michaud, Matteo Calabrese, Daniel Oduro-Kowarteng, Daniel Sinopoli, Marc Belaire, Madeline Pelosi, Amelia Campoli, Polina Stokoz, Chiara Di Fonzo, Kejsi Musta, Dalia Oliveira, Jyzia Danga, Isabella Dolezel, Daniel Boza, Johann Solomon, Jose Garzon, Andrew Menezes, Angel Boyaca, Ricardo Nava Raso, Juliano Corbo, Klaidis Najulius, and Tomas Gallippi.

GIRLS’ INTERMEDIATE VOLLEYBALL

After winning their Divisional tournament on November 7th , the girls’ volleyball team went in search of their third straight Regional title at Monsignor Percy Johnson High School.

Playing champions from three other divisions in the round robin, All Saints got off to a quick start against their main rival from St. Clement. The team played well defensively and won the first set 25-21. The second set was even more tightly contested, but the girls came out on the losing end 23-25.

The girls then went on a four-set winning streak, defeating teams from St. Roch and St. Elizabeth by a combined score of 100-60.

In the first set of the final, the girls got off to a fantastic start, building an early 13-2 lead. St. Clement went on a short serving run to make the game closer, but All Saints continued to play aggressively and came out on top by a score of 25-13.

The second set was a much tighter contest, with the two West giants going toe-to-toe. St. Clement got out to an early 5-1 lead before our girls caught up, backed by two strong serving runs. With the game tied at 13-13, All Saints began to pull ahead with some thunderous attacks and stout defense. The girls didn’t look back and took the second set 25-16.

Congratulations and good luck to the Regional Champions as they travel to the City finals at Centennial College in Scarborough on November 30th!

The team members are: Amelia Campoli, Eva Tiku, Kelly Cabrera, Christina Burnett, Naiyah Elder, Madeline Pelosi, Sienna Cappella, Kaelee Mallo, Ella Muia and Lauren Tome.

BOYS’ INTERMEDIATE VOLLLEYBALL

The boys’ intermediate volleyball team hosted the divisional round at All Saints in early November. The team faced stiff competition from four other schools: Our lady of Peace, St. Francis Xavier, Immaculate Conception and Josef Cardinal Slipyj. Having only been together for a few weeks, the boys got off to a bit of a nervy start, but then began to play some exceptional volleyball! The boys finished the tournament with an even record of 4 wins and 4 losses, ultimately losing out on the opportunity to play in the championship game by an extremely slim margin. Well Done Boys!

The team members are: Tristan Nguyen, Daniel Boza, Michael Grande, David Maksuti, Ezra Marino, Jason Agyei , Camillo Mazzucco, Julian Mandarino, Alexander Sabatin, Michael Perzia, Thomas Perzia, Nicholas Rose, Stephen Pace, and Johann Solomon.

Parish News Lost & Found Articles

All Saints Parish is a hub of activity for any We would ask that you encourage your child to age group to participate in. check the lost and found articles at school if they are missing articles of clothing. The pile of lost Please note that the Children’s Choir has clothing in the lost and found has been now restarted, there are various Youth increasing. If these articles are not claimed by Groups such as KIDz Club, EDGE & Young December 14th, they will be donated to charity. Adults, that anyone can join and the Altar You may also call the school and make an Servers have now formed a group that appointment to come and check the lost and meets monthly. found articles.

Children are always welcome to attend the Shoe Box Drive Children`s liturgy during Sunday Masses.

For a second year in a row, All Saints School Jesus welcomes everyone into His home. If participated in Operation Christmas Child in you want to “see” Jesus, just drop into our partnership with our Parish. Students and their parish and the Lord will greet you! families brought in toys, school supplies, socks, hygiene products and many more much needed He is seen in other places as well! items to help bring joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world. On Scripture and the church teach us that God Friday November 9th , student representatives is present in others, in the poor, and in the helped to deliver almost 180 shoeboxes full of image and likeness that looks back at us in items to All Saints Church. Thank you once the mirror. Church is a great place to see again to everyone in our community for such and meet Jesus. Come on in and find out generous donations. what God has waiting for you!

Eco Schools

This year the Green Team is introducing a new initiative for the Christmas season. The season

for gift giving is upon us. During the Christmas

holidays, finding the right gift is only half the battle. Whatever the gift, you've still got to find a way to wrap it up. For years, people have relied on massive rolls of printed paper to hide presents from prying eyes. Yet every year, it only takes a few seconds to unwrap a gift, and all that shredded paper heads off to the landfill.

In the interest of reducing waste (over the Christmas holidays and every day), the All Saints Eco Team has decided to introduce an initiative to find more creative and more

sustainable ways to wrap a Christmas gift. Our goal will be to get people to use less wrapping paper in an effort to curb as much landfill-bound waste as we could this holiday season. Stay tuned for more information on this eco-friendly initiative.

The All Saints Eco-Team

September- Virtue September-DPA October- Virtue of October- November-Virtue November- of Hospitality Gratitude DPA of Peacemaking DPA Alessandro Manzon Adanary Reyes Alessandro Del Duca Alice De Avellar Adrian Paoletti Adam Celsie Ameila Campoli Aidan Pacheco Amy Sevilla Pico Fernandes Alanna Stalteri Adina Hamza Anna Baffone Aiden Galluzzo Anna Arendacz Anastasia Voinova Alessio Visone Alena Muir Ava Furyk Aiden Lecky-Harrison Beatrice Poblete Azzaneah Sanchez Alexandr Kis Alexander Domanski Ava Grisolia Ainsley Somerville Benjamin Montesdeoca Belle Esposto Alexandro Defina Andrew Menezes Camillo Mazzucco Alexander Sabatin Aristizabal Camelle Manu Anthony Terpstra Bilal Tobar-Blackman Christopher Petrucci Ameila Campoli Camila Henriquez Beckles Avery Murray Carissa Piccolo Danna Zermeno Vazquez Beza Zewge Daria Kutepova Cassandra Cescon Daniel Moretti Emily Rakic Elizabeth Alexander Christian Cuda Emma Lushi Daniel Fantilli Daniela Andrejko Gabriella Magalhaes Emily Bois Domenico Pugliese Georgia Pagliaroli Daniel Sinopoli Elijah Miller Gasparino Bisogno Ethan Wansi Gabriel Pereira Gianluca Belperio Edna Tesfaye Isabella Bois Hazel Yaromich Faith Merisier Haben Yohannes Giulia Sette Isabella Mercuri Jaeda Tulloch Jeremy Agyei Francesco Gallippi Isabella Dolezel James Lopreiato Jake Kvelashvili Jake Chapman Jordan Marques Francisco Ramos Jack Covello Jenae McKoy James Dundek- Jason Cardone Klim Polyakov Isabella De Sousa Jacobo Tamayo Lucas Cappella Johnston Jesse Domingo Kylie Soares Isabella Fecske John Centritto Mia Mason Jason Belluzzo Jonah Tagliarino Lia Mastrogiovanni Kaitlyn Andrade Joseph Sehweil Michael Grande Jayden Danga Kejsy Simoni Lucas Fernandes Kirill Zeman Julian Paoletti Nicholas Dasilva Jose Garzon Kelly Cabrera Madison Attard Lillian Da Silva Kiyomi Mckoy Nickolas Weinkauf Julian Papasodaro Luca Folino Mair Drouin Maja Monahan Kyara Soares Olamiposi Otesanya Marc Belaire Lucas Delgado Natalie Gagnon Milena Galecka Madeline Pelosi Oluwanifemi Fagbola Massimo Sette Luke Castaldo Olivia Da Costa Nicole Suceveanu Matthew Wong Owen Greenall Matthew Kulikov Marco Bozic Sabrina Battista Olivia Benipersaud Nehemiah Kiflu Rodolfo Baril Michael Matar Matthew Dafla Samuel Celsie Olivia Grisolia Roselyn Ekpenyong Sarah Bacila Michael Tanga Maya Segura Sienna Maltezos Pietra Notari Sabrina Brotto Sarah Mafrici Nicholas Rose Melinda Rozanov Sierra Pacheco Samantha Napoli Samantha Ciampa Serena Fanzutti Philip Suceveanu Olivia Morales Simon De Sousa Seth Francisco Sebastian Nava Raso Sofia Munes Amaya Ryan Armour Stan Vassilenko Gallippi Shelsy Arturo Shara Lozada Stella Sassano Ryan Yabut Tahira Piniero Tapia Sophia Pisan Sindy Simoni Thomas Perzia Stephanie Taylor Ryza Jyzia Danga Valeria Veliz Thomas Lewis Sofia Paez Ordonez Xavier Maringola Trevor McMullan Sarah Hobdari Vanessa Dasilva- Tiago Perpetuo Weronika Ogrodniczak Sienna Cappella Pineda Tyler Lewis Sofia Sanguigni Tayjaun Castello

Monthly Awards All Saints hosted its first Awards Assembly for the 2018-2019 school year, on Thursday November 29th. During the assembly, the school community came together to celebrate and recognize those students who demonstrated the virtues of Hospitality, Gratitude and Peacemaking during the months of September, October and November. 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. The Catholic Graduate Expectations Awards were also presented for the months of September, October and November. We look forward to our next Awards Assembly. At the next assembly, we will be honouring those students who do their best on a daily basis to exemplify the virtues of Charity, Courage and Love, a recipient for the Healthy Active Living Award, as well as, the CGE awards for the months of December, January and February. The award recipients for the months of September, October and November are listed below. CONGRATULATIONS!!

Virtues and Catholic Graduate Primary Grades 1-3 Expectations Medals

Virtue Medal –Hospitality Virtue Medal-Gratitude Virtue Medal - Peace Making

Milena Cescon Emily Goncalves Christian Cuda

Ashley Somerville Federica Visone Lolita Mitchison Estephania Loaiza Nicole Estrada Alisja Dhima

A Caring Family Member A Discerning Believer An Effective Communicator

Kaitlyn Goncalves Emmanuel Akeredolu Melani Cerda Escobar Isabella Greco Isandro Gordon Marco Da Silva Gennaro Bisogno Viktoria Ovodiuk Michael Pace

Virtues and Catholic Graduate Junior/Intermediates Grades 4-8 Expectations Medals

Virtue Medal –Hospitality Virtue Medal –Gratitude Virtue Medal – Peace Making

Kylee Cabrera Pena Pawel Randzio Sierra Pacheco Marco Gallo Bianca Cerda Escobar Antonio Perut

Arianna Scalzullo Sophia De Sousa Josephine Nucara Catarina Goncalves Aldighieri Katia Alamilla Lea Andrejko Eleanora Masri Tahlia Barrow Juanita Garces-Restrepo

A Caring Family Member A Discerning Believer An Effective Communicator

Sarina Gallippi Esana Sipar Bianca Corbo Brianna Fernandez Ian Hobdari Clara Nguyen Emmanuel Charles-Obazei Emmanuel Eftoski Francesco Di Fonzo Christina Correale Kaia Milosavljevic Brianna Batista Sebastian Loaiza Matthew Lachance Janet Oduro-Kwarteng

Monthly Update from the Board December 2018

Latest Updates on Weather Related Cancellations or Closures To get the latest information about school bus transportation, see https://busplannerweb.torontoschoolbus.org/Cancellations.aspx Parents are encouraged to subscribe to the transportation portal to get real time information about any transportation issues: https://busplannerweb.torontoschoolbus.org/Subscriptions/Login.aspx Information is also shared via Twitter. Follow @TCDSB. For more information: https://www.tcdsb.org/forstudents/healthandsafety/pages/weather-related-safety-concerns.aspx

French Immersion and Extended French Info Nights: Dec. 5, 2018 – Feb. 20, 2019 Elementary Schools with French Immersion and Extended French programs invite their communities to attend Information Nights as we approach Kindergarten Registration, which begins Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. The following schools will host French Immersion Information Nights in December:  St. Cecilia – December 5, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.  St. Benedict – December 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.  St. Cyril – December 12, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Click here for all French Immersion Info Night dates: https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SchoolProgramsK12/FrenchImmersion/Pages/default.aspx Click here for all Extended French Info Night dates: https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SchoolProgramsK12/Extended%20French/Pages/default.aspx

Angel Foundation for Learning Through the Loretto Fund and the Social Work Emergency Fund the Angel Foundation supports TCDSB students who are new comers to Canada by helping to offset the costs for items such as school supplies, uniforms, field trips, groceries or other necessities to help them settle into school and life in Canada. You can help support families who have come to Canada in search of peace donations to The Angel Foundation for Learning. To learn more about the work of the Foundation, visit http://www.angelfoundationforlearning.org/

PA Day Friday, December 7th is a system-wide PA Day (Check with your local school to confirm)

Christmas Holidays The last day of classes before the Christmas break will be Friday, December 21, 2018. Schools will reopen on Monday, January 7th, 2019. Administrative offices will also be closed starting Saturday December 22rd and reopening on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

SAVE THE DATE! Kindergarten Registration Begins January 16th at 10 a.m. Visit www.tcdsb.org for details. Apply online starting January 16th at https://soar.tcdsb.org

The Catholic Register's popular children's drawing contest is back!

The Catholic Register is conducting its eight annual children's Christmas drawing contest. The top entry in each of 3 categories will receive a $75 gift certificate for a day at the movies. The winning drawings will appear in The Register's Christmas edition, Dec. 24. The contest is open to children in Grades 1 to 8. Entries must be original, in colour, drawn or painted on a page 8.5” x 11” or larger and illustrate some aspect of the birth of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels. We want paintings or drawings that depict the true meaning of Christmas so, please, no Santas or reindeer. https://www.catholicregister.org/ChristmasContest

December’s Virtue is Charity Find all the resources related to the monthly virtue, as well as other resources to support faith development and Religion and Family Life on our website here: https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/Pages/Default.aspx

TCDSB Celebrates Advent and Christmas—Advent Begins December 1st Visit the board’s website for the latest news and information from TCDSB schools including food and clothing drives, Christmas baskets for needy families, Christmas concerts and other special events. https://www.tcdsb.org/news/othernews/2018/pages/Advent-and-Christmas.aspx

PRESTO Cards for TCDSB Students Over the past few weeks the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto Student Transportation Group have been working closely with the TTC on the logistics for providing complimentary PRESTO cards to all students ages 6 to 12 (child cards) and 13 to 19 (youth cards). The purpose of this initiative is to help students smoothly make the transition away from TTC passes, and tickets, to the PRESTO electronic fare card.

Please note that the TTC will stop selling tickets and tokens on August 3, 2019. The TTC is providing the PRESTO cards to school boards free of charge. Watch for more information to come from your school soon.

We Belong As we journey through the first year of our pastoral plan, “Rooted in Christ, we Belong, we Believe, we Become”, the Nurturing our Catholic Community Team invites you to share your ideas of belonging. We want to hear from our students and staff about how they are nurturing the concept of belonging and inclusion in their schools, in their families, in their parishes and their community.

We invite you to submit student artwork, written work, videos/slideshows, songs or any other creative expressions of belonging to [email protected] by no later than Friday, March 22, 2019.

When sharing your initiatives on social media, tweet or post @TCDSB with the hashtag #TCDSBelongs so we can follow your progress. For ideas and resources linked to our pastoral plan, click here.

All submissions will be featured on the TCDSB website, as well as at our year-end celebration to be held May 21st. All schools will be invited to send two representatives (any combination of student, parent, teaching or non-teaching staff, school administrator).

A poster is attached as a reminder. Please feel free to share with your staff and your CPSC members, and parishes!