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IT STARTS in the Schools November 2015 UPCOMING EVENTS November 1 – TCDSB Board-wide Secondary School Open Houses November 5 November 2 TCDSB OAPCE Commissioning 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto Ceremony and Principal of (416) 222.8282 Excellence Awards 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. November 4 TCDSB Take Our Kids to Work Day 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto (416) 222.8282 November 6 TCDSB Board-Wide Bullying Awareness & Prevention Month Launch November 11 TBA Senior Boys Volleyball Finals November 11 TCDSB TCDSB Remembrance Day 80 Sheppard Ave. East, Toronto Service (416) 222-8282 November 11 St. Basil-the-Great College St. Basil School Remembrance 20 Starview Lane, Toronto, ON Day Service (416) 393-5513 8:45 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. November 13 Riviera Parque Banquet Hall The Angel Foundation for 2800 York Regional Rd 7, Learning Evening to Feed the Concord, ON L4K 1P3 Soul Gala (416) 987-4400 November 15 - St. Basil the Great College School Bullying Awareness and November 20 20 Starview Lane, Toronto, ON Prevention Week Launch (416) 393-5513 November 16 St. Malachy Catholic Elementary Official Opening of New School School Addition 80 Bennett Road, West Hill, ON 2:00 p.m. (416) 393-5336 November 17 St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Councilor Filion visit to St. Elementary School Paschal Baylon 15 St Paschal Ct, North York, ON 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (416) 393-5283 November 18 St. Henry Catholic Elementary School Creating Relationships Not 100 Bamburgh Circle Bullies Parent Engagement Event Scarborough, ON, M1W 3R3 (416) 393-5395 November 18 Etobicoke Centennial Stadium Boys Football Championships 256 Centennial Park Rd, Etobicoke, ON (416) 394-8750 November 19 TBA Girls Basketball Championships November 20 TCDSB Board-wide Tree Bee Competition November 20 St. Henry Catholic Elementary School The Anti Bullying Magic Show 100 Bamburgh Circle Workshop Scarborough, ON, M1W 3R3 (416) 393-5395 November 21 Distillery District Our Lady of Lourdes Students 55 Mill Street Perform at the Distillery District Toronto, ON M5A 3C4 Christmas Market 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. November 23 TBA OAPCE/CPIC Parent Networking Night November 24 TCDSB TCDSB Memorial Mass 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto 7:00 p.m. (416) 222-8282 November 24 St. Stephen Catholic Elementary Family Peace Mass and School Reception 55 Golfdown Drive, Rexdale,ON 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (416) 393-5284 November 27 TCDSB Board-wide Holodomor Memorial Day November 29 TCDSB Board-wide Advent Begins November 30 TCDSB Caucus Meeting (Swearing in of 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto new Board of Trustees; election (416) 222-8282 of Chair and Vice-Chair) RECENT HIGHLIGHTS TCDSB Staff and Students Celebrate Youth Making a Difference at We Day 2015 Over 20,000 students and teachers attended the 2015 We Day on October 1st at the Air Canada Centre to celebrate youth making a difference in their local and global communities. We Schools is the yearlong program that nurtures compassion in young people and gives them the tools to create transformational social change – to take social action, empower others and transform lives—including their own. The event featured live performances from world-renowned speakers and A-list performers, including Demi Lovato, Hozier, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Nina Dobrev, Hedley, Carly Rae Jepsen, Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, Marlee Matlin and Henry Winkler. The Director of Education, Angela Gauthier, together with TCDSB Senior Staff members Gary Poole, Geoff Grant and Dan Koenig joined in the celebration. “We Day at the Air Canada Centre inspires our students to care and act to better our world”, says Angela Gauthier. TCDSB schools part of the We Schools program were given an exclusive invite to attend We Day. Through the We Schools program, schools and groups are given access to free educational resources to help them complete one local and one global action relating to any social justice issue they choose. To find out more about the We Schools program, visit www.weday.com/we-school We thank the We Day community for their good work and look forward to seeing how TCDSB school groups will continue to make a change in both local and global communities. Click here to view photos. Toronto Star Teacher of the Year: Paul Andreacchi at Loretto Abbey Congratulations to Loretto Abbey teacher Paul Andreacchi, also a graduate of TCDSB Don Bosco and St. Eugene, who has been selected as the Star Teacher of the Year. Click here to read the full article. Celebrating “Breakfast Day in Canada” at St. Joseph’s College The students and staff of St. Joseph’s College (Wellesley) began their morning in celebration as the inaugural “Breakfast Day in Canada” was launched on October 6, 2015. The goal of Breakfast Day in Canada is to raise awareness of the importance of student nutrition programs in schools and the effect they have on student academic achievement and well-being. St. Joseph’s College welcomed Deputy Premier charity of the Toronto Catholic District School Deb Matthews, TCDSB Chair of the Board Mike Board, administers Student Nutrition Programs Del Grande, Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan- in TCDSB schools, serving 45,000 TCDSB Wong, representatives of Breakfast Clubs of students each school day. The Angel Foundation Canada (in partnership with Minute Maid) and for Learning receives funding from Breakfast members of The Angel Foundation for Learning. Club of Canada annually. As part of their usual morning routine, the students of St. Joseph’s College received a “We are excited to expand to more Ontario healthy breakfast meal as they made their way to communities and help more students succeed. class. We know the benefits of a Breakfast Club go far beyond the school walls. Evidence has shown 26 school locations across Ontario welcomed that schools with breakfast programs see representatives of Breakfast Club of Canada improvements in attendance and punctuality, as which provides support to 500 Ontario schools, well as in behavior and concentration” – Susan and 34 First Nations schools in the Province. The Wright, Breakfast Club of Canada. Angel Foundation for Learning, an official Click here to view photos. Our Lady of Guadalupe Class Featured in the Toronto Star Matthew Tonks’ class at Our lady of Guadalupe Catholic School were featured in the Toronto Star for their Student Vote program created by Civix Canada and the Toronto Vital Signs Report. Student Vote informs students about government and the electoral process, encourages research into the parties, candidates and issues, and fosters dialogue among Photo credit: Thomas Bollmann and Toronto Star students and their families. The report encourages students question how politicians are addressing issues and to start a dialogue with their families. Click here to read the article. Marian Procession Celebrating Feast of the Holy Rosary D’Arcy McGee Catholic School celebrated the Feast of the Holy Rosary a day early with a Marian procession that took the students from the school to their parish of St. Thomas Aquinas for a mass of celebration. It was a great event, uniting Parish, Family and School. School staff made the banners used in the procession, and the principal's husband made the banner poles and the platform. A family at the school donated the statue. Click here to read more. TCDSB Students Answer the Call through A Catholic Call to Serve (ACCTS) Over 150 TCDSB secondary students participated in A Catholic Call to Serve (ACCTS) day of service on October 7, 2015. The day was dedicated to touching the lives of those most in need and giving back to the community by participating in a variety of diverse service projects. The students and staff, together with Trustee Jo-Ann Davis began their journey at Holy Rosary Parish for a service lead by Father Michael Lehman. Following the mass, the participants proceeded to the parish hall where they formed groups and selected an agency located in the GTA to visit and complete their act of service. This year’s ACCTS agency partners included the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Romero House, Street Patrol and Adams House. Click here to view photos. St. Augustine Tree Planting Students of St. Augustine’s grade 4 and 4/5 classes participated in a tree planting initiative along with their city councilor. Click here to view photos. Living Rosary a Celebration of Family Francis Libermann Catholic Secondary School hosted a presentation of the Living Rosary and a luncheon for families of students who are developmentally delayed or have multiple exceptionalities. It was a wonderful celebration that was a testament to the board’s Year of the Family where all are welcomed and all belong. Jeremy Tanuan introduced the Living Rosary, and students in the MID and DD/ME program who can read had the reading parts, supported by the school’s CFL ministry members. Click here to read more. Father Henry Carr hosted Thanksgiving Lunch for students in the DD/ME program and their Families The DD/ME program at Father Henry Carr hosted a Thanksgiving Lunch for 25 people. Families of the students were invited to celebrate and eat the food that the students had cooked all week. The students served turkey, rice, mash potatoes, stuffing, carrots, cranberry sauce, gravy and pies. Click here to view photos. Fill Mrs. Tropea’s Pick-up Food Drive Challenge The students and staff at St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School were invited to participate in a unique Thanksgiving week challenge - to fill Principal, Mrs. Tropea’s pick-up truck with non-perishable food items. The school accepted donations of canned foods and non-perishable food items until the end of October 30th. Mrs. Tropea brought her truck full of food to a local fire station where it was then picked up by the food bank to support families in need.