St. Fidelis Hoping to Win Revitalization Package School Community Aims to Collect the Most Old Tires, Batteries & Oil St. Fidelis hopes to win the $20,00.000 1st place revitalization package to enhance our school HOW? Not sure what to do with old tires, batteries and oil? • 2015 Recycle Drive starts October 14 to October 30th (17 DAYS ONLY) • The CAA AARS facility (Vince’s Auto) that collects the most tires wins the package for their school of choice, St. Fidelis! • Simply drop them off at Vince’s Auto located at 9 Connie Street. Business hours are 7:30am- 5:30pm Monday thru Friday or call for after hours drop off. Located just south of St. Fidelis Church on Connie St. • Need help with drop off? Call Vince’s Auto to set up a FREE pickup, 416 235-0941 or email [email protected] Get all the details on how to help: https://www.tcdsb.org/schools/stfidelis/News/Pages/St.-Fidelis- Hoping-to-Win-Revitalization-Package.aspx Parent Summit 2015 BUILDING RELATIONSHIIPS WITH ONE VOICE: HOME, SCHOOL AND PARISH Saturday, October 24, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Catholic Education Centre All are welcome to participate in a discussion about strengthening the partnership among home, school and parish, and strategies to remove barriers to parent engagement. Keynote speaker is Father James Mulligan, Author of A Pastor’s Journal Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of his book, light breakfast and lunch, free childminding (5 to 10 year olds), parking and TTC tickets (with proof of valid transfer). This is the first event to launch Parent Involvement Week at TCDSB. For more information and online registration: https://www.tcdsb.org/forparents/oapce-toronto/events/pages/oapce-and-cpic-parent-summit-sept24- 2015.aspx Looking for Information about School Bus Delays? Visit the Student Transportation website http://www.torontoschoolbus.org/ for the latest information. The website also provides information about pedestrian safety, school bus safety and tips for drivers. Carter Student Youngest Winner at International Music Festival Tony Yang, a Grade 12 student at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, was invited to Poland for the17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. This year there were 78 pianists chosen from world-wide to enter this prestigious event. The Chopin competition in existence since 1927, and pianists such as Lev Oborin, Bella Davidovich, Adam Harasiewicz, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich, Garrick Ohlsson, Mitsuko Uchida, Krystian Zimerman, Yundi, have been some of the past winners. Following the Third Stage (third round) of the competition, Tony Yang, representing Canada, was one of ten candidates selected to participate in the Grand Finale of the Chopin Competition which started on Oct 18.The Grand Finale was broadcast live from the Warsaw Philharmonic. Tony came 5th at the Chopin Competition in Poland. He placed fifth out of the six final prizes awarded at the competition and was the youngest recipient ever to be awarded. Here is a sample of his performance: To see the full version, click here: http://chopin2015.medici.tv/en/performance/final-round-10 Bishop Allen Students Winners in History Now Four students from Bishop Allen Academy were among the 225 winners in the History Now— Government of Canada History Awards for Students. Congratulations to Abby Buller, Madeline Eskandari, Ava McBrearty and Mila Solaja for their winning essays: • http://www.canadashistory.ca/History-Awards/Student-Award/Winning-Essays/Abby- Buller • http://www.canadashistory.ca/History-Awards/Student-Award/Winning- Essays/Madeline-Eskandari • http://www.canadashistory.ca/History-Awards/Student-Award/Winning- Essays.aspx?search=mila%20solaja • http://www.canadashistory.ca/History-Awards/Student-Award/Winning- Essays.aspx?search=ava%20mcbrearty The Toronto Catholic District School Board does not send unsolicited email messages. You have received this message because either you or someone else using this email address has subscribed to our service. To remove your subscription, simply click here or log-on to unsubscribe. To request our other subscriptions or to change your e-mail address, please click here. .