APRIL, Blessed Trinity Catholic School Newsletter. Blessed Trinity Catholic School 3205 Bayview Avenue Toronto, ON M2K 1G

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1 APRIL, 2016 Blessed Trinity Catholic School Newsletter Blessed Trinity Catholic School 3205 Bayview Avenue Toronto, ON M2K 1G VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: JUSTICE Principal: Ms. B. Lawrence Secretary: Mrs. E. Fiorentino Superintendent: Mr. J. Shain Trustee: Mr. M. Del Grande Parish: Blessed Trinity 3220 Bayview Avenue Enrollment: 193 Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Lunch Hour: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. CSAC: Chairperson: Mrs. J. Corvetti Treasurer: Ms. L. Vanden Heuvel- Smith Secretary: Mrs. E. Perino I believe in justice, and I believe in people being held responsible for their actions A reading from the Gospel of St. Luke: If someone takes your coat, let her have your shirt as well. Give everyone who asks for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back. Do for others just what you want them to do for you. Lend your things to others and expect nothing back. Love your enemies and be good to them. Then you will be truly blessed as children of God. If we expect others to rely on our fairness and justice we must show that we rely on their fairness and justice. This edition has been published by our Newsletter Committee: Sean M. and Erika C. TRUSTEES Wards 1. Joseph Martino 6. Frank D Amico, Vice-Chair 11. Angela Kennedy, Chair 2. Ann Andrachuk 7. Michael Del Grande 12. Nancy Crawford 3. Sal Piccininni 8. Garry Tanuan Karina Dubrovskaya, Student Trustee 4. Patrizia Bottoni 9. Jo-Ann Davis Allison Gacad, Student Trustee 5. Maria Rizzo 10. Barbara Poplawski Angela Gauthier, Director of Education, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, ON Website: 1

2 Forgiveness Assembly Students of the Month for February This month s virtue is Forgiveness. On March 31st, we had our monthly virtue assembly on Forgiveness. We heard the true meaning of what it means to forgive and to love. Thanks to Ms. Trabucco s Grade 3/4 and Ms. Mastroianni s Gr. 1/2 classes for organizing a very inspiring assembly. The Apology Song stressed that when we forgive we let Love live. Earth Rangers Students of The Month for March The following students were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating the virtue of forgiveness in March: Niamh A, Charlie L, Agnes L, Joshua S, Aaron T, Albert S, Ella C, Christian L, Lauren L, Juan M, Blessing M, Micaela L, Shamoir I, Ethan N, Andrew M, Roxanne T, Darius K, Adam C and Alex K. On Wednesday, March 2, 2016 the Earth Rangers came to our school, to teach us about endangered species all around Canada. They showed us a variety of animals, such as the skunk, the Peregrine Falcon, and a snake. We learned a lot from the presenters. We would like to thank Ms. Lawrence for organizing the event. Congratulations to Lauren L. and Joshua S. who were the recipients of the virtue medal for forgiveness. Both students continually demonstrate the virtue of forgiveness throughout the school. 2

3 Easter Mass On Tuesday March 29, 2016 Blessed Trinity and St. Agnes took part in the Easter mass at Blessed Trinity Church with Father Roque. The classes learned that The Lord has truly risen. Special thanks to Ms. Kesckes for organizing the choir. Happy Easter everyone! Upcoming Dates to Remember Apr. 2 First Holy Communion Apr. 12 Mass for B.T and St. Agnes Apr. 14 Gr. 7 Confirmation Apr. 15 P.A. Day (No School) Apr. 19 Interactive Music Workshop Apr. 20 CSAC meeting at 7:00 p.m. Apr. 20 Grad Photo Retakes (p.m.) Apr. 29 Dairy Farmers (Gr. 1-6) Ms. Burke and Ms. D Ugo s SK/Gr.1 Class Bake Easter Bread E-SCLIT March Meeting On Wednesday, March 23rd, the Catholic Leadership Team went to the CEC (Catholic Education Centre) and had a blast. At this meeting the challenge was to build a catapult out of ONLY popsicle sticks, elastic bands, and well as tape. We had to fire a marshmallow, sadly, we lost. But it was all in good fun!! We had some great guest speakers at this event. Andrew Westink talked about The Leader In Me and DJ Mills showed us the connection between music and math. Mike Consul gave us an inspirational quote on Forgiveness. When one does not forgive, it leaves a huge burden on your shoulder. He asked us what sin Jesus will not forgive. We were very curious and gave answers like killing and changing one s religion. But the answer was simple, but very powerful. The one thing Jesus will not forgive is if you are not willing to ask for forgiveness. To celebrate Holy Week the SK/Grade 1 class dyed Easter eggs, made Holy Week booklets, and baked Easter bread led by our expert baker, Mrs. D Ugo. Happy Easter to all! Prayer Jar Blessed Trinity has started a Prayer Jar that will be filled with our intentions. The jar will be located on the Prayer table in Ms. Osborne s room for anyone wanting to drop their prayer intentions. Every day during morning announcements, one prayer/intention will be read out loud with the response being Lord hear our prayer. 3

4 JK/SK Class re-enact the Passion of Jesus Spartans All Star Games Gr. 8 Fundraiser Throughout the month of March the Grade 8 s organized the Spartan All Star event created by Joshua B. The primary, junior and intermediate students each had their own week to play and learn a variety of sports. Some of the sports they played were basketball, soccer and volleyball. Students paid $2 to participate in the event. Thank you to all students and teachers who participated. All money raised will go towards the Blessed Trinity Grade 8 trip. We thank parents for their support. Eco Schools/Me-to-We The Me to We and Eco Schools Team is back at Blessed Trinity. We have two exciting projects on the go. One is a plan to recycle dried markers and convert them to fuel. The other is to collect used batteries for recycling. So far we have collected 318 markers and 158 batteries. Please send dried markers and empty batteries with your child. Thank you for helping us take care of the environment! Name the Eggs in Ms. Morra s Class Ms. Morra's ME/DD class is hatching chicken eggs! On Wednesday, March 30th, 12 eggs and an incubator arrived from Green Acres Farm. For the next 21 days the class will turn the eggs 5 times a day. The eggs are expected to hatch on Tuesday, April 19th! Once hatched, the chicks will spend one week in the classroom visiting all the students at Blessed Trinity and then will be returned to the farm. 4

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