March/April 2015 - Marie of the Incarnation

March/April
2015
Mustang Country News
St. Marie of the
Incarnation
Catholic School
105 Colborne
Street
Bradford, On
L3Z 1C4
ph. (905) 775-3492
School
Superintendent
Ms. J. Dillon-Leitch
School Trustee
Ms. J. Salmon
Principal
Mr. R. Harrison
Vice-Principal
Mr. D. Flitton
Important Dates:
Lenten Mass
Holy Martyrs of Japan
March 9th, 9:30 am
Fun In Athletics
Holy Trinity High School
March 10th, at 6:30 pm
March Break
March 16 - 20, 2015
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
“Witnessing Christ
Through Love and Service”
As we approach the joyful time of Easter with the renewal of Spring, let us
remember our focus this year, “Witnessing Christ Through Love and
Service”. Mr. Flitton, Mr. Harrison and the entire staff have witnessed
many students performing random acts of kindness in class and in the
schoolyard. Way to go Mustangs!!
St. Marie of the Incarnation Catholic School will have a busy March and
April. Aside from our many student activity clubs (French, Dance, EQAO
Mathletes, Chess), we will have students competing in the Lion’s Club
public speaking contest; “Fun in Athletics” at Holy Trinity; and the school
ice hockey tournament at the end of the month. In April, our grade two
students will participate in a Sedar Meal with Sister Jean, Grade eight
Confirmation Retreat, and the grade six will finish the month at Scanlon
Creek.
QSP Assembly
March 30th, 2015
A very big thank you goes out to all the staff and parents for their support
at our information meeting on March 2nd. As further information becomes
available, the school will be sure to pass it along. If you have any
questions, please be sure to contact either Mr. Flitton or Mr. Harrison.
Good Friday
April 3rd, 2015
Kindergarten Registration
Father Allyn Visit
March 23th, 2015
Easter Monday
April 6th, 2015
Dental Screening
April 7th & 8th, 2015
School Mass
Holy Martyrs of Japan
April 10th, 2015
Gr. 8 Confirmation
Retreat
April 14th, 2015
Spring Photos
April 16th, 2015
P.A. Day
April 20, 2015
Gr. 6 Trip Scanlon Creek
April 28th, 2015
Gr. 7 & 8 Vaccinations
April 29th, 2015
Kindergarten Registration is ongoing. To help parents and students get
ready for this important milestone, our board has developed an awardwinning package. We encourage parents who are looking to register their
child for Kindergarten to drop by the office to pick up a copy of the
package, which includes a parent booklet, child’s activity book and DVD.
All the information forms you require to register your child for kindergarten
at St. Marie of the Incarnation School have been posted on our school
website.
We are here to answer questions and help you prepare. Please contact us
at 905-775-3492 for more information.
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School Reconciliation
On Monday February 23rd, our school celebrated reconciliation in the
gym for students in grades 2 to 8. The classes prepared for this
sacrament the week of February 17-20. A huge thank you goes out to
Father Boniface and Father Allyn for organizing this great event for us.
Intermediate Boys and Girls Basketball
The Intermediate Boys and Girls basketball teams have completed
their season with a tournament at Holy Trinity and St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic High Schools. The boys and girls represented their school
very well, displaying excellent teamwork and sportsmanship.
Congratulations goes out to both teams for making the finals, and to
the boys for their championship win. Thank you to the coaches Mr.
Petrovich and Mr. Ellis.
Yearbook
Do not miss out! Order your yearbook today. The cost of the year
book is $25, but the memories are priceless. Please make cheques
payable to “St. Marie of the Incarnation School”. Order deadline is
April 17th, 2015.
School Climate Survey
“…Survey data is
confidential and will be
We value your input and would like to hear your perspectives on the
school climate of your child’s school. A letter on where to locate our
school’s climate survey and access code will be sent home soon. The
parent surveys will remain open until Friday, May 1, 2015.
collected board wide and
by school….”
Survey data is confidential and will be collated board wide and by
school, not by individual students or parents. The data from the survey
will be very beneficial in developing school and board improvement
plans to support student achievement and well-being.
Thank you for your continued support in helping all our school
community members feel safe, welcome and included in their schools.
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Parent Council
On March 2nd, the St. Marie of the Incarnation Catholic School
Community Council hosted an information night. For the first hour,
members of our community listened to presentations from Edge
Imaging, LifeTouch and Apple Studios as part of our transparent
process to decide who will be our photographer for the 2015 – 2016
school year.
At 7:00 p.m., our school community gathered in the gymnasium to
listen to presentations in the gym regarding the up-coming
renovations. On behalf of the members of your Parent Council, we
would like to thank all of the families that came out to show support
for our school community.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 13th, in the library for
6:00 p.m.
Holy Martyrs of Japan Masses
We will have our Lenten Mass, for staff and students, on March 9th, at
9:30 a.m. at the Church.
MASS Times
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
7:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday
8:30 a.m.
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
Sunday
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
4:45 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Spanish Mass
Life Teen Mass
Attention Parents!!
The official kick off to our spring QSP campaign is rapidly
approaching. On March 30th, students will be gathered into the gym
for the official launch of our magazine subscription program. If you are
eager to renew your subscription before the official campaign begins
next spring, you can support our students at any time by shopping online! Just visit www.QSP.ca and search for our school name.
If you renew with the publishers directly the school does not receive
profits. Questions? QSP Customer service is always available at 1800-667-2536.
Newsletters Online
St. Marie of the
Incarnation School
105 Colborne Street
Bradford, ON
L3Z 1C4
We encourage parents to read the newsletter on our website - this
reduces the amount of paper we are using. Please check it out for all
the latest Mustang news/ updates and the monthly calendar.
http://mai.schools.smcdsb.on.ca/
Raise The Dough at Dominos
Phone: 905 775 - 3492
Please call Domino’s on Tuesday, March 16th, and April 23rd and order
the “St. Marie Special” for only $19.99 plus taxes and Domino’s will
donate $5.00 to St. Marie of the Incarnation Catholic School.
Remember to write the date on your calendar! The “St. Marie Special”
consists of One Large 3-topping pizza, one side of bread stix or Cinna
stix, and 4 cans of soda. The special is only available on March 16th,
and April 23rd, from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 Midnight.
Second Large $6.99
Second Medium $5.99
Second Small $4.99
Domino’s Pizza
38 Holland Street W.,
Bradford, ON 905 778-1300
We are looking forward to an amazing year!!!
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
http://mai.schools.
smcdsb.on.ca/
Mr. Harrison
Principal
Mr. Flitton
Vice-Princpal