NOTRE DAME NEWSLETTER
Principal: Mr. Maurice Piitz
140 Atlantis Drive, Orillia ON, L3V 6H2
May 2015
Vice Principal: Mrs. Connie Howell
Phone: (705) 326-0979 Fax: (705) 326-3144
http://nod.schools.smcdsb.on.ca
A Message From Mr. Piitz
IMPORTANT DATES:
‘Witnessing Christ through Love and Service’
Good bye winter, hello spring!!!
Monday May 4th to Friday May 8th
During Catholic Education Week, Student Council
is challenging everyone to accept the "3 to a
Better Me" Challenge. By carrying out 3 random/
selfless acts of kindness during the week, we
make ourselves be and feel better.
Take the
challenge with us and accept the "3 to a Better
Me" Challenge!
Wednesday May 22nd
Fandom Friday! Are you a hockey fanatic? How
about SuperNatural? Jon Bon Jovi (Miss
McNaney...)? Dress to express your inner fandom
on Friday, May 22nd.
Remember, the classroom competitions continue
until the end of June where one classroom will
reign supreme! As of now, there is a very close
race between Lecour's Lions, Lynch-Marwick's
Bedazzlers, Locker's Alpha-Omegas, Clifford's Big
Red Dogs and Gogarty's Griffins for the top
classroom. Which class will win with the Most
School Spirit points????
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
If you are going on Vacation, please
remember to pick up a Request for Temporary
Excusal Form from the Classroom Teacher or
the office for completion and return prior to
your vacation.
May is upon us and looks to be a very busy month at
Notre Dame. We start the month celebrating Catholic
Education week at school from May 4 - 9. There will
be activiites taking place at the school and in the
classrooms as we celebrate Catholic Education at
Notre Dame. Highlights for the week include Music
Monday, our Social Justice walk, the planting of
bleeding heart flowers and trees, as well as a Mass
on Thursday afternoon @ 1:30 pm., and the scholastic
bookfair taking place during the week. Please stay
tuned for more information as it becomes available.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Mrs.
G. Deere who will be joining us for the remainder of
the year. Mrs. Deere will be serving as the Assistant
Office Administrator replacing Mrs. C. Prentice who
accepted a position at Holy Trinity in Bradford. We
wish Mrs. Prentice all the best.
We look forward to an exciting week of Catholic
education during a busy month of May.
Sincerely,
Mr. M. Piitz, Principal
A Message From Mrs. Howell
We start May off on a wonderful note, Catholic
Education Week. ‘Our Theme’ this year is “Witnessing
Christ through love and service.”
As I reflect on this, I am very proud of my vocation as
a Catholic Vice-Principal. One of my favourite quotes
comes from Mother Teresa. “God does not require
that we be successful; only that we be faithful. “ I
do try to do acts of Compassion and Kindness
whenever possible and try to instill this with the
students and staff at Notre Dame. Everyone needs to
realize that they are a source of joy and should
celebrate this. My wish is to create an educational
system where everyone is accepted and welcomed. I
pray that those who look to me for help and
guidance, find the support to comfort them and bring
happiness.
May is the month of Mary and I hope everyone will
take time to reflect and celebrate the joy they bring
to others.
Sincerely,
Mrs. C. Howell, Vice Principal
KINDERGARTEN PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT
for Beginner
September 2015 Junior Kindergarten students
on
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 - at 6:30 pm
(Approximately 1 hour)
IF YOU REQUIRE CHILDCARE - PLEASE CONTACT
THE SCHOOL OFFICE AT 705-326-0979
by Monday, May 4th, 2015
Our Grade 8 student volunteers will be providing childcare for this Event.
PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL TO PICK UP YOUR
STUDENT REGISTRATION PACKAGE IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO.
COMPLETED REGISTRATION PACKAGES SHOULD BE RETURNED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE OR BRING YOUR PACKAGE WITH YOU IF YOU HAVE NOT
ALREADY RETURNED IT.
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Sign up form on
back!
Spring is in the air! Time to startyour spring cleaning!
But don ‘t get rid ofyour “junk”! Save itfor our Community Yard Sale!
Where: Notre Dame School
rd
When: Sat. May 23
2015
Rain Date: May
5
Time: 8am- 12pm
Cost: $20.00 for a Parking Spot. That’s it!
You keep all the profits from your sale!
Benefits
ade
Great location! Farmers Market traffic from Odas Park!
We are going to advertise it on radio and newspaper
Flyers will be done!
Bring your own tables.
Sell whatever you want!
Parent Council.will be also running a BBQ! All profits go towards the school!
NOTRE DAME SCHOOL YARD SALE SIGN UP FORM Yard sale TIme: 8am - 12pm
When: Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
Rain Date: May 30th, 2015
Cost: $20.00 per spot
Set up Time: 7am - 8am
NAME:_________________________________________
TEACHER NAME / CONTACT NUMBER: _______________________________
1 Parking Spot ______
2 Parking Spots
______
SUMMER DAY CAMP
Guardian Angels Church is offering an amazing summer day camp in July 2015. The
camp, a Toronto Archdiocesan initiative, is a mixture of fun, songs, spiritual teachings
and prayers. The camp facilitators are four dynamic university students trained by the
Arch diocese and assisted by adult and teen volunteers. The theme this year is the
Virtues. The camp will be held in Guardian Angels Church Hall.
For students entering
Grades 1 -6 in September 2015
July 20 - 24, 2015
8:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
FEE $ 50
Evenings for Youth
Grades 7 - 12
July 19-23, 2015
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
FEE $ 50
TO REGISTER CALL SHARON ABBOTT AT 705- 325-3543
OR
[email protected] for registration forms.
Space is limited
Congratulations to Notre Dame School's Cello Fellows ensemble
who recently participated in the Orillia Kiwanis Music Festival. This
group of hard working and gifted musicians are to be commended
for their determination to learn how to play a new instrument, the
cello. A huge thank-you is extended our instructor, Mayumi
Kumagai, who has taught the students to play "French Folk Song"
and "Twinkle Twinkle Litte Star, Variation A and and Theme". We
are grateful for the support given by Madame Downing, Mrs.
Cuthbertson and Mr. Gogarty who have helped the students
achieve their goals. Congratulations to our Cello Fellows members:
Leah, Holly, Lindsey, Sam S., Sam G., Kyle, Jacqui, and Hannah.
Social Justice Club
Our Social Justice Club members have been busy and recently held a bake sale in
our school gym. Together with the assistance of Mr. Clifford, Mrs. Lecour and Mr.
Gogarty's students, our social justice club raised a total of $2068 selling delicious
baked goods. A huge thank-you to everyone who participated in the planning and
preparation of this great achievement and especially to all the students who
made purchases throughout the day.
Some upcoming events that our club members will take part in are a day long
workshop presented by Free the Children speakers, Ashley and Amar. The next
big event will be to lead our school on our annual Walk for Social Justice.
The date for this event is Tuesday morning, May 5th and anyone who
would like to join us are welcome to come out and walk with us for the
cause of social justice.
Mrs. Lecour and Mr. Gogarty
PLANNING FOR SEPTEMBER 2015
It is that time of year again when we begin to look at our enrollment for next year and our staffing
requirements. In order to facilitate this process we are asking parents / guardians to take a moment
and complete the form below indicating if your family is planning to move out of our school area
for the upcoming school year. Kindly return this form to the school office as soon as possible.
COMPLETE FOR STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN GRADES JK - 7 ONLY
FAMILY NAME:
STUDENT NAME
CURRENT GRADE
NEW ADDRESS AND OR SCHOOL STUDENT WILL
BE ATTENDING IN SEPTEMBER 2015