405 Bridge Street East, Belleville, ON K8N 1P7 Phone: 613-962-3653 Fax: 613-391-0170
Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
St. Joseph
Catholic School
Principal: Mrs. Patti Greer
Secretary: Mrs. Carrie Clark-Boates
Superintendent of School Effectiveness: Ms. Terri Slack
Director of Education: Mr. Jody DiRocco
Volume 8
April 2015
St..
Joseph,
pray
for
us.
Parish Priest: Father Tim Shea
Trustees: Mr. Sean Kelly, Mr. Tom Dall
School Council Co-Chairs: Mrs. Ann-Marie Brady, Amanda Bentley-Lake
St. Joseph Catholic School
Mission Statement
We are a Catholic school community based on
Gospel values. We will encourage all
members of our community to show dignity
and respect for each other as we develop
spiritually, socially and intellectually.
They slept that night in the garden of olives
- but Christ rose again.
They ran away and le him all alone
- but Christ rose again.
They called for his death and Pilate gave in
- but Christ rose again.
They scourged him ll the blood ﬂowed down
- but Christ rose again.
They pierced his brow with a crown of thorns
- but Christ rose again.
They nailed him to the wood of the cross
- but Christ rose again.
They jeered and laughed and taunted him
- but Christ rose again.
They opened his side with a soldier’s lance
- but Christ rose again.
They laid him in a rock-hewn borrowed tomb
- but Christ rose again.
New world, new life, new grace
- but Christ rose again.
Amen
Please join us for our
School Mass on
Wednesday, April 8th
at 10:00 am.
All family and friends are
cordially welcome to
come celebrate with us.
Register your child now for
Junior and Senior Kindergarten
Children born in 2010 and 2011 are eligible
for Kindergarten in September 2015
Please remember to bring your child’s
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Baptismal Certificate
Birth certificate
Immunization records
For more information, contact St. Joseph Catholic School
at 613-962-3653 or visit the ALCDSB website:
www.alcdsb.on.ca.
Packages available in office
KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION
We are planning our Kindergarten
Orientation for May 20th for new
students. Please send in the Registration
Forms so we can include everyone.
from the secretary’s desk….
A huge thank you to all those
parents who take the time to call
the school when your child(ren)
will be absent. It makes my job so much easier!
Please remember – you can leave a phone
message any time of the day or night!
PEACE ASSEMBLY
MARCH 25, 2015
March’s Peace assembly was on the virtue
of love. Claire, Justin, Quintin, Jeremy and
Sophie ran the assembly on this virtue. A
slideshow presentation was shown about
the virtue of love. This included what love
is and how to show love in our community.
The assembly was wrapped up with a
Prayer for Love. It was another wonderful
assembly put on by one of St. Joe’s
leadership teams.
Blessed are the Peacemakers
We recognize the work of students who
best exemplify the qualities of being a
peacemaker. It is not a one-time thing
but actions that are displayed over
a period of time. Thus the name
“Blessed are the Peacemakers.”
The winners were Jed L-M, Emma E (Kgtn),
Madeleine K (Gr. 1), Rosalie T (Gr. 2), William
D, Ella T, Abby B (Gr. 3), Carley S, Anouk H
(Gr. 4), Nate W (Gr. 5), Julia A, Ashley A,
Brigid B(Gr. 6)
Congratulations on a job well done!
PEACE ASSEMBLY
Our next Peace Assembly will be on
Wednesday, May 6th at 1:15 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join us in the gym.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
The next meeting of the School Council
will be on Tuesday, April 14th at 6:30
pm. Everyone is welcome.
BEACON OF HOPE
The Board hosted its “Beacons of Hope”
breakfast on Tuesday, March 31st at the
Travelodge Hotel to celebrate the accomplishments of our students. “There are many
students whose contributions to our school
and the wider community reflect our Catholic
virtues. Not likely to be recognized in other
venues, these unsung heroes contribute to
the betterment of the community with
dedication, integrity and gentle spirit.”
St. Joseph Catholic School honoured
Sarah Paradis on this day for all of her
efforts as a member of the Legacy and Leadership Committees, participation in Making a
Difference days, reading buddies, helping
the St. Joseph Youth Group, her volunteerism
and a genuine commitment to others.
“She never hesitates to do any extra job
that is asked of her. She does it to the best
of her ability and always does it with a smile!”
This is another great example of a student
who “Builds Peace at St. Joseph’s.”
SACRAMENTS
First Communion
Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 at 11:00 am
Confirmation Retreat
Thursday, May 7th, 2015 at St. Joseph Parish Hall
Confirmation
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 6:30pm at Church
PIZZA DAYS this month will be April 7, 14th, 21st
and 28th. Orders for pizza will not be accepted
after the due date. Please don’t send pizza money and milk money together. Mrs. Boates is unable to count out money and make the correct
change when they are together.
Eco Club News
TERRACYCLE Collecting Program:
Turning Garbage into Money
Thank you to everyone that brought in Tassimo T
discs and packages to the school. We collected over
28,500 items and it earned the Eco Team $300.
Unfortunately we are not allowed to collect them
anymore as TERRACYCLE is going to larger
collection spots.
We are collecting the following items to support
Eco Team activities:
Schneiders® Lunchmate® Brigade®
We accept any brand and any size lunch kit
packaging including the lunch kit plastic trays, the
lunch kit plastic film and all the inside plastic
packaging and wrappers. The kits do not have to be
washed.
E-Waste Brigade
1. Standard cell phones, smart phones and
iPhones
2. Digital cameras, camcorders, and graphing
calculators
3. Inkjet cartridges from HP and Canon
printers only
4. iPod® devices
5. Laptops, notebooks, netbooks, e-readers,
tablets and iPads
Thank you for supporting the Eco
Team – a group of over 20 students
and leaders, and their activities.
Earth Day takes place
on Wednesday, April 22.
We will be having
activities during this week
to celebrate the Earth and
to think of ways that we
can help all of God’s
creation. In 1980 St Francis was declared the
patron saint of ecologists and our Church
encourages each one of us to take care of the
Earth and all of God’s living creatures. To
find out more about Earth Day, you can go
to http://www.earthday.ca
Keep The Used
Batteries Coming In
The Estimated Prize Pool
Is Over $4000!
We have until April 24th, Earth Week, to
send in as many household batteries as
we can collect. Our first 45 gallon
drum is heading off this week to be
weighed and sorted and that puts us
just behind the top ten schools in the
contest. Therefore we need your used
batteries to climb the list to a
winning spot. With your help we have a
great chance to be in the prize pool!
Milk Bags for
Bed Mats
A local Girl Guide Group
is making bed mats from
the outer plastic bags that
hold three bags of milk.
One of our students is involved in this project and needs our help to gather
enough bags. If you can help out please send the
bags in to Mrs. Robinson’s class. With scissors, crochet hook and willing hands, the girls will transform
the bags into washable,
quick-dry bed mats which provide an alternative to
sleeping on the damp, hard ground. Thank you.
CROSS
COUNTRY
RUNNING
Cross-Country Running season is upon us and
practices have already started. The students in
Grades 3 and 4 will meet in the gym to practice Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:30 while the Grades
5 to 8 students train Monday and Wednesdays after
school. This year’s Cross-Country Meet will be held
again at Zwick’s Park on Tuesday, May 12th with the
rain date on Wednesday, May 13th if needed.
If you have any questions or concerns about
Cross-Country Running, please contact Mrs.
McGillen, Mrs. Power, or Mrs. Coates.
MILK
Students may purchase milk cards for $15.00/card
(20 milk). The card may be used any time during
this school year.
Congratulations St. Joe’s on
Another Great Science Fair!
The following projects won based on students’
votes. The winner voted Best Project was Burning
Candles by Leah McGillen and Carly Mulvihill.
The Weirdest Science Project was Can Crusher
by Daniel Panetta and Sean Chung.
The project that was voted to be The Grossest was
Coke and Milk by Emma Dever and Maya Forestell.
A special award was given to Shamus Coughlin for
his project on the affects of caffeine and sugar on
shooting accuracy.
through the St. Joseph School Council
Greetings from the St. Joseph Parent Council!
Only 3 months left of this school year! Lots of great
things still to come though.
Upcoming, we have a meeting regarding the
transformation of our library into a Learning
Commons. Your input is wanted! If you would like
to be a part of this process, please join us April 1 at
6:30 pm.
The ever popular Bingo Night will be held
Wednesday, April 22. Pizza and drinks will be
available for purchase so you don’t even have to
cook!
The next meeting is Tuesday, April 14 at 6:30. All
are welcome!
For more info, please check the school website
http://schools.alcdsb.on.ca/jose/default.aspx
and join our Facebook page https://
www.facebook.com/groups/stjoesparentcouncil/
The projects selected to go on to the regional fair are
as follows:
Hand Heat: Sam Hartling
Frozen: Abby Brady and Meghan Walton
Heat versus Helium: Paddy Brady and Zach Ellis
The Magic in Gum: Meg Bashall and Reena Lui
Let the Sun Shine In: Sophie McPherson and Claire
Supryka
Effects of Sugar and Caffeine on Accuracy: Shamus
Coughlin
Facts of Friction: Chloe and Hannah O’Boyle Kelly
Surface Tension: Ben Hayes
How Did the First Hearing Aid Work: Deliah
Hummell
What’s the Number: Ashton McGuire and Isabella
Salazar
These projects will be on display at the Quinte
Regional Science and Technology Fair to be held at
Loyalist College on April 11th. Everyone is invited
to visit the fair after 11:00 a.m.
May you all have a happy and blessed Easter.
Don’t Forget: St. Joseph
Family Easter Bingo
Wednesday April 22, 2015
6:00pm – 7:30 pm
Pizza & juice will be
available for purchase.
See you there!
LEARNING COMMONS (formerly called the Library)
We need you and your ideas for setting up this new space within our
school. The first meeting will be held April 1st at 6:30 pm in the library.
Everyone is welcome!
WE HAVE A GREAT ECO CLUB
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY!
When any family from St. Joseph Catholic
School makes a purchase with Connon
Nurseries, they will donate 10% of each
purchase back to the Eco Club. All you need to
do is mention St. Joseph’s name at the time of
the purchase. Then Connon Nurseries will send
the Eco Club a cheque for 10% of all purchases
made!
We use this money to support the students’
gardening projects at our school. Therefore your
contribution will not only make your place more
beautiful but will help to grow a new generation
of gardeners. This offer applies from April 15 June 15th. Purchase these items and help us
too!
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Shade & Flowering Trees
Evergreens
Flowering Shrubs
Perennials
Ornamental Grasses
Annuals
All Garden Products and
Giftware
Once again St. Joseph
Catholic School is
participating in Cops
for Cancer Pedal for
Hope. They came to
the school on March
31st to kick off the
fundraising event. We
have had such great
participation by our
students in the last 2 years and we hope
that it’ll be the same again this year. If your
child is interested in having his/her hair cut
or shaved, permission forms may be
obtained in the office.
Get ready to participate and save the date
of Friday, May 8th for the real fun to
happen!!
EQAO Testing
for Primary (Gr. 3) and Junior (Gr.6)
students is scheduled at St. Joseph for
May 26th, 27th and 28th.
Please refrain from booking
appointments during this time.
For parent and student resources go to:
www.eqao.com