ST. BERNADETTE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1201 HERITAGE WAY OAKVILLE ON L6M 3A4
PHONE: (905) 827-7235 FAX: (905) 827-9035
http://schools.hcdsb.org/bern
MAY 2015
PRINCIPAL: MRS. S. GUZZO VICE PRINCIPAL: MR. V. CHININEA
SECRETARY: MRS. D. MAYES
OFFICE ASSISTANT: MRS. C. AYERS
SUPERINTENDENT: MR. C. CIPRIANO
ST. MATTHEW PARISH: FR. MARK GATTO (905) 825-0219
ADMINISTRATOR’S MESSAGE
Dear Parents,
We would like to inform you that effective September 2015, Mr. Chininea will be the vice-principal at St. Catherine of Alexandria School in
Georgetown. We are very grateful for the opportunity to have him join our school community and to be with us for the past two years. Mr.
Chininea has made many contributions to our school and is highly respected by staff, students and parents. We wish him continued success
as he joins the St. Catherine School community. Mr. Paul Deoni, currently the vice-principal of St. Catherine School, has been assigned to our
school. He will be visiting our school before the end of the year and will have the opportunity to meet our students. Today we also say goodbye
to Ms. Murray, our instrumental music teacher and primary team member. We thank Ms. Murray for her work with our band and her many
contributions to our school. We welcome Ms. O’Grady back to our school community. She is returning from a maternity leave. It is hard to
believe that baby Quinn is already a year old.
Achieving:
We continue to focus on math, especially in the area of thinking. Next week, a number of our classrooms will invite you in to see what they have
been working on in math. Students continue to participate in our after school math and literacy programs and our Just the Facts club at lunch.
Believing:
On Thursday, we celebrated the Crowning of Mary. Our students performed a beautiful play about the story of St. Bernadette. Members of the
Rosary Apostolate joined us and prayed the rosary with us. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Lattemore, Mrs. Powell
and the members of the Rosary Apostolate for organizing this celebration. We would also like to thank Father Mark for joining us. On Saturday,
May 2, 2015, our grade two students will receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist. Please keep our students in your prayers.
Belonging:
We are so fortunate to belong to a school community that has so many dedicated volunteers. If you were not able to join us on Thursday, we
would like you to know that we celebrated your dedication and commitment to our school. Next week, we will celebrate Catholic Education
Week and Mental Health Week. We hope you are able to join us for some of the events happening in our school.
MAY FOCUS –HUMAN DIGNITY-POSITIVE IDENTITY
Congratulations to the following students who were R.A.D. winners at the April assembly:
April winners:
FDK: Anthony Agro, Isabella Andrisani and Levi Sieler
Primary: Armania Digiovanni, Sofia Rocha, Lucas Khairalla
Junior: Ryan Hayes, Carlos Moros and Gabriela Queiros
Intermediate: Adrienne Bou-Zaid, Nicholas Roque and Hannah Schelfhaut,
Pizza Winners: Tiffany Stephenson, Romina Passafiume, Katarina Hranilovic and Liam Mooney
Grand Prize Winner: Emma Smith
Our focus for the month of May is on Human Dignity and Positive Identity.
FOCUS ON FAITH
LITURGIES
We continue to work together with St. Matthew Parish and our school community to make
the celebrations most meaningful for all of our students.
Parents and members of the school community are always welcome to join us.
May 1 Gr. 2 Retreat @ St. Matthew’s Parish
May 2 Gr. 2 First Communion at 2:00 p.m. @ St. Matthew’s Parish
May 6 School Mass at 10:00 a.m. @ St. Matthew’s Parish
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
Mental Health Week May 4 –May 8
During this week K. Miles (C.Y.C) and S. Scuccimarri (S.W) for the Loyola Family of Schools will be doing a presentation on Anxiety for the
grade 7 and 8 students.
This presentation will outline, what Anxiety is, coping strategies and things to promote positive mental health.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
Catholic Education Week: Exploring Paths of Joy
May 3 – 8, 2015
Catholic schools are Catholic communities. Catholic schools are faith communities. We – parents, students, teachers,
administrative and support staff – walk and grow together in the faith which we received at our Baptism. And it is the ‘together’
that we grow. Our growth is primarily a relationship with God, who at our Baptism, called us by name. But the response of each
of us to that growth is both personal and communal. We grow in our faith in the nurturing atmosphere of our Catholic
community be that of our local parish, our home, or our Catholic school community.
Our school community will celebrate Catholic Education Week 2015 in ways that are appropriate to our students’ age. We invite
you to participate in one or other of these activities as your personal time and work schedule may permit.
There are five sub-themes for each day of Catholic Education Week:
Monday – Walking Together and Sharing Our Stories
Tuesday – Opening the Scriptures
Wednesday – Welcoming Others to the Table
Thursday – Recognizing Jesus in the Breaking of the Bread
Friday – Proclaiming the Good News
Walk With Jesus:
Each year, students from every school across the HCDSB participate in the Walk with Jesus. This walk is a collective demonstration of solidarity
and faith. Our school will have 20 students in grades 7 and 8 participating this year. It is a whole-day event and ends with a Eucharistic
celebration, led by His Excellency, Bishop Crosby. To show our solidarity as a school, we will participate in our own Walk with Jesus on
Thursday, May 7th (same day as the Board event-weather permitting) at 9:00 a.m. Please join us as we walk together to celebrate Catholic
Education week and explore our paths of joy!
Parents and staff can follow the Board’s walk on Twitter with a live feed throughout the day. We will try our best to send Tweets throughout
the day. To join in, please follow the hashtag: #HCWWJ or the Board’s Twitter account: @HCDSB.
PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION
Council will meet next on Monday, May 4th at 7:00pm in the library. The agenda will be sent by synermail prior to the meeting.
FDK PARENT INFORMATION SESSION
On Monday, May 4th at 6:30 p.m. all new FDK parents are invited to an information session in Room 103 at St. Bernadette School.
ATTENTION
FUTURE LOYOLA HAWKS!
You are invited to attend your first official Loyola Secondary School Event!
Thursday, May 14th, 2015 4:30-7:00 PM
You will meet our Mentors, enjoy some pizza, be able to ask questions about Gr. 9 and watch a movie on the BIG screen!!
Register at http://goo.gl/U7blYE
ATTENTION PARENTS!
A “High School 1O1” parent information session will be held in the library from
6:15 – 7:00 PM.
Tea, coffee, and treats will be served.
Join us to talk about the transition from Gr. 8 to Gr.9!!
GIRLS GROUP- MORE TO ME THAN WHAT YOU SEE
K. Miles (C.Y.C.) is running this group with the grade 6 girls. Some grade 6 girls are participating in this lunch group. We will meet
on Fridays for 5 weeks.
Thanks to all the girls that signed up to participate. Also, a big thanks to T. Sertic (S.E.R.T.) and S. Binkley (grade 6 teacher) that
are helping out.
SUMMER SCHOOL
Please be advised that summer school Mathematics and Language camps begin on Monday, July 6, 2015 for any students who
have completed Grade 7 or 8 Mathematics or Language Arts. Attendance in these classes is a great way to prepare a solid
foundation for the next school year.
Completed and signed registration forms must be returned to Thomas Merton Oakville Campus no later than June 12, 2015.
Please follow the following link for the registration form.
http://schools.hcdsb.org/bern/Lists/School%20Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=48&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fschools%2Ehcdsb%2Eorg%2
Fbern%2FLists%2FSchool%2520Announcements%2FAllItems%2Easpx
Visit the website at mertoncentre.com for more details.
STUDENT ATHLETES IN ACTION
TRACK & FIELD:
Due to the great response received last year, all grade 5-8 students will be participating in a Track and Field day on MONDAY,
MAY 11th (rain date: Tuesday, May 12th). This
is an extension of our Physical Education program and some
students will be invited to join our school team
to participate in the Oakville meet in early June.
Students are asked to bring water bottles,
sunscreen and to dress in team colors as directed by their teacher
on our tryout date to enjoy the day.
SOCCER
Congratulations to the following students who participated in the 1st Annual Junior Girls Indoor Soccer Tournament at St. John
Paul School on April 22, 2015.
Myriam Elmairy
Sarah Leong
Kalia Rivera
Jessica Hales
Ashleigh Loayza
Eileen Silveira
Juliette Leclercq
Danielle Riva
Kimberley Williams
Thank you to our coaches Mrs. Sertic and Ms. Clark
JUNIOR BASKETBALL
Our boy's and girl's
Junior Basketball teams have been working hard developing their skills and showing great
teamwork! Both
teams participated in the St. Mary's tournament as well as our own charity tournament at St.
Bernadette. All of the coaches are very proud of the sportsmanship and spirit shown by both teams and had a lot of fun coaching
the students. A big thank you to Caroline D. and Emma T. for their assistance as student coaches. Thank you to our coaches Miss
Clark, Miss Macaluso, Mrs. Abdulahad and Mr. Curvan.
WE ARE A MINIMIZED ALLERGEN ENVIRONMENT
No nut products are to be sent to school. Students must brush their teeth and wash their face and hands when any nut products
are ingested before attending St. Bernadette School.
PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICHES
It is impossible to differentiate between peanut butter substitute products and peanut butter; in fact, these products are almost identical in
color, consistency, smell and taste to peanut butter. Therefore, the HCDSB and our school is requesting that parents do not send their children
to school with look-a-like products to peanut butter such as “WOWBUTTER”, “PEABUTTER” and “SUNBUTTER” in sandwiches until the products
are available in a color other than tan, the color of peanut butter. Thank you for your support in ensuring our students continue to feel safe
here at school.
ST BERNADETTE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
MAY 2015 CALENDAR
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
Lunch Lady
Gr. 2 Retreat 9:30 a.m.
Gr. 3 to Country
Heritage Park
RAD Assembly 1:00 pm
3
4
5
Kidssentials
FDK Orientation
6:30 pm Rm. 103
Council Meeting 7:00
pm
Catholic Education
Week begins
Mental Health Week
begins
10
11
Kidssentials
Track & Field Tryout Day
Gr. 5-8
17
12
Raindate for Track &
Field Tryout
13
Mock EQAO
19
Hep #2 Shot – Gr. 7
HPV #3 Shot – Gr. 8
25
Kidssentials
EQAO Testing
Gr. 7 & 8 Presentation
1:00 pm
7
Pizza Day
Walk with Jesus
14
Pizza Day
Mock EQAO
20
Gr. 7 Trip to Toronto
26
EQAO Testing
21
EQAO Testing
15
16
22
23
29
30
Lunch Lady
28
Pizza Day
EQAO Testing
9
Lunch Lady
Gr. 8 visit to West Oak
Village
Pizza Day
Gr. 7 Trip to Toronto
27
8
Lunch Lady
Gr. 7/8 FI Friends of
Danielle’s Place 10:30
am
18
Victoria Day
24
6
School Mass 10:00 a.m.
at St. Matthew’s Parish
2
Gr. 2 First Communion
2:00 p.m. at St.
Matthew’s Parish
Lunch Lady
EQAO Testing
RAD Assembly 2:30 p.m.
Non Uniform Day
Please visit our website for
more information
http://schools.hcdsb.org/b
ern/Pages/Calendar