May 2016 - St. Patrick Elementary, Peterborough

May 2016
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Congratulations to our Grade 7 Confirmation Candidates who were
confirmed this month!
300 OTONABEE DRIVE,
PETERBOROUGH, ON
K9J 8L9
PHONE: 742-9801
FAX: 742-0275
Principal: Karan Leal, B.A.,
M.Ed
Secretary: Renie Zeyen
Superintendent of Schools:
Joan Caragher, B.A., M.Ed
Natalie Fee, Keegan
Johnston, Jodi
Overwijk, Miguel
Ferreira, Olivia
Gosselin, Hannah
Downer, Stephanie
Nadeau, Ethan
Abrams, Alia
Wejman-Smith,
McKayla Kent,
Bailey Sampson,
Matthew Gillogly,
Seth Wood, Jack
Young, Hayden
Wood, Monsignor
O’Donoghue,
Bishop McGrattan
Priest: Monsignor Michael
Heffernan
School Council Chair: Maria
Kennedy
Trustees: Helen McCathy
Christine Dunn
PVNC Website:
pvnccdsb.on.ca
NEXT SCHOOL MASS
Friday, May 6, 2016
In the School gym.
JUNIOR MATH OLYMPICS
The Junior Math Olympics team
made St. Patrick's proud! They
sacrificed numerous recesses to
practice different questions and
games in Math. At the event, the
team worked very well
together.
Congratulations to Bishop Kelly,
Lauren Donoghue, Aidan Greer
and Sabella Ramjallacksingh.
Way to go!
Thank you!
St. Patrick School would like to thank Our
Lady of Assumption Catholic Women’s
League for their generous donation to our
Breakfast Program.
Very much appreciated!
Shared Dreams
Thank you to those of you who were able to donate to our
Lenten Fundraiser, Shared Dreams.
Through loose change collections and the bird house auction,
we were able to donate to the worthy cause.
Thank you to our Student Government, Mrs. Wornoff and Mrs.
Cannon for their leadership. Our total raised is $512.63!
We are so very happy to report that the annual April Fun Fair was a great success! We hope that everyone had a great
time enjoying the many wonderful activities, the silent auction table, the raffle prizes and some baked goods too!
We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of the staff and volunteers who helped support with the preparations
leading up to the Fun Fair and for your involvement the night of the event!
Thank you to those of you who gathered and donated items for the raffle draw and silent auction baskets and for
baking some fabulous and tasty treats. All of the contributions helped make the Fun Fair a hit!
With only 9 weeks of school left, there are still many wonderful events to come! Watch for details to come home with
dates and details about the Scholastic Warehouse book sale, breakfast for EQAO testing, Play DAY and the big one –
Grade 8 graduation!
Don’t forget to check out the Parent Lending Library. There are a variety of books on many topics ready to checkout for
free! The books are located in the school library.
A huge thank you to all our sponsors for their donation to the Fun Fair! It was greatly appreciated and we would not
have such success without your donations. We apologize if we have missed your name below. Please inform the School
and we will be sure you make the June newsletter. Thanks to all!
Almost Perfect, Berc’s, Best Buy, Bowlerama, Book Fair, Boston Pizza Lansdowne, The Brick, Chapters, Central Smith
Ice Cream, Coke, David’s Tea, Dominos, Dr. J’s BBQ & Brews Restaurant, Fandango, Franz’s , General Electric, Gerri’s
Arts & Crafts, Hydra Fitness, Imagine’s Studio, Jim’s Pizzeria, Jump Rope for Heart, Kawartha Golf and Country Club,
Kelsey’s Restaurant, Kernels Popcorn, Lakers Lacrosse, Lakeview Bowl, Mark’s Work Warehouse, McDonald’s, Merrits
Home Hardware, Jack McGee’s, Minute Maid, Dieter & Darcy’s No Frills, Pettigrew Spa, Pizza Hut, Riverside View
Holiday Inn, Quaker, Rambling Rose, Randy Collins Remax, Riley’s Restaurant, Schneider’s, Shoppers Drug Mart
Lansdowne East, Southside Pizza, Starbuck’s Lansdowne Street, Spaghetti House, Super 8 Motel, Swish Maintenance,
The Keg, Tupperware and White Xpression.
Amazing Community Support!
Congratulations to St Patrick Senior Girls' Basketball Team w ho
placed second in the Holy Cross Feeder School Tournament on April 19th.
In preliminary rounds St Patrick defeated St Catherine 24 -6, St. John
38-0, St. Alphonsus 30-4, and Monsignor O'Donoghue 28-8 finishing in
first place. In the finals, St. Catherine defeated St. Patrick 23-19. The girls'
fought back from a 12-4 first quarter, and showed excellent sportsmanship
and determination. Coach Gordon was very proud of how the girls
competed with respect throughout the entire day.
Front: Abby Hetherton, Keeley McKay-Cuddy, Bryer Courneyea, Abby
Hiltz, Taylor Sanders, Lorna Farrow, (Manager), Abbey Deal (Manager)
Back: Laurie Gordon (Coach), Abby Anderson (Manager), Natalie Fee,
Breanna Thompson, Olivia Gosselin, Andrea Hetherton, Logan Cherwaty
(Manager), Faith Murphy (Manager), Chloe Fleming (Manager)
Congratulations to our Boys' Basketball Team w ho w on the
Consolation Final at the Holy Cross FOS Tournament. The boys were even in
the pool play as the beat St Alphonsus and St John and fell short to St
Catherine and Monsignor O'Donoghue.
In semifinal play, St Patrick was defeated by St Alphonsus to qualify for the
Consolation Final. In this final, St Patrick won soundly against St Paul,
Norwood.
Thank you to Mr Buckley for his fantastic coaching- congratulations Boys!
SPELLING BEE 2016
St. Patrick School had many participants for the 2016 Spelling Bee competition. Congratulations to all who made a
great effort! The following students placed first or second and will move on to the main event Saturday, May 7 at
Fleming College. Grade1 Rheinn Aquino, Myles Viau. Grade 2-3 Calum Mongraw, James Kennedy. Grade 4-6 Grant
Farrow, Aidan Greer Grade 7-7 Lorna Farrow, Jordan White.
L-R Dallan Chornohus
Cole Cavanagh,
Charlotte Donaldson,
Rheinn Aquino, Myles
Viau
R L-R Julia Tihomir,
Georgia Caddigan, Evan
O’Brien, Caitlyn Savelli
Braden Donoghue, James
Kennedy, Calum Mongraw
L-R F Paige Millard, Ethan
Fleming, Emma Mills,
Abby Edge, Kyla Carnegie
BACK Riley Murphy,
Logan Markle, Aidan
Greer, Grant Farrow, Joey
Hopkins, Ethan Abrams
R L-R Seth Wood,
Mykaila Anthony,
Stephanie Nadeau, Haley
Broad, Lorna Farrow,
Jordan White
Full Day Kindergarten Registration
Registration has begun for Full Day Kindergarten for September 2016. If your
child will be the age of 4 by December 31, 2016 you may register him or her
for school. The school will require a birth certificate, immunization record,
baptismal certificate, MPAC statement showing proof of address and whether
taxes are directed to the Separate School Board.
Registration packages and information are available at all Catholic Schools. Please contact St. Patrick School if you
require more information. 705-742-9801
2016 Summer School
REGISTRATION BEGAN MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016
INTERMEDIATE SUMMER SCHOOL COURSES
Grades 7 and 8 students can attend Literacy and/or Numeracy Summer School at each of the Summer School sites
listed below.
Dates: Monday July 4 to Friday, July 15, 2016 Session # 1 only
Intermediate Summer School will run from 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. daily. Students attending Intermediate Summer
School will improve literacy and/or numeracy skills with reading, writing and math remediation programs.
Registration deadline is Friday, June 17, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. https://apps.pvnccdsb.on.ca/SummerSchoolRegistration/
Host schools for Intermediate Summer School 2016:
 Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, Peterborough
 St. Mary Catholic Secondary School, Cobourg
 St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School, Bowmanville
 St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Lindsay
SECONDARY SUMMER SCHOOL COURSES
Gr ades 9 - 12
Co-op - Full Credit - E-Learning - Credit Recovery* – MPM1H Math Transfer
*Please note that the Credit Recovery option is for courses where a credit was not achieved and the teacher has
recommended the summer school credit recovery option.
Registration deadline for all full-credit courses, e-learning ((including Civics and Careers) and Cooperative Education
is Friday, June 17, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
Registration deadline for Credit Recovery and Transfer courses is Friday, June 24, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
Time: 8:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. for all in -school sessions
Session #1 - Monday, July 4 to Friday, July 15, 2016 (Two week)
Session #2 - Monday, July 18 to Friday, July 29, 2016 (Two week)
Full Credit, E-learning,Coop* (110 hours – 1 credit) Monday July 4th to Friday July 29, 2016
(Four weeks)
Students requiring (220 hour - 2 credit Coop) – Monday July 4th to Friday August 8, 2016 (Five weeks)
St. Patrick’s Day Care Centre
is accepting registrations.
We offer
Toddler program (ages 15 months – 2 ½ yrs.)
Preschool (2 ½ -5 yrs.)
Before & After School Care for children 4 - 10 yrs.
For more information or to register please phone 705-749-3440.
Mental Health Moment
Singer-songwriter Raffi, has recently released a new song that can help children and adults deal in a very simple
way with the stresses and anxieties of everyday life. “Take A Breath (The Self-Reg Song)” is both tuneful and
calming, and provides simple ways, such as breathing slowly in and out, to feel better when feelings are beginning
to overwhelm. Teachers and parents alike will find it helpful when children feel stress. Says Raffi, “Self-regulation is
the awareness of anxiety and our ability to regain a calm centre. Since anxiety constrains intelligence, it’s important
for young and old to learn simple self-reg ways to regain balance. I wrote “Take A Breath” to inspire a self-reg
response in all who hear it.” Check out the rest of the story and stream or download Raffi’s new song
for free here: http://www.self-reg.ca/raffis-take-a-breath-the-self-reg-song-can-help-children-deal-withstress/
@StefaniBurosch
CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH—EASTERN DIVISION
Are you a parent looking to offer your child all the benefits of a dual-language education? You might feel a little
overwhelmed with questions and uncertainties about French-second-language, or FSL, education.
Even if you’ve already made the decision to enrol your child in an FSL program, you might be at a loss as to how
you can help him or her succeed if you don’t speak French yourself. Canadian Parents for French is a parent-run
organization that offers brochures, resources, links for homework help, summer camps and much more.
http://on.cpf.ca/resources/for-parents/
PVNC Three year plan:
 increase student confidence, proficiency and achievement in FSL;
 increase the percentage of students studying FSL until graduation;
 Increase student, educator, parent and community engagement
Each month PVNC will share resources with the school community to support student learning and engagement in
French as a second language. https://www.idello.org/en/about/idello-profiles
IDÉLLO is a dynamic, multilevel digital platform designed to cater and adapt to different types of learning for students
in K-12. IDÉLLO offers an array of resources and functions for teachers, students and parents. There are thousands of
rich videos, apps, websites, blogs, etc. to engage in and to support learning French as a second language. Visit this site
and explore.
School Climate Survey
P r ovincial legislation r eq uir es boar ds to establish a school clim ate sur vey to
monitor and review the effectiveness of their bullying prevention and intervention policies. PVNC administers this
survey every two years. The surveys are now open, and we would ask that all students (Grades 4 - 12), and
parents the time and opportunity to participate. The surveys will close at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
PAY YOUR CLASS TRIPS ON LINE
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few clicks, you can pay for your child’s yearbook, class trips and so much more from your own home.
All you have to do is register an account, attach your children and in no time you will be able to make
payments online. We accept many different payment forms so get on line and check us out!
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