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For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; Matthew - 6:14-15 Dear Parents, As we journey together through Lent, we strive to grow closer to God by turning deeper into prayer, almsgiving, as well through fasting and sacrifice. As Christians, we recognize that as Lent progresses we will be ap-proaching the most sacred time of our Liturgical calendar, Holy week. We commonly refer to ourselves in our Christian context as, Easter People, and we look forward to celebrating Jesus’ Resurrection. The curriculum continues to challenge each student to strive to attain and improve. Students, keep on trying to achieve your personal best and reach each of your goals! Parents, on behalf of the staff, I would like to express our apprecia-tion for the on-going home support of each student’s daily work as it is one of the keys to success!! Keep it up at home and we’ll do our part at school! Partnership is powerful!!

Yours, P. FitzPatrick Check out the February assembly presentation: http://www.kizoa.com/Movie-Video-Slideshow-Maker/

From the Parish of St Barnabas Catholic Church Superintendent: K. Malcolm(416) 222 8282 Administrative Assistant: Ms. Rosos

The virtue of the month for March is “Forgiveness”.

“To Err is Human, to Forgive is Divine”

Please join us for our next meeting to be held Thursday, March 21st at 6:00 PM in the school library. All parents are welcome.. We have two exciting events to plan and look forward to. Family Fit Night and the end of year BBQ.

…that together you may with ONE VOICE glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:6

Chair Ms. George

Treasurer Ms. McNeilly

Secretary Ms. Almeida

Fundraising Coordinator

Ms. Munro

Inclement Weather: School is rarely cancelled due to weather. However, for potential closures and bus cancellations please re-view the following: Updates will be posted on the Board’s 24-hour information line, 416-222-8282, extension 2873. The infor-mation will also be posted on the Board’s website at www.tcdsb.org or www.tcdsb.org/weather.htm. For bussing: The Transporta-tion , information on its website at www.busplanner.torontoschoolbus.org Also, please access local media outlets for information, e.g., City TV We will be going outside for recess unless the weather is un-safe for staff and students to be outside. Please have your child prepared for the conditions. En-joy the snow!!

Kindergarten Registration for September 2019 Last call for jk registration for next year. Registration options: Online: Parents will be able to complete their application online at: https://soar.tcdsb.org/Login.aspx. A follow up with visit to the school to present the required documents will be scheduled following the online application.

St. Barnabas Starting Line Up

Principal Mr. FitzPatrick

Administrative Assistant Ms. Rosos

Head Custodian Mr. Amenta

Early Childhood Educator Ms. McPherson

Early Childhood Educator Ms. Velinor

FDK Teacher Ms. Kiefer

FDK Teacher Ms. Black

Gr 1 Teacher Ms. Colla

Gr 1/2 Teacher Ms. Richardson

Gr 2/3 Teacher Ms. Capone

Gr 3/4 Teacher Ms. Ross

Gr 4 Teacher Mr. Nabzdyk

Gr 5 Teacher Mr. Durant

Gr 6 Teacher Mr. D’Souza

Gr 7 Teacher Mrs. Twydell

Gr 7 Teacher Mrs. Gordon

Gr 8 Teacher Mr. Sulmona

French Teacher Ms. Navoa

French Teacher Ms. Carvalho

Physical Education Mrs. Sullivan

Resource Teacher Mrs. Schiller

ESL Teacher Ms. Pham

Vocal Music Mr. Longo

Instrumental Music Mr. Zaw-Tun

Educational Assistant Ms. Garas

Educational Assistant Ms. Trabulsey

Educational Assistant Ms. Chan

Educational Assistant Ms. Fernandez

EARTH HOUR CHALLENGE Earth Hour originated in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and this year it officially commences on Satur-day, March 25 at 8:30 p.m. It has quickly become a global environmental movement uniting peo-ple, in 7000 cities from 172 countries and territories, in an urgent call for action on climate change. This year, schools throughout the TCDSB, will be participating in the School Earth Hour Chal-lenge, on Monday, April 22nd at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. All non-essential lights and electronic devices will be turned off during this period. We also challenge parents to participate in Earth Hour at home on March 24. Spend some quality family time playing board games or cards, telling stories, relaxing or just exchanging memories. Avoid electronic games that use batteries. This year, after the lights go back on, we want you to think about what you can change in your dai-ly life that will benefit the planet. Lead by example; show our younger generation than we care enough about them by preserving the planet for their future. Thank you for your support as we strive to educate our students to become stewards of the environ-ment Congratulations St. Barnabas. Last year, Mrs. Gordon’s class lead an eco initiative called “Bagtoschool”, where we collected used clothing for charity and as a result we won a water bottle filling station for the school. We now have two filling stations on each floor.

Monthly Update from the Board

March 2019

*Seven (7) Professional Activity (PA) Days for SECONDARY schools: October 11, 2019 November 15, 2019 December 6, 2019 February 14, 2020 June 24, 25, 26, 2019 Three PA days devoted to Provincial Education Priorities and supporting Article 19 of the Collective Agree-ment. One PA day devoted to Faith Development. One PA day devoted to numeracy across the curriculum. The remaining two PA days will be devoted to system priorities, annual learning plans and local goals articu-lated in the School Learning Improvement Plans. * Secondary schools, in consultation with their Local School Staffing Advisory Committee, may schedule a Professional Activity Day to align with the day following one of the Parent-Teacher Interview nights.

Clocks Spring Forward Remember that the clocks go forward one hour on March 10th. Never Miss Out on Important News Follow @TCDSB on Twitter to stay up to date on parent engagement opportunities, scholarships, contests, employment and com-munity service opportunities for students, weather related cancellations or closures, consultations and more. Not a Twitter user, no problem. Subscribe to E-News and have the same information delivered to your email weekly. https://web1.tcdsb.org/InterestSubscription/subscription.aspx

TCDSB SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR 2019-2020

Number of school days 194 Number of Professional Activity Days 7

Labour Day September 2, 2019 First Instructional Day September 3, 2019 Thanksgiving Day October 14, 2019 Christmas Break December 23, 2019–January 3, 2020 Start of second semester for secondary schools February 3, 2020 Family Day February 17, 2020 Mid-Winter Break March 16-20, 2020 Good Friday April 10, 2020 Easter Monday April 13, 2020 Victoria Day May 18, 2020 Last day of classes for all students June 26, 2020 Seven (7) Professional Activity (PA) Days for ELEMENTARY schools: October 11, 2019 Provincial Education Priorities/Faith Development November 15, 2019 Parent-Teacher Conferences December 6, 2019 Provincial Education Priorities January 17, 2020 Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting February 14, 2020 Parent-Teacher Conferences June 5, 2020 Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting June 26, 2020 Provincial Education Priorities

Safe School Action Plan Pro-Social Behaviour: Let’s focus on the good things! Let’s celebrate what is right in the school community and the world around us. Let’s model for our children/students what positive relation-ships look like and what they sound like. Let’s put our school theme, “Lead By Example”, into action. We need to do this explicitly and intentionally! We will continue celebrating with our monthly Blues Spirit assemblies, we will continue offering programs and activities for our stu-dents to shine. We will most certainly continue to partner with our CSPC modelling to our stu-dents how a wonderful Christian community shines through positive fun family events. We will continue to celebrate our mistakes as opportunities for growth!

Leadership as a vehicle: We will look to our intermediate students and Leadership team to set the example for the school. When the intermediate students shine, the school shines! Our Leaders will be visiting classes regularly, reading pro-social stories, focussing on being as-sertive, sustaining relationships in a healthy manner. Our school has a healthy library with many social stories that dovetail the pro-social work we are fostering.

Be Assertive: We are an Easter people and forgiveness plays a large role in our social dynamic at home and at school. We encourage our students to be forgiving and equally important is the need to be assertive and confident in ensuring the same infraction does not become a habit. Thus, when a student apologizes to his/her friend for something inappropriate, we have coined the phrase, “I accept your apology but don’t let it happen again”. When students are assertive and confident, our community becomes more resilient to bullying. We need to be explicit and inten-tional with this type of language and it’s importance in social development.

Code of Conduct: Our school code of conduct can be found in every child’s agenda. The crux of the code of conduct is a focus on prosocial behaviour, supported by progressive discipline, where students are offered support and provided with strategies to adjust behaviour in a positive fashion. In addition, restorative justice is utilized whereby students can internalize behaviour and learn from mistakes. All through the lens of our Catholic Faith

Please come and visit our EarlyON Centres with your children from babies up to 6 years. This Centre is part of our Catholic school and offers fun programs that help chil-dren get ready for school. You will also learn about our school and meet other parents and caregivers. It is FREE and no registration is required.

St. Barnabas Catholic School 30 Washburn Way Scarborough, Ontario (416) 393-5351

Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Por favor, visite nuestro Centro de educación sobre la familia y la crianza de los hijos; traiga a sus hijos de

entre 0 y 6 años de edad. El Centro forma parte de nuestra escuela y ofrece programas divertidos que ayuda-

rán a los niños a prepararse para asistir a la escuela. Además, tendrá la oportunidad de conocer a los demás

padres y a los educadores. La entrada es GRATIS y no es necesaria ninguna inscripción.

Halina't bumisita sa ating Sentro sa Pampamilyang Literasi kasama ng inyong anak na sanggol hanggang anak na 6 na taong gulang. Ang sentrong ito ay bahagi ng paaralang Katoliko at nagbibigay ng nakatutuwang mga programa na naka-tutulong sa mga bata na maging handa sa pagpasok sa paaralan. Malalaman mo rin ang tungkol sa aming paaralan at makikilala ang ibang magulang at tagapag-alaga. LIBRE ito at hindi na kailangang magparehistro.