Holy Name Catholic School

Principal/Vice Principal’s Message

May has arrived and we eagerly anticipate our Holy Name 50th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 25, 2019. A

gentle reminder that we will be commencing with a mass at Scared Heart Parish beginning at 1:00 pm. We will then have a School Ceremony at 2:30 pm which is followed by a FUN Fair Barbeque at 4:30 pm. We have had many staff, students and parents work diligently to ensure this milestone is a success. We would like to thank our parent community for their sponsorship, the Catholic School Council and 50th Committee members for their dedication, hard work and consistent effort to ensure this day is memorable for us all. A special

thank you to the Mr Zeppieri for hanging the Holy Name 50th Anniversary banners in front of our school. It is a true blessing to have had you all as part of this journey and we are appreciative of your many hours of hard work. We look forward to everyone’s participation in the coming weeks and as we head into June!

As Catholics, May is a very special celebratory time for us. May is the month that is dedicated to Mary and during May, we acknowledge Mary’s love and devotion to all her children. We believe that a greater abundance of God’s merciful gifts come down to us from our Blessed Mother Mary.

We have a line-up of many engaging events and activities that

will unfold over the course of May and June including: Catholic

Education Week, First Communion, Track and Field, Junior

Kindergarten First Impressions interviews, our Welcome to

Kindergarten Event, our exciting Grade Eight Grad Trip to

ARTS Camp, 50th Anniversary, the Grade Eight Graduation,

and many other field trips and learning experiences. As well,

EQAO will be taking place beginning the end of May and

continuing into June. How exciting!

Ms. Barone Ms. Mandaliti

Principal Vice Principal

May/June

2018-2019

Trustee

Mrs. Elizabeth Crowe

Superintendent

Mrs. Tina D’Acunto

Pastor

Fr. John Aruthas

Mariyanayagam M O.S.A.

Parish

Sacred Heart

Principal

Ms. Loretta Barone

Vice Principal

Ms. Patricia Mandaliti

Head Secretary

Mrs. Angie Della-Rovere

Secretary

Mrs. Lisa Malfatti

65 Spring Hill Drive

King City, Ontario

L7B 0B6

Phone: 905-833-5852

Fax: 905-833-4193 http://hne.ycdsb.ca

Liturgy: First Communion Mass for grade 2 students only will be on

Thursday, May 30 at 9:30 am. As well, pease join us for our

Graduation Mass which will take place on Thursday, June 6 at 9:30 am in our school gym with celebrant

Father John from Sacred Heart Parish.

MAY’s Catholic Virtue is RESPONSIBILITY

May— We embody the virtue of Responsibility when we honour our commitments to our families, school and the community; when we are

reliable and people can depend on us; and when we are accountable for the things we say and do.

JUNE’s Catholic Virtue is HONESTY

June – We demonstrate the virtue of Honesty when we are sincere, trustworthy,

and truthful even when it is difficult; when we stand by what is right and

just; and when we are considerate of others when we speak, write and listen.

Catholic Education Week— Tribal Activity

Catholic Education Week theme is “Living as Joyful Disciples”

and we will see that kindness in a community is God’s love at

work in the world. Holy Name schoolwide Tribes Activity will

take place: Wednesday, May 8 from 1:45-2:45. Students are

given an opportunity to practice the four Tribal Agreement:

Attentive Listening, Appreciation-No Puts-Down,

he Right to Pass or Participate and Mutual Respect.

Luke 4:18 Social Justice Committee and ECO Committee Luke 4:18 and our ECO committee school-wide weaving day

took place on the April 24th. Using recycled milk bags, that our

school community donated, students cut and wove the milk bags

using the loom provided and created over 20 mats! These mats

will now be used for families around the world to sleep on. We

thank our committees, student, teachers, and parent volunteers

for all their hard work and dedication.

This year, Earth Day occurred on April 22nd, which was Easter Monday. To mark this event, Holy Name’s Eco Team distributed tree seedlings to every student on Wednesday, April 17. We thank Copernicus who donated these seedlings to our community. We hope everyone was able plant them in and around their homes. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Eco Team for all their hard work in supporting our many initiatives this year. Your dedication in helping to keep our school green is greatly appreciated!

Feel the Spirit. Get involved. Make a difference!

May 1, 2019...Holy Name “I Can Make a Difference Day”...grade 8’s lead a student and staff challenge which is to actively do some thing to make others feel valued /accepted for who they are, bringing awareness to the impact of positive words and actions.

INTEGRATION OF OUR CATHOLIC FAITH

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

On Wednesday, April 24, our Annual Oral Communication Competition took place. In both the Junior

and Intermediate Division, the teachers and students worked very hard to learn the art of writing and

delivering speeches to inform, inspire and entertain an audience. This year the contestants and their

topics included:

Junior Students:

Grade 4: Emilia D. - Friendships, Antonio P. - Life of a Puck, Divina M. - Life at Nonna’s When Par-

ents Are Not Around, Matthew P. - You Know Better, Do Better, Grade 5: Isabella F. - Why Baking is

Fun, Luca P. - The Science of Sleep, Scarlett A. - Anxiety, Olivia H. - Top Five Ridiculous Things

Parents Say, Grade 6: Daniel R. - The Power of Music, Ruby V. - Lies, Sofia P. - The Bottom of the

Ocean, Christian B. - Being and Believing in Yourself and Bridget L. - Success.

Intermediate Students:

Grade 7: Christian L. - Respecting the Elderly, Cassandra G. - The Difference between living and

Existing, Celaina R. - If Children Ran the World, Julian D. - Amber Alert, Maria S. Gene Editing

Grade 8: Gabrielle H. - Gum, Deanna B. - Entitlement , Sarah C. - Mental Health and Nica R.

Garbage.

Congratulations to our Junior level Oral Communication winner; Christian B.—

“Being and Believing in Yourself” and our Intermediate level Oral Communication winner;

Nica R. - “Garbage”. Both will be going to our Area 1 Finals at Our Lady of Grace on April 30,

2019. We also would like to congratulate all our participants for their excellent effort! A Special

thank you to all Junior and Intermediate teachers for their support and guidance of students

during this process.

Victoria Day: Monday, May 20, 2019 — NO SCHOOL

Monday, June 3rd, is a Professional Development Day—NO SCHOOL

2018—2019 SCHOOL YEAR ENDING: The last day of school for

students is on Thursday, June 27. 2019. Report Cards go home for Kindergarten to grade 8 students.

Friday, June 28, 2019 is a Professional Development Day—NO SCHOOL.

Are You Moving?

Parents and/or guardians who are moving out of the area and/or know

that their children will not be returning to HOLY NAME CES, are asked

to

Continuous Improvement of Student Achievement

Students in grade 3 and 6 will be engaged in EQAO testing from May 21 to June 3.

Please ensure all grade 3 and 6 students are at school these days!

JUNIOR Basketball Teams Junior boys and girls have been busy participating in basketball intramurals during recesses over the

past few months. The 12 teams of boys and girls have been playing hard, learning basketball rules and

having fun versing each of the opponent teams. Thank you to Mr. Di Nunzio and Ms. Leggio for organiz-

ing this for almost 100 participating students. As well, we would like to thank our grade 7 and 8 student coaches

who have been committed and positive role models for our players.

Our Girls’ and Boys’ Junior basketball team will be participating in a local area of schools tournament. The Boys’

Basketball team will be participating in a tournament on Monday, May 13 at Our Lady of Hope. On Tuesday, May

14 Holy Name will be hosting the Girls’ Basketball tournament. Thank you to all the student coaches who are

volunteering their time training the players. Also, our gratitude is extended to our teacher supervisors: Ms

McKinnon, Mr. Di Nunzio and Ms. Leggio.

HOCKEY: Holy Name's hockey team ended the regular season with a 6-1 record! We

look forward to the playoffs beginning May 2nd. The players have had a great time

representing our school and have showed great skill, sportsmanship, and teamwork. The

coaches; Ms. Brac, Mr. Di Nunzio and Ms. Leggio, are proud of the inaugural team: Sarah C,

Andrea D, Andrew V, Adrian D, Jonathan M, Adam B, Christian F, Stephen V, Gianluca N,

Luca M, Daniel M, Antonio C, Christan L, Luke B, Marcus S, Vincent D, and Nicholas V.

This has been a fun and successful first season. Good luck in the playoffs. Go huskies go!

TRACK and FIELD Our Track and Field date and location has been set for:

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at St. Maximilliam Kolbe.

Graduation Grade Eight parents, mark your calendars! Our graduation date has been set for

Thursday, June 21 at The Manor—5:30 pm start time! Invitations will be sent

out soon. We are looking forward to this special ceremony.

Grad Trip: Arts and Athletic Center We wish all our grade 8s a safe and memorable trip to Arts and Athletic Camp on

Monday, May 13 to Friday, May 17. We thank all teachers and volunteers for their

time and support.

Intermediate SPLICE Week at Holy Name The Intermediate Division is proud to be holding our second SPLICE Week from June 10-14. Students will devote this entire week to one student-directed, inquiry-driven project. Students will work alone or in pairs as they investigate an area of their choosing. Projects can take ANY form: Construction and building, Technology, coding, robotics, The Arts (visual, music, dance, drama), Culinary Arts (baking, cooking), Writing, Video and Documentary, Oral Communication, Sport-based projects, or anything else the students can dream up. Throughout the week, students will document their learning process and reflect on challenges, successes, the role of feedback, and the Education and Career/Life Planning inquiry questions: Who am I? Who do I want to become? What are my opportunities? What is my plan for achieving my goals? Students will present their projects the following week. More information will be sent home with Intermediate students. We look forward to supporting our students as they navigate this challenging and rewarding learning opportunity.

Last Friday of every month is our Civvies Day! This month’s Civvies day is: Friday, May 31, 2019.

Our final Catholic School Council meeting will take place: Wednesday, June 5 at 8 pm in the school li-

brary. Please join us!

School Council

Our Catholic School Council has worked hard over the past year to raise funds to help support programs

and activities that enhance the learning needs of students at Holy Name C.E.S. Many Council members

and other parent volunteers have given so generously of their time and energy in support of a variety of

school activities and events. For this we are truly blessed and most appreciative.

We thank this year’s hard working Catholic School Council for all that they have undertaken and

supported over the course of this busy yet productive school year. Hats off to this year’s Council

Executive:

Loretta Barone Principal

Cinti Pereira Chair

Lucy Masellis Secretary

Sabrina Montoni-Dinh Treasurer

Mme Ghirardi Teacher Representative

Raffaela Sansone Parish Representative

Members: Sabrina Crossley, Laura DeGasperis, Sarah Polsinelli, Romina Zeppieri, Geny Tallis, Rosa

Lofranco, Gisella Cornejo, Pina Fortuna, Elissa Grossi, Christina Giambattista, Sandra Volpe and

Stephanie D’Orazio-Lamanna

Welcome to Kindergarten/First Impressions

All parents of registered students entering Junior

Kindergarten next fall are invited to bring their child to

our Welcome to Kindergarten Event taking place Friday,

May 10, 2019. This will provide parents and students

with a very hands-on opportunity to learn more about the

Junior Kindergarten program and how to best prepare their child for starting school.

A special thank you to Ms. McKinnon, Ms. Corallo, Ms. D’Alimonte and Ms. Oliverio,

our FDK teachers, and Ms. Tiralongo, Ms. Rovito, Ms. Strokek and Ms. Abdul-Ahad,

our ECEs, for their hard work in organizing this special event.

The Kindergartens will be having our annual “Spring Celebration of Learning”! This will take place on Thursday June 20th. It is a Kindergarten presentation designed for parents and family members to come and see how much their little ones have grown

since September. More details to come…

Engaging our Community & Effective Use of Resources

Catholic Education Week Theme : Living as Joyful Disciples

May 5th to May 10th

The 2019 theme was inspired by three sources: Renewing the Promise, The Pastoral Letter on Catholic

Education from the Bishops of Ontario; Gaudete et exsultate, the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis on the

Call to Holiness; and Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment, the October 2018 Synod of Bishops.

Mindful of the Synod on Youth, the theme and sub-themes are very much directed to the young people in our

schools, especially in their growth in holiness and their formation as disciples of Christ through the discernment

of their vocational pathways. In the section of Renewing the Promise entitled, “A Community that Forms Joyful

Disciples,” we read, “Our Catholic schools help to form joyful disciples as hearts and minds are opened to the

transforming love of God and to the flame of faith in action. On a daily basis, Catholic schools demonstrate the

joy of believing and witness the Good News to the communities that they serve.”

There are five sub-themes for each day of Catholic Education Week:

Day 1: Rooted in Prayer

Day 2: Living in Community

Day 3: Doing Justice & Creating Hope

Day 4: Journeying Together in Faith

Day 5: Sharing the Good News

Every year, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA) provides our Catholic schools with a re-

source kit to help schools prepare for Catholic Education Week. Using these resources, as well as our own de-

veloped activities, we have prepared a series of activities that Holy Name uses during Catholic Education

Week, which will highlight how the students and staff at our school are Living as Joyful Disciples.

In keeping with sustainability and King City’s agricultural roots, we created a collaborative felted wool

tree to represent Holy Name’s motto “Ever Growing in Thee” for our 50th Anniversary celebration.

Every student and staff chose a strand of yarn and created an intention and personal blessing from their

hearts for the school and it’s community; past, present and future. The strands were interwoven into

the felted creations and were put together to create a tree, grounded strong in its roots and

reaching up toward the light of our faith, wisdom, love and compassion-Ever Growing in Thee.

Thanks to Ms. Tiz from Stretching Canvas/Messy Hands for her leadership, creativity and assistance

with this school wide project and its huge success. A special thank you to Elizabeth Crowe, the Trustee

of Area 1, for funding this project. It will be displayed in our Holy Name school foyer on

Saturday, May 25, 2019 for all to admire and enjoy for years to come!

Engaging our Community & Effective Use of Resources

On May 9 in celebration of Catholic education week, Holy Name will be welcoming author Judy Weagle who taught elementary school for 25 years and is now writing books to empower

children through storytelling with perseverance and anti-bullying themes.

Judy will be here to read and discuss her children's books including: Lisa and her Pyjamas--based on perseverance and tolerance; Dandelion--based on anti-bullying; and Magical Words--based on respect and empowerment. Students will be able to purchase books by filling out the order form below and returning it to your child’s teacher with the exact amount in cash prior to May 9, by bringing in the correct change on the day of Judy’s visit or by going directly to the author’s website at www.judywegle.com.to make your purchase.

Engaging our Community & Effective Use of Resources

MAY—“Taste of the Rainbow”… Can you eat a rainbow of colours?

In our April newsletter we announced that Holy Name’s Healthy Snack program has once again

received the Metro Green Apple Grant. The goal of the Green Apple School Program is to encourage Ontario students to adopt healthy eating habits and increasing their fruits and vegetables

consumption, which are the foundation of healthy eating habits. Holy Name is participating in a

‘Taste the Rainbow’ incentive. Each week, we have assigned colour and all staff and students will be asked to fill their lunches with items that fall into this category:

Week One: May 6th – 10th Orange (Fruits and Vegetables)

Week Two: May 13th – 17th Green (Fruits and Vegetables)

Week Three: May 21st – 24th Purple (Fruits and Vegetables)

Week Four: May 27th – 31st Red (Fruits and Vegetables)

The healthy snacks program will also supplement on a weekly basis with fruits and vegetables within these assigned colour (first come, first serve basis).

Please go to our website: www.ycdsb.ca/hne/...go to Parent tab...go to Letters & Forms tab for information, activities, guidelines for each weeks activities.

Brain Science in the Schools: Take 2

Holy Name welcomes Professor Maggie Toplak who is a psychology

professor at York University. Her expertise is the development of judgment

and decision-making. Mrs. Toplak has presented “Brain Science” to our

grade 3’s in the past and is returning with “Brain Science in the Schools:

Take 2”. This presentation focusing on cognitive development and brain

changes in early adolescence, particularly grades 7-8.

Our intermediate students are in a very important phase of development where more autonomy and

independence is sought. Their ability to make their own decisions is increasingly critical. In her research,

Mrs. Toplak has discovered that the period of adolescence provides unique challenges where there seems

to be parallel development between seeking risky choices, but also the development of cognitive regulation.

In addition to these cognitive and biological changes, the impact of peers is very high, the curiosity

associated with substances (including cannabis) very salient and the pervasive lure of social media and

other technology.

Our intermediate students will participating in “Brain Science in Schools: Take 2”on Wednesday, May

22. The grade 7 presentation will take place from 9:25-10:25 am and the grade 8 will follow from

10:50-11:55 am in our school library. Mrs. Toplak will be illustrating the challenges that occur in the

brain development during adolescence. Risks and opportunities at this phase of development will be

discussed, including the impact of substances, such as cannabis, on overall brain development. We are

looking forward to welcoming Mrs. Toplak and participating in this informative presentation.

Engaging our Community & Effective Use of Resources