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CHALK TALK Canadian Martyrs Catholic School – Burlington, Ontario Phone: 905.336.5792Web: http://schools.hcdsb.org/cdnm/

December 2015 / January 2016

PRINCIPALS MESSAGE

We have now entered the liturgical season of Advent. It is a new year for the Church. You will notice that our front foyer, main office and library have been beautifully decorated. This is a very busy time of year as we prepare for the coming of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Canadian Martyrs School will be a hub of activity as there are a number of events and activities planned.

On Friday, December 4th, 2015, we will celebrate Joy Day. Our students and staff involve themselves in classroom activities to spread JOY throughout the school. Students will be decorating classroom doors in the morning, and completing crafts in the afternoon. Also, classes are preparing for our Christmas play “The Star”. There will be 2 casts for the play, 1 cast starring our JK-Gr. 3 students and another cast starring our Gr. 4-8 students. The Primary play will be performed on Tuesday, December 15 at 10:00 a.m. and Wednesday, December 16 at 1:30. The Junior/ Intermediate play will be performed on December 15 at 1:30 and December 16 at 10:00. Due to Fire Regulations we will need to issue tickets to avoid overcrowding. More information will be coming home shortly on how you can reserve your tickets. We will also be celebrating an Advent Mass on Friday, December 4th at 1:15 pm, in the school gym. All are welcome to join us. We hope that parents will be able to join us for both the Advent Mass and Christmas play!

We are really looking forward to this year’s edition of the St. Nick’s Workshop on Friday, December 11th. A dedicated and hard-working group of parents have been crafting, planning and organizing this event since last year. The items available for sale are very impressive and the students should have a wonderful time making purchases for their families. As you are aware, all funds that are raised at the St. Nick’s Workshop will be used to support families and charities in our community for the Christmas season.

Now that the winter weather will soon be upon us, we ask that your child come to school with boots and a pair of indoor

shoes. We want to try to keep the school as clean as possible and this is much easier when the children have a pair of indoor shoes to change into when they come in from outdoor recess.

Please note that the students will be dismissed early on Friday, December 18th prior to the Christmas vacation. Students will be dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

Classes resume on Monday, January 4th, 2016.

As always, I will keep you and your children in my prayers. At this time, I would like to wish you a very restful, safe, happy and holy Christmas season.

Respectfully yours,

Jennifer Yust

Please note that term 2 hot lunch and milk program forms are attached to this newsletter.

Parish News

During Advent we are preparing ourselves and our families

for the birth of our Lord, Jesus Chris. Participating in parish

events and masses during this season is an important

element of our faith formation. The home page of the parish

website (www.stpaultheapostleburlington.com) and weekly

bulletin will outline the Advent and Christmas schedules as

there are many additional celebrations, masses and events at

this time.

During the month of December our Grade 2 students will

receive the sacrament of First Reconciliation and we ask you

to pray for these children as they experience God’s mercy in a

new and wonderful way for the first time.

In January we continue celebrating the season of Christmas

and will turn our attention to preparing for the sacrament of

Confirmation with our Grade 7 students and once again we

ask you to pray for these students.

EARLY DISMISSAL

Students will be dismissed early on Friday, December18th prior to the Christmas vacation. Students will be dismissed at 2:00 p.m.

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The parish team, Fr. Ed Henhoeffer, Fr. Phil Sherlock

(retired) and Mrs. Arden Ouellette wish your families a

blessed and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

School Council

The next School Council Meeting date is Monday, January 11th, 2016. All meetings take place in our school library at 7:00 p.m. Parents are always welcome to attend.

Also please mark your calendars to join us at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 in the school gym for our presentation by Paul Davis on Social Media

Library News

Thanks once again to all students who have graciously participated in our Birthday Book program. Here are the students who received birthday books for December and January!

December

Lucas Pessoa

Alex Pessoa

Ela Murray

Lucas Silvestri

Easton McGillicuddy

Sloane Hickey

Autumn Anstee

Catherine Mason

Daniel Mason

Madelyn Pereira

Eric Owen

January

Rysan DeLima

Caleb Caerels

Michaela Salisbury

Brennan Restorick

Sara Marentette-Budgell

Khloe MacDonald

Juliet Wieckowska

Thomas Blanchard

Happy Birthday and thanks to all of you for adding books to our library! We are still accepting birthday book forms and will continue to do so throughout the school year. Simply send the $10.00 donation; cash or cheque payable to Canadian Martyrs School, along with your child’s name, class, and birthday.

Thank you all and have a wonderful Christmas!

St. Nick’s Workshop

St. Nick’s Workshop will take place on Friday, December 11th, 2015. This annual event is a great opportunity for the children to bring a few dollars to school to buy Christmas gifts for their immediate family.

Prices range from .50 cents to $5.00, most gifts are available for $1.00 or less. There will also be a raffle table: tickets will be .25 cents each or 5 for $1.00.

Families who are donating items are kindly asked to bring them to the main office until December 4th.

Milk Program

This term the milk program will end on January 29, 2016. The program will begin again in February. Please look for the milk program form for term 2 attached to this newsletter. We continually need the support of milk volunteers. Please contact Joanne Gastaldini at [email protected] if you

can help.

Hot Lunches

This term’s hot lunch program will be ending December 11th. The second term will begin January 8th and continue until March 24th.

Term 2 order forms will be available online December 4th and will be due by December 11th.

We will no longer be sending paper copies of the form home, it will be attached to appropriate newsletters, available online at school cash and on our school website and have already been emailed to parents. A few paper copies will be available in the office for those without computer access. We thank you for your support. Please feel free to address any concerns regarding the Hot Lunch Program to [email protected]

Online Payments Now Available

Canadian Martyrs School related expenses are now available online for your convenience! To register follow these easy steps:

mailto:[email protected]



Visit https://hcdsb.schoolcashonline.com

Register by selecting the “Get Started Now” and following the steps

After you receive the confirmation email, please select the ‘click here’ option, sign in and add each of your children to your household account.

School Cash Online provides parents with easy access to make online payments for a variety of student activities, providing greater flexibility and control on how payments are made to the school. This new online payment method will also help reduce the risk of theft and cash misplacement. For more information including an FAQ, the benefits of this program and how to register for School Cash Online, please visit: http://www.hcdsb.org/Parents/Pages/School-Cash-online.aspx

Canadian Martyrs Dance-A-Thon

We would like to thank all of the students, parents and staff for making this year’s fundraiser a huge success! All funds raised will help enrich the learning experience and school environment for our children.

We are extremely fortunate and blessed to have such a strong school community and would like to thank the following families & sponsors:

4 Cats Art Studio

Aerosports

Amazing Adventures

Bob Kelly Realty

Burlington Gymnastics Club

Canlan Ice Sports Oakville

Cinestarz Burlington

Dalton Timmis Group Insurance

Darcy Douglas – Snap On Tools

Dabutchers Daughter

Gator Teds

Hamilton Laser tag

Highroad Storage

Kids Play Sports

Laser Quest Burlington

Lifetouch Photography

Paintball Nation Burlington

Roseland Bowl

Toppers Pizza Appleby Line and Upper Middle

The Wave Arena

Mrs.Yust and the teaching & support staff at Canadian Martyrs

A very special thank you is extended to all of our parent volunteers; this event would be impossible without your help and support; you are so greatly appreciated!!!

For raising the most money in the entire school Ms. Mauros’ class not only won the 15 minutes extra recess but also the primary pizza party, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Primary Division Pizza Party was won by Ms. Mauro FDK class.

Junior Division Pizza Party was a tie won by Mrs. Pellegrini and Mr. Rath’s classes.

Intermediate Division Pizza Party was won by Mrs. Rivard’s class.

Congratulations to all of our lucky winners and another huge thank you for all your support!

United Way

A Big Thank You From the United Way!!

The United Way would like to thank all the families who contributed to the 2015 United Way Campaign. What a great success! Your donations help to serve the most vulnerable in our Halton community. Because of your generosity, children are fed, youth receive the support they need, and the seniors in our community benefit from medical equipment and transportation assistance. The Canadian Martyrs community continues to be a true blessing to those in need.

ECO Club News

Our school community is committed to being good stewards of the treasures which God has provided for us. At Canadian Martyrs, the students, staff, School Council and parent volunteers are very active in promoting lifestyle choices which have a positive impact on our environment. Some of the areas which we focus our activities on are the 3 R’s, energy conservation, clean air and water, as well as clean and green living spaces.

Students are reminded to place paper and empty drink containers in the appropriate recycling bins in their classrooms. Also, please remember to turn computer monitors to the OFF position when not in use.

Remember… every THURSDAY at Canadian Martyrs is “Litterless Lunch and Snack Day”. Classes will compete for the Litterless lunch Trophy and the class with the least amount of litter for the month will win bragging rights and will hold the trophy for the month following.

Here are some tips to remember:

Send snacks, meals & drinks in reusable containers

Use cloth napkins instead of paper ones

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Send reusable forks and spoons instead of plastic ones

Thank you to all the families who have donated their empty toilet paper rolls, dryer lint (yes, I said dryer lint) and used K-cups. The up-cycling team is hard at work turning these items into treasures to be sold at St. Nick's workshop.

A Friendly Reminder About Idling

Did you know Burlington has an anti-idling by-law that limits unnecessary idling to 60 seconds?

Parents, if you drive your children to and from school, please turn your engines off while waiting at school. Did you know that…

Air pollution increases around the school in the afternoon when there are lots of children running around.

Children are more affected by air pollution than adults because of their smaller size, their premature lungs and their desire to spend time playing outdoors.

The exposure to idling fumes is actually greater inside a vehicle than outside a vehicle.

Idling can harm your engine because it is not able to run at peak efficiency while idling.

When you are waiting at the school for your children, please TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE.

2016-17 JK/SK Registration

Early registration for new children attending Junior or Senior Kindergarten next year will be held at all elementary schools on January 26 and 27th, 9:00 am to noon, 1:30 pm to 5 pm.

Junior Kindergarten: children are required to be 4 years of age on or before December 31, 2016.

Senior Kindergarten: children are required to be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 2016.

Roman or Eastern Rite Catholic Baptismal certificate is required to be shown.

Proof of age is required.

Before registration is finalized, a child will have completed the prescribed program of immunization for diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps and rubella.

Families registering for the first time at a school are required to provide the child’s Record of Immunization card at the time of registration.

*Please note: If you are already registered in an elementary school for either JK or SK, you do not need to re-register.

Parent Notification of Late Buses

School staff and parents can subscribe to receive an email notifying them when buses are delayed. Any time there is a late bus, the bus operators are responsible for posting the late bus information on the HSTS website. Once the

information is posted, the information can be obtained using the following options:

Go to the HSTS website at www.haltonbus.ca and click on the Delays and Cancellations link on the left hand side of the main page. This will take the user to a page which displays which routes are currently delayed and the length of the delay.

Go to the HSTS website and sign up to receive an email which automatically notifies the subscriber when a bus is delayed and the length of the delay. Parents can sign up to receive late bus information for their child’s route only. Schools can also sign up to receive an email notifying them when any bus that services their school is delayed and the length of the delay.

Currently there are over 3,000 subscribers signed up for email notification.

The Email Subscription module can be accessed on the HSTS website by clicking on Delays and Cancellations. Users subscribe to emails by supplying their email address and following the step by step instructions and indicating which routes they want to be notified about.

Additionally, parents can also subscribe when they retrieve their child’s bussing information from the HSTS website. Once they login and enter their child’s OEN, address #, school and grade, their child’s bussing schedule is displayed on the page and parents have the option to subscribe from this page.

Welcome Volunteers

Please feel free to stop into the Staff Room to enjoy a glass of cool filtered water during your next visit to the school.

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DECEMBER 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 JOY DAY 5

HPV and Menactra immunization for Grade 7/8 students

Grade 8 Career Centre

LUNCH BASKET

Litterless Lunch Day

First Reconciliation at St. Paul’s Church

Last day to bring St. Nick donation items

Hot Lunch Order Forms Available online

School Advent Mass (1:15pm)

5 p.m. Mass @ St. Paul the Apostle

6 7 8 9 LUNCH BASKET 10 11 12

9 & 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Masses @ St. Paul the Apostle

Hot Lunch Order Forms Due

Choir trip to Tansley (am)


ST. NICK’S WORKSHOP!!!!!

PIZZA DAY


13 14 15 16 LUNCH BASKET 17 18 19


Dress Rehearsal for Concert

Christmas Concert

Primary: 10am

Jr/Int: 1:30pm

Christmas Concert

Jr/Int: 10am 10

Primary: 1:30pm

Litterless Lunch Day EARLY DISMISSAL AT

2:00 pm


20 21 22 23 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 26


5pm, 7pm, 9pm & 11:30pm Mass @ St.

Paul the Apostle

8am, 10am & 12pm Mass @ St. Paul the

Apostle


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CHRISTMAS BREAK

CHRISTMAS BREAK

JANUARY 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2


3 4 5 6 7 8 9


Back to School

SOCIAL NETWORKING

SAFETY FOR PARENTS SEMINAR

7:00pm

LUNCH BASKET


PIZZA DAY


10 11 12 13 14 15 16


School Council Meeting

7 p.m. library

LUNCH BASKET

Litterless Lunch Day 5 p.m. Mass @ St. Paul the Apostle

17 18 19 20 21 22 23


LUNCH BASKET

Litterless Lunch Day PIZZA DAY 5 p.m. Mass @ St. Paul the Apostle

24/ 31 25 26 27 28 29 30


JK/SK Registration

9 am – noon

1:30 – 5:00 p.m.

LUNCH BASKET

JK/SK Registration

9 am – noon

1:30 – 5:00 p.m.


CHRISTMAS

BREAK

Canadian Martyrs Pizza Lunch Order Form TERM 2–January 8, 2016 to March 4, 2016 (Due by December 11th 2015)

Please be advised, Canadian Martyrs pizza lunch program will NOT be accepting any cash payments;

Please submit your cheques OR payment by credit card if using School Cash online, with your orders no later than DECEMBER 11th, 2015 as absolutely no late orders will be accepted. Student Name: ____________________________________ Teacher: ____________________________________ Friday January 8, 2016 Quantity:

______________ Pepperoni Pizza Slice $1.75/slice $______________ ______________ White Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Chocolate Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie $0.75 each $______________ ______________ Fudge Chip $0.75 each $______________ Sub total$_______________ Friday January 22, 2016 Quantity:

______________ Pepperoni Pizza Slice $1.75/slice $______________ ______________ White Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Chocolate Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie $0.75 each $______________ ______________ Fudge Chip $0.75 each $______________ Sub total $_______________ Thursday February 4, 2016 Quantity:

______________ Pepperoni Pizza Slice $1.75/slice $______________ ______________ White Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Chocolate Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie $0.75 each $______________ ______________ Fudge Chip $0.75 each $______________ Sub total $_______________ Friday February 19, 2016 Quantity: ______________ Cheese Pizza Slice $1.75/slice $______________

______________ White Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Chocolate Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie $0.75 each $______________ ______________ Fudge Chip $0.75 each $______________ Sub total $_______________ Friday March 4, 2016 Quantity: ______________ Cheese Pizza Slice $1.75/slice $______________

______________ White Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Chocolate Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie $0.75 each $______________ ______________ Fudge Chip $0.75 each $______________ Sub total $_______________ Thursday March 24th, 2016 Quantity: ______________ Cheese Pizza Slice $1.75slice $______________

______________ White Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Chocolate Milk $1.00 each $______________ ______________ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie $0.75 each $______________ ______________ Fudge Chip $0.75 each $______________ Sub total$_______________ Cheque # ____________________ TOTAL OWING $______________ Online Conf.#

MILK FORM

Dear Parents

Canadian Martyrs will be offering the milk program to your child five (5) days a week. The choices are white 2% or

chocolate, we cannot combine both.

This second term will be from Feb 1st to Apr 29th 2016

The cost for this term is $53.00 Please fill out the registration form below and return it to the school with on line

payment printout. NO LATER THAN Mon Jan 18th, 2015

Thank you, your cooperation is much appreciated. On- Line payment now in effect

Any concerns please contact the school or Joanne Gastaldini: [email protected] or

[email protected]

Name_______________________________________________Class__________________

Teachers Name_________________________________White________Chocolate _______



SOCIAL NETWORKING SAFETY

FOR PARENTS

Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Location: Canadian Martyrs School Gym

Time: 7:00pm / Duration: 90min Plus Q&A

Guest Speaker: Paul Davis

Topics: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, CyberBullying, HandHeld Devices, Texting, Xbox & Playstation, Legal Matters, and

a Common Sense Approach to dealing with the technology your children have!

This presentation is targeted for adults

Does Your Child Have An iPod, Android, Xbox,

PSP, Social Media, or Access to the Internet?

Then Please Join Us

Social Networking Safety with Paul Davis

N.B Students in Gr. 3-8 will hear Paul Davis speak at 10:00 a.m. on January 5

This event is sponsored by the ProGrant submitted by the

Canadian Martyrs Catholic School Council

DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE

AN UNUSUAL EYE APPEARANCE? One eye that looks turned in or out? Bumps, styes, redness, swelling or crusting of eyelids?

Drooping eyelid? Haziness or whitish appearance inside the pupil? Frequently watery eyes?

DOES YOUR CHILD BEHAVE IN A WAY

THAT COULD SUGGEST A VISION PROBLEM?

Does not watch or follow an object? Touches things to help recognize them? Does not make eye contact? Closes or covers one eye? Squints or frowns when looking far or near? Rubs or touches the eyes a lot? Blinks more than usual? Reacts strongly to light? Turns or tilts head when viewing objects? Holds objects very close to face? Dislikes near tasks? Loses interest quickly or becomes irritable with visual activities?

Has poor depth perception or trouble seeing 3D? Trips, falls or bumps into things often? Is unco-ordinated for play activities and sports?

DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH LEARNING?

Has poor posture when reading/writing? Has poor handwriting?

Moves head, loses place, skips lines when reading? Uses more effort than normal to complete school work? Works hard but is not achieving the expected level at school?

IS YOUR CHILD AT RISK FOR VISION PROBLEMS?

Does a family member have a turned or lazy or blind eye? Does a family member have glasses with high power? Has any family member had early childhood cataracts or glaucoma?

Were there complications with the pregnancy or delivery? Was your child premature at birth? Does your child have a hearing loss? Does your child have a health condition that can affect eyes, such as:

Cerebral palsy Juvenile arthritis Down syndrome

Autism Attention deficit disorder (ADHD) Developmental delay

The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) pays for the cost of an annual eye examination for children aged 0-19

years. To find an optometrist, you can call the Ontario Association of Optometrists at (800) 540-3837 or visit

www.eyecareoao.com for a list of doctors in your area.

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