2300 Ellesmere Road, Scarborough, Ontario, M1G Mr. D Mount Principal

Don’t forget...our photo day is on Tuesday October 4th with the retake day to be arranged. Uniform is essen-tial and students will be required the spare uniforms if they are not wear-

ing the correct attire on the day!

First Parent Council meeting will be in October following the meet the teacher night. Please stay

tuned for updates.

Yearly timetable update...As an appendum to the dates I gave last month, below are the dates for the SIX profes-sional development days for Elementary schools in our

board. Please note there is no school on these days.

October 7th 2016

November 18th 2016

December 2nd 2016

January 20th 2017

February 17th 2017

June 9th 2017

June 30th 2017

The virtue of the month for Oc-tober is “Gratitude”…

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and

with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritu-

al songs to God.” (Colossians 3:16)

Dear Parent/Guardian, Hello everyone...its the second month already and the weather has begun to turn. I always think of October as the most Canadian of months with the trees turning to orange and gold, one or two frosty mornings and crisp, cool evenings. Can I ask that as the temperature has dropped, you ensure that your child is appropriately dressed, particularly when it is cold and wet. We will be going outside whenever possible and this means that sometimes there will be a chill in the air and puddles underfoot. As a school, we cannot comply with personal requests from parents fro their children not to go outside. In extreme cases where there is a medical issue that can be verified by a doctors note, students have been allowed to sit at the office. However, this does not extend to personal preference. Lastly, can I thank you all for your patience during the recent reshuffle of classes. It is a difficult and unavoid-able element of the school year, made easier by the acceptance of the school community and the dedication and professionalism of the teachers and school custodial staff. What an amazing school community we have here at St. Thomas More CES. D. Mount Principal St. Thomas More Catholic School

From the Parish of St Thomas More Catholic Church (416) 439 1545 Superintendent: S. Campbell (416) 222 8282 Ext 2263 CSAC Chairperson: Mrs. Ramsubeik Secretary: D. Canham

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the school @ (416) 393 5322.

Please remember, if your child is feverish they should remain home for the duration of the illness. In the interests of student health and safety, parents/

guardians will be called if the child manifest any symptoms and asked to pick them up asap.

Feel sick...stay home