St. Jane Frances Catholic School

2745 Jane Street

Toronto, Ontario M3 L2E8

Tel. 416 3935296 Fax. 416 3935135

Principal: Lillian Kurnik

Vice Principal: Jacqueline Puri

Vice Principal: Stephen Patel

Superintendent: Gina Iuliano Marello

416-222-8282, ext. 2267

Trustee: Patricia Bottoni

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St. Jane Frances Parish:

2747 Jane Street

Toronto, Ontario M3 L2E8

(416) 741-1463

School Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. morning session begins

10:12 a.m. – 10:27 a.m. Morning recess

11:15 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. Lunch recess

1:40 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Afternoon recess

3:30 p.m. Dismissal

Principal’s Message:

As we enter the season of Advent we begin to prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus, it is

fitting that this month’s virtue is CHARITY. As many of us start our Christmas shopping, let us be

mindful of the fact that charity is not always about giving material things. The St. Jane Frances

quote for the month is “Where charity and love are, God is there”.

During the month of December, classroom teachers will be very busy preparing students for the

coming of Jesus’s birth. Students will be learning about the Nativity and Jesse Tree throughout

the religion program. Monday November 30th, 2015 (12:30 pm – 1:30 pm) students, staff and

parents will be celebrating our Advent Mass as a school community. Parents are invited to all

our school Masses as they are truly meaningful and very beautifully presented.

Parents and Guardians are invited to join us at our Advent Celebrations. The first Advent

Celebration is for grades 1 to 3 parents on Thursday December 10th, 2015 at St. Jane Frances

gymnasium at 7 pm – 8:30 pm.

The Second Advent Celebration is for the 5 JK /SK classes combined. Parents are asked to join us

on Thursday December 17th, 2015 at St. Jane Frances Church. We will be meeting you and your

children at 6:30 pm for a special celebration there at the church on this night.

We hope this years’ performances will remind each of us about the underlying principle of our

faith, inspiring us to live out the meaning of Christmas, throughout 2016.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming events in December! On behalf of our staff

at St. Jane Frances Catholic School. I’d like to express a heartfelt thank you for all you do and for

the amazing gift that your family is to our school. Our wish is that you may know the joy, hope,

and peace of the Nativity of Jesus this Christmas Season. We wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

L. Kurnik J. Puri/S. Patel Principal Vice – Principals

Santa Claus Is Visiting St. Jane Frances

On Monday, December 7 and Tuesday, December 8, 2015, students can meet

and purchase a picture with Santa to take home to their parents for the

holidays.

Cold Weather

As the weather gets colder, please ensure your children are warmly clad with

boots, coats and gloves for outdoor recesses.

Walking Safety to school

- Always walk with at least one friend - Walk slowly and carefully on the snow, avoid icy patches

Principal’s Message December, 2015

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Year of the Family One Lord, One Faith, One God of All

Dear Parents/Guardians; Kindergarten Registration will begin for all Elementary Schools on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 10:00 am EST. Parents/guardians with children born in 2012 or earlier and who will be enrolling in Kindergarten, have the opportunity to apply on-line using the “Student On-line Admission and Registration” platform known as S.O.A.R. and found at the following link: http://soar.tcdsb.org Parents will be able to complete an application for registration from the convenience of their own home, the office, a public library, or anywhere there is internet access, 24 hours a day. The on-line application also offers access to translations in different languages with built-in help functions and features. Alternately, families may choose to register in person at our school. We will begin to accept registrations at 10:00 a.m., on January 13, 2016. As part of the registration process, school staff will meet with parents. These meetings may be scheduled on the electronic application or in person at the school. During the meeting, school staff will verify the original documentation required for registration. This consists of a Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate and/or Passport, Immunization record, proof of residence and Application for Direction of School support. Applications to register children in grades other than Kindergarten can also be completed on the online S.O.A.R. application. Please share this information with any parents/guardians with school aged children in the community. As in previous years, an extensive promotional campaign will be launched throughout the City of Toronto, with paid advertisements in the local media, posters in public centers, through the board website and on vinyl banners for display on school property. For further information, please contact our school office at 416 393 5296. For general inquires or further information you may contact 416-222-8282 extension 5314 or visit our website at www.tcdsb.org

French Immersion and Extended French New for September 2016, French Immersion begins in Junior Kindergarten The Extended French Program is offered to students beginning in grade 5 at several TCDSB sites. Please note dates, times and locations for sessions planned for December through to February: https://www.tcdsb.org/News/othernews/2015/Pages/French-Immersion-and-Extended-French.aspx Resources for Students Heading to High School Helping students prepare for high school https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SchoolProgramsK12/GuidanceCoopEd/Transition%20to%20High%20School/Documents/AFTER%208%20TRANSITION%20GUIDE%202015.pdf Transition Guide for Parents is available in several languages https://www.tcdsb.org/ProgramsServices/SchoolProgramsK12/GuidanceCoopEd/Transition%20to%20High%20School/Pages/default.aspx Celebrating The Year of the Family Visit the website for resources https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/Year-of-Family/Pages/default.aspx. Toronto Catholic Family Film Festival Coming April 21st Top 10 Films will be screened at the festival to be held at Cineplex Cinemas, Yonge and Dundas. Check out the trailer for the festival: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UTLQ61tntVM&feature=youtu.be And all the other information and resources: https://www.tcdsb.org/tcff Film submissions accepted until February 19th.

VIRTUE OF THE MONTH WINNERS

Congratulations to the students who were chosen by their teacher and/or

classmates for demonstrating PEACE

In their thoughts, words and actions!

Congratulations to the Book Fair

Guessing Game Winners

Intermediate Classes visiting the

Book Fair

Performances done by the choir

and Ms. Couto’s class at our

Remembrance Day ceremony

Remembrance Day display

created by our St. Jane Frances

students

Grade 1 classes visit Father

Giacomo St. Michael’s College Drum Line

visits St. Jane Frances

Parental Engagement Column

The Kindergarten play area is being renovated –please let CSAC know if you like to be part of the sub-committee Parents if would like to be included in the CSPC Distribution List please email us at cspc.stjanefrances@tcdsb.org

St. Jane Francis celebrated Remembrance Day last month and it taught us something very special: working hard, together and in harmony as a team always makes for great success. From now on, St. Jane Francis wants to collaborate with parents in the success of their children by introducing a Parental Engagement column where parents’ concerns and students’ accomplishments are highlighted. The purpose of this column is to have a bidirectional relationship where the school and our amazing parents could communicate with one another effortlessly and surely. The focus is on our students’ success, at school and at home. We want the best for them just like you do! Congrats St. Jane Francis for achieving great success in the math department. This month the emphasis is on encouraging our children to work on their math skills after school. Parents: Be sure to work alongside your son/daughter with their math homework, we are now entering a crunch-time period and need as much effort as possible coming from home. The 2015-2016 goal is to achieve 70% in math for the school district! Go St. Jane Francis Go!

Mamas y Papas – Que bueno es poder comunicarnos, si o no! Gracias a St. Jane Francis por la oportunidad. El once de noviembre celebramos Rememberance Day, ese día también aprendimos que vale la pena trabajar duro, juntos y en armonía por que así si podemos lograr nuestras metas, como individuos y como escuela. De ahora en adelante, y por lo que hemos aprendido, esta revista mensual les va a traer noticias del colegio acerca de las cosas maravillosas que han aprendido sus niños y niñas, y de cualquier tipo de problema que tengan los padres que necesiten comunicar con la escuela. Se llama la columna de Parental Engagement y les va a servir como una manera mas de estar encima de los niños cuando viene a sus tareas. Este mes especialmente nos estamos enfocando en las matemáticas. Lo importante aquí es asegurarnos que los niños esten haciendo sus tarea y también de que los padres atiendan a sus niños, estudien y practiquen con los niños en la casa después del colegio todas las noches. Esto es muy importante. Necesitamos subir el promedio a 70% en el distrito. Así que tenemos que trabajar duro, juntos y en armonía. Si St. Jane Francis Si Podemos!