The Lightning St. Paul Catholic School Community Newsletter

June 2ND, 2014

P.D. Day: Our final school Elementary Professional Development day for the 2013-2014 school year is Friday,

June 6, 2014. Please make appropriate arrangements, as school will be closed for the children this day.

The final day of school for students is Friday, June 27, 2014.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

FUN, FOOD and ENTERTAINMENT for the whole family!

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Members of the St. Paul Catholic School Council and dedicated

volunteers have been working hard for many weeks planning a

wonderful experience for all our St. Paul families. An exciting night

packed full of fun experiences has been organized. Don’t forget,

VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED to make this event a success. If

you would like to help, please contact Kelly Raftis at

kraftis72@gmail.com or 519-836-0840 or contact Shelley Gill at

tomesgill@sympatico.ca or 519-824-8404. Thank you!

SAINT JOSEPH Of all the men in the world throughout history, a simple village carpenter

named Joseph was the one chosen to help raise the child Jesus to adulthood.

Into his faithful, loving care was entrusted the childhood and youth of the

Redeemer of the world. After the Mother of God herself, no one has ever

been so blessed with virtues as Saint Joseph. A model for fathers, Saint

Joseph is invoked as a protector of the family. A carpenter by trade, he has

been declared the patron saint of all working people, of craftsmen and of the

poor. He is the divinely appointed head of the Holy Family. The Holy Family of

Saint Joseph, the Blessed Mother and the Son of God are the beginning and

the model for the great Family of God. In this way, Saint Joseph is father to

all of us.

PRAYERS FOR FATHERS

God, bless all the fathers in the world. Guide them to be good role models and loving to all their children. Help them

to be a father like You are. Give them grace and patience to handle situations in a loving way. Amen

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 15th, 2014

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to St. Paul School June 2-4, 2014.

It will be located in the Faith Centre and will be open:

Monday June 2nd 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:35 - 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday June 3rd 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. and during the Family Fun Fair 5-8:00 p.m.

Wednesday June 4th 9:00 to 11:30 am

During the Family Fun Fair, there will be a draw for a Door Prize! Profits from the book fair will be used to

support your school's literary fundraising efforts. We will be accepting Cash, Debit, and Credit.

Come get some great books for your Summer Reading!

ST. PAUL CATHOLIC PARENT SCHOOL COUNCIL

AND SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS ROCK!

We extend the most heartfelt gratitude towards the tremendous

generosity displayed by our Parent Council. Our Parent Council is

determined to make a difference in every child’s life at St. Paul

School. We thank you, our parents, for your dedicated support, for

fundraising, and for showing great interest in all that Parent Council

does for our students.

On behalf of staff, administration and students, we would like to

thank all the many School Volunteers that make the educational experience of our students at St. Paul School so

much richer. Following is a short list of some of the work volunteers do at St. Paul School:

Art Image Fundraisers (Dinner/Dance, QSP, etc.) Class & Library Programs

Kiss N Ride Program Reading with children Sacramental Preparation

Catholic School Council Field Trips Track & Field

Sub Days, Pita Lunches Pizza Lunches Pancake Tuesday

Skating Party Strong Start Milk Program

Baking & Crafts, Preparation of Learning

Material

Barbeque/Open House Scientist in the Classroom

This year, in honour of our St. Paul parent volunteers, we are making a donation to the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital.

This donation will be made with a special intention to a former St. Paul student, Danielle Mathia. This past fall,

after a long wait Danielle received a double lung transplant. The future seemed a little brighter for her, all went

well and she was looking forward to everything all teenagers look forward to. However, recently Danielle has been

diagnosed with cancer. Spots were found on her lungs and on the surface of her brain. Danielle and her family are

still fighting the fight. She is currently at Sick Kids in Toronto. All of our volunteer names will be provided to Sick

Kids with the donation. They include: Jennifer Arneill, Cheri Bennett, Angi Billing, Tanya Boock, Julie Borghese,

Mary Boylan, Chris Brown, Pam Costanzo, Andrea Carson, Anne Marie Chovanec, Sandy DeCorso, Andrea DeRita,

Maria DiLello, Kim Faienza, Mary Faustino, Karen Fischer, Nicolas Gavel, Michelle Glaab, Andrea Higgins, Carolyn

Funkenhauser, Shelley Gill, Corrine Johnston Hallahan, Carly Jacobs, Lisa Keenan, Anne Larson, Jennifer Longo,

Tania Marthaler, Stephanie McCrone, Krista McCutcheon, Michelle McLean, Kelly Milliken, Andrea Miljkovic,

Margaret Mishra, Sorab Mishra, Tiffany Moynihan, Anna Mrowca, Matthew Nelson, Denise Petti, Snezana Poloniato,

Jenn Raftis, Kelly Raftis, Julia Rak, Lisbeth Ramirez, Lina Rao, Emily Richards, Cate Smith, Jacqueline Smith, Mark

Stables, Shakuntla Talwar, Rose Venuti, Tanya Vickers, Darren Yates. (If we missed you on our list, please let us

know.)

GRADE EIGHT GRADUATION 2014 On the evening of Friday, June 20, the boys and girls in our grade eight classes will

officially graduate from elementary school. A special evening is planned for our

graduates, their parents, family and friends. This occasion will provide us with an

opportunity to formally congratulate these young people on their many accomplishments

and to thank them for their many contributions to school life at St. Paul Catholic

School. Our Graduation Program is as follows: Liturgy, Valedictory Address, and

Diplomas at St. Paul Catholic School at 5:30 p.m. Graduates and their invited guests

will then proceed to dinner and the awards presentation at the Italian Canadian Club.

The grads will then remain for their dance.

A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.

Reminder for Grade 4 students:

Students in Mrs. Clark & Miss Evens class will have subs on Thursday June 5th, not

Wednesday as they are on a field trip.

Provincial Election Day is Thursday, June 12, 2014 The election for Ontario’s 41st Parliament will take place on Thursday, June 12. During elections it is quite common

for schools to be used as Polling Stations, meaning large numbers of people from all age groups will be converging on

school properties on voting day. St. Paul Catholic School will be open to

the community as a polling station.

STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON – MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014

Hello St Paul's Parents,

It's that time of year again when we hold a luncheon to celebrate our teachers and staff. It's a way to say 'thank-

you' for another great school year. We are having a potluck style luncheon on Monday, June 9th and we need your

culinary help to make it a success. We are looking for any dishes that you could drop off, be it salads, main dishes,

or desserts. We also need donations of dishes, cutlery, and drinks. You can either send it in with your children or

we will have runners out front that morning so you can just drop your dish off and go. We will also need volunteers

to do yard duty during the lunch hour so that the staff can enjoy an uninterrupted meal.

Please reply by email if you're able to bring or send something so that we have a good assortment of dishes. Please

reply to Shelley Gill at tomesgill@sympatico.ca. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

MAY – STUDENT OF THE MONTH – COURAGE

May-Courage- We do the right thing, even when it’s difficult.

Throughout the month of May, these students have demonstrated Courage. With courage you will dare to take

risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.

Their courage is a benefit to our school community. We congratulate you and thank you for making St. Paul

Catholic School a better place.

Grade Student

JKA – Mrs. Fletcher Isabelle Rose

JSKB – Mrs. Fletcher Chase Stievenart

SKA – Mrs. L’Ecuyer George Dutrizac

Grade One – Mrs. Varney Grace Moynihan

Grade One/Two – Mrs. Furfaro Jacob O’Leary

Grade Two – Mrs. Malone Cillian Curley

Grade Three – Mrs. Hebden Evan Martin

Grade Three/Four – Mrs. Robitaille Ethan Petti

Grade Four – Mrs. Clark/Ms. Evens Will Cherry

Grade Five – Miss Hayes James Amican

Grade Five/Six – Mrs. Barr Ava Baggio

Grade Six – Mrs. Brown Sebastian Lazo

Grade Seven – Mrs. Derochie-Simpson Rachel Koole

Grade Seven/Eight – Mrs. Bedard Avery Remedios

Grade Eight – Mr. Nicolaou Alex Labuda

HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR "SUMMER ADVANTAGE / LEARNING ADVANTAGE" BOOK YET???

There is still time to get your "Summer Advantage / Learning Advantage" book. This 192-page, fully-coloured,

activity book is designed to maintain children's academic learning over the summer months. There is one activity

book per grade level from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 7. All the units in each book are created by Ontario

teachers, and fully aligned with the Ontario curriculum expectations. The cost of each book is $20.00 (includes all

taxes). Forms were sent home giving you the opportunity to purchase this resource. All forms are due on

Friday, June 13th. For more information, visit their website at www.learningadvantwage.ca

Please make cheques payable to “Summer Advantage or Learning Advantage”.

CLASS STRUCTURE

Planning is now underway to determine class structures and class enrolments for next September. This is a long

and involved process that must consider different factors and input from a variety of sources. Because of ministry

class size restrictions and grant structures, schools have little or no control over class structures. To help create

smaller class sizes schools now have a greater number of split grade classrooms. Fewer students in a classroom

enable our teachers to use grouping strategies more effectively and work with students in different grades so that

all students are instructed at the appropriate level. Some of the factors that are given consideration when

determining class enrollment includes:

Teacher recommendations

SERT recommendations

Number of boys and girls in a class

Number of A’s, B’s, C’s and D’s in a class

Special needs students in each class (EA availability)

Last year’s class and room

Learning styles and social skills

Behavioural considerations

Track and Field Results Congratulations to all our St. Paul Track and Field participants. Here are the results for the top 6 place finishers

in their event. Junior Boys Division 200m -Benjamin Cairns, 1st

400m –Benjamin Cairns, 1st & Tristan Jankovics, 5th

800m -Tristan Jankovics, 3rd & Christopher Nelson, 5th

Triple Jump- Johnny Beaton, 1st & Benjamin Cairns, 2nd

Running Long Jump- Johnny Beaton, 2nd & Benjamin Cairns, 3rd

Baseball Throw – Dylan Weber, 4th

Standing Long Jump- Nicholas Poloniato, 4th & Tristan Jankovics, 3rd

Relay Team – Stephan Funkenhauser, Nathan Visentin, Christopher Nelson & Benjamin

Cairns, 3rd

Junior Girls Division 100m- Aliyah Brent, 1st

200m-Mikayla Murch, 1st

400m-Mikayla Murch, 1st

800m-Emma Belluzzi, 3rd & Martina Vair, 6th

Triple Jump – Mikayla Murch, 1st

Running Long Jump- Mikayla Murch, 2nd & Lily Reid, 6th

Baseball Throw –Lily Reid , 6th

Relay Team - Gracie Armbrust, Lily Reid, Aliyah Brent, MiKayla Murch, 1st

Mikayla Murch - won overall Individual Trophy Benjamin Cairns -won overall Individual Trophy Intermediate Boys Division 400m- Matthew Richards, 2nd

800m-Sam Costanzo,3rd

1500m- Sam Costanzo, 3rd & Adam McLean 6th

Triple Jump-Owen Burns, 2nd

Shotput- Luca DeSando,2nd

Standing long Jump-Sebastian Lazo, 3rd & Matthew Richards, 5TH

Intermediate Girls Division 100m-Joanna Hui, 1st

200m-Joanna Hui, 1st

800m-Holly Steenveld, & 1st Isabella Asheber, 5th

1500m- Holly Steenveld, 1st McKenna Milliken, 3rd Nyah Stables 5th,

Sophia Longo 10th

Triple Jump- Joanna Hui, 1st & Liya Ma, 6th

Running Long Jump- Holly Steenveld, 4th & Isabella Asheber, 6th

Shotput- Emma Fletcher, 6th

Standing Long Jump- Joanna Hui, 1st & Rebecca Belluzzi, 6th

Relay Team - Isabella Asheber, Ava Baggio, Holly Steenveld & Joanna Hui , 1st

Joanna Hui -won overall Individual Trophy Senior Boys Division 100m- Zachary Murch, 1st

400m-Christopher Bolliger, 4th

800m-Christopher Bolliger

1500m- Zachary Murch, 1st

Triple Jump- Zachary Murch, 1st & Justin Faienza, 5th

Running Long Jump- Zachary Murch, 1st

Shotput- Jake Groenendyk, 4th & Joseph Baggio, 6th

Standing Long Jump- Adam Perry, 6th

Relay Team- Danny Fletcher, Christopher Bolliger, Robert Rozzi , Zachary Murch, 3rd

Zac Murch won overall Individual Trophy Senior Girls Division 100M- Jamie Poloniato, 3rd & Celia Markovinovic, 4th

200m-Celia Markovinovic, 4th

400m-Jamie Poloniato, 4th & Ashley Bolliger 5th

800m-Katie Chovanec, 5th

1500m- Sarah Funkenhauser, 8th & Grace Bortolato 10th

Triple Jump- Celia Markovinovic,5th & Keely McCrone 6th

Running Long Jump-Keely McCrone, 4th & Celia Markovinovic, 2nd

Shotput- Ashley Bolliger, 2nd & Avery Reid, 6th

Standing Long Jump- Katie Chovenac, 2nd & Avery Reid, 4th

SHARKS4KIDS WCDSB TOUR

The Wellington Catholic District School Board is excited to welcome the team from Sharks4Kids to our school

board the week of June 9th. They will be travelling from the Bahamas and visiting our elementary and high schools

to put on interactive presentations about sharks and ocean conservation. Jillian Morris and her two teammates are

marine biologists who have spent thousands of hours in the water with sharks. Jillian and her husband Duncan

Brake have conducted research with the Bimini Shark Lab and filmed documentaries around the world for the likes

of Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet and the BBC. Dr. Derek Burkeholder is currently working in

Florida at the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University, tagging and tracking sharks to

learn their migration patterns and determine what areas of the oceans need to be protected the most. Where

possible we will be dividing schools by divisions for more intimate presentations from our distinguished guests. The

date for (insert school name) is (insert date). These presentations will cover multiple science curriculum

expectations, particularly human impact on the environment, characteristics of a healthy ecosystem and what we

can do to protect and respect the environment. Special thanks to our sponsors: Holiday Inn (Stone Road),

Staybridge Suites, Guelph Chiropractic Health Centre, Bennett Chevrolet Cadillac

Buick GMC (Cambridge), Montana’s, Shoeless Joe’s, Fionn MacCool’s, Crabby Joe’s and

M&T Print.

TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH

What do you get when you cross a Ministry of Education initiative with a caring, faith-

based school community? No, it’s not the opening line of a bad joke. It’s a serious

question. With a truly heartening answer.

The Ministry of Education has asked every school board in Ontario to assess its

strengths and needs, then develop an integrated plan to support student mental health

in their schools. It is part of a larger three-year plan to improve mental health

services for children and youth across the Ontario. You can read the Provincial plan,

called “Open Minds, Healthy Minds,” at (http://www.health.gov.on.ca).

Since September, Wellington Catholic has been involved in the development of its

Mental Health & Wellness Strategy. We conducted interviews with all school

leadership teams, school council representatives, and stakeholder groups in the board. We invited input from all

staff via an online survey. We met with the community agencies that support our students who have intense social,

emotional, and mental health needs. We reviewed all the relevant protocols and procedures. We asked what we are

doing well and what we could do better. The complete WCDSB Mental Health & Wellness Strategy will be available

through a link on the Board website this Fall. But it is my pleasure to be able to share highlights of the action plan

that came out of the larger strategy. This is our three year plan.

We already knew that our greatest strength is in the caring, compassionate, and dedicated staff. It was the

number one strength cited by over 80% of all respondents throughout the Board and in the community. But there

were also areas for improvement: When asked what people felt the strategy should focus on, the top

recommendation was increasing educator knowledge about student social, emotional, behavioural, and mental health

challenges, and how to support children with different social and emotional needs.

In the fall of 2014 we will begin creating a two-year coordinated plan for increasing mental health knowledge and

awareness for school staff, students, and parents. However, in addition to knowledge about mental illness, we want

to focus on building good mental health. We want to teach emotional awareness and social problem-solving at an

early age, develop good coping skills and stress-management, and teach self-awareness and regulation. These are

key strengths that all children and youth need to achieve optimal mental health and well-being. But we hope to go

one step further and include teacher well-being in education about mental health because, as any teacher or parent

knows, if you do not care for and have compassion for yourself, it is very difficult to foster the same skills in

children. We teach by example, so the first priority of our plan is educating ourselves.

Our second priority is to invest in primary prevention, because it has been proven effective to increase student

well-being for all, improve problem-solving and self-regulation in younger children, reduce disruptive behavior in

classrooms, and even improve academic achievement. Half our schools already have very strong primary prevention

programming, such as Tools for Life. Our goal is to ensure all schools have at least begun introducing it and training

staff by June, 2015.

With increased knowledge comes increased ability to detect concerns. By 2015-2016 we will have early screening

tools in place for parents and teachers to use to more quickly and specifically identify emerging concerns, because

early intervention leads to better outcomes. We will continue to work with our community agencies as they

streamline their processes for providing families and students with the help they need, when they need it. We

know that it can be a long and frustrating path to care; we are partners in that journey and will work to make it

easier.

Our third priority is providing effective in-school support to those students who need it. We already have a strong

support team within the Board (youth workers, social worker, special education teachers, educational assistants,

etc.). These people work as part of school teams, consulting, working individually with students, and support

teachers and families. But we heard the message that the number of children with high needs is increasing, so we

must ensure we are using their skills most effectively to reach as many people as possible. Starting in Fall 2014, we

will work directly with our support staff to look closely at their roles, how they provide services, and where we

could do better. We want all schools to have access to help assessing student needs and planning targeted,

“Good mental health – resilience, coping, and well-being –is not the domain of hospitals or clinics, but is the domain of caring, compassionate communities.”

effective in-school interventions. We want to ensure that those students who are most challenged have access to

specialized support in school. And we must ensure that all services provided are proven effective.

There are other goals in the larger plan, such as creating a database of information and resources about mental

health, mental illness, building resilience and social emotional competence, as well as parenting and educational

resources for Wellington Catholic families, students, and staff (that’s in progress at this time). Another is to

create a consultation team to help schools assess needs and program support for higher-needs students (that’s

hoped for in 2016-2017). And of course, we have plans for evaluating the effectiveness of our efforts as we

progress through the steps of our plan. We should begin to have evidence of how the different priorities are

working by June, 2017.

But back to the original question: What do you get when you cross a Ministry of Education initiative with a caring,

faith-based educational system? You get a plan that doesn’t focus on illness alone, but one that sees the strength

and the potential of every individual, regardless of the type of challenge, level of ability, or need. It focuses on

individuals, rather than diagnoses.

You get a plan that is inclusive, recognizing that every one of us at some time in our life struggles with the

continuum of health, wellness, and suffering. And that those with severe struggles are no different than anyone

else in their right to be active participants in their lives and in their communities of learning and faith.

You get a plan that recognizes that good mental health – resilience, coping, and well-being –is not the domain of

hospitals or clinics, but is the domain of caring, compassionate communities, the domain of the Wellington Catholic

school community.

I know it is an ambitious plan. But if we proceed slowly, with care, and with continuous feedback from you (yes, you)

along the way, I am confident we can realize Wellington Catholic’s vision of schools as mentally healthy, Christ-like

communities, based upon compassion, caring, and inclusion. It is what every single one of us needs to thrive,

emotionally, academically, spiritually, physically, socially, and in all the ways that provides meaning to our lives.

Why would we aspire to anything else?

Dr. Brenda Kenyon is a clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience providing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health problems in children, adolescents, and adults. She is the Mental Health Lead for Wellington Catholic District School Board.

SCIENTISTS IN SCHOOL ARE AWESOME!

Students in Mrs. Furfaro's grade 1/2 class learned a ton

about Chemistry in May through the awesome Scientists

in Schools program. This opportunity is made possible

through the generous support of our Parent Council

which sees our students benefit from being engaged in

these hands-on lessons.

GARAGE SALE SUPER!

Thanks to all the parents on Parent Council who facilitated our

first ever Community Garage Sale on Saturday, May 31st. It was

a great way for families to connect and for new friends to see

our great school. Most importantly, it was a great way to purge

some household items that others might find need for.

Magic106.1 was on hand to support as well and gets the word out.

Ultimately, it was a super way to raise a few funds for our school

and have some fun at the same time. Thanks to Mrs. Vickers for

her great leadership on this project and for building community!

IGNITING THE LIGHT!

Students and staff at St. Paul all

received a special gift for their spirit

all year with an IGNITE THE LIGHT

bracelet on May 30th. Thanks to Parent

Council for supporting this cause and it

was also their way to remind as many

students to make it out to Family Fun

Night on June 3rd.

GREAT AMBASSADORS!

Despite the not so memorable win-loss records, we are so proud of

our Girls Baseball team who should have won an award for the best

spirited and optimistic team at the recent Wellington Catholic

Schools Baseball Tournament held at Bishop Mac. We are so proud

of how you conducted yourselves ladies and how you competed

without giving up! Thanks to our all-star coaches Ms. Fletcher, Ms.

Mason and Ms. Funkenhauser!

DYNAMITE TEAM EFFORT!

Our boy’s baseball team also had a great showing at the recent

Wellington Catholic tournament. Many parents and staff

commented on how our boys kept battling with a good attitude

right up to the final inning of play, despite the score not going

their way all day. Sometimes you lose the game, but you win and

gain the respect of so many by your efforts, attitude and

perseverance! Way to represent us with great class Lightning!

A huge thanks goes out to Mr. Beaudoin for being the best coach

and for all the time you give to our school and students!

SIGNS OF GRACE AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS

We congratulate Damon and Lucas for their stellar

participation and school spirit at the recent Special

Olympics Track and Field meet held at St. James on

May 29. There were over 500 athletes from both the

Public and Catholic School systems in both elementary

and secondary. We really want to extend our

heartfelt thanks to our awesome peer coaches who

displayed great courage as leaders - way to go Grace,

Sarah and Jake! Thanks also to our staff team who

always believe in the gifts and talents of all young

people - Ms. Britton-Fraser, Ms. Douglas, Ms.

Zonneveld, and Ms. D'Souza - you all represented St.

Paul with such dignity, spirit and class!

Please return any borrowed St. Paul t-shirts and team uniforms before the end of June. We

are missing several team uniforms and ask that parents assist in locating tops or shorts that

are in with their child's belongings.

HELP PLANT “ROOTS OF EMPATHY” AT ST. PAUL

Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based classroom program that has shown

significant effect in reducing levels of aggression among school children while

raising social/emotional competence, pro-social behaviour and increasing

empathy. We are looking to implement the program at St. Paul for the 2014-

2015 school year with a goal to help build respectful and caring relationships

as part of our Kindness Matters and Anti-bullying initiatives.

Required at the heart of the program, is a neighbourhood infant and parent

who visit the classroom 9 times over the school year. If you are interested

in the capacity, please call the school at 519.824.9470. In addition, a trained Roots of Empathy Instructor

coaches the students in experiential learning and interactions with the baby

to help children identify and reflect on their own feelings and the feelings

of others. We are also looking for a volunteer to work with our Youth

Worker, Ms. Laura Sotirelis, to be trained for three days in August and help

facilitate the program by conducting 27 visits over the course of the school

year. If you are interested in the capacity, please call the school at

519.824.9470.

We have two teachers who are committed to supporting this program by

integrating the program into their classroom studies. It serves as a great

way to teaching writing and art skills while facilitating excellent family life

conversations.

For more information, please call Mr. Della Croce at the school or visit

www.rootsofempathy.org.

N.E.D. MESSAGE A GOOD ONE!

We recently held a positive behavior assembly to end the month of May.

In the assembly, we honoured our Character-of-the-Month recipients

for May, honouring the trait COURAGE. We were also able to salute our

amazing athletes, specifically our Track and Field, Boys and Girls

Baseball and Special Olympic Teams. They did so amazing well in

demonstrating school spirit, perseverance and ambassadorship. Our

gathering ended with The NED Show® - seen

by more than 2.3 million children every year.

The mission was to motivate and encourage students to become champions at school and

in life. This was done by sharing the message of NED®, whose name is also an acronym:

Never Give Up, Encourage Others, Do Your Best®. Please visit us: www.thenedshow.com"

BICYCLE RODEO CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to Ben Satrupinas and Kiera Simpson who

displayed amazing ability, dexterity and patience in our

recent school Bicycle Rodeo. Our champions will move onto

the City of Guelph Bicycle Rodeo Championship on Thursday,

June 19th at 12:30pm at Victoria Road Recreation Center.

Johnny Beaton placed 2nd, and Peter George in 3rd for boys.

Chloe Gierling placed 2nd, and Morgan Kennedy placed 3rd for

girls. Nice stuff Lightning!

JUNE REPORT CARD Final Term 3 Ontario Provincial report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. A

reminder that a signed page 3 (Parent Response Form) is an official part of the Report Card and

must be placed in the Ontario Student Record. Page 3 of the report card provides

parents/guardians with an opportunity to comment on the information on pages 1 and 2 of the report. Even if you

do not wish to comment on or discuss the report card, you are asked to sign and return the page 3-response

form to indicate that you have seen the report card. Parents should keep pages 1 and 2 for their own records.

Please RETURN PAGE 3 of the report card on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Thank you.

FOCUS ON NATURE SUMMER CAMPS

July 21-25 and August 11-15 at Guelph's Arboretum

Do you know someone aged 8 to 16, who might enjoy a week of exploring the natural beauty of Guelph's Arboretum

with their camera? Focus on Nature has two one-week camps planned for this summer, July 21-25 and August 11-

15, based at the Arboretum's Taylor Nature Centre. It will be a great opportunity to learn photography skills

while spending time outdoors exploring all that the Arboretum has to offer. A naturalist from the Arboretum will

join us each day to deepen our understanding of nature and there will be lots of time for other fun activities as

well. The fee for the week is $250 and the camps are limited to 16 young nature photographers each. To register a

participant with their name and age and which week you'd like to register for and to learn more about their summer

camps, visit web site www.focusonnature.ca.

SKILLS WORK! SUMMER CAMP For boys and girls going into grades 7 and 8

HELD AT LINAMAR, GUELPH

Frank Hasenfratz Centre for Excellence

JULY 7-11, 2014 - ALL-BOYS CAMP

AUG 11-15, 2014 - ALL-GIRLS CAMP

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily | $50

The registration fee for this camp has been generously subsidized by The Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School Board’s Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program & Specialist High Skills Major Programs. In order to reserve your spot for one of the registered spaces you must go to this link: www.skillsontario.com/sponsoredcamps and fill out the online form. Registrations are available on a first come, first serve basis so please register as soon as possible!

June 2014

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Book Fair June 3 to June 5 mornings in Science Lab

2 ~EQAO-Grades 3 & 6 ~JK-SKA Brantford Zoo Trip (Fletcher, L’Ecuyer)

3 ~EQAO-Grades 3 & 6 ~Gr. 4, 5 & 6 Bicycle Rodeo- Juniors ~Piano Lessons ~Family Fun Night 5:30-8:00 pm

4 ~EQAO-Grades 3 & 6 ~Guelph Lake (Clark-Evens) ~Sub Day ~Focus on Nature (Hayes) ~Piano Lessons

5 ~JK-SKB Brantford Zoo Trip (Fletcher) ~AM Gr. 3 & 5 Sharks Swim Program ~Litterless & Lights Out Lunch ~Yearbook Team Photos

6 Elementary P. D. Day No classes for students Multicultural Festival @ Riverside Park June 6-8

7

8

9 ~11:35 am-12:35 pm Staff appreciation lunch

10 ~7pm Catholic School Council Mtg. ~Piano Lessons

11 ~ Gr. 8 Graduation Trip ~Piano Lessons ~Gr. 6 VIP Graduation ~Sharks4Kids presentation

12 ~Gr. 8 Graduation Trip ~Litterless & Lights Out Lunch

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~ Gr. 8 Graduation Trip ~Pizza Day ~Learning Advantage book order forms due

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15

Happy Father’s Day

16 ~Focus on Nature (Barr) ~Picnic @ Riverside Park (Furfaro, Malone, Varney) ~3:30 Staff Meeting

17 ~9:15 School Mass in honour of our Gr. 8 graduating students ~Pita Lunch Day ~Piano Lessons

18 ~9:30 am School Bus Patrol Training ~Piano Lessons

19 ~Litterless & Lights Out Lunch ~PM Gr. 3 & 5 Sharks Swim Program

20 ~Pizza Day ~5:30 p.m. Gr. 8 Graduation @ St. Paul ~6:30 p.m. Gr. 8 Grad. Dinner & Awards @ ICC

21 Reminder, please

check your home

for any St. Paul

Library books,

Sport uniforms and

Sport T-shirts.

22 23 ~JK-SKA Graduation Ceremony ~PM Water Safety Workshop (Hayes, Barr)

24 ~Report Cards go home ~Gr. 5 & 6 Field trip to Waterloo Airport ~JK Graduation Ceremony ~Hot Dog Lunch Day ~Piano Lessons

25 Please RETURN PG. 3

of Report Card.

Please RETURN any

school sport uniforms

and St. Paul sport t-

shirts.

Please RETURN any

school Textbooks &

Library materials.

~Piano Lessons

26 ~1-3:00 pm Talent Show ~Litterless & Lights Out Lunch

27 Last Day of School

~9:30 am St. Paul

Lightning Awards Assembly ~Pizza Day

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Parish/School Mass

Please mark Saturday, June 4th, on your

calendars. This date has been chosen

by the parish for our parish/school

mass. Our St. Paul choir will lead the

singing and our students, staff and

parents will be assigned a variety of

other roles for the mass. We hope to

have a large number of St. Paul families

attending the mass and to make this

mass an annual celebration for our

community. The mass starts at 5:15

p.m. at the Church of Our Lady.