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The virtue for the month of May is Compassion.
Information for the school community from the St. Agnes CSAC
CSAC & School Events Calendar
Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Highlights of the February 23rd CSAC Meeting
What
follows are edited excerpts from the Meeting's Minutes (posted once the Minutes
are approved, at the next meeting). The February 23rd Minutes were
approved at the April 22nd meeting. The full Minutes are available
in the school library.
Mr. Shea provided news and updates on many items including word that many parents had provided negative opinions on the Director’s Cut program (which has been a part of the media component for the Grade 1 through 8 curriculum in recent years). Those in attendance echoed that dissatisfaction with the program, as is. CSAC will post an opinion poll on their site and seek input from the parent/guardian community on this subject for discussion at the next (April 22nd, meeting).
Mr. Shea provided news and updates on many items including word that many parents had provided negative opinions on the Director’s Cut program (which has been a part of the media component for the Grade 1 through 8 curriculum in recent years). Those in attendance echoed that dissatisfaction with the program, as is. CSAC will post an opinion poll on their site and seek input from the parent/guardian community on this subject for discussion at the next (April 22nd, meeting).
Mr. Shea reviewed in detail the school's 2011/2012 school year budget funded
by the TCDSB. In summary, to date (February 23, 2012), 73% of the school’s budget (of $6,000), has
been allocated.
Mr. Shea presented
the primary grades capital items wish list. John confirmed that he would include
these items in the tax-deductible Capital Fund donation request letter, to be circulated
in March.
Friday, April 27, 2012
St. Agnes Klean Kanteens. Got yours yet?
Just a quick reminder that the school's student Eco-Team is promoting Klean Kanteens, to reduced the waste from plastic bottle use with a high quality, affordable, re-usable canteen, embossed with our St. Agnes school logo . . . very nice indeed.
A member of the Eco-Team has produced a great promotional video for their Klean Kanteen program. Check it out. It's posted to our site's Information Links section (bottom left corner of the site's home page).
Watch for the Klean Kanteen order forms, coming home with next week's (April 30 - May 3) Scholastic Book Fair order forms.
As always . . . thank you very much for your continued support of our great school.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
A member of the Eco-Team has produced a great promotional video for their Klean Kanteen program. Check it out. It's posted to our site's Information Links section (bottom left corner of the site's home page).
Watch for the Klean Kanteen order forms, coming home with next week's (April 30 - May 3) Scholastic Book Fair order forms.
As always . . . thank you very much for your continued support of our great school.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
Spring Scholastic Book Fair: April 30 - May 3 (volunteers needed, please)
Dear Parents,
As you may have seen in the school's April Newsletter, there will be
a Spring Scholastic Book Fair taking place in the Library the week
of April 30th - May 3rd. This is being organized by CSAC's Library
Committee, therefore, we are looking for a group of volunteers to help
facilitate this event. The Fall Book Fair was a huge success and we couldn't
have done it without your help!
Monday and Tuesday of next week are just viewing
days, so assistance will be needed to help students fill out their wish lists
and give them a total dollar amount to take home to you. On these days,
we require one volunteer for the morning, and another for the
afternoon. The hours are: 8:45am- 11:45am.
Wednesday and Thursday will be the busiest days as
this will be when the classes come in to purchase their books. We require
three volunteers for the morning, and another three for the afternoon.
The hours for the afternoon are: 12:45pm - 3:15pm.
We need as many volunteers as possible to make this book
fair run as efficiently and successfully as possible. Please let me know you
are available to help at all during the above mentioned times. Feel free
to contact me at: a.marie.odonnell@gmail.com.
Any time you could devote would be much appreciated.
Best regards,
Anne-Marie O'Donnell
Chair, Library Committee
Thursday, April 19, 2012
New School Hours Next Year
In addition to the Catholic School Board's 2012/2013 school year calendar I posted to our site on April 15, at the CSAC meeting on April 18, our Principal, Mr. Shea, advised that the Board has also approved a change to school hours starting next year.
Effective the first day of next school year, September 4, 2012, the school day will start at 8:30 AM and end at 3:00 PM. Further, playground supervision will continue to be available, tentatively, 35 minutes before school and 15 minutes after school.
Mr. Shea advised that Northwood Academy has indicated that this schedule change does not present a challenge to their available services.
Please let me or the school know if you would like further discussion of this topic placed on the Agenda of our next (and possibly final, for this school year) CSAC meeting, on Tuesday, May 22nd.
You can always contact me, c/o your CSAC, via the email link at the bottom of our site's home page.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
Effective the first day of next school year, September 4, 2012, the school day will start at 8:30 AM and end at 3:00 PM. Further, playground supervision will continue to be available, tentatively, 35 minutes before school and 15 minutes after school.
Mr. Shea advised that Northwood Academy has indicated that this schedule change does not present a challenge to their available services.
Please let me or the school know if you would like further discussion of this topic placed on the Agenda of our next (and possibly final, for this school year) CSAC meeting, on Tuesday, May 22nd.
You can always contact me, c/o your CSAC, via the email link at the bottom of our site's home page.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
Sunday, April 15, 2012
2012/2013 (Next Year's) School Calendar
For those who like to plan ahead, here is the Board's recently published calendar for the 2012/2013 school year:
Thanksgiving Day: October 8, 2012
Christmas Break: December 24, 2012 through January 4, 2013
Family Day: February 18, 2013
Mid-Winter Break: March 11 through 15, 2013
Good Friday: March 29, 2013
Easter Monday: April 1, 2013
Victoria Day: May 20, 2013
Last day of classes for elementary schools: June 27, 2013
Six professional development days for secondary schools:
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St Agnes CSAC
Labour Day: September 3, 2012
First Instructional Day: September 4, 2012Thanksgiving Day: October 8, 2012
Christmas Break: December 24, 2012 through January 4, 2013
Family Day: February 18, 2013
Mid-Winter Break: March 11 through 15, 2013
Good Friday: March 29, 2013
Easter Monday: April 1, 2013
Victoria Day: May 20, 2013
Last day of classes for elementary schools: June 27, 2013
Six professional development days for elementary schools:
November 16, 2012
December 7, 2012
January 25, 2013
February 15, 2013
June 7 & 28, 2013
November 16, 2012
December 7, 2012
February 15, 2013,
June 26, 27 & 28, 2013Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St Agnes CSAC
Thursday, April 12, 2012
CSAC April 18 Meeting
Your St. Agnes CSAC next meets at 7 PM, on Wednesday, April 18th. This is an important meeting and your opportunity to vote on CSAC's expenditures for this school year.
The Agenda is now posted to our site's "Key Documents" area for your review (free Google Docs account required). It will also be circulated via email by the school.
Some key Agenda items of interest include:
The meeting starts at 7 PM, sharp, and will conclude by 9 PM. Free coffee available.
As always, all parent/guardians of St. Agnes students are encouraged to attend this and every CSAC meeting. Check the site's archive (for October 2011) for all meeting dates or the live calendar for more information.
The Agenda is now posted to our site's "Key Documents" area for your review (free Google Docs account required). It will also be circulated via email by the school.
Some key Agenda items of interest include:
- Principal Shea's Update on school developments
- CSAC Finances and Budget Review
- Director's Cut Survey Feedback
- Blessed Trinity/St. Joseph Morrow Park site development
The meeting starts at 7 PM, sharp, and will conclude by 9 PM. Free coffee available.
As always, all parent/guardians of St. Agnes students are encouraged to attend this and every CSAC meeting. Check the site's archive (for October 2011) for all meeting dates or the live calendar for more information.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Input Requested on TCDSB Draft Learning Material & Activity Fee Policy
The Board has prepared a draft Policy on “Fees for Learning Materials and Activities” for presentation to the Board of Trustees in April 2012.
The draft Policy is available here. It's a 2 minute read.
Please take a moment to review the draft Policy and provide your feedback (quick survey), by April 13th, by following this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S76MDDV.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
The draft Policy is available here. It's a 2 minute read.
Please take a moment to review the draft Policy and provide your feedback (quick survey), by April 13th, by following this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S76MDDV.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
CSAC Budget Meeting: April 18
Your St. Agnes CSAC next meets at 7 PM, on Wednesday, April 18th. This is an important meeting and your opportunity to vote on CSAC's expenditures for this school year. As with all CSAC meetings, the entire Agenda will be posted within our site's "Key Documents" area for your review (free Google Docs account required), about 1 week in advance of this meeting.
The meeting starts at 7 PM, sharp, and will conclude by 9 PM. Free coffee available.
As always, we encourage all parent/guardians of St. Agnes students to attend this and every CSAC meeting. Check the site's archive (for October 2011) for all meeting dates or the live calendar for more information.
Email: stagnescsac@tcdsb.org
The meeting starts at 7 PM, sharp, and will conclude by 9 PM. Free coffee available.
As always, we encourage all parent/guardians of St. Agnes students to attend this and every CSAC meeting. Check the site's archive (for October 2011) for all meeting dates or the live calendar for more information.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSACEmail: stagnescsac@tcdsb.org
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