Hi.
This is just a quick reminder that today (September 19) is the final day for submitting Nomination Forms for the 2012/2013 CSAC Member elections. Please consider this wonderful opportunity for engagement in your child's education and submit your Nomination Form to the school office today.
The Nomination Form is posted to our blog, in the "St. Agnes CSAC Key Documents" area (top right corner of the site's home page).
Our CSAC elections for the 2012/2013 school year will be held during our General Meeting (all parents encouraged to attend) on Wednesday, September 26th, from 7 - 9 pm, in the school's library. Please check with the school office, during school hours on the 26th, for the availability of childcare during the meeting.
If you have any questions regarding our CSAC, I'll be at the CSAC BBQ tonight, working the BBQ area itself, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Please don't hesitate to speak to me then.
Thanks very much.
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC Nomination Committee
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
Information for the school community from the St. Agnes CSAC
CSAC & School Events Calendar
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
School BBQ Reminder
Hello.
Just a quick reminder that the St. Agnes student family and staff BBQ, organized and sponsored by the St. Agnes CSAC, is on the evening (5 - 8 pm) of Wednesday, September 19th. Note that your order forms (food and drink) are due by Wednesday, September 12. If you missed your form (they were sent home by the school in every student's backpack, on September 6th), please contact the school office, ASAP.
Thanks . . . and see you soon!
John McAteer
Chair, Agnes CSAC
Just a quick reminder that the St. Agnes student family and staff BBQ, organized and sponsored by the St. Agnes CSAC, is on the evening (5 - 8 pm) of Wednesday, September 19th. Note that your order forms (food and drink) are due by Wednesday, September 12. If you missed your form (they were sent home by the school in every student's backpack, on September 6th), please contact the school office, ASAP.
Thanks . . . and see you soon!
John McAteer
Chair, Agnes CSAC
Thursday, September 6, 2012
St. Agnes CSAC BBQ (Sept 19)
Your St. Agnes CSAC (Catholic School Advisory Council) is thrilled to announce that this year's BBQ, for student families and school staff, will be on the evening (5 - 8 pm) of Wednesday, September 19. Spread the word!
This annual event, sponsored by our CSAC and organized by our CSAC's Maria Aprile, is a wonderful opportunity for parents and kids alike to meet new friends, reconnect with older ones and chat with the school teaching staff, all in a leisurely, fun-filled environment. Spread the word!
Order forms for the BBQ will be coming home soon in backpacks. Please look for them and return them to the school by Wednesday, September 12. Spread the word!
See you at the BBQ and . . . you know . . . spread the word!
Thanks very much.
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
This annual event, sponsored by our CSAC and organized by our CSAC's Maria Aprile, is a wonderful opportunity for parents and kids alike to meet new friends, reconnect with older ones and chat with the school teaching staff, all in a leisurely, fun-filled environment. Spread the word!
Order forms for the BBQ will be coming home soon in backpacks. Please look for them and return them to the school by Wednesday, September 12. Spread the word!
See you at the BBQ and . . . you know . . . spread the word!
Thanks very much.
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Some Important News for September
Tick, tick tick . . .
That's right, the first day of school, Tuesday, September 4th, is right around the corner.
Remember that school starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 3:00 PM this school year, with a supervised playground 35 minutes before school and 15 minutes after school.
Also, please note that your St. Agnes CSAC's first General Meeting, where elections will take place for CSAC Membership for the 2012/2013 school year, will be on Wednesday, September 26th, in the school library, starting at 7 pm. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend this (and indeed every) CSAC meeting. All parents can vote on the CSAC elections (or any issue scheduled for a General Meeting).
With regard to elections, I'll be circulating a CSAC Nomination Form in the first week of September. If you'd like to be on our fantastic CSAC, please ensure to return that Form to the school by Wednesday, September 19. For convenience, I've posted a CSAC Nomination Form under the "St. Agnes Key Documents" area of our blog (top right corner).
If you'd like more information about CSAC, please write to me, using the "click here to contact your St. Agnes CSAC" link on our blog (bottom left corner).
We hope to see you at the September 26th CSAC meeting, and please, consider and pass on the information about CSAC elections. It's a very small time investment in your child's education that you and your child will be glad you made.
Best regards,
John McAteer
CSAC Chair
That's right, the first day of school, Tuesday, September 4th, is right around the corner.
Remember that school starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 3:00 PM this school year, with a supervised playground 35 minutes before school and 15 minutes after school.
Also, please note that your St. Agnes CSAC's first General Meeting, where elections will take place for CSAC Membership for the 2012/2013 school year, will be on Wednesday, September 26th, in the school library, starting at 7 pm. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend this (and indeed every) CSAC meeting. All parents can vote on the CSAC elections (or any issue scheduled for a General Meeting).
With regard to elections, I'll be circulating a CSAC Nomination Form in the first week of September. If you'd like to be on our fantastic CSAC, please ensure to return that Form to the school by Wednesday, September 19. For convenience, I've posted a CSAC Nomination Form under the "St. Agnes Key Documents" area of our blog (top right corner).
If you'd like more information about CSAC, please write to me, using the "click here to contact your St. Agnes CSAC" link on our blog (bottom left corner).
We hope to see you at the September 26th CSAC meeting, and please, consider and pass on the information about CSAC elections. It's a very small time investment in your child's education that you and your child will be glad you made.
Best regards,
John McAteer
CSAC Chair
Friday, July 27, 2012
St. Joseph Morrow Park Relocation: Update
If you've been following the relocation efforts for St. Joseph Morrow Park (SJMP) over the past few years, you know that, in brief, the SJMP property was sold to Tyndale College in 2006 and since then SJMP operates on the Bayview Avenue property under a lease (that expires in June 2013) with Tyndale. The TCDSB has been searching for a new location for SJMP since the property was sold.
Until recently, the TCDSB's plans were to relocate SJMP to the Blessed Trinity (BT) school property and construct a combined primary and secondary school on that property, to house both BT and SJMP (you can read the sign posted on the BT property in that regard as of this day). However, the required funding for that project (specifically, the primary grades portion) could not be secured. Eventually, the TCDSB sought to purchase a property owned by the TDSB, in the Alamosa community (southwest pocket of Finch and Leslie) and move BT there and construct a new SJMP, only, on the current BT site. That plan has also not materialized.
On July 24th, I emailed our TCDSB Trustee, Mr. John Del Grande seeking an update on the SJMP relocation plans and he as advised that "At the present time, Blessed Trinity will stay where it is and we are negotiating a new site for SJMP currently owned by the TDSB." The "new site" he refers to is the former Cummer Avenue Public School property, located on the north side of Cummer Avenue, just west of Bayview Avenue.
Mr. Del Grande provided me with a copy of the TCDSB's July 6, 2012 letter to the BT and SJMP parent community, wherein the Board confirms this information and indicates that approval for that purchase and the relocation plan is expected from the TDSB and the Ministry of Education "within the next few months".
For your additional information, I've posted the Board's July 6th letter on our CSAC Blog, bottom left corner, under the heading "SJMP Relocation Update: July 2012". From that letter, it would seem that the Board still has an issue to resolve, regarding the accommodation of SJMP students once their lease expires (June 2013) and until their new school is built on the property the Board is now attempting to buy.
I'll try to keep you posted.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
Until recently, the TCDSB's plans were to relocate SJMP to the Blessed Trinity (BT) school property and construct a combined primary and secondary school on that property, to house both BT and SJMP (you can read the sign posted on the BT property in that regard as of this day). However, the required funding for that project (specifically, the primary grades portion) could not be secured. Eventually, the TCDSB sought to purchase a property owned by the TDSB, in the Alamosa community (southwest pocket of Finch and Leslie) and move BT there and construct a new SJMP, only, on the current BT site. That plan has also not materialized.
On July 24th, I emailed our TCDSB Trustee, Mr. John Del Grande seeking an update on the SJMP relocation plans and he as advised that "At the present time, Blessed Trinity will stay where it is and we are negotiating a new site for SJMP currently owned by the TDSB." The "new site" he refers to is the former Cummer Avenue Public School property, located on the north side of Cummer Avenue, just west of Bayview Avenue.
Mr. Del Grande provided me with a copy of the TCDSB's July 6, 2012 letter to the BT and SJMP parent community, wherein the Board confirms this information and indicates that approval for that purchase and the relocation plan is expected from the TDSB and the Ministry of Education "within the next few months".
For your additional information, I've posted the Board's July 6th letter on our CSAC Blog, bottom left corner, under the heading "SJMP Relocation Update: July 2012". From that letter, it would seem that the Board still has an issue to resolve, regarding the accommodation of SJMP students once their lease expires (June 2013) and until their new school is built on the property the Board is now attempting to buy.
I'll try to keep you posted.
Regards,
John McAteer
Chair, St. Agnes CSAC
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