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Welcome to the Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Elementary School Community!

This site is designed to inform parents of events, policies, and other items related to the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School Community and will be constantly updated.
More detailed information can be found in the Parent's Section, the private portion of this website that is accessible only to the Blessed Sacrament community. To obtain the login ID and password, please email the Website Administrator with the name/grade of your children (for verification).


This week: Happy Mother's Day!;
Front yard cleanup on Monday morning;
Crowning of Mary Mass at 9:30am
and Welcome to Kindergarten Evening starting at 5:30 on Tuesday

Current News

Click a topic below for current information:
FORMS
Current Events and Initiatives
Traffic Safety
CSAC
Clubs
School Information
TCDSB
Important Dates

Current Events and Initiatives

  • May 2012 newsletter and calendar
    The current school Newsletter and calendar (May 2012) from Mr. Sweeney are now available as well as the current Update.
  • Construction renovation
    March 6, 2012 Phase 2 Renovation Update: On Thursday, March 1st, renewal staff from the school board met with representatives of CSAC (CSAC Chair), teaching staff (teacher representative), school administration (school principal), and custodial staff (head custodian) to review the Phase 2 renovation plan to construct an additional classroom in the north-east area of the lower floor. All representatives at the meeting approved the plan so renewal staff can proceed with the necessary steps to have the Phase 2 renovation completed during the summer of 2012.
  • Family Literacy
    Thank you to all the families who came out to celebrate our Young Authors festival! The entertainer was James Funnyhat, a Children's Musician & Storyteller. His website is www.JamesFunnyhat.com.
  • Fun Fair
    Thank you to the Fun Fair co-chairs Janet and Ada, parent volunteers, teachers and administration for making our annual Fun Fair such a success this year!
  • Front yard garden cleanup
    P arents and Green Team students will tidy the plants in the school's front yard and Kindergarten garden. If you are able to help, please come out on Monday May 14th - your help would be greatly appreciated!
  • Welcome to Kindergarten Evening
    On Tuesday May 15th from 5:00 to 6:30pm, all families who have a child starting Kindergarten in the Fall are encouraged to bring their future students to the school to see the classrooms, meet future classmates and receive a welcome kit bag. Parents can meet school staff, fellow parents and representatives from various daycares and community services.
  • BookFlix
    The Ontario Ministry of Education has recently purchased a subscription to Scholastic’s BookFlix for K-Grade 3 students. BookFlix is an interactive, online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction texts. This engaging resource will help early readers (K-Gr. 3) develop and practice essential reading skills. Bookflix is quite intuitive and easy to navigate. Go to the Library page for more information.
  • Mabel's Labels Fundraiser
    The Destination ImagiNation students are fundraising in partnership with Mabel's Labels.
    To tackle the problem of lost belongings, Mabel's Labels offers personalized Iron-Ons, Stickies, Bag Tags, Allergy Alert labels, stationery products, ID wristbands and household labels that are dishwasher, microwave and laundry safe. Labels are customized with a child's name, favourite mix of colours and an icon (animal, symbol, etc.) and ship within 24 hours. A portion of every sale through our specialized website at www.bsces.mabel.ca will help support DI! Thank you!

Traffic Safety ("Kiss 'n Ride" Program)

Kiss 'n Ride Program

Police on Bedford Park Avenue
Please be aware that as part of the on-going community safety support we receive from our local police department, Ms. Lawrence and myself met with a police constable to review student/pedestrian safety on Bedford Park Avenue. We continue to experience student/pedestrian safety concerns due to motor vehicle violations during our student arrival and departure times. Vehicles stop/park in our Bus Loading Zone, stop/park on the south side of Bedford Park Avenue, and stop/park within 9 metres of the Cross Walk on Bedford Park Avenue.
Police will be monitoring and ticketing persons in violation of NO PARKING and NO STOPPING signs on Bedford Park Avenue. Police will issue tickets for Cross Walk violations including vehicles that are stopped/parked within 9 metres of the Cross Walk (unless stopping to yield to crossing pedestrians).
Please use our parent supervised drop off areas outside the bus loading zone to drop off your children. Additionally, there is an unsupervised drop off area for grade 5- 8 students located on the south side of Woburn Avenue by our parking lot gate. We seek to prevent any student/pedestrian injury that could result from a motor vehicle accident.

Requests for periodic bus transportation
It has been brought to my attention that families not approved for bussing transportation address periodic requests to local school staff or bus drivers for bussing of a child who is not approved for bussing. Bussing is available to families who have qualified through the application process conducted with our school board transportation department. Unfortunately, for reasons of bus company/carrier liability, periodic requests for transportation of students not approved for bussing cannot be approved or accommodated by local school staff or the bus driver.

Green P Parking Lot
Our Community Liaison Police Officer has received complaints from school neighbours about vehicles stopped/parked illegally in the Green P Parking lot on the south side of Bedford Park Avenue; vehicles are stopping/parking in the through-traffic route that is perpendicular to the identified parking spots which is causing a hazard for persons using the parking lot.
We are reminded that the Green P Parking lot is a private parking lot for patron use of properly identified parking spaces. If any of our parents/guardians/staff are using the parking lot as a temporary stop or drop off area and not using properly identified parking spaces, we are asked to stop this practice.

Catholic School Advisory Council (CSAC) Events and Initiatives

The next CSAC meeting is scheduled for Monday June 4, 2012 starting at 6:45pm in the school library.

Clubs

The many clubs and activities at the school are very active and raising awareness for our community. Click on the links below for more information about clubs and events such as:

  • Green Team
  • Me to We
  • Chess club
    Congratulations to our students who competed at the City championship chess tournament. Two of our students have qualified to represent our school at the provincial championships; thank you to Ms. Moro and Mme Sheehan for coordinating the chess club!
  • Destination ImagiNation
    Congratulations to the six teams of grade 5-8 students who competed in the Destination ImagiNation® Provincial Tournament on Saturday April 14th. Five teams have advanced to the Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee from May 23rd to 26th. A special Thank you to Mrs. Bazzocchi and all the parent volunteers who guided the teams to their incredible performances as they represent Blessed Sacrament!
  • Book club

School Information

Safe Arrival Program
Please call the school at 416-393-5226 if your child will be late or absent and leave a message on the answering machine; clearly state your child's name, grade level, teacher and reason for the absence. This voice mail option is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your support of this Safe School Arrival program is greatly appreciated.

  • Parent's Section
     includes CSAC Updates, Minutes and Financials, Newsletters and the current School Calendar from Mr. Sweeney.
  • Student Supervision before and after school
    Student supervision now starts at 8:05am in the school yard. At the end of the day, student supervision is provided for our bus students which normally depart prior to 3:15pm.
    Parents are reminded that student supervision is not available for students before 8:05am and after 3:15pm.
  • Library
    Information about Family Literacy with interesting links to TCDSB-approved websites are available
  • Kindergarten Registration
    Beginning January 9, 2012, Kindergarten registration for JK will be accepted for children born in 2008. Parents will need their child's baptismal certificate, immunization card, health card and 2 pieces of proof of residence.
  • EQAO Results
    2011 overall results for Primary Division and Junior Division EQAO Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics during the last school year (2011).
  • Safe Play Space in school yard
    During recess times, students are asked to use soft sponge-type items/balls (Nerf type) for playing in our school yard. We have had injuries resulting from the use of regular soccer balls and footballs and would like to reduce the risk of injury to our students and staff.
  • FSL Homework Toolbox
    In September 2011, Rainbow DSB officially launched an online resource for students and parents of children enrolled in French as a Second Language programs to support homework completion at www.fslhomeworktoolbox.ca.
  • Appropriate Dress Code
     See the Appropriate Dress Code Guidelines or the uniform page for more details.
  • Food Allergies
    Allergies to peanuts, nuts, and shell fish are life threatening to some of our students. The safety of our children is paramount; families and students are reminded not to bring food or snacks to school with traces of peanuts, nuts, or shell fish.
    Special Occasion Celebrations: Parents need to make arrangements through the classroom teacher to celebrate a special occasion at school. Please send a non-food treat such as stickers and pencils or donate a reading book to the class.
  • Student supplies
  • Electronic items Remain at Home
    Please be reminded that electronic items, including cell phones, iPods/iPads, Gameboys, cameras, and other electronic items should remain at home. The school cannot be responsible for lost or stolen items.
  • Email distribution list

TCDSB

Important Dates

Note that these dates are subject to change.

May 14
(Monday)

Front yard cleanup of plants - in the morning

May 15
(Tuesday)

Crowning of Mary and Mass - 9:30am at church

May 15
(Tuesday)

Welcome to Kindergarten Evening - from 5:30 to 6:30pm

May 21
(Monday)

Victoria Day - No school

May 22
(Tuesday)

Immunization - for Grade 7 and 8

May 23-26

Destination Imagination Global tournament - Global tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee

May 24
(Thursday)

Track and Field Divisional meet - at York University

May 25
(Friday)

Dress down day

May 29
(Tuesday)

Track and Field Regional meet - at York University

May 30, 31 & June 4

EQAO and CAT/4 Testing - for grades 3 and 6 (EQAO) and grades 2, 5 and 7 (CAT/4)

June 1
(Friday)

PA Day - No school

June 4
(Monday)

CSAC Meeting - starting at 6:45 in the school library

June 7
(Thursday)

Track and Field City meet - at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke

June 21
(Thursday)

Graduation Mass and Ceremony - starting at 7pm at church

June 26
(Tuesday)

Report cards sent home - second provincial report cards

June 26
(Tuesday)

End of year school Mass - starting at 1:30pm at Blessed Sacrament Parish

June 28
(Thursday)

Last day of school