St Anthony School Newsletter - St. Anthony Elementary School

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING
APPLE AWARD
WINNERS FOR THE
MONTH OF APRIL
Tomasso Dahlia (2X)
Jasmine Shayla
Alexandra Gabriella
Alysia K. Kate (2X)
Kyler Kevin
Jione Jason
Casey Saverah
Adam Madison
Diego Alyssia F.
Kate
St Anthony School
Newsletter
An important
reminder to
all parents.
Students who are not in
morning daycare may
only arrive at school and
be in the school yard as
of 8:45am when teacher
supervision begins. Prior
to that time
non-daycare students
may not be in the
school yard.
On April 23 rd grads Brandon Ferreira
Andrade and Taylor Osborne represented
St. Anthony School as ambassadors at
the Montreal Impacts home opener.
Despite the weather being not too warm
they had a great
time. Thank you for
representing our
school so proudly.
Anthony and Benjamin Gracioppo continue
to do their fundraising for their walk for
Autism in June. On April 22 nd they raised
$193
with their
lemonade stand.
Well done boys.
Thank you for your
generous food donations
prior to Easter and
Passover. The West
Island Mission came
by this week to pick it
up, and they were very
appreciative. Thank you
also to Evan Lobo and
Justin Makhlouf who
were on hand to help
load up
the car.
A Royally Delicious Breakfast
Mrs. Showers and Ms. Diggle organized our
Royal Wedding Breakfast for the staff. The
staff came in for 5am to watch the wedding
with their fancy hats on.
Bacon and eggs, crumpets, croissants, and
quiche were served. It was a wonderful
morning, and a number of us wearing our
hats proceeded outside to welcome the
students at 8:45am.
Volume 1, Issue 9
May 2011
Special points of interest:
The Halo Run for
grades 3-4-5-6 will be
held on May 4 th on
Mount Royal.
The next Grad Committee
meetings will take
place Tuesday, May 9 th
and May 25 th at 7pm in
the library.
On Wednesday, May 11 th
Mr. Olsthoorn will be
serving McHappy
meals during the lunch
the corner of St. Charles
and Antoine-Faucon.
The next Home &
School meeting will
take place Wednesday,
May 11 th at 7pm in the
library.
A reminder that Friday,
May 20 th is a PED day
with daycare services
available.
Monday May 23 rd is a
holiday and the school
will be closed with no
daycare services.
The next Governing
Board meeting will
take place on Tuesday,
May 26 th at 7:15pm in
the library.
Attached to the newsletter
is information on a
workshop for parents.

Page 2
The Home & School will
again be hosting their
annual Yard Sale.
It is scheduled to take
place Saturday, May 21 st
with a rain date of May
22 nd . All documents
pertaining to this event
are attached with the
newsletter and can be
found on our website.
Did you know that some of
our students can be found
on the Free the Children
website?! In a photo taken
during WE Day - third picture
in the school board
liaison section - they are
holding the Think WE
poster. Have a look: http://
www.freethechildren.com/
weschools/
Enfant Vedette continues in the
Kindergarten classes. Students had an
proceeded outside before recess to try them
out, and had a wonderful
time.
Michael Couture was the winner of a gift basket
from the L. B. Pearson School Board and
the Montreal Police Department. Michael and a
number of our students attended the evening
presentation for graduates called
which broaches
many of the challenges students face when
they go to high school.
Students who filled out the survey at the end
of the presentation had a chance to win a
prize, and Michael was the lucky winner.
I Love to Read Week was a
big success once again this
year. There were numerous
events throughout the week
including an assembly, visits by
two authors and our Read-othon.
Our goal of reading 3,000
books not only was met but
surpassed, we read 4,060 books!
learned about the great oceans
around the world, each marked
on the world map which can be found in the reading pit.
Our Read-o-thon raised $4,340 for our third school, and
providing an alternative and sustainable income for families
whose children will be going to school in Makeni,
Sierra Leone. The French book fair was well attended,
and I would like to remind you that the English book
fair will take place May 5 th . More information will be
forthcoming. I would like to thank the staff and parent
volunteers
for all their
hard work
and effort in
making the
week so
successful.
ST ANTHONY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 9 Page 3
Merci à tous les élèves de
sixième année pour leur
participation à la Dictée
PGL 2010-2011.
leur contribution, ils
ont aidé la Fondation Paul
Gérin-Lajoie à continuer le
travail qu'elle fait dans les
pays les plus défavorisés
afin de permettre à tous les
enfants d'acquérir une bonne
éducation de base. Zachary
Sideris a terminé deuxième, et Stephanie
Trezza, notre championne, a fièrement représenté
l'école St. Anthony à la grande finale régionale
du 19 mars. Bravo pour les efforts fournis!
St-Anthony
Outstanding
Student Athletes
Congratulations to Amanda Davis, Erika
-Noel who
were part of the Pierrefonds/DDO/Ile
Bizard Atome C ringette team that won the
gold medal in the Jeux de Montreal finals.
Well done!
Congratulations to Matthew
Mimeault and JulianPetrilli who won
league. The team also won a silver
medal at the Jay Peak tournament.
Well done!
On April 27 th we
celebrated adminis-
day
office was wonderfully
decorated by our
Home & School staff, showing their appreciation for all
her hard work. Homeroom classes visited throughout
the day and thanked her. Thank you Mrs. Bruzzese!
Q: What did you
learn in school
today?
A: "Not enough I
guess, I have to go
back tomorrow!"
Ha!
Try to find all the hidden
spring flowers in the puzzle.
Remember, words can be diagonal,
vertical, horizontal,
frontward or backwards!
Ha!
Our Volunteer Tea will
take place on Friday, June
10 th in the daycare room
at lunch. This is our way
of saying a HUGE thank
you to all of our volunteers
who help Saint Anthony be
such a great place.

St Antony Elementary School
17750 Meloche
Pierrefonds, Qc
H9J 3P9
Phone: (514) 624-6614
Fax: (514) 624-6616
Daycare: (514) 780-8975
E-mail: Erik Olsthoorn (Principal) :
eolsthoorn@lbpsb.qc.ca
ST ANTHONY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Striving for excellence
Spring can be tough when
the rainy weather keeps
you inside for most of the
outside to exercise your
body, this fun play dough
activity is a great way to exercise your mind! This
all natural dough recipe is super easy to make
and works great.
3 cups flour
1 ½ cups salt
6 tsp. cream of tarter
3 tbsp. oil
3 cups water
Put all of the ingredients in a pot and stir
constantly over medium heat. Once it forms a
ball, take it out and knead once it cools. Add
food coloring and knead some more until it's the
right doughy consistency. Store the play dough in
plastic bags or containers. Now you have a
couple of months' worth of creative play.
Ms. Carroll and Mme. Thomas,
along with the Free
the Children Youth Committee
have been creating
beautiful jewellery as a fundraiser for Sierra
Leone. They also applied for an
Entrepreneurial grant and have been chosen
to display their work at the school board on
Wednesday, June 8 th as they are the local
winners within the Montréal/Montérégie
region. You can find the You Tube link of
their video which will be shown in Québec
City for the regional awards gala.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt2KwMzglJo
Our Free the Children assembly was held on
Wednesday, April 20 th . Two representatives, Melanie
and Jimmy, from the Free the Children Montreal office,
came to share with our students the importance of
clean drinking water for Makeni, Sierra Leone. A
PowerPoint presentation was shown which included a
video clip with Craig Kielburger explaining the opening
of a well. The St. Anthony Free the Children Youth
Committee presented their video, which can be viewed
on our website. The representatives were also presented
with a cheque for $4,144. We have now raised
enough funds to provide clean water and sanitation for
our three schools in Sierra Leone. The assembly
concluded with our rendition
of the Waka Waka song. One
of our grade 1 students, Liam,
was so touched by this
assembly that he brought in
his piggy bank the following
day and donated its contents
to our cause, saying
your donation of $12.48 and
especially your thoughtfulness.
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