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St. Andrew’s School Newsletter
June 19th, 2008

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LET US PRAY

There’s a Reason
For every pain that we must bear,
For every burden, every care,
There’s a reason.
For every grief that bows the head,
For every tear-drop that is shed,
There’s a reason.
For every hurt, for every plight,
For every lonely, pain-racked night,
There’s a reason.
But if we trust God as we should,
It all will work out for our good,
He knows the reason.

TOWN HALL MEETING

Last night we had our annual Town Hall meeting. I want to thank all of the parents who made it a priority to attend. It was wonderful to see the church basement full. Many of our new kindergarten families attended too and I believe they got a very good impression of their child’s new school.

SAS IDOL – FUNDS RAISED

As reported in a previous newsletter, the funds raised from the SAS Idol evening were earmarked for a very special purpose – to provide school supplies for an entire school in Sierra Leone, Africa. The children actually raised just over $1,800, but we received a donation cheque recently which we added to this amount and it allowed us to reach the $2,000 goal. We now have the cheque ready to go, and the SAS Idol committee members will be mailing it out within the next few days.

STAFFING 08-09

I am very pleased to announce the staff of St. Andrew’s for the 2008-2009 school year.

OFFICE STAFF

Secretary – Mrs. Anette Reyno
Bookkeeper – Mrs. Karen Paulyn

TEACHING STAFF

Kindergarten – Mrs. Theresa Tokar
Grade 1 – Miss Taryn Tupchong
Teacher Aide – Mrs. Michelle Pay
Grade 2 – Miss Lisa Resendes
Grade 3 – Mrs. Carla Pereira
Grade 4 – Mr. Adam Quan
Grade 5 – Ms. Monica Low
Teacher Aide – Mrs. Sandra Fernandes
Grade 6 – Miss Leanne Sy
Grade 7 – Miss Malou Ignacio

Learning Assistance:

Mrs. Franca Scali
Mrs. Laila Riccardi
P.E./Computers – Mr. Ludwik Tokarczuk
Music – Mrs. Lynda Black

Library:

Mrs. Pat Green
Mrs. Anne Jaeggle

Principal – Mrs. Mary Mailley

PEC 08-09

At the June PEC meeting which was held earlier this week, we welcomed our new PEC members and said farewell to those who were leaving.

Incoming PEC members:

Mr. Ted Aguirre (children going into Grades 1 and 2)
Mrs. Aileen Gabat (children going into Grades 1 and 7)
Outgoing PEC members:
Mrs. Maria Fourier
Mr. Toto Tajonera

We thank both of these parents who have contributed many hours of hard work to St. Andrew’s, and we wish them well as their children move on to high school.

Here is your 08-09 PEC:

Chair – Mr. Ralph Lee
Vice Chair – Mrs. Tamara Melck
Secretary – Mrs. Aileen Gabat
Treasurer – Mr. Patrick Chang
Maintenance – Mr. Ted Aguirre
PPC Liaison – Mrs. Blanquita Monay
Parent Participation Coordinator – Mr. Stephane Nadeau

The PEC meets every third Tuesday of the month.

*If you have any concerns you’d like to bring to the attention of the PEC of if you’d like to attend a meeting, you need to inform the PEC in writing one week in advance of the monthly meeting.

SCHOOL UNIFORM ORDERS

Quite a few parents took advantage of the ordering day in the school last Friday. I would like to apologize for the confusion about the school shirts. When you receive your order, you will notice that it does not come with the school crest on the pocket. It’s not supposed to – this was a misunderstanding with the uniform company and was totally my fault. What we are looking into is a polo shirt for warmer weather, but this has not yet been added to the uniform list. This is the item that will have the crest on the pocket if it becomes part of the uniform policy. Sorry about that!

SPEAKING OF UNIFORMS ……..

If your child is leaving St. Andrew’s this year or has outgrown items that are still in good condition, the PPC would love to have them. We can then offer them at a minimal cost to other parents in the school. We would greatly appreciate any donations you may have.

GRADE 7 FAREWELL

Tomorrow night we say a fond farewell to our Grade 7 students as they prepare to begin the next chapter in their lives. The evening will begin with Mass at 5:00 p.m. followed by dinner in the school gym. I would like to thank the Grade 6 student and parents who have contributed their time, money and talents to making this evening a success. Bravo to all of you – I can’t thank you enough.

KINDERGARTEN ‘GRAD’

Mrs. Tokar has planned a graduation ceremony for the morning and afternoon kindergarten classes. The ‘graduations’ will take place on Monday, June 23rd. I bet the cameras will be flashing that day!

LAST DAY REMINDER

Wednesday, June 25th is the last day for students. It is a noon dismissal.

Have a wonderful week.

With love,

Mrs. Mailley

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