- English Montreal School Board

The monthly news bulletin of the EMSB
Vol. 7 No 8
June 27, 2005
EDITOR: MICHAEL J. COHEN
PRINTING SERVICES: L. SHAW, D. D’ORNELLAS
PROOFREADING/TRANSLATION: ALINE ZEROUNIAN
•EMSB Budget
•Molo’s Circus
•JFK High School Business
•General Vanier is Five
EMSB To Relaunch Website
•Lester B. Pearson High on
Terry Fox
•Sports-Athlete
Expands
Program
•Mackay Centre Grand Prix
•LMAC Stone of Hope
•Schools Bid Adieu
•Voc Ed Marketing
The English Montreal School Board will officially relaunch its
website this summer at www.emsb.qc.ca. A team headed by
marketing associate Kathleen Préfontaine and information
communications technology consultant Brian Seltmann spent
much of the past year rebuilding and redesigning the site,
which gets an extraordinary amount of traffic from
stakeholders and the community-at-large. Communications
Voix Visuelle undertook the interface design. The mandate for
the team was to create a website that was esthetically pleasing,
yet easy to navigate, for both experienced and not-so
experience web surfers, and to make information readily
available at the click of a mouse. The team is confident that
such a site has been created. Look out for the new features
when it officially goes online July 4, 2005.
GOLF TOURNAMENT – JUNE 29
EMSB BUDGET: The EMSB has adopted
its second successive balanced budget, even
forecasting a small surplus for 2005-2006.
Total revenues of $198,116,405 are
anticipated, compared to expenditures of
$198,034,992. That would generate a surplus
of $81,413. Meanwhile, a Capital Investment
Budget of $6,366,311 has also been adopted
for 2005-2006. A total of $2,542,265 will be
spent on equipment for the youth, adult and
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vocational sectors, $3,335,843 by the
Buildings and Grounds Department for
different projects and $488,203 on the
capitalization of information technologies.
The EMSB continues to struggle with
significant underfunding for special needs
students, building repairs, and energy costs.
BACK TO SCHOOL: Students of the
English Montreal School Board’s (EMSB)
59 primary and secondary institutions will
return to class on Wednesday, August 31.
Kindergarten children must be five years of
age on or before September 30, 2005 while
Grade 1( Cycle 1) students must be six years
old on or before the same date.
Registration for those not previously enrolled
begins on Monday, August 15 for elementary
and secondary schools. Parents are asked to
call the school in their neighbourhood to
make an appointment. Parents are urged to
consult the Board’s
website at
www.emsb.qc.ca, which also contains
information about the successful adult
education and vocational training programs.
E-mail inquiries can be sent to
[email protected]
beginning
August 22 when a special information centre
will be accessible by calling 483-7200
TOWN HALL: The EMSB will hold its
first-ever Town Hall Meeting on Tues. Oct.
18 (6:30 p.m.) at St. Pius X in Ahuntsic. This
program, part of an initiative put forward by
the Quebec English School Boards
(QESBA), is meant to promote dialogue
among stakeholders. More details will follow
at the end of the summer.
ADMINISTRATION: EMSB Director of
Pedagogical Services John Ryan has
announced his retirement. Mr. Ryan spent
two years in the dossier, having come over
from the elementary sector where he was a
principal… Gregory Lang, principal of John
Caboto Elementary School in Ahuntsic, will
also retire.
CAREER FAIR: The 2005 Career Fair will
take place at St. Pius X Oct. 25-27, 2005.
Jack Dym of Pipe and Pilings Supplies will
be the title sponsor. Mr. Dym, a successful
Montreal businessman and philanthropist, is
a product of the public system. RBC Royal
Bank
and
Tony
Ruccolo
([email protected]) of Industrial
Alliance Insurance are also sponsors.
A PARENT WELCOME MAT: John Paul
I Junior High School in St. Léonard held a
special evening to welcome the parents of
new Grade 7 students for the next academic
year.
The focus, says Principal Eileen
Kelly, “was to discuss a profile of the young
adolescent, the challenges they face, and the
ways we try to help.” Ms. Kelly says they
looked at the organization of John Paul I and
the student services offered, including their
‘Surviving Your Child's Adolescence’ series
of workshops which are lead by community
service professionals and the local Police
Department.
“We took a chance, not
knowing how many parents would come,”
says Ms. Kelly. “ About 120 did.”
EAST HILL ITALIAN: East Hill’s
Elementary School in RDP’s three-year-long
wait for a decision in favour of integrating
the teaching of Italian in the instructional
schedule of the students has been approved in
time for the 2005-2006 academic year. An
official entente was signed June 21 between
the EMSB, the Consulate General of Italy
and the Italian-Canadian Patronage for the
Assistance to Immigrants, better known as
PICAI.
All students (K to level 6) will now have the
opportunity to learn Italian at a young age.
East Hill students will have the privilege of
taking Italian lessons for 90 minutes weekly,
integrated in the regular daily school
schedule. Such programs already exist at
three St. Léonard schools – Pierre de
Coubertin, Dante and Général Vanier. In
researching some of the studies on this topic,
the most important advantage quoted by
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authors is that studying a third language
builds the children’s self-esteem and
confidence, it makes for confident learners
and the skills learned in one language also
transfer to the other languages studied.
Principal Maria Cesta says that children are
often able to acquire a second or third
language much easier and faster if they begin
the course of study at an early age. Research
studies carried out at the Fairfax County
Virginia Public School state that “learning a
foreign language at an early age has a
positive effect on intellectual growth and
leaves students with more flexibility in
thinking, greater sense of language and
improved listening skills.” Research also
shows that the most obvious benefit of
elementary foreign language immersion is
that students who are able to communicate in
more than one language, in later years, are by
far, ahead of other candidates who may speak
only one language and apply for employment
in today’s competitive working world, where
being multilingual is a valued asset. Ms.
Cesta says East Hill students will be better
equipped with skills that will facilitate
dialoguing with diverse cultures.
CORONATION CHAMPS:
Coronation
Elementary School in Côte des Neiges
continues to earn trips abroad. Last summer,
they won the World Robotics Championship
in Portugal. That earned them a trip to Osaka,
Japan for this summer. The performance by
students at the recent Montreal RoboCup
Tournament at Lester B. Pearson High
School in Montreal North again won them
international honours and a berth at the 2006
international competition in Germany.
Coronation students took top honours in the
dance competition. Along with a large
robotic dancing goat puppet, students Daniel
Thornhill
and
Abicumaran
Uthamacumaran created an IMovie that
acted as a backdrop, transporting the goat
from a bucolic farm setting onto a busy city
street.
MERTON SCORES:
Merton Elementary
School in Côte St. Luc won first prize in the
elementary one-on-one soccer event at the
same Robotics Event. Technology teacher,
Sara Iatauro, Grade 5 and 6 winners Adam
Freilich, Alex Hall, David Lisella, Michael
Mroz, Tristan Supino and Samuel Yentin
spearheaded the effort for their “Go-Robo2”
entry. This team has now also qualified to
participate in the International Robotics
Competition in Germany in the summer of
2006.
Meanwhile, a play entitled The
Grand Coronation was presented at the
school. Directed by Merton parent, Wendi
Petersen, and written by Tabitha Harbour,
Laura Johns, Naomi Lavery-Catwell and
Elizabeth Leber, it was a great success and
showed creativity, humor and imagination.
Principal Raizel Candib says it was a
wonderful experience for all the students who
participated. In mathematics, the coaching
efforts of Step 5 coordinator Adele Nessim
helped Merton stand proud in the math
competition. Ada Hsieh won First Prize
($25) and achieved 100 percent; Tyler De
Jesus, Alastair Drew-Penn and Nicole
Peletz-Bohbot each won second prize ($20)
and achieved 95 percent while Tiffeny
Cheng and Alex Hall captured fourth prize
($10) and achieved 85 percent. STEP 5 is
funded through the Merton Home and School
and this activity would not have been
possible without their financial support.
MOLO’S CIRCUS: June 1 was an
incredible day at Merton. Under the
wonderful instruction of gym teacher
Romolo “Molo” Finelli, more than 30
students performed in a circus which can best
be described as a “Junior Cirque du Soleil.”
Acrobats, cyclists, jugglers and many more
acts were featured.
This event was a
culmination
of
a
year’s
voluntary
participation by the performers. Practices
took place at lunch time. Due to popular
demand, the show was repeated on June 6,
with all proceeds going to support the gym
program.
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PEN PALS: Four kindergarten classes from
Michelangelo Elementary School (R.D.P.)
and Pierre de Coubertin Elementary School
(St-Leonard) were involved in a year long
project funded in part by a P.D.I.G. grant and
the two respective schools. “Kindergarten
Pen Pals” was initially designed to help
foster and develop relationships between
teachers, students and bring together
communities. In a bid to develop selfawareness and add to the knowledge of the
world around these children,
Robert
Ferreira and Mary Morizio (their teachers)
set out to provide a purposeful and authentic
language learning environment. Children
were introduced to different mediums and
methods of expressing their feelings and
portraying themselves to the world. With a
little help, these five and six year olds were
e-mailing, taking digital pictures, and making
cards to send to their pen pals.
The
culmination of Kindergarten Pen Pals was to
ultimately have the children meet as visitors
to the corresponding schools at the end of the
year in order to make this experience relevant
and meaningful. Both teachers would like to
take this opportunity to thank those involved
for helping to make this project so
successful: the two school administrations,
P.D.I.G. committee, teachers, parents,
volunteers, and KAREPC computer repair for
providing technological assistance. Finally,
Mr. Speranzo and Grade 3 teacher Anna
Bawer visited the 5 Nations Museum in
Kahnawake. The students, while on their tour
of the grounds, visited an authentic longhouse, made their own beaded necklaces,
visited bison butmost interesting of all was
the entertainment. Native dancers performed
traditional dances for the group.
MCSHANE
GENEROSITY:
Gerald
McShane Elementary School in Montreal
North has definitely contributed to the local
community this year through various efforts
such as donations to two hospital
foundations, a fundraiser for the Heart and
Stroke Foundation, the implementation of a
conflict-resolution program in the school and
raising multicultural awareness. A skate-athon was organized for all students and they
were able to raise $2,000 for the Montreal
Children’s Hospital Foundation and $2,000
for the Fondation Hôpital St Justine.
Throughout the months of April and May,
many activities were planned in order to
prepare students for the school wide Jump
Rope for Heart Day on June 7 which resulted
in $10,000 raised. In the month of February,
the school implemented the Pacific Path
Program, which helps students with conflict
resolution. At the same time, Air Force
Master Corporal Russell Farrell was invited
to speak to the students about various issues
surrounding multiculturalism. On June 8,
plaques were presented to the Gerald
McShane School for having implemented
Pacific Path and for its efforts to raise
multicultural awareness.
Meanwhile, during the recent
Daycare
Week, Gerald McShane staff decided to
spread
happiness
to
a
community
organization. With the support of Spiritual
Community Involvement Animator, Rocco
Speranza, day care head Clementina Fraga
invited members from Centre Action in
LaSalle to come visit the school and speak to
the daycare students and staff. The students
worked hard to write cards, and to decorate
and fill over 10 gift bags for the speakers and
Centre Action. These bags were filled with
crafts, office supplies, board games, books
and stuffed animals. A reciprocal visit was
subsequently arranged. “The main goal of
the visit was to continue to sensitize the
students to community needs and promote
their own personal and spiritual growth, ‘
said Mr. Sperenzo. “It was wonderful to see
the smiles on the faces of the members as we
walked through the doors.” Centre Action is
a privately run activity centre for adults
living with
physical and cognitive
disabilities. It is a bilingual centre that
permits these adults to enhance their quality
of life.”
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SENIORS VISIT: On June 14, despite the
rain, sixth grade students from McLearon
Elementary School in Pointé-aux-Trembles
walked over to Centre Cardinal and visited
the seniors. The students along with
Spiritual Community Animator Rocco
Speranza brought cards, flowers and vases
the students made. Many students
had
formed relationships with the seniors during
past visits. They learned that small acts of
kindness mean a great deal to many. The
students enjoyed visiting with a 92 year old
patient Mrs Meunier, a former school
teacher. She had a great big smile when we
walked into her room. She spent 20 minutes
talking to the students about the importance
of school.
McLearon
also held its ninth annual
Olympic games and multicultural assembly.
It was a great day to be outdoor and compete
in a fun way, The students enjoyed
themselves as they took part in the high
jump, soccer kick game, ring toss, long jump,
50 metre dash, balloon race, and many more
games. The purpose was to instill in the
children the Olympic
values and to
demonstrate that many different cultures and
people can come together in a peaceful
manner. The assembly was not complete until
the presentation of the Master Corporal
Russell Farrell Award for Multicultural
Awareness was presented to the winner of
the school multicultural writing project. over
80 percent of the students participated in the
writing project. Amanda Alessi who wrote a
song a story and drew a wonderful picture
received the award
TAKING
CARE
OF
BUSINESS:
Economics teachers at John F. Kennedy High
School in St. Michel, Eric Stern and George
Koutsoulis, organized a three-day business
enterprise project for the secondary five
economics students. The students were asked
to set up a business where the objective was
to generate a profit and sell shares of their
company. Students set up booths during
lunchtime in the cafeteria and adjacent area.
They sold everything from t-shirts to food
and beverages. The project was very
successful as it provided the students with
some hands-on experience on setting up a
successful business dealing with consumer
demand; working cooperatively with
business partners; maintaining records of
revenue and expenditures; and distributing
dividends to their shareholders (shares were
sold only to students and staff at JFK). All of
the groups participating in the project were
able to record profits. Money that was
collected from the economics students for
rental space and registering their company, a
sum of $428 was donated to Sun Youth.
GENERAL
VANIER
IS
FIVE:
On June 10, Principal Nick Katalifos and his
staff hosted a five year picnic/birthday
celebration for General Vanier Elementary
School in St. Léonard. Over 300 families
and guests joined in the fun. Hot dogs, chips,
watermelon, and delicious ice cream and
cake were served. There was music, games
and a wonderful sense of unity for the
General Vanier community.
MEGA TERRY FOX DONATION: On
June 1, the students of Lester B. Pearson
High School in Montreal North presented a
cheque in the amount of $26, 917.21 to
Jennifer Beauchamp of The Terry Fox
Foundation for Cancer Research. This money
was raised during the school’s year long
fundraising activities, culminating in the
Terry Fox Walkathon on April 29, 2005
organized and coordinated by Clorinda
Antonacci, Angela Antonacci and Mauro
Zampini. In its 20 year involvement with
The Terry Fox Foundation, Lester B. Pearson
High School has raised and contributed over
$250,000.00 The school hosted the Junior
Robocup Competition May 27 and 28.
Mountains of energy, creativity and
intellectual
challenge
were
exhibited this year under the auspices of
organizer and Canadian representative
Giacinto Spina. Many elementary schoosl
participated in the two day event with the
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intent of working towards participating in the
International competition scheduled for
Germany next year.
LESTER B ALUMNI: Former Lester B.
Pearson High School student Kristina
Alogbo was recently named tournament
MVP at the Tier 1 Canadian Water Polo
League championships. Alogbo will compete
in the World Aquatic Championships here in
Montreal next month… Former student and
graduate of Lester B. Pearson High School,
accomplished artist John Arcaro, held his
third ONE MAN SHOW at the Centre
Leonardo da Vinci recently. Mr. Arcaro’s
prints have raised funds for various
organizations and foundations. Proceeds
from selected limited edition Formula-1
prints were donated to the Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis Foundation (Lou Gehrig’s
Disease).
LE BOOK: The Grade 7 and 8 students of
LaurenHill Academy’s Junior Campus in St.
Laurent launched their first book publishing
venture on June 13 at the school’s “Le
Bistro” area. The audience at the event,
which was made up of students, teachers, and
school and EMSB administrators, were
treated to performances by LaurenHill’s
dance troupe and chorale. Entitled “Le
Book,” the 96-page softcover anthology
features a selection of poetry, prose,
drawings and paintings by its students. The
book was put together by a group of 31
LaurenHill Junior Campus students, who also
handled the book’s production, front and
back cover artwork and graphic design, and
was done under the adult supervision of Paul
Bertrand. The year-long “Le Book” project
was done under the auspices of the school’s
“New Approaches, New Solutions” (NANS)
program. It gives students new ways of
learning, as well as discover hidden potential
and help develop a sense of self-confidence,
through projects that are done before, during
and after class time, as well as within and
outside the school premises. Professionally
bound and printed by local publisher Guérin
Éditeur, “Le Book” sells for $10 a copy, and
all proceeds from sales of the book will
directly benefit the school. Copies can be
purchased by calling LaurenHill Junior
Campus at 331-8019.
DINOSAURS: In-school administrators,
teachers and parents looking for an
interesting field trip can head to the Old Port
of Montreal through Oct. 31 (10 am to 8 pm)
for an innovative, captivating exhibition
where more than 20 complete dinosaur
skeletons and 100 prehistoric fossils from
China will take over the Parc des Écluses.
Rain or shine, they will be on display under
exhibition tents, ready and waiting for your
visit. After its blockbuster success in Hong
Kong, South Korea, Sweden and Finland, the
exhibition will run all summer long in
Montréal. It’s the first showing in North
America for the Chinese collection, one of
the richest, most diverse, and best preserved
in the world. Meet the enormous
Mamenchisaurus, measuring 22 metres,
weighing 16 tonnes, and with the longest
known neck of any dinosaur: 14 metres! The
much smaller Microraptor has become
legendary for its strange appearance, halfway
between bird and monkey. As for the
extremely rare Shenzhouraptor, it is a
toothless biped with a long tail and…
feathers! This odd creature could actually fly
and may represent the missing link between
theropod dinosaurs and birds. Discover many
more fascinating creatures, too! The
exhibition offers the perfect opportunity for
an entertaining, educational outing. Learn
more about these species who lived over 160
million years ago and their prehistoric world.
Whether you’re an amateur or an expert,
there’s plenty to excite your curiosity! Get
ready to see something really BIG that leaves
its mark! This exhibition is organized and
made possible through the efforts of EW
Intercultures, which works tirelessly to
bring these inestimable treasures to public
light and to give Chinese culture the
international visibility it deserves. E-mail
[email protected] or log on to
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http://www.dinosaures2005.com.
details call (514) 849-8868.
For more
SPORTS ATHLETE PROGRAM: The
EMSB held a press conference to announce
that its Student Athlete Program at Holy
Cross Elementary School in St. Laurent has
expanded to include elite hockey and now
soccer. St. Laurent Borough Mayor Alan
DeSousa was on hand for the announcement
as was EMSB Commissioner Syd Wise.
Montreal Impact goalkeeper Greg Sutton
was introduced as the honourary captain of
the soccer program. He was joined by a
number of his teammates at the Soccerplexe
Catalogna in Lachine to formally endorse the
project. Université de Montréal head coach
Pat Raimondo of P.R.O. Performance will
lead the soccer component of the program,
which began quite successfully last August
with elite hockey. Former National Hockey
League defenceman Shawn Anderson, who
runs the hockey side of the operation, will
return to the ice. He welcomed Matt
Lombardi of the Calgary Flames, who will
serve as one of his honourary team captains.
Evaluation
sessions were held at the
LaurenHill Academy Soccer Field. Soccer
training will take place during the school
year outdoors in St. Laurent and during the
winter months at the Soccerplexe Catalogna.
After a very successful first year on the ice,
Anderson is looking forward to welcoming
his returning student athletes, along with new
members. Applications are now being
accepted for the hockey component of the
program, which will be run by his new
company, Shawn Anderson Hockey Specific
Training. Anderson has already begun the
process of screening applicants to determine
whether they will be accepted. Applicants
will be evaluated on both their academic and
hockey abilities. Only hockey players of A to
AA calibre in Grades 5 and 6 will be
considered.
For the soccer program, applications can be
downloaded at www.emsb.qc.ca. The hockey
website is www.hockeyspecifictraining.com.
Interested parties also need to call the school
at (514) 334-9555 or drop by 950 Fraser
Street to obtain academic registration forms.
LAURENHILL LYNX: The EMSB also
hopes to see at least seven Grade 6 graduates
from the Holy Cross program join the
LaurenHill Academy Lynx hockey program
next year, coached by Kosta Papoulias.
Shawn Anderson Hockey Specific Training
will provide elite training as an extracurricular activity. That differs from the
elementary level, where the hockey and
soccer training will be worked into the daily
academic schedule.
MACKAY GRAND PRIX:
Australian
BMW Williams F-1 driver Mark Webber
visited with students of the Mackay Centre
School during the week of the Canadian
Grand Prix, l'équipe BMW Williams F1
visiter les enfants à Montréal. He also
presented a $40,000 donation to go towards
the "Technology for Teaching" e HewlettPackard Canada program.
MISSING CHILDREN’S NETWORK:
Two prevention officers from the Missing
Children's Network visited Holy Cross and
Cedarcrest Elementary Schools in June for
interactive workshops entitled "How I Stay
Safe." The focus was on recognizing and
enhancing a child's self-esteem by
empowering them with the knowledge
needed to stay safe in doubtful situations and
how to avoid potentially threatening
situations."
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS: A total of
150 Secondary IV students at Vincent
Massey Collegiate volunteered at over 20
community organizations during the 2004 –
2005 academic year.
Spiritual and
Community Animator Nancy Pasquini
teamed up with supervisors and teachers to
organize this worthwhile program. Both the
students and the community benefit from the
relationships that develop in this type of
endeavor. The students are required to write a
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weekly journal entry in order to reflect on
what they are learning through this
experience. At the first annual Community
Service Awards Assembly, students were
recognized by their service supervisors.
Nina Roda was one of the 15 students who
received an award. “I went to Dalkeith
Daycare once a week for a couple of hours,”
she recounted. “ At times it was a challenge
to help out and it was difficult to juggle
homework, my social life and my time at
Dalkeith, but the experience was worth my
effort. I met a lot of really cute kids who
showed me affection and trust. They brought
back memories of what it was like for me at
that age.
STONE OF HOPE: Laurier Macdonald
High School in St. Léonard has formally
unveiled its Stone of Hope Plaza at the front
of its building on Viau Street. “We believe
this is a wonderful tribute to the multicultural
and multiracial blend that graces our
community,” says Principal Pat Buttino “It
will also be a place where all people within
our community can come, enjoy and reflect
on the Hope that it inspires for a tolerant,
respectful world.” Mr. Buttino called the
plaza “representative of all races and cultures
and serves as a place of unity and identity.”
A stone, approximately five feet in length,
four feet in height and one and a half feet in
width, was unveiled with the message: “To
commemorate all those who have suffered
atrocities throughout the world. Here is a
wish of hope, peace and happiness in a world
where atrocities exist no more.” Mr. Buttino
credited teacher Jake Sookhdeo, who heads
the school’s multicultural society, for the
seeding of an idea. “We are a school with an
international program of studies therefore it
would make sense for us to initiate a message
of tolerance.”
Partners in the project include Marcel
Nadeau, Caisse Populaire Desjardins on Jarry
& Lacordaire, Premier Jean Charest, MNA
Michel Bissonet, Education Minister JeanMarc Fournier, Aldo Vincenzo of Avicor
Construction and the late Gabriel Pigeon of
Paysagiste Gabriel Pigeon. Sponsors in the
project included Massimo Pacetti M.P. of St.
Léonard-Anjou, Phillippe Auger of Copie
Express and Cassa Popolare Italiana.
WORK EXPERIENCE: Another successful
year of the EMSB Work Experience
Program is in the books. Approximately 50
students successfully completed the Hospital
Opportunity Program for Students (HOPS).
This program is run in conjunction with the
Auxiliary of the Sir Mortimer B. Davis,
Jewish General Hospital.
Four evening
lectures were held with doctors from the JGH
presenting and they were the highlight of the
Program. Meanwhile, Career Exploration
gave opportunity to almost 900 students to
visit/job shadow in a company or institution
in the occupation of their choosing.
Hopefully these two programs will have
assisted students in their career decisiondecision making and guide them towards
their future studies.
NESBITT EFFORTS: Nesbitt Elementary
School in Rosemount continued its tsunami
relief efforts right up until its open house last
month, at which time donations were
collected from parents – a total of $3,752.
The school is also pleased to announce the
unveiling of the “L’art au Mur” project,
which
was
funded
through
École
Montréalaise. Students were presented with
certificates in recognition for their fine work
and efforts. A plaque was created honouring
those who participated.
ST. IGNATIUS FINALE: St. Ignatius of
Loyola Elementary School in N.D.G. invited
the community at large and its alumni (19332005) to an end of an era, celebration June
18. There was food, beverages, TCBY, live
entertainment, inflatable rides and games !
PIUS RECAP: In this its final year of
existence, St. Pius X High School in
Ahuntsic followed the Spirit of Giving year
round. In Giving to the Community, there
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were a number of fundraising drives. Special
Needs teacher Gail Charad recently raised
$700 for Denim Day which was donated to
Breast Cancer research.The Terry Fox drive
had raised over $500. Vice Principal Maria
Palmieri organized a drive along with the
students. This Spiritual Leadership Group
took their own initiative finding ways to
increase funds. In a two week period, they
had raised an astronomical $1,100 along with
25 baskets. The money was donated to St.
Gabriel's Food Bank. Spiritual Animator
Puyung Choy organized some volunteer
work and field trips for "Giving & Knowing
the Community." The volunteer comprised of
visits to the seniors to nearby residents;
donating toys to Toy Tea; giving out the
winter baskets full of necessities for people
with low-income; and even on the weekend,
the Spiritual Leadership Group volunteered
to help cater the Senior's big Winter Brunch
at TMR's Senior Centre. “Although the
school is closing, the Spirit of St. Pius X is
very much alive,” says Ms. Choy.
WAGAR FIELD: The Council of
Commissioners have voted in favor of
keeping the memory of Wagar High School
alive after it closes June 30. A motion by
Commissioner Syd Wise to commemorate
the school’s 42 year existence was adopted
and the “” will be baptized at the end of
August. The school was named after the late
Roy Wagar, a former commissioner.
SCHOOL BIDS ADIEU: Wagar High
School held its final graduation ceremony in
late May. Principal Michael Cristofaro
invited most of his predecessors to attend.
This included Herre de Grout, Harry
Consadine, Wayne Faulconbridge, Sandra
Pike, Dick Meades, Pat Buttino and
Terrence Quinn.
Mr. Faulconbridge
addressed the grads and the principals were
presented with gifts by honour roll students
at the end of the ceremony on behalf of all
past and present Wagar High School students
in gratitude for their contributions to the
school. Meanwhile, in early June, 269 of
284 students took part in a day at La Ronde
(www.laronde.com).
They
were
accompanied by 20 members of staff and six
parent volunteers. Many kids obtained
parental permission to stay until the park’s
closing at 8 pm while others returned to
Wagar at 3:30 p.m. “The most popular rides
amongst Wagarites were the Vampire, the
Monster and the Splash,” says Mr.
Cristofaro. “Getting completely soaked
apparently is lots of fun on a hot day I really
do forget at times what being a teenager was
like. Our own Mr. Lavoie and Alex Grant
braved the Slingshot, which is basically a
tubular steel sphere in which the passengers
are harnessed into and then launched into the
air controlled by guide wires to a height of
two hundred plus feet in less than two
seconds where they experience momentary
weightlessness. A real rush. We have a video
of the event. Everyone made it home safely
and the day went on without incident.”
DE-TENSION: EMSB Principals, central
office administrators and professionals headed
a stellar cast of characters in a spoof of the
Wizard of Oz on May 31 at Westmount High
School. At the conclusion of the fun-filled
evening, a cheque for $8,000 was presented to
Marc Bédard and Liette Dion to benefit the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Liette’s sister,
international recording star Céline Dion,
taped a special recording thanking the EMSB
for its efforts which was shown to the
audience of 500 people.
The play, called De-Tension, starred more
than 25 EMSB administrators and pedagogical
consultants. Featured were
Connie
Primiano, principal of Honoré-Mercier
Elementary School in St. Léonard as Dorothy,
Lester B. Pearson High School in Montreal
North Principal Terrence Quinn as The
Wizard of the EMSB, former principal Paul
Saunders as the Scarecrow and
math
consultant Tom Booth as the Tin Man. This
modern fairy tale, partly surreal and partly
humoristic, was written for an adult audience
by Primiano, Gardenview Elementary School
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Principal Tina Lavranos and FACE School
teacher Mindy Handelman. In addition to
Dorothy and The Wizard, other characters
included Céline Dion (French consultant
Marie–Andrée
Veilleux,
Dr.
Pill
(information and communications technology
consultant Brian Seltmann (who also
portrayed the cowardly lion), Barbie
(Lavranos) and Ken (FACE School Principal
Nick Primiano). The rest of the cast included
Sylvie Serchuk (Lois Lane), Luc Harvey
(Superman), Angela Monteferrante-Orsi
(Dr. Pill’s wife), Eileen Kelly (Skipper) , Jim
Daskalakis (Pumba and the FACE
Doughboy), Evelyn Alfonsi (Pepé), James
McMorran (Jeff from Survivor), Jean
Alexandre (Simon Scowell), Anna Della
Rocca (Martha Stewart), Sophia Kakouratos
(Greek Mother), Terry Tinker (Terry
Tinkerbell), Don Houston (The Don) and
Leah
Auclair
(waitress).
Mario
Argiropoulos, Danny Sipos and Robert
Stocker played Energizer Bunnies and four
Desperate Houswives served as narrators:
Terry Saba, Elena Zervas, Katherine Snow
and Mary Reynolds. Saba and Sandra
Furfaro handled stage direction; Kosta
Papoulias and Jean-Marc Moscato, lighting
and sound; students from the Laurier
Macdonald Career Centre, hair and makeup.
They were joined by many other dedicated
volunteers.
The opening act was provided by Ernie
Butler from the Comedy Nest and standup
comic Kevin Gasior. Grade 4 Gardenview
student Melina Mammas perform two Céline
Dion songs and was greeted with standing
ovations. A slew of door prizes were handed
out at intermission. Céline Dion’s niece died
of Cystic Fibrosis, a dreadful genetic disease
which affects approximately 3,000 people in
Canada. Cystic Fibrosis affects the exogenous
secreting glands of the body and generates
thickened secretions, therefore blocking
certain normal functions of certain organs.
Today, thanks to the advances in research and
treatment, the median age of survival in
Canada is more than 35 years. Last year the
principals spearheaded a successful fashion
show which raised $10,000 for the Shriner’s
Hospital.
DANTE’S OZ: Thirty students from Dante
Elementary School
gave a special
presentation of the play The Wizard of Oz
June 20, with three shows. The set was
incredible and the vision of the art teacher,
Franca Mambro. The play was directed by
Spiritual Community Animator Vince
Lacroce and teacher Dina Simec, who also
starred and directed the 50 minute production
which came complete with rented costumes,
lights,
sound,
and
power
points.
CEDARCEST’S OZ: A cast and crew of 40
Cedarcrest students and staff also presented
their own edition of The Wizard of Oz.
Teachers
Karolyn Liverman, Collen
Leonard,
Andrea
Revel,
Dimitra
Tachtsidis and Lynda Dortelus served as
directors. Meanwhile, the school's tsunami
project was aimed at an initial fundraising
drive to be tied to a specific school in Sri
Lanka resulting in building long term links
with their students. This was realized via the
Center for Literacy at Dawson College.
Cedarcrest’s Storytelling winner, who is from
Sir Lanka, read poetry she had written at the
poetry challenge organized by the Center for
Literacy. A cheque of $1, 000, has been sent
to support the rebuilding of the Bathigama
school at Matar, Cedarcrest's Spring Fling
on May 26, saw the school open to the
parents to view K to 6 projects, several of
which are Information Communications
Technology-based. These were presented
prior to the school's spring concert, which
focused on a variety of French and English
folk songs and a special finale of a beautiful
Middle Eastern Dance, choreographed by
teacher Abla Ahmed.
Finally, of
approximately 50 000 students who have
participated in this year's combined
mathematics contests, Cedarcrest's team of
eight Cycle 3 Level H (Grade 6) students
have all scored above the Canadian average
for the Pythagoras Mathematics Competition.
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BOSCO’S BEST: The administration and
staff at St. John Bosco Elementary School in
Ville Émard invited all parent volunteers to a
“cinq à sept” to personally thank them for
their hard work. Also this month, Cycle I
students went to Parc Bois de Liesse for a
nature adventure while Grade 5 students
traveled to Quebec City for the day. The
kindergarten students went to the Botanical
Gardens and the Canadian Architecture
Museum. Other trips included Upper Canada
Village, Parc Safari and Granby Zoo. In the
Jump Rope for Heart program, St. John
Bosco raised $2,619.16 for the Heart and
Stroke Foundation.
HONORÉ DOLLARS: In St. Léonard
Honoré Mercier Elementary School Jump
Rope For Heart Day was highlighted with the
presentation of a gigantic cheque of $23,000
to the Quebec Heart and Stroke Foundation –
a school record. Activities began at 12:15 and
continued until the end of the afternoon. All
the students were in the schoolyard
participating in jump rope activities. Honoré
Mercier has raised the most money, ever, in
the Quebec.
THE AMAZON: The pupils in Joanne
Wieczorek's Grade 3 class at Honore
Mercier School in St. Léonard worked on a
year long project on the Amazon Rainforest.
Students began their work in October and
completed it in April. Language Arts,
Science, Art, Music, Religion and the crosscurricular competencies were all integrated
into this theme. In the month of May the
parents were invited during an evening to see
their children perform and discuss their
findings. The parents were amazed at what
their children were able to accomplish. The
results were beyond their expectations.
NEURO VISIT: Students from John Paul I
Junior High School in St. Léonard visited the
Montreal Neurological Institute and hospital
recently where they met with Dr. Del
Maestro, the director of the Brain Tumour
Research Centre After the presentation, the
students along with the doctor, visited
patients. Cards made by students from John
Paul I, Mclearon, East Hill and Gerald
McShane were distributed.
KIDS FESTIVAL: Inclement weather
washed out the planned Kids Fun Festival
June 14 which would have benefitted 1,400
students from five Montreal inner city
elementary schools. In Style Events, in
partnership with Share the Warmth
Foundation, had spent many months
preparing for the event on the beautiful
grounds of the Douglas Hospital in Verdun.
Children from pre-K to Grade 6 would have
enjoyed a day in the park with inflatable
jumper games and slides, a Home Depot craft
tent, entertainment and a full BBQ. The
Montreal Police Department, Montreal Fire
Department and Urgences-Santé were all
confirmed to attend,
show off their
equipment and talk to the children. Three
EMSB schools – Coronation, Carlyle and
Westmount Park – were on board. The
Douglas Hospital, La Maison Charles
Catering, Le Groupe Kloda Focus, Mix 96,
John and Dino DISTRIBUTION, Au jardin
des merveilles II, Quebec Education Minister
Jean Marc Fournier, la Ville de Montréal,
Home Dépôt, Loblaws (Cavendish and
LaSalle and St-Laurent stores), Alcan, le
Groupe Jean Coutu, Bell Canada, POM
Bakery, Cantors Bakery, The Canadian
Armed Forces, Le Groupe Repro Tom
Desmarais, Le Club Richelieu Montréal,
MNA for N.D.G. Russell Copeman, MNA
for Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne Nicole Loiselle,
the Montreal Police Department, the
Montreal Fire Department, Urgences-Santé,
Saint-John's Ambulance, division 178, Micky
Farkas, The Montreal Alouettes cheerleaders,
Café Adelia, Partymania in Pointe Claire,
OinkOink in Westmount, Westmount
Stationary, and Giggles in LaSalle and
Ronald from McDonalds in Verdun and
LaSalle had all come forward as sponsors.
The EMSB wishes to commend the
organizers for all of their efforts and supports
their commitment to try and do this next
year.
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GOOD CITIZENS: Parkdale Elementary
School in St. Laurent held a special assembly
to honour 83 students who stood out for
their good manners and civic responsibility.
Four players from the Montreal Impact
soccer team - Adam Braz, Darko Kolic,
Patrick Leduc and David Fronimadis were on hand to present certificates. In
addition, the students were invited to attend
the Generations Foundation breakfast at
Buffet La Stanza.
IMPACT: Subway restaurants donated 1,000
tickets to the EMSB for a soccer game June 3
at Centre Claude Robillard between the
Montreal Impact and the Toronto Lynx.
Thanks to the efforts of EMSB parent Mario
Bentrovato, the chair of the Edward Murphy
School Governing Board and the director of
the MGM Soccer Camp Program, tickets
were handed out to students at more than a
dozen schools and to staff and their families
at central head office. Hydro Quebec donated
800 tickets to EMSB schools for the June 22
Impact game against Charleston.
COMEDY CAMP: The McGill University
sponsored
Explorations
Program,
(http://www.education.mcgill.ca/exploration
s), based at Royal Vale School in N.D.G.,
has a unique opportunity for youngsters in
Grades 4 to 9: an introduction to standup
comedy class taught by comedian Kevin
Gasior. Explorations is an alternative
summer camp that caters to the arts . “It is
my third year doing this and I actually look
forward to seeing what these young comedy
minds come up with each year,” said Gasior,
a regular at Ernie Butler’s Comedy Nest. “
Our session ends with the 10 to 12 students
putting on an Open Mike night for the other
students and parents. The camp runs from
July –29, with a pair of two week sessions.
You can e-mail [email protected].
GOLF TOURNAMENT: The EMSB will
hold its second annual Scholarship Fund
Golf Tournament on Wednesday, June 29 at
the Lachute Golf Club (355 Bethany Road)
in Lachute. Proceeds will go towards the
EMSB Scholarship Program, which benefits
a number of current students and EMSB
graduates, so that they can pursue their post
secondary studies in vocational education,
CEGEP studies or undergraduate studies.
The cost for participating is $175 per person,
which includes 18 holes of golf (shotgun
start, Vegas style), brunch, cocktails and
dinner, plenty of fabulous door prizes, plus
prizes for longest drive and closest to pin.
CFCF TV’s Frank Cavallaro will golf and
serve as the master of ceremonies for the
dinner.
As a special promotion, Mondial Saturn
SAAB (www.mondialsaturn.com), located at
9411 Papineau, will award a new car to a
golfer who can get a hole-in-one on the 17th
hole. Up for grabs will be a 2005 SAAB 9-3
valued at $38,875. The car’s features are as
follows: a 2.0L turbocharged L4 enginefive
speed Sentronic automatic transmission,
traction control with electronic stability
program, front wheel drive, 16 inch five
spoke split wheels, anti-lock brake system
with electronic brake distribution,driver and
front passenger airbags, driver and front
passenger seat mounted side airbags, roof
rail airbags, heated reclining front bucket
seats, leather appointed seating surfaces,
leather wrapped steering wheel with tilt and
telescopic steering column, power windows
with front touch opening, rear lock switch,
cruise control, anti-theft alarm, air
conditioning, Halogen headlamps, High
pressure
headlamp,
washer
system,
driver/front
passenger
power
heated
mirrors,premium AM/FM stereo with CD
player-inc: anti-theft feature and
seven
speakers.
IN MEMORIAM: The EMSB family is
mourning the passing of Bernice Leonard,
the longtime administrative technician in the
Secretary General’s Office.
PEOPLE: The year end assembly at
Cedacrest Elementary school
honoured.
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Dave Trewin, who is retiring after 37 years
of service. He spent 18 of those years at
Cedarcrest. The students made special
presentations recapping his love for science
and remembering that he was one of the
original architects of introducing ICT to the
school.
ADULT
EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
AND
A video advertising EMSB’s Adult and
Vocational Training departments programs
was aired at the Formula I Grand Prix on the
screens at Crescent and de Maisonneuve, St.
Catherine and Drummond and St. Laurent
and Sherbrooke. There will be a new 30
second video advertising EMSB centres and
programs aired on the above screens around
the first two weeks of August. In addition,
advertising and marketing campaigns are
planned for CFCF, Telelatino, CJNT,
WPTZ , Mix 96 during the first two weeks
of August. Adult Education and Vocational
Admission guides will be inserted in the
August 10 Montreal Gazette
IMPORTANT DATES
JUNE 29, 2005
EMSB Golf Tournament
Lachute
AUGUST 31, 2005
EMSB Council Meeting
6000 Fielding
7:30 PM
SEPTEMBER 28, 2005
EMSB Council Meeting
6000 Fielding
7:30 PM
OCTOBER 18, 2005
EMSB Town Hall
St. Pius X
6:30 PM
email: [email protected]
OCTOBER 25-28, 2005
EMSB Career Fair
PLEINS FEUX SUR FIELDING
NOUVELLE VERSION DU SITE WEB
DE LA CSEM: La Commission scolaire
English-Montréal présentera officiellement
cet été une nouvelle version de son site Web
www.emsb.qc.ca. Une équipe dirigée par
Kathleen Préfontaine, associée en marketing,
et Brian Seltmann, conseiller en technologie
de l’information et des communications, a
consacré la plus grande partie de l’an dernier
au renouvellement de ce site qui est fréquenté
par un très grand nombre d’usagers.
Communications Voix Visuelle a réalisé la
conception de l’interface. Le mandat de
l’équipe a été de créer un site Web qui est
esthétique tout en étant facile à naviguer pour
les surfeurs expérimentés et novices et de
leur permettre d’obtenir facilement et
rapidement les informations qu’ils désirent
obtenir. L’équipe est persuadée d’avoir créer
un tel site. Surveillez les nouvelles
caractéristiques lorsque la nouvelle version
du site sera lancée officiellement le 4 juillet
prochain.
RETOUR À L’ÉCOLE: Les élèves des 59
établissements primaires et secondaires de la
Commission
scolaire
English-Montréal
(CSEM) retourneront en classe le mercredi
31 août. Les élèves de la maternelle doivent
être âgés de cinq ans, le ou avant le 30
septembre 2005, tandis que ceux de la
première année (Cycle1) doivent être âgés de
six ans avant ou à la même date.
Les inscriptions des élèves non encore
inscrits commencent le lundi 15 août pour les
écoles primaires et secondaires. Il est
demandé aux parents d’appeler l’école de
leur quartier pour prendre rendez-vous. Les
parents sont priés instamment de consulter le
site Web de la Commission www.emsb.qc.ca.
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qui donne aussi des informations sur les
programmes de formation générale des
adultes et de formation professionnelle. Des
demandes d’information peuvent être
envoyées
par
courriel
à
[email protected] à compter du
22 août, date à laquelle un centre spécial
d’informations sera accessible en appelant
483-7200.
ADMINISTRATION: M. John Ryan,
directeur des Services pédagogiques, a
annoncé qu’il prendra sa retraite. M. Ryan a
occupé ce poste pendant deux ans après avoir
occupé le poste de directeur d’école au
primaire … Gregory Lang, directeur de
l’école primaire Caboto à Ahuntsic prendra
aussi sa retraite.
FOIRE DE CARRIÈRES: La Foire de
carrières aura lieu à l’école St. Pius X du 25
au 27 octobre 2005. Jack Dym de Pipe and
Piling Supplies sera le commanditaire
principal de cet évènement. M. Dym, homme
d’affaires prospère de Montréal et
philanthrope, est issu du réseau d’écoles
publiques. La Banque Royale et Tony
Ruccolo
([email protected])
d’Industrielle Alliance parrainent aussi la
Foire.
CHAMPIONS
DE
CORONATION :
L’école primaire Coronation de Côte-desNeiges continue à gagner des voyages à
l’étranger. L’été dernier, l’école a remporté le
Championnat mondial de Robotique au
Portugal qui lui a valu un voyage à Osaka,
Japon pour cet été. Le rendement des élèves
au récent Tournoi RoboCup de Montréal qui
s’est déroulé à l’école secondaire Lester B.
Pearson leur a permis de remporter des
distinctions internationales et une place au
concours international de 2006 ,qui aura lieu
en Allemagne. Les élèves de Coronation ont
remporté la palme au concours de danse.
Daniel
Thornhill
et
Abicumaran
Uthamacumaran ont créé un IMovie qui a
servi de toile de fond et a transporté une
grande chèvre robotique dansante d’un
environnement bucolique de ferme à une rue
citadine très fréquentée.
LE CIRQUE DE MOLO: Le 1er juin a été
une journée mémorable à l’école Merton.
Sous la direction de l’enseignant de
gymnastique Romolo « Molo » Finelli, plus
de 30 élèves se sont produits dans un
spectacle de cirque qui pourrait être décrit
comme « Cirque du Soleil Junior ». Le
spectacle a présenté des acrobates, des
cyclistes, des jongleurs et un grand nombre
d’autres artistes. Cet évènement a été le point
culminant d’une année de participation
bénévole des élèves. Les répétitions ont eu
lieu pendant la période du repas de midi. À la
demande générale, le spectacle a été repris le
6 juin et toutes les recettes serviront à
appuyer le programme de gymnastique.
VISITE AUX AÎNÉ(E)S: Le 14 juin,
malgré une pluie battante, les élèves de
sixième année de l’école primaire McLearon
de Pointe-aux-Trembles se sont rendus à pied
au Centre cardinal pour rendre visite aux
aîné(e)s. Les élèves accompagnés par
l’animateur
de
vie
spirituelle
et
d’engagement
communautaire
Rocco
Speranza , ont apporté des cartes, des fleurs
et des vases qu'ils avaient confectionnés. Un
grand nombre d’élèves avait déjà noué des
liens avec les aîné(e)s au cours de visites
précédentes. Ils ont appris que de petits
gestes de gentillesse avaient une grande
importance pour un grand nombre de
résident(e)s. Les élèves ont apprécié la
compagnie de Mme Meunier, âgée de 92 ans,
qui est une ancienne institutrice. Elle a arboré
un grand sourire lorsqu’ils se sont présentés
dans sa chambre et elle a consacré 20
minutes à parler aux élèves de l’importance
de l’école.
L’ÉCOLE
GÉNÉRAL
VANIER
E
CÉLÈBRE SON 5 ANNIVERSAIRE : Le
10 juin, le directeur Nick Katafilos et son
personnel, ont été les hôtes d’un piquenique/célébration de 5e anniversaire de
l’école Général Vanier de l’arrondissement
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de Saint-Léonard. Plus de 300 familles et
invités ont participé à cette journée de
divertissement. Des hot dogs, des chips, de la
pastèque, une délicieuse crème glacée et des
gâteaux ont été servis. Il y a eu de la
musique, des jeux qui se sont déroulés dans
une merveilleuse atmosphère d’unité de la
communauté de Général Vanier.
MÉGA DON À LA FONDATION TERRY
FOX: Le 1er juin, les élèves de l’école
secondaire de l’arrondissement de MontréalNord ont remis un chèque de 26 917,21 $ à
Jennifer Beauchamp de la Fondation
Terry Fox pour la recherche sur le cancer.
Ces fonds ont été recueillis au cours des
activités de levées de fonds de l’année
scolaire, qui ont culminé le 29 avril 2005
avec la marche d’endurance Terry Fox
organisée et cordonnée par Clorinda
Antonacci, Angela Antonacci et Mauro
Zampini. Au cours de sa collaboration de 20
ans avec l’Institut Terry Fox, l’école
secondaire Lester B. Pearson a recueilli et
contribué plus de 250 000 $. L’école a été
l’hôtesse du Concours Junior Robocup les 27
et 28 mai. L’exposition de cette année, sous
les auspices de l’organisateur et représentant
canadien Giacinto Spina, a été le fruit de
montagnes d’énergie, de créativité et de défi
intellectuel. Un grand nombre d’écoles
primaires a participé à l’évènement de deux
jours dans l’intention de se préparer au
concours international qui devrait se dérouler
en Allemagne l’an prochain.
accompagné par plusieurs de ses co-équipiers
au Soccerplexe Catalogna de Lachine où il a
officiellement endossé le projet. L’entraîneur
en chef de l’Université de Montréal, Pat
Raimondo, de P.R.Q. Performance prendra
la tête de l’élément soccer du programme qui
a commencé avec grand succès en août
dernier avec le hockey. L’ancien défenseur
de la Ligue nationale de Hockey, Shawn
Anderson, qui dirige la section hockey du
programme chaussera à nouveau ses patins. Il
a souhaité la bienvenue à Matt Lombardi,
des Calgary Flames, qui tiendra le rôle d’un
des capitaines honoraires de l’équipe. Des
sessions d’évaluation auront lieu au
terrain de soccer de l’Académie
LaurenHill. L’entraînement de soccer aura
lieu à Saint-Laurent, à l’extérieur en été et au
Soccerplexe Catalogna en hiver. Après une
première année couronnée de succès,
Anderson est prêt à recevoir ses élèvesathlètes ainsi que les nouveaux membres.
Des demandes sont maintenant acceptées
pour la partie hockey du programme qui sera
dirigée par sa nouvelle compagnie. Shawn
Anderson
Hockey
Specific
Training.
Anderson a déjà entamé le processus
d’examen des candidats pour déterminer si ils
seront acceptés. Les candidats sont évalués
d’après leurs habiletés académiques et de
hockey. Seuls les joueurs de hockey, de
calibre A à AA des 5e et 6e année, seront
considérés.
Pour le programme de soccer, les formulaires
de demande peuvent être téléchargés à
www.emsb.qc.ca.
Le
La
CSEM a donné une conférence de presse
pour annoncer que son programme d’ÉlèvesAthlètes de l’école primaire Holy Cross de
l’arrondissement de Saint-Laurent avait été
étendu pour inclure le hockey et le soccer. Le
maire de l’arrondissement de Saint-Laurent,
Alan Desousa, était présent ainsi que Syd
Wise, commissaire de la CSEM. Le gardien
de but de l’Impact de Montréal, Greg
Sutton, a été présenté en tant que capitaine
honoraire du programme de soccer. Il était
PROGRAMME
SPORTS-ATHLÈTES:
site
Web
de
hockey
est
www.hockeyspecifictraining.com.
Les
personnes intéressées doivent aussi appeler
l’école au (514) 334-9555 ou se présenter au
950 rue Fraser pour obtenir les formulaires
d’inscriptions académiques.
AU REVOIR WAGAR: L’école secondaire
Wagar a tenu sa dernière cérémonie de
remise de diplômes à la fin du mois de mai.
Le directeur Michael Cristofaro a invité la
plupart de ses prédécesseurs, dont Harry
Consadine, Herre de Grout, Wayne
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Faulconbridge, Sandra Pike, Dick Meades,
Pat Buttino et Terry Quinn. M.
Faulconbridge s’est adressé aux diplômé(e)s
et les élèves du tableau d’honneur ont
présenté des cadeaux aux directeurs et
directrices à la fin de la cérémonie, au nom
de tous les élèves présents et passés de
l’école secondaire Wagar en remerciement de
leur contribution à l’école. Au début de juin,
269 des 284 élèves de l’école ont passé une
journée à la Ronde (www.laronde.com). Ils
étaient accompagnés par 20 membres du
personnel et six parents bénévoles. Un grand
nombre d’élèves a obtenu la permission des
parents pour rester au parc jusqu’à 20 h,
tandis que d’autres sont retournés à Wagar à
15 h 30. « Les manèges les plus populaires
parmi les élèves ont été le Vampire, le
Monstre et le Splash, » déclare M. Cristofaro.
« Apparemment, se faire mouiller de la tête
aux pieds est très amusant par une chaude
journée. J’oublie vraiment parfois ce que
c’est d’être un adolescent. M. Lavoie et Alex
Grant ont bravé le Slingshot qui est une
sphère métallique tubulaire dans laquelle les
passagers sont attachés et puis lancés dans les
airs, contrôlés par des câbles guides jusqu'à
une hauteur de plus de 200 pieds en moins de
deux secondes; une sensation extraordinaire!
Nous avons une vidéo de l’évènement. Tout
le monde est rentré sain et sauf à la maison et
la journée s’est passée sans incident.
RÉSEAU ENFANTS RETOUR: Deux
officiers du Service de prévention du Réseau
Enfants retour ont visité les écoles primaires
Holy Cross et Cedarcrest en juin pour animer
des ateliers interactifs intitulés « Comment
être en sécurité ». L’accent a été mis sur la
reconnaissance et le rehaussement de
l’estime de soi de l’enfant en leur inculquant
les connaissances nécessaires pour rester en
sécurité dans des situations douteuses et
comment éviter les situations potentiellement
dangereuses.
ST. JOHN BOSCO: La direction et le
personnel de l’école primaire St. John Bosco
à Ville Émard ont invité les parents
bénévoles à un « cinq à sept » afin de les
remercier
personnellement
pour
leur
excellent travail. Ce mois-ci, les élèves du
Cycle 1 ont été au Parc Bois de Liesse pour
une journée dans la nature tandis que les
élèves de 5e année ont été à Québec pour la
journée. Les élèves de la maternelle ont visité
les Jardins Botaniques et le Musée canadien
d’architecture. D’autres excursions ont été
organisées au Village du Haut Canada, Parc
Safari et Zoo de Granby. Dans le cadre du
programme Sautons en Cœur, John Bosco a
recueilli 2 619,16 $ pour la Fondation des
maladies du cœur.
HONORÉ
MERCIER:
La
Journée
« Sautons en Cœur » de l’école primaire
Honoré Mercier de l’arrondissement de Saint
Léonard a été soulignée par la présentation
d’un chèque gigantesque de 23 000 $ à la
Fondation des maladies du cœur du Québec un record pour l’école. Les activités ont
commencé à 12 h15 et se sont poursuivies
jusqu’à la fin de l’après-midi. Tous les élèves
étaient dans la cour de l’école et participaient
à des activités de saut à la corde. Honoré
Mercier a battu le record de levée de fonds,
même au Québec.
IMPACT
DE
MONTRÉAL:
Les
restaurants Subway ont fait don à la CSEM
de 1,000 billets pour une partie de soccer le 3
juin au Centre Claude Robillard entre
l’Impact de Montréal et les Lynx de Toronto.
Grâce aux efforts de Mario Bentrovato,
parent de la CSEM et président du conseil
d’établissement de l’école Edward Murphy,
les billets ont été remis aux élèves dans une
douzaine d’écoles et au personnel du centre
administratif et à leurs familles.
BERNICE LEONARD: La communauté de
la CSEM déplore le décès de Bernice
Leonard qui a, pendant de longues années,
occupé le poste de technicienne en
administration au bureau de la Secrétaire
générale.
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DATES IMPORTANTES
29 juin 2005
Tournoi de golf de la CSEM
Lachute
31 août 2005
Réunion du conseil des commissaires
6000 Fielding
19 h 30
28 septembre 2005
Réunion du conseil des commissaires
6000 Fielding
19 h 30
18 octobre 2005
Hôtel de Ville de la CSEM
St. Pius X
18 h 30
courriel : [email protected]
25-28 octobre 2005
Foire de carrières de la CSEM
Submissions for the Fielding Focus should be
made to Michael J. Cohen by e-mail
([email protected]), fax (483-7213) or drop
it by room 109.