Frederick Banting School - English Montreal School Board

Sun Youth Soccer
Vendredi le 27 mars, deux équipes de Gardenview nous ont représenté au tournoi Sun Youth à l'école Laurenhill. Six
écoles de la Commission Scolaire English-Montréal ont participé pour la coupe. L'une de nos équipes a remporté les
grands honneurs de la finale 1 à 0 contre l’ecole Dante. Félicitations aux élèves de nos deux équipes particulièrement à
notre gardien de but Victor Barakett qui fût le joueur de la partie et ainsi que Alexandre Cattapan pour son but
victorieux. Un gros merci à M. Luc Pepin pour son beau travail!
Tournoi de hockey Gardenview vs. Gerald McShane
Pour une 5ième année de suite, Gardenview à remporté les grands honneurs du tournoi de hockey cosom de la
commission scolaire English-Montréal tenue à l'école Gerald McShane le 11 avril. Superbe performance de nos jeunes
hockeyeurs avec 3 victoires, 1 défaite et 1 nulle. Mentions honorables à Victoria Caucci et Kyle Coté pour l'ensemble
de leur jeu. Un gros merci encore une fois à M. Luc pour son dévouement.
Halo Race
On May 14th, over 50 runners from cycle III attended the annual Halo Run event. Over 4000 students from public and
private schools in Montreal participated in the 2-km GMAA event held at Beaver Lake. We congratulate all our
runners, particularly Giuliano Valiante for his second place win (winning the silver medal).
Writing Contest Winners
Ms. Wong’s grade 6 class (Rm 21) entered the Quebec Federation of Home and School Association’s Essay Contest:
Famous Family Recipes Essay. We congratulate the 2nd prize winner Diego Caporuscio ($50 Chapters gift card) on his
essay on Family Reunion Lasagna. Diego’s essay will be published in the fall issue of the QFHSA NEWS and on the
QFHSA website under Essay Contests/ Famous Family Recipes/ Winning essays 2015. Ms. Wong’s class will also
receive a $50 Chapters gift card.
In the Quebec Federation of Home and School Association’s Essay Contest: Family Treasures Essay Competition that
Ms. Wong also entered with her class (Rm 21), the 1st prize went to Isabella Leo ($100 Chapters gift card) for her story
about The Gold Watch and 2nd prize went to Christopher Sedra ($50 Chapters gift card) for his story Shaving Kit.
The winning essays will be featured in the summer issue of the QFHSA News. Ms. Wong’s class will also receive a
$150 Chapters gift card.
Ms. Wong’s grade 5 class (Rm 21) and 6 class (Rm 24) also entered the 2015 QAHN Heritage Essay Contest. We are
pleased to announce that out of 100 participants from various schools, Gardenview was awarded the top three prizes.
The 1st Prize ($150 with certificate) went to Noa Goldberg for her story Bessie Goldberg, the 2nd Prize ($125 with
certificate) went to Lacey Baillairgé for her story Charles Baillairgé, and the 3rd Prize ($100 with certificate) went to
Pauline Kollias for her story Greek Orthodox Church.
We congratulate Ms. Wong and the students from rooms 21 and 24 for their excellent work. You have made us very
proud!
Grade 6 Graduation
The Grade 6 graduation ceremony will be held at the Vanier College Auditorium on Monday, June 22nd at 5:00 p.m.
Following the ceremony, students are invited back to school where they will be treated to dinner and a dance in their
honor. Parents will pick up their children from school no later than 9:30 p.m.
Dress-Down Day for Allergy Awareness
I am pleased to announce that $1600 was collected on Friday, May 29th during our dress-down day for Allergy
Awareness Month. The money collected helped subsidize the awareness pins the students received and the rest of the
proceeds will be used in the new year to launch an awareness campaign at Gardenview.
We thank our school nurse Andrea Mihailescu and parent Ms. Menshick for their involvement in organizing the event
as well as getting speaker Kyle Dine to present to students on June 15th. Sponsors also gave prizes to be raffled to help
raise more money for this worthy cause. We thank our sponsors Marcello Restaurant, St. Laurent Coiffure, Raquel
Jewelry, Khoi Spa, Lana and Trina Nails.
Other Important Dates
Thursday, June 4th
BASE (EMSB Daycare Program) presentation to parents at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, June 5th
School Ped Day
Tuesday, June 9th
Governing Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9th &
Wednesday, June 10th
Music Shows
Letters have been already sent to this effect
Monday, June 15th
Allergy Awareness Assemblies
Wednesday, June 17th
Home and School Meeting
Thursday, June 18th
Home and School Fun Day Event for students
Monday, June 22nd
Grade 6 Graduation
Last day of school for grade 6 students
Last day of school for kindergarten students
Tuesday, June 23rd
Last day of classes for grade 1 to 5 students
Dismissal at 12:30 p.m.
Transportation will be available at this time for all students taking the school bus.
To the wonderful children of Gardenview and to the devoted staff and parents,
I would like to thank you for your constant support and cooperation. The last
three years as principal of this wonderful school have been truly rewarding!
I wish you all a great rest-of-the year as well as a safe and happy summer
holiday!
Sincerely,
E. Alfonsi