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| Total enrolment | 535 |
| Principal Vice-Principal |
Marguerite Thomson Tel: 416-393-5220 Fax: 416-393-5211 Bela Matyas |
| Superintendent | Bernice Brand Tel: 416-222-8282 ext. 2353 |
| Parish | St. John 749 Kingston Road Toronto, Ontario M4E 1R7 416-698-1105 |
| Local Trustee |
Angela Kennedy Tel: 416-512-3411; Fax: 416-512-3411 e-mail: angela.kennedy@tcdsb.org |
| CSAC Chair | Stephanie Horning Voice Mailbox #88220 csac.stjohn@tcdsb.org |
| Child Care | 416-693-6596 |
| Transportation | For information, please call 416-229-5313 |
| Extended French | Grades 5-8 |
History & Tradition
The 1909 separate school board minutes read: “That a classroom be opened at 21 Main Street in East Toronto and be fitted up and equipped for school purposes...”, this opened by the Pastor Rev. George Williams. Classes began with 60 students and one teacher and a tradition began: that of teachers, lay and religious, in partnership with parents, devoting themselves to the spiritual and academic growth of their students.
- 1910 The school at 780 Kingston Road is opened.
- 1918 Sisters of St. Joseph join the school staff.
- 1949 Congregation of Notre Dame takes over with 350 students and Pastor Rev. Denis O'Connor is instrumental in having a larger facility built.
- 1952 Cardinal McGuigan officially opens new site.
- 1961 With 1,006 students, a new wing is added.
- 1968 With 1,300 students, a gymnasium and 12 classrooms complete the site.
- 1970s Enrollment declines, Notre Dame uses 3rd floor.
- 1984 St. John's celebrates 75 years.
- 1995 Joint funds, granted by Metropolitan Separate School Board (now the Toronto Catholic District School Board) and the city of Toronto, allow for renewal of the school yard.
- 2000 Corpus Christi Catholic School is consolidated with St. John.
The partnership of teachers, parents and parish, dedicated to the spiritual, academic and personal growth of our students continues.
How We Meet the Diverse Needs of Our Students
Children need a safe, secure environment in which to learn and develop. We strive for a very positive school culture in which students with differing strengths and needs feel comfortable. In our school, on a daily basis, the message of the Gospel is lived out by our Christian values. We do this:
- By building our school life on Gospel values and Catholic doctrines
- Through example and the religion, family life and peace education programs
- Through a strong sacramental program and meaningful liturgical celebrations
- By providing opportunities for students to demonstrate leadership skills
- By providing opportunities for students in higher grades to work with younger students and their teachers, (shared reading programs, for example)
- By providing peer mediation, mediation forum and “bully-proofing” programs
- By backing our code of conduct with clearly defined consequences
- By encouraging students to develop strategies for problem-solving, taking responsibility for their own behaviour and by using confident students as role models in pro social skills groups
- Through media literacy and the involvement of public health, police and community service educators to develop in students the awareness of:
- The impact and influence exerted on them by others
- Responses based on Christian values and informed decision making
- By encouraging a response to the needs of others by making fund-raising, food drives and community service part of our school year
- By involving parents who, led by the parent teacher community: strongly support our efforts, provide initiatives and share a leadership role in the partnership of educating their children.
Our students bring individual abilities, needs, attitudes, interests and learning styles to the learning process. We provide for these by:
- Identifying individual student needs through classroom assessment
- Modifying existing programs to suit individual needs
- Bringing concerns for students' needs to our school-based support team
- Providing individualized programs to respond to student needs
- Identifying students as exceptional through the identification placement and review committee process and establishing special education programs and services for such students
- Formalizing a school plan for the incorporation of technological learning into our school curriculum to give opportunity to students to apply math and science principles to everyday activities
- Expanding our technology-based learning programs and building up our technology resources
- Continuing to extend our school computer literacy plan to take advantage of our existing computers and peripherals, expanded this year with computers acquired through parents in the community
A significant number of enrichment and extra-curricular activities are offered both inside and outside school. These programs include:
- A variety of school excursions and overnight trips
- Vocal and instrumental music concerts and festivals
- Musical and dramatic performances, both in school and in the community
- Academic tournaments and festivals which include chess and the spoken arts
- A very successful program of athletic events and tournaments which include soccer, volleyball, hockey, basketball, cross-country, track and field and softball.
School News
Upcoming Events | Recent Highlights | CSAC Information | Parish Information--St. John's | Parish Information--Corpus Christi
September 20
Fall Fun Fair
Poster Contest Information
PA Days 2008-2009
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September 26
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October 24
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December 5
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February 13
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March 13
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June 26
Thanks to all the parents who helped at the year end BBQ as well as to all the grade 7 & 8 students who helped with our play day! A good time was had by all!!!!
2007/2008 Yearbook Notice
Order forms for 2007-2008 yearbooks will be distributed in the fall. If your family/children will not be returning to St. John’s in September, but would like to order a copy of the 07/08 book, please contact Maureen Glynn at 416 948 3196.
The staff at St. John’s school would like to wish you all a happy, fun filled and safe holiday this summer. See you in September!
John’s Parish
On Saturday November 1st St. John’s CWL is hosting it’s second annual Bus Trip to Casino Rama. Call Norma at 416 -691-8991 after 4:30 in interested.
St. John’s is looking for memorabilia as it prepares to celebrate its one hundredth anniversary. If you have anything to share please make a copy and drop it off at the church office at the back of the church.
Corpus Christi Parish
Coming Up
July 27 Maintenance Collection
Aug. 17 Special Collection for Catholic Missions in
Canada/Scarborough Foreign Missions
Aug. 31 Maintenance Collection
Sep. 14 Capital Campaign Collection
The Corpus Christ Interfaith Lunch is cancelled for the months of July and August. This will resume again on Thanksgiving Day! Beach United-East located at 140 Wineva will continue the Interfaith Lunch from 11:00 – 1:00 during these months.
The Raffle Committee would like to thank everyone for their support in purchasing and selling tickets. Total funds raised were $3002.
A suggestion for those who may be considering a gift for Father Platt. The EJ Platt Professorship in Theology at St. Augustine’s Seminary was established in his name on the occasion of his 50th anniversary, by the parishioners of St. Luke’s. They raised money to fund the salary of a diocesan priest teaching Theology at the seminary. Deb Reid, the family representative on the Trust Committee, conveyed that this was near and dear to Fr. Platt’s heart. So, a gift from the Corpus Christi parishioners could be in the form of a donation to the Professorship.
Baptism Preparation Classes are held the first Sunday of each month after the 11:00am Mass.
Exception to date only: August 10th & October 19th, after the 11:00am Mass
Baptisms are celebrated on the last Sunday of the month at 1:00pm
Track and field success
Congratulations to the students and coaches for their success at
the city track and field meet once again. Our team finished in the top spot
with 101 points, 30 points ahead of the second place team.
Congratulations to Cross-Country Team!
Congratulations to all members of the cross-country team. St. John's
again finished first in the city meet held May 8th at Earl Bales Park. The
points for the team were 1738, more than 600 points ahead of the number two
team.
Spring Spring--St. John's Students
Gavin Van Elsberg above and top left, and Lauren Chong bottom right.
20-Minute Make-Over
Rodrigo helps clean up Glen Stewart Ravine.
School Learning Plan -- 2007-2008
EQAO Assessment Results
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