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| Total enrolment | 537 |
| Principal Vice-Principal |
Marguerite Thomson Tel: 416-393-5220 Fax: 416-393-5211 Bela Matyas |
| Superintendent | Bernice Brand Tel: 416-222-8282 ext. 2730 |
| 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 and After-School Programme | 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 | Newsletters | CSAC Information | Parish Information--St. John's | Parish Information--Corpus Christi
PA Days 2009-2010
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September 2, 3
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November 13
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December 4
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March 5
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June 30
Planning for Next School year:
Number of
school days 194
Number of Professional Activity Days 6
PA Day
Provincial education priorities September 2,
2009
PA Day Faith and Community
Development September 3, 2009
Labour Day September 7, 2009
First Instructional Day September 8, 2009
Thanksgiving Day October 12, 2009
PA Day Report Cards, Assessment and Evaluation November 13, 2009
PA Day Parent-Teacher conferences December 4, 2009
Christmas Break December 21, 2009 to January 1, 2010
Family Day February 15, 2010
PA Day Parent-Teacher conferences March 5, 2010
Mid-Winter Break March 15-19, 2010
Good
Friday April
2, 2010
Easter Monday
April 5, 2010
Victoria Day May 24, 2010
Last day of classes for elementary students June 29, 2010
PA Day Provincial education priorities June 30, 2010
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Thanks to all the parishioners who attended the 100th Anniversary Mass on June 7th and to all those who contributed or helped with the reception.
- St. John’s Sports Fan Club has booked blocks of tickets for two more Blue Jay games at the Rogers Center. If you are interested please call Jane Wereniuk @ 416 – 690 – 5250 for information
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Development and Peace will be selling fair trade coffee and tea the third Sunday of every month.
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Pray the Rosary in front of our Lady’s altar Monday to Friday at 11:30 am.
St. John
Wins Again at TCSAA
St. John Catholic School
has successfully won the TCSAA Cross Country Championship for a record 7th
consecutive year. The cross country meet consists of 12 separate age group
races beginning at grade3 and ending at grade 8, with approximately 160
schools competing. St. John won team awards in 11 of the 12 races including
6 team championships and had four individual winners. They were Katy
Catchpole, Bridget Hickey, Erin Kinninmont and Nathen Sevigny. The team
scored a record point total of 2213 points winning the meet by over 1000
points.
Below Left: Erin
Kinninmont 11 Year Old City Champion'
Cross Country Champs
Congratulations to the cross-country
team for winning the TCSAA cross country city championsihps for a record 7th
consecutive year. The cross country meet consists of
12 separate age group races beginning at grade3 and ending at grade 8, with
approximately 160 schools competing. St. John won team awards in 11 of the
12 races including 6 team championships and had four individual winners.
They were Katy Catchpole, Bridget Hickey, Erin Kinninmont and Nathen Sevigny.
The team scored a record point total of 2213 points winning the meet by over
1000 points.
School Learning Plan -- 2008-2009
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