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Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - Volume 15, Issue 10
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Message from Administration
Welcome back after what we hope was a peaceful and joy-filled Christmas Break. We are quickly moving into a critical time for semester final evaluations. Please encourage your student to check with their teacher regarding due dates, course expectations and evaluation schedule activities, to ensure a successful completion of the semester. A reminder that students are expected to be in all scheduled classes during the school day.
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If a student is signed out by a parent/ guardian, the expectation is that they are home under the care and supervision of the parent/ guardian. As always, we invite communication with teachers, support staff, guidance, and administration if you have any questions or concerns. Staff can be contacted through email firstname.lastname@wcdsb.ca.
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Blessing for a healthy and hope filled New Year!
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Semester 1 Final Evaluation Schedule
Friday, January 27
7:55 – Warning Bell
8:00 – 10:00 Period 1 Evaluation Activities
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11:15AM-2:00PM
Credit Rescue as arranged by teacher and student
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Monday, January 30
7:55 – Warning Bell
8:00 – 10:00 Period 2 Evaluation Activities
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11:15AM-2:00PM
Credit Rescue as arranged by teacher and student
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Tuesday, January 31
7:55 – Warning Bell
8:00 – 10:00 Period 3 Evaluation Activities
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11:15AM-2:00PM
Credit Rescue as arranged by teacher and student
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Wednesday, February 1
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8:00 – 10:00 Period 4 Evaluation Activities
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11:15AM-2:00PM
Credit Rescue as arranged by teacher and student
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Thursday, February 2
8:00 – 10:00
Credit Rescue as arranged by teacher and student
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NOTES
- No final exams for grade 9 and 10 classes, however final evaluations may occur on exam days
- Teachers will communicate final evaluation day expectations with students/guardians for their class
- There will be no transportation provided for students during the afternoon credit recovery period, however bus tickets are available in the main office for students that need them in the afternoon
- All Students are to be in full uniform during final evaluations and credit rescue
- In the event of a school closure or yellow bus cancellation due to inclement weather during the final evaluation schedule, the final evaluations will be moved forward one day. There will be no change to the order in which the evaluations will be written.
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COVID Test Kits Available
Any students/families interested in picking up free COVID test kits, they are available inside the main office. Please help yourself.
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Stay Connected with
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2022-2023
School Year
Bell Times
7:55 Warning Bell
8:00 - 9:15 Period 1
9:20 - 10:35 Period 2
10:40 Lunch
11:20 Warning Bell
11:25 - 12:40 Period 3
12:45 - 2:00 Period 4
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It’s Time to Sign Up for School!!
| It’s time to sign up for the 2023-24 school year – and registering to attend one of Waterloo Region’s 43 Catholic elementary schools has never been easier. |
- Children born in 2019 are eligible for Year 1 Kindergarten (JK).
- Children born in 2018 are eligible for Year 2 Kindergarten (SK).
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News from Guidance
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Who is your Guidance Counsellor?
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Counsellor’s Name
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Last names
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| Ms. Varriano Lane |
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Pe – Q, International students
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GUIDANCE GOOGLE CLASSROOMS
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Once again, the Guidance department will have google classrooms available to share information with our students.
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Please consider joining the classrooms:
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Financing Post-Secondary: Scholarships, Bursaries, and OSAP
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Got a ‘rich uncle’ with a bank full of cash waiting for you to cover your post-secondary costs? Well, I did not either. The reality is that post-secondary education is costly and takes planning, so we hope you’ve begun. Many students supplement their post-secondary savings through scholarships, bursaries, and loans. This article will get you pointed in the right direction to access the necessary resources for information.
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Most scholarships for first year students are ‘entrance’ scholarships and are automatically awarded based on marks. Some awards, called bursaries, are based on financial need, but may also include other components such as volunteer service, leadership, or being associated with a service group, employer, or union. These are very individual, and you can search these out using the resources set out below.
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The following sites are Canadian websites where you can register and search online for a variety of scholarships, bursaries, and contests to help fund post-secondary education.
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The Scholarship Report is a service Guidance subscribes to at Bennies. It is a wonderful resource that you can use to search for scholarship opportunities by the month. It also provides a great deal of post-secondary information for all pathway opportunities. As the Scholarship Report is a proprietary service, access to it must be for the St. Benedict Community. In order, to view the report, go to the Scholarship page on the website and hit the link to the report. You will need a PASSWORD that is for St. Benedict students only. The password can be obtained through guidance.
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What can you do now?
- Determine your post- secondary costs including tuition, books, room and board, travel, etc.
- Check parents’ places of employment/ your place of employment or service groups for scholarships or bursaries
- Check with the schools in which you are going to apply
- Check Bennies website, through the Students Services tab, AND the Guidance Google Classroom (code – MXMOHZX)
- Create a scholarship/bursary resume where you collect all of your accomplishments, achievements, involvements, and potential barriers overcame in chronological order; you should line up references from teachers, community members and coaches who can speak to your involvement and character
- Talk seriously, with your family about your plan to fund post-secondary which may include applying for OSAP
OSAP - The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) is a financial aid program that can help you pay for college or university. Applying, for OSAP is done individually and one may be eligible for grants (free money!) and/or loans. OSAP applications will open in April or May 2023 for the 2023-2024 school year. Check out the OSAP website OSAP for more information. In order to plan, you can use the OSAP Estimator tool for a quick guide to see if you eligible for loans or grants. This can be completed anytime.
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Post-secondary education is an investment in yourself. Planning, as best as possible, will help reduce stress and strain, and is certainly more reliable than finding a ‘rich uncle’.
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University Application reminder!
Grade 12 University applications are due Thursday, January 12, 2023.
Students require a PIN number to apply to university. You should have already receeived you PIN. If you didn't get yours, please see Guidance ASAP!
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The Ministry of Education has recently announced a grant for schools to provide FREE after school tutoring at St. Benedict. This is welcomed news and may provide some additional support to students. We are hopeful that this will be a fun and engaging opportunity for your child to build skills, confidence, and strategies for success.
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Tutoring will take place in rooms 206 & 207 after school from 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. All students in Grade 9-12 are welcome to attend. We will run this free program until March 9th.
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If you have any questions, please contact the Main Office.
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Swimmer Success at D8
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Ccongratulations to the swim team on another stellar performance at District 8.
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Highlights include Saeed Rasheed getting 3rd place overall in the open boys division, Jake Murray getting 2nd place overall in the jr boys division, and Hailey Murdoch getting 1st place overall in the open girls category.
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More shout outs go out to Olivia Murray and our senior and junior girls relays who all qualified to go to CWOSSA by getting 1st place in their races.
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Check out the calendar on the bottom of the newsletter and on the school website for up-to-date information about game times for all your St. Benedict teams!
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Sports Results
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St. Benedict CSS 61, St. David CSS 51
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St. Benedict CSS 73, Pere-Rene-de-Galinee 38
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St. Benedict CSS 51, Resurrection CSS 43
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St. Benedict CSS 68, Rockway MC 22
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St. Benedict CSS 49, St. David CSS 46
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St. Benedict CSS 59, Resurrection CSS 54
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St. Benedict CSS 88, Rockway MC 36
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JUNIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
St. David CSS 3, St. Benedict CSS 0
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ES Pere-Rene-de-Galinee 3, St. Benedict CSS 1
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ES Pere-Rene-de-Galinee 3, St. Benedict CSS 1
SENIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
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St. Benedict CSS 3, St. David CSS 0
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St. Benedict CSS 3, ES Pere-Rene-de-Galinee 1
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ES Pere-Rene-de-Galinee 3, St. Benedict CSS 0
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St. Mary's HS 5, St. Benedict CSS 4
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Resurrection CSS 4, St. Benedict CSS 0
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St. Benedict CSS 11, St. Mary's HS 1
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Student Equity and Engagement Council
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Are you someone who is passionate about equity? Do you want to be involved in equitable changes within our school community and beyond? Join our Student Equity and Engagement Council (aka SEEC). Starting this week, we will meet on Wednesdays at lunch in Rm. 224. Anyone is welcome to join!
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Calling all Coders!
The University of Waterloo's Canadian Computing Competition will be held on Wednesday, February 15. Students interested in participating must speak to Mr. Milardovic by next Monday, and commit to attending Coding Club on a regular basis to do practice questions.
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See Mr. Milardovic in room 216 for more information.
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Valentine’s Day Coffee House is coming!
Hey Saints! Are you a performer? Interested in participating in our school’s Valentine’s Day Coffee House? Do you sing, play an instrument, do spoken word, magic or comedy? Come out at lunch to room 104 on February 6th for a meeting with information on the event and how to audition!
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See Mr. Renner or Mrs. O’Brien McKinnon for more details!
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From the Librarian's Desk
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The teen lounge will be running again beginning Tues. Jan 10.
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The lounge will be open three days a week now; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 2 to 3pm.
Come enjoy free snacks, play board games or video games or just hang out with your friends.
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Wednesday, January 11
Student Trustee Applications Available
BENN Newsletter Release
3:00pm: Jr. Girls Volleyball @ Monsignor Doyle CSS
3:00pm: Jr. Boys Basketball vs Monsignor Doyle CSS
3:00pm: Sr. Girls Volleyball @ Monsignor Doyle CSS
3:30pm: SHSM Workshop: Art Therapy (ALL)
4:30pm: Sr. Boys Basketball vs Monsignor Doyle CSS
Thursday, January 12
10:45am: Writing Skills Society
10:45am: GSA Club
10:45am: MCU Movies club
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
2:15pm: E-car Racing Saints
2:15pm: Games Club
2:15pm: BoulderDash Club
2:15pm: Student Equity & Engagement Council
2:30pm: Boys Hockey vs Monsignor Doyle CSS
3:00pm: Novice Girls Volleyball vs Resurrection CSS Gold
3:45pm: Novice Girls Volleyball vs Resurrection CSS Red
Friday, January 13
10:45am: Star Trek Club
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
2:15pm: Doctor Who Club
Monday, January 16
10:45am: Lights Out! Club
10:45am: Coding Club
10:45am: EcoClub
1:00pm: Girls Hockey vs Monsignor Doyle CSS
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
Tuesday, January 17
10:45am: Model UN
10:45am: GSA Club
10:45am: MCU Movies club
2:00pm: Boys Hockey @ St. David CSS
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
Wednesday, January 18
10:45am: Writing Skills Society
10:45am: Coding Club
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
2:15pm: E-car Racing Saints
2:15pm: Graphic Novels Club
2:30pm: Girls Hockey @ St. David CSS
3:30pm: Jr. Girls Volleyball @ Rockway MC
3:30pm: Sr. Girls Volleyball @ Rockway MC
3:30pm: Sr. Boys Basketball @ St. Mary's HS
3:30pm: SHSM Workshop: Acting for Film & TV
5:00pm: Jr. Boys Basketball @ St. Mary's HS
Thursday, January 19
10:45am: Writing Skills Society
10:45am: GSA Club
10:45am: MCU Movies club
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
2:15pm: E-car Racing Saints
2:15pm: Games Club
2:15pm: BoulderDash Club
2:15pm: Student Equity & Engagement Council
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Friday, January 20
10:45am: Star Trek Club
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
2:15pm: Doctor Who Club
Monday, January 23
10:45am: Lights Out! Club
10:45am: Coding Club
10:45am: EcoClub
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
3:00pm: Jr. Girls Volleyball vs St. Mary's HS
3:00pm: Sr. Girls Volleyball vs St. Mary's HS
3:30pm: Jr. Boys Basketball @ Our Lady of Mount Carmel
5:00pm: Sr. Boys Basketball @ Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Tuesday, January 24
10:45am: Model UN
10:45am: GSA Club
10:45am: MCU Movies club
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
6:00pm: Catholic School Advisory Council Meeting
Wednesday, January 25
BENN Newsletter Release
10:45am: Writing Skills Society
10:45am: Coding Club
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
2:15pm: E-car Racing Saints
2:15pm: Graphic Novels Club
Thursday, January 26
Student Trustee Applications Due
10:45am: Writing Skills Society
10:45am: GSA Club
10:45am: MCU Movies club
2:00pm: Weight Room Club
2:15pm: E-car Racing Saints
2:15pm: Games Club
2:15pm: BoulderDash Club
2:15pm: Student Equity & Engagement Council
Friday, January 27
Exam Day
Saturday, January 28
Bell Let's Talk Day
Monday, January 30
Exam Day
Tuesday, January 31
Exam Day
Wednesday, February 1
Winter Walk Day
BENN Newsletter Release
Exam Day
Thursday, February 2
Exam Day
Groundhog Day
Friday, February 3
PA Day
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Be sure to check out the calendar on the school website for updates!
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