Location Veneto Centre, Rialto Room
7465 Kipling Ave.,
Woodbridge, Ontario
Time: 7:00 pm
Cost: $65.00 ($20.00 tax receipt upon completion of the request form)
Coffee, tea and soft drinks included
Cash bar
SCHOOL NEWS
Mr.Cluff’s Excursion to China
MARCH 12th - 22nd. 2010.
Please join our Abbey Group on its March Break
2010 Adventure in China.
This March Break is my 21st trip [see itinerary below] and, for the first time,
we are venturing to The People’s Republic of China. A trip of this sort
is attractive for many good reasons. The climate is always agreeable during
March
[68-75
F].
World-famous Museums and Historic Sites are not crowded. The best guides are
available. Off-season rates help keep the cost of the trip down. Even though
costs have skyrocketed due to fuel prices, a weaker Canadian dollar, and added
security, our trip to China represents excellent value for the money. This
is
a timely opportunity to develop an understanding of a country that has been
a major influence on the History, Literature, Art, Drama, Sports, Mathematics,
and Language courses we study at school, and is presently making an enormous
impact on the politics and economy of our world.
With Explorica Worldwide Educational Travel [Ontario Travel Act Registration
# 50012536]and additional supervisory assistance from Mrs. Cluff , Mr. Cigna,
and Abbey parents, I am proposing a travel adventure that I know will be safe,
educational, and fun for all.
Registration
Information
Loretto Abbey Annual Dinner and Dance for Charity
Friday, February 13th, 2009.
We are planning the 2nd annual Loretto Abbey Dinner Dance for February 13th
2009. The proceeds will go to
Friends of Loretto Abbey for the restoration of kneelers in the Convent Chapel.
In addition, we are also raising funds to
assist seven of our students who have been selected through an application process,
to travel to India in March of 2009,
where they will be involved in a service leadership experience in the Loretto
Missions, in honour of the 400th Celebration
of the Loretto Sisters. This dinner dance is being hosted by the LAT “From
the Heart” Fundraising Team.
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Date Friday, February 13, 2009 Location Veneto Centre, Rialto Room 7465 Kipling Ave., Woodbridge, Ontario Time: 7:00 pm Cost: $65.00 ($20.00 tax receipt upon completion of the request form) Coffee, tea and soft drinks included Cash bar |
Letter to Parents
Ticket Order Form
Promotional Poster: From the Heart
Mr.Cluff’s Excursion to Egypt
MARCH 13th - 22nd. 2009.
This March Break 2009 Trip is the 20th year I have taken Abbey students away [see itinerary below] and March Break travel has never been more interesting. This year’s Egypt programme was designed at The Abbey for our March Break trip in 1992 and was one of the best trips we’ve ever done. Since our last visit, many major Egyptian discoveries have been unearthed; particularly in Luxor’s Valley of The Kings. Our trip covers an incredible amount of ground. We’ll fly on large and small commercial airplanes, journey down the Nile aboard a luxury hotel cruise boat, sail on Egyptian feluccas, and travel ancient highways on comfortable coaches and perhaps even “not-so-comfortable” camels. Rising fuel costs and airport taxes have driven the price of air-travel higher and higher, but this year’s trip still reflects exceptional value. Our group will find this excursion fun, informative, and well-paced; with sufficient “free time” opportunities to relax and enjoy our very exotic surroundings.
Mr.Cluff’s Excursion to Paris and London
MARCH 6 – 17th. 2008.
This March Break 2008 Trip is the 19th year I have taken Abbey students away
[see itinerary below] and it is guaranteed to be full of experiences that will
last a
lifetime. The core of this popular programme was designed for a March Break
trip in 1996 and repeated it in 2002. Our group found the itinerary fun, informative,
and not overly-tiring. This year’s inclusion of AMIENS and NORMANDY should
be of particular interest to Grade 12 English students who will be studying
Jane Urquhart’s award-winning novel, The Stone Carvers, which deals with
the building of the Canadian WW I Memorial at Vimy Ridge . Please look at our
itinerary to see the incredible combination of history, sight-seeing, and free-time
for discovery that this excursion has in store.
All air and land arrangements are being made by Upper Canada Study Holiday.
This company specializes in student excursions and has provided exceptional
service to the Loretto Abbey community for more than 30 years. They are registered
and fully insured under the Ontario Travel Act.
This trip will span the March Break (Thursday, March 6-Monday March 17, 2008).
This is an official school trip, supervised by Mr. and Mrs. Cluff and at least
one other teacher, and is being undertaken with permission from the administration
of Loretto Abbey and the Director of the Toronto District Catholic School Board.
As in past years, Upper Canada Study Holiday and Mr. Cluff are committed to
the educational value of this programme and to returning travelers safe, sound,
and satisfied.
[note the alliteration !!]
For further information, please follow the links below.
Abbey Students Follow Mozart’s Footsteps
During the March Break (2007), 29 students of the Loretto Abbey Music Department,
3 chaperones and their teacher followed Mozart’s footsteps in Europe.
The tour began in London where the young Mozart wrote his first choral music
using English text. The group then travelled to Prague, Czech Republic, where
Mozart premiered several works and was adored. The tour continued to Mozart's
birthplace in Salzburg, Austria, and finally to Vienna where he was married
and, of course, died at the age of 35. Highlights of the trip included Sunday
Mass at St. Gilgen's only church in the mountains just outside Salzburg (this
is where Mozart's mother was baptized and attended mass). They also toured of
the world renowned Bosendorfer piano factory just outside Vienna and the majestic
Schoenbrunn Palace where the young Amadeus and his sister first performed for
royalty. With a bit of luck, the music students of Loretto Abbey will be visiting
Spain next year for another musical tour.
Loretto Abbey Band Wins Award at Kiwanis
The Loretto Abbey Senior Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. V. Mio, was
awarded the Douglas Gilmour Memorial Music Award by the team of adjudicators
at this year's Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto for their "talent
and hard work". The LAT Senior Concert Band placed first in both categories
entered.
ESP Team Leads Makeover of Change Rooms--More
Student wins National Technology Week Design Contest
Mary Elizabeth Campo, a grade 9 student at Loretto Abbey, has won first place
in the CCTT National Technology Week Design Contest. Winners receive a scholarship
in the form of an RESP, as well as an iPod. Students across the country were
invited to design a poster or coat of arms depicting Canada's Tech Futurue.
Loretto Abbey Students Build Residence for Maternity
Centre in Nigeria
Students at Loretto Abbey raised over $20,000 last year to build a doctors’
residence for the Nsirimo Health Maternity Centre in Umuahia, Nigeria. All monies
were raised by students, from students. Throughout the year, various student-lead
groups at the school promoted efforts such as an International picnic, a fashion
show, and a “Stop, Rock and Roll” concert, among many other initiatives.
A cheque was officially handed over to representatives from Canadians for Love
of Humanity (CLOH) on Wednesday, September 20th. Dr. Michael Nwabuogu, who spent
five weeks in the area this year to oversee the completion of the work presented
a plaque to the students. The Honourable Chief Stephen Akwarandu, Ward Representative
of the five area villages and visiting Toronto from Umuahia, was also in attendance
to thank the students for their efforts.
The residence consists of a 14-room, semi-detached house for a medical doctor
and a registered nurse/midwife. Funds have also contributed towards a retro-fit
for the Centre. Inspired by the United Nations’ Millennium Goals, the
students continue to receive guidance from the advice of Sr. Carmen Distin,
International Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) Provincial Leader
and Sr. Doryne Kirby, IBVM. Sr. Doryne represents the IBVM in the Non-Governmental
Organization (NG0) at the U.N. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are solemn
pledges made by all countries in the world and embrace a collective responsibility
to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global
level.
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