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St. Julia Billiart Catholic Elementary School 2008
2070 Bur Oak Ave. Markham, Ontario L6E 1X5 (905) 471-8221
       Welcome to St. Julia Billiart Catholic Elementary School       Oh, how good God is!
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Susan LaRosa -  Director of Education   Marlene Mogado -  Trustee   
Andy DiSebastiano -  Superintendent     Doug Grant  - Principal   Todd Wilkinson - Vice Principal

clip_image002.jpgclip_image004.jpgThe Wonderful Life
of St. Julia Billiart

 
Saint Julie was immersed in God’s love and goodness, even in the midst of great suffering. She was a woman of vision who responded to the needs of the suffering world around her.
Born in Cuvilly, France, on July 12, 1751, Julie lived a humble life in a loving family. She was a woman of serenity, despite the great personal suffering she endured. The Billiart family survived many hardships, including the deaths of several children. When Julie was 16, she went to work to help support her family. At the age of 23 she became paralyzed by the trauma of a shooting that was aimed at her father. She spent more than 20 years confined to her bed, unable to care for even her most basic needs.  Besides her physical pain, Julie suffered religious persecution, lived in hiding as a refugee. Throughout her suffering, she steadfastly trusted in God’s goodness. At the age of 53, Julie and her very good friend, Françoise Blin de Bourdon, along with two other women, made their vows as Sisters of Notre Dame in Amiens, France. A variety of difficult circumstances caused her to move her congregation to Namur, Belgium, several years later. Today these sisters are known as the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Julie reached out to the poor and forgotten, she brought comfort and hope to those around her, she encouraged faith in the seeking and the lost. More than anything else, she was a witness to the deep, loving goodness of God. Her motto and mantra was: “Oh, how good God is!” In 1969 Julie was named a saint by the Catholic Church. The impact that Saint Julie had on the world continues through the life and ministry of the sisters who share in her heritage.

We hope to be able to connect with the Sisters of Notre Dame, from Boston and Cleveland, once again this spring(2009) to celebrate the feast of our Patron Saint.  Details will follow in subsequent Newsletters.

Welcome to St. Julia - September 2009
It’s hard to believe summer is over and we are back again so soon. We warmly welcome our returning students and their families, as well as those who are joining the St. Julia School community for the first time!  I hope everyone had a pleasant and relaxing summer. We are all looking forward to yet another ambitious and rewarding year at St. Julia, as we strive to improve ourselves and our community as a whole.  As always, a number of changes have taken place at our school from last year, as enrollment has increased to over 510 students, several staff members have moved grade levels within the school, while others have left for other positions or schools.  We welcome new staff members; Mrs. Kearns in grade five, Mr. D'Ambrosio in 4/5, Mr. Schnurr in 5/6, Mrs Romita as an additional French teacher, Mrs. Rad takes over as our Phys. Ed. Teacher and Mrs Addorisio as one of our Core Resource teachers, Mr. Sanderson is our Music teacher.  We are very glad to have a half time Vice Principal, Mr. Todd Wilkinson.  We welcome back Mrs. Adewntowski and Mrs. Rousseau.
We would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Ms. Ross), Mr. and Mrs. Manaloto (Ms. Greco), Mr. and Mrs Volpe (Briglio) who were married over the summer. 

D. Grant


St. Julia School Staffing- 2009-2010

Grade
Staff Member
JK
Mrs. Rosy Curcio
JK & SK
Mrs. Rebecca Lowrie
JK
Mrs. Alma Weldon
SK
Mrs. Tina Rousseau
One
Mrs. Kelly Robert
One
Mr. Brian Beaudry
One
Mrs. Lisa Adwentowski
Two
Mrs. Antonina Uymaz
Two
Mrs. Lucy Manaloto
Two
Mrs. Susan McClellan
Three
Mr. Scott McGuire
Three
Mrs. Lisa Volpe
Three
Mrs. Laura McMaster-Lyon
Four
Ms. Deanna Colangelo
Four/Five
Mr. Luigi D’Ambrosio
Five
Mrs. Eileen Kearns
Five / Six
Mr. Alan Schnurr
Six
Mrs. Janet Pinsonneault
Seven
Mr. Gavin Kelly
Seven/Eight
Mrs. Audrey Natale
Eight
Mr. Fabio Nardo
French
Mr. Robert Ariano
French
Mrs. Nancy Santos
French
Mrs. Josie Romita
Teacher-Librarian
Mrs. Trudy Matthews
Core Resource
Mrs. Josie Addorisio
Core Resource
Ms. Catherine Donovan
ESL
Mrs. Maureen Woods
Phys. Ed.
Mrs. Kimberly Rad
Music
Mr. Adam Sanderson
Ed. Assistant
Mrs. Jennifer Hinves
Ed. Assistant
Mrs. Margie Chiaramida
Ed. Intervenor
Ms. Kim Morrison
CYW
Mrs. Orly Zemel
Library Technician
Mrs. Mary Tamburro
Principal
Mr. Doug Grant
Vice Principal
Mr. Todd Wilkinson
Senior Secretary
Mrs. Jean Arseneau
Secretary
Mrs. Odette Katugampola
Head Custodian
Mr. Peter Apostolovski