The mission of the St. Veronica
Catholic School Community is to provide, in a responsible manner, a
Catholic Education which develops the various capabilities of each individual to live fully today and to meet the challenges of the future, thus enriching our community. We are dedicated and committed to the building of a strong partnership between the home, school and parish to help our children grow spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, morally, socially in the image of Christ.
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ST. VERONICA IS AN ALLERGEN AWARE / SCENT-FREE SCHOOL
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Spring Prayer
Dear God:
Spring is a metaphor for change. Some changes we eagerly await, and some we abhor. Some changes we plan and others arrive uninvited.
To all these changes we ask the gift of Your perspective beckoning us to expectation, hope, and rebirth.
May the sunlight and the rain be reminders that You are at work renewing the earth. As a
God of renewal, You are ever at work in our lives, too.
Open our eyes and lives to the needed changes in our lives this Spring. Awaken us to new life and perspective, for we pray in Jesus' name.
St. Veronica Catholic School
680 Novo Star Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1C7
905.696.6980 phone
905.696.6982 fax
905.696.6980-1 attendance line
Principal:
Vice Principal:
Secretary:
Pastor:
Superintendent:
Trustees:
K.Kovacs
A. Sodhi
M. Remigio
Msgr. Pan
L. Papaloni
T. Thomas
R. del Rosario
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EQAO DATES
Mathematics will take place between May 25—
June 8th. Please avoid scheduling any vacations or appointments during this time. For more information about the EQAO Assessments, visit www.eqao.com
school on flex boundaries are required to reapply each school year. Current Flex Boundary admissions are not guaranteed for the 2016-2017 school year. Flex boundary admissions must be requested in writing to the school Principal each year. Thank you for submitting your request for flex boundary considerations to the office by
April 30th for the upcoming school. year.
SUMMER LITERACY CAMP: SK – Gr 6
Registration packages will be going out shortly. Please be advised that Summer Literacy Camp is a 3 week program, running from July 11th to July 29th from 9 am—12 pm (Monday to Friday), open to students from
SK to Grade 6. Summer Literacy Camp is offered at
12 school site in DPCDSB. Transportation is NOT provided. Cost is $300.00.
ELEMENTARY SUMMER SCHOOL:
Gr 7 and 8
We will soon begin the process of making up the class lists for next fall. This is a complex procedure which takes into consideration not only the needs of the individual child, but frames those needs in the context of the larger classroom group. In each class we strive for a balance of learning styles, a balance of gender, a balance of learning needs and a cross-section of abilities. The current teachers of a grade, support staff and administration all take part in the process. If you as a parent wish to provide input, please take into consideration the following guidelines:
Registration packages will be going out shortly. Please be advised that Elementary Summer School is a 3 week program, running from July 4th to July 22th from
8:30 am—12:30 pm (Monday to Friday), open to students in grade 7 and 8 .
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Input must be made in writing to the Principal no later than April 30th, 2016.
Submit requests in terms of educational contexts, e.g. your child’s learning needs/strengths/styles: information not already known to the school; best learning environment.
GRADE 8 CONFIRMATION
Please do not make requests for specific teachers as staffing is always tentative and changes can occur up until the second week of September when staffing is finalized.
The Grade 7 and 8 students of
St. Veronica will be celebrating the sacrament of Confirmation on
Thursday, April 28th at 7:00 pm at
St. Francis Xavier Church.
GRADE 2 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
The Grade 2 students of St. Veronica will celebrate the sacrament of First Holy
Communion at 10:00am on Saturday,
April 30th at St. Francis Xavier Church.
Please let us know if you are planning on moving to a new location and your children will not be
4returning to St. Veronica School for the 2016-
2017 school year. This information will help us with our planning for next year. Please let us know by writing a letter and submitting it to the office at your earliest convenience.

St. Veronica once again this year will have Carassauga Festival Week-End passes for sale.
Carassauga Passport holders ride free on both MiWay buses and Carassauga shuttle service during the full Festival hours (all 3 days)
Mark May 27-29 th on your calendar
Look for more information to be sent home soon!!!
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St. Veronica School and the School Council are planning our first Skip-A-thon for all our students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 on Friday May 6 th . The purpose of this fun event is to generate funds for a variety of school purposes including purchasing outdoor games/activities to promote physical activity and healthy living.
Every $5 brought in = One Entry into the Grand Prize Draw.
Our GRAND PRIZE: Two (2) Baseball tickets for May 31st:
BLUE JAYS vs. New York Yankee
Thank you in advance for your generous support!

Make a Joyful Noise! Primary Craft Club
All are welcome to attend our Catholic Education Week
Musical Showcase. Students from grades 4-
8 will showcase their musical talents.
Date: Thursday May 5, 2016
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: St. Veronica School Gymnasium
Our primary craft club was busy this week spreading the Easter joy by creating wooden spoon
Easter chicks. Students worked hard painting and decorating wooden spoons to resemble a little
“peep”. Special thanks to our grade 4 and 5 volunteers that assisted with the craft.
Mrs. Maron, Mrs. DeSouza, and Mrs. Johnson would like to wish our primary crafters a blessed
Chess Club at St. Veronica
Easter season and we will see you in late spring for our last craft.
Primary, junior and intermediate club have enjoyed their participation at lunch for the past two months. We have a good group that is enjoying the participation with a splash of competition for students who are competing to become one of the skilled members that get to go on and represent
St. Veronica at the chess tournament. We will choose five members for each of the primary, junior and intermediate division to represent us on March 31st at St. Gertrude School.
Parents are invited to come to St. Gertrude on that day to support their children and St. Veronica community.
“Let’s Dance”
Chess club coaches Mr. Celestino, Mme Latini and
Mrs. Occhiuto look forward to their participation in the next few weeks as we select our teams and begin preparation for our
For the past 6 weeks, the students in grade 4, 5, and 6 had the opportunity to experience the “love tournament.
of dance”. Our dance instructor, Rebecca Moroney
A special thanks to Dylan B,
Jonathan S, Ethan P, Joshua
G, Nini N, Cristina M, Nicolas
N, Alan R for giving up their lunch hour to help out with the chess club.
taught the students about the elements of dance, the various styles of dance, how to choreograph dance routines, and having a passion for dance.
Each week the students were energetic and eager to learn something new about dance from Rebecca.
Some classes are now on their way to choreographing their own routines. Many thanks to
Rebecca Moroney for all her hard work, expertise, and efforts with our junior students; and to
Fundraising
Please see Mrs. Da Silva if you are interested in purchasing a handmade bookmark for $15.00.
Mrs. Moroney for her assistance in making this experience possible for all our future little dancers.
We thank Mrs. Okumara for donating her talent and time in creating these beautiful pieces.
All proceeds will go to supporting the purchase of school-wide laptops.
...to Literacy Night for Parents
Learn about: digital technology, inquiry-based learning, technology in the classrooms
Presentations will range from K to 8 so all parents are welcome to join us. Children are welcome too.
Tuesday, April 21st at 6:30 pm. Please join us!