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St. Dunstan School
As we come to the end of this school year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many individuals who make St. Dunstan School a Christian community where active learning takes place. This past academic
year has been a very busy and highly successful year for
everyone. The many successes are due to the dynamic and warm relationships that exist at St. Dunstan School between staff, parents and students.
The greatness of this community is truly a result of the hard work and collaboration of school, home and parish. I would especially like to thank the
teachers of St. Dunstan. They are a dynamic group of educators who share
a love of learning. Thank you as well to Mrs. Romer for being the lifeline of
our school. Every student is treated as if they were her own and we are
June 2014
Principal
L. O’Neill
Secretary
M. Romer
Trustee
Peter Ferreira
416.805.7110
Superintendent
D. Amaral
905.890.1221
PARISH
St. Joseph Church
5440 Durie Road
Mississauga, ON
L5M 2J6
905.826.2766
SCHOOL HOURS
Grades 1-8
8:30-11:25 & 12:25 3:00
Grades JK-SK
8:30-11:00 or 12:303:00
St. Dunstan School
1525 Cuthbert Ave.
Mississauga, ON
L5M 3R6
905.567.5050
http://
www.dpcdsb.org/
DUNST
Prayer For June
May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields
and, until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His
hand.
As we come to the end of another school year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the
many individuals who make St. Dunstan School a Christian community where active learning takes
place. This past academic year has been a very busy and highly successful year for everyone. The
many successes are due to the dynamic and warm relationships that exist at St. Dunstan School
between staff, parents and students. I would especially like to thank the teachers of St. Dunstan
who have helped our students earn the skills to be lifelong learners and to walk in the light of
Christ. Thank you as well to Mrs. Romer for her warm and welcoming personality. She will be
greatly missed and remembered by our community. Thank you to Fr. Marc-Andre, Fr. Kim and their
Parish team for providing the spiritual leadership and for guiding us in our faith journey. Thank
you to our trustee, Peter Ferreira, for all his support this year and thank you to our superintendent,
David Amaral, for always being there for us. To our graduates and those students who are moving
on, thank you for enriching us with your presence and we hope that St. Dunstan will always be a
part of your memories. I hope that everyone has a safe and restful summer and I look forward to
seeing you in September.
Enrolment
Unfortunately our projected enrolment for September indicates that our school will
decrease in school population. This has resulted in a decline in the number of staff and
services assigned to our school. We would like to thank Madame Bozzo, Mr. Abbas,
Mr. Da Costa and Ms. Murphy for all their contributions to St. Dunstan. We wish them
all the best in their future placements.
Combined Classes
Combined grades are a necessary reality at our school and at many schools. As teachers
prepare class lists they consider many factors, such as the learning styles of students, a
balance of abilities and class culture. Being in a combined grade is no way prejudicial to a child’s
education. Within Ontario, all schools are bound by a strict teacher and pupil ratio. This will be
particularly evident as we strive to meet the hard cap of 20:1 in the primary grades and the guidelines
of 25:1 in grades four to eight. Until we finalize our enrolment during the first two weeks of
September, all class arrangements and teacher placements are tentative.
Graduation
To our Grade 8 graduates, best wishes as
you leave us to enter high school. Your
accomplishments and contributions to our
school are appreciated and will be fondly
remembered. Continue to be the best that you can
be, and influence one another in a most positive
way. We are privileged to have had the
opportunity to educate these future leaders.
Congratulations from the staff and students of
St. Dunstan Catholic School.
Our graduation ceremony will take place on
Thursday, June 26th at Le Treport Banquet Hall.
All parents and family are encouraged to attend.
SK Graduation
Congratulations to our SK students who will be
participating in their Graduation ceremony on
Thursday, June 26th. The ceremony will take
place at 9:45 am in the gym for all SK students.
FAITH LIFE
School Monitors
Thank you to our school monitors, Mrs. Wang,
Mrs. Akhtar, Miss Mak and Mrs. Mak who have
supervised and cared for our students during the
lunch hours in all types of weather conditions.
Together you have made St. Dunstan a safer
place for our children this year. If any parents
are interested in being a school monitor for
September please call the school.
Lost And Found
We have collected a large assortment of shoes,
boots, sweaters, etc. in our “Lost and Found” box.
During the last week of June, we will display all
“Lost and Found” items. Please drop by and look
for specific items your child may have lost. On
June 27th we will be packing up the leftover
items and forwarding them to charity.
Play Day
Our Primary Play Day will take place on June 23
for grades 1-3. All of the games are planned for
outdoors so children are reminded to dress
for the weather and the activity by wearing
running shoes, a hat and sunscreen. They should
also bring plenty of water.
Important Dates
August 25 - School Office Opens
September 2 - First Day of School
September 12 - PA Day (Reorganization)
September 18 - Open House/BBQ
September 23 - School Photos
Volunteers Make a Difference
We wish to express our sincere
appreciation to the many parents and
members of our school community
who have given generously of their
time, energy and talents to benefit the
students of St. Dunstan School.
Volunteer contributions have made a
positive difference in the lives of our
students. Together we make our
school a success. They leave knowing
that they have made a positive and
everlasting contribution to the
St. Dunstan community.
School Council News
Thank you to our 2013-2014 School
Council for their support this year.
School Council members have continued
to support the many school initiatives
and to help in any way they could as true
advocates for our students. This year
through our fundraising efforts School
Council has supported the students of
St. Dunstan by funding SMART Boards,
agendas, movie day, guest speakers,
uniforms, sports equipment, St. Dunstan
Feast Day, sacramental luncheons and
keepsakes, special event bussing and
Graduation.
St. Dunstan School
promotes
Important Items
responsibility,
respect, civility
and academic
excellence in a
safe learning and
teaching
environment.
Year End Mass
We will celebrating our year
end mass on Thursday, June
5th at St. Joseph’s Parish. The
mass will begin at 9:30 am
and we encourage all parents
and guardians to attend. It
will be a wonderful
opportunity for us to
celebrate the many blessings
that have been bestowed
upon us this school year at
St. Dunstan. Thank you
Mrs. Gibson and the grade 8
students for organizing this
mass.
Busing Information
The busing information
will be posted in the front
entrance windows during
the week of August 25th,
2014. You can also check
the STOPR website
www.stopr.ca
Report Cards
Report cards will be
distributed on Wednesday,
June 25th. If you have
any questions and/or
would like to discuss the
report card with the
teacher, please call the
main office.
Eco News
St. Dunstan has been
certified by the Ministry as
an Ontario Ecoschool. Once
again this year we achieved
a silver rating which is an
awesome accomplishment.
Thank you to Mrs. Swanek,
Mrs. Bungay and the Green
Team for all their hard work
this year.
Are You Moving?
To help us with our
planning for September
2014, it would be
appreciated if you could let
us know if you will be
moving out of our school
area over the summer.
STOPR (Student Transportation of Peel Region)
On Saturday, August 23rd, 2014, we will be holding our nineteenth annual YOUNG RIDER
ORIENTATION DAY for ALL Kindergarten children. The intent of the day is to introduce children
to school buses in an informal setting prior to the first day of school. We encourage you to
participate by bringing your kindergarten children and elementary aged siblings to a one-hour
program between the hours of 9:00 a.m and 12 noon. Bus rides and a school bus safety video are
only part of the informative fun. All Young Rider Days have been tremendous successes.
Student Transportation of Peel Region (STOPR), The Peel District School Board and
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, First Student Canada, Stock Transportation
Limited, Parkview Transit Inc., and Attridge Transportation Inc support this event. In order to
confirm your attendance at this event please call Stock Transportation at 905-829-2040.
Storage of Medication
We would like to remind all parents who have had medication stored at the school for their
child that it should be picked up at the end of the school year. We do not retain medications
from one year to the next. New medications and the proper forms for storage will need to be
filled out for the new school year. We will send an individual reminder to all parents affected by
this policy.
Dolphin Athletics
On Sunday, June 8th, 13 girls will be competing in
the 5K Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival. A
hearty congratulations to all the girls who have
been running twice a week for the last 2 months.
Thank you to Mrs. Swanek, Mme. Graham and
Mrs. Mangaroff who trained with the girls through
all types of weather conditions. Thank you as well
to the numerous parents who graciously
volunteered their time to help train the girls. A
special thank you to Mrs. Oh and Mrs. Szarek who
volunteered their time and expertise in running
with the girls.
Our school will be participating in the
Mississauga South Track & Field Meet on
Wednesday, June 18th with over 40 students
competing. The Board championships will be on
Friday, June 20th. Thank you to Mr. Ward and
Mme. Bozzo for coaching the team.
Library News
All St. Dunstan textbooks and library books
are due in the school right away. Please help
us to reduce replacement costs by checking at
home and returning texts and library books.
Share Life
Thank you to all the parents and students who
donated to Share Life during our spirit week.
Our school raised over $1800 for this charity.
We also donated $1000 to Sick Children’s
Hospital for our Hats Off To Kidz Walk. Your
generosity and support is greatly
appreciated.