St. Aidan Catholic Elementary School
34 Buick Boulevard
Brampton, Ontario
L7A 3B9
Phone: 905-840-3042
Principal
D. Clifford
Fax: 905-840-0820
December 2014
ADVENT
Vice-Principal
M. Moncur
Head Secretary
C. Moore
Assistant Secretary
T. Gout
Superintendent
S. Steer
Trustees
The liturgical season of Advent prepares us for
Christmas, when we recall Christ’s first coming
among us. Advent is a season of joyful expectation.
During Advent, each Sunday’s gospel has a specific
theme. The Old Testament readings, especially those
taken from Isaiah, are prophecies about the Messiah
and messianic times. The selections from the
writings of the apostles present exhortations and
instructions on different themes of this season.
During this time of “joyful preparation” to celebrate
the Nativity, let us pray a little more, attend Mass –
perhaps even during the week, read the Gospel
according to Matthew, and control the “shopping
urge.” Do something good for others. Teach your
children to enjoy this season with Christ because
Christ is the reason for this season!
D. B. D’Souza
F. Di Cosola
Parish
Guardian Angels
Pastor
Advent Wreath
Fr. Jan Gogolewski
Formed from sprigs of green foliage in a circular
shape (sign of eternity and everlasting life), which
surround four candles (one pink and three purple),
the Advent wreath sits on a table, or near the altar,
or hangs from the ceiling. Lighting a distinct purple
candle on each of three Sundays of Advent (on the
third Sunday the pink candle is lit as a sign of joy for
the near birth of Jesus) symbolizes the coming of
Christ, the Light of the World. Family prayers are
recited and hymns sung each day or each week.
Parents, try this year to have a wreath on your dining
table, or in a familiar spot of the house and gather
around it with your children.
Mass Times
Sat.:
5:00 p.m.
Sun.:
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Masses are held at:
St. Edmund Campion
275 Brisdale Drive
Brampton, Ontario
L7A 3C7
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Advent Mass
Please join us for our Advent Mass which will take
place on Thursday, December 12th at 9:15 a.m. in the
gym.
Thank you to all families who participated in our QSP
fundraiser. Also, thank you to those who supported
our Dance-A-Thon. The money raised through these
fundraisers will support many of our school activities
and special events.
During the month of December, we will collect hard
candy for Dr. Simone’s Canadian Food for Children
charity. We will also accept donations of new and
gently used shoes and footwear for Dr. Simone’s
organization.
Our Share Life spirit week and pop-corn
sales were a great success. Thank you to
all who participated.
QSP MAGAZINE FUNDRAISING DRIVE!
The money raised through our fundraiser benefits all
our children with the many enrichment activities
throughout the school year.
Delivery of your magazines!!!
Many magazines will have start arriving shortly,
especially for those who ordered their magazines
online! Please keep in mind that some subscriptions
may take longer to start depending on the magazine
ordered and the number of issues per year.
Questions? Contact QSP Customer Service:
1-800-667-2536
Even though our deadline for sending in orders and
getting prizes has passed, you can still order online
anytime at great prices and our school still benefits!
If you want to renew other magazines, or order a
new magazine, or order gift subscriptions you can
still take advantage of QSP’s great prices all year
long, just go to:
www.qsp.ca and click on “Shop Now”
DPCDSB is now on Twitter!
For the latest board news and
information, follow us
@DPCDSBschools.
St. Aidan School Website
Please visit our school website regularly for the latest
information on school events and important dates.
www.dpcdsb.org/AIDAN
First Reconciliation, First Communion,
Confirmation
Guardian Angels parish hosted a parent information
meeting on November 30, following the 12:00 mass
at St. Edmund Campion Secondary School for parents
whose children are receiving the Sacrament of First
Reconciliation and First Communion this year. If you
were unable to attend, please contact Guardian
Angels Parish at 905-970-9175.
First Reconciliation will take place on April 17, 2015
at 9:15 a.m. at St. Aidan School.
First Communion will take place on May 3, 2015 at
3:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church.
On December 7, 2014 there will be a parent
information meeting following the 12:00 mass at St.
Edmund Campion Secondary School for parents
whose children are receiving the Sacrament of
Confirmation this year.
Reconciliation for Confirmandi will take place on
April 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Aidan.
Confirmation will take place on April 25, 2015 at
5:00 p.m. at St. Edmund Campion Secondary School.
Your child will receive additional information
throughout the year regarding their participation in
these sacraments.
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Extended French Information Meeting
Christmas Concert
Grade 4 parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enroll
their child in a Grade 5 Extended French class for
September, 2015 are invited to attend an
information meeting at:
Our Kindergarten and Primary classes are hard at
work preparing for their annual Christmas concerts.
The Kindergarten concert will take place on
Thursday, December 11th at 6:00 p.m. and the
Primary concert (Grades 1 to 3) will take place on
Wednesday, December 18th at 6:00 p.m. Donations
of non-perishable food items will be collected. We
hope you are able to join us!
Brampton Residents:
St. Anne School
124 Vodden Street, Brampton, L6V 1M5
(905)459-7621
January 15, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.
Caledon Residents:
Holy Family
61 Allen Drive, Bolton, L7E 1P7
(905)857-1300
January 13, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.
At the present time, the above mentioned schools
are the designated centers for our area.
Applications will be accepted at that centers until
3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17th, 2015.
Full Day Kindergarten Registration for 2015-2016
Registration for full day kindergarten for the 20152016 school year, will take place at St. Aidan
School on the following days:
Parent Lending Library
Last year the Catholic School Council purchased a
number of resources for a parent lending library. If
you would like to borrow one of the books please
send a note with your child with the title of the book
you are interested in borrowing. A list of titles can
be found on our school website
www.dpcdsb.org/AIDAN
Winter Dress
Monday, January 26, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
*Snow Date:
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
For more information, call St. Aidan School at
905-840-3042 or visit www.dpcdsb.org
Remembrance Day Liturgy
On Monday, November 11, 2013, the St. Aidan
School Community gathered in our gym to celebrate
our Remembrance Day Liturgy. Thank you to all
participants.
It is that time of year when students need to be
reminded of the necessity of dressing properly for the
weather (mittens, hats, scarves, boots, etc.).
Labelling items would be helpful, as many boots and
mittens look similar. We ask that each child have
indoor footwear and boots to wear outside when it is
rainy or snowy. Except during extreme cold or rain,
students go outside during recess and the lunch hour.
Homework Tip
Create a homework supply kit. This kit can include
materials that your child will use on a regular basis
such as pencils, pens, ruler, paper, crayons, markers,
glue, scissors, etc. By having these
supplies on hand, time is not wasted
searching for them when they are
required.
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Bus Cancellations/School Closing Due to Bad
Weather
Please be advised that during the winter months,
inclement weather may cause disruption of bus
transportation and regular school operations. A
decision to cancel school transportation and/or to
close schools is usually made by 6:00 am and will be
announced on the radio and television stations
identified below.
VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9
CJCL AM590
CHFI FM98.1
CFTR AM680
FM Z103.5
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
CITYPULSE
CANADA AM
CHUM AM1050
CJBC (FR) AM860
EZ ROCK FM97.3
CFRB AM1010
FM93.1
CBC FM99.1
CTV
GLOBAL NEWS
You will hear one of four standard messages:
1.”Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board buses
serving St. Andrew, St. Benedict and St. Peter
elementary schools and R.F. Hall secondary schools
are cancelled for today”
This message does not affect St. Aidan School
2.”The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
buses and the Peel District School Board buses in the
town of Caledon and the County of Dufferin are
cancelled”.
This message does not affect St. Aidan
3.”The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
and the Peel District School Board Buses are
cancelled”.
ALL transportation services provided by the
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board have
been cancelled for the entire day.
4.”The schools and offices of both the Dufferin-Peel
Catholic District School Board and the Peel District
School Board are closed”
ALL schools are closed to students and staff.
Our Catholic School Heritage
Each month we will highlight some
key questions/answers related to
our Catholic School Heritage.
1. Was there opposition to separate schools before
Confederation?
Yes, as now, there were advocates of one school
system. Protestant spokespersons believed in the
adequacy of the common (now public) school’s basic
non-denominational Christianity, which constituted
an important element of the common school’s
religion lessons and their readers. They held that
beliefs specific to certain religions should be taught
in the churches and homes.
2. Why did Catholics find the non-denominational
religious education of the common school
unsatisfactory?
Catholics wanted separate schools where all the
beliefs of the Catholic Church would be taught,
where the pupils would live their faith in a
sacramental and community manner in proximity to
the parish church and priest, and where religion
would permeate the reading, literature and history
curriculum. Furthermore, as modern times arrived,
the multiculturalism of the public school’s student
body necessitated the eradication of the teaching of
Christianity.
3. What sacrifices did Catholics have to make to
send their children to separate schools?
Because the United Legislature of Canada East and
Canada West roughly had consisted of members
advocating non-denominational common schools
and half were in favour of them, separate school
legislation, for about fifteen years, contained three
obstacles to their existence:
(a) Catholics could establish and support a
separate school, but had to continue paying
common school taxes. Thus, they paid
tuition for their children in the separate
school;
(b) The separate school had no permanence of
existence. If the local common school board
hired a Catholic as one of its teachers, then
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the separate school ceased to exist. Separate
schools kept opening and closing in the early
years;
(c) In the cities the separate school board
required the permission of the common
school board to open a new or an additional
separate school. Sometimes the permission
was not forthcoming.
(d) The legislation required twelve Catholic
heads of family resident within a city, town
or township common school section. The
townships’ common school sections were so
small that often there were not twelve
resident Catholic families.
IMPORTANT DATES
Dec. 4: Catholic School Council Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 6: Christmas Mingle & Jingle 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dec. 7: Confirmation Parent meeting St. Edmund
Campion School following 12:00 mass
Dec. 11: Kindergarten Christmas Concert 6:00 p.m.
Dec. 12: Advent Mass 9:15 a.m.
Dec. 18: Primary Christmas Concert 6:00p.m.
Dec. 25: Merry Christmas
Jan. 1:
Happy New Year
Jan. 6:
Epiphany
Jan. 6:
First Day Back
Jan. 7:
Virtue of Self-Control Assembly
Jan. 9:
New Year Mass
St. Aidan Christmas Mingle Jingle
St. Aidan’s 2nd Annual Christmas Mingle & Jingle will
be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 10:00
am – 2:00 pm. Activities include: Christmas café,
entertainment, games and fun for people of all ages.
Admission to this event is free, however; a donation
of a non-perishable food item for the Knight’s Table
would be appreciated. We will also have a vendor
marketplace where you can pick up some special
items for Christmas. A separate information flyer
with further details will be sent home prior to the
event. We look forward to seeing you!
Sports Corner
Congratulations to our boys’ and girls’ volleyball
teams who represented St. Aidan in last month’s
volleyball tournaments. The students displayed great
sportsmanship!
From the entire staff at St. Aidan, have a blessed and joyful Christmas!
Buone Feste Natalizie
聖誕節同新年快樂
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Boaz Festas
Feliz Navidad
Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Baradin ki shubh kamnaaye
Subha nath thalak Vewa
E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!
Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce
A'yaad meelad Saeedah
Feliz Natal
Nollaig chridheil
Khushi Natal
Melkin Yelidet Beaal
Chuc Mung Giang Sinh
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聖誕快樂 新年快樂
‫! س ع يد م ي الد أع ياد‬
Sretan Bozic
Joyeux Noel
Gezur Krislinjden
Kellemes karacsonyi
Wesolych swiat
Sun Tan Chuk Ha
Maligayang Pasko
Srozhdestvom Kristovym
NEWSLETTER DRAW
For a free pizza lunch
Which Sunday in Advent is the pink candle
lit?
Answer:________________________
Cut out this ticket and bring it to Mr. Clifford.
If your child wins, he/she will be notified.
Child’s Full Name: _____________________
Teacher’s Name: _____________________
Date:
_____________________
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