Principal
M. Gibson
Website: http://www.dpcdsb.org/ANNEE
St. Anne Catholic School
December 2015/
January 2016
Vice Principal
L. Rossi
Secretarial Staff
L. Cameron
T. Gout
Custodian
N. Bahadir
Superintendent
S. Steer
(905) 890-1221
Pastors
Fr. J. Cherickal
Fr. F. Marrone
(905) 453-1303
Trustee
A. DaSilva
(905) 459-7089
A Christmas Prayer
Dear God,
You sent your son, Jesus,
as the light of the world.
His birth broke through the darkness
of sin and brought hope and
and love to a world in desperate need.
Our world is still in need
of his love and hope.
Continue to let the birth of Christ
shine as a beacon
for those who live in fear, and
as joy for those who live in sadness.
All things are possible through you.
Amen
Best wishes for a blessed Christmas
season from all the staff at
St. Anne School.
St. Anne Catholic School
124 Vodden St. E.
Brampton, ON
(905) 459-7621
Follow us on Twitter: @s
@stanne_bw
Please join us for our Advent Mass on
Wednesday, December 2nd at 10:30 am at
St. Anne’s Church.
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Last day of classes is Friday, December 18.
See you back on Monday, January 4, 2016.
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Upcoming PA Day: Monday, January 18. No
school for students.
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH
STUDENT ACTIVITIES (con’t)
This month we will celebrate the virtue of HOPE. We
believe that God comes to us as a real human who can
show us the way of life. We understand that both the
world and its people are from God and so are essentially
good. God has given us this Advent season year after year
in order to focus our minds and our hearts on the good all
around us.
The Giving Tree
This is an opportunity to give to those
in need in our local community. Red
angel tags with the age/gender of a
student who would benefit from a toy
donation this Christmas have been
placed on the tree found in our front
lobby. If you wish to participate,
A person with Hope…
simply drop by the school and take an
angel tag off the tree. Please send in
 Expects the best to happen for everyone
your donated gift wrapped and la Holds on to their dreams
 Always counts on God to help them in tough times belled with the red angel tag by De Looks for life’s blessings
cember 11. Donations of hats and mittens are always
welcome and needed at school during the winter months.
Please join us at one of our monthly Virtues Assemblies They can also be left under The Giving Tree. Thank you.
on Friday, December 4 at 10:45 am or 11:15 am.
Christmas Spirit Week: Student leaders have organized
the following activities for the last week of school
(December 14-18): Monday is Christmas Day PJs; Tuque
Shoeboxes for Dr. Simone
Tuesday, Wednesday is Red and Green Day, Thursday is
Our Grade 5 Extended French students have again taken Advent Wreath Colours and Christmas Accessory Friday.
on the challenge of collecting shoeboxes filled with per- A letter with information for each day will go home the
sonal care items for delivery to those children in need week before Spirit Week.
overseas. Thank you for your generosity; we will continue
to accept the shoeboxes up to Friday, December 4.
Thank you to Mme. Grave and her students for organizing such a worthy cause.
Please join us for our annual St.
Anne Christmas Open House on
Primary Christmas Concert
Wednesday, December 16th from
The Kindergarten/Primary Christmas Concert will take 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm.
place on Friday, December 18th from 2:30-3:30 pm (dress
rehearsal at 9:30 am). A letter will be sent home with your ~5:30 pm Building Relationships
child in regards to details about dress/attire for each class With Our Children: This parenting
performing. Parents, guardians and guests should park at information session looks at how to
St. Anne’s Church.
foster meaningful relationships with
our children throughout their stages of development and
Dance Team
stay connected with them as they grow up. We hope you
Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Sbrizzi and Mrs. Cameron are working will join us in the Library. Our presenter is Michelle
with the 2015-2016 Dance Team members. The team was Lowry, Social Worker with Dufferin-Peel CDSB. Please
chosen last month and are busy perfecting technique this RSVP by phone if you wish to attend: 905 459-7621.
month. Choreography will begin shortly as the team pre~6:30-8:00 pm School Council invites you for some
pares for the 2016 Dance Event at the Rose TheaChristmas cheer in the gym – do a craft, visit with Santa
tre. Keep on Dancin!!!
and enjoy a refreshment. This is a great way to connect
with other St. Anne families and get into the Christmas
Let’s hit the slopes!
spirit!
We will once again be offering Grade
6,7 & 8 students the opportunity to
~Scholastic Book Fair:
go skiing at Snow Valley Ski Resort
Conference Room (103). Come
in Barrie, Ontario. We have two
check out all the great books and novdates: January 11 and March 11. A
elty items! Find a book that sparks
letter will be sent home this week
with all relevant information and permission forms. Parent your curiosity or catches your eye!
volunteers with a completed Criminal Reference Check You’ll also find lots of great Christ(CRC) are welcome to help supervise. CRC applications mas gifts for the readers in your family.
Open all night during the Christmas Open House.
are available on our school website or at the Office.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE
CURRICULUM FOCUS
LITERACY TIPS FOR PARENTS*
Talk With Your Child
It may seem obvious, but it is as important to listen as it is
to talk with your child. Children develop the skills for
reading and writing through both talking and listening.
Talk also builds your child’s capacity for understanding
new things. This kind of talk goes beyond telling your
child something to having a conversation with him or her.
Here are some ways to get this kind of talk going in your
home:
 Talk with your child about problems and solutions.
 Make sure your child has time to think.
 Talk with your child in his or her first language.
 Ask questions that will lead your child to talk about
his or her ideas.
It is very important both to listen to children read aloud
and to continue to read to them after they become independent, fluent readers. There are many different ways of
reading together: taking turns reading pages, reading in
unison and stopping to talk through the reading. Children
choose books about topics that interest them, and your
interest in the same books will lead to rich conversations
that will build talking and listening skills.
As you are listening
 If it’s a book being read, show your child that you are
enjoying the book by being curious/asking questions.
 Make connections to what he/she already knows.
 Rephrase what you are hearing.
 Be patient. Make sure your child has enough time to
figure out tricky words.
 After reading, talk about interesting or puzzling parts
of the book.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Registration for Full Day Kindergarten for the 2016-2017
school year will take place at St. Anne School:
January 25* from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
January 27-29 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
*SNOW DATE: Tuesday, January 26.
For more information, parents/guardians should contact
St. Anne School or visit www.dpcdsb.org (Board website).
Parent Meeting for Students with Differing
Abilities Entering Kindergarten in 2015-16
On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board’s Special Education and Support
Services Department will host a Kindergarten entry planning information session. This meeting is for parents and
guardians of children with differing abilities which affect
their learning, such as vision, hearing, speech, autism,
physical/medical and/or developmental delays in the cognitive and/or motor areas, who are entering Kindergarten
in September 2016. The meeting will be held at the Catholic Education Centre from 7 pm – 8:30 pm. For more
information about this session, call 905-890-0708 ext.
24011.
DUFFERIN-PEEL PROGRAMS
Extended French Information Meeting
Grade 4 parents/guardians who wish to enroll their child
in a Grade 5 Extended French class for September, 2016
are invited to attend an information meeting at St. Anne
School on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm.
Applications will be accepted as of January 14, 2016 and
are due to the office on February 16, 2016 by 3 pm.
Should a lottery be required to determine enrolment, it
*Reading and Writing with Your Child, K-6: A Parent Guide, 2012
will be held on February 24, 2016.
St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre
St. James is a regional elementary catholic global learning
centre. They will be having registrations for all interested
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! It runs from December
students from K- 8 from February 1-5, 2016. Please visit
11-17. Students will have the opportunity to visit and the St. James’ website, www.dpcdsb.org/JAMEE for regbrowse books and materials available to purchase. They istration criteria and details.
can fill out a wish list to take home. On their next visit,
students can bring money to purchase items from the Catholic Global Learning Centre Survey
Book Fair. This is a great oppor- The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is investunity to look at a variety of tigating the possibility of opening an additional regional
books and spark an interest in elementary Catholic Global Learning Centre at an existing
reading. Part of the proceeds Dufferin-Peel Catholic elementary school located north of
from the Book Fair go to the Highway 401. Please visit the school website and click on
school to be used for purchasing the Catholic Global Learning link to participate in the
reading material for our library.
survey. Survey closes December 5, 2015.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
BUS & SCHOOL CLOSURES
Meetings
Our next School Council meeting is on Tuesday, December 8 at 6:45 pm in the Conference Room. All parents are
welcome to attend. The first meeting of 2016 is set for
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 6:45 pm in the Conference
Room.
WINTER WEATHER
DELAYS & CANCELLATIONS
A decision to cancel school transportation and/or to close
schools is usually made by 6:00 am. Only the Director of
Education has the authority to cancel transportation and/
or close schools. Please listen for DUFFERIN-PEEL
CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD cancellaCandy Cane Grams
tions or closures to be announced on the following radio
Students will be able to buy a candy cane gram for a and television stations:
friend, family member or teacher for 25 cents. Students
can buy candy canes from December 3 - 9; candy canes Radio Stations:
will be delivered to classrooms on December 17. A de- VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9
CHUM AM1050
tailed letter will be sent home December 2.
EZ ROCK FM97.3
NEWSTALK 1010AM
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CFTR AM680
CJCL AM590
CHFI FM98.1
CJBC (FR) AM860
FM Z103.5
Students need to wear the necessary clothing and shoes/ CBC FM99.1
FM Q107
boots in order to ensure they are appropriately dressed for CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
FM93.1
outdoor play during the winter season. Recess is part of
the school day and a welcome physical break for students. Television Stations:
Research indicates that fifteen minutes of fresh air helps CITYPULSE
CANADA AM
students to refocus on their studies. Please keep your child CTV
GLOBAL NEWS
home if he or she is not well enough to participate in all
aspects of the school day, including recess. If your child Busing:
has a medical condition that prevents them from being For further inquiries, such as pick up and drop-off times,
outside, please submit a doctor’s note to the child’s teach- locations, and late or cancelled buses due to inclement
er or the Office.
weather, please visit:
www.stopr.ca
OUTDOOR RECESS
At times, the weather conditions will not allow students to
go outside for recess. School staff follow the DufferinPeel Catholic District School Board Policy and the Peel
Public Health Cold Weather Guidelines which direct
schools to modify recess when temperatures reach -200C
(with or without wind chill) so they are outside for no
longer than 20 minutes. If the temperature outside reaches -250C (with or without wind chill), the Board policy
states that all children will be kept indoors. We continue
to monitor weather conditions regularly throughout the
day and make decisions based upon our local conditions.
All students are asked to bring a pair of indoor shoes to
school. Students are to change into their indoor shoes
when in the building. This will help to keep our classrooms clean and dry. For their own safety, students are
expected to wear shoes at all times during the school day.
Please keep in mind that running shoes or sneakers are
required for participation in gym classes. If your child
does not have the proper footwear for Physical Education, they will not be allowed to participate that day.
LOST & FOUND ITEMS
PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Our Lost and Found bin is full of various items of clothing! Please ensure that you label all of your child’s clothing and discuss with him or her the importance of looking
in the Lost and Found box for missing articles. We will
display items on tables during the last week before the
break. Please take a look at these items when you are at
the school next or during the evening of the Christmas
Open House. The bin is located down the hall from the
Small Gym across from the Girls’ washroom. Any unclaimed items will be donated to charity during the Christmas Break.
Dufferin-Peel CDSB Policy states that all Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) must be kept out of sight, turned
off and not used on school premises or during schoolsanctioned activities, such as, retreats, field trips, sports
events, etc. unless given permission by a staff member.
This includes when students are riding
the bus. To prevent loss or damage of
PEDs, we encourage students to leave
them at home unless they are invited by
their teacher to bring them to class for
use during a lesson/activity.
INDOOR SHOES
REMINDERS
Attendance: Please call (905) 459-7621 (press 1) to let us
know your child will be late or absent. You can leave a
message at any time with the following information: the
date, child’s name, teacher, and reason for their absence.
This information is important to the safety of your child.
IMPORTANT DATES
December 2
Advent Mass, 10:30 am
@ St. Anne’s Church
December 4
Virtue of Hope Assemblies (am)
School Council Movie Night, 7pm
Dr. Simone Shoe Box Drive Ends
December 6
Second Sunday of Advent
December 11
Cardinal Leger Reg. Forms due
The Giving Tree campaign ends
December 13
Third Sunday of Advent
Appointments: Any student leaving the school during
the day due to appointments, etc., must be signed out at
the office. Please ensure that you send a note in this regard to your child’s teacher.
December 11-17 St. Anne’s Book Fair (day only)
Loving God,
As Mary and Joseph were finally welcomed at the inn,
help us to welcome the people in our lives with respect
and love.
At this time of hope,
We pray for all those who are displaced
and becoming refugees in new lands.
May they find comfort and welcoming hearts.
Strengthen us to be open to caring for the stranger
who is in need of mercy and compassion.
May this Advent season be a prayerful time for enjoying
the gift of community
and embracing a spirit of mercy and kindness.
We make this prayer in the name of Jesus, our savior and
hope for the world.
Amen.
December 16
Parent Workshop: Library, 5:30 pm
St. Anne Annual Christmas Open
House & Book Fair, 6:30-8:00 pm
December 18
Primary Christmas Concert
Rehearsal @ 9:30;
Concert @ 2:30 pm in Large Gym
Last day of classes
December 20
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Christmas Holidays
December 21, 2015 - January 1, 2016
School resumes on Monday, January 4, 2016
January 11
Ski Day Gr. 6, 7 & 8
January 12
Parent Mtg. for Students with
Differing Abilities starting Kindergarten in Sept. 2016, 7 pm at CEC
January 13
Extended French Parent Mtg,
@ St. Anne School, 7 pm
January 18
P.A. Day - No school
January 25, 27,
28 & 29
Kindergarten Registration
@ St. Anne School