ST. JOHN BOSCO
SCHOOL
1025 North Park Drive
Brampton, Ontario
Phone (905) 792-0890
Newsletter #5
A PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR
O Lord, as the years change,
may we find rest in your eternal changelessness.
Help us to meet this new year bravely, in the faith that,
while life changes all around us, you are always the same,
guiding us with your wisdom and protecting us with your love,
through our Savior Jesus Christ.”
(prayer by William Temple, 1881-1944)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year and welcome back to school! We
hope that you have enjoyed
a very restful and peaceful
Christmas break with family
and friends. As we enter into
the next part of this school
year, we look forward to our
continued partnership with
you in the spiritual, academic
and social development of
your children. On behalf of
our staff, we wish to thank
you for your ongoing support
with the various activities
here at St. John Bosco
School .
Best wishes for a
happy and healthy 2016!
FAX (905) 792-1299
January 2016
Principal
C. Young
Secretary
M. Barbe
~
Superintendent
D. Oude-Reimerink
(905) 890-1221
Trustee
S. Zaxiour
Parish Priest
Fr. Robert Mignella
(905) 792-7497
Visit our School Website:
www.dpcdsb.org/BOSCO
Twitter
God has given us the ability to
choose. We are able to control
how we react to what happens
around us. Through prayer and
concentration, we can get better at
controlling our reactions. We can
get better at showing self-control.
Self-control helps us to resist the
temptation to do something that we
will regret.
P.A. DAY
MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH
This day is dedicated to evaluation
of pupil progress and report card
preparation. There will be no classes for students on this day.
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REPORTING - INTERVIEWS
The Student-Parent-Teacher Interview is
designed to complement the Ontario Report
Card by enabling parents to communicate
with teachers, to offer useful information,
and to ask relevant questions about their
child’s progress in order to support their
child’s learning.
A formal written report will be sent home on
Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Interviews
will be held during the evening on Thursday, February 4th and during the day of
Friday, February 5th, or at other times by
mutual agreement. You will receive a form
in the near future that will allow you to indicate your preference for interview day and
time.
REMINDER: PD DAY—FEBRUARY 5th, 2016
Friday, February 5th is a P.A. Day
designated for interviews. There is no
school for students on this day.
Volunteering on School Trips/School
Events
The D.P.C.D.S.B. policy is that volunteers
working in the school and supervising any
school trips MUST have a valid Criminal
Background Check. The original must be
brought to the main office for verification
and photocopying by office staff. A copy
will be kept on file at the school and the
original returned to you. Application forms
for Criminal Background Checks can be obtained through the school office. Volunteers must complete the application and
take to the police station for processing.
January 2016
STAYING IN FOR RECESS
In the colder weather we receive
numerous requests to allow children
to remain indoors when students
have a cold, flu, etc.
We cannot comply, as we neither
have the facilities nor the staff to
supervise these students. Moreover, Health Officials indicate that fresh air
is good for children ... not harmful, as long
as students are dressed appropriately. On
extremely cold days, particularly when the
wind chill factor lowers temperatures considerably, we will limit the amount of time
students spend outdoors, or hold recess
indoors. With the exception of these occasions, we expect all children will go outdoors for recess and during their lunch
break.
Full Day Kindergarten Registration
Registration for Full-Day Kindergarten
for the 2016-17 school year, will take
place at St. John Bosco on the following days:
January 25, 2016 7p.m.- 9 p.m.*
January 26, 2016 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
January 27, 2016 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
January 28, 2016 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
*Snow Date: January 26 (7pm—9pm)
Sun
3
Mon
4
Tue
5
Wed
6
Thu
7
Fri
Sat
1
2
8
9
Pizza Day
Return to
School
10
11
12
13
14 Extend- 15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
P.D. Day—No
School
School
Council
Meeting
6:30PM
Pizza Day
25HPV/HEP 26
27
28
29
30
Kindergarten
Registration
Kindergarten
Registration
Kindergarten
Registration
Kindergarten
Registration
9:00am—
3:00pm
9:00am—
3:00pm
9:00am—
3:00pm
9:00am—
3:00pm
24
B Vaccinations
Kindergarten
Registration
7:00-9:00 pm
ed French
Meeting—
Brebeauf at
7:00pm
Upcoming Events
January 4
Return to School
January 25
Hep B/HPV Vaccinations
January 18
PA Day (no school)
January 14
Extended French Meeting
January 25
Kindergarten Registration
February 2
Reports sent home
February 4
Interview Evening
February 5
P.D. Day—Interview Day (no school for students)
February 10
Ash Wednesday
February 11
Grad Photos
February 15
Family Day
The Virtue for January is
Self-Control
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When Buses are Cancelled
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
When buses are cancelled
and your child is a bus student,
there is no need to call the
school to report the absence. If
your child is not a bus student
and will not be attending
school on a “no bus day”,
please call the school office to
report your child’s absence.
On Thursday, January 12, 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
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. For more information about
this session, call 905‐890‐0708 ext. 24011.
ELECTRONIC SCHOOL
COMMUNICATIONS—Canada
Back in September there was a form sent
home, “Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation
Consent Form” (CASL), which provided the
school with your e-mail address and permission to send communications to you electronically. If you completed the CASL form
you should be receiving school communications electronically. If you did not complete
this form, you will continue to receive hard
copies. If you are continuing to receive hard
copies and would like to change to electronic communications, please call the school
for a form to be sent home. You may withdraw your consent at any time by notifying
the school Principal, or by unsubscribing to
any further commercial electronic messages
you receive from the board/school.
If your e-mail address has changed,
please inform the school so you continue to receive communications.
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Extended French
Grade 4 parents/guardians who wish to en-
WHAT: Parent Evening to Support the Transition
of Students with Differing Abilities into Kindergarten
WHEN: Thursday, January 12, 2016
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
.
roll their child in a Grade 5 Extended
French class for September, 2016 are invited to attend an information meeting at St.
Jean Brébeuf located at 63 Glenforest
Road, Brampton, on Thursday, January 14,
2016 at 7:00 p.m.
40 Matheson Boulevard West, Mississauga
(Hurontario & Matheson)
For more information, parents/guardians should
contact their local Catholic school, visit the board
website at www.dpcdsb.org,
or call the Dufferin‐Peel Catholic District School
Board at 905‐890‐1221.
On behalf of St. John Bosco Staff and the
families we were able to share our many
Safety and Security in the
School
The safety and security of all children in our
care is one of our prime concerns. In order to
ensure safety and security, we are asking all
visitors to the school, including parents, to
report to the office through the front door
when you arrive. No parents should be accessing the school through any other doors.
blessings with this Christmas, we would
like to thank our St. John Bosco Community for once again doing an amazing job at
spreading joy and hope to others. Our St.
John Bosco Community was able to collect
many donations and raised over $1000.00
toward helping those in our community in
need. All the generous donations to help
**Snow Date: January 13, 2016
WHERE: Catholic Education Centre
THANK YOU!
Late Arrival
support our Helping Hands and Share Life
this year allowed us to provide families
We are concerned about
students who are consistently late for school.
All students from Junior
Kindergarten to Grade 8
should be at school on time. This prevents interruption of classes and loss of
learning time for students. Please encourage and assist your children to recognize the responsibility of punctuality,
which all students need to develop.
with gifts and food for Christmas and others throughout the year. Also, thank you to
all the St. John Bosco Staff and students
who generously volunteered their time and
contributed items to make this a Merry
Christmas for the families. Thank you for
your continued support and generosity.
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Bus Cancellations
WINTER SAFETY REMINDERS
PLAYING SAFELY
In order to ensure the safety of all
students, St. John Bosco has a
strict rule of not throwing snowballs
or kicking snow at others. These
activities therefore are not permitted in the schoolyard. Every student has been made aware of the
importance of this rule.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
Meeting—January 21st at 7:00PM
Our St. John Bosco Catholic School Council will be meeting on Wednesday, January
21st at 6:30 PM.
All parents/guardians are welcome to attend.
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 a.m.
and will be announced on the radio and television stations identified below.
CBC 99.1
CFNY FM 102.1/AM 640
CHIN FM 100.7/AM 1540 CHFI FM 98.1
CHUM AM 1050
CITY PULSE
CFRB 1010
CJBC (FR) AM 860
A snowball, which hits another student can result in a serious injury.
Students have been informed about
this rule and are reminded consistently through our school announcements.
In an active schoolyard, sliding and
tunnelling in the snow can be fun;
however, a child could still get hurt.
Therefore, we are asking students
to refrain from sliding on ice patches.
Please assist us by reviewing with
your child the dangers of throwing
snowballs and the importance of preventing injury to other children. This
will help to make our school yard
safe for everyone.
CJCL AM 590
CFTR AM 680
CTV
EZ ROCK FM 97.3
FM 93.1
FM Q107
Family Day—February 15th
FM Z103.5
GLOBAL NEWS
VIRGIN RADIO FM 99.9
Family Day is on February 15th, 2016.
There will be no school on
this day. Enjoy this day with
your family and friends.
Grade Eight Grade Photos
February 5, 2015
Grade Eight Graduation photos will
take place on February 11, 2016.
“THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD BUS-ES ARE CANCELLED.” This means that: ALL Transportation services
provided by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and The Peel District School Board,
including buses, vans and taxis have been cancelled for the entire day.
“THE SCHOOLS AND OFFICES OF BOTH THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ARE CLOSED.” This means
that: ALL Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board ad Peel District School Board schools and
offices are closed to all students and staff.
Information regarding school bus delays and cancellations is also available at
www.stopr.ca.
If buses are cancelled and parents or guardians bring their children to school,
they are also responsible for picking them up at the end of the day.