Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School
March 2016 Newsletter
Corpus Christi
Catholic
Elementary School
4155 Elora Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L5B 3N4
Bienvenido a los mexicanos!!!
Tel: 905-897-7037
Fax: 905-566-4333
Principal
Mr. E. Filippozzi
Secretary
Mrs. N. Avila
School Council Chair
Mr. J. Maaolouf
Superintendent
Mr. T. Lariviere
Ward 4 Trustee and Past
Chair of the Board
Mrs. A. Abbruscato
905-890-0708 x 24239
416-459-0126
Ward 6 Trustee and Past
Chair of the Board
Mrs. L. del Rosario
416-528-6447
Parish Team
Rev. Carlos Macatangga
Cristo Rei Parish
905-270-1133
A Prayer for Lent
Lord of heaven and earth,
You lead us up the mountain to show us
something new,
You show us the beauty of life, the wonder
of creation, the goodness of family, the fun
of good friends.
You ask us to let go:
Of pride
Of Selfishness
Of Meanness
You invite us to open ourselves:
To gentleness,
To Love,
To You,
Lead us up the mountain this Lent and
back home to you this Easter.
Our school is excited about our Mexican
visitors from Monterrey Mexico. During
the week of March 7th to 11th Corpus
Christi will be hosting 15 students and two
teachers from Collego Americano Anahuac.
The students will be attending classes and
participating in all school events during that
week. The following is a tentative schedule
of our Mexican visitors:
March 7
March 8
March 9
March 10
March 11
Welcome Assembly
Soccer Game (Girls vs Boys)
Hockey Game (Girls vs Boys)
Grade 4 to 8 Dance
Movie Day
Thank you to our Catholic School Council
and school community for support of this
international opportunity for our school.
EQAO Primary and Junior Assessments
Amen
Each Ontario student in Grades 3 and 6 will
be assessed in Reading, Writing and Math
for a period of 3 days beginning May 25th,
2016, through June 8th, 2016. Kindly avoid
booking dental, doctor and other appointments during this period. If you have a
child in either grade 3 or 6 you will receive
specific communication and information
regarding the Provincial Assessment just
prior to the testing period.
Teaching for The Father Inspired by The Son Guided by The Holy Spirit
School Hours
The school hours for students are as follows:
8:30 am
10:35 am
11:30 - 12:30
1:55 pm
3:00 pm
Classes Begin
Recess Break
Lunch Break
Recess Break
Dismissal
Please note that supervision in the playground begins at
8:15 a.m. Please do not leave children unattended in the
school grounds before the teacher supervision begins.
Visitor and Parent Sign In…..A Must
Lost and Found
The “Lost and Found Boxes”, located in the school are a
good place to start looking for missing items. Periodically,
we remind students to check the box for any items they
may have lost. Please remind your child(ren) to check the
Lost and Found Boxes if anything is lost.
Internet Safety
Internet has become part of our daily
lives and students use internet at school
to support their learning. The following
Internet Tips are being shared with you
to review with your children:
Tips
 Get involved. Learn and follow what your children are
Please do not escort students directly to class; rather, report
doing online.
to the main office.
 Use a filtering software to protect your child from potentially harmful sites and programs.
It is important for the safety of all
 Have computers in common areas where they can be
students in the school that parents
easily supervised.
wear a visitor’s sticker. Please al Ensure games your child is playing are appropriate for
ways sign in at the office and obtain
their age group.
your visitor’s sticker. It takes only a  Assist your child with creating usernames and passminute to help keep your children safe. Students and staff
words that aren’t easily identifiable.
feel safer when a visitor’s sticker is visible on unfamiliar
 Limit the amount of time your child spends online.
faces as well as familiar ones. Your cooperation is appreci-  Your child should NOT be communicating in online
ated.
Chat Rooms. A supervised and regulated MSN Messenger account is acceptable.
School Security Protocol
 Explain to your child that pictures should not be taken
and/or received online.
In accordance with the Dufferin-Peel’s GAP Policy 509.02  Encourage and enjoy family-fun websites like
we have taken proactive measures to secure the safety of
pbskids.org, ytv.com,. Tvokids.com, and Disney.com
staff and students by locking the front door. Visitors may
which contain useful information and fun games
gain entrance by pressing the buzzer mounted on the wall,  Inform your children about the negative effects an
beside the door. The buzzer activates a 2-way speaker and
online profile (like Facebook profile) can have on their
camera system. The Office will then be able to tell who is
life. Check out nsteens.org for a cool and informative
at the door through a TV monitor and thus, regulate visitor
video regarding profile penalty.
access to the school.
For more information regarding internet safety, visit these
Have you moved?
websites:
www.kidsintheknow.com
If you have changed your phone number(s), address or
www.cybertip.ca
workplace it is im p erative that you notify the school
www.mediaawareness.ca
promptly. It is extremely important that our records be
current and up-to-date. In the event of an emergency, we
must be able to contact you immediately.
Personal Electronic Devices
We would like to remind parents and students of the
Dufferin-Peel Personal Electronic Devices policy which
states
To promote respect for the dignity of all members of
our school community and to enhance student
achievement and safety, the use of a PED is strictly
prohibited in the school (including portables) or during school related activities (such as retreats, field
trips, sports events, etc.).
Failure to comply with this policy may result in the
confiscation of the PED and/or disciplinary action as
outlined in the Catholic Code of Conduct 2001. The
school and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board assume no responsibility for the loss, recovery,
repair or replacement for any PED brought unto
school property.
Flexible Boundary Procedure
A reminder to parents/guardians of students that are at
Corpus Christi School.
This procedure is reviewed annually. Permission is granted under the following conditions:
i)
ii)
iii)
It is the policy of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
School Board that PEDs are to be kept out-of-sight,
turned off and not used within school premises or
during school sanctioned events. To prevent the loss
or damage of PEDs, the school encourages students to
leave their PEDs at home or in their lockers.
Collecting of money for Pizza Days, School Trips, etc.
Please ensure that when you are submitting money with your child for
trips, food orders, etc. to please treat
them separately and send in the exact
change. (We are not able to provide
change or tamper with money in envelopes). Please do not combine siblings or single child orders together. This creates confusion for our Accounting Department. Your co-operation in
this matter is appreciated.
Transportation is your responsibility. The Board
will not provide either transportation or additional
supervision for students admitted under this pro
cedure.
This permission for attendance will be reviewed by
the Principal, annually, no later than the end of
March.
The student admitted under this procedure does
not automatically become eligible for the
secondary school serving this school. If it is not the
secondary school he/she would normally attend,
application for Flexible Boundary consideration
will have to be made to the secondary school
principal at the appropriate time.
If you would like to continue to be granted permission under this procedure for the 2015 - 2016 school year, please
put your request in writing by Tuesday, March 29th, 2016.
Confirmations for Flex Boundary will be sent out in May.
School Organization 2016-2017
School organization for next year is in the planning stages.
Timelines for making decisions about the number of classes
and teacher assignments will be tentatively determined by
the end of June. To help us with our planning for September 2016, it would be appreciated if you could let us know
now if you will be moving out of our school area over the
summer.
Creating Classes for Next Year
We are beginning the process of creating class lists for the
2016-2017 school year this April. This is a complex process,
March Break
and is done in consultation with this years’
teachers, support staff and administration. In each class we
March Break is from Monday, March 14th to Friday,
March 18th, 2016. A reminder that school is closed during strive for a balance of learning styles, a balance of gender, a
balance of learning needs, and a cross section of abilities.
this week. We hope that everyone has a safe, restful and
If you as a parent wish to provide input into the process,
joyful March Break.
please take into consideration the following guidelines:

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Input must be in written form to Mr. Filippozzi no later
than Wednesday, April 6th, 2016.
Frame your request in terms of educational contexts

e.g. your child’s learning needs/style; information not
already known to the school; tips on what has worked
best for your child in the past
Please be advised that letters which cite the names of
individual teachers, or names of children you wish to
be placed with your child will not be considered.
through actions. It’s not enough to say I will be kind or I
am kind. We must show that we are kind by our words
and our actions.
There is no guarantee that requests will be fulfilled, but all
will be considered.
PARENTS CORNER
Catholic Schools Council Meeting
LENT
Our next Catholic School Council Meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 13th @ 6:30 p.m. in our school library.
We hope to see you there.
(February 10th — March 24th, 2016)
Catholic Schools Council Annual Fundraiser
Our Catholic Schools Council Annual Fundraiser has recently completed their annual Chocolate Fundraiser.
Thank you to the many students, parents, Catholic School
Council Advisory Committee and community members
that supported this year’s fundraiser. The funds raised will
continue to support students needs in our school.
Once again thank you to the many people who supported
the fundraiser.
Please support our fundraiser and our Catholic School
Council Initiatives.
FAITH AND PARISH CORNER
The Virtues
March Virtue of the Month is KINDNESS
During the month of March, we celebrate the virtue of
“KINDNESS”. God has given us the gifts of friends and
companions to keep us company and to help us get along.
Every person in our lives carries the Spirit of God and so
every person is our brother and sister through Jesus Christ.
As brothers and sisters who share one Holy Spirit, we are
all valuable to God. We all deserve to be shown concern
for our welfare and our feelings. We have all been given
the Spirit called kindness. Kindness can only be seen
Lent is a season of turning to God in simplicity and sincerity as we prepare to celebrate the joy of Easter. Our hearts
feel heavy as we remember our sins, but we are also confident in God’s mercy and forgiveness.
The three great Lenten practices are prayer, fasting and
almsgiving (giving money or other help to the needy). Doing these three things will help us to keep Lent as a holy
season. In our prayers this Lenten season, let us be open to
God’s kindness as we promise to pray with more love,
avoid treats and make a contribution to a charitable organization, such as ShareLIfe.