JAN
Principal’s Message
2016
98 Wanita Road
Mississauga ON,
L5G 1B8
Phone 905.891.7619
Fax 905.278.6539
Trustees
Mario Pascucci,
Bruno Iannicca,
Sharon Hobin,
Esther O'Toole,
Luz del Rosario,
Anna Abbruscato,
Anna Da Silva,
Thomas Thomas,
Darryl D’Souza,
Frank Di Cosola,
Shawn Xaviour
Come Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Risen
Christ,
Be with us today and always.
Be our light, our Guide and our
Comforter.
Be our Strength, our Courage, and our
Sanctifier.
T. Lariviere
May this year be a time
Of deep spiritual growth for us,
A time of welcoming your graces and
gifts,
A time of forgiving freely and
unconditionally,
A time for growing in virtue and
goodness.
Principal
Come Holy Spirit,
Be with us today and always.
Brian Diogo
Amen
Superintendent
School Council
Co-Chairs
D. Rookwood
J. Richards
As 2016 begins we all look forward to new
challenges and opportunities with great anticipation and excitement. The New Year has just
begun and our students and staff are working
hard and striving towards the important school
goals for the remainder of the year. We will also
see the many other great facets of student life
continuing with our intramural athletic programs, a variety of clubs including our chess
clubs and many more opportunities for our students on the horizon.
We return to school with a renewed energy and
a positive outlook as we look forward to the
many initiatives taking place this term. Best
wishes to all for a happy, healthy and successful
2016.
May God Bless You,
B. Diogo
Principal
Secretary
A. Litster
We welcome everyone back after the Christmas
vacation and wish that the New Year is filled
with all of God’s blessings for you and your
family.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Living Our Faith
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PYP
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School Council
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Jayhawk News
5/6
Take Note & Upcoming Dates
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P.A. DAY
There will be a professional activity
day on Monday January 18th, 2016.
Please take note that there will be
NO SCHOOL on that day.
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Living Our Faith
Virtue Corner
JANUARY ~ SELF CONTROL
This month we will celebrate the virtue of SELF CONTROL.
A person with self control…
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Is patient.
Knows how to wait his/her turn.
Can calm himself/herself down and think before
reacting to a situation.
Knows how to avoid physical aggression (hitting,
kicking, pushing, fighting).
Can think things through and do what is best for all.
God has given us the ability to choose. We are able to
control how we react to what happens around us. We
may feel pressure from inside or from outside our-selves
to react violently to a situation. We've all “lost it” at one
time or another. We are never proud of those moments.
As soon as they happen we make a promise that they
will not happen again.
Through prayer and concentration, we can become better at exhibiting self-control.
Self-control helps us to resist the temptation to do something that we will regret. Self control helps us to resist
the temptation to something that will harm our-selves or
others. Self-control is one of the marks of a spiritually
mature person.
When we all use self-control, we can be sure that our
school will be a safe, caring and inclusive place to live
and to learn.
Christmas Mitten Tree
Thank you to the community for all your donations toward our Christmas Mitten Tree. Once again we were
able to donate generously to support needy families this
Christmas season. Thank you to all
those that participated in our Christmas
Hamper program. Your generosity is
greatly appreciated.
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PYP
As a Catholic school, rooted in faith, we celebrate the Virtues along with the Attitudes
and Attributes of the PYP. We also align the
Catholic Graduate Expectations with our
program’s focus on the development of the
student learner. This month we are celebrating the
virtue of self-control/decision making. God wants us
to do what we know and feel is right.
Ephesians 1:17-19
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and
revelation as you come to know him, so that, with
the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know
what is the hope to which he has called you, what
are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the
saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of
his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power.
At St. James we encourage our students to preserve
through their learning, knowledge acquisition and
studies, showing self-discipline and responsibility as
well as making right judgments in their speech,
words and actions always responding critically in the
light of Gospel values.
The Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations
Vision of the Learner:
The graduate is expected to be: An Effective Communicator who speaks, writes and listens honestly
and sensitively, responding critically in light of gospel values. An effective communicator presents information and ideas clearly and honestly and with
sensitivity to others, writes and speaks fluently one
or both of Canada's official languages and integrates
the Catholic faith tradition, in the critical analysis of
the arts, media, technology and information systems
to enhance the quality of life.
“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner
everywhere.” ~Chinese Proverb
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PYP
The IB Attribute for this month is knowledgeable.
Students will explore concepts, ideas and issues that
have local and global significance. In so doing, they
acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines.
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PYP
The PYP Process
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Consideration phase (November 2013)
Request for Candidacy/Decision on Candidacy
Application for Candidacy (April 2014)
Candidate Phase (Fall 2014)
Request for Authorization/Decision on Authorization
Application for Authorization (April 2015)
Verification Visit (Fall 2015)
IB visits the school to verify that the IB’s
educational principles and required standards
and practices are in place
Authorization Decision
Schools receive official authorization status as
an IB World School
Evaluation (every 5 years)
Ensure that the standards and practices are
being maintained
St. James Catholic
Global Learning Centre
– Authorized IB School
The IB Attitudes for this month are commitment
and independent. Students will show commitment
to their own learning, persevering and showing selfdiscipline and responsibility. Students who are independent think and act independently, making their
own judgments based on reasoned argument, and
being able to defend their judgments.
As a result of all of our hard work and commitment to
the implementation of the IB Primary Year’s Programme, St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre is
the first publicly funded English Catholic School in
Ontario to be an authorized PYP programme. We
should all be proud of our accomplishments over the
past 3 years.
As an IB World School, we are now a part of a global
community of schools committed to developing knowledgeable, caring young people who will be reading to
negotiate their futures successfully and make contributions resulting in a more harmonious and peaceful
world.
We are excited to embark on this journey with the PYP
and look forward to working closely with all of you to
realize our shared vision of a better and more peaceful
world, achieved through intercultural understanding
and respect. Please stay tuned for information regarding
a school celebration to mark this wonderful accomplishment.
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School Council
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Please join us for the Catholic School Council
meetings. The meetings are always lively, informative, and very productive! Meetings start at 6:30
p.m. and childcare is provided.
Tuesday Jan 12
Tuesday Feb 9
Tuesday April 12
Tuesday May 10
FUNDRAISING:
Thanks to the generosity of our St. James community, our plea for voluntary donations has raised
$8800. Although we are short of our original goal,
we look forward to implementing many of the items
on our wish-list. We continue to welcome your input through our council email or in person at meetings as these items are prioritized. Donations to the
parent council can still be made at any time during
the year, however, the final date for receiving a tax
receipt was December 11th.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
The CSC is looking for volunteers to help organize
and run our Family Skate event. Please contact us
through the council email if you are able to help in
any way with this event. Remember, many hands
make light work and every contribution is valued.
REFUGEE SUPPORT:
The School Council is happy to support St. Mary
Star of the Sea Refugee Resettlement Committee,
and will be helping to collect household items for
the incoming Syrian family. Thank you to all families who also showed their support by purchasing
tickets to the "Best Seats in the House" Christmas
Concert Raffle. $1000 was raised which will be
donated to St. Mary Star of the Sea. Further information will be sent out shortly regarding items
needed.
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School Council
MUSIC ENRICHMENT WORKING GROUP:
In order to explore creative ways to bring more music (and other arts) into our children’s school experience, your CSC has decided to put together a working group of parents. If you are interested in joining
this group, please email the parent council.
REMINDER TO ALL STRING PLAYERS:
We are still accepting students who wish to join in a
special project. Our school will be visited by a group
of strings students from Appleby College in Oakville. They will be performing for us, and any St.
James students who play orchestral stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello or double-bass) are invited
to join them for a song! There is no audition and
players of all levels are welcome. We will meet over
several lunch hours to prepare for this exciting opportunity under the guidance of an experienced
strings teacher. Please contact the school council if
you have questions or would like to sign up.
RECENT ITEMS FUNDED THROUGH CSC:
RAZ kids licenses
Survey Monkey subscription
Council Meeting costs
Gingerbread cookies
JOIN IN:
For meeting minutes and other council information,
visit us at www.dpcdsb.org/JAMEE/Parents/
We welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions. Please e-mail us at stjamesCGLCcouncil@gmail.com.
To stay in touch more informally, please join our
Facebook group. This group only speaks for the
council and not the school. To subscribe, please
search Facebook under: St. James CGLC Parent
Council and click on "join".
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St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre
Registration
Kindergarten to Grade 8: 2016-17 School Year
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The following documents will be needed when
registering for all grades:
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proof of age (Birth Certificate)
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original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate
(for child and/or parent/guardian) or baptismal
certificate from an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome. If the
child has not been baptized, and the parent/
guardian is a baptized Roman Catholic or is
baptized from an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome, the parent/
guardian must bring their own baptismal certificate.
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updated immunization records
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proof of Canadian citizenship (Birth Certificate
or Passport) or Landed Immigrant status
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proof of home address (two of the following:
property tax bill, current utility bill, real estate
document or Government of Canada issued
forms) **A driver’s license is not an accepted
document
Please note the following registration dates for Kindergarten to Grade 8 at St. James Catholic Global
Learning Centre for the 2016-17 school year.
Registration for St. James will take place on February 1, 2016 from 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. and on February 2, 3, 4 and 5 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (To
be considered for any lottery, registrations must
be received with full documentation by 3:00 p.m.
on Friday, February 5, 2016).
(February 2, from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., has been
designated as a snow day for St. James registration.)
Potential registrations for Kindergarten for the St.
James Catholic Global Learning Centre are advised
to register at the home school during the Boardwide registration dates.
Kindergarten registration for all other elementary
schools in Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board for the 2016-17 school year will be held on
January 25 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and January
27, 28, 29 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
January 26, from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., has been
designated as a snow day.
Information regarding the lottery process for all
registrations at St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre will be made available prior to the
February 1-5, 2016 registration dates through St.
James Catholic Global Learning Centre.
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Only complete registrations will be accepted. All documentation must be received at the time of registration.
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Parent Drivers
Changing Weather
We would like to take this time to thank all our parent volunteer drivers. Without your help we would
not be able to participate in many events. It is
through your efforts that we continue to be able to
offer extracurricular events to the students.
Students are asked to ensure that they have a pair
of indoor shoes at school. We ask that children
change their footwear when they come inside in an
effort to keep our classroom floors clean.
After School Sports
No students will be allowed to stay and watch the
after school home games without a parent present as
there is no supervision by a staff member at the
games.
Children are expected to participate in recess activities and are reminded to dress for the weather.
Children may also wish to have a change of clothing at school in the event that they get wet while
playing outdoors.
Chess Team
Winter Wear
The students from Grades 1 to 8 will be able to take
part in the lunch time chess club.
Last year saw some very tight competition between the players. Please
listen to the announcements for the
start up date. We wish everyone
good luck.
Please ensure that the snowpants and gloves/
mittens that your child is wearing are water resistant as many students are coming back into class
with wet clothing. In some cases the items do not
have an opportunity to dry before the student goes
back out for recess. Leaving an extra pair of
gloves/mittens is advisable at this time of year.
Christmas Concert
We wish to thank all those involved with this years’
Christmas Concert. It was a fun night for all the students.
Thank you to all the teachers that put in
many extra hours preparing for this
event. Thank you to our volunteers for
the beautiful decorating. Without the
help of our many volunteers we would
never be able to bring you such a wonderful show.
Be sure to visit our school website. All newsletters and other
pertinent information are always updated.
http://dpcdsb.org/jamee
St. James is now on Twitter! For the latest news and information, follow us @StJamesDPCDSB
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Cold Weather Temperatures
The main risks of exposure to extremely cold
weather for relatively short periods (recess or
lunch periods) is that of frostbite. Someone who is
protected by clothing or is physically active may
be able to withstand exposure to colder temperatures. Therefore, it is recommended that consideration be given to reducing the amount of time outdoors for children (grade 8 and under) when the
temperature is -20 degrees Celsius or colder.
When the temperature or equivalent wind chill temperature is - 25
degrees Celsius or lower children
will be kept indoors.
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Take Note
Take Note
Parents In The Yard
Visitors
For your child’s safety we request that he/she not be on
school property until supervision begins at 8:45 a.m.
Please do not drop your child off at the school prior to
8:45 a.m.
We would also like to remind you that parents should
drop off/pick up their children outside the school gates.
Parents are not permitted to be in the school yard at any
time. Although you may be known to your own child
you are a stranger to the other students in the yard.
Anyone entering the school must come to the office
right away. The school is a very busy place and we
have many visitors/parents dropping in for a variety
of reasons. To ensure we maintain the integrity of
the classroom program by avoiding interruptions, and
for the safety of our students, all visitors must come
to the office. We ask that you also convey this
information to older brothers and sisters of our
students. This way we know that anyone in the halls
or in the school yard an authorized visitor. All
students leaving the school early will be released
through the front office as they must sign out. If
Kiss and Ride
The safety of our students and parents is of great
concern to us here at the school.
Please drive SLOWLY through the Kiss and Ride lane
as well as the drive through lane.
Please do not block the Kiss and Ride zone and areas
that would hinder the movement of cars.
Cars cannot be left in the lanes at any time.
Student Absences/Lates
Please use our 24 hour answering service to inform the
school of late or absent students. We must hear
from a PARENT or GUARDIAN if a
student will be absent, arriving late or
leaving early. Phone 905-891-7619
If a pattern of unexcused lateness or absents
becomes apparent, parents will be contacted by
the school.
UPCOMING DATES
Jan
4 -
Jan
11 & 12 - Region of Peel Presentations
Jan
18 -
P.A. Day, No School
Jan
19 -
Gr. 6 Science Workshop
Jan
20 -
Gr. 3 & 5 Crawford Lake Trip
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your child arrives late we ask you to
NOT accompany them to class.
Snack and Treats for Students
We are asking that all parents please refrain from
bringing in eatable snacks and treats to the
classrooms. Several students in our school suffer
from a severe food allergy to all nuts, peanuts and all
nut products. There is also a Ministry PPM where
the purpose of this memorandum is to set out
nutrition standards for food and beverages in publicly
funded elementary schools in Ontario. For more
information about the new PPM please visit, http://
www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/150.html. If
you would still like to do something special for the
classroom, a small non-eatable gift for each student
or perhaps a classroom gift, i.e. board game for
inclement recess, may be a great alternative. Again,
we thank you for your co-operation.
Jan 27 -
ShareLife Hockey Game
Jan 29 -
Gr. 7 & 8 Science Workshop
Jan 29 -
Gr. 4 Science Workshop