ST. JEAN BRÉBEUF CATHOLIC SCHOOL
March 2016
63 Glenforest Road
Brampton, Ont. L6S 1L8
Catholic Education Week
Prayer
God of Love and compassion,
help us to open the door of mercy
in our school communities,
in our families and in the world.
Let mercy guide our living and bring us
closer to the heart of the gospel.
May we live as Jesus with mercy
that welcomes, loves, forgives and calls
us to live the gospel joyfully.
Amen.
Prière pour la semaine de l’éducation
catholique
Dieu d’amour et de compassion,
Aide-nous à ouvrir des portes de miséricorde dans nos communautés scolaires, dans nos familles et dans le
monde.
Que ta miséricorde guide nos vies et
nous conduise au coeur de l’Évangile.
Comme ton fils Jésus, que nous vivions
de cette miséricorde qui accueille à bras
ouverts, aime sans compter et pardonne sans détour; car c’est par ta miséricorde que tu nous appelles à te
suivre dans la joie. Amen.
Newsletter #7
Phone (905) 791-8529
FAX (905) 791-6468
Principal
Michael Araman
This month we will celebrate the virtue of
Acceptance.
The virtue of acceptance describes our
ability to look at attitudes and actions of
those around us and then stop and consider without judging them.
The virtue of acceptance means that we
look beyond what we see - a person’s skin
colour, ethnic background, religion, age,
gender - and see a person created and
loved by God.
Let us pray for the virtue of Acceptance the strength to trust that God is at work in
everyone’s life despite what we think.
ST. JEAN BRÉBEUF
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH
Secretary
Marilyn Kelly-Bernard
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Superintendent
Deborah Finegan-Downey
Trustee
Shawn Xaviour
Parish Pastor
Father J. Pham
Associate Pastor
Father M. Zacharias
Visit our School Website:
http://www.dpcdsb.org/jbreb
YOUTH FAITH AMBASSADORS
The YFA of SJB have been busy preparing
for Catholic Education Week 2016 through
prayer, art, music and time. There have
been great efforts put forth to depict this
year’s theme: Opening Doors of Mercy/
Ouvrir des portes de miséricorde.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive
mercy.”
–
Matthew
5:7
“Heureux les miséricordieux, car ils obtiendront miséricorde.” – Matthieu 5,7
The Youth Faith Ambassadors will be
opening the week with a liturgy, Mercy that
Welcomes, and will be sharing prayers
through daily announcements. We will be
celebrating Mass, following a pilgrimage to
St. Anthony’s Parish on Fri. May 6th at
10:00 am. All are welcome.
Friday, May 6th
Grades JK to 3
In the school
Grades 4 to 8
At St. Anthony’s Church
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SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
INTERMEDIATE BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Congratulations to our Grade 2 students who received
their First Holy Communion on Sunday, April 10th at St.
Anthony’s Church.
The intermediate boys basketball team took part in the
GZilla invitational basketball tournament held at Notre
Dame S.S. on Friday April 1st, 2016. They advanced to
the semi-finals as all of the players displayed great skill
and teamwork. On Wednesday, April 20th they travelled
to St. Joachim School to participate in a mini basketball
tournament. They placed second as they lost in a very
close final to St. Joachim's team. Mr. Foley
and Mrs. Truax would like
to thank all of the boys
for a great season.
CROWNING OF MARY
The Rosary Apostolate have been working
with students on reciting the Rosary. On
Tuesday, May 10th students will view a
presentation on the miraculous medal followed by the Crowning of Mary.
ST. JEAN BRÉBEUF YEAR END MASS
Please join us on Wednesday, June 8th,,
2016 at 10:00 a.m. for our year end mass.
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’
BASKETBALL
SJB ECO-TEAM
The ECO-Team decided to focus on
“Save The Bees” for our Earth Week
activities, April 18th to 22nd. During
Earth Week, the ECO-Team informed the school about why bees
are important and how we can help, through daily announcements and posters. Students wore black and
yellow on Wednesday in honour of the bees and green
for Earth Day. On Earth Day, a liturgy was held followed
by the presentation of an original “Save The Bees”
song, video clips and a school-wide viewing of the Bee
Movie. Each class contributed a flower
with their Earth Pledge for the ECOTeam’s Save The Bees bulletin board. All
students are encouraged to plant wildflowers for the bees.
St. Jean Brébeuf will be participating in
our Spring Clean Up on Wednesday, May
4th (Rain Date is Monday, May 9th).
Bike, Rollerblade, And Skateboard Safety
If your child is riding a bike, rollerblading or skateboarding to school please go over the following rules:
1. Wear a helmet
2. Walk the bike on school property and lock the bike
3. If your child is coming to school on rollerblades they
must be removed on school property
4. Skateboards and scooters must be carried when on
school property
Thank you for reviewing this request with your children.
Your support for our safety policies is appreciated.
The Intermediate SJB Girls’ basketball team is to be
commended for their tremendous efforts in both the Annual GZilla tournament and the BNE Family Tournament. The girls’ strength and determination were exemplified on the courts and their
enthusiasm as a team was a
pleasure to observe. Thanks
coaches Mr. Foley and Mme
Moretto. SOCKS UP GIRLS!
DRESS CODE
With the warm weather approaching, we would again like
to take this opportunity to review the dress code expectations at St. Jean Brébeuf.
As a Catholic school, we believe that there must be a
commitment to high standards of modesty, neatness,
cleanliness and good taste. Therefore, while halter-tops,
short shorts, spandex bike wear, muscle shirts, flip flops
and similar clothing and shoes may be acceptable for
beach wear, they are not appropriate for classroom instruction. Shirts should be of appropriate length to be
able to be tucked into pants or a skirt. No midriffs or belly buttons should be showing. Shorts and skirts should
be the appropriate length for school (e.g., longer than the
length of your arm and hand when held at the side of
your body). Suggestive or inappropriate language or
violent symbols are not permitted on any clothing or personal belongings. Sunglasses, hats, (including bandanas
worn as head covering) are not to be worn inside the
school. Non-marking running shoes are to be worn during physical education classes. Tight and/or revealing
clothing is not acceptable. Bra straps should not be visible and the width of shoulder straps on tops should be at
least 2 inches or 5 centimetres wide. We appreciate
your support.
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GEOQUERY WEBSITE - http://businfo.stopr.ca
LIBRARY
This website allows parents to login and find their child’s
transportation information by following these instructions:
Students voted on their favorite Blue Spruce Forest of
Reading selections at the end of last month. Students
read or had read to them all ten books in the program
and then voted on their favorite title. The program celebrates Canadian books and authors. The results of our
school vote have been sent to the Ontario Library Association (OLA) where they will be added to the provincial
votes. Winners will be announced very soon. Stay tuned!
If you are spring cleaning and you have gently used children’s books that you would like to donate to our library, please contact Mrs.
Burns. Books by well-loved authors or a
popular series, are greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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type in the website address: businfo.stopr.ca

click “student login”

enter your child’s OEN number (found on report
card), street/house number, school and grade

click “login”
This will automatically display the child’s transportation
information, if they are eligible.
This capability for “student login” will be available for parents starting the second last week of August until the end
of June each year. This feature will be locked down during the summer for route planning purposes.
Additional features of this website are, School Information, Which School Do I Attend, Transportation Eligibility and Delays and Cancellations.
Bullying Prevention Education
May’s Theme:
Bullying is NOT a Normal Part of Growing Up
EQAO
St. Jean Brébeuf will be participating in the Education
Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) Provincial Assessments in Reading, Writing and Mathematics in
Grades 3 and 6. Testing for Grade 3’s and Grade 6’s will
take place on the following dates: May 26, 27 and 31,
June 1, 6 and 7. We ask for the co-operation of parents in ensuring students are well rested, have healthy
snacks and plenty of water. It is critical that students are
present each day of the assessment and that they arrive
on time; therefore we ask that parents not schedule vacations or appointments during this time.
CHESS CLUB
Congratulations to the Junior and Intermediate Chess
teams who participated in the BNE tournament held April
1st at Lester B. Pearson school. Both teams made it to
the semi-finals. One of our Intermediate teams went on to
the finals and placed third and junior placed fourth.
Mlle Scavetta and Mme Moretto would like to congratulate all chess members, Ayo A., Nathan G., Liam G., Jonas H., Yousif K., Justin M., Kevin M., Nathan M., Ethan
P., Liam S., Sammy S. and Joseph Z.
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN NIGHT
Just a reminder that on Thursday, May 12th, at 6:30 p.m. we
will be hosting a Welcome to Kindergarten evening for students
who will be starting school for the
first time in September, and their parents. Children and
parents will be involved in activities that promote student
school readiness.
In May we examine why people use bullying behaviour.
We need to dispel the myth that bullying is just a normal
part of growing up and understand why it happens. Bullying is a relationship problem – it is about a sense of
entitlement, power and control. Using bullying behaviours is not something we outgrow but rather adopt as a
way of interacting with others throughout our lives.
Childhood bullying may evolve into dating violence,
gang activity, assault, sexual harassment, workplace
harassment, marital violence, child abuse and elder
abuse. Research demonstrates that by age 24, 60% of
identified bullies have criminal records.
Learning how to effectively deal with feelings of anger
and finding positive ways to feel powerful are proactive
steps to changing or preventing the use of bullying
behaviours. Ultimately it is a question of the worth or
value we assign to all people. We don’t tend to bully
those we consider worthy. In turn, when someone is bullying others we must remember to value that person
while helping them deal with their bullying behaviours.
Students will be reminded to identify the behaviour as
bullying but not to label the person as a ‘bully’.
Tips for parents:
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learn to recognize warning signs that your child may
be involved in bullying others
role model appropriate anger management strategies and effective apologies for and with your children
don’t label children; deal with problem behaviours
while maintaining a child’s sense of worth
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Catholic
Education
Week
May
1—6
Mother’s Day
29
Catholic
Education
Week Liturgy,
9:45 am YFA
Spring
Cleanup Rain
Date
Victoria Day
Holiday
30
French
Café 10 am—
3 pm
Rosary
Apostolate
May Celebration @ 9:25
and 11:00.
Spring
Cleanup
Dance
Showcase
9:30 to 10:30
am.
Welcome to Kindergarten @
6:30 pm
Peel
Health Hep. B
& HPV clinic
EQAO
AM
Grades 3 & 6
1 EQAO
AM
Grades 3 & 6
P. A. Day
School
Council Meeting @ 7:00 pm
EQAO
AM
Grade
5/6 to Ripley’s
Aquarium
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EQAO
AM
Grades 3 & 6
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Pilgrimage
of Faith, JK-3
@ school, 4-8
@ St. Anthony’s. Kindergarten Mother’s day lunch.
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Grades 3 & 6
The Virtue for
May is
ACCEPTANCE
Upcoming Events:
June 6, 7—EQAO AM Grade 3 & 6
June 8—Year End Mass @ 10:00 am
June 9—Tour for Humanity
June 10—School Track and Field
June 10—Teams and Clubs Picture Day
June 13—P.A. Day—No school for students
June 15—Family Beach Volleyball
June 17—Family Track and Field
June 20-22—Grade 8 Trip to Ottawa
June 24—Board Track and Field
June 28—Grade 8 Graduation
Luncheon/Dance @ 11:30
Liturgy and Graduation @ 5:00
June 28—Final Reports go home
June 30—Last day of school