ST. JEAN BRÉBEUF CATHOLIC SCHOOL
63 Glenforest Road
Brampton, Ont. L6S 1L8
PRAYER FOR KINDNESS
Father in Heaven, You have done such
a marvelous job of creating us and the
world around us. You have placed this
creation, including all the people we
meet, in our care. We come to you
now asking for the grace and strength
to keep a sense of kindness. We hope
that by recognizing and honoring this
fruit of the Holy Spirit, we can contribute to making our school a safer, more
caring, more inclusive community. May
kindness, the fruit of your Spirit, help us
to feel the courage to act on behalf of
people around us who are in need. We
ask this in name of Jesus, our brother,
who lived to show us your way. Amen.
Phone (905) 791-8529
YOUTH FAITH AMBASSADORS
On Wednesday, February
10th, Ash Wednesday, we
came together in prayer and
reflection as we entered the
Lenten season. We would like to remind everyone that our
Lenten Food Drive will began on Tuesday, March 1st
and continues until Holy Thursday, March
24th. Please donate non-perishable food
items for those in need. All proceeds will
be delivered to the Knights Table of
Brampton.
FAX (905) 791-6468
Principal
Michael Araman
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
ST. JEAN BRÉBEUF
Stations of the Cross
Please join our school as we prepare
for Easter with the Stations of the
Cross on Holy Thursday
Thursday, March 24th
This month we will celebrate the virtue of
Kindness. Kindness can only be seen
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. During this season of Lent, let us
pray that we will treat our friends and family members with kindness.
2:45 p.m. in the
school gym
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SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
First Holy Communion will be celebrated on
Sunday, April 10th, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at St.
Anthony’s Church for those families that have
registered their child.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Congratulations to all our grade 7 and 8 students who were confirmed on Saturday, February 27th at St. Anthony’s church.
EASTER MASS
Please join us for our Easter Mass on Tuesday, April 5th at 10:00 a.m. in the gym.
CLASS LISTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2016
We will begin work on next year’s class lists in June. If
your child(ren) will be returning to St. Jean Brébeuf
School and there are particular learning needs that you
feel we should consider when making up classes, please
put this in writing to the principal by April 30 th. Only educational reasons will be considered in this process.
Please do not make requests for specific teachers.
St. Jean Brébeuf will have Full Day Kindergarten for 4 and
5 year olds. The number of available spots for students in
the full day program is limited. Depending on the number
of registrations, we may have to create a waiting list for
students wishing to attend the full day program at St Jean
Brébeuf. We ask that parents who live in the school
boundary and have a school aged child to please register
as soon as possible in order to plan our classes for September..
If your family will be moving from our school area,
please let the office know as soon as possible.
Eco-School
St. Jean Brébeuf will once again participate in The Great Big Crunch along with
more than 100,000 other participants
across Canada. We will combine it with
The Great Gulp. On Thursday, March
10th at 2:30 p.m. everyone will bite into a locally grown
apple to celebrate healthy snacking in Nutrition Month
and to reflect on the environmental value of
supporting local farmers when possible. Then
we will all use our reusable water bottles to
take a synchronized drink of tap water to celebrate its gift to us. The ECO-Team will be
sharing important facts about tap water.
Earth Hour is celebrated world-wide on Saturday,
March 19th from 8:30 – 9:30 p.m. At St. Jean Brébeuf
we will celebrate Earth Hour before the March Break on
Friday, March 11th between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
We will turn off unnecessary lights and electronics during this time. Earth Hour promotes protecting our planet,
INTERMEDIATE SPEECH COMPETITION
Our intermediate students recently participated in a
speech competition. Congratulations to Mishelle B. who
came in first, second was Shyla B., third Meleeka G. and
Sabrina L. placed fourth. They will represent our school at
the CWL Mary Matthews Public Speaking Contest on
Sunday, March 6th at St. Anthony’s church at 2:30 p.m..
We wish all of them Good Luck!
Bullying Prevention Education
March Theme: Bullying Can Be Stopped
This month we look at safe strategies students can use
when faced with a bullying situation. Students learn how
to deal with bullying using the ‘3 Rs’:
Recognize bullying behavior.
Refuse to be bullied.
Report bullying behavior.
There is no set formula that works for dealing with every
bullying situation. Students need to learn a variety of
strategies and the skill to determine when and how to apply them safely. Key strategies include: avoidance, playing with others, staying calm, ignoring, walking away, saying ‘stop’, being assertive and telling an adult.
Tips for Parents:

review strategies with your child
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help your child practice speaking assertively (role
play)
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take time with your child to make a plan for how you
want them to deal with situations
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IMPORTANT IMMUNIZATION MESSAGE FROM
PEEL PUBLIC HEALTH
Peel Public Health will be reviewing immunization records of all students at our school. Peel Public Health
must have proof that your child has been fully vaccinated
(immunized) according to the Ontario immunization
schedule. During the record review, you will receive a
letter from Peel Public Health if your child’s record is incomplete. It will tell you what vaccinations your child
needs to meet the requirements for Ontario. If you receive a letter, please be sure your child has received the
required vaccination(s), then give the date(s) to Peel
Public Health immediately to update your child’s record.
Under the Immunization of School Pupils
Act the Health Department has the authority to suspend students from school if they do not meet the
immunization requirements. Students whose immunization records are incomplete may be suspended from school.
When your child registered for school, you provided a
copy of your child’s immunization record. The school
sent this information to Peel Public Health. After registration parents are responsible to keep their child’s
immunization record up to date with Peel Public Health.
Your child’s record may still be incomplete if the record
you submitted at registration did not show that your child
has had all the required vaccine doses or if your child
has become due for another vaccine since then (e.g.,
boosters are required between 4-6 years and 14-16
years). For more information please call Peel Public
Health at (905) 799-7700 or visit www.ImmunizePeel.ca.
LIBRARY
Thank you to all the students and parents who return or renew their library
books on a regular basis. The loan period
for
library
books
is
two
weeks. Students who have overdue
books are not permitted to take out any
other items until the item is returned or renewed. If a
book is overdue for a long period of time, a bill is generated and sent home. Parents are asked to either pay the
bill or replace the book so that the student can continue
to enjoy the library! March Break is a great time read and
students are encouraged to bring a book home from the
library. Please remember that books taken out during
this time will likely be due when March Break is over and
should be kept in a special place in order to avoid getting
lost over such a long period of time.
Thank you and happy reading!
SPORTS NEWS
Junior Boys’ Basketball
St. Jean Brébeuf's Junior Boys' Basketball team went
undefeated and placed first overall at a tournament held
at Cardinal Newman School on February 16th. As a result, they advanced to the Family Championship held at
St. Anthony's School on Friday, February 26th where
they came in first. We congratulate all of the players,
They will advance to the Board finals on Thursday,
March 3rd. Mr. Foley would like to thank the
team for representing our school very well
and wish them good luck in the finals.
Junior Girls’ Basketball
Our school's junior girls' basketball team also placed second overall at their tournament held at Cardinal Newman
School on February 16th. The girls all displayed great
teamwork and sportsmanship as they competed on behalf of our school. The team was made up of the following girls: Victoria B., Taiya B., Isabella C., Juliette E., Judi-Ann E., Deborah J., Jasmin M., Lydia M., Victoria M.
and Princess O. Mme Moretto would like to thank all of
the players for a great year.
ARE YOU MOVING?
The planning of classes and general school organization
for the 2016—2017 school year has begun. Please inform the office as soon as possible if you are planning to
move between now and September 2016. Also, if you
have already moved and not informed the office of your
new address, please do so immediately as our school
records must be accurate at all times. In addition, if any
of your contact information especially telephone numbers
have changed please notify us immediately.
STUDENT PARLIAMENT
The Valentine Dance was great fun and student raised
over $300 selling Valentine cookies. This money will go
to the Knights Table. Thank you to all students and parents who gave generously in contributing to those in
need in our community and beyond.
CARNAVAL/SCHOOL SPIRIT
A great time was had by all during our Carnaval week.
From Moustache and Beret Monday, sculpture building
contest, to Bingo carnival and Canadian Trivia, to PJ
Day, Hockey Game of Teachers vs Students and Mardi
Gras. It was awesome to see such enthusiasm in all our
events. Vive le Carnaval…till next year.
March 2016
Sun
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The Virtue for
March is
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Wed
Thu
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Rosary
Apostolate
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Sat
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KINDNESS
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Speech Competition 2:30
pm @ St. Anthony
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Bullying
Presentation @
9:30 am for
Grades 1-8
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Great
Big Crunch &
Big Gulp @
2:30 pm
SJB
Earth Hour
11:00 am—1:00
pm
MARCH BREAK
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Palm
Sunday
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Holy
Thursday; Stations
of Cross @ 2:45
Good
Friday. School
Closed.
Earth
Hour 8:309:30 pm
HOLY WEEK
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Easter
Sunday
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Easter
Monday—No
school
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See
Hear Clinic;
Dance lessons begin
Upcoming Events:
March 29-April 28– Dance lessons for all grades
April 5—Easter Mass @ 10:00 am in gym
April 10—First Communion 2:30 pm @ At. Anthony
April 11—P.A. Day. No classes for students
April 14—School Council Meeting @ 7:00 pm
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SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING
Our next School Council meeting
will be on Thursday, April 14th
at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us.
May 1-6—Catholic Education Week;
Theme: Opening the Doors to Mercy
May 5—Dance performance
All parents are welcome!