ST. JEAN BRÉBEUF CATHOLIC SCHOOL
63 Glenforest Road
Brampton, ON L6S 1L8
Phone (905) 791-8529
September 2015
Newsletter #1
SEPTEMBER PRAYER
God of love,
We begin this school year filled with hope for all
these days will bring. There are some changes
that will challenge us to grow and new classmates that will quickly become new friends.
Help us to say words to others that give peace.
Help us to show love through all of our actions.
Help us to be children who pray each day.
Faithful God, be with us as we create a new
community in our classrooms. Be with us in the
happiness and joy we will share with each other.
Guide us in the challenging and hard days
throughout the year. Be with us as we participate in the fun of learning, as well as the hard
work of doing our unique part. Jesus, our close
friend, thank you for calling each of us by name
and bringing us together again. Thank you for
our teachers who work hard to help us enjoy
school. May this first week of school be a welcome beginning of the many wonderful things
God has to share with us. May we always feel
safe, included and loved as we walk together
each day of this school year.
Amen.
OPEN HOUSE
Open
House
will
take
place
on
Thursday, September 24 between 6 :00 and
7:15. pm. This is a good opportunity to meet
your children’s new teachers. We look forward
to seeing you all then.
P I C T U R E
D A Y
School photos will be taken on Wednesday,
September 23. Picture retakes will be done on
Thursday, November 5.
Dress your best and wear
your smile!
FAX (905) 791-6468
Principal
Michael Araman
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To begin the new school year, we will
focus our attention on the first of our ten
virtues – faith.
Faith is the great virtue of believing in God
and trusting that God is with us.
A faithful person believes that we are created, guided by and destined to be reunited
with God.
Secretary
Marilyn Kelly-Bernard
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Superintendent
Denise Oude-Reimerink
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SCHOOL HOURS
Trustee
Shawn Xaviour
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School begins
A.M. Recess
Lunch Hour
Outside recess
Students eat lunch
in their classroom
P.M. Recess
DISMISSAL
9:15 a.m.
11:05 am to 11:20 am
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
12:00 pm to 12:40 pm
12:40 pm to 1:00 pm
2:25 pm to 2:40 pm
3:45 p.m.
SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, Sept.30
7:00 pm in the Library.
All Welcome
Parish Pastor
Father J. Pham
Associate Pastor
Father M. Zacharias
Visit our School Website:
www.dpcdsb.org/jbreb
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STUDENT AGENDAS
We have provided every student from grade 1
to grade 8 with an agenda for this school
year. Please ensure that you take note of your
child’s student agenda as it contains the
school Code of Behaviour, the Dufferin Peel Homework Policy,
and serves as an invaluable tool to assist them with homework planning. The agenda is also a daily means of communication between teachers and parents and a way to assure
that homework is being completed each night.
VOLUNTEERS/EXCURSION SUPERVISORS NEEDED
We encourage parents to volunteer their time if possible at
St. Jean Brébeuf School. We value your talents, experience,
knowledge and skills. This year anyone working in our school
as a new employee, volunteer or excursion supervisor must
have a Criminal Reference Check completed by the Peel Police. Criminal Reference Checks are free of charge for volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering please come into
the school and pick up a volunteer Criminal Reference Check
form. Thank you to our volunteers for all of your help last
year.
ALL STAR READING PROGRAM
The All Star Reading Program will be implemented again this
year. If your have two hours a week for ten weeks to volunteer as an "All Star Reading Coach", we would appreciate your
time and efforts. For more information please contact the
school and ask for Mrs. Connolly.
STUDENT DROP OFF
Parents of JK to 8 students are asked to not come past the
gate when dropping off children. Teachers are on duty from
9:00 to 9:15 and will supervise your children. Supervision
starts at 9:00 a.m. Students should not be dropped off before this time as there is no supervision.
LEAVING FOR LUNCH
Over the past week we have had several students leaving for
lunch with parental permission to go to the local Pizza Pizza.
Out of concern for the safety of our students, this is a practice
that we do not encourage. There are many older students
who frequent Pizza Pizza over the lunch hour. Often there is
not enough sitting room for our students and there is no adult
supervision. We will be offering pizza lunches at St. Jean Brébeuf in the near future. Thank you for your cooperation in
this matter.
STUDENT SAFETY REMINDERS
The safety of our students is always our highest priority. We
kindly ask for your help in adhering to the following procedures:
 Daily attendance and punctuality are very important. If
your child is going to be absent from school, or late,
please inform the office at 905 – 791 – 8529.
 All visitors, including parents of JK to grade 8 students,
volunteers, board personnel, etc. are requested to enter
the building through the front door, by ringing the doorbell and then going directly to the office to sign in.
 During the lunch hour, all students who stay for lunch
are expected to remain at school, and all students who
go home for lunch are expected to go home every day.
If there is a change in the regular lunch hour procedure
for your child, parent/guardians are asked to provide
the teacher with a note explaining the change.
 When delivering your child’s lunch to school please advise your child in advance you will be doing so, and write
his/her name and teacher’s name on the bag. Your child
can come down at 12:40 p.m. to pick it up from the
lunch table. The lunch table is located in the hallway,
outside the Library. We would greatly appreciate your
co-operation in this matter.
 Our school driveway is a matter of great concern in regards to the safety of our students. Therefore, we
strongly urge you to use the Kiss and Ride lane to drop
off or pick up your child. Kindly assist us in reminding
children to use the walkways to enter upon and exit off
of school property.
 Parents/guardians of Kindergarten students are invited
to escort their children to the Kindergarten yard. Supervision of students begins at 9:00 a.m.
 Please remember that animals are not permitted on
school property.
 When it is necessary for your child to leave school early,
please send a note to your child’s teacher advising him/
her of the time that you will be picking your child up.
Your child will be asked to meet you in the office at the
indicated time. When dropping off or picking up students during school hours, please go to the office to sign
your child in or out.
BUSSING REMINDERS
 Students who are eligible to take the school bus should
be waiting at bus stops at least ten minutes prior to the
scheduled bus arrival time.
 Kindergarten and Grade 1 students must be met at the
bus stop by a parent/guardian. Children who do not see
a parent or babysitter will remain on the bus and will be
returned to the school to be picked up there by the
parent/babysitter.
 Kindergarten and Grade 1 students must have their red
bus tag attached to the outside of their knapsack at all
times. Should your child lose his/her tag please let their
teacher know so that it can be replaced.
 Gr. 2-8 bus students have been given an orange bus
card. They have been asked to keep this card in the
pocket of their agenda or in the pocket of their knapsack. The card should not be attached to the outside of
their knapsack.
 Students who must cross the road at their stop should
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wait on their side of the road until the bus has stopped,
students should look both ways and wait for the driver’s
signal before stepping onto the road.
The conduct of individual students on the bus directly
affects their safety and those of their classmates. When
improper conduct is reported on the first occasion,
school administration shall speak to the student. On the
second occasion, a letter and/or phone call will be made
to the parent/guardian. Subsequent reports of improper
conduct may result in the restriction of bus privileges.
Severe misconduct may result in the removal of bus privileges.
BUS COURTESY SEAT POLICY
Our Transportation Department provides bussing for students
to his/her home school as follows:
1.0 kilometer Kindergarten and Grade 1
1.6 kilometers for Grades 2-4
2.0 kilometers for Grades 5-8
3.8 kilometers for Grades 9-12
Students who are not eligible for transportation may request
the use of empty seats through an application to the school
office. If you would like your child to be considered under the
“Courtesy Seat Policy,” please make this request in writing
to Mr. Araman as soon as possible. If it is determined that
seats are available, they will be assigned at the beginning of
October. Please note that courtesy seats for the 2014-2015
school year expired on the last day of school.
ALLERGY AWARENESS
Life threatening allergies, including anaphylaxis, can
pose a very significant risk to student safety, and in
June 2005, the Ontario government passed Sabrina’s
Law, which addresses issues affecting students with
life threatening allergies.
St. Jean Brébeuf School is an allergen aware school. There are
children in attendance who suffer from severe and life threatening allergies to certain foods, such as peanut and nut products. Exposure to the smallest quantities can cause severe life
threatening reactions.
As part of our effort to reduce the risk for students with life
threatening allergies, the staff members of St. Jean Brébeuf
School have been in-serviced in recognizing the signs and
symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction and are aware of emergency procedures in dealing with an anaphylactic reaction,
which is a severe and life threatening allergic reaction.
Please DO NOT send any lunches or snacks that contain peanuts or nuts, which could potentially harm a child. We would
like to keep the classrooms allergen free. In an effort to do
so, any child that brings a lunch into the classroom that might
contain a life threatening allergen will eat their lunch in another location in the school designated for that specific purpose. Please make sure that all of your children’s caregivers
are aware of this request.
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
Thank you to parents who submitted nominations to be
members of the School Council.
Our School Council elections will be on Wed., Sept, 24 th
between 8:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. if they required.
Our first council meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 30 at 7:00 p.m. All parents are welcome to attend.
ST. JEAN BREBEUF STAFF 2015-2016
1. J. Baiocco
2. V. Theophylactou
3. TBA
4. S. MacDonald
5. J. Mauti
6. R. Griffith
7. K. Boyle
8. A. Srsa
9. J. Catenacci
10. F. Mirza
11. C. Grima
12. S. Faelis
13. C. Scavetta
14. E. Moretto-Howard
15. M. Peresan
16. T. Burns
17. C. D’leema
18. E. Connolly
19. D. Foley
20. G. Romeo
21. TBA
22. L. Galati
23. R. Michaud
24. R. D’Ambrosio
25. K. Matias
26. G. Millar
27. C. Liu
28. M. Hunt
29. T. Birt
30. J. Brown
31. C. Solano
32. A. Patel
33. M. Kelly-Bernard
34. M. Araman
JK/SK
JK/SK
Gr. 1
Gr. 1/2
Gr. 2/3
Gr 3
Gr. 3/4
Gr. 5/6
Gr. 6/7
Gr. 8
Gr. 5 & 6 EF (French)
Gr. 5 & 6 EF (English)
Gr. 7 EF (French & English)
Gr. 8 EF (French)
Gr. 8 EF (English)
Library/S.E.R.C./P.T.
ESL/PT
S.E.R.T.
Planning Time
F.S.L./P.T.
Extended French P.T.
ERW
ERW
DECE
Child Youth Worker
Psychologist
Speech & Language
Social Worker
Head Custodian
Evening Custodian
Evening Custodian
P. L. A. S. P.
Head Secretary
Principal
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September 2015
Sun
Mon
7
Tue
8
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
9
10
11
12
16
17
18
19
First day of
school
13
14
15
P. A. Day—
No school
for students
20
21
22
School Council
Nominations
due 4:00 pm
27
28
29
23Picture
24
School
Council elections if necessary
Open House
6:00—7:15
25
26
Day; First
Communion
Parent Meeting
7 pm @ St. Anthony Church
30
1
2
3
School Council
Meeting at 7:00
pm
Upcoming Events:
Oct. 6—Opening Mass, 10 am @ school
Oct. 7—Confirmation Parent Meeting, 7 pm @ church
Oct. 12—Thanksgiving
Nov. 3—Hep B, Meningitis-all Grade 7s, HPV Clinic-Grade 8 girls
Nov. 5—Picture Retake Day
Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28,-Catechism all Gr. 7 & 8 Confirmandi, 6:157:30 pm @ St. Anthony Church
Nov. 11—Remembrance Day
Nov. 17—Progress Reports sent home
Nov. 19—Parent/Teacher Interview Evening
Nov. 23—5EF & 6EF to Silvercreek
Dec. 2—Advent Confession, 9:45-12 noon, @ school
Dec. 18—Last day of classes before Christmas Break
Dec. 21-Jan. 1—Christmas Break
Jan. 4, 2016—School resumes