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St. Joseph Catholic Elementary
NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2015
September, 2015
We Remember….
Principal’s Message
Greetings to all our St. Joseph
Streetsville families! I trust that
you all had a safe and relaxing
holiday.
Thank you so much for your continued support of Catholic Education.
I would like to welcome all St.
Joseph families new to our
school, especially our Kindergartens who will be attending our
Full Day Learning Program . You
will find it a very warm and welcoming community.
I congratulate our students and
teachers who attended summer
school courses to improve their
skills and those who attended
the Literacy and Summer Reading Program provided by Dufferin
-Peel. St. Joseph School is a
place where we can laugh, play,
pray, share the Sacraments,
learn and care for each other
and so much more.
...Ralph Faustino “Streetsville Jason”
RIP
A warm welcome to J. Sawa who is
back to our school teaching Gr. 8
this year; welcome P. Sergautis in
Grade 7. C. Mondano is new as an
ERW and comes with a wealth of
experience from Divine Mercy
School. Welcome C. Hutchings
who will be working with L. Belsito.
I would like to personally welcome
back some familiar faces: M. Scaffidi inGrade 3/4 and L. Belsito in
Grade 2.
Congratulations to C. Dinis who was
married over the summer and is
now Mrs. Belloumini.
This year we will be focusing on
Literacy and Numeracy and ensuring that differentiated instruction,
assistive technology and universal
design model are implemented to
assist students to demonstrate their
learning. Collaborative Inquiry will
be a school wide focus. In numeracy, teachers will continue their work
with the use of manipulatives and a
focus on problem solving to improve numeracy skills.
At St. Joseph we are committed
to ensuring that our students
learn not only their A, B, C’s, but
also respect for others, appreciation for the diversity among people, and how to cooperate with
friends, peers and colleagues.
The staff and I look forward to
working with you and your children over the next ten months to
provide a highly rewarding year,
both spiritually and academically.
Our goal is to make St. Joseph
School a place where children
are excited about learning,
where excellence thrives; where
Catholic values are lived daily;
where students and staff work
safely and where all stakeholders
take pride.
Wishing you all a wonderful 20152016 school year.
God Bless,
C. Bacci
Re-Organization!!!!
Thanks to our Custodians…..
Our teachers have worked very hard to make class lists - balancing gender, abilities and personalities of students. These lists are
carefully considered and each child is designated a teacher and a
classroom.
Our custodians have been working very hard this summer, especially with the new FDK Classroom Construction. Mr. Alore and Mr. Kippen also cleaned and
All students will be notified the first day as to their teacher and
waxed the classes first and then cleaned each desk,
their classroom. The Grade 7 and 8 will be operating a limited
chair and table and helped with moving classrooms.
rotary.
While most of us were enjoying our holidays, they
were moving furniture, scrubbing, waxing, cleaning
Please bear in mind that combined grades are a fact of life.
windows, desks, chairs. To be able to accomplish
September 18 is the Board designated day for re-organization. No what Mr. Alore and Mr. Kippen managed they had to
students will be moved prior to September 18. If you wish to
be very dedicated to their job. Thank you for serving
contact the office re: class assignment - call and make an appointus all so well. Your work speaks for you and we now
ment with C. Bacci. (905) 826-4422.
enjoy a clean and shining building.
SCHOOL COUNCIL & ELECTIONS
We extend our thanks to the parents, non-teaching staff and teachers
who dedicated themselves to the efforts of our School Advisory Council
during 2014-2015. This month, we are accepting nominations or volunteers to serve on the Council for the 2015-2016 school year.
We have some volunteers, but all parents are invited to put their name
forward. If you think of someone who could represent you well, urge
them to offer their name. Be sure to check with the person whom you
are nominating to get their approval. Most Council meetings take place
the second week of selected months at 6:30 PM in Room 1 at St. Joseph
School.. All parents are asked to join the group to offer opinions, give
ideas and learn about the working of the school and education on a larger scale. You are always welcome.
First School Advisory Council Meeting: Monday, September 28, 2015
at 6:30 p.m. in Room 1.
MEET THE TEACHER BBQ
Please mark Wednesday,
September 23, 2015 on your
calendars as that is the
night of our “Meet the
Teacher BBQ Night”. The
BBQ will begin at 5:30 to
6:30 p.m. Classroom/
familiarization visits will commence at 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you
there. Please look for the order form coming home in the next week. We would ask
you to complete the order form and return
it to the school with the appropriate funds.
There will also be a special presentation for
all of our Grade 7 and 8 parents at 6:30 p.m.
to outline Intermediate expectations
and our Grade 8
overnight trip in the
spring.
SEPTEMBER Virtue of the Month ~Faith
To begin the new school year, we’ll focus our attention on the first of our 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.
A faithful person believes that God’s plan for us includes the right to be safe, especially at school.
A Faithful person…
Prays regularly and reverently
Learns from Scripture stories
Honours people’s God-given names
Assumes that there is good in everyone
Accepts the God-given worth of themselves and others
Reminder:
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18
IS A P.A.
DAY FOR REORGANIZATION
AND FAITH
DEVELOPMENT.
THERE IS NO
SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS
The St. Joseph hours will be:
Recess and Lunch Hours:
8:45 a.m. - Begin Classes
1st Recess - 10:10 to 10:25
3:15 Dismissal
Lunch Recess 11:45 to 12:05 Eat Lunch Inside
12:05 to 12:45 - Outside
2nd Recess: 2:10 to 2:25
*Kindergarten Schedules may vary from Grades 1 - 8.
TRANSPORTATION
Students who are eligible will be bussed to St. Joseph.
Students are granted this privilege of travelling to and from school by school bus must behave in a safe and appropriate
manner while they are aboard the vehicle.
The bus drivers’ first responsibility is the safe operation of the vehicle. Students are accountable for their behaviour on the
bus.
Rules for boarding the bus, while on the bus must be strictly observed by the students or the student will be warned by
Mrs. Bacci and may lose their privilege for riding the bus.
Please go over the rules for riding the bus with your child(ren) and reinforce these rules periodically.
A copy of the School Bus Safety Expectations will be coming home with all bus students. The empty seat policy for all
busses will be in effect starting October 1, 2015. If you would like your child(ren) considered for the empty seat policy
please inform Mrs. Bacci in the office. No empty seats will be offered before October 1st. All students are required to sign
the sheet indicating they have reviewed and agree to the School Bus Safety Expectations.
Students are NOT allowed to change busses for any reason without written authorization from the office one business day
in advance of the change.
If you have any questions please call the office at (905) 826-4422.
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Sun
Mon
4
5
Fri
3
Thu
2
Wed
1
12
2
Terry Fox
Walk
25
26
19
11
24
1
GRADE 7 & 8
18
10
1 - Welcome
Back Assembly
16
11 - QSP Assembly
23
17
9
First Day of
School
15
22
30
10 - School Mass
at St. Joseph
Parish
5:30 - Meet the
Teacher BBQ
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7 - 8:30 Confirmation Registration
@ St. Joseph Par-
Re-Org
Day NO
SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS
8
Tue
September 2015
7
Labour Day
NO SCHOOL
14
21
28
6:30 School
Council Meeting
Sat
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!!
PA Days 2015/2016
Professional Activity days
are:
Friday, September 18, 2015
Monday, January 18, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016
Christmas Break
Friday, December 18, 2015 is
the last day of school, holidays begin Monday December 21, 2015.
We return to school Monday, January 4, 2016.
Family Day
Family Day is Monday, February 15, 2016.
March Break
March Break takes place
the week of March 14 to
March 18, 2016 inclusive).
We return to school Monday, March 21, 2016.
Last Day of School
The last day of school is
Thursday, June 30, 2016.
St. Joseph
Streetsville
Home of the JETS!