St. Joseph Catholic Elementary
NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 2016
January 2016 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
St. Joseph School is now on Twitter! For the latest news and information, follow us
@StJosephDPCDSB.
Our Choir performed at the
Catholic Education Center on
December 16th.
They put smiles
on our Senior
Administrators in
Dufferin Peel!
Thanks to Mrs.
Cruz our Superintendent for a
lovely introduction and our parent volunteers
for accompanying us. Our Choir
Masters, Mrs.
Falcone and Mrs.
Scaffidi were
very proud of
you!!
Principal’s Message
Welcome back everyone!!! Hope
we all had a wonderful Christmas break and are returning to
work, school and our regular
lives with a new light of spirit in
celebrating our Saviour’s birth.
It is still the season of Christmas! Our priest reminded me of
this last Sunday declaring loudly
- “Merry Christmas!!!” and telling
us of the “good news to bring
great joy for all the people” was
amongst us still.
Junior Jets, Chess Club, Eco Club,
Drama Club, Choir, First Holy Communion, Reconciliation and Confirmation preparation for our Grade 2 and 7
and 8 students and on top of all that Report Cards go home on February
2nd!
our community. Thanks to our
School advisory council for organizing what should be a great
event.
As always, St. Joseph Parish is
at the center of our Catholic
Community. Father Marc and
Father Joseph would love to see
you every weekend at Mass especially those receiving Sacraments this year.
Our Virtue of the Month is “SelfControl” and we are learning about
“Zones of Regulation” - a new program about how to exercise self control and identify feelings and deal with
them in appropriate ways.
Please “follow” us on Twitter - it’s
a great way to remember Spirit
As for our little school in
On February 4th at 5 p.m., join us for Days and special events taking
Streetsville? Still lots going on - a “Parent Engagement” presentation place at our school.
Girls Club, Scientists in the
by “Kate Jones” on “Great Parenting
School, Junior Basketball, Skat- Skills”. Our own Parent Council is
Wishing you and yours a wondering at Vic Johnson, Skiing for
sponsoring this speaker as well as a ful start to 2016!!
Intermediates, Stream of
Marketplace in the Gym. This evening God bless,
Dreams, Rosary Apostolate
is also parent interviews at our school C. Bacci
Visits, Math Champ, Scientists so it’s a good time to visit the gym
in the School, Primary Intramu- and get some good ideas for rerals, Youth Faith Ambassadors, sources that are readily available in
Kindergarten Registration for 2016-17
If your child was born in 2012 YOU MAY REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR JUNIOR
KINDERGARTEN
Registration for Kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year, will take place on:
Monday, January 25, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.*
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
* Snow Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
For more information about registration and the Kindergarten program, call
905 826-4422 or visit www.dpcdsb.org.
Come out and join us at our next School Advisory Council Meeting:
Wednesday, January 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Commons Center at our school.
All parents/guardians are encouraged to attend.
Self-Control: Virtue for the Month of
January
SELF-CONTROL
People of Self-Control…
 Follow their conscience
 Are patient with themselves and others
 Share and take turns
 Are able to use prayer to calm themselves down
 Think before they react (W.W.J.D.*)
 Look for peaceful ways to solve conflict
 Try to do what’s best for everyone
 Have the power to stand up for what is right
*What Would Jesus Do?
It’s Hearing and Vision Screening
time!!!
School Screening Association will be visiting our school this year
on January 26th, 2016 to conduct their clinic.
Your child’s hearing and Vision should be screened every
year!!!
Growing children are very susceptible to middle ear problems and
one of the best ways to prevent hearing loss is early detection of
middle ear function issues.
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Two ways to have your child’s hearing tested:
You can talk to your child’s doctor and ask for a referral to a Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist (Otolaryngologist) – this service is covered by
OHIP.
2.
You can make an appointment with an Audiologist – referral by your family physician is not required. However, if the Audiologist is not in a
hospital clinic, the visit may not be covered by OHIP and a fee upwards of $50 maybe charged.
Your child’s hearing is not being monitored unless they are being seen by an Audiologist or and E.N.T.
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Free vision screening is included wit the Hearing Clinic. Eye examinations are covered by OHIP.
A fee of $15.00 is collected to help offset the cost of bringing this clinic to our school.
A permission form will be sent home with your child approximately 2 weeks before the clinic date. Please fill out the form, include $15.00 fee and
return to the school prior to the clinic date.
Desperately Seeking….
Gently used Board Games (with all their parts)
such as Monopoly, Connect 4, Scrabble, Snakes
and Ladders, Battleship, Decks of Cards etc, for
use in our classrooms during indoor recess.
Please bring any donations in to the office. Much
appreciated!!!
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Sun
Mon
Tue
5 Pizza Day!
12Pizza Day!
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Wed
6:30 SAC
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8
1
16
9
2
Fri
7 Lunch Moms
15 FDK @
Casaloma
22 Waste Free Lunch
Pizza Day for Winners of
Chocolate Fundraiser Principal for a day
Skating
29
Spirit Day “Beat
the Winter Blues”
9 - 3 FDK Registration
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14Lunch Moms
Thu
January 2016
4 First day Back!
11Ski Day
Rosary Apostolate
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Waste Free Lunch
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Waste Free Lunch
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Lunch Moms
Waste Free Lunch
18PA Day
Gr. 3 Pioneer Village
Falcone & Gaskin @
Peel Safety Village
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9 - 3 FDK Registration
9 - 3 FDK Registration
28Lunch Moms
Pizza Day!
Hear and See Clinic
26Pizza Day
No School
25Ski Day
FDK Firefighter
Presentation
7-9 Kindergarten Registration
Sat