St. Monica School
60 Sterritt Drive
Brampton, Ontario L6Y 5B6
Tel (905) 454-6346 Fax (905) 454-6349
www.dpcdsb.org/MONIC
Nov. 2013
November is the month of Remembrance.
On November 11th, Canadians all across the country stop and honour those who have
served their country, at home or overseas, in World War 1, World War 2, Korea and in all peace missions
all around the world. Memorial services pay tribute to the more than 100,000 brave Canadians who were
killed in the service of their country. The World War 1 Armistice was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th
day of the 11th month. As such, we stop and remember on the 11th hour of November 11th.
On November 11th, at 10:30 a.m., our students will be participating in Remembrance Day Ceremonies in
our gymnasium. As a community we will have an opportunity to pray for world peace in our
remembrance of the past and prayers for the present and future. Please consider supporting our war
veterans by contributing financially through purchasing a poppy in Remembrance.
Newsletter
Mississauga Brampton
Central Family of Schools
L. Papaloni
Superintendent
P. Peroni
Principal
C. Duke
Vice Principal
Remembrance Day Prayer
Little poppy given to me,
Help me keep Canada safe and free.
I’ll wear a little poppy, as red as red can be,
To show that I remember, those who fought for me.
C. McIntyre
Head Secretary
E. Weseloh
Assistant Secretary
TBD
Council Chair
A. da Silva
Trustee
Dates to Remember
November 12: St. Augustine Open House Gr. 8; 6 -8 p.m.
(905) 890-0708 (ext. 20154)
Progress Reports Go Home
November 13: Rosary Apostolate FDK-Gr. 8
anna.dasilva@dpcdsb.org
Gr. 8 Visit to Cardinal Leger
November 14: Stack Up Challenge Day
St. Jerome’s Parish
St. Augustine Staff visits our Gr. 8’s
November 15: KOC Soccer Challenge-St. Mary
Fr. Jan Kolodynski
November 7:
Progress Report Meetings If Required
November 21: Gr. 2 Rosary Instruction St. Augustine Students
Pastor
November 11:
Remembrance Day Assembly 10:30
a.m.
November 22: Gr. 8 students to St. Augustine
8530 Chinguacousy Rd.,
November 25: J. Mason Gr. 4 Silver Creek
Brampton, Ontario
November 5:
November 6:
905-455-4260
ADDITIONAL DATES
November 4, December 2: Newsletters Go Home
November 7, November 21, December 5: Pizza days
November 14: Mr. Sub Lunch—School Council
November 19-21: FDK Play Based Learning Classroom Visitation
November 23/24: First Communion/Confirmation Forms Due
November 28: Poutine Lunch Gr. 5&6
December 5: 6:30 p.m. School Council All Welcome
Attachments: Math Tips, FDK Registration January 2014
Home and School, ECO Awareness
Peace Pamphlet-Bully Prevention
Website: www.stjeromeparish.ca
Principal’s Message:
We appreciate the opportunity to work together with Father Jan on many
levels. The home, parish and school community continues to evolve.
Thank you to our school community for your understanding with our
teacher in-services. Staff are involved in professional development
opportunities, on a regular basis in the field of Literacy, Numeracy, and
Inquiry.
Staff continue to experience "growth" as a result and this time together
enhances/improves opportunities for our students, academically,
spiritually, socially, physically and emotionally.
Thanks to Nancy M. -council chair from September-November 2013,
unfortunately Nancy has had to resign, we are in the process of seeking
an alternate chair and/or co-chairs. We thank Nancy for her
contributions to this role, and we are fortunate that she will continue to be
involved with our school council. Special thanks to Luana F. for her
lead with our council, Suzy for her role as treasurer, and Concetta and
Jenya outgoing chairs. All council members are sincerely appreciated for
their dedication and time and are acknowledged for their lead and
assistance throughout our school.
Virtues Certificates
Many of our students were acknowledged in the “Got-Ya”
boxes in their classrooms and on October 25, the following
students received virtue award certificates, and a medallion of
Our Blessed Mother for displaying outstanding qualities of the
virtues of Faith and Empathy:
Faith-Miquel Angel A., Carina G., Danny J., Adam S., Malik C.,
Belen F. G., Jordan B., Angelo P., Jack R., Jack Y.
Empathy-Natalie K., Miquel P., Alyssa H., Natalina D., Delaine
P., Zyaire M., Claudia J., Miryan K., Kayla M.
Thank you for your support in re-enforcing these virtues.
Remember to try to be kinder than necessary,
for everyone we meet may be fighting some kind of
battle.
St. Monica Remembers Those Who Have Gone Before: For the month
of November the prayers of St. Monica School will be offered in memory
for those family and friends who have entered the Kingdom of God before
us. In the front hall on the lunch table is a memorial book into which
students, parents and staff are invited to enter the names of loved ones
who have died. Each day, following in the tradition of All Souls Day
(November 2nd), our morning prayers, and the prayers offered throughout
the day, will be offered in memorial.
PARISH NEWS
St. Jerome’s Parish
We continue to appreciate your support in working collaboratively
with the school staff and in seeing that your children carry out their
responsibilities as Catholic students. If you have any concerns about
your child, you are encouraged to
contact the teacher immediately to
discuss them.
Fr. Jan
VIRTUE OF THE
MONTH:
CONSCIENCE
When we act out the virtues
we will continue to focus on
this year, we are making the
presence of God visible in the
world around us. We will be
participating in our own
prayer that:
Your kingdom come, Your
will be done, on earth as it is
in heaven. (Mt 6:10)
This month we are focusing
on Conscience.
Conscience God helps us to
choose to be good people.
Conscience is the voice of God within us. A developed
conscience helps us make decisions that encourage and
support truly loving relationships.
Tel: 905-455-4260, Fax: 905-450-6326
E-Mail: office@stjeromeparish.ca
Homepage: http//www.stjeromeparish.ca
Sunday Eucharist: Saturday 5:00 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m.
“Our Good Father”
We continue to work with Fr. Jan on the faith formation of students,
families and staff. Our Thanksgiving/Welcome to a New School
Year Mass was exceptional. Father Jan reminded us to live our
lives following the example of The Holy Family, shared personal
stories, and engaged the students throughout the mass. As a
school we continue to work on mass responses, and appropriate
protocol. On October 29, Fr. Jan had an informational session for
parents/guardians of our Gr. 2 students, the strong parental
attendance reaffirms our Catholic faith and true partnerships.
ALL PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND
CONFIRMATION PARENT ONLY MEETING
Tuesday November 5-7:30-8:30 p.m. St. Jerome Parish
CONFIRMATION PACKAGES MUST BE PICKED UP AT THE
PARISH AFTER ANY SATURDAY/SUNDAY MASS, FILLED OUT
AND BROUGHT TO THE MEETING WITH A COPY OF YOUR
CHILD’S BAPTISM CERTIFICATE.
DEADLINE FOR FIRST COMMUNION AND
CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION IS NOVEMBER 24th.
Thanksgiving Food Drive
On behalf of St. Monica School , we would like to extend a
sincere thank you to the many families that very generously
donated non-perishable food items for our annual Thanksgiving
Food Drive. Your donations were truly appreciated by our
parish-St. Jerome’s for Missionaries of the Poor, and also by
the St. Vincent De Paul Society. Thank you to our student
council under the lead of M. Heitzner and P. Simpson for
organizing. St. Monica School is a very giving, caring
community, of which we should all be proud!
REPORTING ABSENCES
If your child/children are going to be absent or late for
school, we ask that you call the school office and leave a
message (905) 454-6346. Let us know on a day to day
basis if your child will continue to be absent. As a safety
precaution we will always try to contact parents by phone
if we have not received any messages. Your continued
cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Indoor /Outdoor Shoes All students are expected to have
indoor shoes. When the students enter from recess/lunch, etc.
they are to change their shoes. If you require assistance with
this, please let your child’s teacher know, and we can make
some arrangements. Students participating in gym MUST not
have black soled shoes.
ECO
This is our third year with our ECO initiatives. Last year we
received Bronze certification. We will continue to inform you of
initiatives as we move forward with this plan. Our Waste Free
Lunch Week was highly successful, we are certain many
families will continue with this throughout the year.
Full-Day Kindergarten Registration for 2014-15
Registration for Full-Day Kindergarten for the 2014-15 school
year, will take place at St. Monica on the following days:
Monday, January 27, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Friday, January 31, 2014
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 28, 2014
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
For more information about registration and the Full-Day
Kindergarten program, call St. Monica School or visit
www.dpcdsb.org.
Elementary Progress Reports
Elementary Progress reports (Gr. 1-8) will be sent home
on Tuesday November 5th. The Elementary Progress
Report is designed to show a student’s development of
learning skills and work habits during the fall of this school
year, as well as a student’s general progress in working
towards the achievement of curriculum expectations in all
subjects. The Progress Report is not a formal report card.
Students will not be receiving letter grades indicating
achievement of overall expectations. As a result, an
interview with parents is not mandatory during the
Progress Report period.
FDK teams are providing times for parents to visit our
classrooms Nov. 19-21, FDK educators will get back to
you with your time to visit.
First term report cards will be sent home on Feb. 4th and
first term interviews will take place on February 6th. It is
expected that all students will be participating in the
interview process at that point.
GOING GREEN
Thanks to the numerous families whom submitted your e-mail
address for GOING GREEN. Effective immediately, newsletter,
forms, messages etc., will be sent electronically. We will still
send out paper copies of newsletters for those families whom
did not sign up for this option.
What’s NEW: School Council , Community, ECO, Healthy /
ECO Schools Bulletin Board
Located in our foyer, by the front door and by the library.
Please feel free to check these bulletin boards regularly for
School Council Updates, School/Board Updates, Healthy and
ECO updates and Community events.
A Message From Our Librarian
Just a reminder that our school council purchased
parenting resources for the community. These excellent
resources are available to be signed out from the library.
Please come in and see what we have, you will be
impressed.
SCHOOL HOURS:
9:15-3:45
ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
Bell to Bell, Time on Task
Please be aware that there are a number of students at St. Monica with
a severe life-threatening food allergy (anaphylaxis) to peanuts, nuts and
fish. This is a medical condition that causes a severe reaction to certain
allergens and can result in death within minutes. You have been notified
if this affects your child’s class directly, please send
foods with your child that are free from peanuts, nuts
and/or fish or any other severe food items that may
cause serious distress, as already notified by your child’s
teacher. Thank you for your understanding.
Arriving late for class means that a pupil misses a very important part of the day - the time when instructions for the
day’s activities are given, discussed and teaching begins.
Entering a classroom late is embarrassing for a child. It interrupts the lesson for both the teacher and the other pupils.
The habit or custom of punctuality is one that should be established very early in a child’s school life. School attendance and punctuality are legal requirements. We ask for your
co-operation in ensuring your child’s regular attendance by
arriving before 9:15 a.m. Bell to Bell, Time on Task!
EPI-PENS Must be worn in a pouch/fanny pack on the student requiring an EPI-Pen.
EXTRA CURRICULAR
Early to Bed….Early to Rise
Getting enough sleep is crucial to school success with
academics, attitude, behaviour, social adjustment, effort,
contentment and well-being. Research indicates that
consistency in this routine is extremely important for
success at school.
VALUABLES
Just a reminder that students should not bring to school items
of value. These may be things of sentimental value or monetary value. This is, also, not the place where cards or any
other collectibles are traded. Cell phones, cameras, i-pods
and other electronic devices should not be visible at school.
The school is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
VOLLEYBALL: In October our junior boys and girls competed in
their volleyball tournaments. Both teams demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship. Congratulation to our girls team who advanced to the family finals. Coaches J. Mason, S. Guilherme, P.
Simpson and T. Collier are acknowledged for all the time dedicated to the teams. Congratulations to the students; Justin K, Luke
C, Adam F, Jayden M, Dimron P, Angelo G, Devontay J,
Elijah G, Abraham K, Anthony P., Yasmine A, Alyssa B, Victoria C, Veronica D, Nneamaka I, Erica L, Rossy P, Delaine
P, Erin P, Nina S, Azucena V.
Our volleyball helpers; Brandon M, Jefferey O, Dumebi I,
Andrew C, Nikola K. are also appreciated.
Cross Country
SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
Mr. Sub Lunches
Thursday November 14th is Mr. Sub Lunch.
Details regarding Mr. Sub lunches for Nov. and Dec. will
be distributed shortly. Thanks to Tish G. and the school
council for coordinating and offering this additional lunch
option.
Gr. 5/6 Poutine Lunch: Details regarding this special
luncheon will be sent out shortly. Thanks to Nancy M,
Elizabeth C. and Anthony F. and council volunteers for
coordinating and offering this additional lunch option.
Congratulations to the St. Monica Cross Country team, Jude A,
Chloe C, Gabrielle D, Dumebi I, Megan M, Jefferey O, Amy V,
Gayle S, Jennifer M, Isaiah C, Victoria M, Ijeoma O, Adam T, Kassidy A, Jade F, Aaron V, Mate V, Julia W, Idaya B, Kishaun F,
David O, Vanessa C, Dennelle D, Adam F, Christina J, John M,
Veronica N, Delaine P, Dimron P, Jillianne S, Elijah S, Dylan F,
Sarah M, Victoria C, Matteo G, Emily G, Tiago O, Maya B, Tiago
F, Matthew L, Zyaire M, Khari W, Maya F, Alissa L, Julia L,
Jamauri N, Ava Rose S, Nina S, Anuji V, Jelani P.who participated in the Mississauga Brampton Central Cross Country meet at
Chinquacousy Park on October 29th. The team showed great
determination and skill which resulted in the following students
competing at the board;
Julia L, Dimron P, Adam F, Maya F, Dumebi I, Chloe C, Megan M,
Zyaire M, Khari W, Jelani P, Dennelle D., Tiago F., Matthew,
Marco K. (alternate)
Special acknowledgement to all students who gave of their time
for numerous practices to represent us at the family level. Thanks
to S. MacDonald, teacher coach, for giving so much of her time.
Thank you to the student helpers; Sebastian A., Victoria C., and
Erin P. Our parent volunteers are commended for their support
and giving of their time.
Insurance
With all the activities that take place at school in the playground,
the gym and in sports, accidents happen. Dental injuries can occur
when 2 children accidentally bump heads or fall. The school
board does not carry accident insurance for students. Fall
outdoor activities, extra-curricular and excursions are an additional
reason you may wish to buy student accident insurance. An insurance package was sent home with your child(ren). This is optional
for families. You may purchase coverage for your child at
www.insuremykids.com or by calling toll free at 1-800-463-KIDS
(5437). Please direct your questions to a Reliable Life Insurance
Representative.
INFOpage - an online resource for information
about awards, scholarships, fundraising opportunities, educational resources, professional development opportunities,
parent/guardian resources and community events. To access the INFOpage, visit www.dpcdsb.org.
Student Accident Insurance Brochures are sent home with students at the beginning of each year. Please contact the office if
you are still interested in Student Accident Insurance.
NO CHILD WITHOUT
Our school is a participant in the Canadian MedicAlert Foundation’s No Child Without program. There is no cost for students
who attend our school and are between the ages of 4 up to their
14th birthday to join MedicAlert through this program. If your
child has a medical condition, allergy or is required to take medication on a regular basis, then you should consider this program.
A child’s MedicAlert identification can alert school staff, friends,
coaches and others about your child’s medical condition should
an emergency occur.
Parents and guardians of Dufferin-Peel students can stay upto-date with the latest board news and information by joining the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board ECommunity. Members will receive the latest news and information by email, including media releases, school activities and events, board highlights, school and transportation
cancellations, plus useful tips for parents. Sign up online
TODAY!
For further information go to www.nochildwithout.ca.
If your child is already part of the No Child Without program and
there have been changes to their medical condition, medications
or emergency contact information, call MedicAlert at 1-800-6681507 to update your child’s file.
Thanks to our school council for their donation of $100.00 so our
school can be involved in this program.
You
may
go
to
www.stopr.ca for daily
bus cancellations or de-
Columbian Squires St. Patrick Circle 2042 Invite
The Columbian Squires are the official youth organization of
The Knights Of Columbus. The Squires program develops
leadership by allowing the Squires to plan and carry out
activities with advice, suggestions and encouragement from
Knights Leaders. Squires also have fun and bond while
helping their Church and community through service. St.
Patricks Circle 2041 would like to extend an open invitation
to all Catholic boys age 10-18 to meet with us every Thursday night from 7-9pm at St. Monica School for our weekly
activity night where we play sports like basketball, soccer,
floor hockey and dodgeball. Every week we meet together
to not only play but to learn how to strengthen our Catholic
Faith through prayer, reading the gospel and learning how to
pattern our lives around the Youth Christ. For more information please contact Knights Of Columbus Youth Director
Domenic Rutigliano at 905 459 0488 or by email at dmrdistributing@aol.com
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Extended French Information Meeting
Weather Cancellations
Grade 4 parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enrol their child
in a Grade 5 Extended French class for September, 2014
are invited to attend an information meeting at:
During the winter months, inclement weather and/or poor road conditions
may cause the disruption of bus transportation and regular school operations. In these cases, parents/guardians should develop alternate care/
transportation arrangements.
School: St. Monica School
Address: 60 Sterritt Dr.
Brampton, L6Y 5B6
Date:
Time:
Wednesday January 15, 2014
7:00 pm.
Applications will be accepted at our school until 3:00
p.m. Wednesday, February 12th, 2014.
Parenting and Family Literacy Centre
St. Monica School is very proud to continue to host
the Parenting and Family Literacy Centre at our
school. This program welcomes parents and caregivers with young children from birth to age six to engage
in learning and playing together. The program is
FREE and will be open Monday-Friday from 9:20 a.m.
- 12:50 p.m. in Room 101. Mrs. Appiah-Kubi, the parent worker continues to welcome families. The goal of
the program is to help young children make any easier
transition to kindergarten, to foster their early literacy
and numeracy skills as well as to support parents and
care-givers and enable them to be successful in their
parenting role. Please note, OLDER siblings are NOT
permitted in the Parenting and Family Literacy Centre
during school hours.
Parenting/Infant Centre: Every Thursday; 1 p.m.-3
p.m., come out with your infant and get involved.
Volunteers
We encourage parents to become involved in various
aspects of school life. If interested in sharing your
talents and time, please complete the tear off portion
of school council newsletter. School Council also
requires volunteers to assist with their many endeavours at our school, specifically our major fundraiser.
Please come out and share your talents. Many hands
make light work! Don’t forget to get your required
Criminal Reference Check.
A decision to cancel bus transportation and/or to close schools is made by
6:00 a.m. Decisions are based on several factors including precipitation, air
temperature and road conditions. A decision to cancel bus transportation
may be system wide (where all buses in Dufferin County and the Region of
Peel are cancelled) or municipality specific (where buses in one or more
municipalities are cancelled).
If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the afternoon.
Therefore students transported to school by parents require the same transportation home. Parents/guardians are asked to monitor the following radio/
television stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation/school closure
information:
CKFM 99.9
CHUM 1050
CJCL 590
CHFI 98.1
CFTR 680
CJBC (FR) 860 AM CFRB 1010
CFNY 102.1
CJEZ EZROCK97.3
FOXY 88.5 FM
Z103.5
93.1 FM
CHIN 100.7 FM / 1540 AM
CFTO
Global
CJMR/CHOW 1250
CP 24
The Weather Network
YOU Make A Difference!!!
Thank you to all parents/guardians who:
•attended our school council meeting and provided valuable
input
•volunteered to coordinate the Mr. Sub luncheon
•assisted with our Cross Country Team
•contact the teacher or office with a concern or compliment
•volunteer on a regular basis or quick notice basis
•assist your children in following our Code of Conduct, and
safe bus procedures
•support all efforts of our school council
•took an active role with your child in supporting our Thanksgiving Food Drive
•continue to respect new Kiss and Ride procedures and are
adhering to this safety practice
•will be attending progress report meetings if applicable
•joined us for our fitness-Spook-A-Thon
“Guided by the Spirit…growing as a family”
Catholic School Learning Plan
We believe that every student is a unique individual created by God and for God. To this end our respect for all
learners is embedded in the learning process to help all
achieve to their potential considering the various needs,
diverse talents, heritage, background, areas for growth. Co
-operation, tolerance and acceptance are requirements at
St. Monica School. With this premise in mind, staff have
been diligent in working through our Catholic School Learning Plan in the areas of Literacy, Mathematical Literacy,
Catholicity, Anti-Racism, and Safe-Caring Schools. These
plans include specific OUTCOMES , inclusive of action
plans and indicators of success. Staff are highly commended for analyzing data, looking at our demographics
and planning appropriately for all our students. You can
review our plan on our web site after November 8, 2013
EQAO
The results of our 2012-2013 results are on our website, as well, here is a snapshot. Students have received their individual scores. We are pleased to see
that our students are continually improving.
2012-2013
Gr. 3 Reading
School
Board
Province
76
71
68
School
Board
Province
83
80
77
School
Board
Province
67
68
67
School
Board
Province
72 79
77
Gr. 3 Writing
School Choir: D. Doyle, M. Hamilton, M. Manalo, S. McDonald are
commended for their time and dedication to our school choir. The
numerous students involved have exceeded expectations. We appreciate their gift of music throughout our school, at celebrations etc.
We look forward as they record some of their songs, and move forward to share their gift of music in the community.
Hip Hop: Thanks to M. Manalo for continuing with the Hip Hop
group, numerous students have been auditioning and practicing, the
teams will be selected shortly. Thanks to everyone for your dedication.
Student Council
Thanks also to our Student Council for their lead with the Pumpkin
decorating Contest and decorations at the Spook-A-Thon. Thank
you to all families for your support to ensure we had the proper
equipment, etc. M. Manalo and his helpers are also commended for
coordinating the music. Fun was had by everyone and the staff and
students looked great in their costumes. Congratulations to all the
classes who entered the pumpkin decorating contest. It was difficult
to judge since all classes were extremely creative, however the following classes did win for most creative pumpkin; S. Silva/C.
Thornton, V. Lobo, M. Scalise/M. Heitzner, J. Conway, and P. Simpson.
Also special thank you to M. Zarkovic, and N. Leo’s Gr. 7 classes
whom created an outstanding Haunted House for our students to tour
on October 30.
MILK PROGRAM
Gr. 3 Math
We will be continuing our milk program at St. Monica
School. Thanks to M. Hamilton and our student volunteers for co-ordinating and distributing.
Gr. 6 Reading
POPCORN
Gr. 6 Writing
School
Board
83 80
76
Province
Gr. 6 Math
School
Board
Province
58
59
57
We continue to have Popcorn and Cookie Fridays. Bring your toonies and enjoy a bag of Kernels popcorn or for a loonie enjoy a cookie.
Thanks to T. Gratton, M. Zarkovic, N. Leo and Gr. 8 students and
student council for coordinating.
PIZZA
Pizza days will continue twice a month on Thursdays. Thanks to D.
Doyle and the Gr. 8’s for coordinating and all
staff for coordinating orders, as well as all families for submitting forms on time and appreciating this special luncheon.