February/March 2016
35 Black Oak Drive
Brampton, ON
L6R 1B9
Ph.: 905-458-7080
Fax: 905-458-1657
Saidat “You’re Worth It!”
Principal
R. Pazzelli
Vice-Principal
A. Fiore
Head Secretary
P. Giuliano
Assistant Secretary
R. Reda
Superintendent
L. Storey
905–890–1221
Trustee
S. Xaviour
905–890-1221
Parish
St. Marguerite d’Youville
2490 Sandalwood Pkwy E
Brampton
905-792-8049
Pastors
Fr. R. Mignella
School Council CoChairs
V. Pedley
L. Alonzi
School Website:
www.dpcdsb.org/PROVI
On Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Saidat, motivational speaker came to visit Our
Lady of Providence School to speak to our students on ways to eliminate bullying and
help empower our students about their strength and how they can withstand any
problems that come their way. The students participated in her hip-hop dance
workshops as well as her uplifting assembly. Saidat’s high energy inspired us all to
love and respect people. Remember “you’re worth it”!!!!
Prayer for Lent
Almighty and Everlasting God,
You have given the human race
Jesus Christ our Savior as a model of Humility.
He fulfilled Your Will by becoming Man
And giving His life on the Cross.
Help us to bear witness to You
By following His example of suffering
And make us worthy to share in His Resurrection.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son.
AMEN
REPORT CARDS:
WINTER WEATHER:
The first term Report Cards
and Parent/Teacher
conferences have all been
completed. The second term
Report Cards will go home on
June 28.
If your child is prone to getting wet during recess or
lunch hour, please send in a change of closes,
especially socks and sweat pants. With the
arrival of cold weather, we continually
remind students that they are expected to
remove their winter books once they are in
the building.
Please ensure that your child has indoor
footwear to be worn in school. Floors and
hallways are all too often wet and slippery!
MARCH BREAK:
March Break this year is from
Monday, March 14th to Friday,
March 18th, 2016. There will be
no school for students. All classes
will resume for all students on
Monday March 21st.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY CULTURE AND
CARING ‘SAFE SCHOOL ACTION TEAM’:
Our Safe School Action Team is hard at work. They
have been building and promoting an inclusive
environment, free of bullying in the classroom and
throughout the school!
The students continue to reinforce positive messages
and have already planned specific events to bring the
message to everyone. This group of students are
working with the Argonauts and the Huddle Up
Programme. This group of students, called the
Huddle Up Student Committee are preparing the
school for the bullying assembly taking place on
April 8th. This will help to empower youth and
customize the program to our school.
Topics addressed throughout the programming
range from physical and verbal intimidation, to
cyber-bullying,to female bullying prevention
strategies.
Except under unusual circumstances, students go
outside during recess and lunch hour. Proper attire is
necessary to ensure that your child will be
warm during the time outdoors.
Children who are too ill to go outside,
should be resting at home and should not
be at school!
CITY OF BRAMPON SNOW REMOVAL
INFORMATION:
City of Brampton work crews are ready to respond to
snow storms and will have residential streets plowed
within 24 hours after the end of a major snowfall.
Heavy snowfall, continuous snowfall or freezing rain
may extend the response time to 48 hours or more.
Residents can help with snow removal in the
following ways:
Keep cars off the street during or immediately
following a snowstorm because this delays snow
removal
 Give work crews sufficient time to carry out snow
removal operations
 Keep sidewalks clear of snow
 Don’t shovel snow back onto the street
 Place your garbage container on a cleared area and
away from snow piles
 Use Brampton Transit as a safe alternative to
driving
For more information
contact Works and
Transportation at 905-8742500 or visit the City’s
website at:
www.city.brampton.on.ca
and click on ‘Road Works’
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PEDICULOSIS—HEAD LICE:
CYBER-BULLYING:
Pediculosis is not considered a health problem
because it is not a communicable disease.
Incidents of pediculosis occur in any school.
Personal electronic devices are increasingly used to
intimidate, antagonize and hurt others. This is known as
‘cyber-bullying’. Cyber bullies
rely on new technologies such
as cell phones, text messaging,
instant messaging and website
or blogs to repeatedly torment
a target. We need to work
together and take action to
prevent cyber bullying. Your
children should learn to keep
their contact numbers and
email addresses confidential. An adult should be told
immediately if your child feels he/she is harassed online
or using a cell phone. Such numbers should be blocked
and saved to be forwarded to the relevant authorities
such as teacher, school administrator and police.
Encourage your child to come to you with any messages
or emails that make him/her feel uncomfortable or upset.
Talk to your children about responsible computer use
and watch for signs that your child is being bullied
online or cell phone.
Together, we can take a stand against all forms of
bullying, including cyber-bullying!
We are asking that parents inspect their children’s
hair, especially if persistent itching and scratching
of the scalp is noticed.
Please inform the school if you discover an
infestation.
It is important that all nits be removed before
returning your child to school! Your pharmacist
can give you treatment information, if required.
Please remind your child that it is not appropriate
to share other children's combs or headgear (hats,
helmets, etc.) Your cooperation is an important
part of completely controlling the incidents of
pediculosis in our school.
STAYING IN FOR RECESS:
In the colder weather, we receive requests to allow students
to remain indoors when they
have a cold, flu etc. Please note
that we cannot accommodate
these requests. There is no Staff available to
supervise indoors during breaks. On extremely
cold days, particularly when the wind chill factor
drops temperatures significantly, we limit the
amount of time that students spend outdoors.
Otherwise, students will be expected to go
outdoors during recess and lunch.
ASH WEDNESDAY, 2016:
In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is the
first day of lent, the season of preparation for the
resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.
While Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation,
all Roman Catholics are encourages to attend Mass on
this day in order to mark the beginning of the Lenten
season.
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND BLACK
The distribution of ashes reminds us of our
HISTORY MONTH:
own mortality and calls us to repent. The
During the month of February, we have held
ashes that we receive are a reminder of our
various activities and events to celebrate our
own sinfulness, and many Catholics leave
‘DIVERSITY AND BLACK HISTORY
them on their foreheads all day as a sign of
MONTH’! Students focused on diversity found in
humility.
our ethnicity, culture, language, abilities, talents
and other ways that show uniqueness. We
We observed Ash Wednesday with a Liturgy on
currently have displays in the school of the various Wednesday, February 10, 2016 where ashes were
writings and artwork!
distributed to everyone in attendance.
We hope you enjoy them when you visit us!
LENTEN MASS & FOOD DRIVE:
Our Lady of Providence Lenten Mass
will take place Thursday, March 3,
2016 at 1pm in the gym. You are
invited to attend!
During the Season of Lent, beginning after Ash
Wednesday, we will hold our Food Drive!
Please support our food drive with non-perishable
food items from February 10 till March 21.
PUNCTUALITY AND LATE ARRIVAL:
School begins at 8:45 am
and 12:45 pm each day.
Students are expected to be
at school on time and enter
the building, supervised by
Staff, with their classmates
at those times. The initial minutes of these periods are
used for prayers, announcements, lesson preparation and
attendance.
We would appreciate your support in teaching your child
(ren) the importance of regular and on-time attendance
to instill the life skill of punctuality.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY:
The Ontario Ministry of Education’s focus on Safe
Schools, Positive School Climate and its Equity and
Inclusive Education Strategy, require that all schools
across the Province implement a School Climate
Survey for students every two years!
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board finds
its direction and educational mission in the teachings
of Christ as revealed through Scripture, Church
Tradition, and Church Teaching. The Board and its
school communities are comprised of a faithcentered Eucharistic people who strive to form
communities of learning that are Christ-centered,
inclusive and reflective of a culture that respects and
cherishes life for all. As a Catholic School Board,
Dufferin-Peel has applied its distinctive Catholic
lens to the Ministry of Education’s Pillar:
Community, Culture and Caring. A key part of this
pillar, intended to meet Provincial requirements, is
the development and implementation of the Catholic
Community Culture and Caring School Climate
Survey.
Our CCCC Safe School Team continues to work diligently in getting the message across that bullying is
not acceptable and that we can all
make a difference if we work together!
Thank you for your continued
collaboration in helping to ensure
that our students feel a sense of
safety and belonging, in support of improved student
achievement and well-being.
OUR LADY OF PROVIDENCE WEBSITE:
Updated information continues to be posted on the
school’s website. Take some time to review this site:
http://www.dpcdsb.org/PROVI
LARGEST RECORDING OF O CANADA:
The students of Our Lady of Providence were part of
the largest recording of O Canada ever produced. The
Flag of Canada Hometown Proud program, a nonprofit
organization, had 28 725 students across Canada
participate in this event. They have submitted the
recording and our school’s name to Guinness. We
were the only school selected from our school Board.
Our students sang the anthem in French. Two students
were selected to share what they learned about the
Flag of Canada and how it is connected to our
hometown for the documentary footage. There is a
commemorative E-Book online as well as a copy of
the O Canada that we sung:
www.FlagofCanada. We
encourage you to view this. We
are very proud of our students.
LOST AND FOUND:
The Lost and Found box is filled
with articles of clothing!!
Please ensure that your child
searches for lost items in this box,
which is located in the Kindergarten hallway.
Labeling boots, shoes, clothing, etc. would help students retrieve lost items and will prevent articles from
finding their way to the Lost and Found.
IMPORTANT IMMUNIZATION MESSAGE
FROM PEEL PUBLIC HEALTH:
Peel Public Health will once again 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.
Immunization records are considered incomplete if:
 Peel Public Health has not received your child’s vaccination
record or
 Your child’s record does not show that he/she has had all the
required does of vaccine (eg. Infant and booster doses) or
 You do not have a valid exemption form immunization for
your child
If you receive a letter, please be sure your child
received the required vaccination(s), then give the
date(s) to Peel Public Health immediately to update
your child’s record to avoid processing delays.
Failure to do so will result in a suspension from
school!
For more information please call Peel Public Health at
905 799-7700 or visit www.immunizepeel.ca
Translation services are available.
SCHOOL COUNCIL PARENT EVENT:
Please join us for a very informative and practical
evening event. We invite all parents/guardians and to
the ‘Raising Resilient Kids’ presentation featuring
Gary Direnfeld.
This parent event will take place on Monday, March
10th from 7—9:00 pm in our school gym.
LIBRARY NEWS:
Our Forest of Reading Program is off and running
for all grades. Students have been enjoying
evaluating the books in anticipation of the final vote
for their favourite book which will take place this
April. For more information on the Forest of Reading
please visit the following link:
https://goanimate.com/
vidos/01ZRxKlze_source=linkshare&utm_medium+linkshare&utm_ca
mpaign=usercontent
Special thanks to all library helpers, parent
volunteers for helping Mrs. Thimio rearrange the
setting of the library to accommodate our new
SMART board. The SMART board will be
accessible to all classes and will enable teachers and
students to collaborate in the library using multiple
innovative educational technologies.
In April our library will be closed for three days
from Monday April 11th through to Wednesday
April 13th. This is done to ensure that only
resources of the highest quality and relevance to the
Ontario curriculum are being shelved in the library
as well as to identify any books that have been
misplaced within the library by students. Any books
that students are missing after this point will be their
responsibility to find or provide payment to replace
it.
Save the date! Monday May 2nd, Our Lady of
Providence will be hosting a fundraising event at the
Indigo Chapters at Highway 10 and Bovaird from
6:30-9:30 p.m. Please join us as we will be
showcasing our student’s many talents. All
percentage of all purchases made will go back to our
school to update the library collection and provide
funding for many other school initiatives.
OLOP INVITATIONAL SOCCER
TOURNAMENT:
JUNIOR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT:
On Thursday, February 18th, the Junior boys and
Junior Girls competed in our Family Basketball
tournament. Both teams played with determination,
team spirit and good sportsmanship. Both teams
worked very hard and played very strong defensively.
The first game the boys played was tough, but their
second game was a very close game with a score of
10-6. The final game was a tough one, but the team
came together and held a good defense and offense.
Great job boys!!
Players:
Daniel C
Austin I.
Kyle H.
Tahjai E.
Enrico G.
Blake O.
Ricky T.
Winfred S.
Kaden N.
Roan B.
Gianluca A
Bulo R.
Elizabeth F.
Tayja S.
Many thanks to our coaches!
J. Chalons
A. Cianni
ATTACHMENTS:
1. March Calendar
2. Letter from Thomas Cardinal Collins on Sharelife
3. Invitation for the Lenten Mass and Food Drive
4. “Psych 5” to Thrive information
5. CCCSC Conference and Marketplace
6. Math @ Home
The girls won their first game 4-0, making them the
team to beat. They lost their second game 2-0. For
the third match the girls won 4-0. The girls
demonstrated great skills, incredible sportsmanship
and outstanding respect for each other and the other
teams. Great job girls.
Players: Elizabeth F., Sierra T., Ameya M., Hilary
D., Natalie D., Joelene O., Chantal S., Catherine M.,
Deyora P.
EYE SEE EYE LEARN!:
Your child may have a vision problem.
During the first game the girls started strong and took
the win with 10-6. They continued to use great
communication, teamwork and determination winning
their second game 12 to 2. In the final game of the
tournament the girls held a strong defense and did
well offensively. Unfortunately the girls did not win
their final game but they showed determination
throughout the game. Great job girls!!
Players:
Syndey S.
Ameya M
Charltana R. Samoy G.
For the 3rd consecutive year in a row, OLOP had the
honour of hosting the Junior Indoor Soccer
Tournament open to the whole school board ,at the
Brampton Soccer Centre. The girls tournament was
held Tuesday March 1st and was a huge success and
each school represented themselves with exemplary
sportsmanship. Due to weather, the boys tournament
has been postponed and will take place March 8th.
Good Luck to the Junior Boys who have been
working very hard in preparation for the tournament.
Sierra T.
Laura P
And with 80% of their learning being done through their
eyes, vision issues can have a severe impact on your
child’s ability to learn.
Parents will not often be able to detect a problem. Signs
and symptoms can be subtle. Children rarely know that
they have a vision problem, and they can’t always tell you
what they see. Make sure they can see to the best of their
ability by getting them a comprehensive eye exam by an
optometrist.
Eye exams and follow-ups are covered under OHIP for
children under 19 years-old, so there are no out-of-pocket
costs. Just show your Ontario Health card.
For this year’s Year One Kindergarten students, the Eye
See…Eye Learn® program offer s one complementary
pair of glasses with their OHIP-covered eye exam, if prescribed by a participating optometrist.
Learn more at www.EyeSeeEyeLearn.ca.