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Principal:
Mrs. N. Resendes
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October Newsletter
Secretary:
Mrs. T. Sunseri
Let Us Give Thanks
Superintendent:
Mrs. D. OudeReimerink
O God, when I have
food,
Help me to remember
the
hungry;
When I have work,
Help me to remember
the jobless;
When I have a home,
Help me to remember
those who have no
home at all;
When I am without
pain,
Help me to remember
those suffer,
And remembering,
Help me to destroy my
complacency ;
Bestir my compassion,
And be concerned
enough to help;
By word and deed,
Those who cry out for
we take for granted.
905-890-1221
Trustee
Mr. S. Xaviour
416-659-5635
Mr. F. Di Cosola
905-951-8898
St. Patrick Parish
Pastor:
Fr. V. Mariziliano
905-794-0486
School Council
Chair:
Ms. A. Ranieri
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Principal’s message
The first month of school has been a very positive
and smooth one. At reorganization, we welcomed Miss Pittman to the Kindergarten class
and Ms Weltman who will be teaching the Arts.
In addition to those changes, Miss Gallo will now
be teaching Science and Special Education.
Fr. Vito continues to visit the school regularly.
During his visits he will spend most of his time
visiting with students who be receiving the Sacraments this year but he visits all of the classes as
much as possible.
We are excited about the Terry Fox Run/BBQ on
Friday, October 2nd. What a great long-standing
tradition here at the school. Thank you to Mrs.
Travierso for organizing the run and thank you to
the School Council for organizing the BBQ!
On behalf of the staff of St. Patrick School, we
hope that you and your family have a wonderful
Thanksgiving holiday! May you make the most
of the opportunities of gathering with friends and
family for times of prayer and fellowship; these
times present us with the chance to strengthen
the bonds that unite us as a caring Catholic community!
God Bless,
Mrs. N. Resendes
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Virtue of the Month– Empathy
God has given us the ability to form connections with each other—to live together.
Empathy helps us to connect and live together in safe, caring, inclusive communities. An empathic person believes that we all share one Spirit; that we are many
parts of one body because we are all created in the image and likeness of God.
We know that God has given us the virtue of empathy so that we can learn to appreciate, accept and care for one another.
School Council Update
Much appreciation is extended to the 2014-2015 School Council for all of
their hard work and dedication on behalf of the students at St. Patrick
School.
On September 29, 2015, the 2014-2015 School Council had their final meeting and elections were held to elect the 2015-2016 School Council.
The following individuals were elected/
appointed :
Chair: A. Ranieri
Secretary: F. Antenucci
Treasurer: L. Amendola
Parish Rep.: M. Rodrigues
Additional Members: :
A. D’Agostino, M. Nicolini, P. Kulas ,
B. I. Policicchio, A. Geraci
Our next meeting will take place on November 17 , 2015 at 7pm in the
School Library. All parents are welcome!
Student Council
On October 13th speeches
will be held to elect the new
Student Council.
Thank you to Mr. Broccoli for
coordinating and supporting
the Student Council initiative.
ST.
PATRICK
Future Meeting Dates are as follows:
January 26, 2015, April 5, 2015, June 7, 2015
Pupil Accommoda on Review Policy Public Consulta on The Ministry of Educa on released the new Pupil Accommoda on Review Guideline (PARG) in March 2015. This guideline sets expecta ons for all school boards on managing and reviewing underu lized school space, including potenal school closures, and for the greater coordina on and sharing of planning related informa on between school boards and other community partners. The guideline requires all school boards in the province to develop or revise Pupil Accommoda on Review Policies and to invite public input into the policy before it is finalized. A survey to collect feedback on the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s dra amended Policy 6.51 Pupil AccommodaƟon Review will be available for review and comment on the Board’s website at www.dpcdsb.org unƟl 4:30 pm on
Friday, October 16, 2015. Suppor ng documents will also be available for reference and review. Please consider reviewing and providing input on this policy. PAGE
PICTURE DAY:
Food Drive
As we prepare for the coming, Thanksgiving
weekend, we are reminded of many of the
less fortunate in our community that go hungry on a daily basis. Our School Council
have initiated a Food Drive for October 5-9,
2015. We would like to thank you in advance for supporting this initiative.
Our school picture day will be held on Tuesday,
October 6th. All JK to Grade 8 students will
have their picture taken at some point during the
day. If your child is absent from school on this
date, a “re-take” day will take
place on November 4th.
Photography services are provided by Edge Imaging.
Annual Halloween
Dance-a-thon
First Communion & Confirmation
Important Dates from St. Patrick’s Church
DATES FOR REGISTRATIONS
choose among the following
(in the church hall)
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Confirma on Registra ons (Grades 7 and 8 or older)
Friday, October 2 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. First Confession & First Communion Registra ons
(Grade 2 and older students)
Friday, October 9 4 – 9 p.m. Saturday, October 10 12noon – 4 p.m. Friday, October 16 4 – 8 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: If a date for Registra on to a specific Sac‐
rament is not suitable, a parent may choose one of the
other dates. Children are welcome to come to the regis‐
tra on, but do not need to be in a endance. Parents
MAY NOT register children of other families. It is im‐
portant for the parent(s), guardian(s) of the child to cele‐
brate the Sacrament to be present for the registra on.
Regarding the Pedestrian Bridge Behind the
School from the Developer:
People using this bridge should take caution given there is
still works to be completed before the subdivision is assumed by the City. Consequently, there maybe times
where access maybe restricted on a temporary basis until
the works are completed. They do plan to minimize any
inconvenience to those using the bridge.
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The School Council will be running a Halloween Dance-a-thon on October 30,
2015. Information will be sent home very
soon regarding this very exciting Fundraiser! Students are invited to wear their costumes. Parents are asked to have their
children leave all accessories at home, including masks. No toy weapons are to be
brought
to
school.
Volunteers:
All volunteers MUST have a valid CRC
even for one-time events, such as field
trip supervision. We strongly recommend that parents/guardians who are
interested in supporting school programs in this manner, please begin this
process ASAP. For all volunteers,
CRC are free of charge. Further information and
forms are available in the
main office.
Parking Lot Safety
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Important Parking Lot Information
Morning Drop-Off Routine
Parents who do not wish to park their car in a designated parking spot may drop off children using the DROP OFF ZONE
established in the parking lot, at the bend near the school yard. This has been identified with painted lines on the pavement in the near future and a stop sign installed as well.
Parents are asked to stop at the drop off zone and students should disembark from the right side of the vehicle. Other
vehicles are asked not to pass cars waiting to drop off. Students exiting vehicles should not be going around the back of
the vehicle to the trunk as this is unsafe. By following this system we can have two cars unload at a time. Once
those vehicles have moved on then the next vehicles can pull up and unload. Buses will be asked to wait behind the line
up and then pull up in front of the school to unload, as usual. We ask that cars no longer pull up against the curb in the
area along the sidewalk/garden.
End of the day Pick-Up Routine
We would ask that if there are no more parking spaces available in the parking lot that parents wait in the
church parking lot until they see that the 4 large school buses have arrived. Once all of the buses have arrived, parents are asked to pull up behind the buses in a line. No cars will be permitted to leave the parking lot
until all buses have departed. Once the buses have left parents are asked to pull up to the curb and we will
call your children out for you. Thank you for your cooperation with this pick up system.
Ques ons or Concerns Regarding
Transporta on?
businfo.stopr.ca 905‐890‐6000 Or 1‐800‐668‐1140
Important: Please have your child's OEN (Ontario Educa on Number) ready when calling. STOPR will not be able to give out student informa on without it. You can find the OEN number on the report card or by contac ng the school. Terry Fox Run &
BBQ
On October 2nd all students at St. Patrick School will participate in the Terry
Fox Walk. In doing so, they join thousands all over Canada and in many
countries around the world, in an attempt to fulfill the dream of the
young man who started the Marathon of Hope in 1980. His dream
was to raise money for cancer research and, a quarter of a century
later, his dream is kept alive by the efforts of participants such as our
own students.
Special thanks to the School Council and the parent volunteers who
will be barbecuing hot dogs for all of the students! What a wonderful
tradition! Thank you to Mrs. Travierso for organizing the run for
students.
2013-2014 Staff List
Kindergarten:
Ms. Pittman,
Mrs. Hawton
Mrs. Cervoni
Grade 1:
Mrs. Travierso
Grade 2/3:
Mrs. Scarfo
Grade 3/4:
Mr. Arruda
Grade 4/5:
Ms. Barrasso
Grade 6/7:
Mr. Tenuta
Grade 7/8:
Mr. Broccoli
Library/SERC:
Miss Rizzi
SERT/Pr.Science: Miss Gallo
Arts:
Mrs. Weltman
French:
Ms. Kravetz
E.R.W:
Mrs. Gardiman,
Ms. Fyles
Psychologist:
Dr. Millar
Social Worker:
Ms Rukin
Child & Youth Worker:
Ms. Guglielmi
Speech & Language Pathologist
Ms Ancimer
Head Custodian: Ms Cromwell
Evening Custodian:
Mr. Misfud
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World Teacher
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Picture Day
Sub Day
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Open House
6:30-8:00pm
Terry Fox
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Pizza Day
Just Catering
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Thanksgiving
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Sub Day
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Pizza Day
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Thanksgiving
Mass 9:30am
Just Catering
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Pizza Day
Sub Day
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Sub Day
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Pizza Day
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INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
PROGRAM-ELEMENTARY
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ARAMAIC
ARABIC
CANTONESE
CROATIAN
GERMAN
GREEK
HEBREW
HINDI
HUNGARIAN
IGBO
ITALIAN
MALAYALAM
MANDARIN
POLISH
PORTUGUESE
PUNJABI
RUSSIAN
SLOVAK
SPANISH
TAGALOG
TAMIL
THELUNGA
TURKISH
UKRAINIAN
URDU
VIETNAMESE
Elementary International Language
Classes are available to students in
grades JK to 8.
Please register at the IL sites (listed
below) on Saturdays.
Day schools do not accept
registrations. Call 905-891-9263.
There is continuous enrolment.
Classes run Sept. 19, 2015 – June 04,
2016 (9:00 am – 11:30 am)
For more information please visit
www.dpcdsb.org/programs &
services/languages/international languages
BOLTON
St. John the Baptist
BRAMPTON
St. Kevin
Pauline Vanier
St. Francis Xavier
St. Isaac Jogues
MISSISSAUGA
Bishop Scalabrini
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
MISSISSAUGA
Divine Mercy
Father Daniel Zanon
Mary Fix
Metropolitan Andrei
St. Bernadette
St. Clare
St. Herbert (Sunday classes)
St. Jude
Sts. Peter & Paul
Sts. Martha & Mary
St. Sebastian