St Rose of Lima School
4590 The Gallops, Mississauga, Ont., L5M 3A9
NOVEMBER 2015
NEWSLETTER
DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Remembrance
Lord our God, at this time of remembrance,
we entrust all our prayers and needs to your infinite mercy.
Help us to become ever more mindful of the
bonds that unite us as a human family despite
our differences.
Heal our inner wounds and outward divisions,
that one day our world might live in your true
and lasting peace.
Amen
Dear Parent/Guardian,
This month is a unique time of prayer, reflection and remembrance as we concentrate on the virtue of conscience. We renew our belief in the afterlife and
reflect on our mission to follow Jesus in love, service and intercession. We pay
tribute to the saints on All Saints Day and follow with prayer for the dearly departed on All Souls’ Day. November offers us the opportunity to reflect and to
pay tribute to the brave men and women who sacrificed and continue to sacrifice their lives for peace, justice and freedom. We also remember in our prayers the victims of injustice and oppression. Let us pray together for justice and
peace, beginning in our hearts, homes and throughout the world.
May God bless us and guide our community in faith, empathy and conscience.
Sincerely,
J. Coughlin/P. Basran
Personal Electronic Devices on Board Premises and/or Board Sanctioned Events for Educational Purposes
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board acknowledges the value of the use of technology for learning.
Students are permitted to register and use personal electronic devices (PEDs) on board premises and/or board
sanctioned events for educational purposes, under the direction of staff and only with parent/guardian permission.
Students may register their PED for the purpose of connecting to the board wireless network. Students are required
to adhere to the student “Personal Electronic Device Used with WI-FI Network Student Agreement” (GF 337) and the
“Network User Application and Agreement.” (GF066) Please be advised that the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board will not be responsible for any cost incurred through the use of personal data plans.
PEDs are to be used responsibly and should not interfere with learning; their use must comply with the Catholic Code
of Conduct, board policies and procedures. Any personal communications (i.e., phone calls, text messages, etc.) will
continue to be directed through the main office. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in a loss of PED
privileges and/or any other consequences deemed necessary by school administration.
The school principal may authorize limited acceptable uses of personal electronic devices during school-sanctioned
activities for a specific designated purpose outside of instructional spaces and/or in common areas.
Students are responsible for the safety and security of PEDs at all times and the Board assumes no responsibility for
lost, damaged or stolen devices.
Bussing Information (905-8906000/www.stopr.ca)
Going Green
St. Rose of Lima, currently a Silver level Eco
school, continues to participate in the Ministry
ECO School program again this year, and we
will be considering ways to make our school
greener. Our weekly recycling is a part of this
program and as such we are asking parents to
begin preparing for litterless lunches. We will
continue to ask students to volunteer to monitor classroom blue boxes. The teachers and
students, who make up our school Eco-team,
will begin to meet regularly to develop and implement strategies to help St. Rose of Lima become even better.
Parents are reminded that students must travel to and from
school on their assigned buses and use their assigned stops. For
safety and insurance reasons students do not have permission to
travel on a friend’s bus or get off at a friend’s stop even with a
note.
Bus Cancellations / School Closures
A decision to cancel school transportation, and/or to close
schools, due to inclement weather conditions is usually made by
6:30 a.m.
For information listen to the following radio stations: CKFM 99.9,
CHUM 1050, CFTR 680, CFNY 102.1, CISS FM 92.5, CJCL 590, CHFI
98.1, CFRB 1010, CHAY 93, CIAO 530AM, CHEZ ZP7.3,
CJBC(FR)860AM, CHIN 100.7 FM./1540 AM, CBC 740,
CJMR/CHWO 1250, Q107/AM640
Entry and Exit Procedures at St Rose
Staying in For Recess
It is a parking violation to block neighborhood driveways when picking up and
dropping off students at school. The Parking Authority is prepared to ticket cars
that violate this regulation.
Also parents are reminded that students
can not be at school before 9:00 a.m. unless they are part of a teacher supervised
team or extra curricular event. We do
not have supervision before 9:00 a.m. for
students arriving early and the office staff
is not able to provide supervision.
Colder weather is here again! Please ensure that your child comes to
school prepared to participate in all activities, including outdoor recess.
All children should have hats, scarves, gloves, warm coats and boots,
labeled with their names. In colder weather we often receive requests
to allow children to remain indoors, when students have a cold, flu etc.
Please note that we cannot comply, as we have neither the facilities, nor
the staff to supervise these students. If you feel your child is not well
enough to go outside, it would be best for you to keep your child home.
On extremely cold days, we limit the amount of time that students
spend out of doors. We obtain our weather information from the Environment Canada Weather Information Line and follow board guidelines.
With the exception of these occasions, all children will go out for recesses and the lunch break.
Cross Country
On October 9, 2015 60 students represented St. Rose of Lima at the Family Cross Country
meet at Erindale Park. Congratulations to all students for challenging themselves and running their
best. Students from junior and intermediate attended the Board Cross Country on October 26, 2015.
Once again, our students braved the cold and finished the race with pride. A big thanks to C. Buday,
J. Anzelc, F. deOliveira and L. Kotis.
Volleyball
Congratulations to the Junior Girls’ and Boys’ Volleyball teams for their hard work and fine
sportsmanship!
Special thanks to our coaches:
F. Gabelle and M. DiMauro for volunteering their time and talent for practices and games! Junior Girls
French Immersion Information Meeting
As a parent/guardian of a child in a Dufferin-Peel Year 2 Kindergarten classroom, you may wish to consider the French
Immersion program as a possibility for Grade 1 in September 2016. French Immersion is a program in which 90% of the
Grade 1 instruction is delivered in French. Instruction in English is added in later year. Parent(s)/guardian(s) may attend
any one of the following sessions:
French Immersion Centers
St. Pio of Pietrelcina and St. Gertrude
Session Location
St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Date and Time
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7 pm
Our Lady of Providence,
St. Angela Merici and St. Joachim
St. Angela Merici
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 a5 7 pm
Divine Mercy, St. Elizabeth Seton
and St. Margaret of Scotland
St. Margaret of Scotland
Thursday November 12, 2015 at 7 pm
House Leagues
Thanks to our devoted teachers and in
particular, F. Gabelle, we are pleased to
have begun House Leagues at St. Rose
for all students from Grades 1-8. Each
student belongs to one of the House
League teams, Predators, Prowlers,
Fighters and Hunters all reflective of our
school mascot the Lion.
Teachers have volunteered to supervise
House League teams on Tuesdays and
Thursdays in the gym at lunch recess.
Some activities will be sports oriented
and some will be co-operative games.
Grade 7 and 8 students will act as coaches for the activities. Presidents and Vice
Presidents for each team were recently
chosen. The primary division engaged in play during the month of October.
In November, the juniors
will be participating in
house league activities.
Extended French Parent Information Meeting on Tuesday,
January 12, 2016 @ 7:00 p.m.
Parents/guardians of grade four students who would like to enroll their children in a grade five Extended French class for September 2016, are invited to
attend an information meeting in the Library at St. Rose of Lima School, 4590
The Gallops, Mississauga.
The deadline for registration is February 16, 2016 @ 3:00 p.m. In the case
of a lottery it will be held @ St. Rose of Lima School on February 24, 2016.
Junior and Senior Kindergarten Registration for 2016-2017
Registration for Full Day Junior and Senior Kindergarten for the 2016-2017
school year, will take place at St. Rose of Lima School on the following days:
Monday, January 25, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
* Snow Date:
Tuesday, January 26, 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.
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
For more information, call St. Rose of Lima School or visit www.dpcdsb.org.
St. Rose of Lima School
J. Coughlin
Principal
P. Basran
Vice-Principal
C. Rogers
Secretary
Dufferin-Peel CDSB
Personnel
Virtues
As a Catholic community, we are called to learn and to grow and to become
more like Jesus in the way we see and treat others. Our Catholic faith plays
an important role in helping us shape schools that are safe caring and inclusive. Catholic school education provides us with the opportunity to integrate virtues formation into all areas of our school life within the context of
our faith. This “Virtues Program” will help us to nurture virtue and character development in the lives of our students. Each month is dedicated to a
particular virtue:
September—Faith
October—Empathy
November—Conscience
December—Hope
J. Kostoff
January—Self-Control
February—Respect
Associate Director
J. Hrajnik
905-890-1221
March—Kindness
April—Love
Director of Education
905-890-1221
Associate Director
905-890-1221
S. McWatters
T. Cruz
Superintendent
905-890-1221
S. Hobin
Youth Faith Ambassadors
Trustee
905 301-1210
Parish
Merciful Redeemer Parish
2775 Erin Centre Blvd.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5M 5W2
Tel: 905– 812-0030
As Catholics, taking a leadership role is important. The Youth Faith Ambassadors demonstrate this with the work that they do in the school on a regular basis.
This is a group of grade 5-8 students who will be getting involved in Social
Justice activities and leadership roles in the school such as the Christmas
Basket Drive and the Easter food drive.
Thank you from the Youth Faith Ambassadors, M. Di Mauro and
C. Adebajo.
Pastoral Team
Remembrance Day Service
V. Vlasic, Pastor
S. Birchall, Associate Pastor
Please join us, if you are able, in our school gym on November 11th at 10:35
a.m. when we gather to remember those soldiers who have sacrificed their
lives for us and we honor those soldiers who continue to protect the rights
and freedoms of Canadians and people in need of protection.
LITURICAL YEAR AT A GLANCE
DATE
CELEBRATION
Sept 28, 2015 @ 7:30 p.m. in
Church
Parent’s Meeting for
September 30 and October 5, 2015
@ 7:00p.m. in Church
Parent’s Meeting for
October 13, 2015 @ 9:30 a.m. in
school
School Opening
Mass/Thanksgiving Liturgy
October 24, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m. in
Church
Letter of request for Confirmation
November 1, 2015 @ any Mass in
Church
Presentation of Names for
Communion
November 28, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m. in
Church
Presentation of Cards for
Confirmation
December 11, 2015 @ 9:30 a.m. in
school
Advent Mass
January 23, 2016 @ 7:00 p.m. in
Church
Presentation of crosses for
Confirmation candidates
February 10, 2016
Ash Wednesday Liturgy
February 16, 2016 @ 11:00 a.m. in
Church
First Reconciliation
Feb 20, 2016 @ 7:00 p.m. in
Church
Confirmation Lenten Promises
March 2, 2016 @ 9:00 a.m. in
Church
Confirmation Confessions
March 25,2016
Good Friday
March 28, 2016
Easter Monday
April 9, 2016
Communion
Confirmation
Food Drive
A big Thank You to all for your generous donations to
our Thanksgiving food drive. We collected over 600
kg of food! All items collected have been donated to
Eden Food Bank.
Advent
As Catholics, we prepare to celebrate the season of Advent. The Advent wreath is a circular garland of
evergreen branches representing
eternity. On that wreath, four candles
(three purple and one pink) are typically arranged.
During the season of Advent one candle on the
wreath is lit each Sunday as a part of the Advent services. Each candle represents an aspect of the spiritual preparation for the coming of the Lord, Jesus Christ.

First Sunday of Advent-purple candle representing
Hope in anticipation of the coming Messiah.

Second Sunday of Advent-purple candle representing Love symbolizing Christ's manger.
Confirmation

Third Sunday of Advent-pink candle representing
Joy, the “Shepherds Candl
April 16, 2016 @ 5 p.m. in Church
First Communion

Fourth Sunday of Advent-purple candle representing Peace, also called the "Angel’s Candle"
June 22, 2016 @ 10:30 a.m. in
Church
Graduation/End of Year Mass
Grade 7s—10:30 a.m., in Church
Grade 8s—1:00 p.m,. in Church
This month’s Virtue, Conscience
God has given us the ability to discern right from wrong and make decisions and choices that reflect our Catholic beliefs and values. We trust that the common Spirit we
share inspires us and guides us to make good decisions as we pray for God’s guidance
in following his commandments. A person of conscience allows prayer and scripture to
influence him/her.
Elementary Progress Reports
Elementary Progress Reports will be sent home on November 17, 2015.
The Elementary Progress Report is designed to show a student’s development of learning
skills and work habits during the fall of this year, as well as a student’s general progress
in working towards the achievements of curriculum expectations n all subjects.
Please be aware, that the Progress Report is not a formal Report Card. Students will not
be receiving letter grades indicating achievement of overall expectations.
Interview evening is Thursday, November 19th, 2015
Supporting Your Child With Mathematics
*Visit these sites:
http://oame.on.ca/mathies/parents.html
http://ca.ixl.com/
https://www.khanacademy.org/math
Candy Donations to Dr.
Simone
Students have been very generous in donating their
extra Hallowe’en candy to Dr. Simone’s Canadian
Food for Children Organization. We have collected
garbage bags full of candy. Thank you for your support and thanks to the Youth Faith Ambassadors for
organizing this event.
Reminders and Resources: Cold and Flu Season
As cold and flu season approaches, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board continues to be vigilant in ensuring
that our schools are clean and that our school communities are educated regarding good hand hygiene and cough etiquette. These practices are promoted on an ongoing basis, but as the prevalence of colds and flu increases, our board increases the cleaning of contact surfaces, as well as reminds schools to review cold and flu prevention with students and staff. Many resources are utilized from our regional health units.
A reminder, as well, that communicable diseases can be contracted in public places throughout the
year. For example, cold-related viruses, such as Enterovirus, are transferred from person to person
through hand contact. Cold and flu viruses typically peak from December through February, but can
start as early as October.
Regional Health Unit Resources
Please assist us by reviewing good hand washing procedures, as well as other preventative measures, as outlined in the
various Peel Health and Wellington Dufferin Guelph (WDG) resources available to you through their websites. As always,
children who are unwell, should be kept at home.
Flu Clinics
Also available on the Peel Health and WDG websites, are the schedules of local Flu Clinics.
For more information, visit the health unit websites:
Peel Health website: http://www.peelregion.ca/health
Wellington Dufferin Guelph Health website: www.wdgpublichealth.ca
Direct links to the above information can be found in the Parent Section of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
website at www.dpcdsb.org
PEDs
It’s a privilege not a right
NORMS
Students are expected to…

Only bring registered devices to school

Know and follow the Wi-Fi network agreement

Use their device for educational use only and as directed by the teacher

Keep their device(s) off at all times unless instructed by the teacher

Leave their device in the classroom during recess and school related events

Respect the property of others

Not take photos, audio, video or images of an individual or group
Inappropriate use of board technology and/or PEDs may result in the removal
of the PED, discipline, suspension, loss of privileges, and/or police involvement.
Give a Toonie, Feed a Family-Eden Community Food Bank’s Toonie Tuesday
St. Rose of Lima is participating in the Give a Toonie, Feed a Family initiative to support the Eden Food
Bank on Tuesday, November 17th. The food bank serves many individuals in western Mississauga. The
Eden Food Bank is asking that each student contribute a Toonie on this day. Please donate as much as
you can to our Toonie Tuesday fundraiser this November and help to feed families in need in our
community.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Tuesday, November 17, 2015: Progress report sent home
Thursday, November 29, 2015: Interview evening – reporting to parents as
needed for particular students
Monday, December 21, 2015 to Friday, January 1, 2016: Christmas Break
(inclusive)
Monday, January 18, 2016: P. A. Day - no school for students
Tuesday, February 2, 2016: Report cards sent home
Thursday, February 4, 2016: Interview Evening – reporting to parents
Friday, February 5, 2016: P. A. Day – reporting to parents
Monday, February 15, 2016: Family Day
Monday, March 13, 2016 to Friday, March 18, 2016 (inclusive): March Break
Friday, March 25, 2016: Good Friday
Monday, March 28, 2016: Easter Monday
Friday, May 13, 2016: P. A. Day – no school for students
Monday, June 13, 2016: P. A. Day – no school for students
Tuesday, June 28, 2016: Report cards sent home
Thursday, June 30, 2016: School Year Ends
MONTH of NOVEMBER
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
2
Presentation of
Names Communion
PED Information
sent home
8
9
10
Rosary Apostolate
Ottawa Parent
Information Night.
7 pm in the
Gymnasium
15
16
PED Information
to be returned
22
23
PEDs Registered
@ School
Gr. 6 – Trip to
Warplane
Museum
29
30
Communion and
Confirmation
Makeup Parent
Information Night
@ 7 pm, Merciful
Redeemer
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sub Day
11
Remembrance
Day
Liturgy @ 10:30
am
12
13
Public Speaking
Jr. Division in the
AM
Int. Division in the
PM
Pizza Day
19
20
Progress Reports
Interviews
Sub Day
14
17
Toonie Tuesday
for Eden Food
Bank
Progress Reports
Sent Home
18
24
25
26
27
28
Grade 5s @
Camp Muskoka
Grade 5s @
Camp Muskoka
Family of Schools
Public Speaking
Contest-Jr (am),
Int. (pm)
Pizza Day
Presentation of
Cards for
Confirmation,
Merciful
Redeemer Church
@ 7 pm
Grade 5s @
Camp Muskoka
21
MONTH of DECEMBER
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
6
Wednesday
Thursday
2
3
4
Grade 5s to
Peel Safety
Village
Sub Day
10
11
7
8
9
Rosary
Apostolate
9:30 am
Lego
Introduction
Grades 1-6 @
9:30 am
Catholic School
Council Meeting
@ 7:00 in the
Library
Friday
Saturday
5
12
Advent Mass
at 9:30 am
Pizza Day
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Sub Day
Last Day
Before
Christmas
Holidays
20
21
22
23
Christmas
Holidays begin
27
28
29
30
24
25
Christmas Eve
Christmas
Day
31
New Year’s
Eve
26