St. Elizabeth Seton
School Newsletter
April 2016
6133 Glen Erin Dr.
Mississauga, Ont.,
L5N 2T7
Phone: (905) 821-2277
Fax:
(905) 821-3766
www.dpcdsb.org/SETON
MISSION STATEMENT
St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School is a community of learners committed to the development
of the whole person. We are gifts of God working together to serve the Lord Jesus and each
other. With family and parish, we strive for excellence and a commitment to life long learning.
Administration
P. Cahill, Principal
C. Pickering, Vice Principal
THE SEASON OF LENT
Administrative Assistant
D. Stewart
HAPPY EASTER
Superintendent
T. Cruz
Phone: (905) 890-1221
May we go into the day to share the love of the risen Christ,
Catholic School Trustee
E. O’Toole
Phone: (905) 812-5163
Email: esther.otoole@dpcdsb.org
Catholic School Council
Chairperson
E. O’Grady-Bimm
Parish
St. John of the Cross
Pastor: Rev. J. Kalluvilla
6890 Glen Erin Drive
Mississauga, ON
L5N 2E1
Phone: (905) 821-1331
For the latest information
about school events, causes and initiatives, families
are invited to follow us on
Twitter.
Our school feed is
@SetonWildcats
May the light of God shine on us,
May the light of Christ shine in us,
May the light of the Spirit shine through us,
Jesus Christ is risen and has given us new life.
Thanks be to God,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
The small fragile flame of the big candle burns brightly.
There in front of all, it chases away the dark night and joyfully proclaims:
It’s Easter! Jesus is risen from the tomb!
Happy Easter!
April is now upon us and spring like conditions are beginning to
surface. With the awakened enthusiasm and resurgence of energy
that the onset of spring typically brings, we look forward to meeting
the old and new challenges that await us during the last three
months of the school year.
It is our sincere wish that the hope generated by the Resurrection
of Jesus Christ and the spring season, brings everyone in the St.
Elizabeth Seton community happiness and a renewal of the Spirit
for the remainder of the year.
Catholic School Graduate Expectations: I Care
During the month of April, I Care will be presented on our announcements,
through our prayers and daily practice. Students are learning:
-I love God, myself and my family
-I care about and respect my ‘family’ at school, at Church , in the community
and the world
-I care about creation and everything in it
Because I care, I pray for all my families, and I will live my life with Jesus.
Celebrating Virtues Each Month
A Catholic faith community is rooted in a set of common beliefs about God’s will for all people.
A virtue is a habit or established capacity to perform good actions according to a moral standard. When we practice these virtues we strengthen them and thereby make the presence of
God more and more visible in the world around us.
Our next Virtue Assembly will be April 20 @ 1:00 pm.
All are welcome to attend.
Education Week—May 1-6, 2016 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” – Matthew 5:7
The sub-themes for Catholic Education Week 2016 are as follows:
1. Mercy that Welcomes
2. Mercy that Loves
3. Mercy that Forgives
4. Mercy that Lives the Gospel
5. Mercy that Rejoices
- See more at: http://www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Catholic+Community/Catholic+Education+Week/#sthash.lSTTB6Er.dpuf
“We Are Called” Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Conference
On Friday, March 4th five intermediate students attended the 6th Annual Mississauga North - "We Are Called"
Diversity Conference. Students learned about equity, diversity and inclusivity and how it can look in a school setting.
Inspiring guest speaker, Sara Westbrook allowed students to explore the idea of respect and how students’ leadership skills can make a difference in the community. Thank you to Ms. Sostaric-Kolic for accompanying the students
on their journey!
Additional Professional Activity Day: Monday, April 11, 2016
In the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, the designated additional Professional Activity Day has been
scheduled for Monday, April 11, 2016. Therefore, there will be no classes for either elementary or secondary students
on this day.
God calls us to be stewards of the
Earth!
Throughout the last few months, St. Elizabeth Seton School’s “Earth Ambassadors” have been working
diligently to promote, educate and inspire our community to protect and care for God’s earth through
promoting our green initiatives, recycling presentations and energy conservation walkabouts.
The whole school has shown dedication to the Go-Green challenges:
Motor-less Monday, Two-Light Tuesday, Water Bottle-less Wednesday, Think-Before-You-Toss Thursday,
and Waste Free Fridays.
Spring has sprung and that means that the weather is warming up making walking to school even easier to
do. If you cannot walk to school, there are many opportunities to walk in our community – public library,
church, etc. This change in your lifestyle has numerous health benefits but it also helps reduce air pollution
allowing everyone to breathe-in fresh air so they feel better and stay focused.
ECO Initiative-Share Life Used Book Sale
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
NEEDED: gently used children’s books for our Used Book Sale
Books can include: novels, picture books, non-fiction and fiction. If you have any books that you would like to donate,
please drop them off in the main foyer.
Donations will be made to Share Life
Thank you for your support!
Safety First when dropping off and picking up students at school
The safety of all children and staff must be considered as paramount at all times when dropping students off at school.
The number of serious incidents related to traffic circulation at the front of the school and in the Kiss and Ride area during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal has risen. These incidents include vehicles passing other cars while in the
Kiss and Ride lane, parking in no parking zones and parking in bus lanes, to name a few.
It is imperative that all parents and guardians who drive their children to school adhere to the traffic circulation plan and
comply with the traffic and parking signage on the site.
It is equally imperative that all drivers follow the direction of school staff managing the
traffic circulation on the school site.
Thank you for your consideration and co-operation with this important matter.
Your child may have a vision problem.
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 Junior Kindergarten students, the Eye See…Eye Learn® program offers one complementary pair of glasses
with their OHIP-covered eye exam, if prescribed by a participating optometrist.
Learn more at www.EyeSeeEyeLearn.ca.
Learn to Skate
Our Grades 3-5 students will be involved in a “Learn to Skate” program.
These students will be going to Meadowvale Four Rinks on May 11, 18 and 24.
More information to follow.
BICYCLE FOUND
Late last month, a bicycle was found on school property. We would like to make every
effort to reconnect the bicycle with it’s rightful owner. If you feel that the bicycle belongs to you, please come to the Main Office and provide us with a detailed
description of the missing bicycle.
SAVE THE DATE! – April 13 International Day of Pink – Flash Mob
On April 13, the whole school will be taking part in a board-wide flash mob dance to commemorate the
Day of Pink - the international day against bullying. Students will be following an instructional video and
dance together in the gym. We encourage everyone to wear something pink on April 13th.
Catholic School Council Corner
CHANGES TO LUNCH PROGRAM DATES!
SUB DAYS: April 11, 2016 is now a PA Day
Students that ordered subway lunch for this day, your order has been moved to MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016
PIZZA DAY: On Thursday March 24, 2016, schools where closed due to weather.
This pizza order day has been moved to MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016
THANK YOU for your continued support of the Seton lunch program.
Thank you to the many volunteers that make the lunch program possible at St. Elizabeth Seton.
Spirit Wear Orders
Order forms have been sent home.
Orders will be accepted from April 4th to the 8th.
GO Wildcats GO!
SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY FRIDAY APRIL 8, 2016
WEAR BLUE TO CELEBRATE THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS HOME OPENER!
Please show your school spirit and support for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Our next meeting is Thursday, May 5, 2016 in the library@ 6:30pm
Come join the CSC and see how you can help or provide your talents to help our school.
Chess Club
Since December, many students have given up their lunch periods to learn the names of chess pieces, rules and
strategies. Many challenging and competitive games were played and seventeen students were chosen to represent
St. Elizabeth Seton School at the Mississauga North Chess Tournament held on March 4, 2016 at Our Lady of Mount
Carmel School. The following students represented our school with pride:
Primary Division: Jacob, Cole, Artur, Andrew, Mikayla, Oliva
Junior Division: Simon, Stuart , Jarryd, Marcos , Alejandro, Stefan, Mikaela
Intermediate Division: Adam, Nicholas, Kyle, Pola, Jakub, Karim
Congratulations to all those who represented our school! A big thank you to our coaching staff.
Playground Supervision
Dressing For the Weather
It is imperative that all students come to school ready to
participate in all activities, including outdoor recess.
Weather is especially unpredictable in the Spring. Please
ensure that your children come to school dressed according
to the day’s weather forecast. As well, all students should
have indoor footwear at school. This is essential in case of
an emergency evacuation. Outdoor shoes/ boots will be
kept for outdoor use only and out of the classrooms in order
to reduce the amount of dirt and mud brought indoors. This
will assist our custodial staff in keeping the school clean.
We also recommend that students keep extra clothing such
as socks and pants at school in case their original clothing
gets wet.
Thank you for your co-operation.
This begins at 8:30 a.m. Parents should
not drop off their children prior to 8:30
a.m. For your child’s safety, we request
that he/she not be on school property
until scheduled supervised times.
Playground Activity Leaders in Schools
P.A.L.S.
P.A.L.S. encourages children to participate in physical activities during recess breaks. School staff and students (grades
5&6) have been recently trained by our Public Health Nurse,
Natalie .
The objectives of P.A.L.S. include:
-increased physical activity
-decrease conflict and reduce the incidents of playground
bullying
-provide leadership opportunities for
Students
We encourage grade 1-4 students to look
for students wearing red pinnies and engage
in some fun games outdoors.
Before and After School Programs
PLASP operates a BEFORE SCHOOL PROGRAM that begins at 7:30 a.m., with children receiving a nutritional breakfast and participating in recreational activities. In the AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, which runs from 3:15 p.m. until 6:00
p.m., the children enjoy a healthy snack, recreational activities, and have time for homework. PLASP Child Care Services operates the ideal programs for children to participate everyday with friends in recreational activities in a supervised setting. PLASP is a registered, not-for-profit provider of childcare. Fee assistance is available.
No Child Without® is a charitable program that offers all elementary school aged children with medical conditions or
allergies, free MedicAlert protection regardless of their financial resources. This is especially helpful for students with
Anaphylaxis. Brochures are in the front lobby of the school.
EQAO
GRADE 3 AND 6 PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT OF READING, WRITING AND
MATHEMATICS
All grade 3 and 6 students in Ontario will again be participating in the Educational Quality and Accountability
Office (EQAO) Provincial Assessments scheduled to take place from May 25th to June 8th, 2016.
We would ask that if possible, please try to avoid booking appointments or vacations for your grade 3 and 6
children during this assessment period. Please discuss with your child the importance of these assessments
and encourage them to do their very best.
Determining Class Placements for September 2016
The staff of St. Elizabeth Seton School will meet in the spring to begin discussing appropriate placement for each
student for September 2016. When determining placement some of the criteria we consider are: academic ability,
individual work habits and study skills, maturity, date of birth, social factors, and placement history. We aim for classes that have
a balance of gender, ability and behavioral needs.
As you know your child best, we appreciate your input concerning special needs for your son or daughter. With this in mind, if you
have input about your child’s class placement for September 2016, we ask that you put your concerns in writing.
A St. Elizabeth Seton School Class Placement Input Form is attached for you to print or you can pick up a copy from the office. A
new form is to be completed each year as we do not retain requests from one year to the next.
Parents/Guardians are asked to include in your request the strengths and needs of your child along with a
description
of his/her learning style. You may wish to include the type of learning environment in which your child has experienced the most
success. Please do not make requests for specific teachers as staffing is always tentative and changes can, and often do, take
place between the time of tentative class placement and September. All completed forms should be returned to the school by
May 2, 2016.
When staff meets to determine tentative student placement we will consider your input as well as input from the classroom and
resource teachers and, if we can accommodate your wishes, we will do so. It is not always possible to
honour all requests. Rest assured that our decisions are made only after careful consideration of all the information and are based
on the individual need of each child balanced with the common good of the entire community.
St. Elizabeth Seton School Class Placement Input Form
Date:
To:
________________
P. Cahill, Principal
From:
_________________________
Re:
Information for consideration of class placement for 2016/2017
Child’s Name:________________________
Current Teacher:________________________ Current Grade: _______
I understand that the school staff will soon begin the process of determining class
Placements for September of 2016.
Please take into account the following information when deciding on my child’s class placement.
My child has experienced the most success in the following learning environment:
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*Some important factors in a child’s learning environment include: peer relationships,
instructional style, child’s learning style etc. (Please do not request a specific teacher)
I understand that it will not be possible to satisfy all requests but that the staff will take
into account the information above when making class placement decisions.
Parent/Guardian signature:______________________________
Date:____________________________
***Please return to the school by May 2, 2016
Memo – LAST DATE for Image Collection for 2015-16 St. Elizabeth Seton Yearbook
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The students. teachers and parents of the St. Elizabeth Seton Yearbook committee are hard at work assembling articles
and images that are sure to capture great memories of the 2015-16 school year at Seton.
While we have images covering many school events, we want to ensure variety of imagery so we are asking parents/
guardians for images they may have taken at our school events, activities, masses, celebrations, school trips, sports,
speaking presentations, classroom fun etc.
If you have images that you would like to provide for the yearbook we will have our last of 3 drop in dates at St. Elizabeth Seton school on Wednesday April 6th, 2016 ----- 11:30 am to 1 pm. This drop in ensures a secure image
transfer. Please bring in your flash drive with your saved images and a yearbook committee member will be able to
copy your images to our computer right on the spot.
Important Note --- Saving Images for Ease of Image Transfer:
Please provide your best images to us:
Format: JPEG, JPG, PNG, GIF, PDF
Size: 250 KB – 3 MEG
Please submit a maximum of 20 images per event
Please ensure you save your images within a folder on your flash drive for ease of transfer and image
identification, ie:
Folder ----- October 2015 / Cross Country Images
Folder ----- October 2015 / Crawford Lake Gr 3 Trip Images
Folder ----- November 2015 / Halloween Images
The last date is:
Wednesday April 6th, 2016 ----- 11:30 am to 1 pm.
If you have images but are not able to come to the school please contact us by email at yearbookatseton@gmail.com to
discuss other alternatives.
Sincerely,
MONTH of APRIL
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Sub Day
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Curling Gr 7/8
Friday
2
8
9
Wear Blue: Blue
Jay Home
Opener
CCCCSC Spring
Marketplace@
St.Joseph Secondary
15
16
Burp It On-Our Lady
of Mercy
10
11
12
NEW:
Professional Activity
Day
13
14
International Day of
Pink-Flash Mob
Youth Education
Sessions
Club/Team Photos
No school for students
17
18
Saturday
1
Swim to Survive Gr.
19
Sub Day
HPV & Hepatis B
20
21
22
23
Virtue Assembly@1:00
Swim to Survive Gr.
3
Earth Day
Canada Book
Day
Heads Up (Stein)
Muskoka WoodsGr.8
Jr-AM, Int-PM
Muskoka
Woods-Gr.8
Gr 2 Retreat
Muskoka
24
25
Sub Day
26
Woods-Gr.8
27
28
29
Swim to Survive Gr.
3
Wear Spirit
Wear or burgundy/
Family of Schools
Council Chairs
Meeting 4:008:00pm
grey
30
MONTH of MAY
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Education Week
Begins
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Share Life
Used Book Sale
Thursday
5
Crowning of
Mary
Celebration(am)
Friday
Saturday
6
MN Shining
StarsGonzaga
7
Sub Day
CSC@6:30 pm
8
Happy Mother’s
Day!
9
Sub Day
10
11
Skating (gr. 3-5)
12
Firefighters
Presentation
(FDK)
13
P.A. Day
No school for
students
14
15
16
Sub Day
17
Welcome to
Kindergarten
Night@ 6:30 pm
18
Skating (gr. 3-5)
19
Welcome to
French
Immersion @
7:00 pm
20
Grade 4 FI to
Avila-AM
21
22
23
Victoria Day
24
Skating (gr. 3-5)
25
EQAO Starts
26
27
Seton Spirit
Day-wear
your spirit
wear or grey/
burgundy
28
No school for
staff or students
29
30
Sub Day
Catholic School
Council Chairs
Meeting-St.
Valentine 6:308:30pm
31
Roll Out the Quarters
Dear Families of the St. Elizabeth Seton School Community:
For our school Lenten project this year, we collected quarters for ShareLife and Covenant House.
For each quarter donated, each student received a ticket for a number of VERY SPECIAL DRAWS!
The draws included:
 A HALF DAY 'OFF SCHOOL' for your child and a friend! (The students spend their day at the
school playing games, relaxing, and/or watching a movie!),
 ONE WHOLE PIZZA each pizza day for a month,
 PRINCIPAL for half day,
 back to KINDERGARTEN for half day,
 bring your class to the GYM for a half day,
an AUTHENTIC FOOTBALL JERSEY.
On the final day of "Roll out the Quarters", students assembled in the gym to tape their quarters
to strips of masking tape to see who had the longest line of coins.
We collected a total of $1850.00 or 7400 quarters!!!
We Thank You very much for your continued generosity in helping those less fortunate than us.
Student Faith Ambassadors