Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
ST. TIMOTHY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
2214 Cliff Road, Mississauga, ON L5A 2N9
TEL: 905-277-0990
FAX: 905-277-5570
COOPERATE … EDUCATE … CELEBRATE
DECEMBER 2015 NEWSLETTER
C. Serjeant
Principal
A. Aguilar
Vice-Principal
E. Dal’Bo
Head Secretary
C. Bissola
Assistant Secretary
T. Lariviere
Superintendent of Schools,
Mississauga East
905-890-1221
M. Pascucci
Chair of the Board of Trustees
905-890-0708 X20161
Cell: 905-302-3096
mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org
www.TrusteePascucci.ca
B. Iannicca
Trustee, Ward 7
Cell: 905-270-0536
bruno.iannicca@dpcdsb.org
Fr. Camillo Lando
Pastor,
St. Catherine of Siena Parish
905-272-1454
L. Kostick
Catholic School Council Chair
P.L.A.S.P. Program
905-890-1711
PRAYER FOR ADVENT
Loving and merciful God,
as we prepare to celebrate the joy of the coming of Your Son among us,
help us to open our hearts and homes to the Light of Your holy presence
during this Advent Season.
May we discover You in all those we encounter,
especially the struggling and the needy.
May we find words of gratitude for what we have
and words of encouragement for those who despair.
May we desire the coming of Your kingdom not just at the end of time,
but as a renewal of our hearts on the most holy of nights and every day.
We ask this through Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
+ AMEN.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
This past Sunday, we celebrated the first
Sunday of Advent and the beginning of
our Church’s liturgical year, declared as
the Year of Mercy. Once again, we enter
into the season of hope and anticipation
as we prepare our homes and hearts for
the coming of Jesus. As a Catholic
educational community, we pause once
again to retell our biblical story of our
Saviour’s birth. We invite our students to
reflect on the nativity and the meaning of
it for them today.
Christmas is a time of year when
opportunities present themselves in our
community to put our Catholic virtues
into action. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank our St. Timothy
community for your continued generosity
in support of our Giving Angel Tree
initiative to assist those less fortunate in
the local community.
On December 1st, our Grade 8 students
received the Sacrament of Confirmation
and renewed their baptismal vows now
with their own youthful voices. Our
prayers are with them as they go forth to
grow and develop the gifts and fruits of
the Holy Spirit. Priests will be at our
school on Tuesday, December 8th for
Advent Confessions for our Grades 3 to 8
students. There will be a number of
opportunities for the community to
gather this month and we sincerely hope
that you can join us for one or all of the
following events: our Primary Christmas
Concert (Grades 1 to 3) on Tuesday,
December 8th, our Advent Mass on
Wednesday, December 16th, and our FDK
Craft Kitchen on Thursday, December
17th. Don’t’ forget to stop by our Library
Book Fair during the first week of
December as well. We look forward to
seeing you at the school!
On behalf of the staff, we pray that the
hope, peace, joy, and love of the Advent
weeks bring you and your family a
Christmas that is merry and a New Year
that is bright with blessings!
Sincerely, C. Serjeant
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DECEMBER 2015
St. Timothy School Newsletter
DATES TO REMEMBER
For all holidays and PA Days, refer to 2015-2016 School Year Board
Calendar in Student Agendas or visit www.dpcdsb.org
CHRISTMAS BREAK
Monday, December 21, 2015 to Friday, January 1, 2016
In the month of DECEMBER,
during the seasons of ADVENT and CHRISTMAS,
WE FOCUS ON THE VIRTUE OF HOPE
God helps us to keep on working for a more peaceful
and just world even when we feel discouraged. We
believe that God comes to us as a real human who can
show us the way of life. God gives us this Advent
season, year after year, in order to focus our minds and
our hearts on the good all around us and prepare for
Christ’s birth.
Classes Resume on Monday, January 4, 2016.
DECEMBER 2015 *see PAGE 4 for SPIRIT WEEK*
1-5
1
2
4
7 and 9
8
Scholastic Book Fair Week in Library
Grade 8 Confirmation at Church ~6:00 PM
Grade 3 Trip to Bradley Museum
Grades 7 & 8 Peel Health Immunization
Catholic School Council Meeting ~7:00 PM
Grade 5 Trip to Peel Safety Village
Grade 2 Parents Communion Meeting
at St. Catherine of Siena ~7:30 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation for Gr. 3 to 8
Primary Christmas Concert
(afternoon and evening performances)
16
17
18
Advent Mass at School ~9:30 AM
FDK Christmas Kitchen ~1:05 PM
Last Day of Classes for 2015
JANUARY 2016
1
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
4
Classes Resume for 2016
14 -15
JK/SK/Grades 2, 4, 8 Dental Screening
15
Grades 4-6 Skating @Cawthra Arena ~10 AM
18
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAY - No Classes
22
Grades 1-3 Skating @Cawthra Arena ~10 AM
26
St. Timothy Feast Day MASS ~9:30 AM
29
Grades 7-8 Skating @Cawthra Arena ~10 AM
LUNCH PROGRAMS
Mondays
Wednesdays
Fridays
Pizza Days
The Lunch Lady
Hot Dog Days
Mon.—Fri.
Milk Program
COOPERATE … EDUCATE … CELEBRATE
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DECEMBER 2015
SCHOOL HOURS
Please be reminded of our school’s hours of operation:
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
12:04-1:04 PM
3:30 PM
– Supervision Begins
– Entry
– Lunch
– Dismissal
We are hoping to minimize the number of lates we are
experiencing on a daily basis. Please have your child(ren) at
school 15 minutes prior to the 9:00 morning bell. During this
time, yard supervision begins. Late students must sign-in to the
office and obtain a late slip. Being on time is an essential life
skill for students to learn.
For the safety of your child(ren), we ask that you DO NOT drop your
child(ren) off at school prior to 8:45 AM and arrange for pick-up
PROMPTLY at 3:30 PM. Supervision Duty concludes at 3:45 PM.
This also applies during inclement weather days.
KISS ‘n’ RIDE / PARKING
Thank you to all our parents who have been obeying all
the parking signage on and around our school property.
We are working with City of Mississauga officials and
the Neighbourhood Policing Unit (NPU) to monitor
school pick-up and drop-off traffic flow. If you are
parking on the street, please observe all signs,
especially close to the driveway entrance, exit and the crosswalk
at Queensway and Cliff Road, and avoid blocking residential
driveways. We want to ensure that students are safe as they
walk across the street at the crosswalk.
During inclement weather, please continue to observe the Kiss
& Ride protocol. The Kiss & Ride lane and the school yard areas
are supervised beginning at 8:45 AM.
Parents/guardians should drive to the curbside lane, where your
child(ren) will exit from the passenger side and be escorted from
your car. Please do not park and/or exit your car as this backs up
traffic and blocks the lane for use by others. The Drive Through
Lane and Bus Lane at the front of the school are never open to
parents/guardians dropping off their children as this creates a
hazard for students and staff supervisors. Map and memo for
clarification of our school entry and exit routes and procedures
was previously sent home and may also be found on school
website and/or the front pages of student agendas.
Note that parking in the school lot is restricted between 8:30
and 9:00 AM to staff, support staff, and Board visitors. Parking
is extremely limited and will be moreso as the snowplows
accumulate the snow in our parking lot. Your cooperation for
the safety of all our student population is greatly appreciated.
Community members are reminded that parking on school
property overnight is not permitted. During the winter months,
snow removal equipment must be able to remove the snow.
Vehicles remaining on the property overnight or during the day,
that do not belong to staff or to parents volunteering during the
day will be ticketed and/or towed away at the owner’s expense.
St. Timothy School Newsletter
Extended French
Information Meeting
Grade 4 parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enroll their
child in a Grade 5 Extended French class for
September, 2016 are invited to attend an information
meeting at:
ST. THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
3270 Tomken Road, Mississauga
Thursday, January 14, 2016 @ 7:00 PM
At the present time, the above-mentioned school is the
designated centre for our area. Applications will be
accepted at that centre until 3:00 p.m. Tuesday,
February 16th, 2016. A letter with details was sent
home with Grade 4 students last month. More
information is available on the Board website at
www.dpcdsb.org
For children born in 2011 or 2012
Full-Day Kindergarten
Registration Dates
Monday, January 25, 2016 @ 7:00 PM– 9:00 PM
SNOW DATE ONLY: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 @ 7 to 9 PM
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 @ 9:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Thursday, January 28, 2016 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Friday, January 29, 2016 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Visit www.dpcdsb.org for more information.
Parent Evening to Support
the Transition of Students with
Differing Abilities into Kindergarten
On Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 (Snow Date is
Wednesday, January 13th) the Dufferin-Peel CDSB
Special Education and Support Services Department
will host a Kindergarten entry planning information
session. This meeting is for parents and guardians of
children with differing abilities which affect their
learning, such as vision, hearing, speech, autism,
physical/medical and/or developmental delays in the
cognitive and/or motor areas, who are entering
Kindergarten in September 2016. The meeting will be
held at the Catholic Education Centre at 40 Matheson
Blvd. from 7:00 – 8:30 PM.
For more information about this session,
CALL 905-890-0708 EXT. 24011
or email laura.conte@dpcdsb.org
Visit http://www.dpcdsb.org/TMTHY
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DECEMBER 2015
St. Timothy School Newsletter
REMEMBRANCE DAY
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL (CSC)
On November 11th, our St. Timothy school community
paused to remember the brave men and women who fought
for Canada in both World Wars and for those working in
peace-keeping missions around the world. We wish to thank
the Grades 4, 5, and 6 students and staff who organized and
led a beautifully inspirational and poignant service with
prayer, reflection, and song in honour of those who have
gone before us in hopes of peace for all. Our gym was
decorated with beautiful doves of peace created by every
class, which reminded us to be peacemakers.
NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 2, 2015
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
SPIRIT WEEKS
School Spirit Weeks are opportunities to dress-up in fun
ways, to be silly and creative beyond your usual school
clothes. During this Week, students celebrate their school
spirit by participating in activities related to the school's
sports teams, wearing school colours and competing in
special contests. This year, Student Council led St. Timothy
in their annual Halloween Spirit Week. The council was in
charge of creating the activities for the week, giving out
prizes, making announcements on the P.A, and keeping the
spirit of Halloween in St. Timothy yet again for another year.
The success of the Spirit Week was absolutely amazing.
Events like PJ day, the pumpkin carving contest, trivia and
the ghost around the school made this Halloween a great
thrill!
We look forward to our CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WEEK this month!
Monday, December 14:
Tuesday, December 15:
Wednesday, December 16:
Thursday, December 17:
Friday, December 18:
Christmas Socks Day
Christmas Headwear Day
Green and Red Day
PJ Day
Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Submitted by: Nubia M. (Grade 8), Student Council Prime Minister
GRADE 8 SERVICE PROJECTS
With busy lives, it's sometimes hard to find time to
volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are
enormous to you, your family, and your community.
Volunteering can help find friends, reach out to the
community, learn new skills, and even advance your learning
career in the future. This year, the Grade 8 students were
assigned a service project to help out in the community. Each
student, had to get into small groups and pick an
organization in the Mississauga community, to either collect
goods to donate or volunteer at the organization.
This teaches us the importance of giving back and how
strong we are as a community and what we can accomplish
when we set our mind to things. This year was an amazing
success and a great way to see how our community can work
together.
Submitted by: Nubia M. (Grade 8), Student Council Prime Minister
The December meeting concludes with a social gathering for
Council members. Communication between home and school
is greatly enhanced by parental involvement with the Catholic
School Council. Our CSC Chair, Linda Kostick, along with the
Executive Members will be working with the general Council
voting members. We thank our parent community for their
dedication to and support of the school. The CSC Executive
(listed below) and all CSC members extend their wishes for a
joyful and blessed Christmas to all.
Linda Kostick
Chair
Liz LiTrenta
Treasurer
Patricia Lavorata
Secretary
Angela Lecanda
Parish Representative
Mariana Kutin Morais O.A.P.C.E. Rep/Community Member
Antonietta Alimonti
B.R.A.V.O. Representative
S. Dzikowski
Teaching Staff Representative
M. Harden
Non-Teaching Staff Representative
Council meetings typically occur the first Wednesday of each
month, and all Council Members and parents/guardians are
encouraged to come out to meetings and participate.
Future Meeting Dates
No Meeting in January
February 3, 2016
March 2, 2016
April 6, 2016
May 25, 2016
Minutes from previous meetings are posted on our school
website at http://www.dpcdsb.org/TMTHY
STOP-r (STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OF
PEEL REGION) & COURTESY SEATS
STOP-r provides bus transportation services for
the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
The STOP-r website address is www.stopr.ca
which provides access to up-to-date information
regarding delayed buses and bus cancellations
due to inclement weather. To check for eligibility for
transportation, please access the following website:
businfo.stopr.ca or contact them at (905) 890-6000.
STOP-r has established a procedure for granting courtesy
seats on existing bus runs.
Thank you to all parents who completed and followed the
school board process for the Courtesy Seat Bus Request. We
tried to accommodate as many students as possible for this
year, although there were only a very limited number of
Courtesy Seats this year, and at this time, we are not able to
accommodate any more Courtesy Seat requests.
Applications will be kept on file and applicants will be
contacted if seats become available in the future.
COOPERATE … EDUCATE … CELEBRATE
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DECEMBER 2015
HEALTH ACTION TEAM (H.A.T.)
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS (R.A.K.)
The month of November was dedicated to promoting
kindness at St. Timothy School. Members created
posters which were hung around the school, with the catch
phrase: “Kindness Is Contagious.” Staff and members of the
Health Action Team “caught” others being “R.A.K. Stars” –
doing Random Acts of Kindness. For anti-bullying week, there
was a fun but meaningful Spirit Week where everyone was
encouraged to wear various items ranging from mismatched
clothes to boots in order to accept our difference and to stomp
out bullying.
Throughout the week, R.A.K.s were also
announced on the P.A. We hope to see everyone continue to
be R.A.K. Stars! RAK on St. Timothy! Thank you to Ms.
Kontostergios, Ms. Zabukovec, and Ms. Harden for their
dedication to this healthy initiative! Special thanks to our Peel
Health Nurse, Ms. Wallace, and our parent representative, Ms.
Fung. Your participation is invaluable. Stay tuned for a
healthy eating initiative coming soon!
Visit our NEW website at http://sttimothyhat.weebly.com/
St. Timothy School Newsletter
INTERMEDIATE VOLLEYBALL
Congratulations to the Intermediate
Girls’ and Boys’ Volleyball Teams. Both
teams won 4 of their 4 regular season
games and they both advanced to the
Mississauga East Family Tournament.
They
showed
dedication
and
determination as they faced fierce
competitors. Both girls and boys
improved their skills over the season and look forward to a
strong team for next year. Thank you also to the volleyball
coaches (L. Giovinazzo, A. Feather, M. Zivkovic, N.
Zabukovec) who are very proud of both teams. GO
TITANS!!!
GIRLS’ TEAM –
Sierra A., Natalia D., Mateja F., Daryn K.,
Kate K., Eva N., Kaitlyn R., Sarah W.
BOYS’ TEAM – Adam B., Tristan C.P., Lucas C., Jack C.,
Liam C., Jun M., Connor O., Ryan O., Lucas P.
INCLEMENT WEATHER—BUS / SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS
Once again the prospect of inclement weather is upon us. A decision to cancel school transportation and/or to close
schools is usually made by 6:00 a.m. and will be announced on radio and television stations. The greatest confusion
occurs when announcements affect transportation for certain geographic areas.
If the announcement says: “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL
BOARD BUSES ARE CANCELLED” This means that ALL transportation services provided by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board including buses and vans have been cancelled for the entire day.
If the announcement says: “THE SCHOOL AND OFFICES OF BOTH THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL
BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ARE CLOSED.” This means that ALL Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
School Board schools and offices are closed to all staff and students.
If the announcement says: “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS BUSES AND THE PEEL DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD BUSES IN THE TOWN OF CALEDON AND COUNTY OF DUFFERIN ARE CANCELLED. This means that ONLY
BUS #10 and #16 are cancelled.
Notification: Information regarding bus cancellation and other emergency information announcements can be
obtained by visiting www.stopr.ca or businfo.stopr.ca
A bus cancellation and/or school closure message will also be available online at www.dpcdsb.org. Parent/student
general inquiries, please call 905 890-6000 or 1-800 668-1140.
Visit http://www.dpcdsb.org/TMTHY
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DECEMBER 2015
DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER
St. Timothy School Newsletter
SNOW STAYS ON THE GROUND
During the winter season, many parents
are concerned about school policy on
outdoor recess. It is generally accepted
that when the wind chill factor drops
below –25 C, students should not go
outside for recess. Dufferin-Peel CDSB
policy uses a wind chill of –20°C as the
determining temperature for modified
recesses. At St. Timothy School, as per
Board Policy, students will remain inside
when the wind chill is reported to be –20°C or lower and we
will modify the duration of lunch recesses when the
temperature reaches –18°C. Please ensure your child(ren)
is/ are dressed appropriately for the cold weather.
REMINDER: Children who are too ill to go outside are
too ill to come to school. There is no supervision for
children to remain indoors for recess.
Snow is part of our winter life
in Canada, providing both
frustration and enjoyment. We
all like to play in it; however,
snow and ice can also be very
dangerous. In fact, most
injuries
happen
during
wintertime.
For safety reasons, our school rule must
be that snow stays on the ground – no
snowball throwing, kicking snow or any
other activity with snow or ice that could
be harmful, which includes sliding on
slopes or icy patches. Please note that
the playstructures are closed during the
winter season. Thank you for taking the time to reinforce
these safety rules with your child(ren).
St. Timothy recreational skating program has been scheduled for this year. We are fortunate to have secured Carmen
Corbasson Community Centre (a.k.a. Cawthra Arena) for enough time to enable students in Grades 1 to 8 students to
skate twice in the new year.
As per Board policy, all students must adhere to the following procedures:
 All skate blades must be covered.
 C.S.A. approved helmets must be worn.
 Gloves/mittens must be worn by all skaters.
Please take the time over the holidays to check that skates and helmets fit.
This will better prepare the children for our upcoming skating program!
Permission forms and detailed information will be forwarded to you in the New Year.
Please note that a few spare pairs of skates (various sizes) have been kindly donated by the community
and are available for students who do not own skates.
The following dates have been booked:
Schedule for Skating
GRADES 1-3
Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
GRADES 4-6
Friday, Jan. 15, 2016
Friday, Feb. 12, 2016
GRADES 7 & 8
Friday, Jan. 29, 2016
Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
COOPERATE … EDUCATE … CELEBRATE
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DECEMBER 2015
St. Timothy School Newsletter
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Kindergarten registration for the 2016-17 school year, will be held at all Dufferin-Peel Catholic elementary schools on
January 25* from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and January 27, 28, 29 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
*A snow date has been designated on January 26 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Dufferin-Peel offers the full-day Kindergarten program in all 123 Catholic elementary schools in Mississauga,
Brampton, Caledon, Bolton and Orangeville. Registration materials will be available on the board website and in our
schools in January. Parents/guardians are to register their child in person at their designated Catholic school. To
inquire about home school locations/boundary areas, please contact the Planning Department at 905-890-1221 at
EXT. 24440.
The following documents are required for registration:
 proof of age of the child (birth certificate or passport)
 Original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child and/or parent/guardian) or baptismal certificate from an
Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome. If the child has not been baptized, and the parent/
guardian is a baptized Roman Catholic or has been baptized in an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy
See of Rome, the parent/guardian must bring their own baptismal certificate.
 updated immunization records (Immunization Card, Peel Health Form or Letter of Exemption)
 proof of Canadian citizenship (Birth Certificate/Passport) or permanent resident status
 proof of home address (two of the following: property tax bill, current utility bill, real estate document or
Government of Canada issued forms)
 proof of English Separate School Support (may be done at the time of registration by completing an Application
For the Direction of School Support and/or a Separate School Lease Agreement available at the school)
Admissions are open to Catholic children and children of Catholic parents.
Kindergarten students must be at least 4 years of age by December 31, 2016.
For more information, parents/guardians should contact their local Catholic school, visit the Board website,
or call the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board at 905-890-1221.
For unto us, a child is born; to us, a Son is given; And His name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
May the star of Bethlehem which shone brightly over the first crib,
fill your heart and home and all the earth
with Christ’s love, light, and hope.
Blessings for a joyous and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
The Staff of St. Timothy Catholic School
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PARISH INFORMATION