St. Sofia
Byzantine Catholic School
Sharing, Caring and Preparing
ШКОЛА СВЯТОЇ СОФІЇ
St. Sofia School
c/o St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Catholic Learning Centre
3566 South Common Court
Mississauga, ON L5L 2B1
Virtue of the Month
A Christmas Prayer
HOPE
Tel: 905-625-0823
Fax: 905-412-3073
Website:
www.dpcdsb.org/SOFIA
Principal
P. Kasij
Acting Principal
J. Dmytrasz
Vice-Principal
I. Sauvé
Secretaries
N. Vereshchak
M. van Putten
Superintendent
C. Blanchard
905-890-1221
Parish Priests
Rt. Rev. Dr. Roman Pankiw,
Pastor Dean
Rev. Roman Trynoga, Assistant
St. Mary’s Church
905-279-9387
Mitred Archpriest
Roman Galadza, Pastor
St. Elias Church
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Trustees
Brampton
A. da Silva
D. D’Souza
S. Xaviour
Caledon
F. Di Cosola
When the song of the angel is still
When the star in the sky is gone
When the kings and princes are home
When the shepherds are back with their flock
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost
To heal the broken
To feed the hungry
To release the prisoner
To rebuild the nations
To bring peace among people
To make music in the heart.
Amen.
St. Philip’s Fast—”Pylypivka”
Pylypivka not only prepares us to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but gives us
hope for a more peaceful world. We experience how God comes into our
darkness and provides us with the light of hope. It is at this time that the
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December 2014
students and staff of St. Sofia engage in activities that promote hope.
St. Nicholas Concert
FDK and Gr. 1—5:
Thursday, December 18th
(At St. Mary’s Church)
Details inside!
In this issue:
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December’s Virtue: HOPE
School Operations
Busing & Transportation
French Information
School Activities
Catholic Education News
HOLODOMOR PANACHYDA
In 2009, the Province of
Ontario unanimously
passed Bill 147 — The
Holodomor Memorial Day
Act, which calls for the
fourth Saturday in
November to be a day of
remembrance. This year
marks the 80th anniversary
of the Holodomor genocide.
On Tuesday, November 25th, Right Rev. Dr. Roman Pankiw,
led a Panachyda to commemorate those who died in the
Holodomor of 19321933. All students and
staff attended. Our
Student Council, under
the direction of the and
Pahn Baran and the
Ukrainian department,
presented a montage
highlighting the tragedy
of the Great Famine in
Ukraine. Vichnaya
Pamyat. May their
memories be eternal.
ST. NICHOLAS CONCERT
Every year St. Sofia School
honours St. Nicholas with a
school concert. Our concert
will be held on Thursday,
December 18th, 2014.
In the evening, there will be a
concert performed by the
students from FDK and Grades
1 - 5. This event will be held at
6:45 p.m. at:
Dormition of the Mother of God (St. Mary’s)
3625 Cawthra Road, Mississauga, Ontario
An admission fee of a non-perishable food item
and $2.00 will be collected to off-set the cost of
the concert.
Donations of warm winter clothing (hats, scarves,
gloves, mittens, etc.) will also be accepted. These will
be shipped to Ukraine.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Catholic Community, Culture and Caring—Bullying Awareness & Prevention
“WE ALL WANT TO FEEL INCLUDED” is December’s
Message for Bullying Awareness and Prevention.
Focus: Developing empathy and building friendships.
Objective: Students will learn the meaning of
empathy and will explore feelings associated
with being excluded. Students will learn
friendship building skills and how to help
someone feel included.
What you’ll see at St. Sofia: The students are
creating posters with anti-bullying messages,
which will be posted throughout the school
hallways. Additionally, classes are cocreating anti-bullying pledges/oaths, making
announcements and performing skits! Ask
your child what his/her class is doing to raise
awareness about bullying!
DECEMBER’S VIRTUE: HOPE
This month, we will celebrate the virtue of HOPE.
We believe that God comes to us as a real human who can
show us the way of life.
We understand that both the world and its people are from
God and so are essentially good. Furthermore, God has given
us this season of the year in order to focus our minds and
our hearts on the good all around us. Year after year, we
are reminded that God chose to send his Son to us because
we are worth it. God knows how great we can be when we all come together.
When we look at the world through the eyes of God we see it becoming more and more like the
reign of God that Jesus describes.
People of HOPE…
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Keep up a positive attitude
Can bounce back from tough situations
Set and stick to their goals
See the good in others even when they make mistakes
Work to include others
Let others know that they are good people
A Prayer for Hope
Gracious and merciful God of all creation,
During this season of hope,
we remember how you sent your Son to be a beacon of goodness and light in the world.
Give us eyes of hope to see the good in everything and everyone around us.
Give us the grace and strength to be beacons of hope and light for all who enter this school.
Let all who visit share our hope that St. Sofia will remain a safe, caring, inclusive community.
May your virtue of hope guide our decisions for the service of all your people.
Let us pray for the grace and courage to be people of hope
— people who can see, participate in and contribute to God’s goodness emerging around us.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, your Son, who live to show us your way.
AMEN.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL 2014-2015
PREPARING FOR ST. NICHOLAS!
Next meeting: 7:00 p.m.December 17th, 2014 is a very important meeting as
we will be preparing for the St. Nicholas Concert. Please join us to make this
day a special event for all of our children.
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February 23, 2015
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March 23, 2015
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April 27, 2015
MEETINGS begin AT 7:00 p.m. in the Computer Lab - ALL ARE WELCOME!!
SCIENTISTS
IN THE
SCHOOL: PLANTS DO AMAZING THINGS—GRADE 3
Sowing the seeds of discovery! The Grade Three
students went on a botanical adventure and
explored how a plant breathes, grows and stores
its food. The students got to examine leaf
characteristics, were amazed by plant adaptations
and conducted a
number of exciting experiments and learned how record
their observations. They
also got to discover some
of the extraordinary
products made from
plants! A fun time was
had by all!
SCHOOL OPERATIONS
The safety and security of our students is of utmost importance.
We ask that you kindly respect and follow
the routines and procedures set by the school.
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is crucial to success at school. Our school has a late
start. School begins at 9:20 a.m. and ends at 4:05 p.m. When students are habitually late or
leave habitually early, they miss critical class time, feel disorganized and may miss important information. Punctuality is an important life skill that students learn and helps them establish good work habits for their future.
ARRIVALS
DISMISSAL
Buses drop students off at the St. Sofia main entrance doors
and students enter the building directly where they are met
and supervised by staff. There is no outside area for
students to congregate prior to the 9:20 bell. If parents are
driving students to school, they must arrive after all buses
have left and park in the west side staff parking lot, in the
southwest corner spots or at the neighbouring mall and walk
their child into the school.
Parents MUST NOT DRIVE with buses onto the school
driveway during bus arrivals.
The safety of our students and staff is of paramount
importance. It is imperative that ALL parents/guardians
driving their children to school adhere to these guidelines
and comply with the traffic and parking signage at school.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping keep your
children safe.
Parents are reminded that dismissal time is 4:05 p.m.
In order to ensure that your child is safely dismissed,
we request that dismissal routines remain consistent
and don’t change on a daily basis.
Please do not come into the office to sign your children out
early unless it’s an emergency.
This is disruptive to the students in the class and learning
that is taking place. Please also be reminded that if you are
signing out your child early, there is NO PARKING IN THE
BUS LANES in front of the main entrance.
Parents must park in the designated spots only.
If buses arrive at this time, you will have to wait until all
buses have been boarded and left the school property.
Cars are prohibited from passing buses or interfering with
the loading of students onto buses
— this compromises student safety.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Dressing for the Weather
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 –20C as the
determining temperature for modified
recesses. At St. Sofia, students will remain
inside when the wind chill is reported to be –20C or lower
and we will modify the duration of lunch recesses when the
temperature reaches –18C. Please ensure children are
dressed appropriately for the cold weather.
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 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.
Thank you for
taking the
time to
reinforce
these safety
rules with
your children.
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.
REVISED TRANSPORTATION CONTACT INFORMATION
The school office closes at 4:20 p.m. After that time there is no one available to answer phone calls. We recognize that it is
important for parents to know the whereabouts of their child if the bus is delayed to due weather, traffic, etc.
Contact either STOPR at (905)890-6000 or check their website at www.stopr.ca or the bus company directly. Once the school
buses leave the school this is the best method to locate them.
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INCLEMENT WEATHER - 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 is 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.
EXTENDED FRENCH
INFORMATION MEETING
Parent(s)/guardians, who wish to enroll their child in
a Grade 5 Extended French class for September 2015
are invited to attend an information meeting on:
Thursday, January 15, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
at
St. Thomas More Catholic School
3270 Tomken Road, Mississauga
(905) 279-6472
The deadline for submission of completed
applications for the Extended French program for
the 2015-2016 school year will be
by 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2015.
Kindergarten Registration for
2015—2016
Registration for Full-Day Kindergarten for 2015-2016
will take place at St Sofia on:
Monday, January 26, 2015— 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.**
Wednesday, January 28, 2015— 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 29, 2015— 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday, January 30, 2015— 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
** SNOW DATE: January 27, 2015—7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
For more information about registration and the
Full-Day Kindergarten program, call our school
office or visit www.dpcdsb.org
GRADE 1 FRENCH IMMERSION
As a parent/guardian of a child in Dufferin-Peel, Year 2 Full-Day Kindergarten
classroom, parents may wish to consider the French Immersion program as a
possibility for Grade 1 in September 2015. French Immersion is a program in
which 90% of the Grade 1 instruction is delivered in French. Instruction in
English is added in later years.
Transportation is NOT provided for students. It is the responsibility of
parents/guardians to transport their children to and from the French Immersion
Centre.
A letter was sent home with Year 2 Full-Day Kindergarten students inviting families to apply for their child’s
placement in French Immersion Grade 1, beginning September 2015. French Immersion sites are located in
various schools in Dufferin-Peel. Please check this letter for further details about the application process and
deadlines.
INFORMATION SESSION FOR STUDENTS WITH DIFFERING ABILITIES
ENTERING KINDERGARTEN IN SEPTEMBER 2015
There will be an information session for parent(s)/guardian(s) of children with differing abilities including vision, speech,
hearing, autism, physical/medical and/or developmental delays who are transitioning to Kindergarten in September 2015.
The information session will be held at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board—Catholic Education Centre, Room
301 on Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Snow date Tuesday, January 13, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) are also reminded to register their child at our school office. Official registration dates
are Monday, January 26, 2015 7:00—9:00 p.m. The Snow Date for evening registration is Tuesday, January 27, 2015 from
7:00—9:00 p.m. Additional registration dates are January 28, 29, and 30, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please call Laura Conte at 905-890-0708 extension 24011.
Student Council—Pylypivka Project
PYLYPIVKA is upon us! During this 40-day period of reflection, fasting and sacrifice, we all endeavor to prepare ourselves
spiritually for the approaching celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ! As a school community, we take it upon
ourselves to also practice the virtue of charity and give generously to our community in order to aid those less fortunate than
ourselves during this season of giving! This year, Student Council is inviting all St. Sofia families to take part in our annual
Pylypivka project in two ways.
Firstly, throughout the remaining two weeks before the Christmas Break, we will be running a Food Donation Drive for St.
Mary’s Food Bank in Mississauga. By donating non-perishable food items, we support St. Mary’s Food Bank in its vital
mission to provide warm, nutritious meals to those who need them most in our local community! All donations of nonperishable (dried or canned) are welcome.
Secondly, Student Council is also inviting St. Sofia families to extend their charity to our own homeland – Ukraine. The
Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls upon all Ukrainian Canadians to support humanitarian aid for the hundreds of thousands
of Ukrainians on Euromaidan in Kyiv and other cities throughout Ukraine defending their right to live in a European and truly
democratic state. This humanitarian effort, coordinated by the Canada Ukraine Foundation, Inc., Ukrainian Canadian Social
Services, Inc., and the Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada (CUCUC), is accepting monetary donations that will be
used to purchase needed medication, means of shelter, clothing and food products for the people affected by the current
crisis in Ukraine.
Every Friday between now and the Christmas Break will be a civvies day for all students! On these days, students are
invited to donate a non-perishable food item to St. Mary’s Food Bank, and/or make a monetary donation to the
Euromaidan humanitarian relief effort.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY!
ST. SOFIA GREEN TEAM
The GREEN TEAM continues their mission to make St. Sofia an ECO-FRIENDLY school
and want to share some eco-friendly tips to keep in mind during the Christmas season.
Eco-friendly tips for the Christmas season:
1) Plant a rooted Christmas tree in your garden to help offset CO2 emissions
2) Turn Christmas lights off overnight and when you're not at home
3) Christmas dishes can be a nightmare but waiting until you have a full load in the
dishwasher and using a low energy or economy programme will help keep costs down.
4) At night, draw curtains to keep heat in the room
5) RECYCLE, RECYCLE, RECYCLE things like wrapping paper, boxes, and cards.
Remember that shiny paper, crumpled paper, ribbons, tissue paper cannot be
recycled.
6) Be creative and re-use paper like the comics section from the newspaper in lieu
of wrapping paper.
TRUSTEE NEWS: CONGRATULATIONS!
At the inaugural meeting of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board held December 2, 2014, trustees reelected Mississauga Wards 1 & 3 trustee, Mario Pascucci,
as chair of the 11-member board. Frank Di Cosola, trustee
for Caledon/Dufferin, was elected vice-chair.
Dufferin-Peel’s Catholic schools are overseen by a board of
11 elected trustees. Trustees serve as system leaders of
publically funded education in their communities and
province. They work collaboratively with their community
to shape a vision for the board that is reflective of the
input of parents, students and community members.
Trustees advocate for excellence in education and act as
role models to engender confidence in publically funded
education.
In addition, Catholic school
trustees have a clearly defined
role as stewards and guardians of
Catholic education. Two student
trustee representatives, elected
by their peers, also sit with the
board in a non-voting capacity.
The Power of an Hour
In-School Mentoring Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters in collaboration with the
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board matches
students in Grades 2 – 5 with a caring adult mentor.
Supply Student Monitors needed
We are currently accepting
applications for supply
Student Monitors. This is a
paid position. The successful
candidates come in for
approximately 1 hour over the
lunch hour. The position
involves supervising the students in various
classrooms for twenty minutes and then supervising
the schoolyard for 40 minutes. You will be required
to complete a Criminal Reference Check. If you are
interested, please pick up an application form at the
office.
Gr. 7 & 8 Homework Help
Matches meet for 1 hour, once a week at the child’s
school, during school hours and on school property.
Together they share in fun activities such as crafts,
board games, playing basketball or talking. The result
– increased self-esteem, better grades and improved
relationships with family and peers.
Students are in need of mentors at schools throughout
Peel Region.
BECOME A
VOLUNTEER TODAY!
Visit www.bbbspeel.com to
learn more about In-School
Mentoring.
HOMEWORK HELP is a free online
math help resource for students in
Grades 7 to 10.
Homework Help provides free, live
one-on-one tutoring from Ontario teachers Sunday to
Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST.
Homework Help is funded by the Ontario government and
administered by TVO’s Independent Learning Centre.
Tutors tailor teaching strategies to each student, taking the
time to understand the specific challenges for each learner
and gear the sessions to meet the student’s needs.
Homework Help offers
24/7 math resources that
are diverse, covering the
key skills learned in
Grades 7—10. Resources
are skill based, not sorted
by grade making them
welcoming to learners
filling their gaps.
Parents can register for a
guest account and
students can register
using their OEN number found on the report card.
Check it out!
https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org/
Web Resources:
Primary
www.funbrain.com
Junior: Polygon Sort and Patch Tool
www.mathfrog.ca
Intermediate: Transformations
www.wiredmath.ca
Geometry
The ability to identify and describe shapes, sizes, positions,
directions, and movement is important in many work situations, such as construction and design, as well as in creating
and understanding art. Becoming familiar with shapes and
spatial relationships in their environment will help children
grasp the principles of geometry in later grades.
Family Math Activities
Full-Day Kindergarten to Grade 3
Bake Christmas Cookies. Use a variety of shapes to make sugar cookies. Talk about how to get the most
out of the dough by moving the shapes around.
Play "I spy", looking for different shapes. "I spy something that is round." "I spy something that is
rectangular." "I spy something that looks like a cone."
Hide a toy and use directional language to help your child find it. Give clues using words and phrases
such as up, down, over, under, between, through, and on top of.
Build structures using blocks or old boxes. Discuss the need to build a strong base. Ask your child,
“which shapes stack easily, and why?”
Ask your child to draw a picture of your street, neighbourhood, or town for Santa. Talk about
where your home is in relation to a neighbour's home or the corner store. Use directional words and
phrases like beside and to the right of.
Grades 4, 5, 6
Ask your child to help you wrap. Take note of the features of the different shaped boxes (number of
sides, how many are the same, different, hardest to wrap, why?)
Look at the wrapping paper. Take note of the patterns, do any of the shapes rotate, translate or
reflect (turn, slide or rotate)?
Grades 7 and 8
“Geometer’s Sketchpad”Ministry Licensed Software
Dynamic Geometry® Software for Exploring Mathematics
The Geometer's Sketchpad is a dynamic construction, demonstration, and exploration tool that adds a powerful
dimension to the study of mathematics. You and your son or daughter can use this software program to build and
investigate mathematical models, objects, figures, diagrams, and graphs.
lease go to http://www.keypress.com/gsp/download to download and install the Sketchpad application.
License Name: ONTARIO DUFFPEEL STUDENT 2012-2013
Authorization Code: UAF7HU-1GQERM-DHGY7U-BPFMR3
Grade 4 & Grade FRENCH ACTIVITIES
Bonjour!
Our students at St. Sofia have
been demonstrating their
wonderful, creative minds in
French class. The Grade 4s have
been studying and performing
"Les Trois Petits Cochons".
Recently, they performed a song to their
younger peers who were very happy
to watch them sing and dance "Qui a Peur
du Mechant Loup?".
The Grade 5 students had the
opportunity to impress us
with their puppets made for
their play "L'Arbre Ungali".
BRAVO, MES AMIS!
HAPPY RETIREMENT, PANI TWERDOCHLIB!
Congratulations to Pani Twerdochlib, who has announced her
retirement from teaching after 30 years in education!
Pani Twerdochlib has dedicated her life to teaching and her
work with students in Special Education has been close to her
heart. Starting with Dufferin-Peel in September 1988, over
the years Pani Twerdochlib has taught hundreds of students
who have gone on to
become successful
individuals in the paths
they chose to pursue.
Our St. Sofia family has been very blessed to have Pani
Twerdochlib play an important role in the lives of so
many students!
We wish Pani Twerdochlib many blessings as she begins
the next chapter in her life—taking care of her
grandson, Ryan!
KOREAN TEACHERS at ST. SOFIA
St. Sofia is currently participating in the Korean Teacher Mentoring Program. We have had
the opportunity to have experienced, qualified teachers from Korea working and observing
in our classrooms. They have been teaching lessons and sharing their experiences with
their mentor teachers and our students.
Recently, Pahn Chwartacky and Pani Polsinelli
have both had the priviledge of working with Miss
Kim and Miss Song. Both Pahn Chwartacky and
Pani Polsinelli graciously volunteered to act as
hosts and have been motivated to share the
Canadian school experience and practices with their
Korean teachers!
We presently have Miss Moon working with Pani
Waschuk and Miss Boo working with Pahn
Chwartacky. There will be more Korean teachers
visiting St. Sofia in the new year!
“For to us a child is born,
To us a son is given;
And the government shall be upon his shoulder,
And his name shall be called
Wonderful counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6
For all students and families who celebrate Christmas on December 25th
(Gregorian), we wish you every blessing from God
as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
May you be filled with love, joy, and peace.
Enjoy happy times with all those you hold dear.
Merry Christmas
From the staff at St. Sofia Byzantine Catholic School