http://www.dpcdsb.org/ANNEE
Principal
D. Amaral
Vice Principal
R. Furtado
Secretarial Staff
M. Villella
S. Forgione
Custodian
K. Allen
Superintendent
C. Pitoscia
(905) 890-1221
Pastors
Fr. J. Cherickal
Fr. P. Magyar
(905) 453-1303
Chalk Talk
St. Anne School
DECEMBER
2012
Trustee
A. DaSilva
(905) 459-7089
Council Chairs
J. Payne
Y.Simpson
St. Anne School
124 Vodden St. East
Brampton, Ontario
(905) 459 – 7621
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
Father, all-powerful God,
your eternal Word took flesh on our earth
when the Virgin Mary placed her life
at the service of your plan.
Lift our minds in watchful hope
to heart the voice which announces
his glory and open our minds
to receive the Spirit
who prepares us for his coming.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
During the winter months, inclement
weather may cause disruption of bus
transportation and regular school
operations. A decision to cancel
school transportation and/or to
close schools is usually made by
6:00 a.m. and will be announced
on the following radio and
television stations:
Radio Stations:
VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9
CFTR AM680
CJCL AM590
CFRB AM1010
CJBC (FR) AM860
FM93.1
CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
CHUM AM1050
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CHFI FM98.1
EZ ROCK FM97.3
FM Z103.5
FM Q107
CBC99.1
Television Stations:
CITYPULSE
CTV
GLOBAL NEWS
For additional information please
see insert in this newsletter, or visit:
stopr.ca
Lord, God, you showed us
the tenderness of your love
in Mary’s newborn Son.
Like Mary, may we
always be ready to say
“yes” to your plan, so that
Jesus may be born in us.
We ask you to prepare our
hearts to welcome him, so
that like the angels who
announced his birth, we
too might greet his coming
with joy.
Athletics:
Congratulations to the students who participated in the
DPEAA Board Cross Country Meet in early
November. The students put many hours into training and
their results showed their hard work and dedication.
Congratulations to Zachary N., Keighlin D., Justin P.,
Jacob W., Blake N., Xavier D., Michal Z., Connor W., and
Santiago M. A special mention to the Boys Grade 8 Team
who placed 1st in the Family Meet and 1st in the Board
Meet.
Coaches: Mrs. Degabriel, Mme. O’Reilly, and Mrs. Fazi
WONDERFUL!!!
Many thanks for your cooperation in making our Kiss
& Ride more efficient and safe
for everyone coming into our
school.
To continue to enhancing the safety of all our students,
please remember the following:
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DO NOT PARK in the Kiss & Ride lanes
WATCH for CHILDREN at all times
DO NOT OPEN DOORS onto “drive-through lanes”
LARGE VEHICLES please advance in the Kiss &
Ride Lane to assist in making the turn and avoid
backing up
REDUCE YOUR SPEED entering and exiting
school
The Junior Boys’ Volleyball Team this year showed a
large amount of improvement in relation to various skills.
During the tournament matches, the team members played
very well and showed great sportsmanship. They showed
they were a team for opposing teams to admire. Thank
you for representing St. Anne so well and for being a great
team!
Coaches: Mr. Halverson and Mr. Kerr
Pals:
"There is always room for one more!" The P.A.L.S
program has begun at St. Anne. It is a recess program
whereby students in grades 5 & 6 plan and play structured
games with students in grades 1-3. P.A.L.S runs Monday
to Thursday at lunch recess.
Youth Faith Ambassadors:
This week 25 student leaders in grades 6, 7, and 8
were commissioned in their role as Youth Faith
Ambassadors for the 2012-2013 school year. Their
first project was our school's virtues assembly
celebrating the virtue of conscience and sharing how
we demonstrate conscience by helping put a stop to
bullying in our school community. They will run our
school Giving Tree project as well as other social
justice initiatives such as the collecting of pop tabs,
milk bags, supporting our school food drives and
ShareLife events later this year. They will work with
student council to share Advent celebrations in classes
as well as supporting school liturgies throughout the
school year.
Student Council 2012-2013:
St. Anne held Student Council elections this year to
create our new student parliament. 63 new members
were appointed and elected to support our school
community. The Make a Difference Party were
elected with the most seats so their leaders will
become this year's school prime ministers. Student
Council has already supported the school with spirit
week, a school dance and leading our first school
mass. They will continue to share leadership by
running "Advent"ure Day, Playday, school spirit
weeks, dances, and a variety of school initiatives that
also support school safety and education projects.
They also support the Youth Faith Ambassadors with
joint school leaders.
All students should be commended for their shared
leadership and commitment to school life at St. Anne.
Our first Waste Audit was held on Wednesday November
14, 2012. This audit was used to measure how much
waste each class was producing and how effectively our
litter-less lunch program is progressing. It tallied the
following: reusable items (containers and cutlery),
compostable items (peels, cores, stems from fruit, paper
napkins, etc), and recyclable items, along with waste
(things that went into the garbage). Overall, we did quite
well, with most classes having less waste than reusable,
compostable and recyclable items. Our results have been
graphed and posted in the hall by the large gym. Our goal
has been to try and reduce our waste as much as possible,
in order to foster environmental stewardship in our
students. Below are a few tips to help when packing litterless lunches at home:
 Bring lunches and drinks in reusable containers or
thermoses
 Use stainless steel (metal) forks and spoons
instead of plastic ones
 Try using cloth napkins which are reusable
 Try bringing juice boxes which are recyclable
versus juice bags (ie. Kool-Aid Jammers)
 Make snacks rather than buying pre-packaged
ones. For example, you can make your own rice
krispies, jello and pudding instead of buying ones
already made. Their packages are not recyclable
and create extra waste
 Buy larger servings of items and send them in
reusable containers. For example, buy big jugs of
juice or large containers of yogurt and fill smaller
reusable ones for your lunch bag
 Include a “YUK” BAG in your lunch bag to
bring all fruit and vegetable peels, and cores
home. This will keep the inside of your child’s
lunch bag clean, while allowing them to bring
home things that can be put into your Green Bin.
We hope that you will use some of these tips and continue
to support our Litter-less Lunch Program.
St. Anne Green Team
Kindergarten:
Registration for the 2013-14 school year will take
place at all Catholic elementary schools in
Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Bolton and
Orangeville on:
Monday, January 28, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Snow Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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, please visit:
http://www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Schools/Kindergarten+Registration.h
tm
For a list of schools offering the Full-Day Kindergarten program,
please visit:
http://www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Schools/Full-Day+Kindergarten.htm
Extended French:
Grade 4 parents/guardians, who wish to enroll their child in a
Grade 5 Extended French class for September 2013-14 are invited
to attend an information meeting. The meeting will be held at St.
Anne School on:
Tuesday January 15th 2013 at 7:00 p.m. The deadline for
submission of applications will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday
February 6th 2012.
French Immersion:
Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians, who wish to consider the
French Immersion program for September 2013-14 are invited to
attend an information meeting being held at St. Joachim on:
Wednesday January 16th 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
IMPORTANT DATES
December 3
rd
*Candy O’Grams Sale Start
December 5
th
*Catholic School Council Meeting
December 6
th
*Christmas Open House
December 7h
*Shoeboxes for Dr. Simone-Collection Ends
December 10th
*Advent Mass
December 11th
*School Confessions (Gr. 3-8)
December 12th
*Dental Screening (JK/SK, 2, 4, 6)
December 14th
December 17th -21st
December 17th
December 17th -19th
December 19th
December 21st
December 24thJanuary 4th
*Advent’ure Day
*Christmas Activity Week
*Dental Screening (Gr. 8)
*See/Hear Clinic
*Little Red Theatre Presentations (JK-3)
*Virtues Assembly
*Christmas Holidays