November
Principal’s Message
2015
1325 Bodley Road
Mississauga ON, L5J
3X1
Phone 905.822.4564
Fax 905.822.5622
Ward 2
Trustee
Sharon Hobin
905-301-1210
Sharon.Hobin
@dpcdsb.org
Superintendent David
Amaral
905-890-1221
Principal
Connie Gale
Secretary
Debby Vieira
In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, May 1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
St. Christopher’s
AMEN
Parish
(905) 822-1171
School Council
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
School Council
2
Hurricane News
2
Living Our Faith
3
Transitions
3
Take Note
4
Upcoming Dates
4
Co-Chairs
Janice Zekorn
Brian Skrepnek
We continue to pursue academic excellence for all
students and we provide opportunities in every
classroom for students to attain their personal best.
November is a month that is particularly important
to us as we celebrate All Saints Day, All Souls Day
and Remembrance Day. We come together as a
Catholic Community to celebrate and show respect
for those men and women who sacrificed their lives
for our freedom. Please support the Royal Canadian
Legion by buying a poppy at the front office. We
continue to pray for world peace. The feast of All
Saints is a reminder to praise the men and women of
faith who courageously lived the teachings of Jesus,
and guide and inspire us in our faith daily.
November is shaping up to be a busy month. Please
check out the “Upcoming Dates” included in this
Newsletter.
Reverend Jerry Dunn
& Reverend Scott
Young
November has arrived, and seemingly very quickly!
October was filled with many activities. Thank-you
for your generosity in supporting our Thanksgiving
food drive. I enjoy seeing the liturgy and entertainment put on by the host classes each month at our
assemblies. Thank you to Miss. Caruso for hosting
the assembly last month on empathy. Thank-you to
all the parents who attend our assemblies. Our next
assembly will be for Remembrance Day on Wednesday, November 11th at 10:45 am. We welcome all
parents and caregivers to this special event.
God Bless,
Connie Gale
Remembrance Day - Lest We Forget
Please join us for our
Remembrance Day Ceremony
to be held in the gym on
November 11th at 10:45 a.m.
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School Council
The next St. Helen School Council meeting will be held
on Monday, February 1st, at 6:30 p.m. in the conference
room. Please come out and join us.
Breakfast With Santa
Please mark Saturday, November 28th
on your calendars as our School Council
will be holding our annual “Breakfast
with Santa” from 9:00-11:00 a.m. here at
the school. Breakfast will be pancakes, fruit and yogurt
and we are also expecting a visit from Santa. There will
be a photographer here to offer the opportunity for your
child/ren to have their picture taken with Santa. We
hope that it will be an enjoyable family event and request that children be accompanied by an adult. Order
forms will be sent home with the students. Please note
that only one meal package is required for all your children to be photographed with Santa.
Spook-a-thon
Hurricane News
Cross Country
We would like to congratulate all our Cross Country
team members for a fabulous showing at the Family
Meet on October 20th. The team included Alex M.,
Gianluca R. Joshua M., Emma M., Grace R.,
Patrycja M., Lora H., Kyle D., Antony T., Carley D.,
Christal A., Owen R., and Michelle S. A special
congratulations to Gianluca R. for placing in the top
15 at the Board level meet!! Way to go!! Thank you
to Mrs. Ryan for all the work they did to help the
team succeed.
EXTENDED FRENCH INFORMATION MEETING
Once again St. Helen held their major fundraiser of
the year. Many students were the lucky winners of
the early bird prizes that started Monday October
19th. Once the final results are available we will be
awarding the top prize winners. Thank you to everyone for all your efforts to support
the students of St. Helen School.
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:
School: St. Christopher School
Address: 1195 Clarkson Rd. N.
Date: Wednesday, January 13th
Time: 7:00pm
Halloween Candy Drive—Dr. Simone
Parent Drivers
St. Helen’s Youth Faith Ambassadors are organizing a Halloween Candy Drive by collecting treats in
the front foyer beginning Monday, November 2nd
through to Monday, November 16th. Please be
generous and bring some of your candy "loot" to
school (no chocolate please as it will melt). All the
candy that is collected will be taken to Dr. Simone's
Warehouse. It will be shipped around the world,
free of charge, to the poor children.
We would like to take this time to thank all our parent volunteer drivers. Without your help we would
not be able to participate in many events. It is
through your efforts that we continue to be able to
offer extracurricular events to the students. Please
remember that we now require a Volunteer Police
Record Check to be submitted to the school for all
volunteers. Forms can be picked up from the main
office.
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Living Our Faith
Virtue Corner
NOVEMBER ~ CONSCIENCE
This month we will celebrate the virtue of CONSCIENCE.
A person with conscience…

Chooses to do the ‘right thing’ and feels
good about it
 Can see how his/her wrong-doing affects
others and feels badly
 Says ‘sorry’ and tries to make up for mistakes
God has given us the ability to know the right and decent
way to act and then to act that way. We trust that the
common Spirit we share inspires us and guides us to
make good decisions if we allow our conscience to be
well-formed.
A person of conscience allows prayer and scripture to
influence him/her.
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Take Note
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
SCHOOL WEBSITE
St. Helen’s new school website is up and running! Please
check in to find important dates, school newsletters and
more! Letters to parents and field trip forms can also be
printed directly from the site.
http://dpcdsb.org/helen
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
Thank-you to the St. Helen Community for all your generous
donations to our local Food Bank, The Compass. Many families have benefited from your kindness. Way to go St.
Helen!
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Take Note
Bus Cancellations/School Closing
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 am
and will be announced on the local and TV and radio
stations.
Clothing in Cold Weather
Children will go outside for recess and lunch hour,
weather permitting. On extremely cold days we limit
the amount of time students spend outdoors. During
morning announcements, we remind students to wear
all winter clothes. Children should come to school with
boots, winter coats, scarves, hats and mittens. As well,
in order to keep their workplace clean, please ensure
your child has a pair of “hard-soled indoor” shoes,
slippers are not recommend-ed due to possibility of
immediate evacuation . It will r educe the amount of
dirt and mud brought in-doors. This will also assist our
custodial staff in keeping our school clean. Thanks for
your continued cooperation.
Student Absences/Lates
Please use our 24 hour answering service to inform the
school of late or absent students. We must hear from a
parent or guardian if a student will be absent,
arriving late or leaving early. Phone 905-822-4564
If a pattern of unexcused lateness or absents
becomes apparent, parents will be contacted by
the school.
UPCOMING DATES
November 2nd - School Council Meeting @ 6:30pm
November 4th - Grade 8 IONA Trip
November 9th & 10th - Dental Screening for all grades
November 11th - Remembrance Day Assembly @ 10:45
November 16th - Rosary Aposolate - All grades
November 16th-20th - Bullying Awareness Week
(Information to follow)
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Take Note
Full Day Kindergarten Registration
Monday, January 25, 2016
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SNOW DATE ONLY: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Full Day Kindergarten Registration
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Thursday, January 28, 2016
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Friday, January 29, 2016
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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 (tax bill, utility bill, bank statement)
November 17th - Progress Reports sent home
November 19th - Parent/Teacher interviews