ST. HERBERT
5180 FALLINGBROOK DRIVE
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
L5V 2C6
PHONE: (905)858-1171
FAX: (905) 858-1173
April 2016 Newsletter
Mississauga South
Family of Schools
With Thanks…
We hope that our St. Herbert
community enjoyed a restful Easter
weekend with their families and friends.
It is our wish that the hope generated
by the Resurrection of Our Lord and the
spring season, brings everyone
happiness and a renewal of the Spirit
for the remainder of the year. A special
thank you to all who attended our
school Lenten Mass and our Virtue of
Kindness Assembly. As always we thank
Father Joseph for celebrating mass with
our community. We would also like to
extend a sincere thank you, as well, to
all families who supported Sharelife and
our ongoing events.
Trustee:
L. del Rosario
Superintendent:
D. Amaral
Principal:
W. Matos
Head Secretary:
H. Cascioli
Parish Priests:
Fr. Marc Andre
Campbell
Fr. Joseph Alozie
Catholic School
Council Chairs:
R. Labog
Antonietta La Penna
Web-site:
www.dpcdsb.org/herb
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Reminder of New PA Day
Terms of the recent contract settlement between teacher federations and the
Ministry of Education included the provision of an additional Professional Activity
Day for the 2015-2016 school year.
Our Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board has scheduled the designated
additional PA Day for Monday April 11, 2016.
There will be no classes for students on this day.
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Virtue of the Month – Love
Virtue of the Month – Love
Our Virtue of Love celebration will take place on
April 25st at 11:20 a.m. in our gym. Please join us if
you can.
Rosary Apostolate
The Rosary Apostolate continue working with our
students to love Jesus with the Heart of Mary by
praying the Rosary on a monthly basis. Plans are
currently underway to organize a school-wide
Crowing of Mary celebration on the morning of
May 6th in our gym. There will be two separate
celebrations: Primary Grades FDK - 3 at 9 a.m. and
Junior/Intermediate Grades 4 - 8 at 10:30 a.m.
Catholic Education Week
Jubilee Year of Mercy officially proclaimed by
Pope Francis, began on December 8, 2015 when
the Holy Doors were opened at St. Peter’s Basilica
in Rome.
“The Motto, Merciful Like the Father, serves as
invitation to follow the merciful example of the
Father who asks us not to judge or condemn but
to forgive and to give love and forgiveness
without measure.” Pope Francis
God of Love and compassion,
Help us to open the door of mercy in our school
communities, in our families and in the world.
Let mercy guide our living and bring us closer to
the heart of the Gospel.
May we live as Jesus with mercy that welcomes,
loves, forgives and calls us to live the gospel
joyfully. Amen.
Our school community will celebrate Catholic
Education Week May 1-6, 2016 in ways that are
appropriate to our students’ age. We invite you
to participate these activities as your personal
time and work schedule may permit. Schedule
of events to follow.
End of Year Mass
Our End of Year Mass is early this year and is
scheduled for April 26th at 10 a.m.. Please note that
this mass will take place in our gym. All are
welcome.
Sacraments
Catholic School Council
Congratulations to our students who completed
their First Reconciliation and will be preparing for
their First Holy Communion in April. Our Grade 7
and 8 students continue to prepare for their
Confirmation. Confession dates for our Grade 7
and 8 students will be April 23rd and April 30th
respectively. Confirmation for our Grade 7
students will take place on April 27th and May 3rd
for our Grade 8s at St. Joseph Church. We thank
Father Joseph and Marc Andre and their parish
team for their continued support.
Our next meeting will take place on May 26, 2016.
The meeting will take place in the staff room at 7:00
p.m. All are welcome to attend. Volunteer and Help
Make A Difference! For example, the School
Council’s fundraising efforts have made it possible
to provide agendas to our students free of charge.
Making regular use of agendas are an important life
skill for our students to acquire.
Youth Faith Ambassador Rally
We are extremely proud of our students who
volunteer their time to be Youth Faith Ambassadors.
Their service to the faith community here at the
school is invaluable. Our Ambassadors are involved
in school prayer liturgies, community outreach and
so much more! Each school year, they are invited to
attend a Youth Faith Ambassador Rally where they
get an opportunity to listen to motivational
speakers and watch inspirational presentations.
This year’s Rally took place on March 9th at the John
Paul II Cultural Centre.
Our Youth Faith
Ambassadors this year are; Claudia D., Monique C.,
Rachel D., Carol I., Merit S., Allanis P., Tianna R.,
Jalen R., Reanna M., Denize D., Jenna J., Daniel A.,
Sandra L., Liam S., and Stephanie A.. We would like
to thank Mrs. Cristobal for making this valuable
school group possible.
The grade 3 and 6
students at St. Herbert
continue to prepare
for
the
EQAO
assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
Testing will take place the weeks of May 25th to June
8th. The results of these tests will be received in the
Fall of 2016. How to prepare your child for the test?
It is important that you take the time to talk to your
child and help reduce the anxiety related to any type
of testing situation. You should also be sure that
your child has enough sleep, eats a nutritious
breakfast and is well hydrated. It is important that
students in grade 3 or 6, be in full attendance during
the assessment.
Pizza Lunch Days
Thank you for supporting our Pizza Days. We thank
all the families that have use and plan to continue to
use the pre-payment order forms. As we approach
the end of the year, we are looking for volunteers to
help distribute pizza on our Pizza Days next year.
Please feel free to visit the school on Wednesday
mornings at 11 a.m. to see how it works.
School Organization for September 2016
The staff of St. Herbert School will be meeting in
May to discuss class placements for September
2016. When determining placement, some of the
criteria we consider are: academic ability, learning
skills, social factors and placement history. Since
you know your child best, we appreciate your input
concerning any special needs your child(ren) may
have. We request that you submit in writing, by
April 30th, your child’s strengths, needs and a
description of their learning style, including the type
of learning environment that would provide your
child with the most success. Please do not make
requests for a specific teacher as teaching
assignments may change between now and
September. When staff meets they will take into
consideration the overall needs of the students in
relation to the make-up of the class. They will also
take into consideration any parental input received.
Milk Bag Mat Club
Our Milk Bag Mat Club members would like to thank
everyone for their milk bag contributions. Please
continue to send your milk bags to the school
instead of your recycling bins. Mrs. Rampersad and
her club student members have created 8 milk bag
mats so far this year and will continue this
worthwhile social justice initiative next year.
Chess Club
Congratulations to our Junior Chess Teams who
participated in the Mississauga South Chess
tournament, held on March 30th at St. Luke Catholic
School. 47 teams participate d in the tournament
this year, with a total of over 250 chess players
competing. Our Junior team competed very well.
We are very proud of all our players. Members of
the Junior Team were; Nevin D., Ethan M., Jonathan
J., Jared B., and Jaiden C. Thank you to Mrs. Zefkic
for coaching and preparing our students for the
tournament. We look forward to competing next
year again.
Student Teacher Parent Ice Hockey Game
for Sharelife
A special student teacher parent game will take
place on Wednesday April 20th at Iceland Arenas for
the purpose of celebrating the success of our ice
hockey teams and raising money for Sharelife. The
entire school population will bussed to the arena to
witness our Junior and Intermediate teams compete
against their teachers, parents and Mr. Matos! All
are welcome to attend. The game is scheduled for
10 a.m. on rink 1.
Welcome to Kindergarten Night
Hats off 2 Kidz
Schools across Dufferin Peel Catholic District School
Board are invited to participate in the 7th Annual
Hats Off 2 Kidz Walk. Our walk will take place on
the afternoon of Friday May 20th at 1:30 p.m.
Hats Off 2 Kidz is a charitable organization that
supports Leukemia Research for the Hospital for
Sick Children and Sick Kids Foundation.
On Event Day, the children are asked to wear
baseball cap as a sign of support for children living
with leukemia and the effects of chemotherapy.
In the days prior to the walk, each class will be
asked to design their own banner to carry on Event
Day. Sick Kids donation envelopes will be
circulating through the classrooms from Monday,
May 16th to Friday, May 20th. A suggested
donation will be a toonie but no donation is too
small. We invite all members of our school
community to come and take a walk with us on this
very special day.
Kindergarten registrations for next Fall are still being
accepted at the school office. Parents and newly
registered students for 2016-2017 are invited to
attend a Welcome to Kindergarten evening at the
school on Tuesday May 17th at 6 p.m. This highly
interactive and informative meeting will take place
in our library on the second floor. Parents and their
children will participate in a variety of fun activities
and will receive a gift bag of resources to help their
child successfully transition to life at school.
Bag 2 School
Thank you to our
families who have
donating their
unwanted clothing
items to our Bag 2
School campaign. Contributing clothing to B2S
directly reduces the volume of textiles sent to
landfill sites. St. Herbert will collect $200 for every
ton donated. The collection deadline is April 22nd.
Summer Literacy Camp
Remedial Literacy Program
Grades FDK Year 2 to Grade 6
July 11 - July 29, 2016
3 week program
Fee-for-service
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Students recommended by the Principal
No transportation provided.
Fee for Program: $300
Deadline for applications: May 27, 2016
Mississauga Locations:
Father Daniel Zanon
St. Bernard Clairvaux
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Gregory
St. John of the Cross
St. Louis
St. Pio of Pietrelcini
Contact Adult and Continuing Education for more
details: 905-891-9263
Elementary Summer School
Grade 7 and 8 students
Remedial literacy and numeracy
July 4 - July 22, 2016
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Students recommended by the Principal
Busing provided at home school pick up points
Deadline for applications: May 27, 2016
Mississauga Locations:
Holy Cross
St. Faustina
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Gertrude
St. Philip
Contact Adult and Continuing Education for more
details: 905-891-9263
Dates to Remember
Apr. 11
Apr. 14
Apr. 20
Apr. 22
Apr. 25
Apr. 26
Apr. 27
May 3
May 13
May 17
May 20
May 23
May 25
May 27
PA Day – no classes for students
Grade 8 and FDK Year 2 Grad Photos
Student/Teacher/Parent Hockey Game
Bag 2 School donation deadline
Virtue of Love celebration at 11:20 a.m.
End of Year Mass at the school at 10 a.m.
Grade 7 Confirmation Evening
Grade 8 Confirmation Evening
PA Day – no classes for students
Welcome to Kindergarten Night at 6 p.m.
Walk for Sick Kids
Victoria Day
EQAO testing until June 8
Virtue of Acceptance celebration 2:40 p.m.