Principal: C. Athaide
Secretary: C. Ross
St. Dominic School
Superintendent:
Phone: 905.278.9821
Tim Lariviere
905-890-1221
Chair/Trustee:
M. Pascucci
905 302 3096
905 890 0708 ext 20161
mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org
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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.
www.TrusteePascucci.ca
Pastor: Fr. Philip Jones
The mission of the St.
Dominic School
Community is to promote
and foster Catholic
attitudes, values, and beliefs
in a supportive and caring
learning environment.
Together with dignity and
respect, we strive to inspire
life-long learning and
encourage students to
attain their full potential as
Christians.
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.
Attachments :
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Remembrance Day
November 11, 2015
Assembly in the gym in
the morning at 10:30 a.m.
Fax: 905.278.1153
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Thank you to the St. Dominic School Community
for supporting the Halloween Dance-a-thon. This
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fundraiser was organized
by the School Council
and we very much appreciate their efforts. The
money raised will help to purchase materials for
the school, provide presentations for the students,
fund the Gr. 8 Graduation and other events which
will enrich the educational experience of the students at St. Dominic School. This year the staff
and students continue to be committed to promoting the message of social justice, anti-bullying
and protecting our environment through activities
such as P.A.L.S., police presentations, an Eco
Student Team, Youth Faith Ambassadors just to
list a few. Our outreach activities include Food
Drives, Free the Children, Angels on the Tree,
volunteering at Dr. Simone’s food warehouse,
supporting Share Life and much more. This year
we will continue to promote the WITS program
and Constable Dennis, our NPU officer help to
initiate this program. Staff and students work together to make St. Dominic a safer place. Rather
than concentrating solely on correcting the behavior of those who bully, we focus on influencing the
attitudes of all parties. Those who are bullied and
bystanders can learn to address the situation before they result in negative actions. Last year we
were certified as an Eco school and received a
Gold rating. The Eco Team is planning various
activities through the year and are striving to receive a platinum rating this year.
Each month our school community
meets, to celebrate and discuss the month’s virtue. At these assemblies various teachers lead
students in discussions and presentations that
outline the importance of monthly virtues. Each
month, we will continue to recognize three students per class who through their actions have
demonstrated the virtue as well as students who
represent St. Dominic in school teams or events.
Beginning this month, we will also be having
WITS student leaders during these assemblies
perform drama presentations and lead discussions to illustrate strategies to use when faced
with conflict or bullying. These are some of the
ways we are promoting the virtues as well as using proactive approaches to sustain our Culture of
Peace. Parents are always invited to these virtue
assemblies.
Mrs. Athaide
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Virtue of the Month– Conscience
This month we will focus on the virtue of Conscience
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.
A person of conscience…
 Chooses to do the “right thing” and feels good about it
 Can see how his/her actions may hurt others
 Admits his/her wrong-doing and feels badly
 Says sorry and tries to make up for mistakes
 Keeps promises
St. Dominic Church News
First Reconciliation Preparation –2015
Session Two –Parents and Children
Sunday, November 1 at 1:30-2:30 p.m. or Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Session Three– Parents and Children– Reconciliation Practice
Sunday, November 8 at 1:30 –2:30 p.m. or Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Celebration of Reconciliation
Saturday, November 14 at 9:00 am or Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Enrolment and Presentation of Cross—Families to choose a Mass for this celebration
Saturday, November 28 at 5:00 p.m. Mass or Sunday, November 29 at the 9:30 a.m. Mass or
11:30 a.m. Mass
First Communion Celebration – Saturday, April 23 at 5 pm Mass and Sunday, April 24 at 9:30
am and 11:30 am Masses
Parent/Candidate Meeting and Confirmation Registration
Celebration of Confirmation for Grade 8’s – Saturday, November 21 at 5 pm Mass and Sunday, November 22 at 9:30 am and 11:30 am Masses
Confirmation Registration (Grade 7’s only) is – Monday, March 7 at 7 pm
Confirmation Enrollment – Saturday, April 2 at 5 pm Mass and Sunday, April 3 at 9:30 am and
11:30 am Masses
Celebration of Confirmation for Grade 7’s – Saturday, May 14 at 5 pm Mass and Sunday, May
15 at 9:30 am and 11:30 am Masses
Much appreciation is extended to the 2015-2016 School Council for all of their hard work and
dedication towards the betterment of St. Dominic School community.
Our next meeting will take place on November 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the school library.
All School Council Meetings will be at 6:30 p.m. in the library on the following dates:
January 25, 2016 February 22, 2016 March 7, 2016 April 18, 2016 May 30, 2016. Babysitting
will be available. All parents are welcome!!
Remembrance Day
On November 11th, Canadians all across the country stop and remember the men, women,
and children who were killed in wars. There are parades and memorial services. Everyone
stands in silence as they remember the more than 100, 000 brave Canadians who were killed.
World War One Armistice was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11 month and
that is why November 11th is called Remembrance Day. On November 2, students can purchase a poppy supplied by the Royal Canadian Legion for a small donation to help support our
veterans. Poppies will be stored at the office. We will also be having a Remembrance Day
reflection at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11th in the school gym. Parents are welcome to attend.
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Dance-a-thon
Our Dance-a-thon took place on Friday, October 30, 2015. Students had lots of fun dancing to a variety of tunes
while wearing glow bracelets and Halloween costumes. It was a very successful fundraiser. Thank you to all the families who
supported the school and helped make this fundraiser such a success. Thank you especially to the following companies and
families who donated prizes for the Dance-a-thon. Glo Spa, Bert’s, Lazer Quest, Air Raderz, Longo’s, Nebulon Indrustrial Control SystemsT-Rox Music Academy, DesRoche/Biachi Family, Parada Family, Marcantonio Family, and a few anonymous donors. We were able to give out over 60 early bird prizes, 20 spot dances and 21 top seller prizes because of your generosity.
We also want to thank the Parent Council for items for the baskets and early bird draws and the school for sponsoring the pizza
parties. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped during the event: Mrs. DesRoche, Mrs. Mandl, Mrs. Pacheco, Mrs. Marcantonio, Ms. Rooney, Mrs. Strama, and Mrs. Hyginus ,
Winners:
Samsung Tablet Mini– Katie O.
Leaf tickets –Matthew B.
Wonderland -Top Seller– Ivano D.
Classrooms who won a Pizza Party are Mrs. Frigo and Mrs. Andonov.
Primary Winners
Junior Winners
Intermediate Winners
Movie Night– William H.
T-Rox Music Certificate –Peter A.
Soccer Ball—Amelia W.
Candy Basket– Ethan R.
Candy Basket– Cade B.
Lazer Quest– Kaitlin S.
Air Riderz– Kaitlyn H.
Air Riderz– Alexis D.
Longo’s Certificate– Christina Z.
Soccer Ball-Mia S.
Hockey Stick-Magdalena B.
Candy Basket– Julia R.
Lazer Quest– Danielle M.
Lazer Quest– Angel S.
Air Riderz– Julia G.
Nail Basket– Corina R.
Hockey Stick– Daniel K.
Candy Basket– Mary C.
Lazer Quest– Ava C.
Air Riderz– Paulina P.
Great Websites to Enhance Mathematics
The following websites helps students practice math skills and there are also useful information tools for parents.
Math Prodigy (A Free Website) Ever y single math question in Pr odigy is fr ee. You can lear n over 300 fr ee math skills for
Grades 1 to 8 and never pay a penny. https://www.prodigygame.com
Mathies is OAME (Ontar io Association for Mathematics Education) site designed for Ontar io K -12 students and parents.
http://oame.on.ca/mathies/index.html
Language Website
Bookflix for K-Grade 3
The Ontario Ministry of Education has purchased an annual subscription to Scholastic‘s BookFlix—an interactive
online literacy website! This subscription includes remote access so students can use BookFlix at home or anywhere
else there is an Internet connection!
To login from home: Username: duffpeel, Password: duff7878
Fall Food Drive Was a Huge Success
The Fall food drive was a huge success! Thank you to all families who donated a non-perishable food item during September 22-October 30th. St. Dominic students were able to collect over 700 items and has since donated them to the St.
Dominic St. Vincent de Paul. We worked together as a school community to provide for those in need and made their
Thanksgiving much brighter. The St. Dominic Parish sent the school a thank you note to thank the students, parents and staff for
their donations. Thank you.
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Visitors
Anyone entering the school must report in at the office first. The school is a ver y busy place and we have many visitor s/
parents dropping in for a variety of reasons. To ensure we maintain the integrity of the classroom program by avoiding interruptions, and for the safety of our students, all visitors must come to the office. We ask that you also convey this information to older
brothers and sisters of our students. This way we know that anyone in the halls or in the school yard is an authorized visitor. All
students leaving the school early will be released through the front office as they must sign out. If your child arrives late we ask
you to NOT accompany them to class.
Safety Issues
Parents please remember that students are not to be in the school yard before 8:15 a.m. because we have no teacher supervision until 8:15 a.m.
Parents it has come to our attention that some of the students do not follow the rules of the crossing guard when coming to
school. Parents please remind your child(ren) to listen to the crossing guard. It is for their own safety
SPORTS NEWS
Congratulations to our St. Dominic Cross Country Team that represented our school at the Mississauga East Family Meet that was
held on Monday, October 19, 2015 at Centennial Park. Hard work and good sportsmanship behavior were displayed by all team
members. Many students achieved personal best times in their races! This year’s team consisted of Matteo D., Cassandra M.,
Katie O'T., Dylan P., Roland K., Olivia K., Julianne L., Mia S., Gabriella S., Sophia W., in Grade 4, Alyssa L., Olivia M., Peter
M., Micaela C., Veronika K., Julia M., Casia P., Julia R., Olivia R., James S., Izabella S., Alessia T., Christian Z., Seth D., in
Grade 5, Kirsten O., Matea L., Joshua N., Joshua O'T., Victor S., Jonathan P., in Grade 6, Ella U., Mary C., Leah C., Matyas C.,
Nicole M., Emily R., in Grade 7, George M., Ethan U., and Alex D., in Grade 8
Special thank you goes out to parent supervisors Mrs. Screnci, Mrs. Romano-Long, Mrs. Mandl, and Mrs. Strama. Also, a big
thank you to Mr. Cseke for helping to set up the tent for the school and to the many parents who came out to cheer on their own
child and our school team!
Special mention goes out to the girls in Grade 4 and 5 ( Oliva M., Olivia R., Casia, and Sophia) that won silver in the team competition and to the Grade 7 girls (Mary, Ella, Leah, Emily, and Nicole) who also won silver for their age group at the family
meet. Furthermore, we like to congratulate the following students who went on to represent our school at the Board Cross Country Finals on Monday, October 26th at Centennial Park: They were: Seth, Matyas and both silver medals teams. Thanks again to
our team for all their hard work because distance running isn’t easy and it takes a special person and team to stay committed! Congratulations and well done!
Way to Go Bulldogs!!!
Special thanks to our coaches Ms. Somers and Mr. Messenger.
Volleyball News
The Junior volleyball teams have finished their season games. Both the Boys’ and Girls’ Teams went up against
tough competition and had a very successful season. Their coaches are extremely proud of their accomplishments.
The members of the Junior Girls’ team were: Melissa M., Matea L., Paulina P., Julia M., Julia K., Lyndee D., Kirsten O., Maya
S., and Caslene D
The members of the Junior Boys’ Team were: Norman S., Roland H., Joshua O., Adrian P., Victor S., Nathan M., Seth D., Dominic R., Angel S, and James S.
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Hard Candy Collection
The Youth Faith Ambassadors will be collecting hard candies the week following Halloween, Nov. 2-6th. All candies
collected will be donated to Dr. Simone’s efforts to fight hunger and illness due to malnourishment in communities overseas. Hard candies are required as the consuming of the candies help prime the digestive system to receive food and aid
in overall digestion, preventing sickness. The Youth Faith Ambassadors thank you greatly for your support in this effort.
St. Paul’s Open House
On Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00 pm, St. Paul will be holding an open house. Students and families are welcome to attend! For more information please visit the St.
Paul’s website: http://www.dpcdsb.org/PAULS#sthash.k4ZJ2v5s.dpuf
FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION MEETING
Year 2 Kindergarten parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enroll their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class for September, 2016
are invited to attend an information meeting at:
Pio of Pietrelcina
Tuesday, November 10 2015
7:00 p.m.
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, 2015 are invited
to attend an information meeting at:
St. Philip School
345 Fairview Road West, Mississauga, L5B 3W5
Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
905-306-8420
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.
Progress Report Cards
On Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 students will br ing home their Pr ogr ess Repor ts. The Progress R eport, is designed to
show a student’s development of learning skills and work habits during the fall of this school year, as well as a student’s general
progress in working towards the achievement of curriculum expectations in all subjects. Please be aware, the Progress Report is not
a formal Report Card. Students will not be receiving letter grades indicating achievement of overall expectations. Interviews will be
held on the evening of Thursday, November 19th, 2015 by teacher or parent request.
Criminal Reference Check
Anyone working in our school as a new employee or volunteer must have a Criminal Reference Check completed by
Peel Police. We rely on our volunteers especially for school trips and without volunteers many of the trips would not
be possible. CRC are free of charge for volunteers. Forms are available from the office. Please acquire your CRC as
soon as possible.
Friendship Skate
On Saturday November 7th at 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. St. Dominic School and Queen of Heaven School will be hosting a FRIENDSHIP
SKATE at Carmen Corbasson Community Centre.
Please bring your family and friends out for a FUN evening. It's a great way to meet and socialize, or just reconnect with other parents
and children from our school neighbourhood! This is a FREE event!
Santa Pictures
On November 20, 2015, students can have their pictures taken with Santa. There will be a nominal cost which will be used to cover
costs and any proceeds will be going to support ShareLife. Santa will be visiting our school from 9:00 am –11:00 am. Students will
have to pre-order pictures and more information will follow. What a great way to avoid the rush at the mall and have a great Christmas
memory. Lifetouch will be taking the pictures for us.
2015-16 Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration for the 2016-2017 school year, will be held at all Dufferin-Peel Catholic elementary schools on the following dates:
January 25* 2016 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
January 27, 28, 29from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
*Snow Date: January 26, 2016- 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dufferin-Peel will be offering the Full-Day Kindergarten program in all Catholic elementary schools in Mississauga, Brampton,
Caledon, Bolton and Orangeville. Registration materials will be available for pick-up at the schools by January 11, Parents/
guardians are to register their child in person at their designated Catholic school. To find out which Catholic school is in your area, please contact our Planning Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440.
School Board at 905-890-1221.
Parent Evening to Support the Transition of Students with Differing Abilities into Kindergarten
There will be an information session for parent(s)/guardian(s) of children with special needs such as vision, hearing, autism, physical/medical and/or develop-mental delays who are entering Full Day Kindergarten in September 2016. The information session
will be held at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board -- Catholic Education Centre, Room 301 on January 12th,
2016 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. (January 13th is the Snow Date) Par ent(s)/Guar dian(s) ar e also r eminded to r egister their child
at our school office. Kindergarten registration for the 2016-2017 school year, will be held on January 25th* from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m. and January 27th, 28th, 29th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. *A snow date has been designated on January 26th, 2016.
Inclement Weather Procedures For the 2015-2016 School Year
Please be advised that 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 radio and television stations identified below.
VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9
CHFI FM98.1
CFRB AM1010
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CBC FM99.1
CITYPULSE
CHUM AM1050
EZ ROCK FM97.3
FM Z103.5
CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
CTV
GLOBAL NEWS
CJCL AM590
CFTR AM680
FM93.
CJBC (FR) AM860
CANADA AM
Neighbourhood Police Unit
Every school year, all schools are assigned NPU officers (Neighbourhood Police Unit). This year our NPU officer is Constable Dennis. He has already been visible in the school. His role is to help promote positive relationships between the police and our school
community as well as playing a preventative role in our school. He will participate in some of our lockdown drills and fire drills.
The officer will also be invited to special assemblies and events where appropriate. Please welcome our NPU officer to St. Dominic
School.
Bullying Prevention Week November 15-21
We will be having a bookmark contest in the month of November to promote Anti-Bullying and Bullying Prevention. Each student
will be asked to create a bookmark and winners will be chosen from each division. The contest will end on November 21.
>November 15- 21, 2015 Theme: "Stand Up! (to bullying)"
Lakeview Library
Winter Programs are just around the corner and they have a great selection of storytimes, specials and spectaculars that you
will love! Registration for all our winter sessions begins on November 7 th. These spaces fill up fast so don’t delay, register
today!For more information on these and other programs offered at the Lakeview Library, please feel free to contact them at
905 615-4805.
Health Information
Please keep your child home if he/she is sick. We discourage children who have a fever, are coughing, vomiting
or have a runny nose, from coming to school. They will recover from their illness quicker if they are resting at
home.
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 the cleaning of contact surfaces, as well as reminds school to review cold and flu prevention with students and staff. Many resources are
utilized from our regional health units.
As a reminder, as well, that communicable diseases can be contracted in public places throughout the year. For example, cold related viruses, such as Enterovirus, as 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 as a school by reviewing good hand washing procedures with your children, as well as other preventative
measures, as outlined in the various Peel Health re-sources available to you through its website. As always, children who are unwell, should be kept at home.
Flu Clinics
Also available on the Peel Health website, are the schedules of local Flu Clinics.
For more information, visit the health unit website: http://www.peelregion.ca/health
Direct links to the above information can be found in the Parent Section of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Website at www.dpcdsb.org
WEATHER
Weather is very unpredictable in the Fall. The news indicates snow is right around the corner. Please send your child wearing layers that
can be removed or added to depending on the weather. Please ensure that children are prepared every day with hats, coats, mitts, and
boots. Ensure your child practices zipping, buttoning etc. so they can get ready independently to go outside. Continue to send rainwear
on wet days. An extra set of clothes at school is a great idea in case of slips/falls. Please remind your child to bring a pair of indoor
shoes to school, and label the shoes for our pr imar y students. Running shoes ar e pr efer r ed because they ar e safe and can also be used for
gym. We appreciate your continued support!
WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH OUR OUTREACH PROJECTS!
This year we will be working with St. Paul S.S. to provide items for the homeless and for women’s shelters such as Vita Manor. We
are also working with the St. Vincent de Paul Association to donate gift cards to the St. Dominic parish and this will be our project
Angels on the Tree. More information about our outreach projects will be sent home shortly.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Nov.1
All Saints’ Day
Nov. 2
All Souls’ Day
Nov. 3
Open House at St. Paul S.S.
Nov. 5
Shoreline Cleanup for Grade 7 and 8s
Nov. 7
Friendship Skate
Nov. 11
Remembrance Day service
Nov. 16
Parent Council Meeting in the library
Nov. 17
Progress Reports sent home
Nov. 19
Interview Night upon request
Nov. 19
Rosary Apostles visit
Nov. 20
Santa Pictures
Nov. 27
Virtue Assembly at 1:00 p.m. (Parents are welcome!!!)
Nov. 29
Advent Begins
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