Christ the King School
3240 Garthwood Road
Mississauga, Ontario. L5L 5A3
Phone: (905) 569-0220 Fax: (905) 569-2797
School website: www.dpcdsb.org /CKING
March 2016 Newsletter
Principal
A. Lang
Secretary
L. DeAgazio
Parish
St. Francis of Assisi
2473 Thorn Lodge Dr.
Phone: 822-8132
Pastor
Fr. Bernard
Superintendent
Mississauga South
D. Amaral
Phone: 890-1221
(ext. 24007)
Trustee
Sharon Hobin
Wards 2 & 8
Phone 890-1221
Sharon.hobin@dpcdsb.org
School Council
Mrs. K. Dupuy ~ C0-Chair
Mrs. S. Pinto ~ C0-Chair
Board Chairperson
Mario Pascucci
Director of Education
Marianne Mazzoratto
Absentee Reporting
569-0220 Option 1
Almighty and everlasting God
you have given the human race
Jesus Christ our Saviour
As a model of humility.
He fulfilled Your will by becoming man
and giving His life on the Cross.
Help us to bear witness to You
by following His example of suffering
and make us worthy to share in His resurrection.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Your Son.
VIRTUES PROGRAM - MARCH ~ KINDNESS
This month we will celebrate the virtue of kindness.
God has given us the gifts of friends and companions to
keep us company and to help us out along the way.
Every person in our lives carries the Spirit of God - and so
every person is our brother or sister through Jesus Christ.
As brothers and sisters who share one Holy Spirit, we are all valuable to God. We all deserve to be shown concern for our welfare and our feelings. We have all been given the
fruit of the Spirit called kindness.
Kindness can only be seen through actions. It’s not enough to say I will be kind or I am
kind. We must show that we are kind by our words and our actions.
Through prayer and concentration, we can get better at showing kindness to everyone we
meet.
A Kind Person…
 Says nice things about others so they feel good about themselves
 Sticks up for people who are picked on or need help
 Refuses to join others who are insulting, intimidating, mean or hurtful
 Watches and looks for ways to help those in need
*All virtue information has been added to the front pages of your child’s agenda.*
A number of our students
continue to arrive late daily. In some instances, it is
the same students arriving
after 9:00 am without parental accompaniment.
This is a safety concern for
us. Any student arriving after 9:00 am is considered
late and should be accompanied by an adult. Please
make every effort to have your child/ren at school on
time. When a child is late, they not only miss opening prayer and the anthem, but they also miss valuable teaching time.
Late arrivals cause disruption to the other students
and also to the teacher who may have already begun
his/her lessons for the day. Developing good work
habits and time management skills can maximize a
child’s learning potential. Let’s work together to develop these skills!
PICKING YOUR CHILD UP EARLY?
Please send a note to your child’s classroom teacher
if you are picking your child up early or making
changes to your child’s regular plan for dismissal.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL AFTER 2
PM WITH THESE CHANGES. It is very disruptive,
and difficult for us to ensure all of these messages are
delivered near the end of the school day. Your cooperation with this is appreciated.
Parents in the Yard
For your child’s safety we request that he/she not be
left on school property until supervision begins at
8:30 a.m. Please do not drop your child off at the
school prior to 8:30 a.m.
We would also like to remind you that parents should
drop off/pick up their children outside the school
gates. Parents are not permitted to be in the school
yard at any time. Although you may be known to
your own child you are a stranger to the other students in the yard. Thank you once again for honouring this request!
FDK Parents/Guardians,
If your child(ren) will be late for school please bring
your child(ren) to the main office . You will not be
able to access the FDK outside doors to enter the
classroom.
Snack and Treats for
Students
As communicated many times
throughout the year, several students in our school suffer from a
severe food allergy to all nuts, peanuts, all nut products and latex. There is also a Ministry PPM where the purpose of this memorandum is
to set out nutrition standards for food and beverages
in publicly funded elementary schools in Ontario.
For more information about the new PPM please visit, http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/
ppm/150.html.
If you would still like to do something special for
your child’s classroom during a special event, we
continue to recommend a small non-edible gift for
each student or perhaps a classroom gift, i.e. board
game for inclement recess, may be a great alternative. Again, we thank you for your co-operation!
LOCKDOWN
PROCEDURES
We will be having a second
round of official lock down
drills in the next several weeks.
This drill is to prepare students and staff for the unlikely
eventuality that a dangerous person is in the school. At a
signal, the teachers lock the classroom door and students
sit on the floor away from doors and windows. Board policy requires two such drills a year. We hope we never
need to use this process but we want everyone to be prepared.
EQAO Grade 3 and
Grade 6 Testing
Administration of the Primary (Grade 3) and Junior
(Grade 6) Assessment of
Reading, Writing and Mathematics, 2016 will be held
May 25 to June 8, 2016. Specific dates will be forthcoming.
We ask that parents/guardians do not book any doctor
or dentist appointments during this time to ensure that
your child is present during test taking times.
Are you
MOVING?
To help us with our
planning for next September, it would be appreciated if you could let us know now if you will
be moving out of our school area over the summer. If you know of any families moving into the
area with children who plan to attend Christ the
King, it would be helpful if you could alert us.
The more information we have, the better we are
able to organize staff and students for September. In the absence of accurate information, schools
often have to reorganize classes in September due to
unexpected fluctuations in population.
FLEXIBLE BOUNDARY PROCEDURES
A reminder to parents/guardians of students who are
at Christ the King School under the “Flexible
Boundary” policy, that the procedure is reviewed
annually and permission is granted under the following conditions:
¨
Transportation is your responsibility. The
Board will not provide either transportation or
additional supervision for students admitted under this procedure.
¨
Students admitted under this procedure do not
automatically become eligible for the secondary
school serving the school. A separate request
must be made to the secondary school principal.
If you would like to continue to be granted permission under this procedure for the 2016-2017
school year, please submit your request in writing by April 1, 2016.
Eco Team
Every Wednesday is Litterless
Lunch.
Here are some Tips on how to
pack a Waste Free Lunch :
· A reusable lunch bag or box (not a throw-away,
single-use plastic or paper bag).
· Reusable containers for packing food (no plastic
wrap, foil, plastic bags, single-serving containers, prepackaged foods). Hard plastic food containers or reuse of plastic tubs are suitable options.
· Reusable drink containers e.g. thermos, or reusable
bottle. Recyclable containers: single-use pop cans,
water bottles, juice boxes are discouraged but acceptable as long as the student ensures they go into the recycling bin.
· Non-disposable cutlery (silverware) and a cloth
napkin
Thank you to everyone for participating in the
Waste Free Lunch Challenge. We will continue to
keep you updated on our school results.
EARTH HOUR
On March 29, hundreds of millions of
citizens, from one hundred different
countries, will switch off the lights. World Earth Hour
is the largest call for action on climate change in history and continues to grow every year. World Earth
Hour has become a global sustainability movement
and will be followed by many more green initiatives
for Earth Day led by CTK’s ECO Team!
Big Crunch/Gulp March 10th
The Big Crunch is an annual FoodShare
initiative- an event for all ages in which
food literacy and healthy eating are promoted. On March 10th , all students will
be together in the gym enjoying a
“mystery spring veggie” for the BIG SPRING
CRUNCH (provided by the school) and their own reusable water bottles for the BIG GULP
Tuesday - Lights out at Lunch
Wednesday - Litterless Lunch
Thursday - Trashless Thursday
Friday - Boomerang Lunch
Hockey Day at
CTK
The Teachers and Peel Police vs. Students ball hockey game was, once again, a
fantastic event. A heartfelt
‘thank you’ goes out to
CTK’s staff, retired teachers (Mrs. Mastrangelo and
Mr. Masson) and Neighbourhood Police Unit officers Adrian and Paul who arranged for six fellow officers and their Staff Sergeant to join us on this funfilled afternoon. Due to the extreme cold temperatures, the game was held indoors this year. Mr. Morra and his Tech Crew provided music and play by
play game coverage throughout each game. Thanks
also go out to Mrs. Michisor, Mrs. Colaco, Mrs.. Viloria, Mrs. Marques, Mrs. Scialdone and Mrs. DeLaCruz our parent volunteers who came out to make
hot chocolate for the students to enjoy after each
game.
CTK Share Life Campaign
Lenten Season Activities
2016
Our Share Life Campaign is up and
running at CTK. You can assist by
having your child(ren) participate
in the following activities scheduled throughout Lent
leading up to Easter.
Activities:
March 11, 2016: P.J. Day –
$2.00
April 7, 2016: Volley Ball staff vs Gr. 7/8 students
April 1, 2016: Hat Day - $2.00
April 15, 2016: Crazy Hair Day - $2.00
April 22, 2016: Bubble Gum Day - $2.00
Staff Dress Down Friday
Swim to Survive
The Grade 3 Students
are participating in the
Swim To Survive Program at the South Common Pool. This Program is offered free of charge, by the city of Mississauga and teaches the students the basic survival
skills needed to keep them floating in deep water,
should accidents occur. The students are very excited
about the program.
School Website
Be sure to visit our school website. All newsletters,
calendars and other pertinent information is always
updated. Our website address is:
http://www.dpcdsb.org/CKING
Special Thank you to the Youth Ambassadors and all
staff that assisted with all the events.
Many thanks go
to the Youth
Faith Ambassadors and other
student volunteers who created hospital tray favours for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day. The tray
favours helped brighten the day for the chronic care
patients of Mississauga Hospital and the
Queensway Health Centre.