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1185 Mississauga Valley Blvd., Mississauga, Ontario L5A 3R7
Telephone: (905) 275-0094 Fax: (905) 275-8187
School Website: http://www.dpcdsb.org/CMART
Principal
P. Wild
Vice Principal
M. Greenan
Head Secretary
M. Lo-Guidice
Assistant Secretary
P. Giansante
Superintendent
T. Lariviere
Mississauga East
(905) 890-1221
Trustee
A. Abbruscato
(905) 890-1221
Ward 4
Anna.Abbruscato@dpcds b.org
Parish
Sts. Peter & Paul
4070 Central Parkway E.
Mississauga, Ontario
(905) 273-6630
Pastors
Father Panarnas
Father Ogugbuaja
School Council Chairs
MJ. Ferreira
S. Perera
Advent Prayer
The circle of this wreath will remind us of the coming of Christ, whose love for us has no end.
The light of these candles will remind us of the coming of Christ, who is the light of the world.
The green colour of these branches will remind us of the coming of Christ, who brings us eternal life.
My friends, let us bless the Lord.
By day and by night, and through every season, you watch over us, Lord.
We praise you for this Advent wreath.
It is the evergreen crown of your people, and it shines with the promise of victory.
By the light of this wreath we shall wait in patience for your Son our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will comfort our fears and bring hope to our waiting world.
All glory be yours, now and forever.
Amen
Dec. 9th
Christmas
Concert
Come join us in the gym at 7:00 pm for
Primary Christmas
Concert!
Dec 10th
FDK Concert
Please join us for our FDK Christmas
Concert from 9:30-
10:30 AM.
Acts of Hope and Conscience
Christmas is the time of year when opportunities present themselves in our community to put our Catholic virtues into action.
At Canadian Martyrs we are involving students in developing a social conscience for those who are in need, challenged with sickness or alone at this special time of the year.
This year the Student Council and the Youth Faith Ambassadors will once again be collecting nonperishable food items for our Food
Drive .
If possible, please send along a donation with your child or drop one off the night of the Christmas
Concert!

December Hope Virtues Assembly
Please join us for our assembly on December 2 at 9:00 in the school gym.
Virtues Winners for the Month of October-
Empathy
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Dufferin-Peel hosts parent evening to support the transition of children with differing abilities into Kindergarten
On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s Special Education and
Support Services Department will host a Kindergarten entry planning information session for parents and guardians of children with differing abilities which affect their learning, such as vision, hearing, speech, autism, physical/medical and/or developmental delays in the cognitive and/or motor areas, who are entering Kindergarten in September 2016. The meeting will be held at the Catholic Education Centre from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. For more information about this session, call 905-890-0708 ext. 24011.
- See more at: http://www.dpcdsb.org
Dufferin-Peel Catholic schools hold Kindergarten Registration in January 2016
Kindergarten registration for the 2016-17 school year, will be held at all Dufferin-Peel Catholic elementary schools on January 25* from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and January 27, 28, 29 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
*A snow date has been designated on January 26 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Dufferin-Peel offers the full-day Kindergarten program in all 123 Catholic elementary schools in Mississauga,
Brampton, Caledon, Bolton and Orangeville. Registration materials will be available on the board website and in our schools in January.
Parents/guardians are to register their child in person at their designated Catholic school. To inquire about home school locations/boundary areas, please contact the Planning Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440.
The following documents are required for registration:
ü proof of age of the child (birth certificate or passport)
ü 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.
ü updated immunization records (Immunization Card, Peel Health Form or Letter of Exemption)
ü proof of Canadian citizenship (Birth Certificate/Passport) or permanent resident status
ü proof of home address (two of the following: property tax bill, current utility bill, real estate document or Government of Canada issued forms)
ü emergency rural address numbers for identifying your property, if applicable (residents of Caledon and
Dufferin County)
ü proof of English Separate School Support (may be done at the time of registration by completing an
Application For the Direction of School Support and/or a Separate School Lease Agreement available at the school)
Admissions are open to Catholic children and children of Catholic parents. Kindergarten students must be at least 4 years of age by December 31, 2016.
For more information, parents/guardians should contact their local Catholic school, visit the board website , or call the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board at 905-890-1221.
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Bullying awareness week was acknowledged throughout all
Dufferin-Peel CDSB schools from
November 16-20, 2015. Here at the school, in addition to the in-class activities facilitated by classroom teachers, the school made a series of awareness announcements as part of the school opening exercises and composed Twitter Messages for the school account.
The following suggestions are provided as reminder:
To prevent cyber bullying…
*Defend the victim by talking to the bully on the Internet, as with text message or Facebook
To prevent physical bullying…
*As bystander provide support for the victim, and seek adult help and avoid getting involved in the ‘fight’
*To prevent social bullying…
*If you hear people talking about the victim try to stop it as soon as possible
*To prevent verbal bullying…
Go to the bully and tell them to stop, but do not put yourself in danger; or before the bully even does anything you can take the victim away before he or she gets their feeling hurt.
DON’T GIVE THE BULLY THE
ATTENTION!
Rocks and Rings
In partnership with Curling Canada, the Rocks & Rings program is designed to introduce the Olympic sport of curling to elementary school children. By bringing the curling rink to the school gym we reach children that would otherwise not have access to the roaring game.
The best part? We bring everything to the kids – no field trip or school buses required! Curling is a highly social sport that can be enjoyed for a lifetime. It is a fantastic physical activity that can be enjoyed by all ages and abilities. It also promotes sportsmanship and camaraderie and is an inexpensive and less dangerous alternative to many other sports.
The Rocks & Rings program will be visiting Canadian Martyrs from December 16 th -17 th , 2015.
Bookmark Challenge
During November the primary and junior students participated in a Bookmark Challenge. The Learning Goal was to inspire students to read and/or research in our school library. There were so many artistic and interesting bookmarks that I enlisted the help of all students. Each child had the opportunity to cast a ballot from the top three winning bookmarks in each division. A huge congratulations goes out to Maya in Mr.
Virdo's grade 3 class for winning the Bookmark Challenge in the primary division and Nicole in Ms. Gough's class for winning in the junior division. These two bookmarks will be photocopied and available for any student in our school to have.
Ms. L. Orsini
Teacher Librarian
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Best of Luck to Ms. Gendron and Welcome to Ms. Bancheri!
We wish Ms. Gendron the best of luck as she leaves us to welcome a new addition to her family! Friday December 4 th will be her last day here with us.
We welcome Ms. Bancheri to our Canadian Martyrs community as our new Grade 6 teacher!
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Intermediate Girls Volleyball
The primary intramural Floor Hockey League will be dropping the puck on another exciting season!
Teams and schedules will be out shortly. We are looking forward to exciting games filled with plenty of teamwork, good sportingship and amazing goals.
Permission Forms will be coming home soon!.
Our Intermediate Girls Volleyball Team has enjoyed a very successful season thus far. The girls finished regular-season play with a record of
3 wins and 1 loss, which put them in second place in their division. They then advanced to the wildcard playoff round where they defeated Sts.
Martha and Mary which earned them a spot in the Mississauga East Family Tournament. The girls hope to have a great showing at the tournament on December 2 nd and bring home a banner for our gymnasium! Way to go girls!
Good luck players!
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We are pleased to announce that you can continue to follow the activities at
Canadian Martyrs on Twitter.
Please follow us at:
A Message From Peel Police
With the Christmas season upon us, and the winter break coming up soon, I wanted to take an opportunity to ask that you please use caution when driving. Kids will without a doubt be excited to have a break from school and also about the gifts that Santa is going to bring and therefore may not be paying attention to road safety.
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind parents and guardians that parking your vehicle on the driveway is not allowed as it is designated as a fire route. While I understand that parking here is convenient when dropping off your child, please keep in mind that if you leave your vehicle unattended and there is an emergency at the school, your car parked in the driveway may cause a hazard to responding emergency vehicles, which could delay assistance getting to the person that needs it. My colleagues at Mississauga By-law are aware of the concerns and will be conducting additional patrols as needed.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me via the school and I will get in contact with you as soon as possible.
My co-workers and I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The bell rings at 8:30 AM and students line up at their appropriate doors to enter the school. If the doors are locked and a student comes through the front foyer then he/she is late and must wait in line for a
LATE SLIP.
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A decision to cancel school transportation and/or close schools, due to inclement weather, is usually made by 6:00 AM.
Only the Director of Education has the authority to cancel transportation and/or close schools.
Please listen for
DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD cancellations or closures. Announcements are made on the following radio and television stations:
VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9
CHUM AM1050
CJCL AM590
CJBC (FR) AM860
CHFI FM98.1 EZ ROCK FM97.3
CFTR AM680
CFRB AM1010
FM Z103.5
FM93.1
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
CBC FM99.1 CTV
CITYPULSE
GLOBAL NEWS
CANADA AM
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Our Kiss n’ Ride in the morning has been improving. We thank all parents who use the drop off program to remember the following:
Have your child(ren) exit the car on the right
(curb) side of the lane. Children exiting into the traffic lane may not be seen by drivers leaving the area. Also parents please do not open car doors into the traffic lane.
Never park or leave your car in the Kiss n’ Ride lane, the traffic lane or beside the garbage dumpster area.
Please drive as far up the lane as you can so that we can fill the lane for drop offs.
Please be considerate of others. Parents please stay in the car.
Have your child ready to go with coats, mitts, hats and backpacks ready to exit the car. Do not exit vehicles to walk with your child to the school doors or park to watch your child.
If you have a child in Kindergarten please let us know if and we will have a helper assist him/her to class.
Parents are always welcome to park in the parking lot or on the street if you would like to spend more time dropping off your child.
PICKING UP YOUR CHILD
Our parking lot is closed at 2:00 each day and is marked with orange pylons. Only School Board,
Day Care, Programs, and Disabled vehicles are allowed to bypass the pylons and enter the parking lot.
Please be mindful that u-turns are not allowed on the street and to observe all parking signs.
Parking in the Fire Lane in front of the school or in the Kiss and Ride Lane may result in a ticket.