J A N U A R Y &
F E B R U R A R Y
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Canadian Martyrs Catholic School
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
Prayer for a New Year
Come Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Risen Christ, Be with us today and always.
Be our Light, our Guide and our Comforter.
Be our Strength, our Courage, and our Sanctifier.
May this year be a time
Of deep spiritual growth for us,
A time of welcoming your graces and gifts,
A time of forgiving freely and unconditionally, A time for growing in virtue and
goodness.
Come Holy Spirit, Be with us today and always.
Amen
Save the Date!
JAN. 25
WELCOME TO
FDK NIGHT
Come register your
Kindergarten child
from 7-9 PM
FEB.2
REPORT
CARDS
GO HOME
FEB.4 &5
SCHEDULED
FOR PARENTTEACHER
INTERVIEWS
FEB. 5
PA DAY
NO
SCHOOL
JANUARY
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH:
SELF-CONTROL
The month of January will focus on the virtue of
Self-Control. God has given us the ability to
choose how we react to what happens around us.
Through prayer and concentration, we can get
better at controlling our reactions. We can get
better at showing self-control.
A person with self-control…
reacting to situations
(hitting, kicking, pushing, fighting, etc.)
through and do what is best for
everyone
Virtues Award Winners for the Month of December
Stephanie K., Berbarah S., Neora L., Dominic W., Riley K., Vivianne G.,
Steven S., Alaina D., Maya E., Ronnie N., Kian H.-Z., Joey C., Serena G.,
Mirna R., Daniella B., Solly J., Treshan F., Ethan G., Rami S., Lizbeth R.,
Victoria R., Alyson L.
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FULL DAY K REGISRATION INFORMATION
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 25th 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:
 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 (two of the following: property tax bill, current utility bill, real estate document
or Government of Canada issued forms)
 emergency rural address numbers for identifying your property, if applicable (residents of Caledon and
Dufferin County)
 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.
Registration Packages can now be picked up in the school office.
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In The News
EARTH RANGERS
PRESENTATION
On January 11th,, Earth Rangers
treated our Grades 1-6 students
with an Environmental
presentation. Students met a
snake, a skunk named “Daisy”
an African Serval and a Peregrine
Falcon. All of these animals have
one thing in common- they are
all endangered!
Students are encouraged to select
an animal to help and log on to
the website:
earthrangers.com
Start helping today!
Knowledge Building Circles
Students in Ms. Perrozzo’s Grade ¾
Class take part in a knowledgebuilding circle to share ideas,
question each other’s thinking and
ask new questions! String was used
to show the path of the students’
conversation and to illustrate how an
idea grows when we work on
improving it with each other!
Please join us at our next Parent Council meeting on
Wednesday March 9th at 6:30 in the school library!
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LATE BUSES
EMERGENCY SCHOOL PROCEDURES
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 a.m. and will be announced over local radio
and television networks. As the weather worsens
please take into consideration that buses may be
delayed in reaching their stops. We don’t wish to see
students stranded out in the elements so, on inclement
days, please:
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Listen to the radio for bus cancellations.
Consult the GeoQuery website: www.stopr.ca
If possible, arrange for car pooling
Parent inquiries call Student Transportation
905-890-6000 or 1-800-668-1140
Wait no more than 15 minutes for a late bus. Contact
the school or the above listed numbers if your bus has
not arrived and wait for information regarding arrival.
There may be days during the upcoming winter
months when inclement weather presents a
potential safety hazard to our students. It is
essential that parents and children discuss the
procedures that they wish to follow for safe
arrival at home.
For students that do not take the bus please
determine:
*the best way to walk home;
*with whom the child should walk;
*where the child should go if there is no one
at home;
*how the child should seek help if wind and
snow are so strong that they cannot see
the way home;
*ensure school emergency contact
information is updated and accurate.
SNOW AND ICE
For students who do take the bus:
Snow is part of our winter life in Canada, providing
both frustration and enjoyment. We all like to play in
it; however, snow and ice can be very dangerous. In
fact, most injuries happen during wintertime. For
safety reasons, our school rule must be that snow stays
on the ground – no snowball throwing, kicking snow
or any other activity with snow or ice that could be
harmful, which includes sliding on slopes or ice
patches.
It is a fact that bad weather may cause delays for
student pick up at bus stops. Please ensure that
your child has a safe place to go if the bus is late
or does not arrive. If you notice that a student is
stranded at a bus stop, please attempt to contact
the child’s parent. It is not recommended that
parents volunteer to drive another child to
school without the permission of the child’s
parent.
If you decide to transport your child to school
because buses have been cancelled, please
ensure that you have made arrangements for
their return home at the end of the school day.
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OUTDOOR RECESS
STUDENT PUNCTUALITY
Our students need to bring the necessary clothing
and shoes/boots with them in order to ensure that
they are dressed appropriately to meet the
challenges of the winter season. Warm clothes,
snow pants, boots, gloves, mittens, hats, scarves
and coats are needed for outdoor play. Having an
extra pair of clean/dry socks and mittens is
always appreciated for children that play in the
snow. Please note that recess is part of our school
day and all students are expected to go outside for
recess. If a student is too ill to participate in all
components of the school day, including recess,
please do not send him/her to school. If there are
specific medical reasons which should exclude a
child from going outside, please submit a doctor’s
note to the office. At times, the weather conditions
will not allow students to go outside for recess. This
decision is made in accordance with the DufferinPeel Catholic District School Board Policy and Peel
Public Health Cold Weather Guidelines, which
direct schools to modify recesses when temperatures
reach -20 C or colder (with or without wind chill)
and to keep children indoors when the temperature
reach -25 C or colder (with or without wind chill).
(At -20° C, students will be outside for both AM and
PM recesses and for not longer than 20 minutes
during the lunch recess.)
Punctuality is a necessary life skill that if practiced
now, will be beneficial in the future. Arriving early
or promptly for your day at work enables you to
compose yourself and ease gently into your
environment. Children who arrive late are often
out- of-sorts and rushed into beginning their day.
Their time to socialize and greet their peers is lost
in their hurried entry into the classroom.
It is the school expectation that instruction begin at
8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. late arrival disturbs the
class and interrupts lessons both in the morning
and when students return late after lunch.
For those parents that ensure early arrival for their
children, thank you. For those who are regularly
late, please make every effort to arrive between 8:15
and 8:25 a.m. If by chance students are late, we ask
that they obtain a late slip from the office. This late
slip is not meant as a punishment but an important
link in our safe entry process. When a child is
alerted to the office as absent, the secretary crossreferences to students who have entered late before
making calls home to confirm a child reported as
absent.
INDOOR SHOES
VISITOR AND PARENT SIGN IN -BOOK
All students are asked to bring a pair of indoor
shoes to school. Students are to change into
their
indoor shoes when in the building.
A MUST- Please do not escort students directly to
class; rather, report to the main office. It is very
important for the safety of all students in the school
that parents wear a visitor’s sticker. Please always
sign in at the office and obtain your visitor’s sticker. It
takes only a minute to help keep your children safe.
Students and staff feel safer when a visitor’s sticker is
visible on unfamiliar faces as well as familiar ones.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
This will assist in keeping our classrooms clean
and dry. (Wet floors can cause slips and falls.)
Also, in the event of a fire alarm, students will not
be able to stop to put their boots on; therefore, it is
critical for students to wear shoes at all times.
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SCHOOL LOCKDOWN DRILL
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAY
It is a policy of the Dufferin-Peel CDSB that all
schools conduct a practice of “Lockdown
Procedures and/or Hold and Secure” at least twice a
year. This procedure will be initiated should an
emergency exist on school property or in the
surrounding neighbourhood. Listed are the
procedures that our students have been trained to
follow. Teachers regularly practice this
precautionary drill with their classes and the school
has held one formal practice this winter.
Upon
hearing the announcement “Initiate Lockdown
Procedures”.
A reminder that Friday, February 5th, 2016 is a
Professional Activity Day designated for ParentTeacher Interviews. There will be no classes for
students.
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Thursday, February 4th, 2016 is scheduled for
Parent Student Teacher Conferences in the
evening.
Term 1 Report Cards go home on Tuesday
February 2nd, 2016.
Students in classrooms will remain in their
locked classroom, in a corner of the room
which is out of the sightline of all windows
and doors.
All students and staff who are outside the
building are to move quickly to our evacuation
site of Briarwood School and remain there
until further direction.
The announcement “Lockdown Procedures
complete” will indicate the completion of the
drill.
PIZZA LUNCHES
Pizza will be delivered every Thursday for those students who
wish to purchase a slice. Pizza can only be ordered in the
morning not at lunchtime. This cost for a slice of pizza is
$1.50. Thank you to the Pizza Volunteer Team for providing
a healthy alternative. We welcome new volunteers to help
out with our Pizza Lunches. If you are interested, please
let us know at the office.
VALUBLES AT SCHOOL
Please remember that Board policy governs the use
of personal electronic devices at school, especially
cell phones. Only students who have completed the
board PED Consent form are authorized to use PEDs
at Canadian Martyrs
During the school day, these devices
must be turned
off and kept in a secure location, except as directed
by the teacher for learning purposes. Staff cannot be
responsible for any valuables that your child brings
to school. Although we do our best to ensure that
personal items are kept safe, we cannot always
monitor money, jewelry, electronics, toys, etc. It is
best if these items are kept at home.
Please follow on Twitter us at:
@CMartDPCDSB
Parents are also cautioned to lock up or keep a
close eye on valuables such as purses when
visiting the school for events.
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Safe, Caring and Inclusive
School Bus and School
Cancellation
Notifications
Kiss n’ Ride News
Our Kiss n’ Ride in the morning has been
improving. We thank all parents who use the drop
off program to remember the following:
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.
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.
Please listen for
DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD
cancellations or closures. Announcements are
made on the following radio and television
stations:
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.
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
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.
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