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435 Rutherford Rd North
Brampton, ON L6V 3V9
Telephone: 905.453.4472
Principal:
A. Alonzi-Peever
Vice-Principal
K. Barton
Superintendent:
May Prayer
A. Tucciarone
Head Secretary:
D. Brunetti
Secretary:
Y. McCutcheon
Trustee:
A. Da Silva
Pastor:
Fr. Damien
Associate Pastor:
Fr. Kim
“Through A
May is the Month of
Mary
Devotion to Mary
Thank you, Lord, for
giving us your
Blessed Mother to be our
mother too.
Let us learn from her
humility and obedience.
Let us learn from her
sense of wonder and
from her eagerness to
help others.
Keep us faithful to you
when we don’t understand
What is happening
around us.
Help us to trust the surprising ways you work
“great things” in all our
lives
Amen
Mother’s Day
No Love like a Mother’s
Love
There is no love, like a
mother’s love, no stronger
bond on earth…like the precious bond that comes from
God, to a mother, when she
gives birth.
A mother’s love is forever
strong, never changing for all
time...and when her children
need her most, a mother’s
love will shine.
God bless these special mothers, God bless them every
one...for all the tears and
heartache, and for the special
work they’ve done.
Be thankful for our mothers,
for they love with a higher
love...from the power God has
given, and the strength from
up above.
adapted from a poem
by Jill Lemming
Celebration Of
Our Faith All Who
Enter Our School
Virtue of the Month: Acceptance
May Grow
Together As A
Christian
Community”
This month we celebrate the virtue of Acceptance.
Let us pray for the virtue of Acceptance –the strength to
trust that God is at work in everyone’s life despite what we
think
An accepting person:
 Is friendly and open to all God’s people, regardless of age, beliefs,
gender, culture or ability
 Sees the positive traits in all people even if s/he disagrees with them
 Avoids judging or stereotyping others
 Understands that there may be more than one way to do things
 Sticks up for the “underdog”
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
The last meeting of the year for the School Advisory Council will be on
Wednesday May 25th in the school library at 7:00 p.m. All are invited
to attend.
ST. JOACHIM WEBSITE
Please visit our school website at www.dpcdsb.org/JOACH We have
listed upcoming events, school information, school hours, newsletters
and links to other websites you may find helpful.
WELCOME BACK /GOODBYE
Welcome back to Mrs. Petruccelli who is back from Maternity leave in
May! We say goodbye and thank you to Mrs Russo for all her hard
work at the school!
BUS SAFETY
Ensuring student safety on the bus is our number one goal at St.
Joachim school. Even if your child does not take a school bus daily,
every child needs to know bus safety rules for when they take the bus
for school field trips, or trips to the church. Please go over the following safety rules with your children:
 Listen to the bus driver at all times, they are the adult on charge
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ELEMENTARY GR 7 AND 8
SUMMER SCHOOL
Elementary Summer School will take place from Monday July 4th to
Friday July 22th. It will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. The location for St. Joachim School students will be at Good Shephard School.
The program consists of 30 hours of literacy and 30 hours of numeracy.
This program targets grade 7 and 8 students, identified by their principal, who would benefit from remedial literacy and numeracy instruction, as well as ESL students. Registration forms have already been
given out. If you wish your child to participate, please contact his/her
teacher. Application forms are due May 27th. Bussing information will
be available late in May. Please contact Mrs. Brownlee at St. Joachim
School, if you have any questions about summer school.
VOLUNTEER CRIMINAL
REFERENCE CHECKS
Just a reminder, that anyone who is interested in volunteering at the
school requires a criminal reference check. Please come to the school
office to pick up the appropriate forms. Volunteers will not be allowed
to work in the school until the forms are processed.
PERMISSION TO LEAVE SCHOOL
As always, the safety of our students is our number one priority at St.
go directly to your seat when you get on the bus and remain seated Joachim. In order to ensure the whereabouts of students at all times,
until the bus stops at your intersection
students who stay for lunch, are not permitted to leave the property at
Never eat, drink, fight, horseplay, or swear on the bus
any time without a dated and signed note from their parents informing
the office that the student is leaving the property for an appointment, or
Do not open or close windows
other specific reason. Students also need to sign in and out at the ofDo not vandalize bus seats, or any property on the bus
fice. Students are NOT permitted at any time to leave the property
Respect private property while you are waiting for the bus
to go to Beckers, to go for a walk, or to go to another student’s
house for lunch. Thank you for helping to keep our children safe!
If someone is misbehaving on the bus, tell the bus driver
If you get hurt on the bus or you see someone get hurt on the bus,
let the bus driver know right
away and inform the school
USE OF SCHOOL PHONES
Students will only be permitted to use the
school phone in cases of emergency. An
emergency is considered to be an illness
or injury. Calling home because you’ve
forgotten gym clothes, homework, or
wanting to go to a friend’s house are not
considered emergencies.
Students should not be using their own
cell phone for any of these purposes either. Student’s should be using
the phone in the office during the school day.
MOVING?
We are beginning the process of planning classes and staffing for September. If you are planning to move between now and September, we
would appreciate that you inform the office as soon as possible.
SUMMER DRESS CODE
As the warmer weather is approaching, it is important to review our
warm weather dress code. Students are expected to dress in a manner
suitable for the occasion and appropriate to the school environment. In
keeping with the Board’s Mission and Catholic School teachings, each school is committed to standards of neatness, cleanliness,
modesty and good taste. Clothing that is acceptable for a six year old,
may not be appropriate for a thirteen year old student. Failure to comply with this expectation will result in parents being called to come in to
provide suitable attire as well as possible disciplinary action for the
student.
HEALTH ALERTALERT-ANAPHYLAXIS POLICY REMINDER
The following clothing is NOT suitable for school:
Tank and halter tops, muscle shirts, mesh shirts, short shorts, cut
While these students may not be in your child’s class, or eat in the area off shorts (shorts should be walking length), baggy pants, long unyour child eats, we are most concerned with cross-contamination
tucked shirts, inappropriate tight fitting clothing, strapless tops, or
which may occur if a child eats, for example, peanuts and then touches a tops that bare the midriff, any ripped clothing, or clothing with
book, chair, desk etc that may be touched by the child with the allergy.
holes, any clothing with inappropriate sayings that may be offensive
to others, headbands or bandannas.
St. Joachim would appreciate the co-operation of the entire school com- Please also note radio and TV reports regarding the harmful effects of
munity in NOT sending any lunches or snacks that contain peanut, nuts, UV rays from the sun. Students should be wearing sunglasses and
shellfish or any other life threatening allergens which could potentially
hats when outside for recess or gym, both however, should not be
harm a child.
worn inside the school. Students should also be wearing sunblock
applied in the morning before school.
Instead of bringing in food for birthdays or special occasions, we encourage parents to bring in non-edible treats such as stickers, erasers,
pencils, and dollar store items. Students with anaphylactic allergies are
encouraged to bring in their own treats for special occasions. We look
forward to your understanding and co-operation in making our school
safe for all students.
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EQAO
Just a reminder for parents who may be considering planning a vacation, EQAO will take place for grade 3 and 6 students between the
period of May 30th and June 10th. Please avoid scheduling vacations or appointments during this period. Parents may visit the EQAO
website at www.eqao.com for many resources and useful information
regarding EQAO, including sample tests from last year.
Grade 4 and 5 students will be participating in a questionnaire designed to give our teachers useful data to improve instruction.
JK PARENT CHILD ORIENTATATION EVENING
New students and parents of Junior Kindergarten will be having a
Parent/Child Orientation evening on Thursday May 26th. It will take
place in the gymnasium from 6:30 to 7:30pm. During the evening
parents will have the opportunity to learn useful strategies to help their
child prepare for entering Junior Kindergarten. They will also receive
early learning and literacy resources for
their child to use at home. All new
Kindergartens and parents are invited to
attend.
is a welcome opportunity to celebrate the mission of our Catholic
schools as they strive to integrate the Gospel values of Jesus Christ in
every aspect of the school’s life and curriculum. Many activities have
been scheduled. Students will be displaying their Please see the brochure attached to last month’s newsletter for more details.
CYBERBULLYING
Negative and hurtful gestures, comments or words said about another
student or staff member on the computer or through any social network (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, My Space, MSN, YouTube, text messaging etc.) while at school OR off school property is a serious matter.
This impacts the school climate negatively and will be subject to consequences that may include suspension.
EARTH WEEK
May 2nd will be the start of many Earth Week Activities. The students will participate in survey, eco trivia challenges, litterless lunch
day, themes days etc. Thank you to Mme Malta, Mme Da Filippo,
Mrs. Lugtu, Ms. Cicchino, and Mrs. Leon who organized and planned
such a successful and fun week for our students!
SUMMER LITERACY CAMP
Summer Literacy Camp is a half day
literacy intervention program for students functioning at Levels 1 and 2 of
the Provincial Expectations. It is offered for four weeks July (4-29th)
at $380 or the first two weeks of July (4th to 15th) at $200 or the last
two weeks of July (18th to 29th) at $200. Teacher referral for admission to the program is required. Please contact your child’s teacher for
registration forms if interested. The form must be submitted to your
child’s teacher with payment by June 1st, 2011. Location is to be
determined. Please contact Mrs.Heslop at St. Joachim if you have any
questions.
SAFETYSAFETY-BICYCLES, SKATE BOARDS, SCOOTERS & ROLLERBLADES
Bicycle season has arrived and we remind students of the importance
of following all traffic safety rules. Students are reminded that bicycles must be walked onto the school grounds and parked at the bicycle
rack. All bicycles should be chained and
locked. Unfortunately even chained
bicycles can be quickly removed by
determined thieves. It is suggested that
expensive/hard to replace bikes remain at
home as the school cannot be responsible
for stolen or damaged bikes. Also, a
reminder to parents that the law requires
that all children wear proper bicycle
helmets. Scooters, skateboards, and
roller blades are not permitted on school
property due to liability issues.
CELL PHONES
A reminder to students and parents of the board’s PED (personal electronic devices) policy. The use of PED’s (which includes cell phones,
pagers, IPODs, walkman’s camera etc.) is strictly prohibited in the
school or during any school related activities. Failure to comply with
this policy will result in the confiscation of the PED and disciplinary
action. St. Joachim assumes no responsibility for the loss, recovery,
repair or replacement for any PED brought onto school property. It is
the policy of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board that
PED’s are kept out of sight, turned off, and not used within the school
premise/grounds or at any school sanctioned event.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
Catholic Education Week this year takes place from May 2– May 6,
2011. During this week the Catholic community celebrates the
unique and distinctive contribution that Catholic schools make to our
students, our community and our Province. Catholic Education Week
OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOL HERITAGE (Some questions and
answers for your information)
1. How did Catholic high schools survive?
Catholic parents and students paid tuition after grade ten. Parental
groups raised money from draws, lotteries and school events. Parish
priests contributed money from their Sunday collections. Many separate school boards, including Dufferin-Peel, opened intermediatedivision (i.e. grades seven-to-ten) schools. With the vital assistance of
the religious teaching Orders (which taught in and administered grades
eleven to thirteen for little or nothing), the diocese continued to operate private Catholic high schools and opened new ones. In fact, Philip
Pocock, the Archbishop of Toronto, decided in 1971 to open one new
Catholic high in the archdiocese every year until the government approved tax and grant funding for grades eleven to thirteen.
2. How was the Catholic high school issue resolved?
In 1984, Premier William Davis, edified by the commitment to Catholic high schools of the Catholic community and convinced of the injustice of truncated separate schools, announced that the government
would be completing the separate school system to the end of high
school. The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously responded to a
court challenge against the ensuing legislation by asserting that separate schools before Confederation were operating secondary school
education with funding from taxes and government grants and, therefore, section 93(1) of the Canadian Constitution guaranteed the right of
separate school boards to administer from junior kindergarten to the
end of high school. After almost sixty years of financial sacrifice by
the Catholic community, Catholic high schools once more became an
equal partner in Ontario’s publicly funded school system.
MAY 2011
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Meeting 7:00
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Liturgy 1:15
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sembly 9:15
Welcome to Kindergarden Night
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JUNE 2011
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22 Playday
23 Graduation
Day 5:00 pm
24 Year End Mass
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at School 1:30 pm
writing day—NO
SCHOOL for students
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27 Virtues Assembly 1:15
28 Reports
sent home
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30 Last Day
of School