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435 Rutherford Rd North
Brampton, ON L6V 3V9
Telephone: 905.453.4472
Principal:
A. Alonzi-Peever
Vice-Principal
K. Barton
Head Secretary:
June Prayer
D. Brunetti
Secretary:
End of year Prayer
Y. McCutcheon
Superintendent:
A. Tucciarone
Trustee:
A. Da Silva
Pastor:
Fr. Damian Ali
Associate Pastor:
Fr. Kim D’Souza
This Hand I Hold
This hand I hold I touch
it now
For all eternity,
And the knowledge that I
share I give from me to
you.
In hope that all you do
and say
Reflects the lessons
learned,
And all the awards that
you receive
Are ones that you have
earned.
I am your present
teacher
And your true friend,
But when the year is
over
My thoughts of you
won’t end.
For in my dearest memory
Forever you will be,
And when you go I hope
that you
Will take a part of me.
This hand I hold I touch
it now
For all eternity,
And the knowledge that I
share
I give from me to you.
Here is a picture that you
can treasure.
Teaching you has been a
pleasure!
The year now ends, and
we must part,
Always know you are in
my heart!
Taken from
“Can teach”
“Through A
Celebration Of
Our Faith All Who
Enter Our School
Virtue of the Month: Fairness
May Grow
Together As A
Christian
Community”
This month we celebrate the virtue of fairness.
Let us pray for the virtue of fairness, the desire to live by the
rules of God’s kingdom everday of our lives.
A FAIR person:
 Listens to all sides before foming opinions
 Shows good sportsmanship at all times
 Knows that the same rules apply to everyone
 Refuses to twist rules to avoid consequences
 Works to bring about peaceful solutions to problems
 Cheers on the successes of others
 Can balance their own rights and responsibilites with those
of others.
THANK YOU
To the St. Joachim Parent
Council, Mrs. Brandolisio, Mrs.
Hewage, Mrs. Pollard, Mrs.
Box Hodgins, Mrs. Tavares,
Mrs. Walker who provided
many hours of hard work and dedication to our
school community. We especially thank Mr. Salazar and Mrs. Hartman for their great leadership as
Co-Chairs.
To all the volunteers, who tirelessly give all year to
benefit our students who are always available at the
last minute to help!
To Mr. Daponte and the custodial staff for all their
hard work.
To all of our teachers who have worked hard to
help your children develop their faith as well as
their academic and social skills.
To all of our graduates, congratulations and best
wishes as you journey on to high school.
To Mrs. Rhodd and Mrs Kurien who come out in
all types of weather conditions to fulfill their student monitor roles.
To Mrs. Brunetti and Mrs. McCutcheon, our secretaries, for their dedication and caring towards the
students and visitors to the school.
To Father Kim and Father Ali for their spiritual
leadership this year
To you, the parents, who have worked with your
children and the school to build strong relationships.
As the school year draws to a close, we would like
to also thank all of our staff, students and volunteers for all their wonderful efforts in making St.
Joachim School such a vital and inviting space for
our students. These are just some of the activities
that have been offered this year:
 Intramural Beach volleyball/Volleyball
 The Chess Club
 Youth Ambassadors
 One World/One Life (Environmental Club)
 Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Cross Country
Softball and Track and Field Teams
 Primary and Junior Choirs
 St. Anne’s Feast Day
 Scientists in the School
 Hip Hop
 Peacemakers
 Cookies and Milk with Santa
 Read-a-thon
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Dance-a-thon
Chocolate Fundraiser
Tutors After School (EQAO)
Virtues Assemblies
Liturgical Celebrations
Office Helpers
Circle of Friends
Milk Program
Pizza Lunches
Grade 8 Spirit Week and Cookie Sales
Bullying Awareness
Food Drives
Black History Month/Diversity Awareness
Carneval
Presentations/Concerts
Lunch Moms
Play Day
SCHOOL COUNCIL READ-ATHON
We would like to congratulate all of our students
and families who contributed so generously towards our Read-A-Thon. With your generosity and
our students great reading, we have a bookworm
that travels throughout the school and have raised
over $5,000.00. Much of the funds will be donated
to Ataguttaaluk High School in Iglooik, Nunavut to
support their literacy program.
GOODBYE
We say a sad goodbye to Mrs Doria who was on
short term contract this year, and Mlle Kaminski
who has accepted a position at another school for
September. We thank them for their valuable contributions to our school. Good luck to Mrs. Box
Hodgins who is on maternity leave next year.
CONGRATULATIONS AND FAREWELL
We congratulate Mrs. Barton on her appointment
as Principal of St. John The Baptist School in Bolton. Her new school community will be fortunate
to have her although we will miss her dedications
and many efforts on behalf of the students, staff
and community of St. Joachim.
VALUABLES
Spring is here; just a reminder that students should
NOT be bringing valuables to school, including
expensive games, iPods, cell phones, game boys
etc. Toys should NOT be brought to school to play
with outside. Only soft sports balls are allowed to
be used at recesses. NO softballs are allowed.
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COLLECTING ALL BOOKS
June is the time we try and have all library books
and materials returned to the school. Most students
are very cooperative and return items on time and
in the same condition which they received them.
We will notify parents if their children have missing books. Students are aware that they are responsible for paying for any lost or damaged books.
Please help us by spring cleaning and returning any
library books to the school.
End of September. STOPR will not allow us to
allocate these seats until mid October. Just because you were granted a courtesy seat this year,
does not mean you will be granted one for October
2011. Regardless, parents need to make alternate transportation/walking/buddy/babysitter
arrangements for their child until mid October.
Paperwork will be sent home only with students
who have been granted the courtesy seat. Priority
is given to younger students, and usually spots are
available only for students up to grade 3. St.
Joachim is only eligible for Kindergarten busing
(one bus) so empseats are extremely limited.
Should you have any questions regarding busing,
please call STOPR at 905-890-0614.
TEXTBOOKS
Textbooks are school property and are loaned annually to students. Please remind your child to
search their room for missing texts and return to
the school. Parents will be held responsible for any
lost or damaged materials. Thanks for your help THINK RECYCLE
with this.
PROGRAM
Did you know that printer cartridges take 1000
years to decompose? Or that cell phone batteries,
LOST AND FOUND
There are many items in our Lost and Found that if not disposed of properly, can be toxic to the air,
are unclaimed. Unclaimed items will be donated to water and soil?
charity at the end of the month. Students will be St. Joachim’s Environment Club is excited to angiven opportunities during the last week of school nounce its participation in the Think Recycle Program, an environmental program which helps to
to visit the Lost and Found.
educate communities about recycling while raising
some funds for the school. The program is simple!
CHESS TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to all the students who did an ex- Simply collect unwanted cell phones, printer and
cellent job of representing our school at the Family toner cartridges, digital cameras and MP3 players
Chess Tournament. The Primary Students went to and return them to the school. As a result, St.
the board finals to represent our school. The mem- Joachim will earn money for every qualifying item
bers of the chess team are: Dylan V., Zachary V, returned. Think Recycle will ensure that each item
Zachary Z., Robbie Z, Max L., John K., Austin H., received will be refurbished, recycled or reused and
Cristina A., Austin B., Geoshan T., Ben B., Kevin they will also donate funds to have one tree planted
for every 24 qualifying products we collect!
A., Leo R., J.C. A, Matteo R.
Your support of the program does not need to end
at home. Your place of employment can also support the Think Recycle program by donating
printer cartridges and cell phones.
Thank you to those families who have already donated items: after the first 5 days of the program,
St. Joachim had already collected 32 printer carEMPTY SEATS FOR BUS NEXT YEAR
STOPR has now taken over the busing for both the tridges, 6 cell phones and 1 MP3 player!
Dufferin-Peel Catholic and the Peel School Boards. Spread the word! It’s a program that’s good for the
Just a reminder to parents that had children on the school and most importantly, good for the environbus this year on a “courtesy seat” that they will ment!
NOT automatically be eligible for the bus in October. Parents must reapply by filling out a
“courtesy seat” request form not available until
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,
wanting to go to a friend’s house, or out to lunch
are not considered emergencies. Student are NOT
allowed to use their cell phones on school property.
HEALTH ALERT-ANAPHYLAXIS POLICY
REMINDER
Just a reminder to parents who have students who
have medication in the office (epi-pen, puffers etc.)
that the medication will be going home with your
son/daughter on the last day of school, along
with board policy permission forms which must be
filled out by a doctor over the summer and returned
the first day back in September in order for us to
continue administering and storing the medication.
No medication can be stored or administered without the appropriate board forms signed by your
doctor. If you know your son or daughter will not
be attending school on the last day due to vacations, appointments etc., please let the office know
and we can send the forms and medication home
with them on their last day of attendance at school.
meracy. 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 are available from the school. Bussing information will be available late in May. Please contact Mrs. Brownlee at St. Joachim School, if you
have any questions about summer school.
GRADUATION
A reminder to parents that the Grade 8 Graduation
will take place on Thursday June 23rd at 5:00pm
with the ceremony to follow. The Graduation is at
Speranza Banquet Hall in Brampton. A student
luncheon and dance will occur starting at 12:00
that afternoon. Please contact your child’s teacher
if you have any questions or concerns.
JUNIOR BOYS BASKETBALL
The Junior Boys basketball team placed 3rd in the
family mini-tournament. Congratulations go out to
Geoshann T., John V, Arel U., Joshua L., Patrick
A., Michael S., Kirk V., Jayson M., Damien D.,
and Nathaniel B., Thanks to the dedication of our
coaches, Mrs. Box-Hodgins and Mrs. DiTosto.
END OF YEAR PARTIES
As end of year parties will soon be upon us, St.
Joachim would appreciate the co-operation of the
entire school community in NOT sending food
with nuts. Any food brought to school must be
NUT free, as well as free from specific allergies in
your child’s classroom. An ingredient list must be
attached. We encourage parents to bring in nonedible 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.
PERMISSION TO LEAVE SCHOOL
As always, the safety of our students, is our number one priority at St. Joachim. In order to ensure
the whereabouts of students at all times, students
who stay for lunch, are not permitted to leave the
property at 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 other specific reason. Students also need to sign
in and out at the office. Students are NOT permitted at any time to leave the property 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!
ELEMENTARY GR 7 AND 8
SUMMER SCHOOL
Elementary Summer School will take place
From Monday July 4th to Friday July 22nd (15
days). 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 nu-
ST. ANNE’S FEAST DAY WEEKEND
St. Anne’s Feast Day weekend is occurring July
22nd, 23rd and 24th at St. Anne’s Church 115
Vodden Street Brampton. Please note the following
activities:
 Friday July 22nd 8:00pm Chris Bray CMA
Award winning artist, Worship singer, songwriter. Feel the awesome power of God!
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Saturday July 23rd 10:30 to 2:30 Carnival attractions in the church parking lot
12:00pm-2:30pm—International Food
Pavilion in the Stephenson Room
7:30pm-11:00pm—Community Outdoor
Dance with D.J. and refreshements in the
church parking lot.
 Sunday July 24th, 2:00pm, a solemn, hour-long
procession through the streets of Brampton,
near the church. Bishop John A. Boissoneau
will participate. This will be followed by food
and refreshments back at the church.
Fr. Mark Miller CSsR will be the homilist at all
weekend masses.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Any questions please call the church at 905 4531303 or
email stanneschurch@on.aibn.com
also be wearing sunblock applied in the morning
before school
KISS AND RIDE
Just a reminder to parents not to PARK in the Kiss
and Ride lanes as it is a designated fire lane, and
you could get ticketed by the City of Brampton
Parking Control. Thank you to everyone for their
patience and understanding.
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
MOVING?
your child’s teacher with payment by June 1st,
We are beginning the process of planning classes 2011. Location is to be determined. Please contact
and staffing for September. If you are planning to Mrs.Heslop at St. Joachim if you have any quesmove between now and September, we would ap- tions.
preciate that you inform the office as soon as possiCELL PHONES
ble.
A reminder to students and parents of the board’s
SUMMER DRESS CODE
PED (personal electronic devices)policy. The use
As the warmer weather is approaching, it is impor- of PED’s (which includes cell phones, pagers,
tant to review our warm weather dress code. Stu- IPODs, walkman’s camera etc) is strictly prohibdents are expected to dress in a manner suitable for ited in the school or during any school related acthe occasion and appropriate to the school environ- tivities. Failure to
ment. In keeping with the Board’s Mission and comply with this policy will result in the confiscaCatholic School teachings, each school is commit- tion of the PED and disciplinary action.
ted to standards of neatness, cleanliness, modesty
and good taste. Clothing that is acceptable for a six VOLUNTEER SOCIAL
year old, may not be appropriate for a thirteen year We will be thanking all our wonderful volunteers
old student. Failure to comply with this expecta- with a Volunteer Social on Friday, June 24th at
tion will result in parents being called to come in 2:30pm. All of our volunteers give of their time to
and provide suitable attire and possible disciplinary give of to enrich the lives of our students. Please
contact Mrs. Heslop at the school if you would like
action.
The following clothing is NOT suitable for school: to volunteer next year.
Tank and halter tops, muscle shirts, mesh shirts, Please join us for our Year End Mass at 1:30 p.m.
short shorts, cut off shorts (shorts should be before the social.
walking length), inappropriate tight fitting PEDICULOSOUS (HEAD LICE)
clothing, strapless tops, or tops that bare the
As the school year draws to a close, just a reminder
midriff, any ripped clothing, or clothing with about head lice. Please see the attached memo and
holes, any clothing with inappropriate sayings keep it handy over the summer and as we start a
that may be offensive to others, headbands or new school year.
bandannas
HAVE A SAFE AND RELAXING SUMMER!
Please also note radio and TV reports regarding the
To all our graduates and students moving, God
harmful effects of UV rays from the sun. Students
bless and best of luck in the future! We look forshould be wearing sunglasses and hats when
ward to seeing everyone else on September 6,
outside for recess or gym, both however, should
2011.
not be worn inside the school. Students should
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JUNE 2011
Sun
Mon
Tue
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Sat
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10 Last Day
for EQAO
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13 PA DAY
(report card writ-
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end mass
2:30 Volunteer Tea
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SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS
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21 Dental
Screening Gr
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22 Playday
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Graduation
5:00
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27 Virtues
Assembly
9:15
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Cards sent
home
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