St. Joachim
435 Rutherford Rd North Brampton, ON L6V 3V9
Telephone: 905.453.4472
Fax: 905-453-8615
Principal:
A. Alonzi-Peever
Vice-Principal:
M. Di Nunzio
Head Secretary:
D. Brunetti
Secretary:
Y. McCutcheon
Superintendent:
A. Tucciarone
Trustee:
A. Da Silva
Pastor:
Fr. Edward Murphy
Associate Pastor:
Fr. Kim D’Souza
“Through A
Celebration Of Our
Faith All Who
Enter Our School
May Grow Together As A
Christian
Community”
January 2012
Volume 1, Issue 5
Prayer for Children
Jesus, out of love for us you came to Earth in the form of a
child.
In your lifetime you welcomed and embraced children.
You brought the synagogue leader’s daughter back to life.
You healed the royal official’s son,
the centurion’s servant,
the widow’s son, the little boy
who had seizures.
You restored Jairus’ daughter to life and gave her back to
her parents.
You said that anyone who welcomes a child in your name
welcomes you, and that only those with childlike hearts
can share in your heavenly reign.
We pray for all children, especially those whose innocence
is stolen away by neglect, poverty, war, abuse, harmful
work and social wrongs.
May your grace, working through the hearts and hands
of compassionate women and men everywhere,
enable children to experience love, healing
and the joy of life.
Amen
Inside this issue:
-Cold Weather Guideline
-Christmas Gift Cards &
Coats for Kids
2
-How Full is Your Bucket?
3
-JK, SK and Full Day Learning
Registration
-Premier’s Award for
Outstanding Educators
4
-DPCDSB Community
Programs & Adult &
Continuing Education
-From the Library
-Bus Cancellations/School
5
-Dropping Off Your Child
-Use of School Phones
-Pizza Day
6
Virtue of the Month: SELF CONTROL
This month we celebrate the virtue
of self-control.
Let us pray for the virtue of selfcontrol so that we will resist the
temptation to cause harm to ourselves or to others around us.
A Person of Self-Control:
 Is patient
 Knows how to wait his/her turn
 Knows how to avoid physical
aggression
 Can calm him/herself down before
reacting to situations
 Can think things through and do
what is best for everyone
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COLD WEATHER GUIDELINES
SCHOOL
COUNCIL
The next
meetings of the
School
Advisory
Council will be
on :
January 25,
February 22,
April 25 and
May 30.
Meetings begin
at
7:00 p.m.
All are invited to
attend.
The board policy recommends
that students go out for recess
unless it is below –25 degrees
Celsius with the wind factor included. Please ensure your children are appropriately dressed
for outdoor play with hats,
scarves, mittens, boots and
snow pants/snowsuit. On wet
and slushy days, students often
get wet, therefore it is helpful if
students have a change of clothing (e.g. sweat pants and shirt)
that can be left at school or in
their backpack as it is often diffi-
cult for parents to leave work to
bring an extra set of clothes.
Weather conditions are reviewed
daily and decisions around outdoor play and length of recesses
are determined. Students should
be prepared to go outside. It is
also imperative that all students
have a proper pair of running
shoes for Physical Education
classes. Running shoes with platforms or wheels are not safe.
Please ensure your child(ren)
have a proper pair of running
shoes left at school or in their
school bag on a daily basis.
CHRISTMAS GIFT CARDS AND COATS FOR KIDS
Thank you to our families and staff for participating in our Christmas
drive to support needy families in our school and St. Anne Parish
community. Through your generosity and kindness, St. Joachim
School will be supporting many families with food and gifts. Your participation is deeply appreciated.
“Whatsoever you do to the least of my people, you do unto me.”
Matthew 25:35
MEDICATIONS
Parents are reminded in order for students to have access to medicine on a daily basis or for us to store medication in the school there
MUST be a consent form filled out by a doctor. This includes students who need to temporarily take medication for an illness (e.g.
antibiotics). You may obtain the appropriate board required forms
from the school office or school website as you will need to take them
with you to the doctor to be signed. All medication is stored and distributed through the office. If your child has a medical condition requiring specialized supervision, please notify the school office.
January 2012
Volume 1, Issue 5
Page 3
HOW FULL IS YOUR BUCKET?
On Friday January 13th, Grades 1 – 8 students gathered in the gym for a reading of
How Full is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer. ‘Through simple prose
and vivid illustrations, this heartwarming book encourages positive behaviour as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness, appreciation, and love. This
book explains to children that we all carry an invisible bucket in which we keep our
feelings about ourselves. When our buckets are full, we are happy; when they are
empty, we are sad. It is important to know that we can fill our own bucket and so can
others. We fill buckets by saying nice things to the people around us. We fill buckets by
doing nice things for people.’
From http://www.teachingheart.net/bucketfillingtakehomesheet.pdf
THE THEORY OF THE DIPPER AND THE BUCKET
Each of us has an invisible bucket. It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on what
others say or do to us.
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Each of us also has an invisible dipper. When we use that dipper to fill other people’s buckets – by saying or doing things to increase their positive emotions – we
also fill our own bucket. But when we use that dipper to dip from other’s buckets –
by saying or doing things that decrease their positive emotions – we diminish ourselves.
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A full bucket gives us a positive outlook and renewed energy. Every drop in that
bucket makes us stronger and more optimistic.
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An empty bucket poisons our outlook, saps our energy, and undermines our will.
That’s why every time someone dips from our bucket, it hurts us.
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So we face a choice every moment of every day: We can fill one another’s buckets,
or we can dip from them. It’s an important choice – one that profoundly influences
our relationships, productivity, health and happiness.
-from http://www.middlesex.k12.nj.us/Portals/0/PDFs/Watchung/bucket.pdf
Encourage your child to tell you how full is his/her bucket is and how they
have filled someone’s bucket each day.
PARKING LOT
Community members are reminded that parking on school property over night is not
permitted. During the winter, snow removal equipment cannot properly navigate
around cars. Vehicles that remain on the property overnight will be towed at the
owner’s expense. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Junior, Senior and Full-Day Kindergarten Registration for 2012-13
Registration for Junior, Senior and Full-Day Kindergarten for the 2012-13 school
year, will take place at all Catholic elementary schools in Mississauga, Brampton,
Caledon, Bolton and Orangeville on the following days:
Monday, February 6, 2012* - 7:00-9:00 p.m.
*Snow Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, February 8, 9 & 10, 2012 - 9:00-11:00 a.m. and
1:00-3:00 p.m.
For more information, visit: http://www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/Schools/
Kindergarten+Registration.htm.
On January 17th there was an information meeting at the Board office for parents of
Special Needs children enrolling in the Kindergarten program. Should you wish further information, please call the school 905-453-4472.
PREMIER’S AWARD—NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS
There are many examples of excellence in Ontario’s schools, boards and licensed
child care settings, and just as many reasons to nominate someone for a Premier’s
Award for Teaching Excellence.
These awards celebrate educators and support staff who make remarkable contributions to Ontario’s education system. Many staff employed in Ontario’s publicly funded
schools and boards can be nominated. There are eight award categories:
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Teacher of the Year
New Teacher of the Year
Excellent Support Staff
Excellence in Leadership
Lifetime Achievement
Team of the Year
Full-Day Kindergarten Team of the Year (NEW!)
Early Childhood Educator of the Year (NEW!)
Nominations are open until February 6, 2012. Award recipients will be announced in
the spring and recognized at a special awards ceremony during Education Week in
May. To learn more about the awards and how to nominate, visit
www.ontario.ca/teachingawards.
January 2012
Volume 1, Issue 5
Page 5
DPCDSB Community Programs from Adult and Continuing Education
Winter 2012 DPCDSB Adult and Continuing Education program flyers arrive at your
doorstep the week of January 2, 2012.
You are invited to join in these exciting community programs.
Computer ABC’s Day Program
Car Maintenance for Women
Secondary Night School Credit
French as a Second Language
Adult Coop and Credit
General Interest Programs
International Languages
Citizenship and ESL Classes
Much Much More
Register now for lifelong learning opportunities! Call 905-891-9263 ext.0 or
www.dpcdsb.org/cec/cne
FROM THE LIBRARY
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to
our Library with lots of great material for all
ages in both English and French. Families
are invited to drop in Thursday, Feb 2
(4:00 – 8:00 pm) and Friday, Feb. 3 (9:00
am -2:00 pm). Look for more information to
come. Hope to see you there!
Author Michael Wade will be visiting
St. Joachim School to speak to Grade 3
– 6 . students on February 29 about his
very popular, And Then It Happened series of books.
BUS CANCELLATIONS/SCHOOLCLOSINGS (WEATHER)
During the winter months, inclement weather may cause disruption of bus transportation and school operations. A decision to cancel school transportation and or to close
schools is usually made by 6:00am and will be announced on local radio stations. Ultimately, decisions to cancel transportation are based on safety considerations and are
made on the basis that once students are delivered to schools it may be problematic
getting them home if conditions do not improve or worsen.
FROM THE LIBRARY
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to
our Library with lots of great material for all
ages in both English and French. Families
are invited to drop in Thursday, Feb 2
(4:00 – 8:00 pm) and Friday, Feb. 3 (9:00
am -2:00 pm). Look for more information to
come. Hope to see you there!
Author Michael Wade will be visiting
St. Joachim School to speak to Grade 3
– 6 . students on February 29 about his
very popular, And Then It Happened series of books.
January 2012
Volume 1, Issue 5
Page 6
DROPPING OFF YOUR CHILD
Parents please remember that the front driveway entrance by the office is NOT to be used to
drop off or pick up students. Students are not to be entering the school by the front door. Please
use the Kiss and Ride dedicated spot at the side of the school. Students are not to enter the front
doors of the school unless they are being dropped off late.
Please do not park your car in the bus lane at the front of the school at anytime. Thank you
for following these steps to ensure the safety and supervision of all our students.
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 are not to be
texting or calling parents from their cell phones at school. Phone calls home are only made
through the office. We thank you for your cooperation with this policy in advance.
PIZZA DAY
The dates for Toonie Pizza Days are listed below
for the remainder of the school year.
Students may purchase as many slices as they
wish, but they must bring in their toonies in the
morning of the Monday before at the latest (no late
orders will be accepted). THERE WILL BE NO
MONEY COLLECTED ON THE PIZZA DAY.
All of these dates are on Tuesdays:
January 24
February 14 and 28
March 6 and 27
April 10 and 24
May 15 and 29
June 5 and 19
DATES TO REMEMBER
January
18 – Grade 2 Dental Screening
Grade 1s to Stephanie’s Place
24- Pizza Day
25- School Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.
31 – 1:30 p.m. Self Control Assembly
Report Cards go home
February
2Reporting to Parents Evaluation and
Pupil Progress (Interview Night)
Book Fair
3PA Day (no school)
Reporting to Parents Evaluation and
Pupil Progress (Interviews)
6 -Kindergarten Registration 7:00-9:00 p.m.
8- 2:00 p.m. FI applications due
8,9,10—Kindergarten Registration
9:00-11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
10-Meningitis & HPV Clinic
12 – 2:00 p.m. deadline for French
Immersion applications
14- Pizza Day
20-Family Day (No School)
22 – Ash Wednesday Liturgy 1:30 p.m.,
School Council 7:00 p.m.
28- Pizza Day
29- Gr. 3 to 6 Author visit