Mary Fix Catholic School
Newsletter
Learning and Living
Through God
486 Paisley Blvd. West
Mississauga, Ontario L5B 2M4
(905)270-3140 Fax: (905)270-3475
Prayer for The New Year
Come, Holy Spirit, Spirit of God,
Spirit of the Risen Christ,
Be with us today and always.
January 2013
Principal: A. Milanetti
Secretary: M. Kivell
Be our Light, our Guide,
and our Comforter.
Be our Strength, our Courage,
and our Sanctifier.
May this new year be a time
of deep spiritual growth for us,
A time for welcoming Your graces and gifts,
A time for forgiving freely and unconditionally,
A time for growing in virtue and goodness.
Come Holy Spirit.
Be with us today and always.
Amen
Pastor, St. Catherine of Siena
Fr. Ruggiero (905)272-1454
Trustee: B. Iannicca
(905)270-0536
Superintendent: C. Saytar
(905)890-1221
School Council Chairs:
R. Galluzzo & A. Orme
Dates to Remember
Jan 9
Gr3 Swim to Survive 1
Jan 11
Gr 7 & 8 Ski Day 1
Jan 16
Gr3 Swim to Survive 2
Jan 21 P.A. Day No School
P.A. Days
Monday, January 21st is a P.A. Day for Assessment and Student Evaluation. Jan 23 Gr3 Swim to Survive 3
There is no school for all students on this day.
Jan 28 7-9 p.m.—Full Day JK/
SK Registration
Friday, February 8 is a P.A. Day for Term 2 Parent/Teacher Interviews. There
Jan
30-Feb
1-Full Day JK/SK
is no school for all students on this day.
March Break
March Break begins on Monday, March 11th and ends on Friday, March 15th.
Students return to school on Monday, March 18th.
A Special Thank you to the Mary Fix Community from the St. Vincent de
Paul Society and the St. Catherine of Siena Parish:
Thank you so much for the help and donations made towards the Christmas
Baskets program. It is because of your support, and the support of others, that
we are able to bring the joy of Christmas to many individuals and families during
the Christmas season.
Your contribution is most need and appreciated. We pray that God will continue
to bless you in all that you do.
Yours in Christ,
N. Prabhu, President St. Vincent de Paul Society & St. Catherine of Siena Parish
Daytime Registration
Feb 5
Gr 1-8 Rpts. Home
Feb 7
Interview Evening
Feb 8
P.A. Day (interviews)
Feb 12 Immunization Clinic
Feb 12 Shrove Tuesday
Feb 13 Ash Wednesday
Feb 14 Valentine’s Day
Feb 18 Family Day
Mar 11-14—March Break
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Kindergarten Registration
Mary Fix will be offering Full-Day
Kindergarten beginning with the
2013/14 School Year.
Mary Fix Catholic School Newsletter
Kindergarten entry planning information session for parents of
children with special needs
On Thursday, January 17, the
Dufferin Peel Catholic District
School Board‟s Special Education
Monday, Jan. 28 - 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.*
and Support Services Department
Wednesday, Jan. 30 - 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. will host a Kindergarten entry planThursday, Jan. 31 - 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
ning information session. This
Friday, Feb. 1 - 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
meeting is for parents and guardians of children with special needs
* Snow Date:
which affect their learning, such as
Tuesday, Jan. 29 - 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
vision, hearing, physical, developmental or autism, who are entering
For more information about registration and the Full-Day Kindergar- Kindergarten in September 2013.
The meeting will be held at the
ten program, call Mary Fix or visit
Catholic Education Centre from
www.dpcdsb.org.
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. For more inEligible Junior Kindergarten stuformation about this session, call
dents will have been born in 2009 905-890-0708 ext. 24011.
and Senior Kindergarten students
For more information, parents/
in 2008. Parents/Guardians should
guardians should contact their local
bring the following documents
Catholic school, visit the board
when registering their child:
website at www.dpcdsb.org, or call
the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
 proof of age
School Board at 905-890-1221.
 original Catholic Baptismal Certificate of the Roman, Greek or
Ukrainian Rite, for both the parent French Immersion Information
and/or the child
Meeting
Registration will take place on the
following days:
 Up to date immunization records
 proof of Canadian citizenship or
of Landed Immigrant status
 proof of address ( eg, utility bill)
for schools in Caledon and Dufferin County: emergency rural
address numbers for identifying
your property.
Flexible boundary students must
register at their „home school‟ and
will be placed on a „wait list‟ for admission to Mary Fix. Please contact the school if you require clarification on this issue.
Senior Kindergarten parents/
guardians, who wish to enroll their
child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class for September, 2013 are
invited to attend an information
meeting on Thursday, January 17th
at 7 p.m. at: St. Margaret of Scotland School: 2266 Council Ring Rd.
(905)820-5115
Sacraments:
Grade 2 Reconciliation Monday, March 4, 2013 - 7:30 p.m.
Grade 2 First Communion Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 11 a.m.
Grade 8 Confirmation Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7 p.m.
Bus Cancellations
Bus and school cancellation information is made available on the
radio and television stations. In addition bus cancellation updates can
be accessed at
www.busmonitor.com.
If the weather is bad and schools
are open, please call the
school‟s attendance line if you
choose to keep your child(ren) at
home.
January is „Self Control‟ Month
This month we will celebrate the virtue
of Self Control.
When we all use self-control, we can
be sure that our school will be a safe,
caring and inclusive place to live and
to learn.
A person with self-control:
 Is patient
 Knows how to wait his/her turn
 Can calm him/herself down and
think before reacting to situations
 Knows how to avoid physical aggression
 Can think things through and do
what is best for everyone.
We will continue to highlight each
month‟s Virtue and encourage parents
and guardians to reinforce these messages at home. Next month we will
celebrate the virtue of „Respect‟.
DPCDSB Community Programs
from Adult and Continuing Ed.
Register now for lifelong learning
opportunities! Call (905)891-9263,
Ex. 0 or visit
Parents are invited to attend our
www.dpcdsb.org/cec/cne.
Self Control Assembly, presented
See the full page flyer in this news- by our kindergarten classes on Friday, January 18th at 10:20 a.m.
letter for details.
Mary Fix Catholic School—Newsletter
Immunization Clinic Reminder
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A Waste-free Lunch
Representatives from Peel Health
 Sandwiches and other main
will be here on February 12th to
Important Immunization
dishes, fresh fruit, fresh
administer the Meningitis vaccine
Message from Peel Public Health to our Grade 7 students and the
vegetables and treats in a
Peel Public Health will be reviewing 2nd of 3 doses of the HPV Vaccine
reusable lunch container or
immunization records of all
containers.
to Grade 8 girls. Students who
students at our school beginning
were absent for the first clinic, who  Cloth napkins
this month. You can be prepared
returned signed permission forms,
 Stainless steel forks and
by making sure that your child has may receive needles they missed
spoons
all of the required vaccines and
on this day.
that Peel Public Health has your
 Reusable drink containers
child‟s complete immunization
 Reusable lunchboxes.
record as soon as possible.
In this scenario very little trash is
generated because foods are
Under the Immunization of School
bought in bulk or in larger
Pupils Act the Health Department
packages. The packaging is left at
has the authority to suspend
home for resue or recycling. Food
students from school if they do not The Mary Fix Eco-Team has been waste also decreases because with
working diligently at reducing waste
meet the immunization
in our school by distributing g.o.o.s. a reusable lunch container,
requirements. Students whose
children can repack uneaten food
bins to all classrooms and
immunization records are
instead of dumping it, packing and
reminding students and staff
incomplete may be suspended
all, into the school trash can. Don‟t
through posters and announcefrom school.
forget about all the money saved
ments to properly sort recycling
when buying snacks in bulk and
and garbage. In December, the
reusing containers and cutlery!
waste auditors checked garbage
If you receive a letter, please
and recycling, and even gave some
ensure that you take your child to
classrooms tickets! Ouch! The
receive the necessary
immunizations as soon as possible winning classes for the best sorted
garbage and recycling were:
and then report the vaccine and
date received to Peel Public Health 1st Mrs. Telfeyan
immediately so that they may
2nd Mrs.Nucci
update your records.
3rd Mrs. Patten and Mrs. Dinga
Update your child‟s records by:

Reporting them online at
www.ImmunizePeel.ca

Faxing to (905)565-0426
(Attention:Immunization
Records)

Calling (905)799-7700
For more information, please call
Peel Public Health at (905)7997700 or visit
www.ImmunizePeel.ca.
As part of our waste minimization
plan, we would like to encourage
all students to participate in
Wasteless Wednesdays, by
packing a waste-free lunch. We
will also be “turning out the lights”
during lunch in order to conserve
energy. Thank you for your
support.
Mrs.Nucci & the Eco Team
Mary Fix Catholic School Newsletter
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Student Transportation of Peel Region (STOPR)
News From School Council
Last month, our Mary Fix Community
provided nineteen needy families with
Christmas Baskets filled with groceries
and gifts from our Angel Tree. We‟d
like to take this opportunity to thank
our trustee Mr. Bruno Iannicca, Canadian Tire, The Home Depot, and the
many volunteers for their help, support
and donations.
School Council is looking into providing
the students with a pancake lunch on
Shrove Tuesday, February 12th. A
number of volunteers are required for
this event. If you are able to help out,
please call the office and register your
name by January 25th. We thank you in
advance for your support.
May every day of the New Year be
blessed with love and happiness for
you and your family.
School Council
Bus cancellations/School Closing Due to Bad Weather
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
on the following radio and television stations:
VIRGIN RADIO FM99.9
CHUM AM1050
CFTR AM680
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CJCL AM590
CHFI FM98.1
CFRB AM1010
EZ ROCK FM 97.3
CJBC (FR) AM680
FM Z103.5
FM93.1
FM Q107
CHIN FM 100.7/AM1540
CBC99.1
CITYPULSE
GLOBAL NEWS
CTV
We will be communicating one of four standard messages to the radio stations.
The four announcements and their effect on the transportation system are as
follows: (Please note that the highlighted text only will be communicated by the
radio stations).
1. “DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES
SERVING ST. ANDREW, ST. BENEDICT AND ST PETER ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS AND R.F.HALL S.S. ARE CANCELLED.”
Winter Wear
2. “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES
AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES IN THE TOWN OF
Please ensure that your child
CALEDON AND THE COUNTY OF DUFFERIN ARE CANCELLED”. This
comes to school prepared to parmeans that all runs listed under announcement #1 PLUS the following are
ticipate in all activities, including
cancelled: All schools in the Town of Caledon and all school runs that begin
outdoor recess. All children should
in the Town of Caledon; Individual affected schools will be notified.
have hats, scarves, gloves, warm
3. THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL AND THE PEEL
coats and boots, all labeled with
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES ARE CANCELLED.” This means
their names. Students are not althat: ALL Transportation services provided by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic
lowed on the field during snowy
District School Board and the Peel District School Board, including buses,
conditions without snowpants and
vans and taxis have been cancelled for the entire day.
boots. Children and parents are
also reminded of the importance of 4. „THE SCHOOLS AND OFFICES OF BOTH THE DUFFERIN-PEEL
CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT
indoor shoes, especially during
SCHOOL BOARD ARE CLOSED.” This means that: ALL Dufferin-Peel
„boot‟ season. Indoor shoes keep
Catholic District School Board and Peel District School Board schools and
the halls clean, dry and safe for
offices are closed to all students and staff.
students and staff.
Snow Safety
Students are reminded
each day that snow stays
on the ground. That
means no snowballs,
kicking snow or any other activity
with snow or ice that could be
harmful. Please review the importance of this with your child.
Note: For Secondary School Students riding Public Transit, cancellation of
service will be communicated by the respective transit property over the radio.
Please be advised that Public Transit rarely cancels and that the level of service
on days with inclement weather is unpredictable.
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s Catholic School Climate Survey
“Love one another as I have loved you”
John 15:12
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
The Ontario Ministry of Education directive on Safe Schools, Positive School Climate and its Equity and Inclusive
Education Strategy require that all schools across the province implement a School Climate Survey for students
every two years. Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board finds its direction and educational mission in the
teachings of Christ as revealed through Scripture, Church Tradition, and Church Teaching. The board and its school
communities are comprised of a faith-centred Eucharistic people who strive to form communities of learning that
are Christ-centred, inclusive and reflective of a culture that respects and cherishes life for all. As a Catholic school
board, Dufferin-Peel has applied its distinctive Catholic lens to the Ministry of Education’s pillar: Community,
Culture and Caring. A key component of this pillar in our board is the Catholic Community, Culture and Caring
School Climate Survey.
Beginning in mid-January 2013, and in support of the board’s Safe, Caring, Inclusive and Healthy School
Communities’ initiative, Dufferin-Peel will be administering its Catholic Community Culture and Caring School
Climate Survey to students, as appropriate, in Grades 3 to 12. The data from this survey will allow our school to
understand the school climate from the students’ perspectives.
The survey will be confidential and anonymous in nature, and will take approximately 20 minutes. The contains
questions about students’ general information (i.e., school name, grade, gender, years at the school), general
safety and inclusion (i.e., feeling safe, concerns, feeling welcome and included, etc.), general school climate (i.e.,
friendly, accessible, inclusive, etc.) and will provide opportunities to identify bullying concerns and/or pro-active
supports in bullying prevention.
In addition to the student survey, parents/guardians are also invited to participate in an on-line survey. The
parent/guardian survey is intended to allow parents/guardians to share their child’s/children’s school climate
experience at school. There are two versions of the survey: one for parents/ guardians of students in elementary
school (Kindergarten to Grade 8) and one for parents/guardians of students in secondary school (Grades 9-12).
The parent/guardian surveys will be posted on the board’s website at www.dpcdsb.org between January 22 and
February 28, 2013. The survey links are:


Elementary: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCCCSurveyK8
Secondary: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCCCSurvey9to12
The surveys may provide opportunities for conversation with your son(s)/daughter(s) regarding inclusivity and
well-being at school. Please contact the school if you have any additional questions, concerns, or comments.
Thank you for your support of improved student achievement and well-being.
Sincerely,
A. Milanetti
Principal
A Tradition of Excellence in Catholic Education
Adult and Continuing Education Winter 2013
Secondary Night
School Credit
Microsoft Academy
Computer Skills
International Languages
English as a
Second Language
General Interest
Co-op Programs
French as a
Second Language
Work Experience
LINC for Newcomers
Ciao Italia 2013
Citizenship
ADULT LEARNING CENTR
CENTRES
ES
St. Gabriel
3750 Brandon Gate Drive
Mississauga, ON L4T 3M8
Telephone: 905-362-0701 Fax: 905-362-0706
Brian J. Fleming
870 Queen St. West
Mississauga, ON L5H 4G1
Telephone: 905-891-3034 Fax: 905-891-6602
Blessed Trinity
2495 Credit Valley Road
Mississauga, ON L5M 4G8
Telephone: 905-366-5703 Fax: 905-366-5704
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
3566 South Common Court
Mississauga, ON L5L 2B1
Telephone: 905-891-9263 or 905-891-3034
NEW LOCATION!!
Second Language Programs~ English as a Second Language ~ French as a Second Language ~ TOEFL ~ Citizenship Work Skill Programs~
Co-op Programs ~ Business Courses ~ Computer Programs ~ Microsoft Academy ~ Microsoft Certification ~ Word ~ Excel ~ Powerpoint
GENERAL INTEREST PRO
PROGRAMS
GRAMS
Brian J. Fleming
870 Queen St. West
Mississauga, ON L5H 4G1
Telephone: 905-891-9263 Fax: 905-271-9060
Father Michael Goetz
330 Central Parkway West
Mississauga, ON L5B 3K6
Holy Name of Mary
115 Glenvale Blvd.
Brampton, ON L6S 3J7
St. Francis Xavier S.S.
50 Bristol Road West
Mississauga, ON L5R 3K3
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
3566 South Common Court
Mississauga, ON L5L 2B1
Sts. Peter & Paul
4205 Woodington Dr.
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1K2
St. Charles Garnier
4233 Central Parkway East
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1M7
Courses start the week of February 4, 2013
Deadline to Register: January 21, 2013
Refer to Adult and Continuing Education Courses Winter 2013 Guide - Pages 4 - 18
To register please call 905-891-9263 ext. 0
INTERNATIONAL LANGUA
LANGUAGE
GE PROGRAMS
ELEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CLASSES
Registration is on-going. Register in person Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
at the International Language Site of your choice
Refer to Adult and Continuing Education Courses Winter 2013 Guide - Pages 39 - 40
Call 905-891-9263
SECONDARY INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CREDIT
Registration is now closed.
Pre-Registration for September 2013 starts April 20, 2013 on Saturdays at:
 Father Michael Goetz Secondary School
 John Cabot Secondary School
 Cardinal Leger Secondary School
SECONDARY NIGHT SCHO
SCHOOL
OL CREDIT PROGRAMS
St. Aloysius Gonzaga S.S.
2800 Erin Centre Blvd.
Mississauga, ON L5M 6R5
Philip Pocock
4555 Tomken Road
Mississauga, ON L4W 1J9
Notre Dame S.S.
2 Notre Dame Ave.
Brampton, ON L6Z 4L5
Courses run Mondays & Wednesdays 6:00 to 9:30 p.m.
February 6 to May 22, 2013
Refer to Adult and Continuing Education Courses Winter 2013 Guide, Pages 29 - 37
Registration Deadline: February 1, 2013
Current Day School Students contact your Guidance Department
For more information, visit: www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/CNE/
REGISTER NOW!!
Adults contact 905-891-9263 ext. 0
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Jan. 28, 2013
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.*
Jan. 30, 31
and Feb. 1, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
*Snow Date:
Jan. 29, 2013
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact your local Catholic school or the
school board office at 905-890-1221.
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