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5070 Fairwind
Mississauga, ON
L5R 2N4
Office: 905-568-0056
Fax: 905-568-8236
www.dpcdsb.org/hilry
Principal
T. Loftus
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Secretary
C. DeRoia
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Superintendent
L. Papaloni
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Trustee
Thomas Thomas
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Parish Priest:
Msgr. E. Pan
Associate Pastors:
Fr. J. Roldan
Fr. S. Savarimuthu
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St. Hilary Catholic
Elementary School
December 2014
Come, Jesus. Excite in me a wonder at the wisdom and power of
Your Father and ours. Receive my prayer as part of my service of
the Lord who enlists me in God's own work for justice.
Come, Jesus. Excite in me a hunger for peace: peace in the world,
peace in my home, peace in myself.
Come, long-expected Jesus. Excite in me a joy responsive to the Father's joy.
I seek His will so I can serve with gladness, singing and love.
Come, Jesus. Excite in me the joy, love and peace that are right to bring to the
manger of my Lord. Raise in me, too, sober reverence for the God
who acted there, hearty gratitude for the life begun there,
and spirited resolution to serve the Father and Son.
I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, whose advent I hail. Amen.
May the warmth of Jesus’ love
surround you and your families
this holiday season and always.
Best wishes for a joyous and peaceful
Christmas and New Year.
ADVENT
The Staff of St. Hilary School
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Virtue of the Month:
This month we are celebrating the
virtue of Hope. God has given us this
Advent season to focus our minds and
hearts on the good all around us. Let
us pray for the grace and courage to be
people of hope - people who can see,
participate and contribute to God’s
goodness emerging around us, against
what is wrong.
The season of Advent begins
with the fourth Sunday before Christmas. “Advent” is
a Latin word meaning “the
coming”. During the season
of Advent, Christians across
the world prepare for the celebration of the coming of the
Lord into the world through
the birth of his Son, Jesus
Christ. Advent is a time to
celebrate light in the midst of
darkness, as symbolized best
by the Advent wreath.
St. Hilary Catholic Elementary School
IMPORTANT DATES
Advent Mass
Please join us for our Advent Mass on
Tuesday, December 2nd at 9:15 a.m. in the gym.
December 2
Advent Mass 9:15
a.m. at the school
December 4
Gr. 5’s and 6’s to
Silvercreek
Outdoor Ed
Centre
December 8
Catholic School
Council Meeting
at 6:00 p.m.
Sacramental Events and Key Dates
First Holy Communion and
First Reconciliation:
Jan. 18 and Feb. 1 at Noon.: Preparation Masses
Jan. 29 at 9:30 a.m.: First Reconciliation
April 18 at 10:00 a.m.: First Holy Communion Mass
Confirmation:
Jan. 29 at 7:00 p.m.: Preparation Mass
December 12
December 17
Rosary
Apostolate in a.m.
Grades 4 to 8
Christmas
Concert at
6:00 p.m.
December 18
Kindergarten to
Gr. 3 Christmas
Concert at
2:30 p.m.
December 19
Intermediate
Dance in p.m.
December 22
to January 2
Christmas Break
January 5
Return to School
January 13
St. Hilary Feast
Day Mass at
9:15 a.m.
Feb. 19: Confirmation Retreat
April 16 at 7:00 p.m.: Confirmation Mass
Catholic School Council
The Catholic School Council has created an email account
which parents/guardians may utilize to contact the Council
chairs regarding questions and concerns. The address is:
sthilaryparentcouncil@gmail.com
Please join us for future meetings at
Dec.8 (6:00 p.m.), Jan. 26, April 13, June 1
6:30
p.m.:
Understanding Key Issues in Catholic Education
Was there opposition to separate schools before
Confederation? Yes, as now, there were advocates of one
school system. Protestant spokespersons believed in the
adequacy of the common (now public) school’s basic
non-denominational Christianity, which constituted an
important element of the common school’s religion lessons
and their readers. They held that beliefs specific to certain
religions should be taught in the churches and homes.
ST. HILARY SCHOOL’S CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
Both concerts will take place in the school gym.
KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 3
Thursday, December 18th at 2:30 p.m.
GRADES 4 TO 8
Wednesday December 17th at 6:00 p.m.
This concert will be approximately 40 minutes in length. The students will
perform with their classes and in the finale. Please plan to stay for the entire
concert since all children will perform in the final act.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Program
St. Hilary School’s Youth Faith Ambassadors organized a social justice initiative inviting families
to contribute cash donations toward the purchase of Gift Cards for The St. Vincent de Paul Society
to distribute to families in need within the St. Francis Xavier Parish community. The total amount
raised will be reported in the January newsletter. We thank all of our families for your generous
support and for sharing in the true meaning of Christmas with our brothers and sisters.
Royal Canadian Legion Contest
Pop Can Tabs
Many students from St. Hilary School entered
Remembrance Day posters and poems into the
Royal Canadian Legion contest. St. Hilary had
several winners this year - an amazing
accomplishment! Congratulations to the many
students who participated!
As Christmas approaches, we would like to
remind everyone to continue sending in your pop
can tabs. These tabs are a great gift that you can
contribute for no cost. The Royal Canadian
Legion uses the tabs towards the purchase of
wheelchairs for those who cannot afford them.
Thank you to all who have contributed to date!
Keep saving those tabs!
St. Hilary Catholic Elementary School
Pediculosis
Student Supervision
Times
Please note that teachers
are on supervision duty
15 minutes before the
start of the school day.
For safety reasons, we
ask that your child does
not arrive at the school
prior to 8:45 a.m., and,
that you ensure that your
child is picked up at 3:30
when the bell rings at the
end of the day.
Although not a communicable disease, pediculosis (head lice) is a
concern to parents and
teachers. Each year it is
common for outbreaks
of pediculosis to occur.
Unfortunately, in recent
years, head lice have
become increasingly
common throughout
North America. They
are parasites, which
have been common
among human beings for
centuries. They are not
connected in any way to
dirt or neglect. Anyone
can be infested with
them. When a case of
lice is found at school,
we inform parents of the
infected classes by way
of a special letter. In order to control these
pests, we shall follow the
procedures outlined below. We request your
full co-operation.
If a case is found in the
school, we will inform
all parents of the students in that class. We
then request that you
check your own child’s
head. If you find them to
also be infested, we
would ask that you contact us so that we may
advise you of the proper
treatment for them.
This information can
also be obtained from a
pharmacist or Peel
Health Department.
Even if cases are not reported from the school,
it is a wise precaution to
check your child’s head
periodically. Encourage
your children not to put
on other people’s hats or
scarves. Inform them
not to use other people’s
combs or hairbrushes.
If your child does become infested with head
lice, we will ask you to
keep them
out of
school
until after
they have
been treated with
the correct shampoo and
their hair is entirely clear
of both lice and nits
(eggs).
When a child returns to
school, he /she must
report directly to the office and be checked by
the principal or designate before proceeding
to the classroom or the
yard.
No one is to be readmitted to class without being checked. If we
all follow these procedures, we may not entirely escape outbreaks,
but, we may prevent
some cases, and, bring
others under control
quickly.
Dress for the Weather
Now that colder weather
is upon us, please ensure
that your children come
to school dressed warmly
to participate in recess
activities. When weather
conditions are severe, we
may reduce the outdoor
playtime, or have indoor
recess entirely. Fresh air
and exercise are vital
components for successful
learning, so we will
endeavour to have
children play outside
whenever possible. Help
your children come to
school appropriately
dressed with scarves, hats
and mittens on those
really chilly days! For
health reasons and to
help keep the school
clean, we ask all students
to have indoor shoes.
Younger children should
also have a spare change
of clothing at school or in
their backpacks.
Hands-Off Policy
In order to ensure the comfort and safety of
all, we expect students to adhere to the
“Hands-off Policy” at the school. “Play
fighting” is also not permitted. Every
student has been made aware of the
importance of these safety rules.
Please assist us by reviewing these
expectations with your child. This will help
to make our school environment a safe,
healthy and positive place for all of our
students.
Chocolate Fundraiser
Thank you to all the families for
your support with our Catholic School
Council’s Annual Chocolate Fundraiser.
We raised approximately $9 500.00 which
will be put towards the cost of activities and
materials for students. A HUGE thank you
to, Mrs. De Roia, Mrs. Guerra,
Mrs. Ladislao, Mrs. Hart, and
Mrs. Olenroot Pinto, for their hard work
and continued support in organizing and
executing this rewarding event!!! These
ladies spent endless hours purchasing and
organizing prizes, as well as tracking orders
and monies raised, for the benefit of all of
our students!
Congratulations to the many, many students
who won the wide variety of wonderful
prizes throughout the course of the event.
Pizza Days
Pizzas must be pre-ordered with the forms
provided, and, returned to the school on the due
date. Many thanks to Mrs. Ladislao and
Mrs. Guerra for the hard work making these events
a success. Please contact the school if you are able to
help on any of our pizza days.
After Hours Security
Students must be diligent in gathering all materials prior to the end of the school day. Once dismissed, there
is no supervision provided to the students. Students/
parents must not be returning to school after school
hours to retrieve books/belongings. In order to ensure
the safety of the workplace, no students or parents will
be able to enter any classroom after school.
Fire, Hold and Secure and Lockdown Drills
We will be having fire drills
for students to practice
exiting the school building at
the sound of the fire alarm.
This is also a good reminder
to parents to practice home
fire escape and to check
smoke alarms in your homes.
There may be situations
where the school, under the
direction of the Peel
Regional Police, may need
to have a “hold & secure” or
a “lockdown”. The School
Board has mandated that
lockdown procedures be
added to the school’s safety
routines.
The lockdown procedures
attempt to secure students in
their own classrooms in the
event that there is a high-risk
incident about to unfold in the
school, or, in dealing with the
presence of an individual in
possession of a dangerous
article on school property.
DROPPING AND PICKING UP STUDENTS IN FRONT DRIVEWAY
The number of incidents related to traffic circulation at the front of the school and in the Kiss and Ride
area during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal has risen. These incidents include vehicles parking
and pulling out of no parking zones and parking in bus lanes, to name a few. Parents are reminded not
to leave their cars parked in the lanes in the front driveway. Our driveway is a fire route and parking
is illegal. If you need to park and get out of your car when dropping off or picking up your child,
please park in the parking spots at the front of the school, or, on the street as permitted. Please also
refrain from blocking the bus lane so that the school bus is able to enter and exit the driveway safely
and on schedule.
It is imperative that parents and guardians who drive their children to school adhere to the traffic
circulation plan and comply with the traffic and parking signage on the site. It is equally imperative that
all drivers follow the direction of staff managing the traffic circulation on the school site. Thank you for
your consideration and co-operation with this important matter.
St. Hilary Catholic Elementary School
Reminders and Resources: Cold and Flu Season
As cold and flu season approaches, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board continues to be vigilant in
ensuring that our schools are clean and that our school communities are educated regarding good hand hygiene
and cough etiquette. These practices are promoted on an ongoing basis, but as the prevalence of colds and flu
increases, our board increases the cleaning of contact surfaces, as well as reminds schools to review cold and flu
prevention with students and staff. Many resources are utilized from our regional health units. A reminder, as
well, that communicable diseases can be contracted in public places throughout the year. For example,
cold
-related viruses, such as Enterovirus, are transferred from person to person through hand contact. Cold and flu
viruses typically peak from December through February, but can start as early as October. Please assist us by
reviewing good hand washing procedures, as well as other preventative measures, as outlined in the various Peel
Health and Wellington Dufferin Guelph (WDG) resources available to you through their websites. As
always,
children who are unwell, should be kept at home. Also available on the Peel Health and WDG websites, are the
schedules of local Flu Clinics.
For more information, visit the health unit websites:
Peel Health website: http://www.peelregion.ca/health
Links to the above information can be found in the Parent Section of the DPCDSB website at www.dpcdsb.org
TRANSPORTATION CANCELATION AND SCHOOL CLOSURES
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 RADIOFM99.9
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CFRB AM1010
AM860
FM Z103.5
CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
GLOBAL NEWS
Intermediate Girls and
Boys Volleyball
Thanks to everyone for a great season.
This year, both of our teams advanced
from the Pod Tournaments to the
Family Tournaments. Team members
showed great enthusiasm and played
with great sportsmanship. We are very
proud of our teams and their awesome
accomplishments! FLY HAWKS
FLY!!!!
Thank you to A. Paniconi and
B. Tremblay for coaching the girls
and to T. Fernando and P. Subic for
coaching the boys!
CHUM AM1050
CJCL AM590
EZ ROCK FM97.3
CFTR AM680
CHFI FM98.1
CJBC (FR)
FM93.1
CBC99.1
CTV
FM Q107
CITYPULSE
CANADA AM
Uniforms
Students who are lent team
uniforms consisting of St. Hilary
T-Shirts, jerseys or shorts as a
result of participating on a team or
club are reminded that these items
must be returned to their coaches
at the end of each event. If parents,
guardians and/or students have
any of these items at home, please
return them to the school
immediately, as they are required
for all events and the replacement
cost is significant.
St. Hilary’s Green
Team
The Green Team is back up
and running! We have been
busy planning initiatives and
performing baseline
assessments of school waste
output and energy
consumption.
Special thanks to Mrs. Bartnik,
Mrs. Orr and
Mrs. Slabikowski for leading
the team!
Stay tuned for additional
information in the New Year!
Full Day Kindergarten Registration
Registration for Kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year, will take place on:
Monday, January 26, 2015
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.*
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday, January 30, 2015
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
* Snow Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
For more information about registration and the Kindergarten program, call St. Hilary School or visit
www.dpcdsb.org.
Dufferin-Peel hosts Parent Evening to Support the Transition of Students With Differing
Abilities into Kindergarten
On Thursday, January 8, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s Special Education and Support Services
Department will host a Kindergarten entry planning information session. This meeting is for parents and guardians of
children with differing abilities which affect their learning, such as vision, hearing, speech, autism, physical/medical
and/or developmental delays in the cognitive and/or motor areas, who are entering Kindergarten in September 2015.
The meeting will be held at the Catholic Education Centre from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. For more information, call
905-890-0708 ext. 24011.
WHAT: Parent Evening to Support the Transition of Students with Differing Abilities into Kindergarten
WHEN: Thursday, January 8, 2015
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
(*Snow Date: January 13, 2015)
WHERE: Catholic Education Centre – Room 301 (Third Floor)
40 Matheson Boulevard West, Mississauga (Hurontario & Matheson)
EXTENDED FRENCH INFORMATION MEETING
Grade 4 parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enroll their child in a Grade 5 Extended French class for
September, 2015 are invited to attend an information meeting at:
School: San Lorenzo Ruiz (905-501-0400)
Address: 100 Barondale Drive, Mississauga
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
At the present time, the above mentioned school is the designated centre for our area. Applications
will be accepted at that centre until 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17th, 2015.
FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION MEETING
Year 2 Kindergarten parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enroll their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion
class for September, 2015 are invited to attend an information meeting at:
French Immersion
St Gertrude
St Pio of Pietrelcina
Centre
Session location
Date and time
St Gertrude
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
7:00 p.m.