St. Jerome School
790 Paisley Blvd W.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5C 3P5
Tel (905) 273 3836 Fax (905) 273 9539
God Our Father, we gather together with those we love on this Thanksgiving Day to celebrate your many gifts to us.
You are truly a loving Father who cares for all our needs .
We also remember that many of your children cannot celebrate
today because they are hungry or homeless or have no one to love them.
Please show us how we can share our gifts with them.
JK/SK
JK/SK/Planning Time
Grade 1
Grade 1
Grade 1/2
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 4/5
Grade 5/6 Gifted
Grade 5/6
Grade 6/7
Grade 7/8
Grade 8
Grade 7/8 Gifted
SERT/ELL
SERC/SERT
FSL
Planning Time
ERW
Secretary
Custodian
Principal
Mrs. Vermeiren
Mrs. Malatesta
Mrs. Murphy
Mrs. Ward
Mrs. Vukosa
Mrs. Van De Wiele– Kimura
Mrs. Kurpis
Mrs. Read
Ms. Lavorato
Ms. Bull
Ms. Paglialunga
Mrs. Arruda
Mrs. Danton
Ms. Lucchetta
Mrs. Bugala
Ms. Sacco
Ms. Borg
Mrs. Srutwa
Ms. Falvo and Mrs. D’Souza
Ms. Kimeda
Ms. Andriano and Mrs. Joys
Mrs. Bowering
Mr. Taylor
Ms. Aquino
Mississauga South
Family of Schools
Trustee:
B. Iannicca
905 270 0536
Superintendent:
D. Amaral
Principal:
A. Aquino
H. Secretary:
C. Bowering
Parish Priests:
Fr. Joyson Pottackal
St. Martin of Tours
905 279 5742
Catholic School
Council Chair:
M. Fleese
Web-site: www.dpcdsb.org/jerom

Virtue of the Month: Empathy
This month we will focus on the Virtue of Empathy.
God has given us the ability to form connections with each other - to live together. Empathy helps us to connect and live together in safe, caring, inclusive communities. We understand empathy to mean the ability to identify with and feel other people’s concerns. We believe that in a faith community we are nothing without relationships. Relationships that grow in a spirit of communion- an understanding that we share an identity based on being created in the image and likeness of God and being imbued with one Spirit. We are many parts of one body. An empathetic person believes that we all share one Spirit; that we are many parts of one body because we are all created in the image and likeness of
God.
Around the School
Indoor Shoes/Change of Clothes
Please ensure that your child comes to school prepared to go outside for recess and lunch hour breaks. It is the expectation that each child comes dressed appropriately to go outside to enjoy the weather and get some fresh air and exercise. If your child is prone to getting wet during recess, please send a change of clothes, especially socks and sweat pants. Please ensure that your child brings a pair of indoor shoes to school. Please label the shoes for our primary students. Running shoes are preferred because they are safe and can also be used for gym. Please ensure that the shoes have non-marking soles. We appreciate your continued support!
PALS
The PALS program, offered by Peel Health encourages all children to participate in activities regardless of their gender, size or ability. PALS is a peer led program in which children are trained to plan and lead fun and safe activities on the playground at recess. The objectives of the program are to: increase physical activity, decrease conflicts and reduce the incidence of playground bullying, and provide a leadership opportunity for students. Please encourage your children in grades 1-3 to take advantage of these activities once the students have been trained and are ready to lead the activities on the playground.
The PALS leaders will be identifiable in the school yard.
Thank you to Ms. Borg, Mrs. Srutwa and Mrs. Read for organizing the program. We look forward to working in partnership with Peel Health in order to promote a healthy and active lifestyle in a safe playground environment at school.
School Safety
Parents are welcomed to the school throughout the year, however, for the safety of all children, parents and visitors will now be required to ring the door bell at the front door for entry, and must sign in at the office and receive a visitor’s sticker each and every time you visit the building.
Visitors are not entitled to go to the classrooms as this is a disruption to student programming. Since the hallways are busy during pick up times, siblings and parents are asked to arrange with your child, a meeting place outside of the school. Messages and deliveries (keys, lunches, etc.) are handled through the office. Please remember to most students in the school, you are a stranger! We also ask that parents do not enter the schoolyard during school hours as this is also a safety issue.
Twitter
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For the latest board news and information, follow us @
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Dogs on School Property
For the safety of our students, parents, guardians and staff, please do not bring dogs on school property during the school day (9:00 to 4:00), most especially when you are picking up or dropping off students. Several students have severe allergies and animals may be unpredictable when confronted by a group of children. Please note that no pets are allowed in the school building at any time. Also note that no pets are allowed on school property during school sanctioned events.
Thank you for helping to keep the school environment safe for all!
World Teachers’ Day
October 5th is the day specifically designated to recognize the contribution of teachers. World Teachers’ Day was inaugurated in 1994 to commemorate the signing of the UNESCO/ILO.
More than 100 countries currently celebrate World Teachers’
Day. At St. Jerome we are very fortunate to have so many dedicated individuals who work to provide for the education of the young people in the community. Thank you to all our teachers!
Students Watching Sporting Events
Reminder that spectators are not allowed at after school games. Staff are present to coach or referee the games. No supervision is provided for other spectators.
Only students who are accompanied by their parent(s) may stay. All other students will be asked to leave.

Kiss ‘N Ride
PLEASE NOTE THAT CARS ARE NOT TO USE
THE BUS LANE AT ANY TIME. Parents are also asked to use our proper Kiss ‘N Ride lanes and not to pull into the school lanes.
Parents please do not leave your car unattended in any of the Kiss ‘N Ride lanes at any point in the school day, most especially at lunch time. If you are dropping off a lunch for your child please park your car in a designated parking spot or on the street. Please note that if you are using the Kiss ‘N
Ride you should not be getting out of your car to help a child exit, you should not pop open your truck to retrieve knapsacks, and all students must exit from the right passenger side of the car for their safety. We ask that parents use extra caution when using our Kiss ‘N Ride lanes in the winter months. Please drive safely and take your time. Our focus is always to keep all of our students safe.
School Yard Safety
Just a reminder that student supervision begins at
9:00; students must not be dropped off at the school before this time.
EQAO
At St. Jerome School we are very proud of our EQAO results!
Grade 3
School : Reading 81% Writing 97% Math 81%
Board : Reading 71 % Writing 80 % Math 68 %
Province: Reading 68 % Writing 77 % Math 67 %
Grade 6
School: Reading 97% Writing 97% Math 79%
Board: Reading 79 % Writing 80 % Math 59 %
Province: Reading 77 % Writing 76 % Math 57 %
It is important to keep in mind that these results are a snapshot of student achievement, and must be considered along with a variety of assessments which occur in the classroom.
Criminal Reference Check
In compliance with Ministry directives, a Criminal Reference
Check is mandatory if you wish to volunteer your services in the school, transport students and assist on trips. Copies of the
Criminal Reference forms are available in the office. An annual declaration is required for all valid Criminal Reference Checks that are on file in the school office. A Criminal Reference Check will be mandatory this year if you plan to volunteer for both in school and out of school activities.
Website
Parents are encouraged to visit our website! The site is www.dpcdsb.org/jerom. Please take the time to check it out.
All school information and parent information is on the site and updated regularly. All previous and current newsletters are on the site. Our web-site is another excellent tool to keep parents connected to what is happening at school.
Pediculosis
From time to time, there may be cases of pediculosis or head lice in our school. This should not be a cause for alarm. Lice are a nuisance, but are not hazardous to your child’s health, as they do not carry disease. One of the most important steps to both their prevention and treatment is knowledge. Head lice do not fly or jump. They can only hitch rides from one head to another, and they prefer clean scalp and hair. By the time that the nits or empty egg sacs are noticed on the head of one child in a class or family, it is likely that other children may be affected. If a child has pediculosis, we will ask the parent to come to school and pick up the child. We will recommend specific shampoos to get rid of the live lice, and for appearances sake you may want to remove the nits with a fine toothed comb. An alert letter is sent home to parents of the infected class. Please note that students must be checked in the office on their return to school after treatment before they will be allowed to return to class.
Phone Calls
The office often gets requests from students to make phone calls home to ask parents to bring forgotten items such as running shoes, textbooks or homework. We are reinforcing with students that it is their responsibility to bring all necessary items to school and to arrange in advance their out of school activities.
Students will not be given permission to make such calls. Also, please make after school arrangements with your children prior to school. We make every attempt to minimize interruptions to classes.
Recycling/ECO School
At St. Jerome School we encourage you to reduce the amount of garbage going to landfill sites. We collect recycling materials from classrooms each week. We want to encourage students to bring litter less or boomerang lunches and reusable water bottles, as we did last year! It is very important to us to treat our earth with respect and to preserve our earth for future generations!

CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
It is with great pleasure that we introduce our 2013-
2014 Catholic School Council.
Chair: M. Fleese
Secretary: I. Singh
Treasurer: A. Brodie
Parish Rep: C. Preyra
OAPCE Rep: C. MacIntosh
Parent Reps: L. Gatto, A. Kurello-McLellan, L. Leenaars,
L. Lioniello, S. Parco, M. Perestrelo, D. Pike.
Teacher Rep: H. Srutwa
Non-Teaching Rep: I. Andriano
Our next council meeting will be Wednesday, October
9th at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. We thank you for your continued support and generosity in helping to make our students’ learning experiences the best that they can be!
Pizza/Milk Program
Please support our pizza days/milk program. Forms have been sent home for the October to December orders. There will be no pizza sales on pizza days, we will only accept pre-orders. St. Jerome students love our pizza days and our milk program (and so do our parents). We thank you for your continued support in both of these initiatives!
Halloween
We have many students with severe allergies this year.
We remind families that if you are planning to send
Halloween treats or loot bags to school that they can not contain edible products. All edible products or loot bags that contain edible products (chocolates, candy, cookies, cupcakes, etc.) will be sent back home with your child. This will also help us promote a healthy snack school environment. In addition, we will also be stressing the fact that the most important aspect of our activities at this time of year is the celebration of two great Feast Days. November 1 we honour All Saints Day in our church, and we are encouraged to pray that we might emulate their example in our daily lives. On the following day,
November 2, we will remember all those who have gone before us in faith by celebrating the Feast of All
Souls. Again, we are reminded that while those who have died are out of sight, they are not out of mind or beyond our prayers.
October 9 Catholic School Council 6:30
October 11 PA Day—No school
October 14
October 16
October 23-25
October 29
November 5
November 6
Thanksgiving Day. No school.
Hep B Clinic Grade 7
Camp Muskoka Grade 8
Picture Re-take Day
Progress Reports go home
Catholic School Council 6:30
November 12-13
November 23
Peel Police Youth Program
Grade 2 Reconciliation 10:30 am
Planning Ahead:
PA Days:
Oct. 11, Dec. 20, Jan. 20, March 7, June 9
Christmas Break:
Monday, Dec. 23 to Friday, January 3, 2014 inclusive
March Break:
Monday, March 10 to Friday, March 14, 2014 inclusive
Fire Drills/Lockdown/Hold and Secure
As a precautionary measure, we will practice fire drills and lock down procedures throughout the year. We are required to hold 6 fire drills each year as well as 2 lock down drills. During fire drills, students are asked to move safely and swiftly to the nearest exit and to report to their designated area outside of the building. If an exit is blocked, students are reminded to use their alternate exit.
We will have three of the fire drills in the fall and the remaining three in the spring. In a lock down, students are alerted over the P.A. that we are “initiating lock down”.
Students are directed to move away from all windows and doors to a safe area. Classroom doors and windows are secured. Students remain this way until the alert is cancelled. In hold and secure our exterior doors are locked and no one can enter or exit the building. Discussing these procedures with your child will help reassure the importance of these safety procedures. In the unforeseen event that we should have an emergency in our school, we will evacuate to Huron Park Community Centre. Safety regulations require us to have this contingency plan in place. In such an event, your child will remain with school staff until we contact you.
Terry Fox Walk
On September 27, 2013 the St. Jerome community participated in our annual Terry Fox Walk. On the walk each student had a sticker to write the name of someone they wanted to dedicate the walk to. As a school we dedicated our walk to Steven Sadlowski, a student that lost his life to cancer, and to all the many friends We raised close to
$1500! We thank you for your generosity and support of the Terry Fox foundation!