St. Jerome School
790 Paisley Blvd W.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5C 3P5
Tel (905) 273 3836 Fax (905) 273 9539
Newsletter
June
2013
Mississauga South
Family of Schools
Trustee:
B. Iannicca
905 270 0536
A Summer Prayer
Go in peace into all that the summer brings.
May the face of God be turned toward you.
May the hand of Christ be stretched out to hold you.
And may the Spirit be found as wisdom within you.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Superintendent:
C. Saytar
Principal:
A. Aquino
Amen
H. Secretary:
We wish everyone a wonderful summer...safe, relaxing and fun!!!
C. Bowering
Parish Priest:
Parent Volunteers
Fr. Joyson Pottackal
Parent Volunteers are an integral part of our school community. In appreciation,
we are inviting our parent volunteers to a special celebration on June 12 at 12:15
p.m. in the library. Invitations will be going home, please RSVP if you are able to
join us. We look forward to seeing all of our fantastic volunteers and we thank
them for all that they do at St. Jerome for our students!
St. Martin of Tours
905 279 5742
Catholic School
Council Chair:
Farewells
It is with both joy and sadness that we congratulate and thank the following staff for
their generous contributions to our St. Jerome community as they move on to a
new chapter in their lives. Leaving us at the end of the year are our three fabulous
long term occasional teachers: Ms. Coccimiglio, Ms. Neiva and Mr. Parayil. We
also want to thank Mme. Alcasid who will be moving to St. Christopher School,
Mme Choy and Mr. Huh who will be moving to St. Valentine School, and Mrs. Cugliari who will be moving to St. Pio of Pietrelcina School. We send with them our
appreciation for sharing their gifts with us at St. Jerome!
Two people in our community are retiring this year. Mr. Zappia is retiring after
many years at St. Jerome and Mrs. Saytar, our Mississauga South Family of Schools
Superintendent, is also retiring this year. We send our heartfelt thanks to both of
them for their support and dedication to St. Jerome School. We wish them both
much happiness in their retirement!
M. Fleese
Web-site:
www.dpcdsb.org/jerom
Faith Life
Around the School
Virtue of the Month:
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!
Fairness
God wants us to treat each other as we would
like to be treated. Fairness is defined as a world
where different races and cultures live in harmony and mutual respect. We are made by God
to live together, to share and to help each other.
You can’t be a Christian alone. Christianity is all
about living together in community. Fairness is
the belief that everyone deserves an opportunity
to succeed, it is not always about making things
exactly equal.
A Fair Person:
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Listens to all sides before forming opinions
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Shows good sportsmanship at all times
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Knows that the same rules apply to everyone
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Refuses to twist rules to avoid consequences
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Works to bring about peaceful solutions to
problems
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Cheers on the success of others
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Can balance their own rights and
responsibilities with those of others
End of the Year Mass
Please join us as we celebrate our year end mass together on
June 14 at 1:30 p.m. The mass will be celebrated at school. It is
a wonderful opportunity to give praise and glory to God as the
community of St. Jerome School. A special thank you to Father
Joyson, Father Gigo and the parish team at St. Martin of Tours
for their spiritual guidance and support!
Daily Food Bank
Before the school year ends, please consider donating a few
non-perishable food items to the SVP food bank at St. Martin of
Tours Parish. The Society depends on donations of food (often
from our Parish schools) to keep the shelves stocked. Food
items often run low over the summer and all of the food donated goes directly to the needy families in our own Parish.
Donations of peanut butter, breakfast cereals, baby food, tuna,
canned meat, pasta, and pasta sauce are particularly welcome
and can be dropped off in our school foyer. Thank you for your
continued generosity!
ECO Club News
Ontario ECO Schools is an environmental education and certification
program for grades K-12 that helps school communities develop both
ecological literacy and environmental practices to become environmentally responsible citizens and reduce the ecological footprint of schools.
Ontario ECO Schools’ resources offer an environmental perspective to
the choices we make in operating our schools and in planning classroom
programs based on the Ontario curriculum. It consists of four components: ecological literacy, waste management, energy conservation and
school ground greening. We are reminded to always think and act with
the environment in mind and to remember that as ecology teaches us
that everything is connected to everything else!
We want to extend a huge thank you to Mrs. Read and Mrs. Srutwa for
taking on this enormous task. A special thank you to all the ECO club
members for their dynamic ideas and dedication to this worthwhile
initiative. Stewardship and taking care of our earth is everyone’s responsibility. We all have to care for the environment and to protect it for
future generations! We will be continuing this initiative next year and
we will be looking for new projects and ideas to protect our world! We
have also been accepted as a healthy school in the Ministry of Education
Healthy School Initiative! Well done St. Jerome!
Track and Field
Our Track and Field day will be held on June 6. Students will have an
opportunity to try out for the different track and field events, with parental permission. Teachers have been busy preparing our junior and
intermediate students for the Family Meet on June 18 and ultimately for
the Board Meet on June 21. Good Luck to all our students!
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. 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. Please also note that the
Kindergarten gates must be kept closed at all
times!
Criminal Reference Check
In compliance with Ministry directives, a Criminal Reference
Check will be mandatory next year 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.
Website
Parents are encouraged to visit our website! The school 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.
Report Cards
Report cards will be distributed on Wednesday, June 26th. A
reminder that because staff assignments are tentative until
reorganization day on September 13th, no information regarding
next year’s placement will be on the final report cards. Students
will be organized by class on the first day of school.
Are You Moving?
If you are planning a move, or have already moved, please let the office
know. You are required to complete new assessment forms even if you
move within our school boundaries. If you are moving to a new school
we will give you a Transfer Form to take with you to the new school. If
you are moving, but would like your child to remain at St. Jerome,
please submit your request in writing.
School Hours
The school office will be open until June 28. Please note that is the last
day of classes for students and the last day that the school is open. We
will reopen again during the last week of August. At this time, school
hours for 2013—2014 will remain the same as this year. The first day of
classes for students for next year will be Tuesday, September 3, 2013.
Storage of Medication
We would like to remind all parents who have had medication stored at
the school for their child that it should be picked up at the end of the
school year. We do not retain medications from one year to the next.
New medications and the proper forms for storage will need to be
filled out for the new school year. We will send an individual reminder
to all parents affected by this policy.
Lost and Found
Parents we will be leaving the lost and found on tables in the foyer until
Friday, June 21st. Please pop in and check for your children‘s items. We
would love to see all these valuable items disappear before then. We
will be giving any remaining items to the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Grade 8 Graduation Mark your calendar!
Wednesday, June 26th is our Graduation at St. Jerome. The Graduation
luncheon for students and their teachers will be at 12:00 p.m. The
Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremony will be that evening, starting
at 6:30 p.m. at St. Martin of Tours Parish. Please refer to the package
that was sent home for additional information. Congratulations to all
our graduates and we wish them the best of luck in the future!
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Dates to Remember
Mark your Calendar
June 3, 4, 5
EQAO Grade 6
June 4
School Council Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Social Networking/Mental Health
Presentation 6:30 p.m.
June 7
PA Day- No School
June 14 (new date)
Year End Mass 1:30 p.m.
June 13
Immunization Clinic Grade 7 and 8
June 21
Kindergarten Graduation
June 26
Grade 8 Graduation
Reports go home
June 28
Last Day of School
PA Days:
June 7
Recess Reminders
We at St. Jerome have a NO CONTACT policy. This policy
states that students are not to play any games or be involved in
any activities in the schoolyard that involve physical contact.
Games such as tackle football, manhunt and like games are not
allowed. If a game develops during the course of a recess break
where contact becomes part of the game or activity, students are
reminded to remove themselves from that activity and to report
the contact to the nearest staff member on yard duty. Staff can
easily be identified by their bright orange vests.
Extra Curricular Activities
The following are some of the activities that provided enriching
experiences for our students.
Teams/Clubs:
Crafts, ECO Club, Healthy School, Recess Buddies, Youth Faith
Ambassadors
Academic Competitions:
Public Speaking, Heads Up, Chess, Red Maple Book Club, Silver
Birch Book Club, Chess, Skills Canada
Sports:
Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, Track and
Field
Dress Code
Special Events:
As we prepare for the warmer weather, we would like to
remind our students of the expectations that are in place,
especially our older students, regarding appropriate dress.
Sleeveless tops are permitted as long as they have two fingers
of material on the shoulder but not halter, tank or short tops.
Short shorts and skirts and clothing of a suggestive nature or
displaying offensive wording/images are not allowed. In
keeping with the Board’s Mission Statement and Catholic
teachings, each school is committed to standards of neatness,
cleanliness, modesty and good taste.
Terry Fox Walk, International Walk to School Day, Youth Ambassador events, Virtue Assemblies, Food Drives, Book Fairs,
Spirit Days, Share Life/United Way, Catholic Education Week
events, Social Justice Initiatives, K-4 Student Showcase, 5-8 Student Showcase, ECO Schools, Healthy Schools Recognition Program, Jump Rope for Heart, Hoops for Heart, Hatz off for Kids,
Loretta Penney Presentation, One Movement Presentation, Marc
Tardiff French Presentation, Gregg LaRock Concert, Enersource
Presentations, Scientists in the School, Peel Police Presentations,
Raid Program, Social Networking Presentation.