San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic School
100 Barondale Dr., Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 3R1
(905) 501-0400 Fax (905) 501-9275
http://www.dpcdsb.org/LRUIZ
GO WITH GOD
JUNE 2015
Principal
M. Harrison
Vice-Principal
A. Sodhi
Secretaries
N. Hajdinjak
C. Walters
Parish
St. Francis Xavier Parish
Pastor
Msgr. Edgardo Pan
(905) 890-5290
Trustee
T. Thomas
(905) 890-1221
Superintendent
As you leave school for the summer
and you lay aside textbooks,
notebooks, pencils and pens,
Go with God,
for God goes with you.
As you begin new projects
or a well deserved family vacation,
as you meet and make new friends,
Go with God,
God will guide you.
As you enjoy the summer sun
and the summer’s cool blue waters,
be wise and safe.
Respect the beauty of the earth
as God’s gift to you,
Go with God,
for God has created you.
As you enjoy the peace and beauty
of your holiday
Go with God,
for God always goes with you.
L. Papaloni
School Council Chair
S. Rinaldi
Attendance
Verification Line
(905) 501-0400
Press #1
Happy Father’s Day
Thank you, friend Jesus,
for my father who loves me,
for my grandfather who cares for me,
and for God, your father and mine,
who made me and is always with me.
How lucky I am!
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
As my first year as Principal at San Lorenzo Ruiz comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank
all the staff for their hard work and dedication. I have been very moved by the commitment staff members
show every day to the growth and wellbeing of the students in their care. In particular, I would like to thank
Ms. Sodhi for her energy, good humour and tireless work ethic. It has been a great first year!
To the grade eight students, congratulations on your achievements! We wish you well as you continue your
education in secondary school in September. Thank you for the gifts and joys which you have shared with
those of us here.
I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Monsignor Pan, and Father Joshua for their spiritual guidance,
celebration of our masses and participation in sacramental preparations of our students. We wish Fr Joshua all
the best as he leaves St Francis Xavier this summer.
To our parent volunteers , thank you for your tireless work to support many activities, including Kiss ‘n Ride, field
trips, fundraising, pizza days, etc. Your work allows us to offer enriched programs for our students. I would also
like to extend my sincere gratitude to all the parents on our School Council for their dedication, time, and
commitment to our school and our students. I have truly enjoyed working with everyone.
I would also like to thank our Superintendent, Mrs. Papaloni and our Trustee, Mr. Thomas for their continued
support and dedication to our school community.
Many thanks to our school secretaries, Ms. Hajdinjak and Ms. Walters for their continued hard work and dedication to our school. Thank you also to our custodians, Mr. Pizzorusso, Mrs. Lenhardt and Mr. So, for keeping
our school clean and tidy each and every day. We are also privileged to have an excellent relationship with
the Peel Police through our Neighbourhood Policing Unit. Thank-you to Officer Mooken for all his wonderful
help and support.
As we look ahead to next year, there are many exciting projects on the horizon. September will see San Lorenzo begin the era of “Bring Your Own Device” to school. If you have been considering whether or not to
purchase a Personal Electronic Device for your child, please consider that, as of September, these devices will
be permitted in classes for instructional use. Staff have been working hard to modify their course delivery to
make the most of this new tool. Several of our classes will be experimenting with a blended learning format
which makes use of an on-line classroom framework which should make course organization and communication better for students and parents. Another addition to our school will be a cart of 30 ipads which will be
made available for classroom use. Again, staff have been receiving training on how to best use these devices
and the corresponding apps for increased student engagement and achievement. Finally, it is our goal over
the summer to outfit our remaining homerooms with SmartBoards. It is our hope that this will create a standard
for technology in each homeroom and will position us as a school that is ready for the teaching and learning
needs of the 21st century.
On behalf of Ms. Sodhi, I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all of you and your families. May the summer be a time of rest and renewal for you all. We look forward to seeing everyone back here in September for
another exciting year.
God Bless,
Michael Harrison
Parish Office
Hours
Monday Evening
5:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Tues-Fri.
9:00 a.m.– 9:00 p.m.
Sat. 3:30— 6 p.m.
Sun. Before/After
Masses
SCHOOL COUNCIL
The next meeting
of the San Lorenzo
Ruiz Catholic
School Advisory
Council will take
place on
Tuesday, June 3rd
at 6:30 pm.
Please follow us on
TWITTER
@SLRuizSchool
NO
SCHOOL:
JUNE 8TH
Congratulations to our Grade 4’s —
Read to Succeed Library Winners
Earlier in the year, the grade 4 students visited the local library and everyone left with a
library card and a good book or two. Many of our students returned to the library at
least 3 times since that visit making San Lorenzo the winning school for the Frank
McKechnie Library’s Grade 4 Read To Succeed Challenge. On Friday, June 5 th the grade
4 students are invited to spend the morning at Celebration Square to receive their
trophy, enjoy a presentation from the author, Eric Walters, and participate in a flash
mob song of “All About That Book” to be featured on the Jumbotron at Celebration
Square. Thank-you to Ms Debono and Ms Jenkins for your hard work!
Keep reading grade 4s!
YEAR END MESSAGE FROM SAN LORENZO RUIZ
SCHOOL COUNCIL
The San Lorenzo Ruiz School Council would like to THANK all students, parents,
and staff for supporting all of our events during this past school year.
We appreciate all the help from our volunteers who worked tirelessly this
year during our Spook-a-thon, Fun lunch days, Bake Sales, daily Kiss N Ride, and
throughout the school. We would not be able to carry out our activities without
your support.
The SLR Catholic School Council wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable summer !
A Special THANK YOU!!
Once again our school community has shown strong support for our school and for our kids!
Our May Bake Sale was extremely successful due to the hard work of our community!
Thank you to all the individuals who gave of their time and effort through baking and selling!
Thank you all parents, staff and students for buying! We raised $2060.00!! All proceeds go
directly to the school for the benefit of our kids! Special thanks to Mrs Noronha, Mrs Demosani,
Mrs Perocco, Mrs Drozdz-Pakulski, Mrs Cautillo, Mrs Mutavdzija, Mrs Amaral, Mrs D’Mello,
Mrs DiBernardo, Mrs Gebre, Mrs Collia,and several of our St. FX girls who helped out the two
nights! Thank you STARBUCKS (HWY 10 and EGLINTON) for the coffee!
- SLR Catholic School Council
LUNCHROOM SUPERVISORS
A very special thanks to our lunchroom supervisors: Ms. Collia, Ms. Da Silva, Mr. Higgins and
Ms. DaCosta. They have consistently been here over lunch to supervise students inside and
outside. We are grateful for their dedication in serving our community.
San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic School
2015—2016 CLASS PLACEMENTS
Specific 2015-2016 class placements are not
indicated on the year end report cards.
Students/parents will be advised of their
child’s class placement on the first day of
school in September.
STUDENTS WILL LINE UP IN THE SCHOOLYARD ACCORDING TO GRADE AND WILL ENTER THE SCHOOL TOGETHER.
ONCE INSIDE, STUDENTS WILL MEET THEIR TEACHER AND
PROCEED TO THEIR CLASSROOM.
FULL DAY
KINDERGARTEN
In September, we continue with implementation of the
Kindergarten Full-Day Early Learning program. Senior
Kindergarten students will meet the teachers in the courtyard and classrooms on the first day of school - Tuesday,
September 8th at 8:15.
Junior Kindergarten children DO NOT attend school on
September 8th. Parents will be contacted by their child’s
teacher regarding their child’s specific start date. They are
scheduled to start school on a staggered basis during the
first week of the school year. JK’s are also reminded of our
“Lemonade Party” at 10:00 on September 3rd.
2015—2016 TRANSPORTATION (see last page)
Next school year’s bus schedule will be posted at the front
doors of the school the last week
of August. Check the Transportation website for the same information after the third week of
August.
Please verify your bus stop location prior to school start-up. All
students who are eligible to take the bus should be
waiting at bus stops 10 minutes prior to the scheduled bus
arrival time. Please be advised that it is a parental responsibility to ensure that kindergarten children are met at the
bus stop at the end of the day. Please tell the kindergarten
children that if they do not see a parent or babysitter they
are to remain on the bus and they will be returned to the
school to be picked up by a parent/babysitter.
NEW REGISTRATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER
The school will be open for new registrations from
Monday, August 31st to Friday, September 4th.
MOVING
If you are moving and your child(ren) will
not be attending San Lorenzo Ruiz School
in September, please advise our office as
soon as possible.
SCHOOL
BOOKS
Please take a few moments to check around your
home to see if there are any San Lorenzo Ruiz textbooks or library books. As you can appreciate, these
books are expensive to replace, especially during
these economic times. Please send any found books
to the school with your child. We thank you for your
help.
LOST AND FOUND
Many items have accumulated in
our school. Parents are welcome
to visit the school to check for
materials belonging to their
child(ren). They are in the Lost &
Found box in the front foyer.
Any items in the Lost and Found not claimed by June
26th will be donated to charity.
EPI-PEN AND MEDICINE PICKUP
We ask parents to pick up their child’s EPI-PEN or
other medication on the last day of school, Friday,
June 26th. Any medication left in the office will be
sent home with the student.
Sacrament of Confirmation
The Archdiocese of Toronto
has announced that the
Sacrament of Confirmation will
now be administered to
students in their Grade 7
year. Our local Pastors and
parish staff have been informed of the
change. For the school year 2015-2016, a
“double cohort” of students will prepare to
receive the Sacrament of Confirmation –
both the Grade 7 students, along with the
Grade 8s. Each parish will decide, based
on local circumstances, how best to handle
this in the 2015-2016 school year. For
some, it might mean a combined ceremony,
while for others, it will mean 2 separate ceremonies, perhaps with one in the fall and
the other in the spring. The local parishes
will communicate their plans to the
principals of the schools they serve. We will
be meeting with the parish in mid June to
plan.
Our schools will work in conjunction with the
Archdiocese of Toronto and the local
parishes to ensure that our students are
prepared for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
It is our continued hope that parish, family
and school will help our young people
prepare for full initiation into the Church.
With the Gifts of the Holy Spirit bestowed
upon the confirmandi, they will be prepared
to assist with leadership positions within
their school, parish and greater community
during their last year/s of elementary school
and to aid in the transition to secondary
school.
Please direct any inquiries you may have to
Shelagh Peterson at the Board office..
MS. SHIELDSBALLANTYNE
Sierra and Robyne
MS. MANCINI
Kaya and James
MS. CHIAVAROLI
Rhiana and Victoria M.
MS. CLARKSON
Braeden W., Branden S. and
Nicole
MS. AURELIO
John Carlo and Helen
MS. TANZI-BOTTA
Caroline, Karolina and Kyle
MS. JENKINS
Gem and Clara
MS. DEBONO
Celeste, Ricky and Tyler
MS. MIKAIL
Emma, Michael, Catherine
MS. STARCEVIC
Tamia and Violet
MS. MCHEADY
Layla and Damian
MS. MILEK-KALIC
Massimo and Victoria
MS. WILCOCK
Sophia and Emily
MR. POWERS
Victoria and Sebastin
MS. BAHLIS
Lance and Khan Linh
MS. IANNICCA
Cristina and Julia
MS. TERSIGNI
Vivian, Colleen and Victoria
MR. WOS
Jonas and Erika
MS. SZEKERES
Tommy and Kruno
SUMMER LITERACY CAMP
Summer Literacy Camp is being offered for students SK
to Grade 6 from Monday, July 6th to Friday, July
24th, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Literacy Camp provides fun
and innovative environment for learners. The registration
fee is $300 per child. Please speak to your child’s teacher
if you require further information.
ELEMENTARY SUMMER SCHOOL
Summer School is being offered to Grade 7 and 8 students in remedial literacy and numeracy from June
29th—July 17, 2015 8:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Students
must be
recommended by the Principal. Transportation for pupils enrolled in this program will be provided
at pick-up points meeting the Board distance requirement. Pick-up points will likely be at your home school.
Further information will be provided in June. Deadline
for applications: is May 30th, 2015. For more information please inquire with your child’s classroom teacher.
REPORT CARDS
Students will be bringing their report cards home on Wednesday,
June 24th. Please return a signed
copy of Page 3 to the school. The
last day of school will be on Friday,
June 26th. If you wish to speak
with a teacher about the report card, please arrange
to do so on Thursday June 25th or Friday 26th.
HEAD INJURY POLICY
When a student receives an injury/bump to the head
(however minor), it is a Board Policy that we inform
parents through a phone call. This is only precautionary and we ask that you check your child when they
arrive home. A concussion pamphlet will also be sent
home with your child.
Gr. 8 GRADUATION
Year End Mass: June 22 at 9 am in the school
gym
Graduation Ceremony:
Liturgy and Awards June 24 at 3:30 pm
Parents are welcome to attend
Graduation Luncheon
June 25 from 11:30—3:30 at Boeaden’s
(More information to follow)
DRESS CODE
Warmer weather will eventually arrive.
As we look forward to it, we request
parents’ support and cooperation in
ensuring that students are appropriately
dressed for school. Clothing worn to
school must be modest. Skirts and
shorts should be longer than arm’s length and midriffs must
be covered.
Spandex, cutoffs, bicycle shorts, halter
tops, crop tops, spaghetti straps and muscle shirts are
not to be worn at school. Suggestive, violent and/or
inappropriate language or symbols are not permitted on
clothing or personal belongings. We strongly recommend
students to wear sunglasses, hat and sunscreen while
playing outdoors and they are encouraged to bring their
own reusable water bottles to school.
We would like to say good bye to Ms.Jenkins
and Ms. Iannicca. Sincere thanks from the entire community for your wonderful work!
We wish Mrs. Mancini good luck and best
wishes as she awaits the arrival of her first child
at the end of June.
San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic School
2015 - 2016 School Year Calendar
First day of classes Elementary and Secondary Schools
First Day of classes Semester 2 Secondary
School Year ends Elementary and Secondary Schools
Number of school days for the 2015 – 2016 school year
Number of Instructional Days in Elementary Schools
Number of Instructional Days in Secondary Schools
Number of Professional Activity Days in Elementary Schools
Number of Professional Activity Days in Secondary Schools
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Thursday, June 30, 2016
194
188
188
6
6
School Holidays for the 2015-2016 School Year
Every Saturday and Sunday
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Break (inclusive)
Family Day
Mid-Winter Break
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Victoria Day
Monday, September 7, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015 to Friday, January 1, 2016
Monday, February 15, 2016
Monday, March 14, 2016 to Friday, March 18, 2016 (inclusive)
Friday, March 25, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
Elementary Schools – Professional Activity Days
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Monday, January 18, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016
Provincial Priorities in a Catholic Context
Principal’s Day: Re-organization/Faith Development
Term 1 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress
Reporting to Parents
Provincial Priorities in a Catholic Context
Term 2 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress
 St. Sofia Only – Professional Activity Days
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016
Provincial Priorities in a Catholic Context
Curriculum/Faith Development
Reporting to Parents
Curriculum/Faith Development
Provincial Priorities in a Catholic Context
Term 2 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress
 Secondary Schools – Professional Activity Days
1. Thursday, September 3, 2015
Provincial Priorities in a Catholic Context
2. Friday, September 18, 2015
Provincial Priorities in a Catholic Context
3. Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Principal’s Day: Semester Turnaround
4. Tuesday, June 28, 2016
*Principal’s Day: Year End Reporting and Activities
5. Wednesday, June 29, 2016
*Principal’s Day: Year End Reporting and Activities
6. Thursday, June 30, 2016
*Principal’s Day: Year End Reporting and Activities
INFORMATION FOR DPCDSB PARENTS REGARDINGSCHOOL START UP TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES
FOR SEPTEMBER 2015
If your home address will be changing during the summer, please notify the office staff at your child’s school prior
to June 30. Address changes received after July 10 will not be reflected in the planned bus routes to commence
in September and may result in transportation services not being available for your child during the first weeks of
school. Parents will be responsible for their children getting to and from school until appropriate transportation
service is arranged.
The distance criteria for transportation eligibility must be more than:
1.0 kilometer Kindergarten and Grade 1
1.6 kilometers for Grades 2 – 4
2.0 kilometers for Grades 5 – 8
3.8 kilometers for Grades 9 – 12
If your child is moving to grade 1, grade 5, grade 7 or grade 9 in the 2015-2016 school year, their eligibility status
for transportation may be changing. Eligibility information can be accessed at the website noted below.
Parents who received letters in May of this year indicating that the transportation eligibility status for their children
is being revised due to eligibility reassessment are reminded that this change will occur effective September 1,
2015.
All transported kindergarten and grade 1 students are required to be met by a parent/caregiver when disembarking from their bus on their return trip from school.
Courtesy transportation, which is assignment of ineligible students to available, empty seats on buses, will not be
initiated prior to October 5. No exceptions.
Please be aware that during September and early October, STOPR priorities are eligible students requiring transportation service, bus overloads, and route timing adjustments.
Requests for additional or adjusted bus stop locations, route adjustments, and challenges to eligibility status will
not be addressed until late October.
Please be patient. STOPR provides transportation services for approximately 62,000 students to 350 schools on
1,300 buses. This is accomplished with an operations staff of 15. Every effort is made to complete required adjustments as quickly as possible, but there are limitations to the volume of changes which can be appropriately
communicated and implemented each week.
All transportation operations issues are the responsibility of STOPR and not either Board or individual Trustees.
Contacting STOPR
Internet: www.stopr.ca. This website provides up to date delay and inclement weather cancellation information in addition to policy, procedures and frequently asked questions
Businfo.stopr.ca. This website allows parents to access information specific to “what school do I attend” and
“am I eligible for transportation”. This site also provides parents access to specific bus stop location and pick up
and drop off times for their children if eligible for transportation
Telephone:
STOPR:
STOPR Administration:
Phone: 905 890-6000
Toll free: 1-800 668-1140
Phone: 905 890-0708 ext. 23220
22
9:00 am Year End
Mass in the gym
29
28
Pizza Lunch
15
30
23
Family Track Meet
16
26
Last Day of School
Grad Luncheon
11:30 –3:30
Grade 8 Grad
Award at 3:30 in
the gym
Board Track Meet
19
12
Mrs. DeBono’s class
to Celebration
Square
5
Friday
25
Gr 6s to Silvercreek
18
11
EQAO Gr 6
AM
4
Thursday
24
Gr. 3 Swimming
PM
17
Gr. 3 Swimming
PM
Mr. Sub Lunch
PD Day
No School for
Students
Grade 3s to Peel
Safety Village
10
EQAO Gr 6
AM
Gr. 3 Swimming
PM
School Council
Meeting
3
Wedne sday
9
EQAO Gr 6
AM and PM
2
Tuesday
8
EQAO Gr 6
AM and PM
Pizza Lunch
1
Monday
21
14
7
Sunday
June 2015—Virtue of Fairness
27
20
13
6
Saturday
7