San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic School
100 Barondale Dr., Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 3R1
(905) 501-0400 Fax (905) 501-9275
http://www.dpcdsb.org/LRUIZ
November 2015
Principal
M. Harrison
Vice-Principal
A. Sodhi
Secretaries
N. Hajdinjak
November is a month in which Catholics
remember those we love who have passed away.
In broader society November is a month where we
celebrate our freedom and remember those,
especially from the armed forces, who offered
their lives in service for our country and for our
freedom. We join with our Catholic brothers and
sisters to remember those who have died. And we
join with all Canadians in gratitude for the gift of
those who would protect us. It is also noteworthy
however that we are a nation built on freedom,
tolerance and understanding. We proclaim these
principles when times are good, therefore we must
remember them when times and challenging.
Parish
St. Francis Xavier Parish
Pastor
A Prayer for Peace
Msgr. Edgardo Pan
(905) 890-5290
Trustee
T. Thomas
(905) 890-1221
Superintendent
L.. Papaloni
School Council Chair
S. Rinaldi
Attendance
Verification Line
(905) 501-0400
Press #1
Lord, we pray for the power to be gentle; the
strength to be forgiving; the patience to be
understanding; and the endurance to accept the
consequences of holding to what we believe to be
right. May we put our trust in the power of good to
overcome evil and the power of love to overcome
hatred. We pray for the vision to see and the faith
to believe in a world emancipated from violence, a
new world where fear shall no longer lead people
to commit injustice, nor selfishness make them
bring suffering to others. Help us to devote our
whole life and thought and energy to the task of
making peace, praying always for the inspiration
and the power to fulfill the destiny for which we
were created.
Kiss and Ride Policy
The Kiss and Ride Policy of the City of Mississauga states:
School Zone Safety (Kiss and Ride) Program Information
This program satisfies the safety criteria of most parents as it allows for the delivery of the child to the school
door or playground under the supervision of school staff and/or parent volunteers.
At San Lorenzo Ruiz student safety is our number one concern. We value and appreciate the parent volunteers
and staff who have managed our Kiss and Ride every morning and afternoon to ensure everyone’s safety.
We are kindly reminding parents that if you are dropping off or picking up your child/children to:
 NEVER leave your vehicle. Kiss and Ride lanes are to be “moving laneways”, not parking spots. This
ensures that emergency vehicles or busses may enter the school. Please do not leave your vehicle at any
time. If you need to directly pick up your child, please park on the street.
 PARKING AUTHORITY WILL BE TICKETING CARS ($100.00 FINE) THAT ARE LEFT
UNATTENDED.
 DO NOT BLOCK the entrance of the Kiss and Ride. Emergency vehicles and busses must always have
easy and quick access to our school. Remain in your vehicle and move up as the traffic moves. As a rule,
please move as far forward as you are able before stopping.
 PLEASE CONTROL YOUR SPEED. Kiss and Ride is the type of environment where students behave
unpredictably and could quickly ‘pop out’ in front of you. Please give yourself the greatest chance of avoiding an accident. We are all working together to minimize risks to our children.
 PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF YOUR CHILDREN IN THE PARKING LOT OR USE THE
PARKING LOT AS A KISS AND RIDE.
Peel Transportation (STOPR)
Inclement Weather: Bus Cancellation / 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 radio and television stations. Please note that the highlighted text
only will be communicated by the radio stations:
“THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL
BOARD BUSES IN THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY.”
This means that ALL buses which operate into, out of, and within the City of Mississauga are cancelled for the entire day.
“ALL DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY.”
This means that ALL transportation services provided by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and the
Peel District School Board, including buses, vans and taxis have been cancelled for the entire day.
“ALL BUSES ARE CANCELLED AND THE SCHOOLS AND OFFICES OF BOTH THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ARE CLOSED”.
This means that ALL Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and Peel District School board schools and offices
are closed to all students and staff
NEWS FROM OUR BOARD
EXTENDED FRENCH INFORMATION MEETING
Current Grade 4 parents/guardians who wish to enroll their
child in a Grade 5 Extended French class for September, 2016
are invited to attend an information meeting at:
School:
Date:
Time:
SAN LORENZO RUIZ SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
7:00 p.m.
At the present time, San Lorenzo Ruiz is the designated centre
for our area. Applications will be accepted until 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
Grade 8 Information Night at
St. Francis Xavier
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When: November 5th, 2015
Where: Gym
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Holy Name of Mary
On November 19th at 7:00 pm, Holy Name of Mary
C.S.S. will be holding a Grade 9 Information Night for
current Grade 8 students and their parents. As a regional all girls school, we would like to invite all eligible Region of Peel girls to apply.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga : Gr 9 Extended French
FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION MEETING
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When: Thursday, November 26, 20156
Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians, who wish to enroll
their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class for
September 2016 are invited to attend an information
meeting :
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Where: Cafetorium
Time: 6:45 pm
St. Pio of Pietrelcina Elementary School on
Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00 pm
The two nearest French Immersion Centres are:
St. Gertrude and St. Pio of Pietrelcina
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION NIGHT
Monday, January 25, 2016
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SNOW DATE: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Thursday, January 28, 2016
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Friday, January 29, 2016
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Parent Evening to Support the Transition of
Students with Differing Abilities into KindergartenTuesday, January 12, 2016 – CEC Room 301,
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
(Snow Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2016)
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ELEMENTARY PROGRESS REPORTS
This year the Ministry of Education continues to
implement a reporting system which involves a
Progress Report (in November) a Term 1 Report
Card (in February) and a Term 2 Report Card (in
June). The Progress Report will be going home
on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.
The
Progress Report is designed to show a student’s
development of learning skills and work habits
during the fall of this school year, as well as a
student’s general progress in working towards the
achievement of curriculum expectations. Please
be aware, the Progress Report is not a formal
Report Card. Students will not be receiving letter
grades indicating achievement of overall expectations.
Your son’s/daughter’s teacher will be holding an
interview (Grades 1 to 8) on the evening of
Thursday, November 19 only for students
where there may be a concern or further parental
input may prove beneficial to support learning.
Interviews will only take place if requested
either by the teacher or the Parent(s)/Guardian
(s).
There are no formal progress reports for J.K. and
S.K students
VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL
AND SIGN-IN PROCEDURES
For safety reasons we remind you that all visitors must report to the office and sign in.
Please do not go into the school yard or to
your child’s class without signing in first and
receiving approval and a visitor sticker. REMEMBER, TO YOUR CHILD YOU ARE THE PARENT.
TO THE OTHER STUDENTS YOU ARE A STRANGER.
SO ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE REPORT TO THE OFFICE
FIRST AND SIGN IN.
Students must sign in or out when: they are
late arriving to school in the morning or afternoon or when they have a parent note
granting permission to leave the school early
for appointments etc. NO STUDENT IS TO BE
DISMISSED DIRECTLY FROM THE CLASSROOM BY
TEACHERS OR PICKED UP AT THE CLASSROOM BY
PARENTS/GUARDIANS ETC. ALL MUST COME TO
THE OFFICE AND SIGN IN OR OUT.
REMINDER: MORNING SUPERVISION OF
STUDENTS
Please be reminded that supervision of students begins at 8:00 a.m. daily. Please do not
drop your child prior to this time.
STUDENT PICK-UP
Please ensure that arrangements are made to
pick up your child on time at the end of the
day following school or practices. The office
closes at 3:45. There is no provision for student supervision after 3:00 pm.
IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE AWAY…
Kindly call the office or leave a note in your
child’s agenda to report your child’s absence.
RECALL: ALLERJECT—see www.allerject.ca
for details of the recall
LATE ARRIVALS
It is important that your child arrive at
school on time. Late arrivals have a
direct impact on learning in school and
they also disrupt the classroom teacher during lessons. Your assistance is
appreciated in supporting your child’s
learning by reinforcing that punctuality is an important responsibility that
should be developed not only for
success in school, but later in life as
well.
INTERRUPTIONS IN THE SCHOOL DAY
Please try to help us in reducing the
amount of interruptions during the
school day by informing your child of
their pick-up and drop-off information
and lunch arrangements through
notes to your child’s teacher. If last
minute information needs to be
shared, please try not to call into the
school near the end of the day as the
phone lines are very busy and messages are often difficult to deliver to students and teachers.
INDOOR SHOES
In order to promote a safe and clean
learning environment for all students
we ask that your child have indoor only running shoes to wear while in the
gym. These running shoes can also be
used as “indoor shoes”. Please ensure
that your child has a different pair of
shoes to wear outdoors, as we are
finding that the dirt collects in the running shoes soles and is brought into
the gym and classrooms, posing a
safety hazard for the children. Thank
you for your cooperation.
KNITTING CLUB
We are up and running and could use an
extra pair of hands...knitting hands! If you
can knit and would be willing to help out
on a Monday lunch hour, please let us know. We are
also accepting donations of knitting needles (sizes 4.56) and balls of yarn. Students are learning an
important life skill while participating in the knitting
blankets for the homeless project.
EYEGLASS DONATION
Youth Faith ambassadors will be
collecting prescription eyeglasses that
are no longer needed by family members. Students are asked to bring them to school and
place them in a container in the foyer by the altar. These eyeglasses that we no longer need will help
provide others with improved sight in
developing
countries.
HALLOWEEN CANDY DRIVE
During the week of November 3-7th, we will be
collecting any extra / leftover candy donations. All
donations will go to Dr. Simone’s, Canadian Food for
Charity.
SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN
Your child will be able to take photos with
Santa in the school library. Order forms will be
going home shortly. Stay tuned.
JUNIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
The Junior Girls Volleyball team had a very successful
season. The nine young ladies competed in the POD
Tournament, where they demonstrated excellent
serving, fantastic bumping and volleying skills. The team
placed first overall, which allowed them to compete in
the Family Tournament. The ladies had great
communication, movement on the court and played
with a lot of heart. Despite the girls efforts the team fell
short of a few points in the semi finals. Ms. Iannicca and
Mrs. Duliunas are extremely proud of the Junior Girls
Volleyball Team. The team consisted of, Emma, Olivia Z,
Olivia R, Tamia, Tiessa, Eunice, Catherine, Melissa,
Victoria.
CROSS COUNTRY
This year San Lorenzo Ruiz School sent 47 students
between grades 4 and 8 to the Family Cross Country
Meet. The runners were prepared for the long distance
run, which lead them into a forest area, battling both up
and down hill slopes. SLR had very successful Family
Tournament qualifying 23 students for the Board
Tournament, along with three teams. At the boards, all
members displayed great athletic abilities, sportsmanship and determination. Special mention goes out to the
grade seven boys team who placed third overall, along
with grade 7 student Zachary D who placed 19th and
Joseph R in grade 8 who placed 11th. Congratulations on
a very successful season. Ms. Iannicca and
Ms. Coccimiglio are very proud of you all.
Curriculum Corner
P.A.L.S. IS UP AND RUNNING
Over the past few weeks the school launched the
P.A.L.S. program. This playground leadership program
encourages physical activity and decreases recess
conflicts.
Twenty enthusiastic grades 6,7, and 8
students have volunteered and been trained to be
playground activity leaders for the primary students. P.A.L.S. leaders are now out in the yard daily
during the lunch hour
recess encouraging exercise,
fun, and the message that, "There is always room for
one more."
POP TABS
We are collecting pop tabs. Please send them in to the
office.
Please Control–click on the link below to see what’s
happening in our Grade 6 Extended French class this
month.
16
Pita
23
Subway
15
Bullying Awareness Week
22
29
30
Pizza –once
monthly
9
Pizza Deluxe
8
First Holy
Communion
Inscription Mass
@ 12:00 pm
Confirmation
Inscription Mass
at 12:00 pm
2
Pizza Deluxe
Monday
1
Sunday
Dec 1
24
17
Progress Reports
go home
10
Immunization
Clinic
Gr 8 girl HPV
Gr 7 Hep B
Parent Council
meeting 6:30 pm
3
Gr 7 and 8 Parent
Confirmation
Meeting at the
church 7pm
Tuesday
2
25
Camp Muskoka
18
11
Remembrance Day
Liturgy
4
Photo retake
Wednesday
3
26
Camp Muskoka
19
Interview Night if
required
12
Grade 2 Trip to
Peel Waste Mngt
S
Gr 6 Trip to Peel
Waste Mngt
Thursday
13
4
Girls’ Night In
(gr 7-8s)
2:45– 10:00 pm
27
Camp Muskoka
20
6
Friday
November 2015: Virtue of Conscience
28
21
14
7
Saturday