St. Julia Catholic Elementary School
6770 Historic Trail, Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1J3
905-795-2706 or fax: 905-795-9096
www.dpcdsb.org/JULIA
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October, 2013
Issue: 2
Principal
P. Nichols
Vice Principal
M. Harrison
Secretaries
A. Charette
S. De Carli
Superintendent
Mississauga Brampton
Central
L. Papoloni
Trustee
Peter Ferreira
Peter.Ferreira@dpcdsb.org
Parish
St. Joseph Church
5440 Durie Road
905-826-2766
Gracious and merciful God of all creation,
You made us to live together in communities.
We are nothing without relationships.
You have given us the virtue of empathy to ensure that we are able to
identify with and feel other people’s concerns.
We come to you now asking for the grace and strength to follow your plan
and to form a safe, caring, inclusive community here at St. Julia.
May your gift of empathy lead us to know and feel your presence among
us.
We ask this in name of Jesus, your Son, who lived to show us your way.
Amen
An empathetic person…
 Listens attentively
 Watches people’s body language
 Notices and responds when someone is upset
 Can name her/his feelings
 Can see a situation from another person’s point of view
 Knows that different people may feel differently about the same thing
OPEN HOUSE & CURRICULUM EVENING
Pastor
Father Marc Andre
Father Kim De Souza
School Hours
Start: 8:45 a.m.
Lunch: 11:45 to 12:45
Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.
JK-SK AM 8:45-11:15
JK-SK PM 12:45—3:15
Attendance Verification
Line
905-795-2706 press 1
Thank you to the St. Julia community attending our Open House and Curriculum evening on
Thursday, September 19, 2013. This was a great evening for you to meet the teachers and look
around our beautiful school. I was very fortunate to meet many parents that evening and look
forward to meeting all of you during the course of the year.
P. Nichols
BUSSING/COURTESY SEAT UPDATE
All courtesy seat requests have been processed and
courtesy seats have been given out to all students
who qualify. These students have been issued bus
passes. New courtesy seats can be given in writing
to Mr. Harrison. Please note that should eligible
riders enroll at St. Julia throughout the year, they
will take precedent over courtesy riders, and seats
may need to be rescinded.
Mark Your Calendars!
Picture re-take day is October
29, 2013
Friday, November 22nd for our
first Movie Night of the School
Year. The movie will be
Monsters University. Doors
open at 6:30pm. If you can
volunteer to help sell tickets or
candy that night, please contact
Rob Cinapri at
robert.cinapri@humber.ca
AROUND THE HALLS
Please join me in Welcoming Back:
Staff List 2013-2014
CLASSROOM TEACHERS
Ext.
Ms. Fernandez
Ms. Wendel
Ms. Di Iorio
Ms. Burns
Ms. Fazzolari
Ms. Miceli
Ms. Kerrigan
Ms. O’Donohue
Ms. Bitti
Ms. Cicak
Ms. Freedman/
Ms. Kowal
Ms. Starnino
Ms. Galasso
Mr. Morrice
Mr. Pritchard
Ms. Child
Ms. Cardoso
Ms. Quintana
Mr. Monahan
Ms. Antezza
Ms. Nasato
Mr. Gallo
JK/SK
JK/SK
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Ms. Lawrence
NM/NS Class
LIBRARY
Ms. Cheong
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FSL
Mlle. Hewitt
Mlle. Giansante
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53959
ST. JULIA RAYS OF SUNSHINE
Let your kindness shine!
RESOURCE TEAM
Ms. Zivkovic
Ms. Blundy
Ms. Corrente
Ms. Higgins
Ms. Marcanio
Ms. Laing
Ms. Sajatovic
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This program aims at helping students praise each other,
encouraging positive behaviour and helping students to develop
confidence. Students will have the opportunity to acknowledge
their peers for their random acts of kindness or respectful
behaviour. At the end of every month we will acknowledge
students by placing ballots around the large sun that has been
painted on the wall next to the virtue vine and by sharing
examples in our school newsletter under the Sunshine Corner.
EQAO RESULTS
ERW TEAM
Ms. Borges
Ms. Gasparini
Ms. Jose
Ms. Lalonde
Ms. Milheiras
Mr. Turner
Ms. Sikora
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HEAD CUSTODIAN
Mr. Reale
NIGHT CUSTODIANS
Ms. Gallego & Ms. Nikolau
LUNCH HOUR STUDENT MONITORS
Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Trapani, Mrs. Riad, Mrs. Andrade, Mr. Cini
Last Spring, an assessment of reading, writing and mathematics was
conducted in grade 3 & 6 classes across the province. This assessment is
considered a “snapshot” of the children’s performance based on their
respective grade level expectations. St. Julia has un-interrupted Math/
Literacy blocks in both the Primary and Junior divisions. The Primary
Math/Literacy block is 2 hours and the Junior block is 1 ½ hours. We have
purchased the Levelled Literacy reading intervention program for
Kindergarten–grade 3. We continue to provide time for teachers to plan with
their grade level partners for consistency and use a variety of resources
(manipulative, anchor charts, math dictionaries, PRIME, PM, CASI) to meet
the needs of the learner. Teachers continue to use data driven instruction to
group students accordingly. We continue to focus on guided practice and 3
part lesson planning.
Grade 3
Year two was very successful. We scored very well in our
evaluation and are registered to participate in this
worthwhile program again, this year. St. Julia staff and
students continue to reduce waste at school by making our
own lunches to reduce packaging waste and use reusable
water bottles instead of single-use water bottles to reduce
garbage we ask students to participate in the Boomerang
snack and lunch activity; taking their organic waste (orange
peels, banana skins crusts etc. home to be composted. Last
year saw the beginning of our outdoor eco-classroom with
five 7 m high Maple trees donated by HoffMann-LaRoche
Ltd., and this year we will add some more trees and
amphitheater bench seating to complete the project. This
project provides a shady quiet relaxing space for the
students to read, talk and sit and enjoy God's green earth.
Thanks to School Council and all the parents for their
support. Stay Green!
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Grade 6
ECO SCHOOLS
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What is S.W.S.I.?
St. Julia is one of 300 schools participating in an exciting, province-wide
Student Work Study Initiative. This study focuses on students from
Kindergarten to Grade 6 to determine what types of conditions enable
them to be successful learners. My name is Tara Kramaric and I am a
Student Work Study Teacher who will be visiting select classrooms
throughout the school year. I will be collaborating with classroom
teachers to collect and analyze samples of student work to be combined
with samples from other schools across Ontario. Please be advised, I will
not be evaluating student work in any way and all collected samples will
remain anonymous. The results of this study will form the basis of future
resource development and teacher training across Ontario. I look forward
to being a part of the St. Julia community in an effort to learn more about
students and their learning.
AROUND THE HALLS
LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES
We have conducted 1 of the 2 Lockdown drills for the year. Please
note that if we are directed to have a real lockdown by the Police
department you will hear the bell continuously ringing outside. We
will conduct our second drill in the spring.
VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL
All visitors, including parents and former students must check in at
the main office before proceeding to any other area of the school. If
you are dropping off a lunch for your child, please leave it at the table
by the entrance where there are pens and labels available for
identification. We thank the school community for dropping off
lunches at the 11:45 am bell, to limit the amount of doorbell
interruptions to the office. If you are picking up your child early, the
best practice is to send a note to the teacher with the time for your
child to come to the office, this way we avoid interrupting the
classes. Please report to the office and sign them out.
WELCOME & GOODBYE
We wish Mrs. Hatcher all the best as she begins her maternity leave.
We welcome Mr. Gallo who will be teaching the grade 8 class.
SCHOOL COUNCIL CORNER
Congratulations to the following parents who have been
acclaimed as parent members of our School Council for 20132014.
Mr. Cinapri and Mrs. Kukolic; Co Chairs
Mr. Ferrao; Treasurer
Mr. Lawrence; Parish Representative
Mrs. Romanelli; Secretary
Mrs. Laughton; Member at large
Teacher Representative: Mrs. Burns
Our next School Council Meeting is on Tuesdsay, November
26, 2013 @ 7:00 pm. All parents are welcome to attend.
If you would like to be added to the St. Julia parent volunteer
email list to be kept in the loop about events, fundraisers and
times when we need help, please email:
siobhan_kukolic@yahoo.com
Mrs. Stypka has received a permanent teaching position at St. Pio of
Pietrelcina school. We wish her all the best and welcome Ms. Child
who will be teaching the grade 6 class.
CROSS COUNTRY
The St. Julia Cross Country team has been running hard at lunch
boosting their cardio levels and endurance in preparation for the
Mississauga-Brampton Central Cross Country Meet at Chinguacousy
Park in Brampton, on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. The coaches have
been impressed by the team's passion and devotion. Good Luck team!
World Teacher Day
On October 4, 2013 we celebrated World Teachers Day, a day
specifically designated to recognize the contribution of teachers
throughout our education system. World teachers day was inaugurated
in 1994 to commemorate the signing of the UNESCO/ILO. More than
100 countries celebrate world teachers day. At St. Julia School we are
very fortunate to have so many dedicated individuals who work to
provide for the education of your children. Thank you to our School
Council for providing a delicious cake from Cake Royale for the
teachers to enjoy.
HALLOWEEN & BOOGIE-A-THON
This is a very exciting time for children as they walk in their
neighbourhood trick-or-treating. At school, students will be
reminded of the safety rules so they will have a fun yet safe
evening. Students are allowed to wear costumes during the
Boogie-A-Thon on Thursday, October 31, 2013, but masks, "scary
make-up" and any loose items such as toy swords are not
permitted. This year the St. Julia community is asking parents
(with the assistance of their children) to donate Halloween
candy the week of November 4-8 (right after Halloween). The
candy will be sent off to Africa, through Dr. Simone’s “Canadian
Food for Children.” Warehouse, to help “nourish” sick children
who are too sick to take medications.
The most important aspect of this time of year centers on the two
great Feast Days. November 1, is All Saints Day, where we honour
the Saints of our church and November 2, is All Souls Day where
we spend time reflecting and remembering those who have passed
away.
FRONT DOOR MONITORING SYSTEM
The front door monitoring system has now been activated. All doors to the school remain locked during the school day. For
parents and visitors to access the school, please ring the buzzer once and when prompted please state your name and the reason
for your visit. As I am sure you can appreciate, the office is an extremely busy place and our first priority is to our students and
their safety. It is important that students arrive to school on time and join in our morning exercises. We begin morning
announcements and prayers promptly at 8:50 a.m. (8:55 a.m. in the winter). The entire school pauses to pray and reflect as we
begin our day. We ask that students arriving late please wait patiently until we have concluded our prayers and opening
exercises. We also ask that parents pack lunches for their children to minimize the traffic during the lunch hour. If parents
choose to drop off lunches, we ask that they do so as close to 11:45 a.m. as possible so we can have all parents enter at the same
time, drop off the lunch and therefore minimize disruptions.
PARISH NEWS
EDGE NIGHT
EDGE meets Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 7pm and
LIFETEEN meets Friday, October 25, 2013 at 7pm. Have
any questions or concerns? Call Ana DaCosta at
saint.joes.youth@gmail.com.
SCHOOL MASS
Our Opening of School Year Mass was held on
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at St. Joseph’s parish. It
was a beautiful celebration of community. Thank you to all
the parents who joined us for this Eucharistic celebration.
Special thank you to Fr. Kim who presided over the mass
and our talented St. Julia Choir for providing the lovely
music.
PARENT MEETINGS
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work at school, in front of their teachers. As a result, the
teacher has more time to circulate and assist with small-group
work and practical skill development when they are not tied
to the front of the classroom giving lessons. Have you spotted
the problem? How are the students supposed to get the
content at home? The answer is that the teacher directs them
to pre-recorded content that they or someone else has already
uploaded to the internet. The teacher’s lesson can be taken at
the student’s own pace and even re-watched or rewound if
needed. As our school becomes increasingly equipped with
21st century learning equipment, it’s an idea that could have
some implications here at St. Julia. Why don’t you try with
your child? Find a topic that your child is about to do in
school, and see if you can find a teaching video on-line (you
probably will be able to!). Send your child in to school armed
with the knowledge that they will need for the day ahead!
PARENT INFORMATION
RUN FOR RUTH
On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 all the students and staff at St. Julia
participated in the annual Run for Ruth. The day began with the
entire school gathering around the Peace Garden for a beautiful
liturgy. Throughout the day, each class spent some quite reflection
time around the garden before beginning their walk/run around the
neighbourhood. Together the school community raised $878.02
which will go towards brain cancer research and to expand our Peace
Garden.
A special thank you goes to Lunch Moms for their donation of
cookies to the students. Thank you to the entire community for your
generous support.
STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS 2013-2014
A big thank you and congratulations goes out to all the candidates
that participated in this year’s student council elections.
Congratulations to the following students who will make up this
year’s executive council:
Parliamentary Secretary – Shania N.
Minister of social Justice- Ava M.
Minister of student affairs-Angela V.
Minister of Finance-Nikita D.
Deputy Prime Minister-Chloe C.
Prime Minister-Kaitlin M.
ROSARY APOSTOLATE
The Rosary Apostolate in the Schools program is a lay organization
of dedicated volunteers who go into the Catholic schools to teach
students how to pray the Rosary. The aim is to lead students to
love Jesus with the Heart of Mary and to help them know that they
belong to a greater family... the Holy Catholic Church. Every
month from October to April, the Rosary Visitors go into the
classrooms and present a theme followed by an age appropriate
prayer of the Rosary. The visits conclude in May with a Marian
celebration which includes one of the church approved apparitions
of our Blessed Mother. Since Pope Benedict XVI has declared this
year (Oct. 11/12 to Nov. 24/13), the Year of Faith, our themes will
focus on understanding the 12 articles of the Catholic faith
summarized in the Apostles Creed. The Rosary Apostolate
program has the full support of the Archdiocese of Toronto. New
volunteers are always welcome!
FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION MEETING
Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians, who wish to enroll their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class for September, 2014 are
invited to attend an information meeting at:
French Immersion centres
St Gertrude
St Pio of Pietrelcina
Our Lady of Providence
St Angela Merici
St Joachim
Divine Mercy
St Elizabeth Seton
St Margaret of Scotland
Session location
Date and time
St Pio of Pietrelcina
Tuesday November 19, 2013
7:00 p.m.
St Angela Merici
Wednesday November 20, 2013
7:00 p.m.
St Elizabeth Seton
Thursday November 21, 2013
7:00 p.m.
AROUND THE HALLS
PROGRESS REPORT
The progress report for grades 1-8 will be sent home on
Tuesday, November 5, 2013. It provides initial information,
early in the school year, about a student’s progress. It is
designed to show a student’s development of the learning
skills and work habits, as well as a student’s general progress
in working towards the achievement of curriculum
expectations. For these reasons, the November Progress
Report does not include marks or comments in all subject
areas.
While some parents may be invited to attend an interview
on the evening of November 7, 2013 to discuss their child’s
progress, there is not an expectation that all parents will
attend an interview after receipt of the Progress report. If
you would like to meet with your child’s teacher, you may,
of course, request an interview. All parents will be invited
to attend an interview with their child’s teacher after the
issue of the first Provincial Report Card on the evening of
February 6, 2014. Information regarding interview times
will be sent home to all parents soon.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TEACHER
This year St. Julia will have a Special Assignment teacher to
assist with the teaching of Literacy. The SAT will be
working in partnership with the classroom teacher to
implement the Catholic School Learning Plan. Ms. Inglis
will be working with groups of students alongside the
classroom teacher to target the learning needs of students.
This teacher may be working in your child’s classroom from
time to time throughout the year. We would like to welcome
Ms. G. Inglis as our SAT this year.
We are excited to provide a collaborative teaching
opportunity for all of the students. Our goal is rooted in the
faithful practice that each individual is a child of God and
belongs to our Catholic community of learners.
“Each one called by name.” Isaiah 43:1
MISSED WORK DUE TO ABSENCES
When children are absent from school they miss important
lessons and work that extends from these teachings. If a
child is absent due to illness we kindly request that children
get the needed rest they require so they can come back to
school healthy. The teachers will not be sending daily work
home for your son/daughter to “catch up”. They will spend
time assisting students on their return to school. If your
son/daughter is absent due to extended illness, please contact
Mrs. Nichols to discuss some available options.
ILLNESS
Children who come to school are expected to participate
fully in the class program. This includes taking recess breaks
with the class. If your child needs to remain indoors for
recesses a medical note should be provided.
CRIMINAL REFERNCE CHECK-CRC REQUIRED
This is a reminder that everyone volunteering must complete
a criminal record check. For individuals who are
volunteering in our school board there is no charge for this
service. Forms are available at the office. The form must be
dropped off in person. The completed CRC will be mailed to
you when completed. Please request a receipt when
dropping off an application for a CRC and we will keep that
on file until the CRC is completed. Thank you to the many
volunteers who have already completed this procedure. We
appreciate the time that you are able to spend helping in the
school. Anyone else who is intending to help throughout
the year with driving teams, supervising trips or helping in
the classroom are requested to begin this process right away.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION
In the event that it is necessary to evacuate for emergency
reasons we will evacuate to St. Marcellinus Secondary at
the corner of Mavis and Courtney Park Drive. Your child
will remain at St. Marcellinus until we make contact with
you or an emergency contact. Please inform the office of
any change to emergency contacts, phone numbers or
address changes.
KISS AND RIDE
We appreciate your cooperation when using the Kiss and
Ride to drop off your children. We have a staff member on
duty to assist with the flow of traffic and to make sure
students are safely dropped off. We kindly request that you
continue to drive up to the beginning of the Kiss and Ride
to drop off your child rather than at the playground
entrances. For safety reasons, please have your children exit
on the side closest to the walkway as cars are passing on the
left hand side.
BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION DAY
Our bus drivers make sure students get to and from
school safely. Wednesday, October 23, 2013 marks
Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Thank you on behalf
of the students and staff at St. Julia School.
LIBRARY NEWS
It’s been a busy September in the library! We hosted a very
successful Scholastic Book Fair and sold $5733.25 worth of
books! Wow! This means, we are able to order $2560.08
worth of books to support our school literacy program. Thank
you to all students, parents, and teachers that came out to
support our Scholastic Book Fair!
Just a reminder to students who still have outstanding books
from the last school year- please return your books to our
library as soon as possible or submit a replacement fee if the
book is lost. Thank you!
AROUND THE HALLS
YARD DUTY
Please remember teacher supervision, in both the main
yard and kindergarten courtyard does not commence until
8:30 a.m. Afternoon Kindergarten students are not
supervised until 12:30 p.m. in the kindergarten courtyard.
Parents are asked not to drop off their children prior to
these times as students will be unsupervised.
PEDICULOSIS
Head lice are tiny insects about the size of a sesame
seed. They move from one person to another by
head-to-head (hair to hair) contact. They cannot
jump to another person’s head. Children who get head lice
may feel embarrassed or ashamed, but they shouldn’t.
Anyone can get head lice. It has nothing to do with being
dirty or clean, and lice do not spread disease or illness.
Unfortunately, children who have head lice may be teased
by others. Be sensitive to your child’s feelings.
How to Find Head Lice:
Severe itching is the most common sign of head lice. Look
for head lice and tiny white or grey coloured eggs called
nits. Nits look like tiny water drops and are stuck to the
hair. They are hard to remove. Check your own head and
the heads of everyone else who lives with you. Tell your
child’s school or daycare centre and afterschool program(s)
if your child has head lice. Also, tell the parents of your
child’s close friends to check their child for head lice.
If you find live head lice, treat right away. If live lice are
found treatment is required. Ask your local pharmacist
about the best recommended treatment. If no nits or live
lice are found do not treat. Check your child’s head every 2
days for 10 days. If live lice are found within those 10
days, go back to checking once a week for nits and/or lice.
Removing nits is optional as nits do not spread from headto-head. Remember to check the head of everyone in the
household, including your own.
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SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATE
A big thanks to our community for donating three more 20-foot maple trees to our EcoClassroom this year. The three trees were donated by The Patton Family, Improvement
Renovations Inc., and Councillor George Carlson. We're just waiting on the School Board
to plant them and parent Matthew Grittani is getting them for us wholesale which is $300
each instead of $550 each. We are also hoping to get some log benches installed in our EcoClassroom through the School Board.
The Boo-gie-a-thon pledge forms will be going home for Thanksgiving weekend. Please
have your children ask their relatives for pledges (no door-to-door canvassing) and keep in
mind that this is our only fundraiser for the year. Please send cheques only, made out to St.
Julia, and please send one cheque per student. If a cheque is sent for the entire family, the
child who hands in the cheque will get all the credit for classroom and division
prizes. Thanks for your understanding as we try to streamline the counting process for the
small group of parents who are available during the day to count.
Thanks to Elizabeth D'Amore who is spearheading the Boo-gie-a-thon prizes, Karina
Gigante and Diane Akam who are spearheading the Boo-gie-a-thon decorating and Jennifer
Fabrizi who is spearheading the Boo-gie-a-thon counting. Also, thanks to all the parents
who are volunteering their time in one of those three areas to make this a memorable event
for our students and a wonderful way to raise money to enrich the educational experience at
St. Julia.
A Year of Virtues
At St. Julia, virtue formation contributes to a healthy
positive learning environment by fostering a climate in
which all members feel safe, confident and hope-filled
about themselves, their relationships and their futures.
Each of the Virtues is clearly outlined in the student
agenda. A student centered assembly will introduce the
Virtue of the Month.
September Faith,
October Empathy
November Conscience
December Hope
January Self-control
February Respect,
March Kindness
April Love
May Acceptance
June Fairness
October & November 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
OCTOBER
14
Thanksgiving
15
Pizza Day
16
17
Jr. Girls volleyball
tournament @ Pauline
Vanier
18
Sub Day
Rosary Apostolates visit
classrooms
Jr. Boys volleyball tournament
@ St. Julia
19
20
21
Early bird
draw for
Boogie-a-thon
CCAT testing
for grade 4’s
28
Mr. Pritchard
& Ms. Child’s
class
participate in
Inuit games
22
Pizza Day
23
CCAT testing for
grade 4’s
24
Jr. Girls volleyball family
tournament @ St.
Gertrude
25
Sub Day
26
30
Virtue Assembly
“Empathy”
31
Boogie-a-thon
1
NOVEMBER
Virtue of Conscience
Sub Day
All Saints Day
2
All Souls Day
5
Pizza Day
Progress reports sent
home grades 1-8
Virtue Assembly @
2:30
6
7
Jr. Achievement visit for
Mr. Gallo & Ms. Nasato’s
classes
Interview evening
8
Sub Day
9
Rosary Apostolates visit
classrooms
12
Pizza Day
13
14
15
27
3
Set your clocks back an
hour
10
4
11
Remembrance
Day
Assembly
CCAT testing for
grade 4’s
29
Pizza Day
Picture Re-Take Day
MBC Family Cross
Country meet @
Chinguacousy Park
Looking Ahead…
November 22nd is
Movie Night! 7 pm in
the gym…Monsters
University