St. Julia Catholic Elementary School
6770 Historic Trail, Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1J3
905-795-2706 or fax: 905-795-9096
November, 2013
Principal
P. Nichols
Vice Principal
M. Harrison
Secretaries
A. Charette
S. De Carli
Superintendent
Mississauga Brampton Central
L. Papaloni
Trustee
P.Ferreira
Peter.Ferreira@dpcdsb.org
Parish
St. Joseph Church
5440 Durie Road
905-826-2766
Gracious and merciful God of all creation,
During this season of remembrance,
we remember how you have gifted
us with free will
You have given us the virtue of conscience
to ensure that we will know the good
and decent way to act and then choose to act that way.
We come to you now asking for the grace and strength to
form and to follow our conscience in order to bring to life your plan
for a safe, caring, inclusive community here at St. Julia.
May your virtue of conscience free us to make decisions
that serve the good of all your people.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, your Son, who lived to show us
your way
Amen
Mark Your Calendars…
Pastor
Fr. Marc Andre
Fr. Kim De Souza
MOVIE NIGHT IS COMING!
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY @
7PM IN THE GYM ON NOVEMBER 22ND
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
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LUNCH SUPERVISORS REQUIRED
Saint Julia School is in constant need of Lunch
Monitors to assist with student supervision over the
lunch hour. This is a wonderful way to become more
involved with the school and to contribute to student
life. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Harrison at St Julia (905) 795-2706.
Weekend Mass Schedule St. Joseph’s Parish
5440 Durie Road (905) 826-2766
0ffice@stjosephsstreetsville.com
Saturday:
Sunday:
5:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
EXTENDED FRENCH INFORMATION MEETING
Grade 4 parents/guardians who wish to enroll their child in Grade 5
Extended French class for September, 2013 are invited to attend an
information meeting at:
St. Therese of the Child Jesus
6370 Forest Park Drive
Thursday, January 16, 2014-7:00 p.m.
The deadline for submission of applications will be 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014.
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Registration for the 2013-2014 school year will be at all Dufferin-Peel
Catholic Elementary Schools on the following dates:
Monday, January 27, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Snow date: Tuesday, J anuar y 28, 2014 fr om 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 to
3:00 p.m.
Junior Kindergarten children must be 4 years old by December 31st
2013. Senior Kindergarten children must be 5 years old by December
31st, 2014.
Please bring the following original documents when registering your
child:
 Birth Certificate
 Roman Catholic Baptismal certificate for child and 1 parent
 Immunization record
 Utility bill (proof of address)
DUFFERIN-PEEL HOSTS KINDERGARTEN ENTRY PLANNING INORMATION SESSION FOR PARENTS OF
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
On Wednesday, January 22, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board’s Special Education Department will host a Kindergarten planning information session. This meeting is for parent’s and guardians of
children with special needs which affect their learning, such as vision,
hearing, physical, developmental or autism, who are entering Kindergarten in September 2014. This meeting will be held at the Catholic Education Centre from 7:00pm-8:30pm. For more information call 905-8900708 extension 24284.
PARISH NEWS
Confirmation sessions are held Thursday or Sunday. The
following dates are:
November 21—7:30-9:00 pm or November 23-10:00-11:30 am with
parents and confirmadi.
** Please note that the November 21st evening is the same date as
the St. Marcellinus open house.
January 23-7:30-9:00 pm or January 25-10:00-11:30 am with parents
and confirmandi.
February 27-7:30-9:00 pm or March 1st 10:00-11:30 am with parents
and confirmadi.
March 20-7:30-9:00 pm or March 22-10:00-11:30 am with parents
and confirmadi.
April 24-7:30-9:00pm or April 26-10:00-11:30 am with parents &
confirmadi.
Holy Eucharist dates are held Saturdays at 5:30 PM, and
Sundays at 9:30 AM or 12:30 PM on the following dates a s follows:
April 26 & 27, May 3rd & 4th, May 10th & 11th, May 17th & 18th,
May 24th & 25th, May 31 & June 1st, and June 7th & 8th.
GRADE 4 RECONCILIATION
Grade 4 Reconciliation is on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at St.
Julia.
REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY
This year the grade eight students prepared a beautiful
Remembrance Day Ceremony for the entire school that consisted
of a dramatization, slide presentation, prayer and a moment of
silence to honor our fallen heroes.
ST. MARCELLINUS GRADE 8 INFORMATION NIGHT
Grade 8 students and parents are welcome to attend the St. Marcellinus
registration and information session on Thursday, November 21st, 2013. Tours
will begin at 6:00 PM and 6:15 PM, followed up by a presentation at 7:30 PM.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE AT
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER SS
Pre-IB Information (Grade 8 -> Grade 9)
Please check our IB program at: http://www.dpcdsb.org/STFXS -> Guidance/
Courses -> IB Program
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Comprehensive and rigorous 2-year international curriculum; draws from best examples of world national curricula, balanced education (humanities, second language, mathematics, sciences.) Promotes global mindedness, international focus and
understanding, and responsible citizenship, excellent academic preparation for success at the university level. Successful students are issued both the OSSD and IB
Diploma. IB Diploma Programme begins in Grade 11 and continues in Grade 12.
Grades 9 and 10 are preparation for the Diploma Programme (called Pre-IB); congregated classes for core subjects, elective subjects taken with general student population (more at http://www.ibo.org)
Eligibility
Students from Catholic, public and private schools who reside south of Highway
401 (and the students from St. Marcellinus Secondary School catchment area) are
eligible to apply to St. Francis Xavier Secondary School Pre-IB program.
Application Process
Our application process is a two-tier process, which starts after the Information
Night (the IB Diploma Programme Information Night will take place on
November 14, 2013; 6:30 P.M., school cafetorium). The Preliminary Application Package will be available on our website on November 12. Pr eliminar y
applications are due by December 10, 2013 (submitted to the Student Services
office in person only). The students, who ar e offer ed admission to the Pr e-IB
program based on the selection criteria, will be asked to accept or decline the offer
in writing (usually within a week after the offer has been given to them) and only
then, after having accepted the offer of admission, they will submit the Full School
Registration Package.
Dates to Remember:
November 14, 2013
IB Information Night (6:30 P.M.; cafetorium)
December 10, 2013
Preliminary Application deadline (the application
can be downloaded from our website, but
must be submitted to the Student Services office in
person)
December 14, 2013
Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT - Upper Level) (Session 1: 8:30 to 11:00; Session 2:
11:30-2:00; Session 3: 2:30-5:00)
January 15, 2014
Offers of admission to the Pre-IB Program
(Grade 9)
January 20, 2014
Deadline for acceptance of decline of the
offers of admission
January 22-27, 2014
Registration for 2014-2015 school year
(registration package will be posted online
on January 15, 2014 for your convenience)
ADVENT MASS
Please note that the St. Julia Advent mass will be held on December 17, 2013
@ 1:15 p.m. in the gym. All are welcome to attend.
SANTA VISITS
Santa will be visiting the boys and girls from JK-Gr. 3 on
Thursday, December 5, 2013! ho ho ho!
CANADIAN FOOD FOR CHILDREN
Thank you to everyone who has been donating hard candies for the Dr.
Simone candy drive. Your candies will bring smiles to the
faces of many children world wide. The last day to bring
in your donations is Tuesday, November 12, 2013.
POPCORN SALES
Student Council will be selling popcorm for $1.25 on Fridays . Students
can purchase white cheddar, dill pickle and light butter salt.
Proceeds' from the sales will go to Graduation and Eco
classrooms.
RAINBOWS
JUNIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
The Junior Girls Volleyball team met at the Pod Tournament on October
17. They demonstrated excellent sportsmanship by never losing hope
and cheering each other on! Their dedication and teamwork were
exceptional! Congratulations girls! Kayla H., Abigail R., Maya J., Amanda T.,
Kaitlyn G., Alicia R., Natalie F., and Vanessa B.
INTERMEDIATE BOYS SOCCER
Last month, the Intermediate Boys soccer team played in our family of schools
soccer tournament. Our team consisted of boys from grades six, seven and
eight and although the grade eights were unable to join us, the grade six's and
seven's definitely held their own and fought until the end against all teams. The
boys positive attitudes, hard work and determination carried them to the
playoffs where they fell just short of a couple goals to move on. They played
an outstanding tournament and coaches Mlle. Hewitt and Ms. Stypka are very
proud of them!
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS SOCCER
The intermediate girls soccer team participated in the MBC tournament and
showed great team work and skill. Throughout the tournament only 2 goals
were scored against us while we scored many goals. The girls made it to the
third round of the playoffs where they lost 1-0 in a very close back and forth
game to St. Gregory. At the end of the day our girls finished 3rd overall in the
standings but 1st overall in fair play and determination. Mr. Morrice and Mr.
Monahan would like to thank Erica S., Stephanie S., Laura D., Amalia K.,
Amilia L., Victoria, P., Elyza S., Nicole T., Zoe O,. Pasqale A., Suzana A.,
Christie L., Julia N., Vanessa B., B., Kathy L, & Natalie F.
INTEMEDIATE BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Congratulations to the Intermediate Boys Volleyball team for a terrific
season. Joshua D., Thomas K., Martin I., Martin G., Eric P., Nicholas
M., and Matteo P. The boys showed tremendous dedication giving up
many of their lunches to practice and hone their volleyball skills. This
was evident by their great season record of 3 and 1. Unfortunately it
came down to the wire in the end but regardless, your coaches; Mlle.
Hewitt, Mrs. Laratta, and Mrs. Galasso are very proud of the effort
exemplified on the court. You represented the spirit of St. Julia well!
CROSS COUNTRY
On Tuesday October 29th our Cross Country runners participated in
the Mississauga Brampton Family of Schools Meet at Chinguacousy
Park in Brampton. Many runners qualified for the Dufferin-Peel
Board Cross Country meet on Tuesday November 5th at Centennial
Park. Congratulations to our grade 8 boys team who brought home a
first place banner for the Family meet! Also, congratulations to
Christina L and Simone C represented our Grade 5 girls; Maria P.,
Olivia S., Alicia R., Monica F., Vanessa B., and Sofia O represented
our grade 6 girls TEAM; Zoe O. represented our grade 7 girls;
Christian D., represented our grade 7 boys; Erica S., represented our
grade 8 girls and MatthewC., Hormoz C., Martin I., Marco P., Aden
D., and Justin C., represented our grade 8 boys at the Board meet. Our
runners did a fantastic job and made all of us here at St. Julia proud of
their efforts. Great work everyone!!
If your child is part of a single parent family, a blended family, has experienced the death of a loved family member, friend or sibling, or is struggling
through a painful experience, this will be an opportunity for him/her to share
their feelings with peers that may also be going though similar changes.
Rainbows will begin on November 7, 2013.
WALKING WEDNESDAYS
Once again we are trying to do our best for the environment here at St. Julia.
Every Wednesday we encourage the students to make arrangements to walk
safely to school. It is a fun, healthy activity for the children and helps them to
be aware that every little bit helps. Even walking once a week instead of being
driven does cut down on exhaust fumes. Some bus students may even be able
to walk on these days. If you can arrange it we applaud your effort! Walkers
will receive a hand stamp at the front of the school to acknowledge their participation and each class with participants reports their results. The class with
the best participation will have their achievement acknowledged on the announcements and their name displayed on the "Golden Shoe of Midas" for the
next week. So find some friends to walk with and shuffle off to school on
Wednesdays!!
P.A.L.S.
The students of St. Julia school have trained and continue to prepare for their
leadership role in our PALS program.
P.A.L.S. (Playground Activity Leadership in Schools) is a schoolyard program geared to help younger children learn co-operative games and strategies
in order to interact appropriately during lunch recess. Our student leaders
have chosen to become mentors to the younger children and teach them age
appropriate games in order to achieve successful daily play. They are enthusiastic and eager to get started... WAY TO GO P.A.L.S.!!
CURRICULUM CORNER
St Julia is committed to the principles of 21st century learning. We continue to acquire technology for use in each of our classrooms, and, by
the end of October St Julia will have computer access, data projectors
and document cameras in each classroom in the school. Leading the
charge towards innovative teaching have been our grade 2 teachers, who
have developed a blog which they maintain and update regularly. When
you get a moment, please check out their fine work at:
http://stjuliagrade2.blogspot.ca/
or just type St Julia Grade 2 blog into your browser.
CHOIR
The St. Julia school choir has been involved in the opening mass at St.
Joseph's parish and performed at the Remembrance Day Service this
Monday November 11th. The members of our choir are:
Lynelle L., Charmaine E., Curtis R., Maja T., Kathy L., Ava S., Helene
P., Katrina B, Jack K., Juliano V., Anjali M., Gabby R., Maddie D.,
Michael F., Emily P., Camila P., Victoria W., Emma M., Issbelle R.,
Sebastian M., Samantha S., Kate M., Claire M., Alexandra L., and
Lauren M..
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OF PEEL REGION (STOPR)
BUS CANCELLATIONS/SCHOOL CLOSING DUE TO BAD
WEATHER
2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR
You may also go to the website
www.stopr.ca
for daily cancellations or delays
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.
The four announcements and their effect
on the transportation system are as follows:
1.
“DUFFERIN-PEEL
CATHOLIC
DISTRICTSCHOOL BOARD BUSES SERVING
ST. ANDREW, ST. BENEDICT AND ST.
PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND
R.F. HALL SECONDARY SCHOOL ARE
CANCELLED FOR TODAY.” Schools, however are open.
2.
“THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD BUSES AND THE PEEL
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES IN THE
TOWN OF CALEDON AND THE COUNTY OF
DUFFERIN ARE CANCELLED”. This means
that all runs listed under the first announcement PLUS the following are cancelled:
All schools in the Town of Caledon and all
school runs that begin in the Town of Caledon.
Individual schools will be notified if this
cancelation affects their school. Schools are
open.
3.
“THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD BUSES ARE CANCELLED.” 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. Schools are open.
4.
“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 ad Peel District School Board schools
and offices are closed to all students and staff.
ALLERGY ALERT
Please be aware that there are several pupils in school with a severe lifethreatening food allergy (anaphylaxis) .This is a medical condition that causes
a severe reaction to certain allergens and can result in death within minutes.
Please do not send any peanut product in your child’s lunch. Please do not
send any food products to school for sharing. If you wish to celebrate your
child’s birthday, you may want to consider sending pencils, erasers or stickers
as an alternative. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
CASUAL FRIDAYS
You may observe that the staff dresses in a casual manner on Fridays. Through
donations made on these Fridays, we are supporting Share Life and/or the United
Way of Peel .
BOOGIE-A-THON SUCCESS
Thanks to all the families who sent in pledges for our annual Boogie-a-thon. Our net profit after paying for the DJ and for the prizes
that were purchased to add to those that were donated is
$10,154.73. This will go a long way in enriching the educational
experience of our St. Julia students.
Thank you to Lisa Curic who photocopied all the pledge forms and
fundraising letters at her office, split them into piles of 25, and
dropped them at St. Julia. Thanks to Lucy Varas who made sure all
those forms went home by putting them in the teacher mail boxes.
Thank you to Jennifer Fabrizi who spearheaded counting and to the
parents who helped her count including Wendy Aceto, Lucy Varas,
Nina Lee, Agnes Horska, Anita Menezes, Karla Cinapri and Violeta
Dizon. And thanks to Cathy Runstedler for organizing the counting
envelopes and giving feedback on how to make the counting process smoother this year.
Thank you to Karina Gigante and Diane Akam for spearheading
decorating and to all the parents who came out on Wednesday night
to decorate the gym. Thanks to Karina for donating some decorations and to Diane for bringing lights in from her work to set the
scene.
Thank you to Elizabeth D'Amore for buying all the prizes, keeping
track of donations, helping the Student Council present the prizes at
the pep rally, running the prize draws, ensuring all the students got
their prizes and setting up the prizes in the display case in the lobby. Thanks to Suzette Luis for helping Elizabeth run all the final
draws at the end of the Boogie-a-thon and for organizing the DJ.
A special thanks to the families who donated prizes...
·
Gigante Family $200 - which went to Toys R Us toy
purchases
·
D'Amore Family - $180 in gift cards
·
Luis Family - 3 sets of headphones
·
Julie Lonardi - Streetsville Bowling Passes
·
Carm Dri - Leafs Tickets
·
Curic Family - Raptors Tickets
·
Nazren Family - Blackberry mug and LED Booklights
·
DeCicco Family - Adidas Raptors T-shirt, Raptors Basketball
Signed by #10 Demar Derozan
A special thanks to the corporations who donated prizes...
Organized by Siobhan Kukolic:
·
Air Combat Zone (passes for 2 - value $160)
ECO CLASSROOMS
·
Mastermind Educational Toys game
The Outdoor eco-classroom is progressing magnificently thanks ·
Extreme Pita Heartland (four $5 Gift Certificates)
to the generous donation of trees by the Patton Family,
·
Jack Astor's ($50 Gift Card)
Councilor George Carlson from the City of Mississauga, and
·
Mississauga Recreation and Parks passes (25 passes)
Improvement Renovations inc., and Hoffman-La Roche. Mrs.
Organized by Suzette Luis:
Kukolic has worked tirelessly to finance our school eco-project. ·
Hershey Centre Voucher
Last year we started with the planting of five 20 foot Autumn
Blaze Maple hybrids, and this year we have added three more
large trees and ampa-seating for 30 students. The students at St.
Julia are very excited to have a quiet, shady place to read, write,
draw or chat with friends. We look forward to the upcoming
school years as the the trees mature and develop a beautiful
wooded grove.
BLAST OUT BULLYING
We would like to
remind parents of the need
to have a network of
support to care for children
especially in case of
midday illness. Peel Health repeatedly recommends that the best practice to prevent the spread
of viruses is:
 wash hands with soap and water thoroughly and often
 to cough or sneeze into a sleeve or tissue
 stay home if you are sick
When children become sick during the course of the school
day, a plan needs to be in place to care for him/her. As with
all medical issues, we continue to take direction from Peel
Health on how to best respond to community illness.
This year we hope to BLAST out bullying at St. Julia! The
BLAST Anti-bullying Committee will be fully implemented
this year. Grade 6, 7 and 8 students will have the opportunity
to develop leadership skills and to contribute to maintaining a
positive school climate at St Julia. Students will be involved
in developing anti-bullying initiatives throughout the year, as
well as offer activities and presentations to their peers.
Through the BLAST program students will have a chance to
empower themselves and others by building confidence and
decreasing conflicts in the school. A special thank you to all
Grade 6, 7 and 8 students who are dedicating their time, skills
and efforts to lead their peers towards a more proactive role
against bullying and making St. Julia a safe and positive
environment for all students.