St Julia Catholic Elementary School
6770 Historic Trail, Mississauga ONT L5W 1J3
(905) 795-2706 Fax: (905) 795-9096
www.dpcdsb.org/JULIA
April 2014
A Prayer for Easter Eyes
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
Pastor
Fr. Marc-Andre Campbell
Fr. Matthias Kim
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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My Lord, Jesus,
You have risen to new Life!
Give me new eyes with which to recognize
your presence in the world around me.
Sharpen my vision so that I see beyond the
ordinary events of each day and into the
extraordinary reality of your grace.
Brighten my view of the world with renewed
hope in the coming of your Kingdom.
Soften my gaze so that I view others with the
kind of tenderness and compassion you
showed to so many.
May each day of this Easter season provide
glimpses of your glory.
In your sacred name, I pray.
Amen.
Mark Your Calendars…
April 9-Minute to win it Lenten food
drive activity
April 10-Gr. 8 trip to Living Arts Ctr.
April 10-Milk orders due
April 11-Rosary Apostolate visit school
April 11-Virtue assembly @ 2:30 pm
April 13-Holy week starts
April 14-Gr. 7 & 8 Future Steps dance
April 18-Good Friday-no classes
April 21-Easter Monday-no classes
April 22-Peel Police in youth education
April 23-Peel Police in youth education
April 23-Gr. 6 Scientists in the school
April 24-Peel Police in youth education
April 24-Gr. 6 Scientists in the school
April 25-Gr. 7 & 8 Future Steps dance
April 28-Gr. 7 & 8 Future Steps dance
April 30-JK/SK/ Gr. 2 dental screening
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE @ St. Joseph’s Parish
Palm Sunday-April 13th: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am. 1:00 pm (note change in Mass time) and 6:00 pm
Tenebrae-Wednesday April 16 @ 7:00 pm.
Mass of the Lord’s supper-Holy Thursday, April 17th @ 8:00 pm (no morning masses.)
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion-Good Friday-12:00 noon, 3:00 pm. 8:00 pm Stations of the Cross.
Holy Saturday-April 19 (No 9:00 am morning mass) 2:00 pm Blessing of Food, 8:00 pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday-Resurrection of the Lord-8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, and 1:00 pm (note change in Mass time) No 6:00 pm Mass
AROUND THE HALLS
ENVIRO-WEEK
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of course, was "Walking Wednesday. Students walk to school
so as not to waste fossil fuels or increase the pollution poured
into the air. Thursday was Litterless Lunch day. Student and
staff came to school with a homemade lunch packed in
reusable container. Hey, easier and more fun than we
thought!!! The week built to the celebration of Earth Hour
here at the school. We turned out all the lights, turned off the
computers, SmartBoards, projectors, and did things "oldschool" pun intended... hope you all participated in the
National Earth Hour Saturday night. The students had an eyeopening week. We hope that we will all continue to participate
in some of these activities regularly.
MATH MANIA
March 27th was the annual Intermediate Mississauga Brampton
Central Math Mania Academic Competition. The purpose of
the competition was to provide challenging mathematical
activities that needed to be solved in an allotted time. Five
students were chosen to represent St. Julia at this event. They
are: Charlene C., Anson C., Zak D., Michael E., and Nicole S.
They made St. Julia proud as they worked together as a team,
displaying much respect towards each other as well as towards
their competitors. Not only did they have a lot of fun practising
their mathematical talents, they finished in FIRST place
overall out of fifteen schools! They were the first team in St.
Julia’s history to place in the top three, never mind in first
place! Way to go St. Julia Suns! You made us VERY proud!
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK: MAY 4-9
During Catholic Education Week, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board will celebrate the significant
contribution that Catholic Education has made to the
community, the province and to Canada. Our Catholic
Graduate Expectations challenge students to articulate in
society those fundamental values that underpin Catholic
education. The theme for this year’s Catholic Education
Week is:
Catholic Education: Serving in the Love of Christ
Catholic schools are Catholic communities. Catholic schools
are faith communities. We – parents, students, teachers,
administrative and support staff – walk and grow together in
the faith which we received at our Baptism. And it is the
‘together’ that we grow. Our growth is primarily a
relationship with God, who at our Baptism, called us by
name. But the response of each of us to that growth is both
personal and communal. We grow in our faith in the
nurturing atmosphere of our Catholic community be that of
our local parish, our home, or our Catholic school
community.
‘I am among you as one who serves.’ (Luke 22:27e)
The sub-themes for Catholic Education Week 2014 are as
follows:
Monday: Serve with faithfulness
Tuesday: Serve with humility
Wednesday: Serve with compassion
Thursday: Serve with justice
Friday: Serve with joy
Join us in the school gym on Monday, May 5 for a special
school wide “Music Monday” with astronaut Chris Hadfield.
On Thursday, May 8, at 9:00 am we will be having our
Acceptance virtue assembly in the gym. All are welcome to
attend.
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10th Year Anniversary
St. Julia is 10 years young! Join us on Wednesday, June 4
from 6:00-7:30 for a celebration with staff, parents, students
and alumni of St. Julia. We will be starting with a liturgy at
6:00 pm in the school gym followed by a walk down
memory lane.
AROUND THE HALLS
Over the month of March, the BLAST team has continued to share
anti-bullying tips each morning over the announcements. The
BLAST team continues to encourage students to share their
experiences and own advice each week by placing letters in the
BLAST box. This month the BLAST team will be connecting
their anti-bullying message to the Season of Lent and will
introduce new activities to promote their message to the school
community.
ANTI-BULLYING TIP OF THE MONTH:
Change the School Community. Work with others to stop bullying
behavior; your whole school will benefit. Remember: A lot of kids
have to cope with bullying. You are not alone. No one deserves to
be bullied.
CRAM THE CRUISER
On Friday March 28th, our Youth Faith Ambassadors
organized the CRAM-THE-CRUISER event for our Lenten
Food Drive. We want to thank everyone at St. Julia for an
amazing outpouring of donations of non-perishable food
items for those less fortunate than us. The Peel Police and
members of St. Vincent de Paul were incredibly impressed
with our generosity. It seemed like everyone had some fun!
The total amount of food items collected was 1, 948. Great
work everyone!
WALKING WEDNESDAY
Walking Wednesdays continue to be a fun, healthy part of our
St. Julia eco-school initiative. Every Wednesday our Walking
Wednesday crew celebrates and encourages those students
who arrive at school on their own fuel while cutting down on
pollution. The WW Crew includes: Chloe C., Zoe O.,
Brendan L., Dean D., Nikita D., Joseph M., Luca M., Josh
N. and Michael V. Recently we participated in Enviro-Week
as a lead up to Earth Hour. Some of our WW Crew formed
the Walking Wednesday Wailers and sang the Walking
Wednesday theme song live at our kick-off assembly on
Monday complete with live xylophones and percussion. The
committee will once again meet with the Peel Health Nurse in
April to assess the school's participation in the Walking
Wednesday program. Thanks to all those students who have
continued to brave the cold every week through our long
winter season! Just think how lovely the walk will be when
we finally get to enjoy some spring weather! Join in every
Wednesday!
WARM WEATHER DRESS CODE
As the warm weather approaches we would like to remind
students that they are expected to dress in a manner and attire
suitable for the occasion and appropriate to the school
environment. Students must wear full length T-shirts with a
sleeve (no muscle shirts or cut off T-shirts are allowed for
regular classes or gym wear). Shorts are allowed provided
they are modest. No short-shorts or cut-off jeans will be
allowed.
SAFETY REMINDERS
In the interest of student safety, pupils are asked not to bring
the following items to school: skateboards, roller blades,
scooters, baseball bats and hard utility balls. Also, we
remind students about safe practices during recess times such
as: no contact sports or play fighting, soccer playing on
asphalt using soft utility balls only and reporting problems to
teachers rather than taking matters into their own hands.
A Message from St. Vincent de Paul Society
Dear St. Julia:
Thanks to you, your staff and students and to our public
officers for the large donation of food. Fred weighed the
food in at 1440 lbs., a great donation! This enables us to
continue to provide 2 or 3 bags of food each time we visit
a needy family. When we have finished our food pickups
this week we plan to take a load of excess food to the
Eden Community Food bank.
Again, on behalf of our St. Vincent de Paul group and the
needy families we serve, THANK YOU.
Jack Guiry
PARENT INFORMATION
CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR 2014-2015
Planning for next September is well under way.
Current grade level teachers, Resource staff and the
administration will soon begin the process of
developing tentative classroom placements. We
spend much time taking into consideration not only
the needs of the individual child but the needs of all
children in the context of the larger classroom group.
In each class we strive to balance learning styles,
gender, learning needs and a cross section of abilities
and behavioral needs. Please note that Ministry
regulations of class size will impose little flexibility
in class configurations.
As you know your child best, we appreciate your
input concerning the learning style and environment
your child learns best in. If you feel that there are
specific needs which should be addressed in
determining the placement of your child, please send
Mrs. Nichols a letter outlining the strengths and
needs of your child along with a description of
his/her learning style and the type of environment
he/she excels in, no later than May 2, 2014. We
remind you that it is not appropriate to request a
specific teacher as staffing is tentative and things are
continually changing or to make requests to avoid
necessary combined grades. We will consider your
input as well as input from the classroom and
resource teachers and if we can accommodate your
wishes, we will do so. However, this is not always
possible. Rest assured, our decisions are made only
after careful consideration of all the information and
are based on the individual good of each child
balanced with the common good of the entire school
community.
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN EVENING
As you know, the 2014-2015 school year will be the first year
for ‘Full-Day Kindergarten’ here at St. Julia. As a result, on
Tuesday, May 13, 2014, we are inviting all Kindergarten
parents to our ‘Welcome To Kindergarten’ evening. The event
will take place at St. Julia beginning at 6:30 pm. There will be
quite a number of changes to both our scheduling and our
program in the year ahead. So, in addition to the parents of our
Junior Kindergarten students, we are also inviting parents of
Senior kindergarten, who may wish to better understand the
new program. As always, this evening is possible because of
the corporate support of ‘The Learning Partnership’ (the same
group that drives the Take Your Kids to Work days). We look
forward to seeing the parents of both our new and returning
kindergarten students.
SPEAK UP GRANT
St. Julia is proud to unveil its latest tool for communication and
promotion of school spirit. With help from the Provincial
Speak-Up Grant, St. Julia has installed a 60 inch television
monitor in our main foyer. The TV will be tied to the school’s
computer system and used to display welcome messages and
daily announcements as well as videos of special events and
responses at assemblies. It is our hope that students will be
assuming a fair share of the responsibility for entering content
and keeping it up-to-date. Special thanks to Mrs. Higgins for
spearheading the project.
Franciscan Media Catalog - Messengers of God's
Mercy
Please refer to the link below to download the Catholic update
Newsletter for the month of March:
Franciscan Media Catalog
Or copy this address into your web browser:
http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org
PARISH NEWS
Youth in Ministry
EDGE (for those in grade 6-8) meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday of
the month at 7pm, after 6pm Mass.
PARENT INFORMATION
April & May 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
APRIL
Wed
9
Lenten food drive
activity: Minute to win it
13
Holy week starts
14
Future steps dance grade 7
& 8 classes
15
Pizza Day
16
20
Easter Sunday
21
Easter Monday
22
Peel Police in for Youth
Education
Pizza Day
23
Peel Police in for Youth
Education
Scientists in the school
grade 6 classes
30
JK/SK & grade 2 dental
screening
Peel Police in for Youth
Education
No Classes
27
28
Future steps dance grade 7
& 8 classes
29
Pizza Day
4
5
Music Monday 12:30-1:30
PM
6
Pizza Day
Thu
10
Grade 8 trip to
Living Arts Ctr.
17
24
Peel Police in for
Youth Education
Scientists in the
school grade 6
classes
MAY 1
Fri
Sat
11
Rosary Apostolate
visit classes
Sub Day
12
18
Good Friday
25
Future steps dance
grade 7 & 8 classes
Sub Day
2
Sub Day
19
Holy week ends
26
3
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
Keaton Centre, 5685 Keaton Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3H5
Phone: 905 890-6000 Fax: 905 890-6330
1 800-668-1140
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING TRANSPORTATION
ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN GRADES 1, 4
AND 8
Eligibility for transportation is determined based on distance criteria
established in Board policy. For Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board, these are:
JK – Grade 1
Grades 2 – 4
Grades 5 – 8
Grades 9 – 12
1.0 kilometre
1.6 kilometres
2.0 kilometres
4.8 kilometres
The purpose of this communication is to ensure that parents of
students currently in grade 1, grade 4 and grade 8 are aware that
transportation eligibility status for your child may change next year as
your child moves, respectively, to grades 2, 5 and 9. As the distance
criteria increases at the noted grade levels, students who are currently
eligible for transportation in grades 1, 4 and 8, may no longer be
eligible for transportation when they move to the next grade level.
Effective June 1, transportation eligibility information for 2014-2015
will be available on our website. To confirm the transportation
eligibility status for your child for the 2014-2015 school year, please
access our website at www.stopr.ca. Access the “Am I Eligible for
Transportation?” icon, select 2014-2015 and enter the required
address, 2014-2015 grade level, and program information to obtain
the transportation eligibility status for your child.
This notification is provided to advise parents of a potential change in
transportation eligibility and, therefore, provide sufficient time for
parents to make arrangements to get their child to school, if required.
Safety First when dropping students off at school
The safety of all children and staff must be considered as paramount at all times when dropping students off at school.
The number of serious incidents related to traffic circulation at the front of the school and in the Kiss and Ride area during
morning arrival and afternoon dismissal has risen. These incidents include vehicles entering the site in the wrong direction,
parking and pulling out of no parking zones, parking in bus lanes, to name a few.
It is imperative that all parents and guardians who drive their children to school adhere to the traffic circulation plan and
comply with the traffic and parking signage on the site. It is equally imperative that all drivers follow the direction of staff
managing the traffic circulation on the school site.
Thank you for your consideration and co-operation with this important matter.
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ARE YOU TICKED?
Make Sure Your School Support Designation is English Separate (Catholic)
It’s a powerful message in support of Catholic education
On October 27, you will cast your vote for Catholic school trustee in the Municipal elections. Make your
vote count, by ensuring you are registered as an English Separate school supporter.
When you designate yourself as an English Separate school supporter, you help foster a strong political
voice, through your elected representative (Trustee), in ensuring your rights to a Catholic education for
the young people in our province.
To verify that you are registered as an English Separate school supporter:
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Check the assessment section of your Tax Bill or Property Assessment Notice
Check your Voter Information Card received by mail during the month of May
We can help you register or change your direction of school support. Contact the Admissions
Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24512.
For more information, visit www.dpcdsb.org
Autodialer Message
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you are registered as an English Separate school supporter. For more information, call 905-890-0708
ext 24512 or visit dpcdsb.org.