St Julia Catholic Elementary School
6770 Historic Trail, Mississauga ONT L5W 1J3
(905) 795-2706 Fax: (905) 795-9096
www.dpcdsb.org/JULIA
April 2015
Principal
P. Nichols
Vice Principal
D. Linardic
Secretaries
A. Charette
S. De Carli
Superintendent
Mississauga Brampton
Central
L. Papaloni
Trustee
Luz Del Rosario
Luz.delrosario@dpcdsb.org
Parish
St. Joseph Church
5440 Durie Road
905-826-2766
Pastor
Fr. Marc-Andre Campbell
School Hours
Start: 8:45 a.m.
Lunch: 11:45 to 12:45
Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.
Attendance Verification
Line: 905-795-2706 press 1
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Easter Prayer
God of hope,
Resurrected Christ,
Spirit of new beginnings,
May we be blessed by the touch of Spring:
Rain falling from the heavens,
Washing us clean,
Telling us that life is sacred.
May we be blessed by the sight of Spring:
Flowers breaking through Winter’s crust,
Telling us that life is beautiful.
May we be blessed by the sound of children
Playing in the garden,
Shouting with happiness,
Telling us that life is joyful.
May we be blessed by the taste of Easter eggs,
Hidden and then found,
Telling us that life is sweet.
May we be blessed by memory
This Easter time:
Of loved ones,
Of loved places,
Telling us that your love is always here.
We make this prayer in the name of Jesus.
Amen
Mark Your Calendars…
April 8-Chess Tournament @ St. Gertrude
April 9-Immunization Clinic for HPV& Hep B
April 10-Rosary Apostolates visit classrooms
April 14-Gr. 5’s Crawford Lake Trip
April 20-Spring Photos & Grad re-takes
April 21-School Council meeting @ 6:30pm
April 21-Fun with fluency in Math @ 7:00pm
April 22-French Talent Show @ 10am & 1pm
April 28-First Communion Retreat Day
April 28-Gr. 6’s Scientist in the school
April 28-Int. Boys basketball tournament @ St. Jude
April 29-JK/SK/Gr. 2 Dental Screening
April 30-Gr. 1 trip to Loblaws
April 30-Int. Girls basketball tournament @ St. Gertrude
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.
AROUND THE HALLS
FRENCH TALENT SHOW
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open for me.”
CROWNING OF MARY
On Friday, May 8, 2015, St. Julia School will celebrate the
“Crowning of Mary” with two beautiful and child centered
gatherings in our school gym. We will begin with our first
celebration at 9:00 am for the Primary division followed by the
Junior and Intermediate divisions at 10:45 am. All parents are
welcome to join us. This culminating activity reflects all of the
hard work the Rosary Apostolate volunteers have done with our
students to teach them the hymns of Mary and the prayers of
the Rosary. We thank the Rosary Apostolate for their hard
work and dedication to the students of St. Julia.
MUSIC MONDAY
For the third year St. Julia School will be participating in Music
Monday. The wonderful St. Julia teachers will be helping the
students prepare the anthem "We are One" as well as other fun
musical activities to celebrate the joy of music along with the
rest of Canada! The anthem this year was written by an Ontario
high school student. The theme of the anthem song is Unity and
Togetherness. The date for the event is Monday, May 4. It will
be taking place with the rest of the country at 12 noon (this is
when we sing the anthem together as a country) so we will be
having an adjusted schedule on that day. Stay tuned for
further details. I have included the link for the song at the
bottom of this email. Almost 5 weeks to go!! Make sure to give
it a listen!! Some students may enjoy singing it at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAHuiAKjoEM
WALKING WEDNESDAY
Our energetic Walking Wednesday student volunteers are ready
to greet our lovely Spring weather on Wednesday mornings and
all those students who make the effort to walk to school that
day. You will be greeted by music, cheers and even get a
Walking Wednesday hand stamp when you walk to school on
Wednesdays. It was a long Winter so let's all get out there and
enjoy our beautiful Spring especially on Walking Wednesdays!!
Catholic Education Week: Exploring Paths
of Joy
Catholic Education Week begins on a Sunday to highlight the
partnership that remains the foundation of Catholic education
between our Catholic schools and local Catholic parishes. The
sub-themes for Catholic Education Week 2015 are as follows:
1. Walking Together and Sharing our Story
2. Opening the Scriptures
3. Welcoming Others to the Table
4. Recognizing Jesus in the Breaking of the Bread
5. Proclaiming the Good News
Catholic Education Week:
May 3-8, 2015
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 by
placing letters in the BLAST box. The BLAST team has
been working very hard on a new project, thanks to our
Speak Up Grant, that will continue to promote our antibullying message.
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.
ENVIRO-UPDATE AT ST. JULIA
We celebrated Earth Hour on Friday March 27th by turning
out all of the lights in the hallways, classroom computers,
SmartBoards, projectors, and did things "old-school" pun
intended... hope you all participated in the National Earth
Hour on Saturday March 28th. This month St. Julia will be
focussing on a greater awareness of Environmental Issues.
During the week of April 20th, St. Julia staff and students will
celebrate "Enviro-Week". We will host a Kickoff assembly
on Monday, April 20th, with the whole school. During the
assembly, we will play games that teach us about Litterless
lunches and snacks. The students will be challenged to
minimize the garbage in their lunches and take their organics
home to recycle in the Green Bin. Students continue to be
encouraged to participate in"Walking Wednesdays" by
walking, biking or taking a scooter to school. When we do
this we do not waste fossil fuels and we minimize our carbon
footprint. We hope that we will all continue to participate in
these activities regularly.
STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
St. Julia is introducing a new initiative, through
Call2Recycle, a not-for-prophit organization. Call2Recycle
has led a nationally embraced stewardship program for
collecting and recycling batteries and cellphones since 1994.
Our goal at St. Julia is to responsibly recycle all types of
batteries. “Millions of single-use batteries used to power
toys, flashlights, wireless devices and other consumer
products are thrown away every day, when they could be
diverted from landfills for recycling,” said Carl Smith, CEO
& president of Call2Recycle, Inc. We will be collecting
batteries the week April 27th.
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.
SPEAK UP GRANT
St. Julia is proud to unveil its latest project for
communication of school spirit and anti-bullying awareness.
With help from the Provincial Speak-Up Grant, the St. Julia
BLAST team is collaborating to document the many antibullying initiatives, opinions and experiences of our school
community in a documentary style video. The video will be
documented from the perspective of students and will
promote anti-bullying as it relates to our Ontario Catholic
Graduate Expectations and the Virtues Program. Our
students will be assuming the responsibility for planning and
documenting the wonderful things we do at St. Julia. A
special thank you to our BLAST team for this terrific idea.
They look forward to sharing their work with our school
community.
PARENT INFORMATION
CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR 2015-2016
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 8, 2015. We remind you that it is not appropriate
now or in September 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
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 we are inviting all Kindergarten parents
and children who are new to kindergarten to our ‘Welcome To
Kindergarten’ evening. The event will take place at St. Julia
beginning at 6:30 pm. This evening will be an opportunity to
learn about Full Day Kindergarten and provide your child with
an opportunity to become familiar with the school
environment. This evening is made possible by the corporate
support of ‘The Learning Partnership.” We look forward to
seeing our new kindergarten registrants and parents.
Encouraging Growth
Mindset
Changing your words can change your mindset…
Do Say
Don’t Say
I can’t do it yet, but I
will!
I can’t do this!
What can I do to
improve my work?
I’m going to try my
best!
My work is fine the
way it is.
I’m going to get a
bad mark.
This is too hard!
This is going to take
some time.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
APRIL
6
Easter Monday
No Classes
7
Pizza Day
8
Chess Tournament
@ St. Gertrude
12
13
14
Pizza Day
Thu
9
Immunization
Clinic-Grade
8 HPV &
Gr.7 Hep B
Round #3
15
16
23
Fri
Sat
10
Sub Day
11
Rosary
Apostolates visit
classrooms
17
Sub Day
18
Gr. 5 Crawford Lake
Trip
19
20
Spring Photos & Grad
re-takes
21
Pizza Day
School Council
meeting @ 6:30
Fun with Fluency in
Math @ 7pm
22
French Talent Show
@ 10 am & 1 pm
26
27
28
Pizza Day
29
JK/SK/Gr.2 Dental
Screening
First Communion
Retreat
Scientists in the school
for Grade 6 Classes
Intermediate Boys
Basketball Tourn. @
St. Jude
30
Grade 1 trip
to Loblaws
Intermediate
Girls
Basketball
Tourn. @ St.
Gertrude
24
Sub Day
25
MAY 1
Sub Day
2
Diversity
Conference @
Blessed Trinity
Fractions
Learning about fractions extends
childrens’ understanding of our
number system. While whole numbers
represent quantities of whole units,
fractions signify parts of whole units
or parts of sets. Although fractions
are all around us, learning about
fractions is difficult for some
children. Identifying fractions in our
environments makes them meaningful
Developing Mindsets that Promote Growth
What do we mean by “mindset”?
Mindsets are the assumptions and expectations we have for
ourselves and others. These attitudes guide our behavior and
influence our responses to daily events.
- Dr. Robert Brooks
Tips for Fostering a Growth Mindset:
Tip # 3. Set appropriately high expectations and provide
support.
and easier to visualize.
 Expectations should focus on habits, effort, and
growth, not grades.
Provide your child with other supports (extra help, additional
Family Math Activity K – 3:
resources). Don’t assume that “you could do
A fraction shows the
relationship between a part
and a whole.
 With your child, gather several
similarly shaped objects, such
as a piece of paper, a towel, a
placemat, a picture frame, a
magazine and a book.
 Ask your child to show you one
half of each object, perhaps by
using a ruler to mark the
halfway point. This is an

opportunity for your child to see that
fractional portions must be of equal
size.
Extension: Ask your child to show
you one fourth of each object.
Grades 7 & 8: Continuing the
Conversation About Your
Money Decisions!
Let’s discuss some factors affecting “Money Decisions”…
 Ask your child to keep a log for one week of
all the times, instances, or circumstances
that he/she has an encounter with money
(e.g., a subway ride, buying gum at a store,
going to the bank or ATM, buying an app).
 Ask your child to make a list of all the ways
in which money enters into his/her daily life.
 Discuss with your child his/her money
encounters (e.g., what was the total value of
your money encounters?)
Note: Consider factors that affect money decisions:
emotions, friends and peers, customs, traditions,
habits, family members, latest styles and fads,