St. Julia Catholic Elementary School
6770 Historic Trail, Mississauga, Ontario L5W 1J3
Phone: 905-795--2706 or ext. 53800 Fax: 905-795-9096
www.dpcdsb.org/julia
Volume: 8
Issue: April, 2011
Principal
P. Nichols
Vice Principal
T. De Vellis Carino
Secretaries
A. Charette
S. Fragomeni-Jones
Superintendent
Mississauga Brampton
Central
L. Kazimowicz
Trustee
Peter Ferreira
Peter.ferreira@dpcdsb.org
Parish
St. Joseph Church
5440 Durie Road
905-826-2766
VIRTUE OF LOVE
Dear God,
You have done such a marvelous job of creating us and the world around
us.
You have placed this creation, including all the people we meet, in our
care.
We come to you now asking for the grace and strength to love.
We want to love like Jesus loved – without holding back; without
wondering what’s in it
For me; so that everyone around us will know what your love looks like.
May we find the courage to forget ourselves on purpose for the good of
your people.
We ask this in name of Jesus, our brother, who lived to show us your
way.
Amen
Pastor
Fr. Marc-Andre Campbell
Fr. Mounir El-Rassi
School Hours
Start: 8:45 a.m.
Lunch: 11:45 to 12:45
Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.
Attendance Verification
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A Loving Person…
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Wants the best for others
Is willing to make sacrifices for the good of others
Learns from the heroic lives of saints & holy people
Knows that we are all lovable
Prays for others
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
At St. Julia, the spirit of God is alive! When you next walk
through the halls, stop and listen. You will hear the marvelous
work of the students and staff reflecting God’s graciousness in
their learning and teaching. This year’s Catholic Education
Week (May 1-6) gives us an opportunity to shine a light on
our school with this theme: Catholic Education Week
Celebrating the Spirit. The scriptural text comes from St.
Paul’s letter to the Romans: “All who are led by the Spirit of
God are children of God.” (Romans 8:14) St. Luke also refers
to the Spirit when he writes, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me” (Luke 4:18) The Psalmist calls on God’s Spirit to renew
the face of the earth. During this Catholic Education week, we
will open our doors to God’s spirit in a special way and
celebrate how the Spirit is renewing the face of St. Julia
School.
This year’s theme is Catholic Education: Celebrating the
Spirit:
Monday – The Spirit of Hospitality
Tuesday – The Spirit of Understanding
Wednesday – The Spirit of Wisdom
Thursday – The Spirit of Justice
Friday – The Spirit of Gratitude
SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK 2011
WEDNESDAY APRIL 20
7:30 PM Tenebrae
HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 21
No Morning Mass
8:00 PM Mass of The Lords Supper
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Commemoration Of The Lord’s Passion
12:00 Noon, 3:00 PM (English)
5:30 PM (Portuguese)
8:00 PM Stations Of The Cross
HOLY SATURDAY, April 23
2:00 PM Blessing of Easter Food
8:00 PM Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 24
Holy Mass Times: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM
And 1:00 PM ( note change in mass time)
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO 6 PM
MASS
STAFFING UPDATE
Please join me in wishing Mrs. Lalonde well as she welcomes
a new baby boy into her family. Mrs. Margaret Fatlyn will be
joining the Needs Moderate class. Also, Mme. Rago will be
on leave beginning April 27, 2011. Mlle. A. Hewitt will be
joining the French Department. We sadly say good bye to Ms.
Marasco, and thank her for her many contributions to St. Julia
Elementary, and wish her continued success. We also
welcome back Ms. Miceli!
SPRING BOOK FAIR
Scholastic Book Fair is coming to St. Julia’s! It will take
place from Friday, April 29, 2011 to Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
All students will have an opportunity to browse the Fair and
then visit again to make purchases. A schedule with specific
dates will follow. Parents are welcome to visit on those days
during school hours. We will open each day from 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. It will be closed over the lunch hour and will re-open at
12:30 p.m. The Fair will be open for the Welcome to
Kindergarten evening from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Come
celebrate and grow with great books!
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.
Boys 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).
Girls are not to wear anything strapless, spaghetti straps or
have bare midriffs.
Shorts are allowed provided they are modest. No short-shorts
or cut-off jeans will be allowed.
REPORTING HEAD INJURIES
Even when it may appear to be insignificant, we inform
parents of all reported head injuries at school. We do this in
recognition of the potential danger of any injury involving the
head area. Our intent is not to alarm you, but to keep you
informed. Please remind your child to let a staff member
know if they bump their head or if they get hurt at school.
SAFETY REMINDERS
ENTRY INTO SCHOOL PROCEDURES
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 regularly about safe practices during recess times
such as: no contact sports, no play fighting, no soccer playing
on the asphalt using hard utility balls and reporting
problems to the teacher rather than taking matters into
their own hands.
In the interest of all student safety at St. Julia Elementary, we
ask that any person entering the building enter through the
main front door and proceed directly to the Main Office. We
do not encourage anyone to go directly into classrooms or
walk through halls without speaking to office staff first
and obtaining a visitor badge.
JAPAN RELIEF INITIATIVE
PINK IS LOVE
Ancient Japanese legend promises that
anyone who folds 1000 origami cranes
will be granted a wish by a crane.
As part of our Virtue of Love this month and to increase our
awareness of diversity we, at St. Julia participated in “Pink is
Love” day on Friday, April 15th, 2011. We asked everyone to
wear something pink. This was to show everyone that we at
St. Julia care. We are open minded, we are accepting of our
differences and respect each other. Wearing Pink on Friday
showed our support for diversity and our commitment to stop
discrimination and bullying. Let’s celebrate our differences!
Thank you to the Diversity Team, and to everyone for your
participation.
Charmaine C , Justin D, Sylvia S, Ariana L, Maya D,
Raymond D, Adriana B, Sherwin D, & Mathew L.
For the last two weeks, donations have flooded in from St.
Julia community to assist in disaster relief for Japan. Our
crane folding committee has been diligently folding cranes for
each dollar donated. To date, we have raised $1,110.93 and
folded over 1000 cranes. Thank you to all who have made
donations or volunteered their time. We look forward to
sending our monetary donation to the Red Cross and shipping
1000 cranes to the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa to wish Japan
a speedy recovery in rebuilding their country.
A special thank you goes to Ms. Cheong and all the student
volunteers who came out to help with this fundraiser.
CHESS
Mr. Kozjan and Mr. Migdal would like to thank all Primary,
Junior and Intermediate chess participants that attended the
tournament held at St. Veronica Elementary school on
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011. Both Junior and intermediate
teams played well missing the playoffs by only 1 point.
Congratulations to all the players.
Justin D, Filip D, Justin E, Raymond D, Ethan M, Taras C,
Nicole D, Kasia L, Nicole S, Jocelyn T, Michael D,
Aaron P, Quinn L, Erini L, & Jack K.
See you next year!
EARTH DAY
The Eco-Team and the Green Team are working towards the
promotion of Earth Day which will be acknowledged on April
29th, 2011 at 9:00 am. On this day a representative from each
class will present a message of what his/her class will
collectively be working towards to reduce waste at school.
These will then be displayed in the front foyer of our school as
a reminder of our commitment to the earth. The community is
welcome to join us during our Earth Day celebration.
ECO-TEAM has officially started at St. Julia!
TOTUS TOTUS IS COMING!
The children and youth of the Parish are invited to join us in
the Parish Hall for TOTUS TOTUS (Latin for Totally Yours)
this summer from July 17 to July 22. TOTUS TOTUS is an
exciting new Archdiocesan program whereby seminarians and
college students travel throughout the summer spreading the
Good News of our Lord through catechetical instruction,
Mass, confession, songs, games and more! For more
information please visit www.totustotustoronto.ca
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN EVENING
On Tuesday, May 3, 2011, we are inviting all Junior
Kindergarten parents to our Welcome To Kindergarten
evening. This initiative is possible because of the corporate
support of the Learning Partnership (the same group that
drives the Take Your Kids to Work Days). Welcome to
Kindergarten is an evening provided for the parents who have
registered for JK for this September.
STUDENT MONITORS NEEDED
St. Julia is currently looking for Student Monitors to assist us
during our lunch hour and outside during lunch recess. This is
a paid position. Please let us know if you are available on a
regular basis. All new hires will need to complete a Student
monitor package and complete an up to date Criminal
Reference Check. Please stop by the office if you are
interested.
EQAO
Students currently enrolled in grade 3 and 6 will participate in
the Provincial Assessment for Reading, Writing and
Mathematics. Timelines for this assessment go from May 31June 11, 2011. A letter outlining the particular testing days
will be sent home soon to all grade 3 to 6 parents.
Parents/Guardians are asked to avoid scheduling appointments
and vacations during this time period. This will ensure that all
students have the opportunity to complete all aspects of the
assessment. Thank you for your co-operation.
Please refer to the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
School Board Calendar attached for the upcoming
2011-2012 School year.
PED POLICY
It is Board and school policy that all PEDs must be kept out of
sight, turned off and not used within school premises
(including portables) or during school-sanctioned activities
such as retreats, field trips, sports events, etc. To prevent the
loss or damage of PEDs, we encourage students to leave their
PEDs at home
SWISS CHALET & CELEBRITY SERVER PROGRAM
We are still accepting receipts from Swiss Chalet on Financial
Drive. Please Drop them off on the lunch table at the front
entrance of the school. Our next “Celebrity Server” evening
will be on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 beginning at
6:00 PM. Mrs. Bitti’s Grade 4 class will be hosting the
families from St. Julia School. All are welcome to attend.
CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2011
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 new 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 6. 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
YOUTH IN MINISTRY
St. Joseph’s EDGE meets on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the
month after the 6:00PM Mass. All students in grades 6-8 are
welcome to attend. Please direct any questions to Oriana at
saint.joes.youth@gmail.com. Upcoming Edge Night: April
10-Holy Week 101, April 24 (Easter Sunday) – NO EDGE,
May 8-Returning Again: Resurrection of the Body of Life
Everlasting
A HISTORICAL UNDERTANDING OF CATHOLIC
EDUCATION
Why did Catholic parents and students have to pay tuition to
attend a Catholic high school after grade ten?
In 1871 the Ontario government passed an Act to improve the
common schools and Grammar Schools in Ontario. This Act
abolished common and grammar schools and created public
schools for grades one to ten and high schools from grades
nine to thirteen. The highest official with the Department of
Education, Egerton Ryerson, commented that the 1871 Act did
not affect separate schools. The separate school boards
operating secondary school classes carried on, receiving
funding from grants and taxes. However, early in the twentieth
century the government passed legislation which forbade a
separate school board from offering education beyond grade
ten if its boundaries fell partially or fully within the
boundaries of a high school district. Thus, all but one separate
school board ( in Dublin) lost their ability to receive tax or
government grant financing beyond grade ten. Furthermore, if
a separate school board chose to continue operating grades
nine and ten, it received only elementary school grants for
them.
How did Catholic high Schools Survive?
Catholic Parents and students paid tuition after grade ten.
Parental groups raised money from draws, lotteries and school
vents. Parish priests contributed money from their Sunday
collections. Many separate school boards, including DufferinPeel, opened intermediate-division (i.e. grades seven to ten)
schools. With the vital assistance of the religious teaching
orders (which taught in and administered grades eleven to
thirteen for little or nothing), the diocese continued to operate
private Catholic high Schools and opened new ones. In fact,
Philip Pocock, the Archbishop of Toronto, decided in 1971 to
open one new Catholic high in the archdiocese every year
until the government approved tax and granted funding for
grade eleven to thirteen.
How was the Catholic high school issue resolved?
In 1984, Premier William Davis, edified by the commitment to
Catholic high schools of the Catholic community and
convinced of the injustice of truncated separate schools,
announced that the government would be completing the spate
school system to the end of high school. The Supreme Court
of Canada unanimously responded to a court challenge against
the ensuring legislation by asserting that separate schools
before Confederation were operating
secondary school education with
funding from taxes and government
grants and, therefore, section 93(1) of
the Canadian Constitution guaranteed
the right of separate school boards to
administer from junior kindergarten to
the end of high school. After almost
sixty years of financial sacrifice by the
Catholic community, Catholic high schools once more became
an equal partner in Ontario’s publicly funded school system.
WELCOME TO CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK OPEN HOUSE
AT ST. JULIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
“CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT”
Sunday, May 1 – Saturday May 7, 2011
Catholic Education Week is a welcome opportunity to celebrate the Mission of our Catholic schools as they strive to integrate the
Gospel values of Jesus Christ in every aspect of the school’s life and curriculum. Special activities and prayer celebrations will mark
this week. We invite all members of our community, especially our parents, to participate in the celebrations and activities that will
mark the celebration of Catholic Education Week 2011 at our school.
Junior and Senior Kindergarten – Friday, May 6
The JK and SK Children will be serving up some songs, chants, and surprises to their parents!
Ms. Burns AM class, 9:00AM -9:30AM- Friday May 6
Ms. Laing’s AM class, 9:40AM-10:10AM- Friday May 6
Ms. Marcanio’s AM class, 10:20AM-10:50AM- Friday May 6
Ms. Burns PM class,1:00PM-1:30PM- Friday May 6
Ms. Laing’s PM class, 1:40PM – 2:10PM- Friday May 6
Grade 1
Ms. Starnino – Author Study – 9:15 AM -10 AM- Thursday May 5
Ms. Di Iorio – Are you smarter than a first grader? 9:15 AM – 10 AM- Thursday May 5
Ms. Wendel – Trivia Games and other activities- 9:15 AM – 10 AM- Thursday May 5
Mr. Christopher-Kozjan- Are you curious about your child’s classroom? Come and visit your child’s class and learn more about the
man in the yellow hat- 9:15AM – 10:15AM-Thursday May 5
Grade 2
Ms. Moretti, Ms. Galasso & Ms. Fernandez –Three Part Math activity- 1:30PM-2:00PM- Wednesday May 4
Grade 3
Ms. Corrente – Poetry Coffee House- 9:30AM – 10:00AM- Friday May 6
Ms. Miceli –Poetry Coffee House – 9:30AM – 10:00AM- Friday May 6
Ms. Freedman – Poetry Coffee House –9:30AM – 10:00 AM- Friday May 6
Ms. Blundy- Poetry Tea – 9:00AM – 10:00AM- Friday May 6
Ms. Zivkovic & Mr. Kozjan- 11:05AM-11:45AM- Fitness Circuit- Wednesday May 4
Grade 4 & 3/4
Ms. Laratta, Ms. Bitti & Ms. Cherapacha –Creating Poetry- 1:25PM-2:10PM – Friday May 6
Grade 5
Ms. Cardosso & Mr. Pritchard –Art GalleryWalk and Concert in the Library–Schedule to follow-1:00PM -2:00PM- Thursday May 5
Grade 6
Ms. Cheong & Ms. Lawrence – Contour Art Activity- 11:05AM-11:45AM- Friday May 6
Grade 7 & 8
Ms. Quintana, Mr. Monahan, Ms. Hewgill, Ms. Hatcher & Mr. De Santis – Reptilia & Showcase featuring activities related to Global
and Environmental Issues- 1:00PM-3:00PM- Thursday May 5
Resource
Ms. Higgins- Cultural Diversity Presentations-Displays all week around the school
Ms. Beaty – Grade one Reading/Writing Group- 12:45PM-1:25PM- Friday May 6
Library
Ms. D’Arrisso – Scholastic Book Fair
*Just a Reminder no Personal Electronic Devices.
Dates To Remember
Math Homework Help Pilot Project
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is pleased to
announce that once again it will be participating in the Math
Homework Help pilot project. This is the second year that the
students in our Board will have access to live, interactive
online math help through the expansion of a pilot project
funded by the Ministry of Education. Homework Help is free,
real-time math tutoring by certified Ontario teachers.
This project has now expanded to 31 English-Language
Boards across the Province of Ontario, and the project’s goal
remains to provide students in grades 7 to 10 with an afterhours online support in Mathematics.
Students can log in from Sunday to Thursday, 5:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m. for 20 hours a week of individualized confidential
math tutoring. Through a whiteboard, typing and audio tools,
tutors provide on-the-spot interactive math support. Students
can learn from the questions posed by their peers and ask
their own questions as well.
If they can't wait until the discussion rooms open, videos of
best tutorials and commonly asked questions are available
anytime. Other online math resources include math games and
a virtual locker, where students can save their work.
To register for the site, visit the website www.ontario.ca/homeworkhelp.
Scroll down and you will find the link to the Homework Help Line.
Students will need their OEN number to register. This number is different
from their student number, and can be obtained from their school.
April 18-22 - Holy Week
April 21 – Holy Thursday
April 22 - Good Friday & Earth Day No classes
April 24 - Easter Sunday
A Happy and holy Easter to all our families and Staff.
April 25 – Easter Monday. No classes.
April 26-Jr. Boys Basketball Tournament @ St. Julia
April 26- Jr. Girls Basketball Tournament @ St.
Veronica
April 27-Intermediate Girls soccer Tournament @
Brampton Soccer Centre
April 27-St. Marcellinus Drama Presentations of
Robert Munsch Stories to JKs 1-2PM
April 28-Intermediate Boys Soccer Tournament @
Brampton Soccer Centre
April 29 –Earth Day Promotion Assembly @ 9:00 AM
April 29- Mr. De Santis Class Trip to
CFFC Warehouse
May 1-6 –Catholic Education Week
May 3 – Welcome to Kindergarten Night 6:30-7:30PM
May 3-6-Spring Book Fair in Library
May 3- Diversity Conference @ PJP Cultural Centre
May 5 – We Are The World Celebration of Cultures
at St. Marcellinus
May 5 – Confirmation Retreat 9am St. Joseph’s
Parish
May 11 – Intermediate Ballroom Dancing starts
May 13-Spring Fling Dance
May 13 – Ms. Hatcher’s Class trip to CFFC
warehouse
May 17-School Council Mtg. @ 7pm, All Are Welcome
May 18-Kindergarten Trip to Andrews Scenic Acres
May 23- Victoria Day. No Classes
For more information about the HOMEWORK HELP PILOT PROJECT,
contact:
Sam Mercurio
e-Learning Contact for the
Homework Help Initiative and OERB Resources
905-890-0708 ext 24517
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2011-2012 Sch2011-ool Year Calendar2011-2012 School Year Calendar
2011-2012 CALENDAR
First day of classes elementary and secondary schools Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Last day of classes Semester 1 Secondary (Semester Schools Only) Tuesday, January 24, 2012
First Day of classes Semester 2 Secondary (Semester Schools Only) Friday, February 3, 2012
School Year ends Elementary and Secondary Schools Friday, June 29, 2012
Number of school days for the 2011 – 2012 school year 194
Number of Instructional Days in Elementary Schools 188
Number of Instructional Days in Secondary Schools 188
Number of Professional Activity Days in Elementary Schools 6
Number of Professional Activity Days in Secondary Schools 6
School Holidays for the 2011-2012 School Year
Every Saturday and Sunday
Labour Day Monday, September 5, 2011
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 10, 2011
Christmas Break (inclusive) Monday, December 26, 2011 to Friday, January 6, 2012
Family Day Monday, February 20, 2012
Mid-Winter Break Monday, March 12, 2012 to Friday, March 16, 2012 (inclusive)
Good Friday Friday, April 6, 2012
Easter Monday Monday, April 9, 2012
Victoria Day Monday, May 21, 2012
Elementary Schools – Professional Activity Days
1. Friday, September 16, 2011 Principal’s Day: Re-organization/Faith Development/Prov. Priorities
2. Friday, November 18, 2011 Provincial Priorities and Faith Development
3. Monday, January 16, 2012 Term 1 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress
4. Friday, February 3, 2012 Reporting to Parents on Evaluation and Pupil Progress
5. Friday, May 11, 2012 Provincial Priorities and Faith Development
6. Monday, June 11, 2012 Term 2 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress
St. Sofia Only
1. Friday, November 18, 2011 Provincial Priorities and Faith Development
2. Monday, January 16, 2012 Term 1 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress
3. Friday, February 3, 2012 Reporting to Parents on Evaluation and Pupil Progress
4. Friday, April 13, 2012 Principals Day: Curriculum and Faith
5. Friday, May 11, 2012 Provincial Priorities and Faith Development
6. Monday, June 11, 2012 Term 2 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress
Secondary Schools – Professional Activity Days
1. Friday, September 16, 2011 Provincial Priorities and Faith Development
2. Friday, November 18, 2011 Provincial Priorities and Faith Development
3.Thursday, February 2, 2012 Principal’s Day: Semester Turnaround
4. Wednesday, June 27, 2012 *Principal’s Day: Year End Reporting and Activities
5. Thursday, June 28, 2012 *Principal’s Day: Year End Reporting and Activities
6. Friday, June 29, 2012 *Principal’s Day: Year End Reporting and Activities
*Semester and year end evaluations and school wide promotion meetings; contact parents with summer school
recommendations, OSR and report card preparation; inventory management of books, equipment, learning materials;
curriculum development for new course outlines; goal setting for the upcoming school year.
Secondary Schools – Examination Days
Semester 1: January 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 2012
Semester 2: June 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 2012