The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
56 Oaklea Blvd, Brampton, Ontario, L6Y 4W7
Phone: 905-455-1001
Principal: D. Furlong
Vice-Principal: P. Krolewski
Secretary: A. Mijandrusic
Fax: 905-455-3406
Superintendent: G. Prajza 905-890-1221
Trustee:
T. Da Silva - 905-459-7089
Parish: St. Jerome Church
Pastor: Fr. Jan Kolodynski
905-455-4260
NEWSLETTER # 6
March 2009
This month of March, we celebrate the
Virtue of Kindness.
An Irish Blessing
May God give you …
For every storm,
a rainbow,
For every tear,
a smile,
For every care,
a promise,
And an answer,
for each prayer.
Amen.
God wants us to be kind to everyone we
meet. Being kind is about more than just
pretending to be nice. It is about helping
and playing with others because we want to
and not because we feel we have to.
Every person in our lives carries the Spirit of
God, and so every person is our brother or
sister through Jesus Christ. As brothers
and sisters who share one Holy Spirit, we
are all valuable to God.
Kindness can only be seen through actions.
A Kind Person …
 gives their time to help others
 stands by their friends in time of
need
 is polite
 cares about other people’s feelings
Mother Teresa said “Kind words can be
short and easy to speak, but their echoes
are truly endless.”
SACRAMENTS
St. Jerome’s Parish
8530 Chinguacousy Rd., Brampton
905-455-4260
For students registered at St. Jerome’s
Parish for the sacraments:
RECONCILIATION
Saturday, March 7 at 10:00 am
(please note: time change)


Constable Lorna Szabo will be educating our
students on March 6 and 27:
Grades 3 to 5: Internet Safety-“Cyberproofed”
Grades 6 to 8: Internet Safety – “Cyber Bullying”
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Saturday, April 18 at 5:00 pm
CONFIRMATION
Wednesday, May 27 at 7:00 pm
Please remind your children that whatever they
e-mail to others becomes part of the public
domain and can be retrieved by the authorities.
SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESENTS
FOR PARENTS
SCHOOL COUNCIL’S WORLD’S FINEST
CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER
FACEBOOK
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
7:00 pm
Chris Vollum, Guest Presenter
Chocolates will be sent home
Thursday, March 5
All money raised will be used to support student
learning: Math manipulative materials for
Primary students, Literacy materials for Junior
students, Literacy materials and Grad awards for
Intermediate students.
Learn:

Constable Lorna Szabo
Education Officer, Region of Peel Visits
Parents, you are encouraged to have the Family
computer located in a high traffic area of your
home (not your child’s bedroom). Please be
aware of how your child is using the internet.
This is important information for all
parents to be aware of to ensure your
children remain safe and their site
secure.
We presently have students at Pauline
Vanier, as young as Grade 5, using
Facebook and MSN to Trash-Talk about
other students.

Chris Vollum will also be presenting to the
Grade 5 to 8 students on Tuesday, March 3
during the afternoon.
How to set FACEBOOK’s basic and
advance, search, privacy and posting
tools
How to distinguish between a
Facebook Friend, Acquaintance and
Stranger – the potential impact (and
pitfalls) it can have on your real-world
reputation and career
How to limit access to certain
Facebook Friends and allow full
access to others
What really happens to the information
you post on your profile and to your
Friend’s profiles
SPIRIT WEEK - MARCH 9 to 13
Monday, March 9– Hat Day
Tuesday, March 10 – Crazy Hair Day
Wednesday, March 11 – Backwards Day
(clothing)
Thursday, March 12 – Bubble Gum Day
Bubble Gum Contest @ 10:55 in the Gym
Thursday, March 12 – Intermediate Dance (pm)
Friday, March 13 – Face Painting (8:45 am)
PEP RALLY in the Gym(10:50 am) and
Ice Hockey Game @ South Fletchers – 1:00 pm
students on Pauline Vanier’s School’s Ice
Hockey Team vs Teachers and Police
Community School Officers (all students from
Gr.1 to 8 will be bused to South Fletchers)
CHARMING – Big Kids Entertainment
This presentation at 1:00 pm is for all students
from JK to Gr. 8. The focus is Virtues and
Character Development.
MARCH BREAK
March Break is from Monday, March 16 to
Friday, March 20. All students return to school
on Monday, March 23.
SECOND TERM REPORT CARDS
Report cards will be sent home on March 24.
PARENT/TEACHERS/STUDENTS
CONFERENCES
Request Forms for Parent/Teacher/Student
Conferences will be sent home the week of
March 9. The evening of March 26 has been
set
aside
for
parent/student/teacher
conferences.
However, C. Connelly, P. Daniels, M.
Vigneault
and
T.
Berry
will
have
Parent/Teacher/Student
Conferences
on
Tuesday, March 24 as they will accompany the
grade eight students on the Camp Muskoka
Trip.
CAMP MUSKOKA TRIP
The grade eight students will go on their grade
eight overnight trip Wednesday, March 25 to
Friday, March 27. The trip will focus on
Physical Education, Survival in the Outdoors,
Geography, Science, and fun!
EARLY RELEASE
On the afternoon of Monday, March 30 is an
Early Release Day for Term 3. There are no
classes for students that afternoon. Staff
will be working on curriculum.
There are no classes
Kindergarten classes.
for
the
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO MOVE
We are in the process of planning staffing
and organizing classes for the 2009-2010
school year. If you are planning to move
out of the Pauline Vanier Catholic School
area or change address please let the
office know as soon as possible.
PARENTAL INPUT FORM for 2009-2010
Parents are invited to offer input regarding
the instructional style and learning
environment that they believe would best
meet their child(ren)’s needs. It must be
understood that it will not be possible to
respond to all requests; however staff will
take into account the considerations you
have listed on the form. (form located on
page 4) Forms must reach the Office by
April 3, 2009.
HOLY WEEK
APRIL 6 to 13
Students will be preparing their hearts for Easter
by making and wearing “The Living Bracelet”
during Holy Week. Keep posted for further
information.
The school will be closed on Good Friday, April
10 and Easter Monday, April 13. We encourage
all families to actively engage in the Sacred
Triduum Services at St. Jerome’s Parish – Holy
Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING
All parents are invited to attend our next School
Council Meeting on Monday, March 30.
afternoon
VOLUNTEERS IN EDUCATION
INSERVICE - APRIL 4, 2009
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Tickets for this year’s Musical CINDERELLA go
on sale April 6. Performances are on May 6
and May 7 evening during Education Week.
GRAD PICTURE RETAKES
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
AT ST. KEVIN’S SCHOOL
8:30 am
Please refer to the handout sent home with this
Newsletter. John Kostoff, Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board’s Director of Education, is
the Keynote Speaker.
THANK YOU
A special thank you to all who volunteer at
Pauline Vanier Catholic School. Your support
makes a positive difference with our students.