November 2014 Newsletter
in-Peel schools. Pauline Vanier is thrilled to
take part and we look forward to your participation.
A Prayer for Peace
Pauline Vanier
Catholic School
56 Oaklea Blvd,
Brampton, Ontario,
L6Y 4W7
Phone:
905-455-1001
Fax: 905-455-3406
Website:
http://
www.dpcdsb.org//
pvani
Principal:
I. Maas
Superintendent
L. Papaloni
Trustee
A. daSilva
905-890-0708
Head Secretary:
T. Winckler
St. Jerome’s Parish
8530 Chinguacousy
Rd. Brampton
Phone:905-455-4260
Fax: 905-450-6326
Website: http//
www.stjeromeparish.ca
Pastor: Fr. Jan
Kolodynski
School Council
Chair
K. LaNave
Lord Jesus
You said to your disciples
“Blessed are the Peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.”
You know how much the world needs Your
peace.
Yet in so many places in the world there is
only war and conflict.
Lord, through the power of the Holy Spirit,
Transform human hearts,
Fall Food Drive
Give our world a desire for peace,
And help us to see You in others.
As is the tradition here at Pauline Vanier,
We pray in Your Holy name.
the Youth Faith Ambassadors are inviting
Amen
everyone to help with our food drives.
Throughout the school year, we will be
Remembrance Day
holding two food drives and other fundraising events to raise money for those less
On November 11th, Canadians all across
fortunate. The Fall Food Drive for non perthe country recognize the sacrifices and
ishable food will begin on Monday, Novemachievements of those who have served in
ber 11th and will continue until Monday,
the cause of peace and freedom. World War November 24th.. With this first food drive,
One Armistice was signed on the 11th hour, we are hoping to collect many food items in
of the 11th day, of the 11 month and that is order to feed those who are less fortunate.
why November 11th is called Remembrance All food donations can be dropped off in
Day. Poppies will be sold and students are the front foyer. We are looking forward to
asked to bring a small donation to help sup- working with you throughout the school
port our veterans. We will also be having a year and helping those that are in need.
Remembrance Day assembly at 10:30 am on With assistance, we can make a difference.
November 11th in the school gym. Parents
and family members are welcome to attend.
Roots of Empathy
Operation Christmas Child
We are pleased to inform you that this year
we will once again be filling shoeboxes for
the less fortunate around the world. Operation Christmas Child is an exciting and
worthwhile project involving many Duffer-
Pauline Vanier is happy to have The Roots
of Empathy program being delivered in one
of our classrooms this year. Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based classroom program that has shown significant effect in
reducing levels of aggression among schoolchildren, by raising social/emotional compe-
Learning and Growing Together with God
tence and increasing empathy. At the heart of the program
are a neighbourhood infant and parent who visit the classroom every three weeks over the school year. We are seeking a parent and baby, 2-4 months old, willing to participate in this amazing opportunity. Please visit rootsofempathy.org for more information. Please contact the school
if you know anyone that may be interested.
French Immersion Information Meeting
SK parents/guardians, who wish to enroll their child in a
Grade 1 French Immersion class for September, 2015 are
invited to attend an information meeting at Our Lady of
Providence (35 Black Oak Drive, Brampton L6R 1B9) The
session will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 7:00
pm. Online registration will begin following the French
Immersion Parent Information meeting, with the deadline
for submissions to be announced.
further instructions are given.
All students and staff who are outside the building are
to quickly move as far away from the building as possible and remain there until further instructions are provided.
We have scheduled our Lock Down drill for the week of
November 10, 2014. The drill will be conducted with as
much sensitivity as possible in order not to cause undue
concern with students. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
4.
Security
For the safety and security of your children ONLY staff and
assigned supervisors are allowed in the school yard during
recesses. Parents are kindly asked to NOT go into the students’ play yard at the back and side of the school. If you
need to speak to your child, we require you to come to the
Extended French Information Meeting
office and we will locate your child and have them meet
you in the office. We thank you for your co-operation in
St. Monica will be hosting an Extended French Program supporting the safe environment of our school.
Information meeting for parents/guardians of Grade Four
students who wish to register for the program. The extendStudent Illness—Staying in During Recess
ed French Program starts in Grade Five, with students receiving 50% of curriculum instruction in the French Language. Parents are encouraged to speak to your child’s
classroom teacher and French teacher to discuss the suitability of this opportunity for your child.
Interested parents and students are invited to this presentation on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 at 7 pm at St. Monica School. (60 Sterritt Drive, Brampton L6Y 5B6) Applications will be accepted at St. Monica until 3:00 pm on
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015.
Lockdown Drills
It is the policy in Dufferin-Peel CDSB, that all of its schools
conduct a “Lockdown Procedure” twice a year. This will
be initiated should an emergency exist on school property
or in the surrounding neighbourhood. Part of the process
is to practice the “Lockdown Procedures” as we practice
fire drills. The procedures that we will follow have been
recommended by the board.
Students will be instructed that when they hear the announcements ,“Initiate Lockdown Procedure” followed by
the repeated ringing of the school bell, all staff and students will follow the following actions:
1. All students and staff inside the building will remain in
their classrooms.
2. Students or staff in the hallways or washrooms will be
expected to go to the closest classroom.
3. Students and staff will remain in the classroom until
Students who are ill should be kept home where they are
most comfortable and can get better, sooner. A child who
is too ill to go out for recess is too ill to be at school. Your
co-operation to keep your child home when he/she is ill is
appreciated. A doctor’s note is required if your child needs
to stay in at recess.
School Hours
Supervision in the school yard does not start until 8:25 a.m.
Please do not drop off your children before that time.
Dressing For Colder Weather
Please assist us in encouraging your child to dress appropriately for the weather. Except when the weather is extremely cold or wet, the students will be going outside during the recess and lunch periods. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School policy states that consideration should be
given for keeping students indoors during recesses when
the wind chill reaches –20C. At –25C students will be kept
indoors. For the younger students, it would be helpful if
parents were to label item s o f clo thing with their child’s
name. Each term, items make their way to the Lost and
Found and are never claimed. Labeled items can be returned more easily and mixed up items sorted out more
readily. If your child brings home an item by mistake,
please return it to the school so that this mix up may be for bus delays and cancellations.
The website is
corrected the next day.
www.stopr.ca . At the school when the bus is late, students
remain under the supervision of the teachers or administraIndoor Shoes
tion.
We have already begun to experience colder and wet
weather. In order to avoid tracking mud, water and snow
into the classroom, it will be necessary for each student to
have a pair of indoor running shoes. Students will change
into this additional pair of shoes as soon as they come to
their class. We are also requesting that the shoes the students will wear indoors, have non marking soles so that
there will be no black scuff marks on the floors. We appreciate your assistance in this endeavor.
Custody of Children
On rare occasions we are faced with difficult situations in
which non-custodial parents arrive at our school asking to
visit with their child or take their child out for lunch or
home after school. We are best able to serve and protect
the child when we are made aware of legal custody arrangements, visitation rights and special instructions. If
legal custody matters affect your family, please ensure that
our office and classroom teachers are aware of custodial
Physical Education
arrangements between parents that may impact your child
during school hours. We recommend that custodial parStudents participating in physical education must wear ents share legal documentation for our information.
non-marking running shoes. In the interest of personal hygiene, older students should bring a change of clothes for
physical education classes. In the interest of safety, stuNovember Virtue of the Month is Conscience
dents must remove jewelry prior to participating in physical education. Again we will continue with the Ministry Conscience is having the knowledge of your own acts as
mandated Daily Physical Activity Program. This program right or wrong.
requires that all students from Kindergarten to 8 be in- What does conscience do…
volved in 20 minutes of physical activity each day.
Look Like?
A person of conscience keeps his/her promises.
School Bus Safety
Sound Like?
A person of conscience admits his/her wrong doing and feels
On November 3, 2014 bus students at Pauline Vanier were badly.
given an opportunity to practice safe evacuation drills from Feel Like?
a lartge school bus in case they were ever in an emergency A person of conscience chooses to do the “right thing” and feels
stituation
good about it.
A reminder to parents, guardians and students not to walk
in between parked busses at the front of the school. This is
Volunteering in our School
a safety concern for us and for the bus drivers. A reminder
also to students and parents that students are not to use cell We continue to seek volunteers who would like to work
phones on school busses. The DPCDS Board PED Policy
with students, staff and the Catholic School Council. If you
states: To promote respect for the dignity of all members of are interested in volunteering, you are reminded to comour school community and to enhance student achievement plete the volunteer form and a criminal reference check.
and safety, the use of a PED is strictly prohibited in the
These are available at the office. If you require more inforschool (including portables) or during school related activ- mation please do not hesitate to contact the school. The
ities (such as retreats, field trips, sports events, etc.).
volunteer form can also be found on our school website.
We thank all students and parents for your co-operation in Thank you to all the volunteers who have already returned
this matter.
completed forms to the school office.
Late Busses
YFA Update: " Catch the Spirit. Pass it on."’
Due to circumstances over which we have no control at the
school, busses are often irregular in schedules. We realize
that this is an inconvenience for you when picking up your In September and October, the Youth Faith Ambassadors
children at the bus stop. Fortunately the transportation had been actively involved in the Opening Mass as well as
company STOPR have a website where parents can check putting on the Virtue of Empathy Assembly. They lead a
liturgy, presented a skit, read the story "The Invisible Boy",
and created an Empathy song. Coming up in November
the YFA members will organizing the Fall Food Monday, Nov. 10
Drive. They will also be putting together a book of Remembrance for the souls of all our family friends in the
Tuesday, Nov. 11
Pauline Vanier community. Our Remembrance Book will
be on display in the front foyer. Please feel free to add any
names you would like to our book.
News from the Breakfast Club
Breakfast club is up and running very smoothly and on
October 21st, representatives from Kelloggs Canada, generously donated boxed breakfasts for all our breakfast club
members.
Thank you to all our parent and staff volunteers (Mr. &
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Brohart, Mrs. Horvath and Mrs.
Rzepka) for their time and commitment to the Breakfast
Club. Due to the overwhelming enrollment, more volunteers are needed to help run our breakfast club in the morning from 8:15 to 8:45. Please fill out a volunteer form in the
office and obtain a Criminal Reference Check from the Police Department.
Eco News from the Green Ninjas
Did you know that school lunches are a major source of
waste in Ontario? In fact the average student’s lunch generates a total of 30 kilograms of waste per school year. This
year, the students at Pauline Vanier participated in the
week long Waste Free lunch challenge that was held Province wide on October 21st – October 24th, 2014. The goal
was to decrease the amount of garbage we produce and to
educate students, staff and parents about waste management. The Eco Team is pleased to report that the students
at Pauline Vanier did an outstanding job decreasing the
amount of garbage produced at school. The Green Ninjas
weighed the garbage from each class every day and noticed
a decrease in the amount of garbage produced at school as
well as using the recycling bins correctly. Let’s keep this
going for the remainer of the school year and work towards
maintaining our Silver status. GO VIKINGS!
Catholic School Council
The next Catholic School Council Meeting will be held on
Monday, December 1st, 2014 at 6:45 p.m. in the library.
As always, ALL parents are welcome to attend the meeting.
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Thursday, Nov. 13
Friday, Nov. 14
Tuesday, Nov. 18
Wednesday Nov. 19
Thursday, Nov. 20
Friday, Nov. 21
Sunday, Nov. 23
Monday, Nov. 24
Tuesday, Nov. 25
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Thursday, Nov. 27
Sunday, Nov. 30
Monday, Dec. 1
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Thursday Dec. 11
Dates to Remember
-Poppies will be available and a
small donation is requested
-Lockdown Practice this week
-Remembrance Day Assembly at
10:30am in the gym
-Fall Food Drive begins
-Pizza Day
-St. Augustine School to visit
Grade 8 students 12:40 pm
-Progress Reports sent home
-Swim to Survive Mrs. Nichols
class
-Pizza and Hot Lunch orders due
-Hot Lunch
-Lockdown Drill 2:30 pm
-Interview Evening for Progress
Reports
-PD Day (no school for students)
-Pizza Day
-Grade 8 Parent Night at
St. Augustine Secondary School 6-8pm
-Swim to Survive Mrs. Nichols
class
-Holy Name of Mary Open House
for Grade 8 female students
-French Café (Café Francais)
-Swim to Survive Mrs. Mayer and
Mrs. Cotic’s Gr. 3 students
-Final day to register for comfirmation and communion at
St. Jerome’s Parish
-Fall Food Drive ends today
-Pizza Day
-French Immersion Information
Session at Our Lady of Providence
7pm
-Swim to Survive Mrs. Mayer and
Mrs. Cotic’s Gr.3 students
-Hot Lunch
-First Sunday of Advent
-Swim to Survive Mrs. Mayer and
Mrs. Cotic’s students
-Catholic School Council Meeting
6:45 pm in the library
-Pizza Day
-Rosary Apostolate Visit
-Christmas Marketplace for Kids
-Christmas Carousel for Children and
Parents 6:30 pm
Inserts
Bus Cancellations Information for 2014-2015
Reminders and Resources: Cold and Flu Season
Christmas Marketplace for Kids Flyer