Queen of Heaven School
1198 Alexandra Ave., Mississauga, Ontario, L5E 2A5
Phone: (905) 278-9771 Fax: (905) 891-5972 http://www.dpcdsb.org/QHEAV
November
2015
September
Newsletter
2011
Newsletter
M. Cloutier
McCann
Principal
T. Podobnik
Vice-Principal
D. Crook
Head Secretary
T. Lariviere
Superintendent
Of Schools
In Flanders Fields
ADMINISTRATORS MESSAGE
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn,
saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved,
and now we lie.
In Flanders fields.
The recurring theme throughout November is one of
“remembrance”. All Hallowed Eve gives way to All Saints
Day and All Souls Day. It is a month of endings and of new
beginnings. We pause and reflect on those who we have
known, loved and respected and who now are deceased. This
month is also a good time to reflect on peace within ourselves
and with others. At this time, it is good to remind ourselves
to be role models in what we say and what we do. We pray
for peace and an end to conflicts that exist in our world today.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies
grow.
In Flanders fields.
John McRae.
M. Pascucci
Trustee Wards 1&3
We Must Remember
R. Chambers /
C. van Broekhoven
School Council
Chairs
We wear a poppy
On Remembrance Day,
And at eleven
We stand and pray.
Wreaths are put
Upon a grave.
As we remember
Our soldiers brave.
Fr. P. Jones
Pastor
St. Dominic Church
(905) 278-7762
Progress Reports will be sent home on Tuesday, November
17, 2015. There will be an opportunity for some parents,
students and teachers to meet together at progress conferences on the evening of Thursday, November 19, 2015.
At this time of the year we are also planning for the waiting
season of Advent leading to Christmas and the beginning of a
new liturgical year. Advent will begin on Sunday, November
29, 2015.
“Many hands make for light work.”
At this time we would like to thank our School Council who
continues to work very hard to support our children and our
community. We would like to thank the many parents who
volunteered their time preparing and running the Halloween
Dance-a-thon Fundraiser on Friday, October 30, 2015. The
monies raised will be put right back into the school to support
activities and additional school resources. The Council, with
the help of the profits, will support many initiatives at a reduced or no cost to our students, and many other programs.
We would like to thank our Queen of Heaven Community on
behalf of our students and council for their organization and
dedication in preparing for our fundraiser.
M. Cloutier McCann
T. Podobnik
Principal
Vice Principal
SCHOOL HOURS
Queen of Heaven School hours remain the
same for the 2015-2016 school year.
School Begins
Recess (a.m.)
Lunch
Recess (p.m.)
Dismissal
8:30 a.m.
10:35 - 10:50 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
1:55 - 2:10 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
STUDENT ABSENCES
As in the past, we ask that you call the
school on the days that your child will be
absent. This is a safety precaution that can
save precious moments should there ever be
an emergency situation. We thank you for
your continued support in following this
procedure. Upon reaching the school answering service please leave the following
information:
 Date of absence
 Student's full name
 Grade level and teacher
 Reason for absence
 Date of return
(905) 278-9771
Please continue to call each day that your
child is absent. When your child returns to
school, please provide the teacher with a
note regarding the specific reason for the
absence.
ENTRY AND EXIT
Teachers will be reviewing with their students which doors to enter and exit. Students are asked to use the assigned doors for
their entry and exit and to proceed to the
front of the school to meet their parents.
We ask that parents who do not make use of
the Kiss and Ride drop off, meet their children at the sidewalk areas located at the
front of the school at the start and end of the
day. Parents are not to be in the yard with
the children.
THE VIRTUE OF THE MONTH IS CONSCIENCE
A person of conscience…
• chooses to do the “right thing” and feels good about it
• can see how his/her actions may help or hurt others
• admits his/her wrong-doing and feels badly about poor choices
• says “sorry” and tries to make up for mistakes
• keeps promises even when tempted to give up
• chooses to do what Jesus would do
• knows that followers of Jesus will have to make difficult choices
Let us pray this month, for the grace and strength to be people of conscience –
people who know the good and decent way to act and then choose to act that
way.
THE ONTARIO CATHOLIC SCHOOL GRADUATE EXPECTATIONS
Catholic education views human life as an integration of body, mind, and spirit.
Rooted in this vision, Catholic education fosters the search for knowledge as a
lifelong spiritual and academic quest. The expectations of Catholic graduates,
therefore, are described not only in terms of knowledge and skills, but in terms
of values, attitudes and actions.
Vision of the Learner
The Graduate is expected to be:
1. A discerning believer formed in the Catholic F aith community who celebrates the signs and sacred mystery of God’s presence through word, sacrament,
prayer, forgiveness, reflection and moral living.
2. An effective communicator who speaks, writes and listens honestly and
sensitively, responding critically in light of gospel values
3. A reflective, creative and holistic thinker who solves problems and makes
responsible decisions with an informed moral conscience for the common good.
4. A self-directed, responsible, lifelong learner who develops and demonstrates their God-given potential.
5. A collaborative contributor who finds meaning, dignity and vocation in
work which respects the rights of all and contributes to the common good.
6. A caring family member who attends to family, school, parish, and the
wider community
7. A responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic social teaching by
promoting peace, justice and the sacredness of human life.
VISITORS IN THE SCHOOL
In order to insure the safety of students and
staff, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
School Board requires ALL visitors
(including parents, guardians, volunteers)
to use the front doors located near the main
office and report to the office upon entering the building. Anyone not wearing an
identification sticker will be asked by staff
to return to the office. This procedure
helps students and staff in recognizing our
many visitors at Queen of Heaven School.
If you are picking up your child at school
at a time other than regular dismissal, we
ask that you report to the office to sign
them out. Arrangements will be made for
your child to be sent to the office. If you
intend to send someone else to pick up
your children, please write a note to the
classroom teacher or inform the office.
THE LUNCH TABLE
Once again, a table has been placed in the
foyer for lunches. Please ensure that your
child’s name is on the lunch bag/ container. We are encouraging nutritious lunches.
Classes are not to be interrupted for students to pick up lunches. Please let students know in the morning if they should
expect to have a lunch
dropped off.
They
should be responsible to
come down and pick up
their lunch. We cannot
be responsible if a lunch
goes missing. We stress that there are students with food allergies and therefore
students are not to share food. Please
check with your child’s teacher if you have
any questions.
MEDICAL ALERT – ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONNUT ALLERGIES
Please be aware that there are students in our school with a severe life-threatening
food allergy (anaphylaxis) to NUTs and PEANUTs. This is a medical condition
that causes a severe reaction to certain allergens and can result in death within
minutes. Although this may or may not affect your child’s class directly, please
send lunches and snacks to school with your children that are free from peanuts or
nut products. We ask that you do not send in food products for the whole class to
celebrate birthdays or social occasions. A donation of a book or game to the classroom is a safe alternative to food products and will be enjoyed so much longer by
the children. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have any concerns or questions. We thank you for your co-operation and attention to this
health watch.
NO CHILD WITHOUT MEDIC ALERT PROGRAM
The No Child Without program offers a free MedicAlert membership to students
who attend our school and are between the ages of 4 to 14. If your child has a
medical condition, allergy, or is required to take medication on a regular basis,
then you should consider a MedicAlert membership through this program. For
further information pick up a brochure at the school office, or visit
www.nochildwithout.ca. If your child is already part of the program but his/her
medical condition or contact information has changed, call 1-877-282-5378.
STORAGE/ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
Parents are responsible for ensuring that all medication and forms are updated
annually. If your child requires medication, please have all pertinent forms completed and returned with the medication to the office as soon as possible.
Y.M.C.A. CHILD CARE SERVICES
Y.M.C.A. Daycare operates before and after school programs, in this school, for
children up to 12 years of age. Please contact Faye Lydee at (905) 276-9322Ext.
202 for more information .
JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL
The Junior Boys / Girls volleyball teams both had a successful season!
Both teams showed improvement in their volleyball skills as the volleyball
season progressed. Mr. Mangiardi and Mr. Finelli are both very proud of
the Junior Volleyball teams. Go Crusaders!!
SCHOOL AGENDAS
As you know organizational
skills are imperative in the success of a
child in school. To assist in this process,
school agendas have been given to the children in Grades 1-8. Your child is responsible to record their homework, upcoming
projects/assignments, important dates, and
teacher notices in their agenda. We are asking that you, as a parent, check your child’s
agenda on a daily basis and initial it. The
teachers will be reviewing the importance
of the agenda with their students and we ask
that parents take the time to go over it with
their child(ren).
NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION
Beginning in November, the school Newsletter will be sent out via email to parents/
guardians and will also be posted on our
website. In order to maintain our ECO
SCHOOL DESIGNATION paper copies
will not be distributed to students but a limited number of copies will be available in
the office for pick-up. If you have not provided the office with your email address and
would like to receive school information via
email, please contact the main office to be
added to the distribution list after completing a CASL form (Canada’s Anti Spam
Legislation).
http://www.dpcdsb.org/QHEAV
For the latest board information and news,
follow us on Twitter @DPCDSBSchools
CHILD ILLNESS
Please keep your child home if he/she is
sick. We discourage children who have a
fever, are coughing, vomiting or have a runny nose, from coming to school. They will
recover from their illness quicker if they are
resting at home.
SCHOOL MASS AND SACRAMENTAL PREPARATIONS
CONFIRMATION

The Sacrament of Confirmation- conferred on November 21/22, 2015 at
all Masses GRADE 8 ONLY

GRADE 7 STUDENTS ONLY: Registration Day - Monday Mar ch 7 at
1:30 in the hall. (Please note that this is the only day you may be registered)
At least one parent must attend to register your child. Please bring a copy of
your child’s Baptismal Certificate. ENROLLMENT SUNDAY – (Crosses)
April 2/3 at any of the Masses. Students, sponsors and parents are expected
to attend. Classes TBA
The Sacrament of Confirmation - conferred on May 14/15,
2016 at all Masses GRADE 7 ONLY
RECONCILIATION & FIRST COMMUNION 2015-2016

CELEBRATION OF RECONCILIATION: Satur day, November 14 at
9:15 am or Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 pm

ENROLMENT AND PRESENTATION OF CROSSES for First Communion Candidates - Saturday, November 28 at 5:00 pm Mass or Sunday,
November 29 at the 9:30 am Mass or 11:30 am Mass.

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION –Begins in January 2016 Dates
TBA

PARISH CELEBRATION OF FIRST COMMUNION- Families to
choose a Mass to attend. Saturday, April 23 at 5:00 pm Mass or Sunday,
April 24 at 9:30 am or 11:30 am Mass.
KIDSSENTIALS—Lunch Program
Kidssentials is the fresh, hot lunch provider at our school.
ORDER ONLINE TODAY at www.kidssentials.com
Our Hot Lunch Program Started in September - Kids LOVE Kidssentials!
Are you tired of making lunch, but still want your child to receive a warm,
healthy home-style meal? Take a break by ordering from our school’s unique,
fresh-served, eco-friendly lunch program! To view the school’s menu and meal
schedule, click on ‘place your order’ at www.kidssentials.com or contact
905.855.1914/mail@kidssentials.com. Cancellation Policy: If your child will be
away at lunchtime on a Kidssentials lunch day, please contact Kidssentials directly by phone/email/website before 8:00am and a credit will be applied to your
online account. Bon appétit!
BUSSING and COURTESY SEAT POLICY
STOPR (Student Transportation of Peel Region)
Stopr is providing bus transportation services for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The STOPR website address is www.stopr.ca. This website
provides access to up to date information regarding delayed buses and bus cancellations due to inclement weather. To check for eligibility for transportation,
please access the following website: businfo.stopr.ca.
STOPR Telephone Contact Information:
905-890-6000
Thank you to all parents who completed and followed the school board process
for the Courtesy Seat Bus Request. We tried to accommodate as many students
as possible for this year. Please remember that this process must be conducted
annually for students not normally eligible to ride the bus.
PEDICULOSIS
FIRE DRILLS/LOCKDOWN
Head Lice is a common problem which occurs
at some time in most schools at least once every year. Head lice are parasites which have
been common among human beings for centuries. They are not connected in any way with
dirt or neglect. If a case is found in our
schools, we shall inform parents of the students in that classroom in a letter. We have
had a number of cases so we ask that you also
check your own children regularly. If you find
them to be infested, please notify the office.
For more information check out
We are required to conduct three fire drills in the fall and three in
the spring. We are also required to practice two lock down drills
during the year. Lock down drills involves students moving away
from the classroom door to a location within the classroom away
from windows. Lights are turned off and the doors are locked.
These practices are to ensure that students and staff are prepared in
case we should need to go into lock down. Lock down would be
initiated by police and Board security personnel.
http://www.peelregion.ca/health/topics/
headlice/.
UNITED WAY and SHARELIFE
Catholic School Council 2015 – 2016
On October 8, 2015 the first Catholic School Council meeting of
the school year was held. At this meeting, the 2014 – 2015 Catholic School Council concluded its term and our new Catholic
School Council was elected. We extend our appreciation and
thanks to all members of last year’s School Council for their hard
work and dedication to our school community.
Members of this year’s School Council are:
Co Chairs
Co Secretaries
Co Treasurers
Parish Rep
Community Rep
Fundraising Co-Chairs
All staff has contributed to the United Way
and ShareLife. The funds will allow staff to
dress down on Fridays. We are very pleased to
be participating in such a worthy cause.
COLD WEATHER DRESS
In anticipation of the weather getting progressively colder, we ask that students begin preparing for outdoor play. This includes proper
gloves, hats, scarves, jackets, coats and boots.
Board Guidelines indicate that students will
generally be outside for lunch and recess when
temperatures do not fall below –20 degrees
Celsius, with the wind chill. As such, appropriate clothing is essential. Please note that
students should have indoor shoes during the
winter months.
Thank you in advance for your continued support and cooperation.
R. Chambers & C. vanBroekhoven
M. Maffei & J. Matchuk
M. Mendonca & C. Gasper
Marie Jansa
C. Salo
S. Seguro & M. Mendonca
STUDENT VOTE 2015
Our school's junior and intermediate grades participated in Canada
wide "Student Vote" on Wednesday October 14, 2015. Students
participated in a mock federal election vote in the school's riding
of Mississauga-Lakeshore. The student's ballots were similar to
their parents’ ballots. The students experienced the voting process.
The federal election results were similar to the student vote in our
school.
Everyone enjoyed themselves as they exercised their vote and participated in the election process. We would like to thank Mr. Arduini for leading this exercise in student voice.
REPORTING HEAD INJURIES
Even when it appears to be insignificant, we try to 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.
Personal Electronic Devices on
Board Premises and/or Board Sanctioned Events for Educational Purposes:
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board acknowledges the value of the use of
technology for learning. Students are permitted to register and use personal electronic devices (PEDs) on board premises and/or board
sanctioned events for educational purposes,
under the direction of staff and only with
parent/guardian permission (GF 066- Network User Application and Agreement, completed at initial registration). Students may
register their PED for the purpose of connecting to the board wireless network. Students
are required to adhere to the student “Personal
Electronic Device Used with WI-FI Network
Student Agreement” and the “Network User
Application and Agreement.” The student
agreement GF 337 will need to be signed before students can use the WiFi network.
Please be advised that the Dufferin-Peel
Catholic District School Board will not be
responsible for any cost incurred through
the use of personal data plans.
PEDs are to be used responsibly and should
not interfere with learning; their use must
comply with the Catholic Code of Conduct,
board policies and procedures. Any personal
communications (i.e., phone calls, text messages, etc.) will continue to be directed
through the main office. Failur e to comply
with these guidelines may result in a loss of
PED privileges and/or any other consequences
deemed necessary by school administration.
The school principal may authorize limited
acceptable uses of personal electronic devices
during school-sanctioned activities for a specific designated purpose outside of instructional spaces and/or in common areas.
Students are responsible for the safety and
security of PEDs at all times and the Board
assumes no responsibility for lost, damaged
or stolen devices.
FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION MEETING
Year 2 Kindergarten parent(s)/guardian(s), who wish to enroll
their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class for September,
2016 are invited to attend an information meeting at:
French Immersion cen-
Session location
Date and time
St Gertrude
St Pio of
Pietrelcina
St Pio of
Pietrelcina
Tuesday, November
10, 2015
7:00 p.m.
DATES TO REMEMBER
November 1
All Saints Day
November 2
All Souls Day
November 3
Open House at St. Paul’s 6:30pm to 8:30pm
November 5
Virtue Assembly at 1pm (All Welcome)
November 11
Remembrance Day (poppy donations will be
accepted and given to our Local Legion)
November 12
Grade 4 CCAT Testing
November 13
Grade 4 CCAT Testing Day 2
November 13
Photo Retake Day
November 15 to November 21
Bullying Awareness Week
(Police Presentations 16, 19, 20)
November 17
Progress Reports Go Home
November 19
Parent Student Interview Evening as Needed
November 24
Youth Faith Ambassadors (YFA) Commissioning Mass @ Christo Rei Catholic Church
November 26
Watershed on Wheels visit
November 30
Beading Club
November 29
Advent Begins
December 21 to January 1 Christmas Break
January 4
First Day of Classes in New Year
January 12
Parent Evening to Support Transition of Students with Differing Abilities into Kindergarten at the CEC Room
301 from 7pm to 8:30pm (Snow Date January 13)
January 25
Full Day Kindergarten Registration (7-8:30pm)
January 26
FDK Registration Snow Date (if needed)
January 27-29
FDK Registration (9am to 3pm)
ATTACHMENTS
Math Insert for November
A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Family Life Education in
Catholic Schools
A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Health and Physical Education
Curriculum in Catholic Schools