NEWSLETTER
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L. Polla
Assistant Secretary
Dear God,
You have done such a marvelous job of creating us and the world around us.
Sometimes life is easy… sometimes life is challenging.
We know that you do not want us to suffer.
We know that you do not want us to make other people suffer.
C. Blanchard
Superintendent
Of Schools
(905) 890-1221
We come to you now asking for the grace and strength to keep a sense of self-control.
We hope that by remaining calm in the middle of difficult situations, we can
contribute to making our school a safer, more caring, and more inclusive community.
E. Dal’Bo
Secretary
A. Abbruscato
Chair of the Board
(905) 890-1221
a.abbruscato
@dpcdsb.org
May your virtue of self-control help us to make decisions that serve the good of all
your people-- in our families, neighbourhoods and school community.
We ask this in name of Jesus, Your Son, who lived to show us your way.
Amen
B. Iannicca
Principal’s Message
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M. Pascucci
Trustee
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C. Bradstreet
School Council
Chairperson
(905)275-6069
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Father Ruggiero
Dibenedetto
Pastor
Saint Catherine
Of Siena Church
(905) 272-1454
celebrate as a
and opportunities with great
anticipation and excitement. We hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas and
began the New Year with enthusiasm for a fresh start.
Once again the kindness, love and generosity of our St. Timothy community enabled many
families to have the opportunity to open gifts and enjoy some wholesome meals that
might not have otherwise have happened. We are a proud Catholic school community and
are true to our faith and teachings of Christ in that “by giving we shall all receive.”
We have returned to a beautiful, clean school and my sincere thanks go out to our entire
custodial staff of Mr. Black, Mrs. Binder and our head custodian Mr. Blasko. The New
Year has just begun and our students and staff are working hard and striving towards
the important goals for the remainder of the year. We will also see the many other great
facets of student life continuing with our skating program, various sports teams including
our basketball and hockey teams and our winter board game club. We are preparing a
great event in the second half of this school year with the Charlie Brown musical which
will allow the talents of many our students to be show cased on stage.
We welcome new families who have recently joined us and we wish our new students
great success while attending St. Timothy. Our school enrollment currently sits at 580.
We also welcome all parents to our next School council meeting being held on February
2nd.
ST. TIMOTHY SCHOOL
FAITH COMMUNITY
Giving Tree
Thank you
On behalf of St. Catherine of Siena parish and the staff of
St. Timothy we would like to thank all of you who so
generously contributed to our Christmas giving tree. All
donations were distributed to those in need during the
Christmas season.
Upcoming Events at
St. Catherine of Siena Parish
Children’s Liturgy
Every Sunday at the 11:30am mass for children ages 3-10.
Atrium Program
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is offered at the
parish for children ages 3-15. This is a Montessori-based
approach to the religious formation of children, rooted in
the Bible and Liturgy of the Church. For more info call
Angela Lecanda at 905-502-5367.
Youth Group
The Youth Group meets every Tuesday from 6:00 to 7:30pm.
Thirteen of our youth will be attending World Youth Day
next summer in Madrid, Spain with Pope Benedict.
Altar Servers
New altar servers are always needed, ages 8 and up.
P+ Adults:
Activities for
Bible Study Every Tuesday @ 7:30pm in Fr. D. Zanon church
hall.
English Prayer Group meets every Saturday from 2:30 to
4pm in Scalabrini Hall and every last Monday of the month in
Church at 7:30pm.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER
EVENTS PLEASE CALL THE PARISH AT 905-272-1454 OR
VISIT THE WEBSITE AT www.stcatherine.ca
SCHOOL EVE
ATTENDANCE
It is mandatory for all students, between the ages of six and
eighteen years to attend school every day. School Social
Workers are mandated to intervene with students and their
families whenever students are identified as truant. We can
support students through the following:
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Parent/teacher
partnerships
Teachers identify student’s absences early
School makes referral to the school Social Worker
School Social Worker assesses and determines the
best course of action and works as a team to resolve
conflicts.
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JK REGISTRATION
J.K. Registration will be held on February 7th from 7:009:00 p.m. and during the day on February 9, 10 and 11
from 9:00 to 11:00 and 1:00 to 3:00. The following
documents must be brought to the school when you register
your child(ren):
Updated Immunization Records
Proof of Age (Birth Certificate or Passport)
Original
Roman
Catholic
Baptismal
Certificate
(for
parent/guardian and child)
Proof of Home Address
Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Landed Immigrant Status
There will be an information session for
parents of children with special needs such
as vision, hearing, physical/medical,
developmental or autism who are entering
JK, SK or the Full Day Early Learning
Kindergarten Program in September 2011.
The information session will be held at the
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board - Catholic Education Centre Room 301 on
January 26, 2011 from 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Parents/Guardians are also reminded to
register their child here at our school
office. Official Registration Dates are
February 7, 9, 10 and 11, 2011. Snow
Date is February 8, 2011.
FOOD DAYS
Friday, January 7 – Pizza Day
THURSDAY JANUARY 13 – Sub Day (Due to P.A.
Day on Jan. 14)
Friday, January 21 – Pizza Day
Friday, January 28 – Hotdog Day
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAY
January 14 – Professional Activity Day (no school for
students)
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Council Meeting dates have been set as follows (all held
on Wednesdays beginning at 7:00pm)
February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1
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ST. TIMOTHY SCHOOL
HEALTH & SAFETY
Parking Lot Safety and Kiss n’ Ride
Weather
During the winter months inclement weather
may cause disruption of bus transportation and
regular school operations. A decision to cancel
school transportation and/or to close schools is
usually made by 6:00 a.m. and will be
announced on the following radio stations:
VIRGIN RADIO FM 99.9
CHUM AM
1050CFTR AM 680
CFNY FM 102.1
CJCL AM 590
CHFI FM
98.1
CFRB AM 1010
EZ ROCK
FM 97.3
CJBC (FR) AM 860
FM Z103. FM
93.1AM 1540
AM 640
FM Q 107
CHIN FM 100.7
CITYPULSE
GLOBAL NEWS
CBC
CFTO
Winter Weather
During the winter season, many parents are concerned about
school policy on outdoor recess. When the temperature or
equivalent wind chill temperature is minus -25°C or lower,
students should not go outside for recess. Dufferin-Peel C.D.S.B.
Policy uses a wind chill factor of
-20° C as a determining factor for modified recess. We ask that
students come dressed appropriately with hats, gloves, mittens
etc. Where possible, please put identification on your child’s
belongings. Please note that all students should have indoor
shoes during the winter months so that the classrooms are kept
as clean and dry as possible. Thank you in advance for your
support and cooperation.
PLASP School Age Program
Currently, PLASP has openings for the Before School Program
at St. Timothy school. For more information please call 905890-1711 or visit the website www.plasp.com
When dropping your child off at school, please use the
Kiss and Ride Lane which is located at the front of the
school. For the safety of all of our precious children,
CARS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PARK, DROP OFF
or PICK UP students in the driveway or bus lane
located at the side of the school.
NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF
SENIOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION MEETING
Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians, who wish to
enroll their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class
for September, 2011 are invited to attend an
information meeting:
St Gertrude School, Mississauga, ON
Thursday January 13, 2011
7:00 p.m.
The deadline for submission of Applications will be 2:00
p.m. Wednesday, February 9th, 2011.
NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF GRADE
4 STUDENTS
Extended French Information and Registration
Information Meeting for Extended French Program will
be take place on January 11, 2011 at St. Thomas More
School at 7:00 p.m. The deadline for completed
applications is Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 3:00p.m
Please donate…..
Once again we ask all parents to consider donating any
used skates and helmets to the school so that we can
ensure every child will have an opportunity to
participate in our skating program.
ST. TIMOTHY SCHOOL
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St. Timothy presents…You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Information…Just a click away!
Check out St. Timothy’s website at
http://www.dpcdsb.org/TMTHY
Our Catholic School Heritage
Catholics wanted separate schools where all the beliefs of the
Catholic Church would be taught, where the pupils would live their
faith in a
sacramental and community manner in proximity to the parish
church and priest, and where religion would permeate the reading,
literature and history curriculum. As modern times arrived, the
multiculturalism of the public school’s student body necessitated
the eradication of the teaching of Christianity. Catholics had to
make many sacrifices to send their children to separate schools in
these early years. The United Legislature of Canada East and
Canada West roughly had consisted of members advocating nondenominational common schools and half were in favour of them. As
a result, separate school legislation
was designed with a number of obstacles to their existence:
1. Catholics could establish and support a separate school but had to
continue to pay common school taxes. They were in effect then
paying tuition for their children in the separate schools
2. The separate schools had no permanence of existence. If the
local common school board hired a Catholic as one of its teachers,
then the separate school ceased to exist. This resulted in Catholic
schools opening and closing in the early years.
3. In the cities, the separate school board required the permission
of the common school board to open a new or an additional separate
school.
4. The legislation required twelve Catholic heads of family resident
with a city, town or township common school section. The townships’
common school sections were so small that often there were not
twelve resident Catholic families. These obstacles were gradually
removed throughout the 1850’s and 60’s. Double taxation was
eliminated. It no longer mattered if there was a Catholic teaching in
the common school. Catholic school boards no longer needed
permission of the common school board to open a new or additional
school. The number of Catholic heads of family to establish a
separate school was lowered from twelve to five and as a result, the
number of separate schools grew considerably.
FACEBOOK 101 + TWITTER
Parents from St. Timothy School are invited to the presentation
“ Facebook 101 + Twitter – Tools to Increase you Privacy and
Security” on March 1 at St. Phillip Elementary School (905) 3068420, or, on March 3 at St,. Edmund Elementary School (905) 2778962. The presentation is from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Please RSVP
those schools directly by January 14 if you plan on attending a
presentation.
In December, auditions were held for all students in grades 4-8 who
were interested in performing in this year’s school musical. It was a
wonderful turnout, which once again boasted all of the amazing talent
here at St. Timothy School.
After much deliberation and hair pulling, the ‘artistic team’ for our
show finally came up with our awesome cast of 40! Students will be
rehearsing beginning in early January through to May. We will be
assembling our backstage crew in February. Students should listen to
the announcements for details if they would like to be involved in
working backstage, helping with lighting, selling tickets and ushering.
Evening performances will take place during Education Week, on
Wednesday, May 4th and Thursday, May 5th. Details regarding
purchasing tickets will follow at a later date.
*If there are any parents/guardians interested in donating time and
talents to help us to build some set/prop pieces, please contact Mrs.
Hyde.
Congratulations to all students who had the courage to audition for our
musical. You should be very proud of yourselves. Thank you to the
St. Timothy community for always supporting the artistic endeavours
of your children. We are very excited to get started!
Mrs. Hyde
DATES TO REMEMBER
January 11 – 2nd Round of HPV/Hep B and Meningitis
vaccinations
January 14 – Professional Activity Day (no school for
students)
January 19 – “Cinderella” Cultural Performance JK-Gr. 6 in
the gym
January 21 – Grades 1-3 Skating 10:00-11:30
January 26 – Feast Day Mass 9:30 a.m. at the
school
January 28 – Grades 4-6 Skating 10:00-11:30
February
February
February
February
students)
February
February
1 – First Formal Report Cards sent home
2 – School Council Meeting
3 – Interview Evening
4 - Professional Activity Day (no school for
– Reporting to Parents
11 – Grades 7-8 Skating 10:00-11:00
17 – Rose Cultural Performance “Blue
Berries” in gym 1:15 (all grades)
February 18 – Grades 1-3 Skating 10:00-11:30
February 25– Grades 4-6 Skating 10:00-11:30
March 4 – Grades 7-8 Skating 10:00-11:00
March 11 - Grades 1-3 Skating 10:00-11:30
March 25 - Grades 4-6 Skating 10:00-11:30
March 30 – First Reconciliation 7:30 p.m. at Church
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