St. Vincent de Paul School
665 Willowbank Trail Mississauga, Ontario L4W 3L6
Tel: (905) 848- 5397 Fax: (905) 848-0738
Principal: Mr. L. Dodaro
Secretary: Ms. S. Ferenc
Superintendent: Mr. C. Blanchard (905) 890-1221
Pastor: Fr. John Facey (905) 270-2301
November 2013
While the secular world moves towards the celebration of
the Christmas season at this time of year, we are reminded
as Catholics of the importance of the feast days of All
Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated in the Roman
Rite.
All Saints Day, celebrated on November 1, reminds our
community of those men and women who have lived
faithful lives in the Church. This day is a part of the
liturgical calendar of events, and we remember our saints
in our prayers. The historical roots of this celebration have
to do with those martyrs who died in the early Church.
Later, Pope Gregory VII declared this day to be the date
we remember all who lived and died for their faith.
On All Souls Day, November 2, our faith remembers all
who died and we remember those with liturgies,
celebrations or prayers. Both dates remind students of the
depth of our faith and our participation in the Catholic
Church.
NOVEMBER
Trustee: Mr. Mario Pascucci (905) 302-3096
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Fax: 905-890-0888
Telephone: 905-890-0708 ext. 21061
mario.pascucci@dpcdsb.org
www.TrusteePascucci.ca
DATES TO REMEMBER
Interview evening
Remembrance Day Celebration
Skating
Skating
Santa Visit
Skating
Visit Retirement home
Skating
Advent Community Mass
(St Patrick) 7:00pm
Nov.7
Nov. 11
Nov 12
Nov 21
Nov 22
Dec 4
Dec 9
Dec 10
Dec 11
First Reconciliation
Monday January 13th @ 7:00p.m.
Please check the Parish for details about news and
activities happening at St. Patrick’s Church.
~ Conscience
November 11th Remembrance Day
A person of conscience allows prayer and scripture
to influence him/her.
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Chooses to do the ‘right thing’ and
feels good about it
Can see how his/her actions may hurt others
Admits his/her wrong-doing and feels badly
Says ‘sorry’ and tries to make up for mistakes
Keeps promises
On November 11th, Canadians all across the country stop
and remember the men, women and children who were
killed in wars. There are parades and memorial services.
Everybody stands in silence as they remember the more
than 100,000 brave Canadians who were killed. World War
One Armistice was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day
of the 11th month. That is why November 11th is called
Remembrance Day. Our school will pay tribute to those
who gave their lives for freedom on Tuesday, November
11th. This special service will be held in the school gym,
commencing at 10:30 a.m., please join us if you can.
These three events help remind us as a Catholic school
system of the importance of celebration of our faith, and
prepare us for the end of the liturgical year and the
celebration of Advent, the beginning of our new liturgical
year.
Book Donations:
We continue to need small books for
students in grades JK to grade 2 to
support their reading skills. If you
have any books at home that you
would like to donate to the school, please let Mrs.
Pileggi our Librarian know. Thanks for your help.
THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
St. Mary’s Food Bank on behalf of the St. Vincent de
Paul School Community. The food bank volunteers
were amazed at the amount of food that was donated.
This was an answer to their prayers. Thank you for
your generosity and for thinking of those less fortunate,
all your efforts made a difference in someone’s life.
SABRINA’S LAW-ANAPHYLATICS
SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS
If your child has a severe reaction
to peanuts, peanut by-products,
bee/wasp stings or any other
allergies, as well as Diabetes or the
need for Puffers. Please let the
school know as soon as possible. It
is essential that the information you
provide us is accurate and up-to-date.
In addition, ALL MEDICATION is to be
stored in the office. No medication should be kept
with students or in their bags. We have
procedures in place to safely keep medication, and
to have on hand in case of emergencies.
There are various forms which need to be completed by
you and your family doctor if it is necessary to store an
epipen/medication at school. We continue to have students
with severe, life threatening allergies to nuts and peanuts.
Although this may or may not affect your child’s class
directly, we require your continue cooperation in sending
foods to school that are free of peanuts, nuts, or their byproducts. We cannot guarantee that any classroom is nut
free, but we are attempting to minimize the exposure and
keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible.
Lockdown DRILL
In accordance with Ministry regulations, two
lockdown drills will be conducted, one in the fall and
one in the spring. While we hope that a real lockdown
or emergency situation never arises, this practice
helps prepare our students in the event of an
emergency.
Supervision begins at 8:45 a.m. Please do not
bring/send your children to school earlier than this
time. Given safety concerns, it is not a good idea to
leave your children outside unattended as student
supervision in the yard begins at 8:45 and not before.
Please make other arrangements for the care of your
children prior to 8:45 a.m.
DRIVEWAY—KISS AND RIDE SAFETY
Many thanks to parents / guardians who
have been using the correct and safe
procedure for dropping their children off
in the morning in our Kiss and Ride program. Our
driveway is made safer when everyone cooperates.
Please ensure you have pulled up to the front of the
drop line to let children in or out of your car. The
driveway gets very congested as 9:00 a.m. approaches,
and many students are arriving after the bell rings.
Please be aware that it is our expectation that children
arrive at school on time and prepared to work.
Halloween Dance Oct. 31
Once again our Catholic School Council sponsored our
Halloween dance, all students had a great time. Many
creative costumes were share. Thank you for helping us
make a safe and friendly day at St. Vincent De Paul with
great choices for costumes.
Thank you to our Catholic School Council and parent
volunteers who helped organize the dance, decorate the gym
and supervise the students.
Severe Weather & Emergency
Evacuations
During the winter months, inclement weather may
cause disruption of bus transportation and regular
school operations. A decision to cancel transportation
and/or close schools is usually made by 7:00am and will
be announced on the Board website and the following
radio stations:
AM 680 News
AM 740 CBC
FM 98.1 CHFI
FM 104.5 CHUM
Kindergarten Registration for 2014-15
Registration for Kindergarten for the 2014-15 school year,
will take place on the following days:
Monday, January 27, 2014 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.*
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday, January 31, 2014 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
*Snow Date:
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The following documents will be needed when registering:
and/or parent/guardian) or baptismal certificate
from an Eastern Church in full communion with
the Holy See of Rome. If the child has not been
baptized, and the parent/guardian is a baptized
Roman Catholic or is baptized from an Eastern
Church in full communion with the Ho-ly See of
Rome, the parent/guardian must bring their own
baptismal certificate.
GO Green Initiatives
Throughout the school year, staff and students at St.
Vincent De Paul will participate in a variety of Go Green
initiatives focusing on the importance of environmental
stewardship.
Some initiatives to look forward to are Waste Free Lunch
Challenge, Lights Off Lunches, waste free day, and many
other activates to make a difference in our environmental
stewardship.
Passport) or Landed Immigrant status
proof of residence
Junior Volleyball
We would like to congratulate the members of both the
Junior girls and boys volleyball teams on a fantastic
season!
Throughout our five game season, both teams developed
new skills and confidence both on and off the court.
Coaches are very proud of your
development and commitment in
representing the St. Vincent de
Paul Vikings! GOOOO VIKINGS!
Thank you to:
GIRLS: Laura F., Laura P., Daniela, Monika, Bridgette,
Jessica, Shalini, Crystal, Victoria, Megan
BOYS: Eric, Ethan, Filip, Joshua, Adrian, Borris, Lukas
Andrew, David, Matthew
Website
Please continue to visit our website at
http://www.dpcdsb.org/VPAUL. Our school newsletter,
as well as many board memos, announcements and
information will be posted. The website will be more user
friendly. Please visit.
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Prize
IPod Shuffle
Cineplex Family Night
Out
Pizza Lunch
Pizza Lunch
Large Chocolate Bar
Large Chocolate Bar
Vtech Inno Tab Ages 39
Vtech Inno Tab Ages 39
Blue Jay Lunch Box and
Blue Jay Hat
Steelheads Voucher for
4 tickets
Steelheads Game 2
tickets Nov 8th
Boardgame
Playdium Pass
Playdium Pass
Playdium Pass
Skyzone Jump Pass
Skyzone Jump Pass
Skyzone Jump Pass
Skyzone Jump Pass
2 Movie Passes Silva's
Meal Voucher
2 Movie Passes Silva's
Meal Voucher
Silva's Meal Voucher &
Blue Jay Hat
Brampton Battalion
Autographed Picture
Steelheads Game Nov
1st (tonight)
$25 Restaurant Gift
Card
$25 Restaurant Gift
Card
$25 Restaurant Gift
Card
Student’s
class
Sita Sills
Sita Sills
Sita Sills
Anderson
Sita Sills
Khoury
Costa
FUNDRAISING – Thank You
Thank you to our Catholic School Council, our
secretary, and our custodian who were instrumental
organizing the Chocolate Fundraiser. Many hands
made light work and very successful results.
We would like to thank the parents and guardians for
their support; this will go a long way in support the
needs of students.
In the December or January newsletter, we will be
publishing the final numbers for the expenses and
profits and their spending.
Khoury
Sita Sills
Murphy
Ricardo
Velagic
Velagic
Murphy
Murphy
Anderson
Anderson
Ricardo
Murphy
Ricardo
Murphy
Anderson
Velagic
Costa
Sita Sills
Sita Sills
Murphy
In Addition to the prizes above, 25 “Community
Gift Cards” were drawn for students.
As we stated in the fundraising letter the monies
raised will go to the following:
Reading materials for grade one, Gym mats for
student safety, transportation for sports team,
support for needy families, indoor and outdoor
games.
Thank you to our Catholic School Council for all
their work in finding prize donations, and thank
you to all our community partners that have
donated. The prizes given away are listed in the
chart, and the students who have won prizes are
noted by the class they are in.