185 Conestoga Drive, Brampton, Ontario L6Z 2Z7
Phone (905) 846-2086
Fax (905) 846-9464
www.dpcdsb.org/LENRD
Principal:
M. Lunn
School Secretary
A.M. Condotta
(905) 890-0708
Press 7, 54200#
School Council
Co-Chairs:
As always the compassion and caring of the St. Leonard community continues to rise to
the occasion. When asked to bring in a toonie for Haiti, the children and parents gave
from their hearts. We were able to raise $819 and donated an additional $368 ($1 per
slice) from our pizza day, January 19th. On behalf of ShareLife we thank you for your
generosity.
J. Lamb
M. Podnar
Trustee:
L. Zanella
(905) 890-1221
Superintendent:
A. Tucciarone
(905) 890-1221
Pastor:
Fr. A. Maderak
(905) 846-5385
We, the community of St. Leonard,
are committed to life-long learning
and respect for God’s creation.
We will nurture our unique gifts and
entrust each member to serve.
Parent Council
The next Parent Council meeting
is Thursday,
April 8th at 6:45 p.m.
in the library—please join us.
St. Leonard staff and students welcomed Matt Black (player) and Jason Colero from the
Argos Foundation. The Argos Foundation in Partnership with The Canadian Safe
Schools Network have teamed up with our school to promote a safe environment. St.
Leonard‟s “Huddle-Up Committee” continue to work hard to send a positive message
and end bullying! On January 18th the committee members opened up the school assembly with a song, skit, pledge and reflection.
Front Row:
Constable Jerry, Marcus Carroll, Raquel Ruiz, Amy Lovsin, Bailey Molella, Tracy
Omoruyi, Lenny Pereira, Melissa McDonald, Christian Leon Leon.
Back Row:
Nancy Siconolfi, M. McQueen, Jason Colero, Derek Dimech, Kaitlyn Molnar, Matt
Black, M. Lunn (Absent— Carlo Dormiendo)
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St. Leonard School Junior Kindergarten students joined (L-R) Superintendent Alex Tucciarone, Associate Director Ralph Borrelli, Kindergarten teacher Joanne DiCarlo, Board
Chair Anna Abbruscato, MPP Linda Jeffrey,
trustee Linda Zanella and principal Melanie
Lunn for the Province’s announcement of
schools that will offer the Full-Day Early
Learning Program for 4 and 5 year olds in
September 2010.
At this time, we are only accepting applications from families who reside within our school boundaries (Sandalwood Parkway, Kennedy Road, Hwy. 10/Main Street and Bovaird)
Applications from families who reside within the school boundaries submitted after 2:00 p.m. on February 16th will be placed on a wait list.
Letters of interest from families residing outside our school boundaries (flex boundary requests) will
be accepted beginning February 19th.
Kindergarten Registration - Week of February 8th
Monday, February 8th 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. **
**Snow date (if Monday is cancelled) Tuesday, February 9th 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 10th, Thursday, February 11th and Friday, February 12th
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Please Note—The Deadline is Tuesday, February 16th at 2:00 p.m.
Junior Kindergarten - Children must be 4 years old by Dec. 31, 2010
Senior Kindergarten - Children must be 5 years old by Dec. 31, 2010
Parents/Guardians should bring the following documents when registering their child:
 proof of age
 original Catholic Baptismal Certificate of the Roman, Greek or Ukrainian Rite, for parent (one) and child
(if the child has not been baptized, a letter of counselling with the parish priest, to complete the process will
be accepted)
 updated immunization records
 proof of Canadian citizenship or of Landed Immigrant status
 proof of address (utility bill, bank or credit card statement) (mandatory)
 for schools in Caledon and Dufferin County: emergency rural address numbers for identifying your property
The Ministry of Education has advised that where a school has been proposed for full-day learning, the regular half-day junior and senior kindergarten program cannot be offered. If you do not wish your child to attend
the Full-Day Early Learning Program, an alternate site (St. Agnes) will be offered for the student.
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Homework Tip #4
Create a “homework supply kit”
This kit can include materials that your child will use on a regular basis such as pencils, pens, ruler, paper, crayons,
markers, glue, tape, scissors, sticky notes, paper clips, stapler, calculator, index cards, dictionary, thesaurus, etc. By
having those supplies on hand, time is not wasted in searching for them when they are required.
Virtue of the Month—Respect
This month we will celebrate the virtue of respect. A respectful person…
Treats herself/himself and everyone else with equal consideration and courtesy
Uses a positive tone of voice and body language
Avoids sweating, name-calling, put-downs and inappropriate gestures
Says “excuse me”, please”, “pardon me”
Avoids gossip
Reminders: Punctuality
School begins at 8:30 a.m. It has been noted that there continue to be a number of students who arrive late to school. Whenever a student is not here in time to line up with their class during entry, they are considered late. It is also a disruption to the
class if students walk in after their class has started. Arriving on time is a life skill which our students need for future success. Please ensure students arrive on time.
Extra Shoes/Clothes
Rainy and wintry weather is here. We remind everyone to bring an extra pair of running shoes to be kept at school for classroom and gym use. For our smaller students, an extra pair of track pants tucked into a backpack is helpful on those days
when students accidently become “wet”.
Winter Weather
At times we receive requests to allow students to stay indoors when they have a cold, flu, etc. Please note that we are unable
to comply unless we have a doctor‟s note since we do not have the staff or the facilities to supervise these students . If a child
is too ill to go outside for recess, we request they remain home until they are healthy enough to join in the regular activities
of the school. On extremely cold days, when the wind chill equivalent temperature is minus 20 degrees Celsius or lower,
students will stay inside as per Peel Health Department guidelines.
Be Informed and Go Green
Sign up to receive your newsletters and letters to your e-mail account. Send you e-mail address to Mrs. Condotta in the office. Letters will be sent BCC (blind carbon copy) so no other parents will have access to your e-mail address. We currently
have 220 of 363 students receiving mail electronically. Our newsletter is posted to the school web-site, please see the address on the front page. Please also check out useful resources on our web page. Please check out the Curriculum page and
the link to Nelson Math. Please follow the grade level link and the “try me” page. There are practice tests for each of the
chapters in the Nelson Math Program and button to check their work. Children are able to practice the tests as often as they
choose.
I wish to receive electronic mail
Family Name: _________________
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E-mail Address: ___________________________________________
Inclement Weather
Bus Cancellations
Please be advised that during the winter months, inclement weather may cause disruption of bus transportation and regular school
operations. Please note: The message is often unclear when busses are cancelled in Caledon, please listen carefully to determine if they are closed board wide or just in Orangeville/Caledon area. The website is often the better place to check. 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 and television stations:
Virgin Radio 99.9
CFTR 680
CJCL590
CFRB 1010
CJBC (Fr.) 860 AM
CHIN 100.7FM/1540 AM
City Pulse
93.1 FM
CFNY 102.1
CHFI 98.1
EZ Rock 97.3
Z103.5
CBC
Global News
Or on the school board website at
www.dpcdsb.org
Please note: When the busses are cancelled we still need to account for your children. If they are not coming in,
please call the school. If the busses are cancelled or the school is closed we will change the message on the
answering machine by 6:30 a.m. as well as e-mail those who have signed up for electronic mail.
Dates to Remember:
Winter Safety in the School Yard
In order to avoid injury and to help ensure
student safety, students are reminded regularly to
play safely in the school yard. Students are reminded
not to throw snowballs, or kick snow, as well as to stay
off snow hills and off any ice patches. Play fighting and contact
sports are not allowed. Students are reminded to report problems
to the teacher, rather than taking matters into their own hands.
The Creative Playground will be closed until further notice. Please
review the importance of playing safe in the school yard with your
child.
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Feb. 16
Reconciliation
Our grade two students received the
Sacrament of Reconciliation at St.
Leonard Church on Thursday, January 7, 2010. Thank you to Mrs.
DeMelo, Ms. Troina and Mrs.
Rudensky for working with our students to prepare them for this important sacrament.
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Pizza Day
Mrs. Tanner‟s Class to Silvercreek
Lunch Moms
Kindergarten Registration 7-9 pm
Pizza Day
Kindergarten Registration 7-9pm
(snow date)
Ski Day for Grades 5/6/7
Kindergarten Registration 9-11 and 1-3
Grade 8 Grad Photos
Junior Speech Competition
Lunch Moms
Kindergarten Registration 9-11 and 1-3
Grade 7/8 Valentine Dance
Kindergarten Registration 9-11 and 1-3
Family Day—No School
Pizza Day
Deadline for Kindergarten Registration
2:00 p.m.
Ski Day for Grades 5/6/7
Spirit Day
Lunch Moms
Gr. 5‟s to Peel Safety Village
Pizza Day
Black History Play
Lunch Moms
Lenten Mass at 9:00 a.m.
Our January Virtue assembly on Self Control was organized by the Harmony Group.
The group wrote and performed a song based upon the virtue of self-control. Their performance was remarkably creative and was thoroughly enjoyed by teachers and students alike.
Congratulations to the students who received certificates for successfully demonstrating their
self-control!
Web News
Starting February 1st, the following teacher‟s will be
posting homework on the “Classroom Teacher” page
of our website. Mrs. Couto—Grade 6, Ms. D‟Aiuto—Grade 7,
Ms. Downey-Grade 8 and Ms. McQueen-Grade 8. For Mrs.
Kretz and Mrs. Tanner, you will find links to their „teacher
web‟ pages.
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Anaphylaxis Alert
St. Leonard Elementary is an allergen aware school. There are pupils in attendance who suffer from severe and life threatening allergies to certain foods, such as peanut and nut products. Exposure to
the smallest quantities can cause severe life threatening allergic reaction. The most common allergen triggers are food, insect stings,
medications, exercise and latex. An anaphylactic reaction involves
symptoms from two or more body systems. We would appreciate
the co-operation of the entire school community by Not sending any
lunches or snacks that contain nut products which could potentially harm a pupil. Please make sure that all of your children‟s caregivers are aware of the food restrictions. Please avoid sending food
for birthday or special occasions. There are many alternatives such
as stickers and pencils. If you have any questions please talk to your child‟s teacher or the school staff.
We look forward to our co-operation in making this a safe year for all our pupils. Please note: Nutella is a nut product
and should not be brought to school.
Pediculosis (Head Lice)
Pediculosis is a problem which occurs from time to time each year in schools If cases
are found we inform all parents of the class involved by letter. If a child is infected, we
request that she/he be kept out of school until she/he has been treated with the correct
medicated shampoo. Please keep us informed if this happens to your child. For information on treatment of lice—please check out the link on our website.
Handicap Parking
We only have one handicap parking space in our
parking lot. Unless you have a handicap parking
permit in your car, please do not park there. There
is a heavy fine for parking in a handicap spot if you
do not have a permit. We had a parent with a permit
unable to park there on two occasions because
someone had parked in the spot.
Please remember that the driveway is a fire route
and no parent should be parking in there to pick up
or drop off their children. Please make use of the
parking spots, the street or the church parking lot.
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