October
2011
185 Conestoga Drive, Brampton, Ontario L6Z 2Z7
Phone (905) 846-2086
Fax (905) 846-9464
Principal’s message
Principal:
R. Romanet
Vice Principal:
P. Roul
Secretary
A. M. Condotta
School Council
Chair:
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 lifelong learning and
respect for God’s
creation.
We will nurture our
unique gifts and
entrust each member to serve.
recently and to see all our children bless
themselves as they entered our church gave a
true meaning to St. Leonard being a school of
faith. Thanks go out to Mrs. Resendes, Mrs.
Couto and Mr. Gregory for leading our choir
in song and music
Once again October has arrived so
quickly. Time goes by so quickly in a
busy and active school such as ours.
We have now grown to a school of
400 students and approximately 30
staff with many new families being All Star Reading is on the increase and it is
welcomed each and every week to our so good to see young readers gaining in skill
school.
and confidence with just a couple of extra
hours a week by great volunteers. We have
I would like to thank everyone who more students still in need of your help.
helped with our Open House and Please consider volunteering. Contact Ms.
BBQ evening. It was well attended Rasberry here at the school if you have a bit
and many thanks to our School Coun- of time and can listen to and help a young
cil and our volunteers who all contrib- child to read. A big thank you goes to Mrs.
uted to its success. We were able to Hughes as well for supporting and guiding
proudly display our 4 new SMART our volunteers. We now have 16 volunteers
boards as well as open up our new but can still use more.
Visual arts, Music, Science and Literacy rooms which are all creating great Our major fundraiser is well on its way with
opportunities for our students.
the help of Mrs. Matthews and her extraordinary committee. Last year’s efforts and profits
High lights of the month
can be seen in the purchases of our new sign,
new SMART boards, a full gym storage room
Terry Fox was a great event, raising of supplies; $1000 in addition books for the
over $400 for cancer research. Our library as well as a series of dramatic and mumany thanks go out to Mrs. Kretz and sic presentations to be scheduled throughout
Mrs. Hofer and their committee, as this year. It will all go to enhancing the exwell as the many parents who joined periences of all students here at our school so
us on the warm beautiful day. We please support.
extended the walk in distance this
year which was new and healthy too! Our first school council meeting of our new
council is scheduled for October 18, 2011at
We had our opening school mass re1
7:00. I welcome and thank all the council members and the parents they represent for the endless
giving and support to all of our children. Council
meetings typically occur the first Tuesday of every
month so please come join us if you can.
First Reconciliation and First Eucharist
A Special enrollment ceremony with regards to
the celebration of First Reconciliation and First
Eucharist will take place at St. Leonard’s
Church for the grade 2 students who are baptized Roman Catholic or who were received into
the Roman Catholic Church. An information
letter and enrollment forms will be sent home
with the grade 2 students. For those
students in grade 3 and up who may have missed
receiving these sacraments, a special package
must be picked up from the Church after any
weekend Mass prior to the Enrollment Ceremony. These ceremonies will take place at the
Church on:
I am very pleased to share that the academic success of our student body as well as the teaching
effectiveness of our staff has resulted in our recent
EQAO scores surpassing both Board and Provincial scores in some areas but improving in most.
We will continue to fine tune our teaching in the
areas that we hope to further improve and set those
as goals for this year.
Finally as we have recently enjoyed Thanksgiving
let us all remember that we have much to be
thankful for. Let us never lose focus on our many
blessings as a school and community.
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.
Or
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
R. Romanet
Attendance is necessary for one of the parents/
guardians and the child as important information will be given with respect to this significant
event in the life of your child. This enrollment
begins your child’s formal preparation for the
reception of these two sacraments. If you are
not able to attend the enrollment scheduled for
your child’s school you are
free to attend the alternate
dates. Only those who are
enrolled at this ceremony
may receive these Sacraments.
Attendance Verification
If your child is going to be absent,
please call the school and speak to the
secretary or leave a message on the
answering machine at (905) 846-2086.
Student Planners
Once again students in Grades 1-8 have been
issued an agenda. These assist with planning,
keeping track of homework and providing information about school policy. Thank you for sending in your payment. We express our thanks to
our Catholic School Council for subsidizing the
cost of the agendas.
Virtue for October—Empathy
When you are going to be away
Call the school each day!!
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Visitors in the School – School Safety
All visitors including parents and former students must
check in at the main office before proceeding to any
other area of the school. If you bring a lunch or book
to school, we request that you leave it at the school
office with your child’s name on it. If you are picking
up your child at school, we ask that you report to the
office if the pick up is during the school day. If it is a
regular dismissal, please wait outside the appropriate
exit doors of the building to avoid disruption of classroom routines. Cooperation in following these routines
helps ensure our student’s safety.
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.
Medication At School
Please be advised that for safety reasons, no
child should bring any form of medication to
school without prior approval from the office. The school will store necessary medication if a Request Form has been filled out and signed
by the parent/guardian and your family physician.
Forms are available in the office.
Confirmation—Grade 8
A special enrollment ceremony in preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation will
take place at St. Leonard’s Church at all
weekend Masses on October 22/23rd. The
candidates will present the Bishop with
their Enrollment form and a copy of their
Roman Catholic baptism certificate attached. An information letter and enrollment form has been sent home
with the Grade 8 students. If you have not received
one, contact your child’s teacher
Attendance is necessary for the Confirmation candidate. Only those who enrolled at this ceremony may
receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. This enrollment begins the formal preparation for the reception of
this sacrament.
Hepatitis B, Menactra and HPV Clinic
The grade seven student’s received
the first of two Hepatitis B needles on
Thursday, September 29th The students
also received the Menactra needle (to prevent meningitis). The HPV needle for the Grade 8 girl’s was
also administered on the 29th.
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School Hours
Supervision in the school yard does not start
till 8:15. Please do not drop off your children before that time. The school office is
open between 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
School Safety - Fire and Emergency
Drills
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
School Board sets regulations, policies
and procedures to ensure the safety of
staff and students in all schools. The
Fire Code - Revised Regulation of Ontario requires that
total evacuation fire drills are to be held 3 times in each
of the Fall and Spring school terms. Each school has a
Fire Safety Plan and an Evacuation Plan. Our evacuation site is J. Archdekin Recreation Centre. Schools are
also required to conduct two Lockdown procedure
drills per year. All teaching, secretarial, custodial staff
and students receive appropriate instruction in dealing
with the presence of an intruder in the school. Rooms
are secured and staff and students are instructed to lay
on the floor away from doors and windows. Similar
safety procedures are in place for Bomb Threats, Severe Weather, “Hold and Secure” and Access to
School Premises.
Kiss’n Ride Procedures
Please take a few minutes to review our Kiss’n
Ride procedures. We have had a few incidents of
people coming in the wrong driveway or parking
in the Kiss’n ride route. Please remember the
safety of our children when using the Kiss’n ride.
Drive directly to the back row and proceed
around the line (do not use the centre aisles to cut
into the flow of traffic).
Dates to Remember
Tues. Oct. 4
Tues. Oct. 4
Wed. Oct. 5
Thurs. Oct. 6
Mon. Oct. 10
Tues. Oct. 11
Thurs. Oct. 13
Fri. Oct. 14
Sat. Oct. 15
Tues. Oct. 18
Thurs. Oct. 20
Fri. Oct. 21
Oct. 22/23
Tues. Oct. 25
Thurs. Oct. 27
Mon. Oct. 31
Pizza Day
School Council meeting in
the library at 6:45
World Teacher’s Day
Lunch Moms
Thanksgiving
Pizza Day
Lunch Moms
School Council Election
and Speeches
Holy Communion Enrollment
Pizza Day
Lunch Moms
Holy Communion Enrollment
Confirmation Enrollment
Pizza Day
Lunch Moms
Halloween
Milk is delivered daily…
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