Newsletter Apr. 16
Year 54, Issue 8
St. Louis Messages
EASTER IS THE GIFT….
Easter is the gift of HOPE
Easter is the gift of PEACE
Easter is the gift of LOVE
Let us rejoice in Him,
May God bless you at Easter and keep you through all the year.
May all the faith it takes to make your dreams come true.
May God’s love and wisdom always help, to guide you on your way.
May God’s light shine down upon you now to bless your Easter Day
Amen
Contents:
Reflection
1
(author unknown)
Principal’s Message
1
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
Staff List
2
SKATING Dates
2
School Hours
2
Grad Photos
2
ICE!!!!!!
2
Sacraments
3
PD Days
3
School Holidays
3
Reporting Dates
3
Cold Weather
3
EQAO Info
3
Public Speaking
3
Inclement Weather
4
Virtue Instruction
4
Student Immunization 4
CRC
Peel Regional Police
4
April has a lot of learning experiences booked for your child.
Please feel free to come to any of these dates!
-April 1- Crazy Hair Day- $ donations to Haiti build the school fund
-April 6-Easter Mass – 10:30am - Gym
-April 8 – Live Free Day- Toonie to support our Breakfast Club
-April 19- 9am- Rosary Apostolate in to demonstrate use of the Rosary-in all classes
-April 21- 6:30pm- School Council Meeting– Conference Room
-April 28- Down to Earth Presentation and Market of small items – all day
Gr 6- EQAO Tutoring
Some of our students have been offered tutoring throughout the months of April and May to get
them prepared to write our EQAO testing (May 25-June 8, 2016)
The afterschool tutoring is FREE of charge to parents – on Tuesday and Thursday– 3:00-to
4:30pm. This tutoring gives us an excellent opportunity for small group instruction.
4
HOTDOGS – begins FRIDAY, April 1 to FRIDAY, May 27, 2016!
Attachments:
April Calendar
YMCA
If you are interested in child care at St. Louis – before or after school – please find attached forms
– and submit or call the YMCA directly at 905-943-9622 or www.ymcagta.org
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: LOVE
Virtue – which is an attitude that encourages us to involve God in our lives and helps us develop and
maintain relationships with God and with others. God wants us to treat all people with the LOVE they
deserve.
Laura DiGiambattista
Principal
St. Louis
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St. Louis Staff
St. Louis
School
1450 Lewisham Dr.
Mississauga, ON
L5J 3R3
(905) 822 -8251
L. DiGiambattista - Principal
L. Carli - Head Secretary
M. Silva– Head Custodian
M. Hobbs–Night Custodian
M. Spiewak-Kabza –JK/SK
PRINCIPALL. DIGIAMBATTISTA
SECRETARY:
L. Carli
SCHOOL HOURS
8:15am -Supervision in Yard
8:30am -Morning Bell (please be on time)
11:30am -Lunch
11:50am - Lunch Recess
12:30pm- Afternoon Bell
3:00pm –Dismissal (please be on time)
3:15pm - Supervision of dismissal ends
K. Calvovic-Sporcic-Jk/Sk
T. Boutros-Nimer -ECE
D. Ivankvovic –Gr1/2
T. Tome (LTO) – Gr 1/2
SUPERINTENDENT:
D. Amaral
(905)890-1221
L. Pruss – Gr 2/ 3
J. Marroquin- Gr 3/4
TRUSTEE;
S. Hobin
905-301-1210
M. Parent- Gr 5/6
St. Christopher
Church:
(905) 822-1171
Are You Moving summer 2016
C. Watts - Gr 4 /5
M. Bosnjak – Gr 6/7
F. Kotulak – Gr 8
Please let Ms Carli know if
you are moving during the
2016-2017 school year.
C Mant – SERT/SERC
Pastor:
Fr. Scott Young
Fr. Jerry Dunn
E. Grego - Librarian/ESL
L. McLean– PlanningTime
Pastoral Assistant:
C. Burles
A. Greenshields -SERT/PT
Classroom Placements
for school year 2016-17
H. Saliba Haddad – ERW
M. Figliuzzi - ERW
G. Streker – FSL Teacher
Psychology - S. Henry
Soc. Worker – D. Kostyshyn
Child/ Youth – a. archbold
Speech and Lang.- L. Moeser
Head Injury
When a student receives an
injury to the head, it is Board
policy that we inform
parents. We will make every
attempt to notify you –even
when it is a very minor head
injury. Please do not be
alarmed if you receive this
phone call. Head injury
prevention will be taught to
students this year .
Please forward by May 2, 2016 any
information which you would like
considered when we are making up the
classlists for next year.
Staff will be in transition meeting
planning throughout the month of
may – and this information will be
helpful in creating the best possible
learning environment for our
students
Happy Spring 2016!!!!
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EQAO Gr 3 and Gr 6
We will write our EQAO assessment this year – for three days during the testing
period – which extends from May 25 to June 8, 2016.
Please ensure that your child is accessing the EQAO website – from home for
extra practice - @ EQAO.com (parent resources) and that all appointments and
holidays are not scheduled during this time. We are looking forward to this
assessment as it offers our students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning.
Tutoring will be offered for our Grade 6 students only this year. Focus will be
Math! April: 5,7,12,14,19,21,26,28 May: 3,5,10,12,17,19
Grade 4-Family Life Program
Liturgical/
Sacramental Update
First Communion
Information Meeting
Sept 28 or 29 , 2015–at 7:00pm
@ St Christopher’s Church
Confirmation
Information Meeting
Grade 8 – Sept 9 or 10, 2015
Grade 7- Jan. 19 or 20, 2016
At St. Christopher’s Church
*Gr 7 & 8 will both make
confirmation this school year
All grade 4 students in Dufferin Peel will participate in the Sexual Prevention
Program entitled, “I Matter” which is taught universally during the month of
April.This topic is covered over the course of four lessons. THE program is an
extension of the Family Life Program and has been approved by the Council of
Ontario Catholic Bishops.
Confirmations –
Grade 8- November 30/15
Grade 7 –May 10 & 11, 2016
Chess Tournament ResultsMarch 30, 2016
Primary Team
Lucas,Nicholas,leah,Andrzey,Maya
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT DAYS
Junior Team
NO SCHOOL- for students
Shanesh,Isaac,Lucas,Jhairus,Peter
Intermediate Team
Sept .18/15 – Re-Organization
Giancarlo,Jared,Nicholas,Dylan,Dylan
Jan. 18/16- Assessment Day
Fantastic Performance-we placed 9th out of
26 schools!
Feb. 5/ 16- Reporting To Parents
Internet Safety:
-Get involved! Ask to see you child’s history.
-use filtering software to protect your child from
potentially harmful sites
-have your child use technology in a common area of
your home – not alone in their bedroom
-ask your child to show you what they are working on
-ask your child to take you onto their DufferinPeel
Cloud –Micro soft 365 Office account
-review their work – and the assignments and rubrics
provided by their teacher
-Your child should not be in open forum chat sites
-pictures should never be Posted on line
-inform your child of the potential negative affect of
posting on on-line profile accounts –
facebook/Instagram
Website to use to support digital citizenship:
www.kidsintheknow.ca
www.mediaawareness.ca
www.cybertip.ca
www.peelpolice.on.ca
Reporting Dates:
Nov 17/15 – Progress Report –Home- Interviews:
November 19, 2015
Feb 2/16 – First Term Report Home - Interviews: Feb 4,
2016 – pm only; Feb 5,2016
June 28/ 16 – Final Report Card Home
April 11, 2016 -NEW
June 13 /16 - Assessment Day
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
School Masses
Opening Mass-Oct. 13/15
10:30am- Gym
Advent-Candles
Nov.30, Dec7, Dec 15
8:45am
Christmas Mass
Jan. 12/16- 10:30am gym
Ash Wednesday
Feb 10/16- 2:00pm-Gym
Stations of the cross
March 24, 2016-2:00pm-Gym
Easter Mass
Apr.6/16-10:30am -Gym
(NO SCHOOL)
Thanksgiving Day –
Monday, Oct. 12, 2015
Christmas Break
Mon. Dec. 21-Jan 1, 2016
Family Day –
Mon. Feb. 15, 2016
Mid-Winter Break –
March 14 –March 18, 2016
Good Friday –
Friday, March 25/16
Easter Monday –
Monday, March 28, 2016
Victoria Day –
Monday, May 23, 2016
Year-End
June 23/16-10:30am@St Christopher Church
GRADUATIONS:
SK Graduation SporcicJune 28, 2016- 2:00pm-gym
SK Graduation Spiewak
June 29, 2016- 2:00pm-gym
Grade 8 GraduationJune 23/16- 10am Mass
- 7pm- Awards
-@ St. Christopher Church
St. Louis Messages - Additional Start-up Info
Student Immunization
Peel Public Health is reviewing immunization records of all students at our school beginning in January 2016. Peel Public
Health must have proof that your child has been fully vaccinated (immunized) according to the Ontario Immunization
Schedule. If you receive a letter, please ensure that your child has received the required vaccine(s), then give the date(s)
your child received the vaccine dose(s) to Peel Health immediately to update your child’s records. For more information,
please call Peel Health at 905-799-7700 or visit www.ImmunizaPeel.ca. Suspension date from school is April 18, 2016.
Peel Regional Police Community Partnership
Constable Ryan Chan and Constable Mike Beveridge continue to be our NPU - our
neighborhood community officers through the Region of Peel. They stops by the school on a
regular basis and visit classrooms to speak with students about their role as Police Officers.
We would also like to welcome Constable Holly Faulkner, who will be sharing programs on
street proofing, and bullying legislation on behalf of Peel Regional Police Educational
School Programs- program known as RAID – designed for Gr. 6 students.
Guitar club begins right after Christmas!!! Your child will need his/ her own guitar and
will need to commit to taking lessons for three months. Lessons will take place on
Criminal
Check
Mclean
willReference
have a sign-up
sheet and any questions should be directed to
All parents volunteering in our school must have a Criminal Reference Check – filled
out by Peel Regional Police (if parent is living in Mississauga) We have the forms in the
office of the school – which must be taken to your local Police Station – or for faster
completion – to the head office @ Hurontario and Steeles
Once having completed your first criminal reference check – you will be asked to
complete an annual declaration form – which will be sent home to you.
Virtues Instruction at St. Louis School
This year, St. Louis School will be continuing with the Board wide Virtues Program. The notion of virtue is
deeply rooted in the Catholic Christian tradition. A virtue is a habit or established capability to perform good
actions according to a moral standard. In other words, a virtue is a habit that shows people and God that ‘I
am’ a good person. In a school community, virtue formation contributes to a healthy positive learning
environment by fostering a climate in which all members feel safe, confident and hope-filled about
themselves, their relationships and their futures. This program is cross disciplinary and relevant to
character formation, safe schools and bullying prevention. Each month will begin with a liturgy, discussion
and plan for that month’s virtue. Each student will receive a pencil with that month’s virtue as a visual
reminder of the virtue being reinforced that month!
Each month is dedicated to developing a different virtue.
September – Faith
October – Empathy
November – Conscience
December – Hope
January – Self-Control
February – Respect
March - Kindness
April – Love
May – Acceptance
June - Fairness
Submitted by: Ms. Marroquin, Ms Grego & Ms. Ivankovic– Faith Ambassadors Leaders