Good Shepherd Catholic School
“ Live in Charity and Love and God Will Dwell With You “
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Prayer For Advent
December 2012
Issue 4
To share our humanity and transform our
lives You came among us, Lord Jesus.
Enlighten our minds, to the fullness of
your Spirit and open our hearts to the
fullness of your love that we may spend
these weeks of preparation thinking about
what your coming among us truly means
and the mystery of your love for us.
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Principal
A. Brunette
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Vice-Principal
P. Roul
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Office Staff
N. Jacques
T. Winckler
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School Council
Chair: C. Mynerich
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Superintendent of
Schools
P. McMorrow
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Trustee
S. Mclauchlan
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Parish
St. Marguerite
d’Youville
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Pastor ;
Father P. O’Dea
Virtues Education - Hope
May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and
peace in believing, so that you may abound in
hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
(Rom.15:13)
Hope is the virtue of relying on God. It
keeps us searching for true happiness,
sustains us during hard times, and
keeps us from being discouraged.
People of Hope
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Advent at Good Shepherd
Inside this Issue
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Junior Volleyball
2
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Green Team
2
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Bullying Awareness
Week
3
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Healthy Schools
3
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Calendar
4
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Bus Cancellation
4
The season of Advent begins with the
fourth
Sunday
before
Christmas.
“Advent” is a Latin word meaning “the
coming.” During the season of Advent,
Christians across the world prepare for
the celebration of the coming of the Lord
into the world through the birth of His
Son, Jesus Christ. Advent is a time to
celebrate light in the midst of darkness,
as symbolized best by the Advent wreath.
Father Steve will celebrate our Advent
mass on Monday, December 10th
at
1:00pm
at
the
church
(weather
permitting). We invite and encourage all
parents to join us for our Advent mass.
Expect the best to happen for everyone
Hold on to their dreams
Always count on God to help them in tough
situations
Trust that things will work out in God‟s
way.
Look for something good to come out of
problems
Are looking forward to life‟s blessings
Set and stick to their own goals.
Christmas Crafts & Photo
with Santa
Join us for a fun evening of Christmas
festivities on Wednesday, December 12th at
Good Shepherd School. Enjoy Christmas
music, visit some of our classrooms to make a
Christmas craft or take advantage of Santa
visiting us at Good Shepherd and have your
picture taken with him. Be sure to enjoy a
cup of hot chocolate and some fresh cookies.
Please make sure you join us.
Christmas Holiday
Reminder
Christmas holidays will begin for the
children on Saturday, December 22
(last day of classes is Friday, December,
21). Classes begin again on Monday,
January 7, 2012.
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Good Shepherd Catholic School
Junior Boys Volleyball
A great, big congratulation goes out to this year‟s
Junior Boys‟ and Girls‟ Volleyball Team.
The
students worked hard and showed great
determination throughout the season. They played
very well at the tournament and demonstrated
excellent
sportsmanship,
both
with
their
teammates, as well as with the opposing teams.
These students made their coaches very proud!
Primary Intramurals
A non-competitive intramural program will begin in
the new year for our younger students. Look for a
letter to be coming home in January to sign up to
play sports and activities over the lunch hour.
This Is How We Go Green!
The Good Shepherd‟s Green Team is working hard
to implement and continue all of our green
initiatives. They have been conducting energy
checks to ensure that all lights are turned off
when no one is in the classroom, as well as recycle
bin checks to make sure that students are using
these bins appropriately.
In November, representatives from Brampton
Clean City came to Good Shepherd to provide
each class with a Litterless Lunch presentation.
We hope to encourage all students to use
reusable water bottles and containers for their
lunches so that we can minimize the amount of
waste generated here at Good Shepherd.
You are welcome to come and see our bulletin
board in the front foyer of the school for
further information about how you can help keep
Good
Shepherd
an
Eco-Friendly
School.
Dufferin-Peel hosts Kindergarten entry planning information
session for parents of children with special needs
On Thursday, January 17, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s Special
Education and Support Services Department will host a Kindergarten entry planning
information session. This meeting is for parents and guardians of children with special
needs which affect their learning, such as vision, hearing, physical, developmental or
autism, who are entering Kindergarten in September 2013. The meeting will be held at the
Catholic Education Centre from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. For more information about this
session, call 905-890-0708 ext. 24011.
WHAT:
Kindergarten Entry Planning for Children with Special Needs Parent Information Session
WHEN:
Thursday, January 17, 2013
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Catholic Education Centre – Room 301 (Third Floor)
40 Matheson Boulevard West, Mississauga (Hurontario & Matheson)
Kindergarten registration for the 2012-13 school year, will be held at all Dufferin-Peel
Catholic elementary schools on January 28 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and January 30, 31 and
February 1 from 9:00-3:00 p.m.
For more information, parents/guardians should contact their local Catholic school, visit the
board website at www.dpcdsb.org, or call the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Bullying Awareness Week
On Monday November 19th we kicked off our
Bullying Awareness week by inviting all students to
wear blue in solidarity against bullying. The day
began with a presentation from Rising Stars,
followed by classroom activities and discussions
about Bullying. We learned a lot about how we can
together make a difference and create a peaceful
community. On Wednesday we wore our clothes
backwards to show that we will „always have each
other‟s backs‟. On Thursday we wore two different
shoes to „appreciate others differences‟ and to
feel how it is to walk in another‟s shoes. On Friday
we ended our week off by wearing our pajamas to
school to put „Bullying to rest‟!
We learned a variety of strategies so that we can
together “Be the Change”. The teachers and their
students together reflected on what they learned
from the week‟s events and wrote down what they
want to see at Good Shepherd and in their
community. Together we created the wall mural in
the picture below. We are very proud to say we have
taken a step towards creating a safe and peaceful
environment at our school. Although Bullying
Awareness week has concluded, the awareness
should never end.
“Peace I leave you, my peace I give you.” – John
14:27
Student Council December
Letter
Merry Christmas Good Shepherd! It‟s that time
of year again, and the student council is getting
you into the holiday spirit! We promise that
this year‟s events will be thrilling, with our
annual spirit week. Please see the insert for
more details.
Student council hopes to see a lot of
participation and joyful faces this Christmas!!!
INDOOR RECESS GAMES
Our Catholic School Council is
busy preparing indoor recess
bins for each of our
classrooms for those rainy days. If you have
any gently used games (with all pieces
present) that you are willing to donate,
please drop them off at the office. We
appreciate your generosity!
Healthy Schools
This year our committee will be
working on staying healthy and
promoting a healthy lifestyle for our
students at Good Shepherd. We just
had our Kickoff assembly and it was a
great success. We invited William
Osler Flu Prevention team to teach us
about preventing the spread of the flu
and our friends from Parks and
Recreation to do a little bit of Zumba.
We will also be starting our
announcements and trivia soon! Also, in
the New Year we will be checking for
healthy snacks and award prizes! Get
ready to make this year a healthy one!
Happy Holidays and remember to eat
healthy!
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Good
GoodShepherd
Shepherd Catholic School
School
Calendar of Events
28 Red River Drive
Brampton. Ontario
L6R-2H9
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Advent Mass 1:00 a.m.
St. Marguerite d‟Youville
Dec 12
Christmas Evening
Dec 13 & 14 Fun Fair @ Good Shepherd
Dec 17 – 21 Spirit Week
o More details to follow
Dec 19
Hip Hop Classes Gr. 6-8
Dec 20
Movie Day
Dec 21
Hip Hop Classes Gr 4&5
Dec 21
Christmas Celebrations (pm)
Dec 21
Last Day of Classes
Dec 25
Christmas
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Dec 31
New Year‟s Eve
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Jan 7
Return to School
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Phone: (905) 791-1039
Fax: (905) 791-9856
Dec. 10
School Bus Cancellation
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 and television
stations:
VIRGIN RADIOFM99.9
CHUM AM1050
CFTR AM680
CFNY FM102.1/AM640
CJCL AM590
CHFI FM98.1
CFRB AM1010
EZ ROCK FM97.3
CJBC (FR) AM860
FM Z103.5
FM93.1
FM Q107
CHIN FM100.7/AM1540
CBC99.1
CITYPULSE
GLOBAL NEWS
CTV
Kiss ’N’ Ride Update
With the weather getting colder and the
snow coming soon, it is apparent that
more students are being driven to school.
With the additional vehicles using Kiss „N‟
Ride it becomes imperative that parents
have
patience
and
follow
the
expectations for all drivers. Parents are
reminded that unless you have parked in
one of the spaces in our parking lot no
one else should be getting out of their
vehicle and going to drop off or pick up
their child.
We are also reminding you that no
vehicle should stop in the drive through
or bus lane to pick up or drop off their
children. This is very dangerous and
blocks the lane for those cars exiting.
On most nights it is taking 5 to 6 minutes
to empty the Kiss „N‟ Ride program.
Considering the number of vehicles
coming through the parking lot that is a
good time.
Thank you for your support and patience
regarding this matter.
We would also like to thank the parents
that choose to walk to school, or drop
off
their
children,
for
your
understanding
and
cooperation
in
dropping off the students and waiting in
the parents‟ areas of the school (behind
the black fence and behind on the pylons
on the west side of the school).
All visitors to the school, including the
school yard need to sign in at the office
before entering the school for the
safety and well being of all the students.
MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
ALL OF US AT GOOD
SHEPHERD CATHOLIC
SCHOOL WISH YOU A
BLESSED, PEACEFUL
CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW
YEAR!