25 Mountainberry Rd, Brampton, ON L6R IJ3
Principal: K. Dolan
Vice Principal: S. Chambers
Secretary: P. Tomei
(905) 789-1741 http://www.dpcdsb.org/FCTIP
Phone: (905) 789-1741 Fax: (905) 789-1958
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
(905) 890-1221
Trustee: S. Xaviour
Superintendent: L. Storey
http://www.dpcdsb.org/
St. Marguerite D’Youville Parish
(905) 792-7497
Pastor: Fr. R. Mignella
Associates: Fr. B. Alphonsus/Fr. R. Tolentino http://dyouvilleparish.ca/contact/
An accepting person…
 Is friendly and open to all God’s people, regardless of age, beliefs, gender, culture or ability
 Sees the positive traits in all people even if s/he
disagrees with them
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Avoids judging or stereotyping others
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Understands that there may be more than one way
to do things
Sunday, May 10, 2015 Inside this Edition
Each year on Mother’s Day we celebrate mothers who have Catholic Education Week & Pasta Night! Page 2/3 brought us into life and have loved and cared for us.
There are so many mothers to honour – grandmothers, godmothers, adoptive mothers, stepmothers, foster mothers and friends’ mothers. There is Mary, the Mother of God. She is the
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We extend our best wishes to all Mothers.
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Upcoming Liturgical Dates:
Congratulations go out to our
Grade 8 Students who will be receiving the Sacrament of
Confirmation during the week of May 4-8 th . This will be a truly wonderful moment for our students with their families and sponsors. We would also like to acknowledge the support of their teachers, Mrs. Skrak and Mrs.
Capone as well as our Parish
Team – Father Robert and Eliza
Albano.
End of Year Mass - Thursday, June 11 th @ 10:00 a.m.
Grade 8 Graduation Mass – Thursday, June 18 th ,
2015 @ 7:00 pm @ St. Marguerite d’Youville Parish
Junior Kindergarten Orientation Evening
A Kindergarten Orientation Evening is planned for
Wednesday, May 20 th @ 6:30 pm . Parent/guardians of child(ren) who will be entering Junior Kindergarten in
September 2015 will be invited to attend this session and learn about the Junior Kindergarten Program and how best to prepare your child for school. For further information, please contact the school office.
E.Q.A.O. Testing -- Grades Three and Six
EQAO assessment for Grade 3 and Grade 6 will run from May 25 th to June 5 th . We ask that parents please avoid medical and dental appointments for grade 3 and grade 6 children during the assessment period.
More specific communication and information will be forthcoming just prior to the start of the assessments.
Orders for our School Yearbook
Order forms will be sent out soon for the
2014-2015 School Yearbook. Order forms will also be available at the school office.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS AT FATHER
CLAIR TIPPING
Monday, May 4 th - Theme: Working Together and Sharing Our
Stories
Opening Liturgy for all in school gym (9:00 – 9:30 a.m.)
Rooftop Photo for all students and staff at the back of the school (1:00 p.m.)
Begin Food Drive for the Knights of Columbus (May 4 th -
May 15 th ) – Please donate any non-perishable food items.
Boxes will be set up in the front foyer.
“Boys’ Night In” – An evening of activities for boys in
Grades 5 and 6 to promote friendship and self-esteem.
Activities will take place in the school gym (5:00 p.m. –
7:00 p.m.) *A separate letter of permission will be sent home to parents.
Tuesday, May 5 th – Theme: “Opening the Scriptures”
Primary – “The Most Beautiful Images from the Bible” -
Primary students will participate in creating banners in the gym of various biblical stories. (9:30 – 10:30 a.m. in gym)
Junior – “Planting the Seeds of Life” – Junior students will plant seeds and nurture their plants over time to help them grow. (9:00 – 10:30 a.m. - outdoors)
Intermediate Ballroom Dancing Presentation (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. in gym)
Wednesday, May 6 th – Theme: “Welcoming Others to the Table”
Mother’s Day Tea for all FDK moms : Sponsored by
David’s Teas (9:30 -10:30 a.m. in Gym)
Mrs. Giancola’s/Mrs. Bonfini’s, Ms. Nowak’s/Ms.
Sgambelluri’s and Mrs. Pompilii’s/Mrs. Menezes’ classes invite all mom’s to the school gym to celebrate Mother’s
Day with their child.
Thursday, May 7 th – T heme: “Recognizing Jesus in the Breaking of the Bread”
Act of Kindness Day – Students are encouraged to demonstrate an act of kindness towards someone who they feel has made a difference in their life. Students will be encouraged to wear red to school on this day.
French Café in Gym (all day event)
*Important Notice : Our annual Pasta Night community building event has been moved from this evening to
Thursday, May 14 th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. as Grade 8
Confirmations are taking place at St. Marguerite d’Youvil le
Parish this week. A separate letter has been sent home and is also located on our school website with more information on this event.
Friday, May 8 th – Theme: “Proclaiming the Good News”
“Jump Rope for Heart” – Students will participate in
Jumping Rope in the gym as we offer our support through donations received to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (all day event)
Closing Liturgy in Gym for all (after last recess – 2:10 p.m
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We look very forward to seeing you at our school during Catholic
Education Week this year! If you have any questions please direct them either to your child’s classroom teacher or to the main office.
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Join Us for our 5 th Annual
Community Pasta Night
Thursday, May 14 h
(6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
You are welcome to join us for a delicious pasta dinner including salad, refreshments and a cookie! Enjoy a ballroom dancing presentation from our intermediate students. You can purchase tickets at the school office or send in the ticket request sent out earlier and through our school email.
We will also be drawing the winners for our Spring Door
Prizes - Tickets are available at the office ($3 for one ticket, $5 for two tickets, and $10 for five tickets) The draw will be held at our Pasta Dinner!
Safe Schools Procedures for Lunch
As part of our safe schools procedures in September we established with parent/guardians where their child is expected to eat lunch during the school week. If your child normally stays at school for lunch, we require parental permission in the form of a letter allowing your child to leave the school premises to eat lunch outside of school property. Letters of permission from parents must be handed to the classroom teacher in the morning so this information can also be communicated to office staff.
Students are not allowed to call home to ask permission to leave school property during lunch time.
If a student forgets their lunch, we contact parents to make arrangements to have lunch provided or sent to the school.
We have also been noticing a large amount of students waiting in the front foyer between the entrance doors for their parents to drop off their lunch. This has been a safety concern as students are running out the door to vehicles stopped in our bus loading zone and they are also opening the door to visitors which defeats the purpose of our security entrance system. Please review these rules with your children. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Class List Formation for 2015-2016
In preparation for the new school year, we will soon begin to look at class placements. Although class placements will not be final until mid-September at the earliest, it is necessary to start our class organization with sufficient time for determining staffing, materials and equipment needs. We consider a number of criteria when determining our class lists, e.g. academic strengths, needs and overall achievement, individual work habits and study skills, maturity, and placement history. We do our best to ensure that classes provide a balanced learning environment for our students. However, for a number of reasons, we are at times limited in our placement options
We ask that you do not make requests for specific teachers as teacher placements may change if we are required to re-organize. However, we do appreciate your input concerning your child’s unique needs. If you have specific concerns about you’re child’s placement in
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September 2015, we ask that you put these concerns in writing to the Principal – Mr. Dolan. Please include the following information about your child: his or her strengths and/or needs a description of his/her learning style the type of learning environment in which your child has experienced the most success
- Please keep in mind that it is not always possible to respond to your requests regarding placement in general, and more specifically in combined (split) classes. We therefore ask for your understanding and flexibility in this area.
Rest assured that our decisions are made only after careful consideration of all available information. A decision is based on the individual good of each child, balanced with the common good of the entire school community.
Are You Moving?
Please let us know as soon as possible if you are planning on moving to a new location and your children will not be returning to Father Clair Tipping for the 2015-2016 school year. This information will help us with our planning for next year. Thank you.
FCT Celebrates Diversity!
Several of our Grade 7 students participated in our annual
Family of Schools Diversity Conference last Friday, May
1 st at Ascension of Our Lord S.S. This conference celebrates our diversity and promotes inclusion and peace.
Our students will have the opportunity to see presentations from other schools and guest presenters. Thank you very much to Mrs. Capone and Ms. Cibulka who helped organize this very special event for our students.
Keeping It Green & Clean!
Under the direction of Mrs. McKnight, Mrs.
Capone, Mrs. Skrak, Mrs. Giancola, Mrs.
Grabowski, Mrs. Lukavecki, Mrs. Connor and Our Green Goblins we continue to lead the way in helping our school become a
Green School! This month, our school participated in the Brampton Spring Clean
Up.
Classes went throughout our school yard to pick up litter in an effort to help keep our school green and clean.
Congratulations to our Chess Teams!
Our junior and intermediate chess teams participated in our Family of
Schools Chess Meet at Good
Shepherd Catholic School on
Wednesday, April 8 th . Each of our teams represented our school with distinction and enjoyed the friendly competition. Thank you
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to their coaches, Ms. Cibulka and Mrs. Naccarato who coached our teams!
Congratulations to our Dance Team
Our FCT Dance Team participated in a friendly dance competition at the
Rose Theatre on Tuesday, April 21 st .
Our teams consist of talented and dedicated students who have practiced regularly throughout the year with Mrs. Capone and Mrs.
Rulli. Their dance routines are both creative and skillful and show their enthusiasm.
Congratulations go out to all of the members of our Dance
Team who achieved a Gold at the competition!
Congratulations to our Intermediate
Basketball Teams
Our intermediate girls and boys basketball teams participated in our Family of Schools competition at Holy
Cross on Friday, April 24 th .
The girls and boys represented our school with great pride. They showed superior teamwork, sportsmanship, and respect for all players! Way to go Titans! A special thank you to our dedicated coaches Mrs. Skrak and Mrs. Naccarato!
Elementary Summer School
Application forms for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
Summer School Programs for 2015 are available. Please note that these programs are intended for students achieving Level 1 or 2 in Reading and Writing. Please contact your child’s teacher if you are interested in having your child participate in either the Gr. 7 and 8 Summer
School program or the Gr. SK-6 Summer Literacy Camp.
Please contact your classroom teacher for more information.
Summer Literacy Camp - Grades SK to 6
July 6 to July 24, 2015
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. daily
Fee for Service Program - $300 for full 3-week session
No transportation provided
Deadline for applications: May 29, 2015
Location: Venerable Michael J. McGivney
Elementary Summer School - Grade 7 and 8
Remedial Literacy & Mathematics
Students recommended by the Principal
June 29 to July 17, 2015
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Busing provided at home school pick up points
Deadline for applications: May 29, 2015
Location: Good Shepherd
Bus is provided: Pick up point and drop off is
Father Clair Tipping - Time schedule will be provided in June.
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Concussion Policy, Guidelines and Protocol
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District Board has developed a
School Concussion Policy and Guidelines for students who have been diagnosed with a concussion by either a medical or nurse practitioner. School staff cannot diagnose a concussion. Anytime a student reports to the office with a head injury, the parent/guardian will be contacted and the incident will be entered into the school’s “Documen tation of Head Injuries” log. Your child will be given an information pamphlet entitled “We want to give you a heads up…Concussions are serious.” This pamphlet outlines the signs and symptoms of concussions. It also includes information about what to do if you suspect your child has a concussion and how a concussion is treated.
Guidelines have been developed by Dufferin-Peel CDSB to support a 10phase “Return to Activity” process following a diagnosed concussion. These guidelines include 5 phases for “ R eturn to Learn” followed by 5 phases for “Return to Play” . With parental consent, school administration will work collaboratively with school psychology staff to monitor your child’s progress through the 10 phases. For more information, please contact your child’s school.
ALLEGATION OF SEXUAL ABUSE REGARDING
THE LATE FR. JAMES (JIM) ROTH, OSFS
Information regarding an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor related to the late Fr. James (Jim) Roth, OSFS, is posted on the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board’s main webpage at www.dpcdsb.org
. Additional information, including where to report abuse or suspected abuse, is also posted on the website of Father Roth’s religious order, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, at www.tdprovince.org
and the Archdiocese of Toronto at www.archtoronto.org
. Please consult these sources as appropriate.
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Calendar Dates
May Calendar Dates
May 1 Pizza Friday
May 4-8 Catholic Education Week
May 4 Opening School Liturgy
Begin Food Drive for Knight’s Table
Boys Night In – Grade 5 & 6 boys
May 5 Primary – Images from the Bible
Junior – Planting the Seeds of Life
Intermediate – Ballroom Dancing
Presentation to Parents
May 6 FDK – Mother’s Day Tea
June Calendar Dates
June 5 Pizza Day
June 8 PA Day – No school for students
June 10 Catholic School Council Meeting
June 11 Closing School Mass @ 10:00 a.m.
June 12 Family Track and Field Meet
Pizza Day
June 17 Team Photos for Yearbook
May 7 Act of Kindness Day – wear red
French Café
May 8 Jump Rope for Heart – fundraiser
Closing School Liturgy
Pizza Friday
May 10 Happy Mother’s Day to our Moms!
May 11 P.A. Day – (No school)
May 13 Catholic School Council Meeting
May 14 Pasta Night
May 15 Pizza Day
May 18 Victoria Day Holiday (No school)
May 19 Rooftop Photo (re-scheduled)
June 18 Grade 8 Graduation
June 19 Grade 8 Graduation Luncheon/Dance
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May 20 Welcome to Kindergarten Evening
May 22 Pizza Friday
Grade 8 Orientation – d’Youville S.S.
May 25 - Jun 5 EQAO assessments for Grade 3 & 6
May 29 Summer Literacy Camp and Summer
School Applications are due
Virtues Assembly - Acceptance
Last day of school for students
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