Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School
December 2013 Newsletter
Corpus Christi
Catholic
Elementary School
4155 Elora Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L5B 3N4
Tel: 905-897-7037
Fax: 905-566-4333
Principal
Mr. E. Filippozzi
Secretary
Mrs. A. Tognon
School Council Chair
Mr. S. Mavely
Superintendent
Mr. C. Blanchard
Ward 4 Trustee and Past
Chair of the Board
Mrs. A. Abbruscato
905-890-0708 x 24239
416-459-0126
Ward 6 Trustee and Past
Chair of the Board
Mr. P. Ferreira
416-805-7110
Parish Team
Rev. Carlos Macatangga
Cristo Rei Parish
905-270-1133
born king. Advent traditions such as the
Advent wreath serve as a visual reminders
of this time of waiting and preparing.
The Advent wreath is a popular custom that
originated in Germany hundreds of years
ago. It is a wreath of evergreen branches
holding four candles, one for each week of
Advent. The wreath is circular to remind us
A Blessing At Advent
of the unending love God has for us. The
evergreen branches also remind us of this
May all who work for a world of peace
gift. The wreath was an ancient symbol of
and reason, be granted the gifts of strength and victory and symbolizes the glory of Christ’s
courage…
birth. The candles remind us that we were
waiting in darkness until Jesus, the Light of
May the good that dwells within each human the World, was born. It is popular that
heart be magnified…
three of the candles be purple, the traditional colour of Advent, and one rose coloured,
May the blessings of truth and understanding be for the Third Sunday of Advent called Gauours…
dete ‘Rejoice’ Sunday.
May the joys of this Advent and Christmas season dwell within all of us…
Remember –N’Oublions pas
On November 11th, 2013, Corpus Christ
As we continue to grow and build for tomorrow, students and community participated in an
may we share Christ’s love and understanding assembly to remember the Canadian men
with all.
and women who have defended this country through all its wars and military obligaMay God grant you the light in
tions. Since the beginning of the First
Christmas, which is faith;
World War, more than 120, 000 Canadian
the warmth of Christmas, which is love;
soldiers have given their lives in service to
the belief of Christmas, which is truth;
this country.
the all of Christmas, which is Christ.
Thank you to the students and faculty for
Amen
their reverence during the Remembrance
Day Service, and to all the students who
made a donation of money to the Royal Canadian Legion.
Advent
Advent is a time of waiting for the birth of
Jesus. During Advent we prepare our
homes and ourselves to welcome the new
Teaching for The Father Inspired by The Son Guided by The Holy Spirit
Inclement Weather Procedures
In the event of snowstorms which prevent safe travel, please listen to the following radio stations for announcements
about bus transportation and school closures, usually beginning about 6:30 am.
CKFM 99.9
Q107
CFNY 102.1
CJCL 590
CHIN 100.7
640 AM
CHUM 1050
CFTR 680
CISS 92.5
CHFI 98.1
1540 AM
These announcements may take one of three forms:
• Some buses in some areas may be cancelled, but other
buses are running and schools remain open for students
who walk.
• Buses may be cancelled but the school will be open
• School may be cancelled entirely.
Kindergarten Registration 2014-2015
Kindergarten registration for the 2014-15 school year, will
be held at all Dufferin-Peel Catholic elementary schools on
the following dates:
January 27* from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
January 29, 30, 31 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
*Snow Date: January 28 - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dufferin-Peel will be offering the Full-Day Kindergarten
program in all 123 Catholic elementary schools in Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Bolton and Orangeville. Registration materials will be available for pick-up at the schools
by January 13. Parents/guardians are to register their child
in person at their designated Catholic school. To find out
which Catholic school is in your area, please contact our
Planning Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440.
The following documents are required for registration:
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proof of age of the child (birth certificate or passport)
Original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child
Buses that do not run in the morning do not run in the
afternoon. If you drive your bus student to school on a day and/or parent/guardian) or baptismal certificate from an
Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of
when buses are cancelled, you are responsible for providRome. If the child has not been baptized, and the
ing transportation home at the end of the day as well.
parent/guardian is a baptized Roman Catholic or has been
baptized in an Eastern Church in full communion with the
It can be hazardous for small children to walk in extreme
Holy See of Rome, the parent/guardian must bring their
weather conditions when high winds and blowing snow
own baptismal certificate.
obscure their vision and also prevent them from being
 updated immunization records (Immunization Card,
seen. Please remember, you are the ultimate authority in
Peel Health Form or Letter of Exemption)
deciding what weather conditions are safe for your child,
 proof of Canadian citizenship (Birth Certifiwhether the school is open or closed; it is better 'to err on
cate/Passport) or permanent resident status
the side of caution than to needlessly risk a child's safety.'
 proof of home address (tax bill, utility bill, bank statement)
School Advent Mass
 emergency rural address numbers for identifying your
You are all invited to attend our school Advent
property, if applicable (residents of Caledon and Dufferin
Mass on Friday, December 13th, 2013 @ 9:00
County)
a.m. in our school gym.
 proof of English Separate School Support (may be done
at the time of registration by completing an Application For
Christmas Concert
the Direction of School Support and/or a Separate School
Lease Agreement available at the school)
The Corpus Christi Christmas  education records, if available
Concert will take place on
Admissions are open to Catholic children and children of
Thursday, December 12th,
Catholic parents. Kindergarten students must be at least 4
2013 @ 6:30 p.m. in our school years of age by December 31, 2014.
gym.
Reporting Student Absences/ Signing Out/Lates
medication please have all pertinent forms completed and
returned with the medication to the office as soon as possiPlease call to register an absence - 905- ble. A reminder that children are not allowed to keep any
medication in their desk, backpack or classroom (with the
897-7037, press 1 for the attendance.
You can call 24hrs. An answering ma- exception of an epi-pen if allergies are severe). All dispenschine is available to take information. ing of medication requires medical permission and must be
stored in the office.
Please provide your child’s name,
grade and teacher’s name. If an abReporting Head Injuries
sence is not reported, our policy is to
call home to verify student absenteeism. A parent or
guardian must sign out students who leave early. A reEven when it appears to be insignificant, we try to inform
minder to parents and students that an expectation set out parents of all reported head injuries at school. We do this
from the beginning of the year clearly states that all stuin recognition of the potential danger of any injury involvdents must arrive to school on time.
ing the head area. Our intent is not to alarm you, but to
keep you informed. Please remind your child to let a staff
Being consistently and continuously late interrupts
member know if they bump their head or if they get hurt at
theclassroom during lessons, creates delays in the office
school.
and sets a poor example for those who do arrive on time.
Please note that issues with lates and absenteeism will be
Child Illness
dealt with strictly, and may involve the school Administration, Child Youth Worker and Social Worker. Please help
Please keep your child home if he/she is sick. We discourus teach your children the value of promptness.
age children who have a fever, are coughing, vomiting or
have a runny nose, from coming to school. They will reLunch Hour
cover from their illness quicker if they are resting at home.
During the lunch hour all students who stay for lunch are
expected to remain at school, and all students who go
home for lunch are expected to go home every day. If there
is a change in the regular lunch hour procedure for your
child, parents/guardians are asked to provide the teacher
with a note explaining the change. A form will be going
home with your child in regards to your child’s lunch time
arrangements. Please complete, sign and return this form
to the school as soon as possible.
Anaphylactic Shock
Dress Code
In keeping with the Board’s Mission and Catholic School
teaching, each school is committed to standards of neatness, cleanliness, modesty and good taste as specified in
the Appropriate Dress Code Policy of the Board:
Students are required to dress in a manner and attire suitable for the occasion and appropriate to school environment.
Failure to comply with this expectation shall result in disciplinary action.
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We feel that all parents would like to be aware that there
are several pupils in school with a severe life-threatening
food allergy (anaphylaxis) to peanuts and nuts. This is a
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medical condition that causes a severe reaction to certain
allergens and can result in death within minutes. Although
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this may or may not affect your child’s class directly,
please send foods with your child to school that are free
from peanuts or nut products. Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.
Storage/Administration of Medication
Parents are responsible for ensuring that all medication
and forms are updated annually. If your child requires
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Shirts must be close to the arm and must not be low in
the front or back. We must be able to tuck our tops
into our pants i.e. no halter (thin straps) or tank tops
that show midriff
Shorts and skirts should be longer than arms length; no
cutoffs or bicycle shorts are permitted
Suggestive or inappropriate language or satanic symbols are not permitted on any clothing, shoes or personal belongings, i.e. skulls, deliberate tears, violent
symbols, ethnic, racial, sexual, religious slurs. Any
reference to gangs is also not permitted
Sunglasses and hats are allowed to be worn only outdoors
Bandanas may be worn only by females as hair bands;
sweatbands may be worn for Physical Education clas-
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ses only
No black soled shoes are to be worn in the gym for
physical education activities
For physical education class, students must bring a
change of top and if possible, shorts or track pants.
Jewelry is not to be worn during gym class
Make-up if worn must be modest and in good taste.
No improper jewelry in terms of symbols and location
Footwear must be worn at all times.
shoes as soon as they come to their class. We are also requesting that the shoes the students will wear indoors,
have LIGHT coloured soles so that there will be no black
scuff marks on the floors .
We appreciate your assistance in this endeavor.
Toonie Tuesday and Fabulous Fridays
Once again our school will be having Toonie Tuesdays and
We ask that you take some time to go over the dress code
Fabulous Fridays. All items being sold will be sold at $1
with your children and we thank you for your co-operation each. It’s called Toonie Tuesdays because generally speakin this matter.
ing some students will purchase a Cookie from Terracotta
Cookies and Milk or juice for a total of $2. All funds raised
Dressing For Winter
will go towards supporting school activities and events.
While we have been blessed with
moderate Fall weather, we can expect this to change at any time.
Please assist us in encouraging the
children to dress adequately for this
weather. When on yard supervision,
teachers are checking, not only on
the activities/games children play, but also noting that they
are wearing boots, hats, gloves and scarves when necessary. Except when the weather is extremely cold or wet,
the students will be going outside during the recess and
lunch periods. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
policy states that consideration should be given for keeping
students indoors during recesses when the wind chill
reaches –20C. At –25C students will be kept indoors.
Playing outdoors is a pleasant & healthy activity when
students are wearing suitable clothing. For the younger
students, it would be helpful if parents were to label items
of clothing with their child’s name, so that each person can
more easily locate his/her own clothing from the class coat
rack area. Each term, items make their way to the Lost and
Found and are never claimed. Labelled items can be returned more easily and mixed up items sorted out more
readily. If your child brings home an item by mistake,
please return it to the school so that this mix up may be
corrected the next day!
PARENTS CORNER
Family Literacy Program: talk.read.play.sing!
Free workshops for families offered by the Region of Peel
at Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School
The Family Literacy Program is for families
with children aged 0-6 years. Families
come together for story times, snack, and
activities. Come and join us! Research
from the University of Toronto has shown
this program makes an impact to a child’s
Early Literacy skills along with their family’s support.
The program will be held in the library on Thursday
nights, from 6:30—8:00 p.m. for nine weeks, starting January 16th—March 27th. Please note there will be no program on February 6th due to parent teacher interviews; as
well as no program March 13th for March Break. Please
register by calling 905-791-1585 or visit website at
www.peelregion.ca and click on Child Care. We hope to
see you there.
Indoor Shoes
School Council
Soon we will begin to experience wet
and slushy weather.
In order to avoid tracking mud, water Our next Catholic School Council meeting is scheduled for
and snow into the classroom, it will be Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty
necessary for each student to have a Lounge.
pair of indoor running shoes. Students
will change into this additional pair of
The Virtues
Deacon:
Secretary:
Mr. Inacio Rodrigues
Maria Fatima Ferreira
December Virtue of the Month is HOPE
People of Hope:
 Keep a positive attitude
 Can bounce back from a tough situation
 Set and stick to their goals
 See the good in others even when they make mistakes
 Work to include others
 Let others know that they are good people
The daily prayer of HOPE for December is:
Let us now pray...for the grace and courage to be people of
Hope. People who can see, participate in and contribute to
God’s goodness emerging around us.
Amen
Did you know……from “An Historical Understanding of
Key Issues Related to Catholic Education”
Why did Catholics find the non-denominational religious
education of the common school unsatisfactory?
Catholics wanted separate schools where all the beliefs of the Catholic
Church would be taught, where the pupils would live their faith in a
sacramental and community manner in proximity to the parish church
and priest, and where religion would permeate the reading, literature
and history curriculum. Furthermore, as modern times arrived, the
multiculturalism of the public school’s student body necessitated the
eradication of the teaching of Christianity.
PARISH CORNER
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
Sunday
9:00 am & 12:30
10:30 am & 5:30 pm
PORTUGUESE
ENGLISH
PORTUGUESE
ENGLISH
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday
6:30 pm in Portuguese
Tuesday
6:30 pm in Portuguese
Wednesday
7:00 pm Novena
7:30 pm in English
Thursday
6:30 pm in English
Friday
7:00 pm Bilingual
1ST Friday
6:00 pm EXPOSITION
6:00 - 6:45 pm - Sacrament of Reconciliation
EXPOSITION & ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
EVERY WEDNESDAY: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Toy Drive
Toy Drive organized by the Quires. The parish invite parishioners to donate brand new toys for their Christmas
Toy Drive 2013. The drive began on November 25th and
will run until December 15th, 2013.
Day of Confessions
Our Parish Team and Parish Information
Cristo Rei Parish
3495 Confederation Parkway
Mississauga, ON L5B 3G5
Telephone (905) 270-1133
Fax (905) 270-0904
Email: cristoreiparish@gmail.com
December 11, 2013 is organized by Archdiocese of Toronto
for all parishes to make the Sacrament of Reconcilliation
available to the people of God. This is separate from the
Advent Confessions which usually take place in the evening.
Parish Advent Confessions
Monday, December 16th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Pastor:
Associate Pastor:
Priest in Residence:
Rev. Carlos Macatangga
Rev. Michael Do
Rev. Chacko Parekat
We want you to
read our
newsletter!!
Answer the question below and you can help
your child win a free
pizza lunch, courtesy of
Mr. Filippozzi.
What are the days when teachers
dress in casual attire called?
Answer:
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Child’s Name:
___________________________
Teacher:
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Date: ________________________
Please return to Mrs. Patterson ASAP