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CHILDREN ARE OUR FOCUS. THEIR GOOD IS AT THE CENTRE OF ALL THAT WE DO
Principal
Vice Principal
Superint endent
Trust ee
S. Mifsud
C. Pitoscia
L. Zanella
Head Secret ary
Parish
Past or
Associat e Past or
PARENT NEWSLETTER
N . Eisan
St. Anne Church
Fr. J. Cherickal
Fr. P. Magyar
APRIL 2013
Our Virtue in April: Love
In our hearts let us create a sanctuary,
A sacred place
Where we can hear the voice
Of the Holy One of God Say to us:
“Be not afraid, you are my beloved,
I have carved your name
On the palm of my hand.”
Catholic School Council
Our next meeting is on
th
Tuesday, April 11
3:10 pm.
Please join us.
You are blessed so that you can bless;
You are graced so that you can become grace;
You are enlightened so that you can enlighten;
You are loved so that you can love;
You have been taught so that you can now teach my Word. Amen
Welcome To Kindergarten
Our Welcome to Kindergarten Evening will
be held on Tuesday, April 30th from 6:00
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. An invitation will be
mailed to parents that have children
registered for Jk for Sept. 2013. Please
RSVP to the school.
EASTER PRAYER
Easter is the gift of HOPE,
Easter is the gift of PEACE,
Easter is the gift of LOVE,
Let us rejoice in Him,
Who gives them all.
May God bless you during this Easter time and keep you
All year through.
May God give you 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 all around you, to bless your every day. Amen
Kiss N Ride
When dropping your children off at Kiss N Ride, please make sure that they exit on the
passenger side of the car. If you need to assist your child in getting out of the car, please
park in a parking space to do so. When using Kiss N Ride, you should not be getting out of
your car, thus allowing for the steady flow of traffic to continue. Please remember to treat
staff on Kiss N Ride with respect, they are ensuring the safety of your children.
EARTH DAY
April 22nd is when the world celebrates Earth Day and people get involved in helping the
environment. Earth Day began when people realized that it was time to start taking better
care of the planet. It is a special day when everyone can help to make the planet a
cleaner and better place to live. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22 nd in 1970.
In 1990 Canada joined the rest of the world to celebrate our special Earth that God has
given to us to take care of. What will you do for the planet this Earth Day?
Bullying Prevention and Wellness Symposium 2013
for Parents and Guardians
Lates
A number of our students continue
to arrive late daily. Please make every
effort to get your children to school on
time.
Save the Date
The Dufferin-Peel CDSB is pleased to announce we will be hosting
a system-wide Bullying Prevention and Wellness symposium on
st
June 1 , 2013 for parents and guardians.
This event will be open to parents and guardians in the system and
will enable our parents to hear from experts in the field on ways to
assist their children with these difficult challenges. “Let it begin with
me......Empowering Community, Raising Awareness and Building
Partnerships” will be the focus for the day.
Late arrivals cause disruption to the
other students and also to the teacher
who may have begun his/her lessons
for the day.
Developing good work habits and time
management skills can maximize a
child’s learning potential.
Let’s work together to develop these
skills!
More details will be coming soon!! Stay tuned….
EQAO Provincial Assessment
Each year grade three and grade six students in Ontario are assessed in reading, writing and
mathematics for a period of five days. This year the dates for this assessment are:
May 27, 2013
to
June 7, 2013.
Please make every effort to ensure your child’s regular attendance during this time.
Thank you.
Region of Peel 2nd Notification
The region of Peel has mailed out letters regarding outstanding immunizations. Peel Public Health
maintains and reviews the immunization records of all students to ensure they meet the requirements
to attend school. Students with incomplete immunization records will be suspended. Please look for
notification in the mail and respond to the request appropriately.
Campion Corner
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t has been a very busy start to our second semester and we are very proud to share with you all the exciting events and
accomplishments we have achieved. The Fraser Report, for the second year in a row, has ranked St. Edmund Campion
as the top rated co-ed school in Brampton. We were also recognized as being one of the top 20 fastest improving
schools in the Province. It is the efforts of all of our staff and students that have allowed us to achieve these outstanding
results.
Black History Month
Black History Month was a true success. Our students were inspired and moved by the guest speakers that presented and
the special events that took place throughout the month of February. Such efforts bring meaning and time to reflect for many
students. Guest speakers for all grade levels included: Al. St. Louis, Dewayne Morgan, Wes "MastroFresh" Williams, and
Duane "D.O" Gibson. In addition, every morning, achievements of African Canadians were shared with the school during
announcements, and our library and Bear Den display cases were adorned with literature and artifacts from the African
Diaspora.
Our Love for the Arts
St. Edmund Campion‟s Tenth Anniversary Musical Celebration will take place on April 25th and 26th from 7-9 p.m. Tickets
are only $5. Come out and help celebrate Campion‟s historic day with a variety of skits, musical numbers, and jam band
performances! This may be a great opportunity for Grade eight students to see all that the arts have to offer at St. Edmund
Campion.
Campion‟s Music Program is full of activity and in high demand. Music students have had the opportunity to play at the
following events: Awards Night, our Social Justice Night in support of our trip to India, Principal‟s Meeting, Breakfast of
Champions, Community Christmas, and our traditional Christmas Coffee House.
Not only have they participated in these live performances, they were also given the opportunity to take a field trip to see the
“Nutcracker Ballet” at the Rose Theatre. Another major highlight is that all music students this semester will be given the
good fortune of listening to guest speaker, Mr. Jeff Salem -- a world renowned musician, drummer percussionist, and
educator.
Our grade 12 Dramatic Arts students performed in the Sears Ontario Drama Festival at St. Marcellinus S.S. and one of our
senior students won an award of Excellence for their written script. We are extremely proud of our student‟s enthusiasm and
passion.
Future Lawyers at
Campion!
Campion's Law Team has made it yet again to the final four of our regional competition! We are the only school to make it
to the final four, five of the last six years; a remarkable feat. Our team overall placed third in the 11 th Annual Regional. We
must have some future lawyers walking our halls.
Basketball
Our Senior Boys Basketball team did very well this season. While at OFSAA, the basketball players represented our name
with class. The boys made it to OFSAA but despite losing in the quarter-finals what made the event was the quick reaction
of our young men to an incident during our warm-up, where a gentleman in a seated rollator walker fell down near our
basket. Without hesitation all twelve players ran over to help the gentleman get back up. This speaks to the values and
leadership qualities these young men have and exhibit in being a part of our Campion Community.
Our Faith – A Note from our Chaplain
Peace be with you!
This year, staff and students began the season of Lent with a liturgy for Ash Wednesday. The theme of the liturgy was
Reconciliation: Accepting God’s Love for Us by Accepting and Loving Ourselves. The liturgy launched our Lenten school
project of almsgiving: a Penny Drive to raise money for the Knight‟s Table in Brampton. Also, as a school we participate in
a „Fast‟ each week for Lent. By Easter, we will have fasted from junk food, inappropriate language and gossip. Finally,
over Holy Week we will perform „Random Acts of Kindness‟ for each other. We will conclude our Lenten Journey on Holy
Thursday with a liturgy focused on a dramatization of God‟s unfailing love. Several students and members of our staff will
also participate in „Share-Fast‟; a one day fast to raise money for several charities in our area.
With Easter‟s promise of Resurrection and spring, our school will celebrate our 10 th Anniversary on April 3 through a
school wide retreat day. We will begin the day with an Easter Mass and a guest speaker, Fr. Tony Ricard from New Orleans.
All staff, students and families from our feeder schools and members of our parish are invited to join us at 7:00 pm in the
evening as Fr. Tony speaks to us about our precious Gift of Catholic Education.
As the cold grip of this winter slowly releases us from its icy grasp, we pray that all the families and staff members of our
feeder schools will enjoy the gradual warmth and colours of spring, and a bright and hope-filled Easter!
God bless,
Mary Connor-Brooks
Joining Campion in the fall?
We are so excited to welcome our new group of Grade 9 students this September. Course Verification forms were sent out
to all of our feeder schools and we would ask that if any changes need to be made you complete this as soon as possible.
Completed forms must be returned to the Grade 8 teacher and teacher will be forwarding them to the Guidance Department.
On Wednesday, April 10th our school will be hosting an Advanced Placement Information Night. The purpose of this
evening will be to provide parents with information about the Regional Advanced Placement (AP) Program that is currently
being offered at St. Edmund Campion. Please join us at 7 pm and hear more about this amazing opportunity for your child.
We look forward to sharing more of our school‟s good news and all of our upcoming events. In addition, we encourage you
to contact St. Edmund Campion S.S. if you have any questions or would like to get involved in any of the events mentioned
above; please feel free to call us at 905-846-7124.
Each year, the Catholic community of Ontario engages in a week-long celebration of the unique
identity and distinctive contributions of Catholic education during Catholic Education Week.
This year’s celebration entitled, “Catholic Education: Growing Together in Faith” is scheduled for the
week of May 5 – May 12, 2013. We are celebrating the Year of Faith along with the rest of the church.
We remember that we are called to ‘grow in faith’, to bloom where we are planted and that we are
rooted in Christ. The scriptural passage that guides our theme is: ‘That Christ may dwell in your hearts
through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.’ Ephesians 3:17
This year’s five sub-themes, one for each of the five days of Catholic Education Week, help students to
understand the rich meaning of this year’s theme:
Faith that is … Rooted
Faith that is … Nurtured
Faith that is … Discerned
Faith that is … Witnessed
Faith that is … Celebrated
Catholic Education Week begins on a Sunday to highlight the partnership that remains the foundation
of Catholic education between our Catholic schools and local Catholic parishes. Throughout Catholic
Education Week, we ask you to reflect on the significance of Catholic education’s presence and
contribution in our Church, and in our society.
For more information about Catholic Education Week and to access OCSTA Resources, visit
http://www.ocsta.on.ca/CatholicEducationWeek.aspx
Summer Adult Programs
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DPCDSB Adult CO-OP
ESL and LINC
FSL
Adult Computer Classes
For detailed information please call:
905-891-3034 - Brian J. Fleming Adult Learning Center
905-891-9263
- St. Gabriel Adult Learning Center
905-891-9263 - Adult and Continuing Education Office and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Adult Learning Center
905-279-6816 -(LINC)
Or check our website: www.dpcdsb.org/coopcentre
-Co-op Office Skills Program
-Co-op Foreign Trained Professionals Program
-ESL and LINC
-FSL
-Computer Classes
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On-going adult registrations
Life Long Learning!
Secondary Summer School DPCDSB
Information regarding Secondary Summer School 2013 will be available the first week of April.
Please visit DPCDSB Adult and Continuing Education website for course information:
http://www.dpcdsb.org/CEC/CNE/Credit+Courses/Secondary+Summer+School.htm
Summer 2013 Dates
New/Full Make-up 4 Week Credit – Tuesday July 2 to Monday July 29, 2013
Make-up Session 1 – Tuesday July 2 to Monday July 15, 2013
Make-up Session 2 – Tuesday July 16, to Monday July 29, 2013
Brampton Locations:
 St. Edmund Campion
 St. Marguerite d’Youville
 St. Thomas Aquinas
Mississauga Locations:
 John Cabot
 Father Michael Goetz
 St. Marcellinus
 St. Joan of Arc
 St. Joseph
Important Dates
April 11 – Catholic School Council @ 3:10 p.m.
April 24, 25 & 26 – Grade 8 trip
April 26 – Virtue Assembly @ 9:30 a.m. – parents welcome
April 30 – Welcome To Kindergarten Evening @ 6:00 p.m.
May 5 – 10 – Catholic Education Week
May 9 & 10 – Evening performances of Alice in Wonderland
May 13 – P.A. Day (No School)
May 20 – Victoria Day (No School)
May 27 – June 7 – Grade 3 & Grade 6 EQAO
June 7 – P.A. Day (No School)
June 19 – Year End Mass at St. Anne Church
June 26 - Awards Assembly @ 8:45 a.m.
June 26 – Reports Go Home
June 27 – Grade 8 Luncheon, dance and Graduation Ceremony
June 28 – School Bowling Trip