St. Maria Goretti Catholic Elementary School
121 Royal Orchard Drive Brampton, Ontario L6X 4K9
TEL (905) 454 - 4458 FAX (905) 454 – 0360
Principal S. Mifsu d
Superint endent S. Steer
Parish
Past or
St. Anne Chu rch
Fr. J. Cherickal
Trust ee
Secret ary
L. Zanella
N . Eisan
Associat e Past or Fr. F. Morrone
“CHILDREN ARE OUR FOCUS. THEIR GOOD IS AT THE CENTRE OF ALL THAT WE DO ”
PARENT NEWSLETTER October 2014
School Mission Statement is . . .
The partners of St. Maria Goretti School recognize that all are called to a lifelong process of conversion and development in a community of love established by Jesus Christ.
Within this community, each individual has great dignity and deserves to live, work, play, and study
in an environment which promotes one’s potential, self-worth and self-discipline so as to be a valued member of society.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Blessed are you, loving Father,
for all of your gifts to us.
Blessed are you for giving us the gift of family and friends.
We pause and give you thanks, Lord, for all these gifts:
For the rains that give life, for the harvest.
As we rejoice in your kindness,
We pray for those who are in need.
Open our hearts to them and teach us to be generous to others as
you are to us.

Virtue for the Month of October:
EMPATHY
God has given us the ability to form connections with each other - to live together. Empathy helps us to connect and live together in safe, caring, inclusive communities.
An empathetic person believes that we all share one Spirit; that we are many parts of one body because we are all created in the image and likeness of God.
Attendance and Punctuality
We ask that parents continue to support their children in their morning routines so that they can arrive to school on time.
This ensures that your child learns an essential life skill, participates in the entire school day, and that disruptions to the learning environment are minimal.
Kiss and Ride
Staff is on duty to supervise arrival of students to school from 8:15 – 8:30.
If you intend to wait and see that your child enters the yard or building, we respectfully ask that you park in a designated parking spot, or on Royal
Orchard Blvd.
Terry Fox Run
Thank you so much to all the families of
St. Maria Goretti who once again supported our school effort. To date our children have raised approximately $1700
Catholic School Council
Please consider joining our School Council!
The meetings will be from 6:30 p.m. –
8:00 p.m. Our hope is to bring some new and fresh ideas to our Catholic School
Council. We promise you will not be disappointed! Our first meeting date will be: October 6, 2014
EQAO
Assessment of Reading, Writing and
Mathematics
Administered in Grade 3 and 6
Last week individual assessment results, for the year 2013/2014 were sent home with students currently in grade 4 and 7.
The detailed school results will be posted on our school website.
Please visit our website at: www.dpcdsb.org/GORET

Pizza Lunches
St. Maria Goretti will once again have weekly Pizza Days. Every
Tuesday, students will have the opportunity to order a slice or slices of pizza. The cost is $2.00 per slice.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is celebrated on Monday,
October 13th, 2014.
Students do not attend school. We wish all students and families a very blessed and safe
Thanksgiving Holiday.
Safe Schools – Bill 157
The DPCDSB requires that every school practice fire evacuation procedures six times per school year.
We are also expected to practice Lock
Down procedures once per term.
A Lock Down of the school would be initiated if it were determined that there was a high risk of a weapons incident about to unfold, or an intruder in the school.
When a Lock Down is initiated, all students and staff are required to remain quietly in their locked rooms, seated on the floor with the lights out.
When a Lock Down is initiated, the police respond and take control of the situation.
Although the need for a Lock Down is rare, practice for such an event is essential, for the safety of all students and staff. Please discuss this important safety issue with your child.
Student Monitors
We are always looking for Student
Monitors to work from 12:30 pm. to 1:20 pm. each day. The responsibilities include indoor and outdoor supervision of students. If you are interested in this paid, occasional position, please contact the office. A Criminal Reference Check is mandatory for all applicants.
Allergy Alert—Sabrina’s Law
We have a number of students at St.
Maria Goretti with life-threatening allergies. Anaphylaxis is a severe reaction, which can be caused by even very small quantities of the allergen. The most common allergens are food (for example peanuts, nut products and byproducts, sesame and shellfish) insect stings, medications and latex. We ask for the cooperation of the entire school community by NOT sending any lunches, snacks or treats that contain peanuts, peanut products or shellfish. At
St. Maria Goretti, we continue our ‘no outside food’ policy in order to protect these students. Our students are not allowed to share lunches or snacks. Please do not send food products to be shared in your child’s classroom (including doughnuts and/or timbits, which are not nut-free). If you would truly like your child to share their special day with their classmates we suggest that you consider non-food items such as pencils or stickers.

PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES
A reminder that Dufferin-Peel CDSB has a PED policy. Students are asked to leave all electronic games, cell phones, iPods, etc, at home. The school will not be responsible for lost, damaged or stolen items. The PED policy (outlined in your child’s agenda) clearly states that consequences, as per our Catholic Code of
Conduct, will be levied for students who do not adhere to the policy.
Important Dates:
October 2 – Open House, BBQ & Book
Fair
October 5 – World Teacher’s Day
October 6 – School Council 6:30 p.m.
October 10 – Picture Day
October 10 – Chocolates Go Home
October 13 – Thanksgiving – No Classes
October 24 – Virtue Assembly -1:30 p.m.
October 28 – Gr. 7& 8 Immunization
Clinic
November 11 – Progress Reports Go Home
November 13 – Interview Evening
November 13 – P.A. Day – No Classes
St. Maria Goretti Staff 2014/2015
J. Biffis
L. Batarseh
FDK
DECE
L. Hancock
M. Pacheco
P. D’Paiva
J. Skikavich
FDK
DECE
Gr. 1
Gr. 1
K. Nowak
M. Corrigan
C. DePasquale
M. Marchand
A. Waters
J. Dunec
N. LaFontaine
M. Oliveira
Gr. 2
Gr. 2/3
Gr. 3
Gr. 4
Gr. 5/6
Gr. 5/6
Gr. 6
Gr. 7
M. Samai
D. McCabe
L. Martin
N. Laporte
J. Page
K. Franjic
S. Molinaro
V. Villanueva
A. Conflitti
C. Gordon
M. Accurso
M. Lewis
C. Patterson
S. Bernier
J. Buckton
K. Bradbury
E. Donald
M. Decasa
S. Kaidas
P. Gonzalves
B. DeMedeiros
N. Eisan
S. Mifsud
Gr. 7/8
Gr. 8
Planning
Special Education
Spec. Ed/ELL
Library/Planning/
FSL
FSL
Planning
Planning
CYW
ERW
ERW
Psychologist
Social Worker
SLP
Head Custodian
Custodian
Custodian
Student Monitor
Student Monitor
Student Monitor
Secretary
Principal