St. Dunstan School
September 2015
Principal
L. O’Neill
Secretary
J. Kalynowsky
Trustee
Luz del Rosario
416.528.6447
Superintendent
David Amaral
905.890.1221
Parish
St. Joseph Church
5440 Durie Road
Mississauga, ON
L5M 2J6
905.826.2766
School Hours
Grades FDK-8
8:30-11:25 & 12:25 3:00
St. Dunstan School
1525 Cuthbert Ave.
Mississauga, ON
L5M 3R6
905.567.5050
http://
www.dpcdsb.org/
DUNST
A Blessing for the New School Year
Loving God, extend your blessing over our families
this new school year.
May our homes be filled with love, joy and hope.
Let trespasses be forgiven, wounds be healed and
conflict melt into harmony.
May our children grow in knowledge, understanding
and wisdom;
May they be strong in mind, body and spirit;
May they have the courage to follow your ways.
Dear God, may home, parish and school work
together to create a world where our children can
help build a civilization of love.
Amen.
Principal’s Message
As this new school year begins, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all the new
families in our school community and to welcome back all those returning to St. Dunstan.. As
we anticipate the successes of the year ahead, I encourage you to remember that each success
will be the result of the mutual support and respect we as parents and educators show one
another. It is very important that the positive relationships of the past continue throughout the
upcoming year. As our students mature we are reminded that their beliefs, ideals and sense of
responsibility, friendship and family are constantly challenged and the common language and
support we share as role models in their lives will impact greatly on their values as they grow
into Catholic leaders of the future. As part of St. Joseph’s Parish we work closely with the
Church community to live the gospel values and provide for the faith development of your
child. Thank you to the St. Dunstan staff for all your work in preparing to receive our students
on the first day of school. I look forward to seeing everyone at our Open House/BBQ on
September 24th. All my best for a wonderful school year. God Bless.
Medication
We cannot dispense medication of any kind
without written authorization by the parent or
guardian and physician. Medication must be
Thank you to our School Council for covering the
stored in a properly labeled container and will
cost of the Student Agendas which were
be kept in the office. Forms must be completed
distributed to all students from Grades 1 - 8. The
prior to the administration of any medication
agendas are an important resource which can be
by school personnel. Also, if your child has a
used by students to keep track of their homework
medical condition, or a life threatening allergy
and upcoming assignments. It is also an easy way
etc. Please contact the office as soon as
for teachers and parents to communicate.
possible if your have not previously done so.
School Council Nomination forms will be available
in the office up until Thursday, September 17th.
We will hold elections for School Council
members at our first meeting on Thursday,
October 1st at 6:30.
Our Open House/BBQ will be held on Thursday,
September 24th. Order forms will be sent home
early next week and thank you to the School
Council for subsidizing the cost of the BBQ.
St. Dunstan is now on Twitter! We can be
This year our hot lunches will be provided by
followed @dunstandolphins
Lunch Moms. More information will be sent home
shortly.
Staffing
The beginning of each school year is always marked
by unexpected changes which require all of us to be
understanding, accommodating and flexible. The
September school organization is based on projected
enrolment prepared by the Board’s Planning
Department. Such enrolment projections determine
the number of teachers assigned to the school and
consequently the grade and class configurations. In
the event that student enrolment falls below or above
projections, an adjustment to the number of teachers
assigned to the school follows, which in essence may
affect the placement of your child. Therefore, as we
start the year, staffing is still tentative and until
actual numbers are realized and assessed,
reorganization of classes is a strong possibility.
New Staff
We would like to welcome the following staff to
St. Dunstan:
Miss Castro
LTO
The tentative school organization for September 2015 is as
follows:
Grade
FDK
FDK
FDK
FDK
1
1/2
2/3
2/3
3/4
4/5
5/6
6/7
7/8
8
SERT/ESL/PT
SERC/Library/PT
FSL
Planning Time
Secretary
Custodian
Custodian
Principal
Teacher
Room
Ms. I. Nolan
101
Miss Gurrieri DECE
101
Miss B. A. Krampert
102
Miss Lima
102
Mrs. C. Gibson
111
Mrs. L. Swanek
112
Mrs. L. Fifield
109
Miss M. Monardo
107
Miss Castro
106
Mrs. K. Kolwich
114
Mrs. S. Bungay
116
Mr. R. Ward
122
Mrs. J. Percuklijevic
120
Mr. C. Szpunar
123
Mrs. L. Materno
119
Miss Risavy
115
Mme. M. Graham
119
Mrs. Mangaroff
Mrs. J. Kalynowsky
Mr. M. McVey
Mr. M. Gordon (Evenings)
Mr. L. O’Neill
Important Items
Lunch Time and End Of Day
Dismissal
Walkers will be dismissed
through the doors that they use
to enter the school in the
morning. Those students who
are being picked up by car will be
dismissed through the doors that
they use to enter the school in
the morning and then walk to the
front of the school to use the Kiss
N’ Ride.
St. Dunstan School
promotes
responsibility,
respect, civility
and academic
excellence in a
safe learning and
teaching
environment.
Visitors To The School
All visitors, including parents
and former students must
check in at the main office
before proceeding to any other
area of the school. This fall we
will have a security system
installed at the front door.
Visitors to the school must be
buzzed in by school personnel
in the main office. If you bring
a lunch or school item to the
school, we request that you
leave it at the school office
Lunch Policy
with your child’s name on it. If
Students who stay at school for
lunch are not permitted to leave you are picking up your child
the school property. If ever there at school, we ask that you
report to the office if the pick
is a need to do so, a written
request signed and dated, from a up is during the school day. If
it is a regular dismissal, please
parent is required for each
wait outside the appropriate
occurrence. Approval for
exit doors of the building to
students to go to neighborhood
avoid disruption of classroom
plazas at lunchtime will not be
routines.
given unless the student is
Cooperation in following these
accompanied by a parent or
other adult. Do take the time to routines helps to ensure our
inform your child’s teacher of the students’ safety.
lunch routine that your child is to
STUDENT ACCIDENT
follow.
INSURANCE FORMS
Important notice to parents/
Student Absences
guardians regarding
If your child is unable to attend
school, please call our answering insurance for students who
machine between 4:00 p.m. and participate in out-of-school
8:00 a.m. The phone number excursions and extracurricular sports activities.
is 905-567-5050 and follow
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic
instructions. When students
District School Board requires
return to school, they are
that parents, guardians and
expected to bring a note from
adult students provide written
their parents giving the reason
acknowledgment that they
for their absence.
have received the
‘insuremykids’
student accident insurance
brochure. This requirement
applies to all students
participating in out-of-school
excursions and/or extracurricular sports activities.
Although the Board takes
every precaution to provide a
safe learning environment for
students, accidents can and do
happen. Some injuries result in
medical, dental or other
expenses that are not covered
by the provincial health care or
employer group plans. As a
parent, guardian or an adult
student you become
responsible for these expenses.
Some families have private
accident insurance which is
able to respond to costs arising
from injuries however many
families do not. Under the
Education Act, an Ontario
school board may “provide,
by contract with an insurer
under the Insurance Act,
accident and life insurance
for pupils, the cost of which is
to be paid on a voluntary
basis by the parents or
guardians. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2,
s. 176, par. 4.”
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board does not
and cannot insure students.
Coverage may be purchased
through the Reliable Life
Insurance Company
(www.insuremykids.com) or
through their family’s
individual work or private
plan. For more information,
please contact:
Telephone; 1-800-463-5437
(toll free), or 905-523-6525
Web: www.insuremykids.com
Traffic Safety/Kiss N’ Ride
The Kiss n’ Ride program which has
been utilized yearly here at St. Dunstan
will continue again this year. It has been
established in order to provide the convenience
and safety for our students and parents driving to
our school. Please take a moment to review the
following procedures to ensure safety for all
students and parents using the Kiss N’ Ride.
Please follow these procedures when driving into
the school parking lot:
1. The entry, exit and bus zone, on school
property, must never be blocked by cars.
2. Please drop your children off at the front of the
school. DO NOT leave your vehicle yourself, and
for safety reasons, have the children exit the car
from the school side of the vehicle only.
3. DO NOT drop your child(ren) off in the bus
loading zone or in the bus lane or near the south
exit to the school yard.
4. Dropping off students should NOT occur in the
outer Drive-Thru Lane. Cars are regularly using
this lane
5. You may park in any available space EXCEPT
for the parking spaces directly in front of the
Childcare Drop Off area. These spaces are
reserved for parents with children using the
Childcare. As well, we ask you to reserve the
Handicapped parking space for those who are
entitled to use it. We do have parents and
grandparents who require this space.
6. If you park please do not allow your child to
walk across the parking lot unattended.
7. All grade 1-8 students being driven to school
may be dropped of at the front of the school and
then they can either walk along the sidewalk by
the driveway to the large gate area and then into
the school yard or walk along the sidewalk to the
pathway by the kindergarten yard following the
pathway by the primary classrooms and then into
the school yard.
Please feel free to direct any questions or
concerns to Mr. O’Neill.
Parent Volunteers
St. Dunstan has a very active school council and
parent volunteers contribute greatly to making
our school a vibrant community. A reminder to
ALL parents who would like to volunteer at the
school this year, including those parents who
would like to go on field trips or drive teams to
athletic events, a current criminal reference check
is now required. If you have previously
volunteered you will need to complete an Annual
Criminal Declaration. Forms can be picked up at
the main office.
NUT/PEANUT ALLERGY ALERT!!
We are asking for your co-operation in keeping our school
safe for all our students. Several students in our school
suffer from a severe food allergy to all nuts, peanuts and
all nut products. Should these children come into contact
with the food or residue left when someone else has been
in contact with the food, they could go into anaphylactic
shock – a potentially life-threatening situation. We are
asking that you do not send your child with any food for
lunch or snack that contains nuts or nut products. If your
child were to bring this food to eat, the residue from his/
her hands would be transmitted to every item he/she
touched after eating. Should the allergic child then touch
the same item, a life threatening situation could result. We
want all our children to be safe and healthy, and these
measures will help ensure this. If your child has been
diagnosed with this allergy and you have not notified the
school, please do so immediately. If you have any
questions or concerns regarding this guideline, please do
not hesitate to contact the office. Thank you for your
support and understanding. As well, for the protection of
children with life threatening allergies to bee strings, all of
our students must eat their food/snacks drinks inside the
school. We do not allow ANY FOOD on the playground.
Parish News
If your child plans on receiving the Sacrament of
Confirmation at St. Joseph Parish this year there
will be a mandatory Information/Registration
Session for parents and children of all students in
Grades 7 & 8 on the following dates:
Thursday, September 24th 7 pm - 8:30 pm
You must bring the completed registration form, a
copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate and the
registration fee of $50.
The First Communion Information/Registration
Session are on the following dates:
Tuesday, October 6th
7 pm - 8:30 pm
OR
Saturday, October 10th 10 am - 11:30 am
You must bring the completed registration form, a
copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate and the
registration fee of $50.