St. Dunstan School
February 2016
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
Dear God,
You have done such a marvelous job of creating
us and the world around us. Among your
greatest gifts are our friends and acquaintances.
They are the yeast in the dough of life – they
make life lively and interesting.
We come to You now asking for the grace and
strength to keep a sense of respect. We hope
that by recognizing and honouring the shared Spirit
in everyone we meet, we can contribute to
making our school a safer, more caring, more
inclusive community.
May Your gift of respect help us to live each day
with the confidence that we are in the company of
people who are not strangers but who are our
spiritual brothers and sisters.
We ask this in the name of Jesus our Brother,
who lived to show us your way.
Amen.
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February is Black History Month and it is an opportunity to share the historical
and present contributions of African Canadians. Black History Month has been
celebrated in Canada since the 1950’s. Black History Month is an opportunity
for Canadians to recognize the significant contributions individuals of African
heritage have made, and continue to make, in areas such as education,
medicine, art, culture, public service, economic development, politics and
human rights.
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STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OF PEEL REGION (STOPR)
BUS CANCELLATIONS/SCHOOL CLOSING DUE TO BAD WEATHER
2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR
A reminder that during the winter months inclement weather may cause
disruption of bus transportation and regular school operations. A decision to
cancel school transportation and/or to close schools is usually made by 6:00
a.m. and will be announced on the following radio and TV stations as well as
the Dufferin-Peel CDSB website:
VIRGIN RADIO FM 99.9
CFNY FM 102.1
CFRB AM 1010
CJBC (FR) AM 860
AM 1540
CITYPULSE
CHUM AM 1050
CJCL AM 590
EZ ROCK FM 97.3
FM Z103.5
AM 640
GLOBAL NEWS CBC
Dolphin Athletics
The Intermediate Co-Ed Hockey Team recently
competed in the All Saints Invitational
Tournament. The Dolphins played 6 games over 2
days. The team’s hard work and perseverance paid
off as the students won the Tier 2 Championship
with a close 6 - 4 victory over the host All Saints.
Congratulations to the following members of the
team: Ivan M., Owen W., Patrick G., Patrick S., Owen
P., Ryan M., Marcus M., Troy P., Daniel R., Matthew
M., Matthew G. and Alyssa R.. Thank you to Mr. Ward
and Mr. Szpunar for coaching the team.
The Junior Hockey Team will be competing in the All
Saints invitational Tournament on February 24th
and 25th. Good luck to the team!
CFTR AM 680
CHFI FM 98.1
CHIN FM 100.7
FM 93.1
FM Q 107
CFTO
The Junior Girl’s and Boy’s Basketball Teams are
in the middle of their seasons where they
continue to improve their basketball skills and
team play.
The junior intramural season is in full swing with
4 teams and a large contingent of fan support.
The games are very intense and feature end to
end action.
The primary students are also competing in a
very vigorous intramural soccer season. The
games are very competitive and the students are
extremely enthusiastic.
Full Day Kindergarten Registration for 2016 - 2017
We are continuing to accept registrations for the 2016 -2017 school year.
Parents/Guardians should bring the following documents when registering their child:
 proof of age
 original Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate (for parent and child) or Baptismal
Certificate of other rites in communion with the Holy See of Rome (if the child has
not been baptized, and the parent or guardian is a baptized Roman Catholic or is
baptized in another rite in communion with the Holy See of Rome, the parent/
guardian should bring their own baptismal certificate).
 updated immunization records
 proof of Canadian citizenship or of Landed Immigrant status
 proof of address - 2 of the following (property tax bill, real estate document, current
utility bill and Government of Canada issued forms e.g. passport)
For more information, contact St. Dunstan at 905-567-5050 or call the Admissions
Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24500.
St. Dunstan School
promotes
responsibility,
Important Items
respect, civility
and academic
excellence in a
safe learning and
teaching
environment.
School Council News
Thank you to our parents who
continue to volunteer at
St. Dunstan. Our next School
Council meeting will take
place on February 25th at
6:30 pm in the school library.
Cold Weather
Children will be kept in at
recess if the wind chill
equivalent temperature is
minus 25 degrees Celsius or
lower. This is in accordance
with the Board Policy. We
will, of course, monitor the
Shrove Tuesday
weather situation on a daily
On Tuesday, February 9th the basis. The safety of our
School Council will be
students is always of utmost
providing a pancake breakfast concern.
to all classes. If you are
available to assist please
contact the school.
Public Speaking
Our annual Public Speaking
Competition for Junior and
Intermediate students will
be held on February 11th in
the gym. The Junior
competition will begin at 9
am and the Intermediate
will begin at 12:45 pm. All
parents, guardians and
family members are invited
to attend.
Ash Wednesday
Please join us for our Ash
Wednesday Liturgy on
Wednesday, February 10th
at 9:30 am in the gym. The
Primary classes will be
leading the liturgy. All
parents/guardians are
invited to join us.
PA Day
This Friday, February 5th is a PA Day for all
students. The teachers will be involved in
interviews with parents.
Eco News
Since 2010, over a million Canadians have
participated in National Sweater Day at their
schools, workplaces and homes.
Family Day
This is a reminder to parents that Monday,
February 16, 2015 is designated as Family Day.
There will be no classes for students on that day.
National Sweater Day is a fun way about the
importance of saving energy and to inspire us to
use less heat all winter. Heating accounts for 80%
of residential energy use in Canada and is a
significant source of emissions. If all Canadians
lowered their thermostats by just 2 degrees
Celsius this winter, it would reduce greenhouse
emissions by about 4 megatons - that’s equivalent
to shutting down a 600 mega watt coal-fired
power station or taking nearly 700,000 cars off
the road!
March Break
Our break this year takes place from March 14th to
March 18th. Classes will resume on Monday,
March 21st.
Holy Week/Easter
This year Holy Week begins on Monday, March
21st. We will have a Stations Of The Cross Liturgy
on Thursday, March 24th. There will be no classes
on Good Friday, March 25th and Easter Monday,
March 28th.
Sweater Day is a fun way for classrooms to get
involved in the conversation about climate
change. National Sweater Day happens once a
year, so let’s make it count!
Additional Professional Activity Day: Monday,
April 11, 2016
Terms of the recent contract settlement between
the teacher federations and the Ministry of
Education included the provision of an additional
Professional Activity Day for the 2015-2016 school
year for both elementary and secondary schools.
Recently, boards were directed to schedule this
additional Professional Development Day on or
before April 15, 2016.
In the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board, the designated additional Professional
Activity Day has been scheduled for Monday,
April 11, 2016.
Therefore, there will be no classes for either
elementary or secondary students on Monday,
April 11, 2016.
Thank you for your attention to this addition to the
2015-16 School Year Calendar.
Pink Shirt Day
On February 24, 2016 we encourage everyone to
practice kindness, and wear a pink shirt, button,
or pin to symbolize that you do not tolerate
bullying. Pink Shirt Day has its roots in Nova
Scotia, started by two incredible high school
students. The students and their teenage friends
organized a high-school protest to wear pink in
sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being
bullied for wearing a pink shirt. They took a stand
against bullying when they protested against the
harassment of a new Grade 9 student by
distributing pink T-shirts to all the boys in their
school. Please join us by wearing pink on
February 24, 2016 and make an effort to practice
kindness and acceptance towards both yourself
and others.