ST. DAVID OF WALES
JANUARY 2012
Principal
B. Gillis
Secretary
D. Gibson
Trustee
Peter Ferreira
(416) 805-7110
Peter
Ferreira@dpcdsb.org
Superintendent
C. Saytar
905.890.1221
Wishing everyone in our community every
happiness for 2012!
Prayer for the New Year
PARISH
St. Martin of Tours
1290 McBride Lane
Mississauga, ON
L5C 1M8
905.279-5742
SCHOOL HOURS
Grades 1-8
8:45 -11:45
12:45-3:15
Grades JK-SK
8:45-11:15 or
12:45-3:15
St. David of Wales
4200 Beacon Lane
Mississauga, ON
L5M 2N6
905.848-4200
WebSite
http://
www.dpcdsb.org/
DWALE
Give us the kindness to hear with
compassion,
To offer support, loving comfort and care.
Give us the courage to do what is needed,
The wisdom to choose what is right and most
fair.
Give us the vision to see what is possible.
Give us the faith that we will pave the way
For a present that’ s hopeful,
A future that’ s peaceful.
Give us the hearing to bring joy to each day.
Amen
FAMILY ADVENT MASS
On Wednesday, December 7, 2011 parents/guardians and family gathered at St. Martin of Tours Parish
for our Family Advent Mass. The students from JK—Gr.8 brought forth the joy of the Christmas season and allowed us to reflect as a community on this most blessed season. Special thank you to all of
the staff who worked tirelessly, planning and preparing for the Mass. It truly was spectacular!
A special thank you to the community for being so generous in donating to our Angel and Mitten Tree
as well as many boxes of food items, mittens, scarves and hats. Our Community Outreach truly demonstrated the spirit of giving. God Bless.
Thank you to the many parents/guardians that came by to wish us a Merry Christmas. Your kind words, cards and gifts were
greatly appreciated.
STUDENT COUNCIL
SAFETY AT ST. DAVID OF WALES
Student Council has been very busy this
year. During the month of December,
Council members helped organize and collect non-perishable food for families in our
community. They also designed the Angel Tree tags and helped
organize and promote the Angel Tree gift giving. Thank you to
everyone who contributed. It was a huge success. The selling
of Christmas Cookie-grams was also successful. We are hoping our Valentine’s Cookie-grams are also a big hit with the
students. Student Council is looking forward to organizing
Spirit days this coming year.
P. Gallant,
Student Council Advisor
While outside during recess students sometimes find themselves engaging in inappropriate activities that involve rough play. Pushing,
shoving, tackling, play fighting and wrestling
are all unacceptable activities that compromise student safety. Please reinforce with your children the inherent
dangers of rough play, even when the intent is fun
REPORT CARD AND INTERVIEWS
The Term 1 report card will be going home on
Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Interviews will take
place on the evening of Thursday, February 2 and
during the P.D. Day on Friday, February 3. It is
our hope to see all parents/guardians during this
interview cycle. Confirmation of the interview time will be
sent home with the report card.
Criminal Reference Check
In compliance with Ministry directives, a Criminal Reference Check is required if you wish to
volunteer your services in the school, transport
students and assist on trips. Copies of the
Criminal Reference forms are available in the
office. An annual declaration is required for all
valid Criminal Reference Checks that are on file in the school
office.
ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
Please be aware that there are several pupils in our school with a severe lifethreatening food allergy (anaphylaxis) to
peanuts and nuts. This is a medical condition that causes a severe reaction to certain
and can result in death within minutes.
Although 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 cooperation.
It is important that students come to school on time on a daily basis.
Yard supervision begins at 8:30 a.m. and the bell rings at 8:45 a.m.
Students who are late for school need to get a late slip from the office.
All visitors/parents/guardians in the school must report to the office
and sign in. We ask that all volunteers and visitors to the school
wear a visitor/volunteer sticker so they can easily be identified by
staff and students.
Please inform the school office if your address or phone numbers
have changed. It is important that we always have an up to date list
of all emergency phone numbers in the event we need to contact you.
Also, it is greatly appreciated if you could place
a call to the school (905) 848-4200 press #1 to
inform us that your son/daughter will be absent or late.
Cold and Flu Season
Please use discretion in keeping your children
home to recover if they are ill. A child who is coughing, wheezing,
etc. is not in a state to learn and will only infect others. If a student
is sent to school, it is assumed that they will participate in all aspects
of the school day, including outdoor recess. We do not provide
individual indoor supervision. We also remind parents to dress students for our weather conditions. We will be having outdoor recess, weather permitting, as much as possible. At all times, we follow the Board guidelines for inclement weather. The students enjoy
going out, especially if they have their snowsuits, boots, hats and
mittens.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL
Our next School Council meeting will be held
on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Our future meeting dates for the remainder of
this year are scheduled for Tuesday, April 3, and
Tuesday, June 5. All are welcome to attend. We thank our
very hard working Council Members for their on-going work and
support for our children!
FRENCH IMMERSION INFORMATION MEETING
Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians, who wish to enroll
their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion class for September , 2012 are invited to attend an information meeting at:
PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF JK/
SK STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS
Grade 4 parents/
guardians who wish to enroll their child in the Gr. 5 Extended French Program for
September, 2012 are invited to attend an information meeting at St. Philip School, 345 Fairview Road West, on
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, January 17, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board’s Special Education and Support Services Department will host a
Kindergarten entry planning information session. This meeting is for parents and guardians of children with special
needs which affect their learning, such as vision, hearing,
physical, developmental or autism, who are entering Junior,
Senior or Full-Day Kindergarten in September, 2012. The
meeting will be held at the Catholic Education Centre from
7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m. For more information about this session, call (905) 890-0708 ext. 24011.
WHAT:
Kindergarten Entry Planning for Children
with Special Needs—Parent Information
Night.
KINDERGARTENN REGISTRATION FOR 2012-13
WHEN:
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Catholic Education Centre
Room 301 (Third Floor)
40 Matheson Blvd., West
(Hurontatio & Matheson)
St. Margaret of Scotland Elementary School
2266 Council Ring Road (905) 820-5115 on Wednesday,
January 11, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.
EXTENDED FRENCH
INFORMATION NIGHT
JK/SK registrations will be held on Monday, February 6,
from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Snow date is Tuesday February 7,
from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.). Registration will also take place all
day Wednesday, February 8, to Friday, February 10, from
9:00—11:00 a.m. and 1:00—3:00 p.m. Children must be 4
years old by December 31, 2012 to register for Junior Kindergarten. Children must be 5 years old by December 31,
2012 to register for Senior Kindergarten. The parent/
guardian should bring the following documentation when
registering their child:
 Proof of age of the child (birth
certificate or passport)
 Original Catholic Baptismal Certificate of the Roman Rite for
both the parent and the child

Updated immunization records

Proof of Residence / home address (utility bill)

Proof of Canadian citizenship or of Landed Immigrant
status
For more information, please contact the school office.
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN NIGHT
Welcome to Kindergarten Night will be held on Thursday,
May 10, @ 6:30 p.m. All new Junior Kindergarten students
and parents/guardians are invited to attend. More information will follow in the Junior Kindergarten Registration
Package.
STUDENT INFORMATION
It is most important that we have up-to-date
records of your address, phone numbers, and
emergency contacts in the event that the school must contact you regarding your child. If there have been any
changes, please ensure that we have your most current information.
CASUAL FRIDAYS
You may observe that the staff dress in a casual
manner on Fridays. Staff have made donations
to United Way of Peel and ShareLife to dress
down on Fridays.
P.A DAY
A reminder that there will be no school on Monday, January 16, 2012. It is a Development Professional Activity
Day. Teachers are involved in Assessment and Evaluation of
Pupil Progress.
MEDICATION
A reminder that students are not allowed to
bring any medication to school. This includes
prescription and non-prescription medication.
As per Board protocol, all medication must
be stored in the office, accompanied by appropriate paperwork and doctor signature.
Please note that this includes Advil, cough medication, etc.
We thank you for your co-operation in this matter. As always, we care about the safety of all our students.
DPCDSB Community Programs from
Adult and Continuing Education
Winter 2012 DPCDSB Adult and Continuing
Education program flyers arrived at your
doorstep the week of Janu-ary 2, 2012. You
are invited to join in these exciting community programs. The following are a sample of some of the
programs offered: Computer ABC’s Day Program, Car
Maintenance for Women, Secondary Night School Credit,
French as a Second Language, Adult Coop and Credit, General Interest Programs, International Languages, Eng-lish as a
Second Language, Citizenship and ESL Classes, Health and
Fitness and much, much more! Register now for lifelong
learning opportunities! Call 905-891-9263 or
www.dpcdsb.org/cec/cne.
SCHOOL NEWS
Mr. Lagac will be on Leave from January 9—June 29, inclusive.
We welcome Mrs. De Luca to our staff, as she will replace Mr.
Lagac during his leave.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Tuesday, January 10—Pizza Day
Wednesday, January 11
9:00
Virtues Assembly
Monday, January 16 — P.A. Day
Report Card Writing Day for
Teachers
January 17—Pizza Day
Saturday, January 21
5:00
Rite of Enrolment for First Communion
Sunday, January 22
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
Rite of Enrolment of First Communion
Monday, January 23
Rosary Apostolates
Wednesday, January 25
7:00
Mississauga South School Council Chairs Meeting
@ St. Valentine School
Friday, January 27
Family Movie Night
(more info to follow)
Saturday, January 21
5:00
Rite of Enrolment for First Communion
Sunday, January 22
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
Rite of Enrolment of First Communion
Saturday, January 28
5:00
Rite of Enrolment for First Communion
Sunday, January 20
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
Rite of Enrolment of First Communion
Tuesday, January 31
Report Cards go home
Wednesday, February 1
1:00
Virtue Assembly
Thursday, February 2
Interview Evening
Friday, February 3
P.A. Day
Monday, February 6—Friday, February 10
JK Registration
Friday, February 10
1:00
Movie Buy Out (Junior Division)
Monday, February 13—Rosary Apostolates
Friday, February 17
1:00
Movie Buy Out (Intermediate Division)
Monday, February 20—Family Day (no school for students)
Wednesday , February 22—Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 29—Leap Day
Monday, March 5
9:00
Virtues Assembly
Tuesday, March 6—Pizza Day
10:00 Lent/Easter Mass
Monday, March 12—Friday, March 16 - March Break
Monday, March 19—Rosary Apostolates
Thursday, March 22
Grade 8 & Senior Kindergarten Graduation Photos
Sunday, April 1 to Saturday, April 7
Holy Week
Monday, April 2
1:00
Virtues Assembly
Tuesday, April 3
6:30
School Council Meeting
Friday, April 6
Good Friday (no school)
Monday, April 9
Easter Monday (no school)
Monday, April 30
7:00
Grade 8 Confirmation
Tuesday, May 1
9:00
Virtue Assembly
Thursday, May 10
Crowning of Mary
6:30
Welcome to Kindergarten Night
May 6—May 11
Catholic Education Week
Friday, May 11
P.A. Day (no school for students)
Wednesday, May 23
7:00
Mississauga South School Council Chairs Meeting Location TBA
Monday, June 4
1:00
Virtues Assembly
Tuesday, June 5
6:30
School Council Meeting
Monday, June 11
P.A. Day—(no school for students)
Tuesday, June 12
1:30
End of Year Mass
Friday, June 15
1:00
Movie Buy Out (Junior Division)
Friday, June 22
1:00
Movie Buy Out (Intermediate Division)
Tuesday, June 26
Report Cards sent home
Thursday, June 28
12:00 Graduation Luncheon @ Renaissance by the creek
6:30
Graduation Mass & Ceremony @ St. Martin of Tours
Church—Reception to follow in the Church Hall
Friday, June 29
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL