ST. DAVID OF WALES SCHOOL
4200 Beacon Lane, Mississauga, Ontario L5C 3V9 TEL. 848-4200
B. Gillis
D. Gibson
C. Baron
Principal
Secretary
C.S.C. Chair
C. Saytar
L. del Rosario
St. Martin of Tours
1290 McBride Lane
Fr. Joyson Pottackal
Superintendent
Trustee
Parish
(905) 279-5742
Pastor
DECEMBER 2010
VIRTUE OF HOPE
Gracious and merciful God of all creation,
During this season of hope, we remember how you sent your Son to be a beacon of
goodness and light in the world.
Give us eyes of hope to see the good in everything and everyone around us.
Give us the grace and strength to be beacons of hope and light for all who enter this
school.
Let all who visit share our hope that this school will remain a safe, caring, inclusive
community.
May your virtue of hope guide our decisions for the service of all your people.
We ask this in name of Jesus, your Son, who lived to show us your way.
Amen
People of Hope…
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Keep up a positive attitude
Can bounce back from tough situations
Set and stick to their goals
See the good in others even when they make mistakes
Work to include others
Let others know that they are good people
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
As we reflect on this joyful season and the true
meaning of Christmas, we would like to thank the
parents, volunteers, Trustee, Luz Del Rosario and
Superintendent, C. Saytar for giving so much to
the students and staff during this first term. We
are truly grateful for your commitment to our
community and for giving so openly to those in
need during this holiday season.
ANGELS ON THE TREE (Outreach Program)
What can you do to help families in our
community enjoy the Spirit of Christmas?
Here’s how you can help……….
choose a tag from our Christmas tree with the
age and gender of a child
bring in an unwrapped gift or gift certificate to
the school by Tuesday, December 7
receive an angel with your family name to
hang on our tree
WARM WINTER CLOTHING
The cold weather has arrived and with it, the
necessity for students to wear warm clothing when
playing outside (mittens, scarves, hats, boots, etc.).
It would be helpful if items were labeled as many
items get misplaced over the course of the winter.
It is also important that students have indoor shoes
e.g. running shoes to wear. Students can keep
these at school and change into them when they
arrive. Unless weather conditions are extreme,
students will go outside during recesses for some
much needed fresh air and need to be dressed
warmly.
We obtain our temperature information from
Environment Canada and follow Board guidelines
when making decisions to limit the amount of
outdoor play during a given day.
SAFE STUDENT PICK-UP
THE MITTEN TREE
We invite children and their families to decorate
the tree with new mittens, scarves, hats & socks.
We will give the proceeds to St. Martin of Tours
Church to help less fortunate boys and girls keep
warm this winter. You will find “Our Mitten
Tree” in the front foyer of the school beginning the
first week of Advent. All items will be delivered
to the parish on December 13, to be included in the
Christmas baskets.
Please use the Kiss and Ride lane when picking
your child up from school. We have noticed that
some students are crossing Beacon Lane to meet
up with a parent waiting in a car. This can be
dangerous as cars are travelling in both directions.
Students walking home should be using the
sidewalks and walking paths. There is a crossing
guard on Rathburn Road and lights at Perivale and
Rathburn Road. Beacon Lane is a “No Stopping”
Zone.
EXTENDED
NIGHT
FRENCH
INFORMATION
Grade 4 parents who wish to enroll their child in
the Extended French Program for September, 2011
are invited to attend an information meeting at St.
Philip School, 345 Fairview Road West, on
January 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Senior Kindergarten parents/guardians, who wish
to enroll their child in a Grade 1 French Immersion
class for Sept, 2011 are invited to attend an
information meeting on Thursday, January 13,
2011 @ 7:00 p.m. @ St. Gertrude Elementary
School, 815 Ceremonial Drive.
BOARD FINALS
INTERMEDIATE BOY’S VOLLEYBALL
when a child is sick and will have to miss school.
In the event that your child is late or absent, please
call the school at (905) 848-4200 press “1” for the
attendance line and leave a message. When leaving
a message, please state your child's name, teacher's
name, grade and the reason for absence or lateness.
Students who arrive late to school will proceed to
the office to get a late slip.
PHONE SYSTEM
You have 3 options when calling the school (905)
848-4200:
Press #1
Press #2
Press #0
if you are calling to report your
child’s absence or if your child
will be arriving late
to leave a message for a specific
teacher
to reach the main office
YARD SUPERVISION
Congratulations to the St. David of Wales
Intermediate Boys’ Volleyball team for their
outstanding performance during yesterday’s Board
championships. Our Dragon Boys played the
games of their lives, showing off some spectacular
skills during the round robin en route to a perfect 6
and 0 record to finish number one in their division.
The semi-finals was a challenging match as our
boys eased up their offensive play letting eventual
champion St. Therese steal their thunder. Hold
your head up high boys as third out of nearly 120
schools isn’t too shabby either? Don’t forget, the
referee felt compelled to come to us to express his
feeling that when we were on our offensive play,
we were the team to beat? The coaches are proud
of your hard work and results…so much so that
Mr. Lagac is sporting a new look to partially
honour his promise if you prevailed! Well done!
STUDENT
PUNCTUALITY
ATTENDANCE
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It is important for students to be at school on time
and ready to work. When students are late they
miss important information and routines. We
realize that throughout the year there will be times
Please remember teacher supervision, in both the
main yard and kindergarten courtyard does not
commence until 8:30 a.m. Afternoon Kindergarten
students are not supervised until 12:30 p.m. in the
kindergarten courtyard. Parents are asked not to
drop off their children prior to these times as
students will be unsupervised.
REFERENCE CHECKS
In compliance with the recent Ministry directives
and Board Policy regarding Criminal Reference
Checks, all volunteers are required to provide an
original copy of their Criminal Reference Check
dated within 90 days of the activity date. If you
are planning to volunteer on school trips, in the
school or to drive students to events you must
have a Criminal Reference Check. Please call
to arrange a meeting with the Principal, Mrs.
Gillis and pick to up the necessary forms.
Our thanks to all of you who have signed up to
volunteer!
LOST AND FOUND
During the week of December 13, Lost and Found
items will be placed on tables in the downstairs
hall. We ask that students check these tables for
any lost clothing. Any items that remain at the end
of the week will be donated to a charitable
organization.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday, December 6
Santa Claus Picture Day
Rosary Apostolates Visit
Tuesday, December 7
Sub Day
Thursday, December 9
Pioneer Village – Gr. 3 classes
Thursday, December 16
6:00 & 7:30
Friday, December 17
2:15
Pizza Day
Blue Veil Group Performance
(Parents/Guardians are welcome)
Wednesday, December 15
1:00
Full Dress Rehearsal for
Christmas Concert
Christmas Carols in the gym
Tuesday, January 4
Sub Day
Grade 7 Meningitis and Grade 8
HPV
Square One Visit – Sp. Nds. class
1:00
Last Day of School
Monday, January 3 - Classes resume
Friday, December 10
Tuesday, December 14
Christmas Concert for JK – 8
(all students are participating in
the concert)
Tuesday, January 11 – Pizza Day
6:30
School Council Meeting
Friday, January 14
P.A. Day (no school for
students)