St. Dunstan School January 2017 Principal L. O’Neill Secretary S. Oh Trustee Luz del Rosario 416.528.6447 A Prayer For The New Year Superintendent Come, Holy Spirit, Deb Finegan-Downey Spirit of the Risen Christ, be with us today 905.890.1221 and always. Parish Be our Light, our Guide, and our Comforter. St. Joseph Church Be our Strength, our Courage, and our 5440 Durie Road Sanctifier. Mississauga, ON L5M 2J6 May this new year be a time of deep spiritual 905.826.2766 growth for us, A time of welcoming your graces and gifts, School Hours Grades FDK-8 A time for forgiving freely and 8:30-11:25 & 12:25 - unconditionally, 3:00 A time for growing in virtue and goodness. St. Dunstan School Come, Holy Spirit, 1525 Cuthbert Ave. Be with us today and always. Mississauga, ON Amen. L5M 3R6 905.567.5050 http://www.dpcdsb.org/ DUNST Twitter @dunstandolphins Welcome Back! I hope that everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable break and are ready for the challenges that lie ahead. I would like to take this opportunity to thank staff, students and parents for their willing and wholehearted involvement in all of our Christmas activities. The true meaning of Christmas was certainly in evidence in the St. Dunstan community as we shared with those less fortunate than us. Our Angels On A Tree and Christmas Baskets were great successes and once again we were overwhelmed by the generosity of our community. Without the collective support of staff, students and parents we could not continue to be the living example of our faith and of Catholic education. Thank you to all families for being a part of such a vibrant and giving school community and may God continue to grant you His blessing throughout this new year. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OF PEEL REGION (STOPR) BUS CANCELLATIONS/SCHOOL CLOSING DUE TO BAD WEATHER 2016 – 2017 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 Board website: VIRGIN RADIO FM 99.9 CHUM AM 1050 CFTR AM 680 CFNY FM 102.1 CJCL AM 590 CHFI FM 98.1 CFRB AM 1010 EZ ROCK FM 97.3 CHIN FM 100.7 CJBC (FR) AM 860 FM Z103.5 FM 93.1 AM 1540 AM 640 FM Q 107 CITYPULSE GLOBAL NEWS CBC CFTO PA Day Medication A reminder to all parents that Monday, January 23rd A reminder that students are not allowed to will be a P.A Day for all students as teachers will be bring any medication to school. This includes engaged in a variety of Assessment and Evaluations prescription and non-prescription medication. throughout the day. Friday, February 10th will also be As per Board protocol, all medication must be a P.A. Day for all students stored in the office, accompanied by appropriate paperwork and doctor signature. Please note that this includes Advil, Tylenol, cough medication and all other over the counter medications. We thank you for your co-operation in this matter. Report Cards/Parent Conferences Your child’s first term report card will be sent home on Tuesday, February 7th. Our Parent Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, February 9th. Willy Wonka Your child's teacher will be sending home preferred Auditions for the main cast of Willy Wonka Jr will times for your parent/teacher conference later in the take place on Friday, January 27th. The main month. Your child’s teacher is looking forward to cast is responsible for playing the characters in discussing your child’s progress this term. the show and carrying the story line. They will rehearse at lunch 1-2 times per week and after Flex Boundary Requests school 1-2 times per week leading up to the final A reminder that all flex boundary requests for performance on May 17th . There are many St. Herbert and St. Bernadette are due by February 1st. different characters with lots of different size The forms can be picked up in the main office. parts and singing requirements. Full Day Kindergarten Registration Full Day Registration Tuesday, January 24, 2017* 7:00-9:00 pm Snow Date Wednesday, January 25, 2017 7:00-9:00 pm Full Day Registration Wednesday, Thursday & Friday January 25, 26 & 27, 2017 9:00-3:00 pm Admissions are open to Catholic children and children of Catholic parents. FDK students must be at least 4 years of age by December 31, 2017 Proof of age (Birth Certificate) Original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate for child and/or parent/guardian or baptismal certificate from an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome. If the child has not been baptized, and the parent/guardian is baptized Roman Catholic or is baptized from an Eastern Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome, the parent/guardian must bring their own baptismal certificate. St. Dunstan School Updated immunization records promotes Proof of Canadian citizenship (Birth Certificate or Passport) or of Landed Immigrant status responsibility, Proof of address - Two of the following: - property tax bill respect, civility - real estate document, e.g., Purchase Agreement/*Rental Agreement and academic - current utility bill - Government of Canada-issued forms, e.g., passport, Service Canada documents excellence in a safe learning and Note: If the rental agreement is not a formal, corporate-issued document, it must be notarized. teaching **A driver’s license is not an accepted document. environment. Kindergarten Entry Planning for Parents of Children with Special Needs On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 the Dufferin-Peel CDSB Special Education and Support Services Department will host a Kindergarten entry planning information session. This meeting is for parents and guardian of children with special needs which affect their learning, such as vision, hearing, and physical, develop-mental or autism, who are entering Kindergarten in September 2017. WHAT: Kindergarten Entry Planning for Children With Special Needs - Parent Information Session WHEN: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 7:00 pm. - 8:30 pm 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, hats and mittens. Snowballs When the cold months arrive and snow and ice on the ground is plentiful, we all like to play in it and with it. Throwing snowballs and sliding on ice is fun. However, as much fun as it is, snow and ice can be very dangerous when lots of students are in a small area. Our school yard is a small area where approximately three hundred students have recess. In order for our school to be as safe as possible, the school rule must be that snow stays on the ground. There will be no snowballs, kicking snow or any other activity with snow or ice that could be harmful. Cold Weather Guidelines A reminder that during the winter we will reduce the amount of time children (grade 8 and under) spend outdoors when the temperature is minus 20 degrees Celsius or colder, with or without wind chill. Students will be kept indoors when the temperature reaches minus 25 degrees Celsius or colder. Please ensure that your children are dressed appropriately for the weather including boots, snow pants, hats and gloves. Students should also have a pair of indoor shoes. Extended French Meeting There will be an information meeting for parents of grade four students who would like to enroll their children in a Grade Five Extended French class at St. Rose of Lima for September, 2017 on January 18, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Rose of Lima school library. Transition Meeting The purpose of the Transition Committee is to act in an advisory capacity to address the needs of students and staff at all schools involved in the consolidation Dolphin Athletics through consideration of, but not limited The Junior Boys and Girls Basketball Teams will be to, the following: Artifacts and School beginning to practice for their upcoming season Traditions, Opening and Closing which begins in the next few weeks. Thank you to Ceremonies, Student Transition Activities, Mrs. Whidden, Miss Monardo and Mrs. DiMauro Accommodation and Program Needs, for coaching the teams. Transportation and to Develop Communication Strategy. Our Primary Intramural Soccer season has begun this week. All games are played during the Our next meeting will be on Monday, lunch hour. January 23rd at St. Bernadette beginning at 6:30 pm. Summary notes for each The Intermediate and Junior Co-ed Hockey Teams meeting can be found at will be competing in the upcoming All Saints http://www3.dpcdsb.org/news/east- Invitational Tournaments. Good luck to all of our credit-transition-planning-committees student athletes! .