V St. Dunstan School May 2017

Principal L. O’Neill

Secretary S. Oh

Trustee Luz del Rosario 416.528.6447 Prayer For May

Superintendent Deb Finegan-Downey Loving God, 905.890.1221 In Mary You have given Parish St. Joseph Church Your church a sign of the glory to come. 5440 Durie Road May those who honour the Virgin Mother Mississauga, ON L5M 2J6 look to her as a model of holiness for all 905.826.2766 Your people.

School Hours We ask this through Christ our Lord. Grades FDK-8 Amen 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 May is the month we dedicate to Mary, the mother of our Saviour, Jesus. We celebrate Mary, who humbly and gladly accepted God’s will when she said “Yes” to our Lord. As Twitter @dunstandolphins we honour Mary and all mothers, we are reminded of the many blessing mothers bestow upon their children each and every day. Let us keep Mary and all mothers in our thoughts and prayers so that the honour and respect they deserve is not limited to one day or month in the year. We begin the month of May with Catholic Education Week, which is recognized throughout Ontario during the week of April 30 - May 5. During this week, the Catholic community celebrates the unique and distinctive contribution that Catholic schools make to our students, our community and our province. Catholic Education Week is a welcome opportunity to celebrate the mission of our Catholic schools as they strive to integrate the Gospel values of Jesus Christ in every aspect of the school’s life and curriculum. This year’s theme is: “Walking Forward Together.”

From Your Catholic School Trustee Luz Del Rosario

Catholic Education Week

April 30th to May 5th is Catholic Education Week in Ontario. This week is set aside to celebrate the gift of publicly funded Catholic schools in our province. Publicly funded Catholic education has existed in this province since 1841 and its graduates have served Ontario and Canada very well. And I hope that this will continue. The 2017 CEW theme and its five sub themes are drawn from three contemporary Catholic documents that address the need for reconciliation and renewal – in our lives, with our families, in our relationships with others and in our relationship with our environment and our common global future.

Our Catholic schools are faith based schools, firmly birthed in the Gospel Values of Jesus Christ. This permeates throughout all of the curriculum and the activities that take place in a Catholic school. From 1841 church leaders and Catholic trustees doggedly sustained a fight for the right of Catholics to attend their own publicly funded Catholic schools. We enjoy this right today because of the sacrifice and determination of people who built Catholic education despite opposition and discrimination both political and legal.

The challenges to the existence of publicly funded Catholic education are alive today. In an increasing secular Ontario, there are those who see publicly funded Catholic education as anachronistic and discriminatory. But, Catholic education has and continues to contribute significantly to Ontario and to Canada in the contributions of all of our wonderful graduates of our Catholic system. We must stay awake. We must not take anything for granted. We must know the facts. We are proud that our children are graduates of Catholic schools. I am proud to be a Catholic school trustee. I am proud to be a part of the Dufferin-Peel school system.

I encourage you to visit your local Catholic schools. Check websites to find out about activities taking place during this special week. The theme of this Catholic Education Week is “Walking Forward Together.”

“Loving God, we pray that we might have the strength to walk in the footsteps of your Son when our world is calling us to walk a different path. As a community of faith in Dufferin-Peel may we support one another in the knowledge that this path, alone, leads to true happiness and freedom. We make this prayer through Jesus our friend and brother. Amen.”

We thank God for Catholic Education. We ask for your constant support and ask the good Lord to bless you and your family always.

Closing Ceremonies Lock Downs and Fire Drills

Our final school mass will be held on During the months of May and June, Thursday, June 15th at 6 pm at we will continue to practice a number St. Joseph Church. Following the mass of emergency response procedures. All everyone is invited back to St. Dunstan schools are required by Board policy for an Open House with refreshments. to practice these procedures Please spread the word to all former throughout the year. We have these students of St. Dunstan rehearsals for precautionary purposes only, so that in the event of an actual Staffing emergency, students will be prepared Congratulations to the following staff to respond in a safe and responsible members who have accepted positions manner. at other schools for September 2017.

Jennifer Howells - Good Voyage Sonia Bungay - St. Christopher Lisa Mangaroff– St. Claire Laura Materno - St. Mark Mary Graham - Bishop Scalabrini St. Dunstan School

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excellence in a Sacraments Hats Off to Kidz Dress Code Our Gr 7 students will be On Thursday May 4th the With the approach of the safe learning and celebrating the Sacrament of school will participate in warm weather we would the “Hats Off to Kidz” like our students to be neat teaching Confirmation on Thursday, May 18th at 7 pm and the Gr 2 Walkathon for Sick Kids and comfortable for environment. students will be celebrating Hospital. Our school will learning. Students are the Sacrament of First walk around the expected to dress in a Communion on Sunday, May community at 9:00 am in manner and attire suitable 28th at 3 pm. support of Leukemia for the occasion and Research for the Sick Kids appropriate to the school EQAO Foundation. Students and environment. Boys must The grade three and six staff will be asked to wear wear full length T-shirts students of St. Dunstan baseball caps as a tribute with a sleeve (no muscle continue to prepare for the to children who live with shirts or cut off T-shirts are EQAO assessment of reading, leukemia and the effects of allowed for regular classes writing, and mathematics. chemotherapy. Students or Phys Ed). Girls are not The students will write the are invited to bring money to wear anything strapless, tests from May 23rd to June the morning of the event to spaghetti straps or have 5th, 2017. donate to Sick Kids. bare midriffs. Shorts are allowed provided they are modest. No short-shorts or

cut-off jeans will be allowed.