Principal: Adrienne Dalli
Vice Principal: Nitu Hukil
Head Secretary: Donna Gilley
Superintendent: Viviana Varano
Trustee: Darryl D'Souza (Brampton Ward 6) Paula Dametto-Giovannozzi (Caledon Ward 2)
St. Aidan Catholic Elementary School
34 Buick Blvd.
Brampton ON , L7A 3B9
Phone: 905 840 3042 Email: St.AidanInfo@dpcdsb.org
Guardian Angels Parish
10630 Creditview Road
Brampton, Ontario
L7A 0T4
Pastor: Rev. Ravi Babu Kakumanu
Email: jdelcastillo@archtoronto.org
Phone: 905 – 970 - 9175
Website: guardianangelsbr@archtoronto.org
October: Virtue of Empathy
During the month of October we will focus on the virtue of Empathy.
God wants us to care about everyone's feelings.
From the perspective of the Catholic Graduate Expectations, a person of Empathy…
- Is confident in the dignity of selves and others
- Believes that the cross is the ultimate sign of forgiveness
- Seeks and grants permission
Judge your neighbor’s feelings by your own, and in every matter be thoughtful. (Sir. 31:15)
Dropping off Lunch
Parents are welcome to drop off their child(ren)'s lunch to our lunch table. Please be sure it is labelled with their name and teacher. If children will be going home for lunch each day, it is our expectation that your child will go directly to their own home and then return to school. A written note signed by a parent/guardian will be required for any students who normally stay for lunch to go out for lunch. Students are encouraged to arrive at school with a full, reusable water bottle along with snacks and lunch each day.
Please note that 3rd party delivery is not permitted.
Due to safety reasons St. Aidan school will not accept food deliveries for students from any third party delivery services.
Birthday Book Club
This year St. Aidan will be starting a Birthday Book Club. At the end of your child’s birthday month, he/she will be invited to a special celebration in the library where they will receive a slice of pizza and a juice box. They will also be able to select a new book from the Birthday Book Club collection to “donate” to the library. We will place a bookplate honouring your child on the inside of the front cover & take a picture of your child that they will be bringing home. Students will receive an invitation to the celebration one week before the celebration. You will be able to make a $20 donation through cash online. The Birthday Book Club is a way to recognize your child’s birthday while helping our Library Learning Commons continue to build its collection. More information to follow!
Youth Faith Ambassadors - Thanksgiving Food Drive
St. Aidan Youth Faith Ambassadors have organized a THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE! Please support our food drive by providing non perishable food donations to the collection table in the front foyer.
The collection will take place Tuesday October 1st to Thursday October 10th.
All proceeds will go to Ste. Louise Outreach and food bank in Brampton.
School Volunteers
Just a reminder that if you are interested in volunteering within the school in any capacity, including field trips, student support, Catholic School Council member, etc., a Valid Criminal Reference Check (CRC), with Vulnerable Sector and Local Records Check is required. Due to COVID closures and not having volunteers in the schools for multiple years, many of our filed CRC and CRC Annual Declarations have lapsed. Therefore, we would like to begin now for any possible volunteer opportunities that may arise this year. Please note that there may be some time required to process a CRC, thus waiting for an announced volunteer opportunity to obtain your CRC may not provide sufficient time for processing. Therefore, we are asking all parents that if you feel that you may be interested in volunteering in any capacity in the school this year, it may be best to start the process now.
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 that your child will be away from school.
SafeArrival is an application within SchoolMessenger that will allow parents/guardians to report their children’s absences in one of the following three ways:
SchoolMessenger App
SchoolMessenger website https://go.schoolmessenger.ca
Toll Free number 1-844-435-3440
What is SafeArrival:
SafeArrival is an absence management system that improves student safety.
It supports school staff to follow up on unexcused absences.
It allows parents and/or guardians to notify the school in advance about an upcoming absence.
In the event that your child is late or absent, please use one of the three ways to access Safe Arrival.
Students who arrive late to school must proceed to the office to sign in.
If your child rides the bus daily, it is important that they are aware of the safety rules on the bus. Students are required to:
- Listen to the Bus Driver at all times and report any problems or injuries to him/her
- Go directly to their assigned seat and remain seated during the entire bus ride
- Do not eat, drink, swear, fight or chew gum on the bus
- Do not put arms out the window, or throw items or garbage out the window
- Be at least 5 minutes early at your bus stop to ensure that you don't miss the bus
Improper conduct on the bus will be dealt with at the Office. Repeated or serious incidents can result in busing privileges being suspended or removed. Please review these rules with your child.