ST. TIMOTHY C.E.S.

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Principal: M. Masucci

Vice-Principal: C. Allegretti / Acting Vice-Principal: A. Aguilar

Administrative Assistants: E. Dal'Bo & F. Silva-Correia

Catholic School Council Co-Chairs: Jessica Ponte & Julie Russo

Superintendent of Mississauga South Family of Schools: Drago Radic

St. Catherine of Siena Parish: 905-272-1454

Pastor: Rev. Jose Gabriel Forero Martinez

Associate Pastors: Rev. Ngoc Van Nguyen & Rev. Punnesu Naddi

Supervision begins at 8:45 AM

School Start time is 9:00 AM

Morning Recess is 10:31 - 10:46 AM

Lunch 12:09 - 1:09 PM

Afternoon Recess is 2:32 - 2:57 PM

School End time is 3:30 PM

“Find ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.”

~ Pope Francis

A respectful person…

• uses a positive tone of voice and body language
• avoids swearing, name-calling, put-downs, and inappropriate gestures
• says ‘Excuse me’, ‘Please’, ‘Pardon me’
• avoids gossip

Now that Term 1 is complete, and as the school year progresses, we continue to see growth in your child(ren)’s learning. We look forward to our Second Term in which the students are encouraged to continue to strive to be the best that they can be. We thank you all for your continued cooperation, committment and support for your children's learning. A fulsome education depends on a positive trusting relationship between the school and family, and we are proud of the community that we have here at St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School (CES).

In February, we turn our focus on Canadian Black History where we learn about and honour the many contributions made by Black Canadians throughout our country's history. We recognize that black history is Canadian history, and we do look forward to the many great learning opportunities we will have this month as we celebrate black excellence and trailblazers.

On Monday, February 16th we will be celebrating the Family Day holiday so schools will be closed. We hope that you will have a long weekend full of blessings to enjoy with your loved ones.

On February 18th, we recognize Ash Wednesday as we begin the liturgical season of Lent. We are hopeful for you and your family to find peaceful opportunities for reflection and spiritual growth throughout this incredibly important season in our faith. As we turn inward, and self-reflect during these upcoming 40 days of Lent, we are ever-mindful of the examples set by Jesus Christ as we journey in His footsteps.

In 1946, Viola Davis Desmond was forcibly removed from a Glace Bay, Nova Scotia movie theater and arrested when she attempted to sit in the “Whites Only” main floor section of the segregated theatre. She refused to sit in the balcony, which was designated for Blacks. Viola Desmond has often been referred to as Canada’s Rosa Parks .

In February, we recognize Black History Month, honouring the significant contributions and achievements of Black communities. "During Black History Month, people in Canada celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians and their communities who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada a culturally diverse, compassionate, and prosperous country." (Government of Canada).

As a Catholic community, we are called to live in solidarity. Living in solidarity means taking the time to learn from one another and to honour the stories of our families in Christ. The Honourable Jean Augustine reminds us that, "if we are to build a kind of society that's fair and just and equitable and inclusive, I must know your story, just as you must know my story."

Black history and heritage must be woven into the fabric of our resources, becoming an integral part of learning as Black history is Canadian history. In February and beyond, students will engage in learning and explore resources that will deepen their understanding of the contributions of Black Canadians both past and present, reflecting on and celebrating the many stories of joy and achievements.

The 2026 theme, Black History 365: Inspiring Hope - Reclaiming Narratives, encourages us to move beyond a single month of recognition and embrace a continuous, year-round commitment to truth, representation, and celebration. This theme identifies a call to action and an opportunity to reclaim narratives that centre the voices of Black individuals and communities, and to offer counter narratives that reflect the depth, diversity, and richness of Black history and heritage. By uplifting these stories, we offer a chance for students to remember the narratives that depict the presence of Black communities across Canada, to redefine the narratives that have been told through a narrow lens and to rejoice in the narratives that showcase truth, joy and resistance.

This theme aligns with the 2026 theme for Catholic Education Week: Pilgrims of Hope: On the Path to Holiness where we have been invited to rediscover the theme of hope and the meaning of hope in our lives.

Rooted in the virtues of Hope and Respect, students at St. Timothy CES will engage in learning and activities that celebrate the rich history, contributions and achievements of Black communities.

Monday February 2 - ONLINE TEACHER/STUDENT INTERVIEW LETTERS SENT HOME *Follow instructions for Parents/Guardians to book interview(s) with their child(ren)'s teacher(s)*

Tuesday February 3 - Eco Waste Virtual Presentations for Grades 1-8 (Peel Region/EcoSource)

Wednesday February 4 - Winter Walk to School Day

Thursday February 5 - National Sweater Day

Thursday February 5 & Friday February 6 - Scientists in the School Grade 2 Workshops

Thursday February 5 - National Sweater Day

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Monday February 9 - We LOVE St. Timothy: Wear you St. Timothy spirit wear or school colours!

Tuesday February 10 - Colours of LOVE: Wear red or pink or white or all!

Wednesday February 11 - LOVIN' those Accessories: Wear hat, scarf, jewellery, socks or any Valentine spirit accessories!

Thursday February 12 - We LOVE to DANCE and dress comfy: Wear your cozy clothes and join in the Friendship Dance (scheduled times)

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Monday February 9 & Tuesday February 10 - Vision & Hearing Screening Clinic

Tuesday February 10 - Reports Sent Home Digitally (More Info to Follow)

Tuesday February 10 - Grades 3 and 6 EQAO VIrtual Webinar for Parents @ 6:30- 7:30 PM *info sent by SchoolMessenger*

Wednesday February 11 - ONLINE INTERVIEW BOOKING CLOSES

Thursday February 12 - Parent/Teacher Interview Evening (as scheduled)

Friday February 13 - Parent/Teacher Interviews (as scheduled)

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 - P.D. DAY - No classes for Students

MONDAY FEBRUARY 16 - FAMILY DAY - School Closed

Tuesday February 17 - Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras - Pancakes for Grades K-8 students served by our Catholic School Council

Tuesday February 17 - Junior Girls' Basketball Family Pod Tournament at Queen of Heaven CES

Thursday February 19 - Junior Boys' Basketball Family Pod Tournament at St. Timothy CES

Thursday February 19 - DPCDSB Entry Planning Evening for NEW JK Students with Differing Abilities

Monday February 23 - Chamber Music Society "Meet the Musician" program for Kindergarten classes

Tuesday February 24 - Carnaval Winter Play Day

Wednesday February 25 - PINK SHIRT DAY to raise awareness for Bullying Prevention

Thursday February 27 - "High Five to 365" Black History & Black Excellence class gallery

MARCH 2026

VIRTUE OF KINDNESS

Tuesday March 3 - Grade 8 Graduation Photos by LifeTouch

Wednesday March 4 - Steelheads Hockey Game (Grades 6, 7, 8)

Tuesday March 10 - Wednesday March 11 - Sewing Studio Workshops for Grades 1-8

Thursday March 12 - Lenten Confessions for Grades 3-8 @ 9:30 AM

Monday March 16 - Friday March 20 - MARCH BREAK: School Closed

Monday March 23 - Catholic School Council Meeting @ 6:00 PM

LUNCH FOOD DAYS [PRE-PAID SchoolCash Online Orders Only]

Mondays: Pizza; Tuesdays: Lunch Lady; Wednesdays: Harveys; Thursdays: Subway; Fridays: Pizza

TERM 1 REPORTS

First Term report cards for students (K-8) will be sent home on Tuesday, February 10, 2026

THEY WILL BE SENT HOME DIGITALLY - through PARENT PORTAL (*PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE SIGNED UP*)

Also ensure that you have accessed School Interviews Online link to schedule interview(s) for your child(ren).

Parent-Teacher Interviews will take place on the evening of

Thursday, February 12, 2026 (After School)

and during the day of

Friday, February 13, 2026 (Day Time - No Classes for Students)

National Sweater Day has traditionally fallen on the first Thursday of February. Since 2010, over a million Canadians have participated in National Sweater Day at their schools, workplaces and homes. Wear your favourite sweater and turn down the heat to help prevent climate change. For more information: http://www.wwf.ca/events/sweater_day/

It’s a NEW YEAR at St. Timothy and with that comes new ECO initiatives - beginning with the introduction of our school’s very own ECO CODE! That’s right, St. Tim’s…what’s an ECO Code, you say? It’s a promise to help protect our planet by making greener choices every day! Last month, our students had an opportunity to sign their name around St. Timothy's ECO Code, which will be displayed in our hallway, reminding our school community that we are choosing to STAY GREEN!

Thanks to the support of our Catholic School Council, St. Timothy’s will again celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a pancake celebration in the gym on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

Classes will attend throughout the day and each Grade 1-8 student will enjoy two pancakes with syrup and some navel orange slices. Kindergarten students will receive one pancake.

Please send an extra drink or ensure your child brings a refillable water bottle, a labelled reusable container, and a fork.

In the case of food allergies, we will be using Pearl Mining Company Original pancake mix, and Great Value syrup. The ingredients are listed in the attached image.

If you do not wish to have your child participate, please refer to the letter that was e-mailed for opting out, or if your child has a dietary restriction, please contact the school.

THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL SNACK FOR STUDENTS.

STUDENTS SHOULD STILL COME TO SCHOOL with LUNCH AND SNACKS FOR THE DAY

In January, the Intermediate Girls Soccer Team participated in the Mississauga South Indoor Soccer Tournament at Paramount. The girls showed excellent teamwork and skill as they dominated the round robin stage and automatically made it to the semifinals. Their determination allowed them to advance to the finals, which ended in a tie with a very exciting penalty shoot-out. With some great shots and great saves from our goalie, our Titans won the shoot-out and brought home gold medals and a championship banner for our school.

Not to be outdone, the Intermediate Boys' Soccer Team was undefeated in every game on their way to the finals with a very impressive “Goals for” total of +18 and “goals against” of 3 at the end of the round robin. The excellent skills, teamwork, determination and perseverance demonstrated by the boys led them to bringing back another Mississauga South Family of Schools banner for St. Timothy!

Both teams also participated in an invitational tournament in Brampton at SaveMax stadium, with the girls team finishing in third place out of 24 schools and the boys team taking home the championship win once again. Congratulations to both of our Intermediate soccer teams. We are all so proud and happy for you! GO TITANS!

The Junior Girls’ and Boys' soccer teams participated in the Our Lady of Providence invitational tournament at SaveMax stadium in Brampton.

The girls played with fierce determination every minute of every one of their three games, resulting in one win and two losses.

The Junior Boys’ soccer team won three games and tied one in the round robin phase which allowed them to advance to the quarter-final round, where their run ended in a hard-fought game.

All our junior soccer team members should be proud of their efforts and the positive way they represented our school! Your coaches applaud your grit and determination and you are all winners in their eyes. GO TITANS!

THANK YOU to the staff members who volunteered to coach our soccer teams, and thank you to the parents of the players for their support and encouragement!

• P.A.L.S. - Playground Activity Leaders in the School
• Pr/Jr/Int Chess Club
• Jr. Comic Book Club
• Int. Dance Crew
• Games Club
• Grade 4 Bracelet-Making / Craft Club
• Choir
• Mental Health Action Team
• Eco Team
• Library Helpers
• Forest of Reading
• Jr/Int Speech Competitions
• Talent Show Auditions
• Girls-at-Bat Club
• Jr/Int Intramurals
• Basketball Teams

THANK YOU to our staff members who volunteer their time and effort to ensure that our students have opportunities to enrich their educational experiences. "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!"

Denise Wild's Sewing Studio is coming to our school with a specialty program like you’ve never seen before — a dynamic, engaging sewing workshop that breaks the creative mold! The Sewing Studio’s stereotype-busting mentors guide each student through success, teaching Grades 1-8 students how to sew with a sewing machine. Each child will gain confidence, develop their growth mindset, and complete a project from start to finish while being motivated and inspired. Not only does sewing get you hands-on and help you flex your creative muscles, it also helps you feel joyful, mindful, and focused. More information is available in the parent letter in SchoolMessenger.

COMING SOON TO ST. TIMOTHY SCHOOL ON MARCH 10 & 11!

The board policy states that when the temperature or equivalent wind chill temperature is minus 25 degrees Celsius or lower, children shall be kept indoors. The amount of time outdoors should be reduced for children when the temperature is -20 degrees Celsius or colder. Weather conditions are reviewed daily and decisions around outdoor play and length of recesses are determined. Please ensure your children are appropriately dressed for outdoor play with hats, scarves, mittens, boots and snow pants/snowsuit. On wet and slushy days, students often get wet; therefore, it is helpful if students have a change of clothing (e.g. pants, top, socks) that can be left at school or in their backpack as it is often difficult for parents to leave work to bring an extra set of clothes. All students must have indoor close-toed footwear, and outdoor boots.

ST. TIMOTHY CES - Catholic School Council (CSC) 2025-2026

All parents/guardians are welcome to attend St. Timothy Catholic School Council meetings in-person or virtually.

Co-Chairs: Jessica Ponte and Julie Russo

Treasurer: Shelley Hamilton-Martins

Co-Secretaries: Antoinette Berlongieri and Luz Saldana

Parish Representative: Patricia Patrizio

Teacher Rep: D. Gdyczynski

Teacher Rep: B. Kontostergios

Principal: M. Masucci

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to our St. TImothy families for supporting our Chocolate Fundraiser. With your help, we were able to raise $10,000 that will go back to our students to support technology and enhancing student experiences at the school.

Our NEXT MEETING will be on Monday, March 23rd at 6:00 PM in the school library. An online link is provided prior to the meeting for those who would like to attend virtually. All parents/guardians are welcome.

For more information about Catholic School Council in DPCDSB, click the LINK below:

https://www.dpcdsb.org/parent-hub/catholic-school-councils

COMING SOON! Staff from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) are hosting FREE LIVE webinars for parents and guardians.

Staff will discuss math questions that Ontario students encounter when they participate in Ontario’s large-scale assessments in Grades 3, 6 and 9. During the webinar, EQAO staff will show how these math questions help assess the skills students are learning in their math classes. Staff will also share valuable insights from the past three years of assessment results, which can help parents and guardians support their child(ren)’s math learning.

Webinar Registration Links:

• Tuesday, February 10 , 2026 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Attention to Parent Volunteers - TRIPS, SCHOOL EVENTS, etc.

Here is a great chance to help out at the school. A Criminal Background Check (CBC) is required for all volunteers (Annual Declarations for existing Volunteers).

Criminal Background Check must be with a Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) - Level 3.

If you wish to accompany your child on a field trip as a supervisor or volunteer at the school, it is advisable to get your CBC-VSS early in the school year, as there is a processing time.

A letter may be obtained from the school to indicate that you are volunteering at St. Timothy C.E.S

https://www.peelpolice.ca/en/services/record-checks-and-suspensions-pardons.aspx?_mid_=2080#Vulnerable-Sector-Check-Level-3-

On occasion, we are faced with difficult situations in which non-custodial parents arrive at school asking to visit with their child or take their child out of school. In order to assist us in making correct decisions in order to serve and protect each child, we ask that you make the office aware of any legal custody arrangements, visitation rights and special instructions that have been agreed upon. Please note that we require legal documentation of these arrangements, not merely a note from a parent.

We continue to have many students who are arriving late to school on a regular basis. A reminder that the school day begins at 9:00 AM with outdoor supervision beginning at 8:45 AM. Students arriving late to school not only miss out on instructional time and morning routines, but can result in interruption and distraction when arriving late in the classroom.

Arriving on time for school is helping to build important life skills for your child in the area of effective time-management and consistent routines - all of which will have a positive impact on them as they grow and develop. Please ensure that your child is arriving at school on-time. Thank you for your co-operation.

DPCDSB Entry Planning Information Session (IN PERSON session):
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Catholic Education Centre, 40 Matheson Blvd. West, Mississauga

Parents/guardians can register online for this event. The deadline for registering is February 18, 2026.

Parents/guardians are encouraged to complete the Entry Planning Form for Students with Differing Abilities Form prior to attending these events. Completion of this form should only be done after parents/guardians have completed the online registration process. This form should only be completed for students who have higher needs (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorder, medical needs, or requires specialized services).

CLICK on the link for more information:

https://www.dpcdsb.org/about-us/news/post/entry-planning-information-session-for-students-with-differing-abilities-february-19

Please visit the link to see what events are occuring in Mississauga during Family Day Weekend.

LINK TO EVENTS

'If you are remembered for anything ... be remembered for being KIND'

2340 Hurontario Street
Mississauga, ON L5B 1N1

905-272-1454

Email: stcatherineofsienami@archtoronto.org

Website: https://stcatherineofsienami.archtoronto.org/en/
Livestream Mass: https://cdn.boltwave.com/scos_mississauga_on_ca__cdn_stream.html

Sunday Mass Times:

8:30 AM (English); 10:00 AM (Italian); 11:30 AM (English);

1:00 PM (English); 4:00 PM (English); 6:00 PM (Spanish)