Email: st.ursulainfo@dpcdsb.org
Website: www.dpcdsb.org/URSUL
Location: 11 Dwellers Road, Brampton, ON, Canada
Phone: (905) 454-5213
Twitter: @StUrsulaDPCDSB

The mission of St. Ursula School community is to ensure that home, Church, and school are collaborative partners in the building of an environment that reflects the Catholic faith and values by celebrating each person as a member of the Body of Christ, and by challenging all to achieve excellence spiritually, socially and academically.

Head Secretary: A. Vitorino

Superintendant of Education, Brampton West: T.L. Peel

Trustee: Darryl D'Souza, Brampton Ward 5

St. Anne Parish Pastor: Rev. Suresh Xavier

Associate Pastor: Rev. Jobby Muppathiyil Joseph

Father, Creator of all, thank You for summer!

Thank you for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight.

Thank You for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation.

Draw me closer to You this summer.

Teach me how I can pray no matter where I am or what I am doing.

Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence and light my path with Your Word and Counsel.

As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You.

Amen.

June 2 - First Holy Communion 3:30pm (St. Anne's Parish)

June 3- Gr. 6-8 Girls Soccer Tournament @ Sandalwood Soccer Fields

June 4- Gr. 6-8 Boys Soccer Tournament @ Sandalwood Soccer Fields

June 4 - Tonino's Sandwich Lunch

June 5- Mr. Sub Lunch

June 5 - Sacrament of Confirmation 7pm (St. Anne's Parish)

June 7 - Pizza Day!

June 7 - Ice Dawgs for sale (pm recess)

June 10- PA Day (no school)

June 11 - Tonino's Sandwich Lunch

June 12- Brampton West Track and Field Meet @ Chinguacousy Park

June 12 - Mr. Sub Lunch

June 14- Year End Mass (11am)

June 14 - Pizza Day!

June 18- Tonino's Sandwich Lunch

June 19- Gr. 8 Gradutaion

June 19- Mr. Sub Lunch

June 20- Board Track and Field Meet @ St. Marcellinus C.S.S

June 21- Virtue of Fairness Celebration (9:15am)

June 21 - Pizza Day!

June 25- Report Cards sent home

June 25- Tonino's Sandwich Lunch

June 26- Mr. Sub Lunch

June 28 - Pizza Day!

June 28- Last Day of School

This month we will celebrate the virtue of FAIRNESS.

A fair person listens to all sides before forming opinions and shows good sportsmanship at all times. A fair person knows that the same rules apply to everyone and refuses to twist rules to avoid consequences. Someone who is fair works to bring about peaceful solutions to problems, cheers on the successes of others and can balance their own rights and responsibilities with those of others.

A fair person…

• Treats others as they would like to be treated
• Refuse to bend the truth or twist rules for personal gain
• Show good sportsmanship
• Know that relationships are more important than possessions or popularity
• Give special consideration to those who need extra support
• Work to bring about peaceful solutions to problems
• Cheer on the success of others
• Listen to God's advice before forming opinions
• Think W.W.J.D. when faced with moral choices

Only a few weeks remain of this present school year. On behalf of myself and the staff, I would like to thank the entire St. Ursula community for your support, cooperation and assistance throughout this very memorable past school year. With your support we are able to continually strive to fulfill the goals of Catholic Education each and every day.

A great school does not happen without the support of great people, all of whom deserve our sincere thanks. A most sincere thank you to our Catholic School Trustee, Mr. Darryl D'Souza, our Supervisory Officer, Mrs. Tammy-Lynne Peel, and the wonderful staff here at St. Ursula Catholic Elementary School! We are so blessed to work everyday with such caring and compassionate people. Thank you for your hard work and dedication on behalf of the students and Catholic Education. Your kindness and constant support of students, as well as your commitment to team work, your flexibility and patience are sincerely appreciated.

A very special thank you to Mrs. Vitorino, who manages the office and supports staff and students! I also wish to acknowledge Mr. Policciardi and Mr. Carnay, and the extra efforts and great pride our custodians take in maintaining our school daily.

Thank you Fr. Jobby and Fr. Suresh and the staff at St. Anne Parish for all their work in sacramental preparation and for their continued support on our faith journey.

A special thank you to staff members who will be leaving us. Thank you for your tireless efforts and great contributions to the school. Wishing the following staff members the best in their new schools:

- Ms. Di Felice

Mme. McIntosh

- Ms. Lucic

- Ms. DeMello

- Mr. Ciolli

- Mrs. St. Louis

- Mrs. Rodrigues

- Mr. Shillingford

It is because of you that St. Ursula is the great school it continues to be. You will not be forgotten.

Thank you to Mrs. Calabrese, our Catholic School Council Chair and the entire St. Ursula Catholic School Council for their ongoing support and encouragement, for their many contributions and all the time and energy spent on behalf of the students.

To our parents and guardians, we are grateful that you have chosen the gift of Catholic education for your children! Thank you for entrusting us with them and for always working in partnership with us. We appreciate your support and encouragement, and your willingness to support the school.

Our grade 8 students will soon be graduating and celebrating the completion of their elementary

education. Secondary School awaits their arrival in September. I wish all of our graduates continued

success and happiness as they embark on the next stage of their educational journey.

To our families who may be moving this summer, I want to wish you all the best and may God bless

you and see you safe in your new home/school. To those who are returning to St. Ursula, we look forward to seeing all of you back, safe and sound this September.

May the Lord bless all of you and keep you safe throughout the summer holidays.

Mr. Daly

Principal

Sunday, June 16, 2024

There are so many fathers to honour; grandfathers, godfathers, adoptive fathers, stepfathers, foster fathers and friends’ fathers. In different ways, any one or more of these fathers has earned our love. To all fathers in our school community, Happy Father's Day from all of us at St. Ursula.

Monday, June 10, 2024 is the next PA DAY (Term 2 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress). There will be no school for students.

Congratulations to our Grade 8 students on the occasion of your graduation from elementary school. This is a momentous accomplishment that marks the start of a new and exciting time in your Catholic education. Our graduation celebrations will take place on Wednesday, June 19th at 5:00pm at The Garden Banquet & Convention Centre.

Mrs. Cabral, Mrs. D'Sa ,Mrs. LaMothe and Ms. Elden are the names behind the kind actions and attentive care your children receive during their lunch hour at St. Ursula. They have endured many cold, windy days in support of the safety, security and attention to safe play that is a part of your child’s daily routine. We offer them our deepest thanks for the kindness and care they always share throughout the school year!

Our Youth Faith Ambassadors and Jesus Club memers are putting their faith into action by participating in volunteer work with Canadian Food for Children run by Dr. Simone. CFFC provides food, clothing and other essential items to help support the poor around the world. Students will be involved in collecting items from the St. Ursula school community and delivering them to CFFC on June 20th. The following items can be brought to the school during the weeks of May 27th through to June 7th: - gently used children's clothing and shoes; - new school supplies; - new candles; - new toiletries (such as deodorant, soap, bandaids, string, toothpaste, toothbrushes). Thank you very much for your generosity. Thank you to both Mrs. Sirizzotti and Mrs. Stokoe for leading these groups.

Library Books

As we approach June, we will begin to collect materials that need to be checked into the library. Students have received notice of OVERDUE books from their teachers. OVERDUE books must be returned or renewed in the library system by Friday, May 31st. After this time, we will begin to send out School Cash online payment options for missing books.

Students will be able to continue to borrow ONE book at time until Monday, June 17th, at which point all books need to be returned to the library for the summer.

Gr. 7-8 Edwins

Grade 7 and 8 students with Edwins, this is the perfect time to be checking to make sure you have all parts of your Edwin in working order, including the Chromebook, charger, and case. If there are any concerns please contact Ms. Fairclough or Ms. Vitorino immediately to assess. Any issues brought forward at the return date of June 17th will need to be paid for on School Cash Online as per your device agreement.

Punctuality

Punctuality is a necessary life skill that if practiced now, will be beneficial in the future. Arriving early or promptly for your day at work enables you to compose yourself and ease gently into your environment. Children who arrive late are often out-of-sorts and rushed into beginning their day. Their time to socialize and greet their peers is lost in their hurried entry into the classroom. It is the school expectation that instruction begin at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Late arrival disturbs the class and interrupts lessons. Thank you to those parents that ensure their children arrive on time. For those who are regularly late, please make every effort to arrive between 8:45 and 9:00 a.m.. If by chance students are late, we ask that they stop outside the office door and report themselves present. This is an important part of our safe entry process. When a child is alerted to the office as absent, the secretary cross-references to students who have checked in late before sending out the safe arrival callout. The skill of punctuality must be instilled early. Children do not necessarily understand or respect the consequences of tardiness. Please help us help them.

School Dress Code

The warm weather has arrived, making classrooms somewhat warm and bringing about more casual dress. With this in mind, please remind your child what is considered suitable clothing for school. Clothing should be comfortable, tasteful and appropriate for a school environment. Shorts are permitted, as long as they are neither too tight nor too short. Tank tops, tube tops, haltertops, spaghetti straps, muscle shirts or anything that ex-poses midriffs are not suitable for any student from Kindergarten to Grade 8. Slogans on t-shirts will also be carefully monitored. The intent of a dress code policy is to continue to provide a modest, yet comfortable work atmosphere for our students during the school day. We look forward to your continued support as concerned parents.

Each Friday our SUISH leaders will continue to roll out our monthly initiatives to motivate and inspire their peer group. We love seeing our students and staff the first Friday of each month for our dance party and monthly goal roll out!

Thank you to Ms. Lucic and Ms. Caroleo for leading the P.A.L.S (Playground Activity Leaders in Schools) is a student-led peer leadership program in which grade 4-6 students are trained to plan and lead fun and safe activities on the playground during lunch or at recess. The objectives of the program are to: Provide opportunities for student leadership. Increase students' sense of belonging and inclusion.

On May 16, the students in grades 5-8 students participated in our St. Ursula Track and Field Day. Successful candidates were selected to represent our school at the BW Meet, taking place on Monday June 12th, 2024 at Chinguacousy Park. Good luck to those who qualified to represent St. Ursula at the Board meet which will be held on June 20th at St. Marcellinus S.S. Go Royals Go!

Thank you to our Catholic School Council and to our Chair Ms. Calabrese for all your hard work and contributions in making St. Ursula the amazing school it is!

Our last meeting was held on Wednesday, May 22nd 2024.

This year’s 2023-2024 Catholic School Council members were:

Chair: Christina Calabrese

Treasurer: Alana McIntosh-Jacobs

Secretary: Anya Bruney- Francis

Parish Rep: Patti Rodrigues

OAPCE Rep: Dawn Cook

Parent Reps: Don Ouellette, Regina Ukwuoma

Teacher Rep: Ms. Fairclough/ Ms. Yousif/ Ms. Cheaney-Hogan

Non-Teaching Rep: Ms. Vitorino

We look forward to next year our next Catholic School Council Meeting will take place next school year on ---------------------------------. As always, all parents are welcomed to attend this open meeting.

As part of DPCDSB’s safety protocol, every school is required to hold three fire drills and one lockdown drill each term in order to familiarize students with procedures to follow in the case of emergency. We will schedule 2 fire drills and one lockdown drill in the upcoming weeks. To date, our students have demonstrated excellent skill during these practices.

As the warm weather approaches, St. Ursula School is offering students the opportunity to cool down at the end of the week with ‘ICE DAWG’ FRIDAYS! Our Grade 8 students will be selling Terra Cotta Cookie Co.’s ‘ICE DAWGS’ every Friday during lunch recess until June 7th (peanut/nut free ice cream sandwiches). Proceeds will be directed to our Grade 8 Graduation Fund. ‘ICE DAWGS’ Chocolate Chip flavour will cost $2.50 each! JOIN US AND COOL DOWN WITH ST. URSULA SCHOOL’S ‘ICE DAWG’ FRIDAYS FUN!

Pizza Days continue every Friday at St. Ursula. The cost is $2.75/slice. Money raised will be used to pay for Guest speakers, and school/classroom presentations to supplement classroom programming.

We are now offering the ability for those students who have not purchased pizza to purchase pizza on a first come first serve basis at the office for the price of $2.75/slice. This will be cash only and first come first serve basis as we will have limited quantity available to sell.

Starting Wednesday, October 2023, Catholic School Council ishappy to collaborate with Mr. Sub to offer a healthy and affordable lunch option.

Students can enjoy a classic 6" sub with your choice of drink and a snack of Welch’s fruitsnacks or a classic 12" sub every Wednesday. Each month, you will be able to place your order for that month.

If your child is absent on Sub Day, please make arrangements for your order to be picked up by a sibling or parent by the end of the school day.

Refunds will not be given for those students who are absent.

** Order on school cash online only

Tonino's Sandwich Tuesdays are returning starting November 2023. We will be offering sandwiches (breaded chicken, breaded veal or steak) with or without cheese every Tuesday. Please check School CashOnline for ordering details. Money raised will be used to pay for Guest speakers, and school/classroom presentations to suppliment classroom programming.

St. Ursula Grade 8 students will continue to sell popcorn in efforts to raise funds to go towards their graduation. Purchases can be made on SchoolCashOnline monthly. Popcorn will be delivered to classrooms for those who purchase every Tuesday and Thursday for last snack break. Thank you to all who purchase.

We are in the process of planning staffing and organizing classes for the 2024-2025 school year. If you are planning on leaving St. Ursula School, please give the office a call to make arrangements for a student transfer form to be prepared and sent home. The transfer form will serve as an introduction to your new school and will enable the receiving school to request student records from us. Please inform the office at your earliest convenience.

St. Ursula is a community gathering place, as it should be. Our site is enjoyed by many children, parents and visitors. If, during evenings or weekends, or over the summer months, you happen to see anyone not respecting our school and its importance, please contact the police.

Please see below the 2024/25 School Year Calendar

Please ensure that your child arrives at school with all the items they need for the day. We realize that there will be occasions where students forget something at home There will be a table located at the front doors for parents/guardians who are dropping off items for theirchildren. Please label the item clearly with the CHILD’S NAME AND TEACHER.

If you plan on bringing your child’s lunch in the morning, let your children know that you will beleaving the lunch on the table at the front doors.

Catholic education views human life as an integration of body, mind, and spirit. Rooted in thisvision, Catholic education fosters the search for knowledge as a lifelong spiritual andacademic quest. The expectations of Catholic graduates, therefore, are described not only interms of knowledge and skills, but in terms of values, attitudes and actions. The OntarioCatholic School Graduate is expected to be:

1. A discerning believer formed in the Catholic Faith community who celebrates the signs andsacred mystery of God’s presence through word, sacrament, prayer, forgiveness, refl ection andmoral living.

2. An effective communicator who speaks, writes and listens honestly and sensitively,responding critically in light of gospel values

3. A reflective, creative and holistic thinker who solves problems and makes responsibledecisions with an informed moral conscience for the common good.

4. A self- directed,responsible, lifelong learner who develops and demonstrates their God -given potential.

5. A collaborative contributor who fi nds meaning, dignity and vocation in work which respectsthe rights of all and contributes to the common good.

6. A caring family member who attends to family, school, parish, and the wider community

7. A responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic social teaching by promoting peace, justice and the sacredness of human life.

St. Ursula School staff would appreciate the co-operation of the entire school community in NOT sending any lunches or snacks that contain peanuts, nuts or any other life threatening allergens, which could potentially harm a child. We would like to keep all classrooms allergen-aware. In an effort to do so, any child that brings a lunch into the classroom that contains any life threatening allergens will eat their lunch in another location in the school designated for that specific purpose. Please make sure that all of your children’s caregivers are aware of this request. We understand that students enjoy celebrating special occasions with others in the classroom; however, to ensure everyone’s safety, the policy at St. Ursula School is that non-edible treats only will be permitted to be shared. There are many alternatives to bringing in food for birthdays and special occasions. Some suggestions are: stickers, gift certificates, erasers, dollar store Some suggestions are: stickers, gift certificates, erasers, pensils etc. If you would like to discuss any other ideas, please talk to your child’s teacher or the school administration. We look forward to your understanding and co-operation in making our school safe for all students.

All students who have been formally diagnosed with asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes, or epilepsy must have a plan of care completed. This only needs to be completed once and it will be kept in your child's OSR file.

• If your child has a new diagnosis or is new to St. Ursula, please email the school and we will send you the forms that need to be completed.
• Each year a GF35-Storage and Administration of Medication must be completed and returned to school. You would have received a GF 35 form recently, if not, please contact the office if one is needed.
• Epipens and puffers should be carried by your child and a second one can be stored in the main office.
• Nut free/ Scent Free School : We have a number of children in our school who have severe life threatening allergic reactions to nuts therefore please do not send any food items to school that may contain nuts or nut products. If there are other allergies specific to your child's class you will be notified. We need your cooperation in ensuring that no snacks or lunches be brought into the school that can put children at risk.

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Daily attendance and puncutality are important. If your child will be absent, please the School Messenger application (School Messneger) or visit the website at go.schoolmessenger.ca or call the attendance line at 1-844-435-3440 to report your child's absence. Please note that for any gastrointestinal issues that students are picked up or sent home for, there is a 48 hour waiting period from the first incident. Student are required to remain at home during this waiting period. Any questions, please feel free to contact the office. Thank you.

Kindergarten registration for the 2024-25 school year at Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) schools is now open. The DPCDSB offers the Kindergarten program in 125 Catholic elementary schools in Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Bolton and Orangeville.

Parents/guardians can register online at dpcdsb.org.

The following documents are required to complete the registration process:

• Proof of age of the child
• Original Roman Catholic baptismal certificate (for child and/or parent/guardian) or original baptismal certificate from a church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome or an Eastern Catholic Church.
• Immunization Reference #’s from the local Public Health Unit
• Proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status
• Proof of home address
• Proof of English Separate School Support
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Please refer to the Register for School webpage for accepted forms of documentation.

Inquiries about home school locations/boundary areas should be directed to the DPCDSB Planning Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24440.

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Students are encouraged to bring their own reusable waterbottle to school for water consumption. Although waterfountains are open, the water fi lling stations are also open andstudents will be able to refi ll their water bottles throughout theday. Please clearly label your child's water bottle.

We have a limited stock of reusable St. Ursula water bottlesfor sale. Please use the link below to get yours today.

Dufferin- Peel Catholic District School Board policies and procedures support the use of personal electronic devices for educational purposes. This agreement will be signed when your child registers to attend St Ursula. In compliance with the Catholic Code of Conduct and other board policies and procedures, any student opting to use a PED while on school premises for educational purposes must adhere to the policies in the agreement. Please check your inbox for a copy of the document.

Three highlighted policies are:

· Follow board and school policies and procedures regarding appropriate use of technology.

· Be a responsible digital citizen by adhering to guidelines regarding content, security, safety and ethical use through appropriate use of technology.

· Use PED during instructional time and instructional space only with the permission of the classroom teacher and/or staff and only in a manner that supports the teaching learning process.

Compliance with the agreement is mandatory.

We are pleased to share the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s 2022-23 Director’s Annual Report with you. This report outlines the goals of the Board of Trustees’ Multi-Year Strategic Plan and how we, as a system, strived to meet the goals of that plan.

Our profound gratitude goes out to our faculty and staff, administrators, senior management, trustees, parish priests, parents/guardians, and the many other community partners for all you do in helping us deliver a quality Catholic education to the thousands of students in our care.

Blessings to you all.

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