St. Jean-Marie Vianney C.E.S. News

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Brampton, ON

L6X 0S1
Principal: Tara Persad

Superintendent: Laura Odo

Trustee: Darryl D'Souza

Parish: St. Jerome's Parish

School Phone: (905) 497-6888
School Fax: (905) 497-8833
Website: https://viann.dpcdsb.org/

Email: St.Jean-MarieVianneyInfo@dpcdsb.org

Conscience…is the voice of God within us. A developed conscience helps us make decisions that support truly loving relationships. God helps us to choose to be good people

Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people. (Acts 24:16)

From the perspective of the Catholic Graduate Expectations, a person of conscience...​

• Makes decisions according to gospel values
• Accepts accountability for one's own actions

School Begins: 9:00am

Recess: 10:23am - 10:38am

Lunch: 12:01pm - 1:01pm

Recess: 2:23pm - 2:38pm

Dismissal: 3:30pm

Nov. 4: Confessions starting at 9:45am (students only)

Nov. 9: CCAT (students only)

Nov. 11: Remembrance Day Liturgy @ 10:45 (all welcome)

Nov. 19: Interview Evening Night (please book)

As part of our commitment to fostering safe, inclusive, and Catholic learning environments, we are reminding all students and parent(s)/caregiver(s) that the use of discriminatory language or any language rooted in hate or racism is not permitted at school. Any use of such language will be addressed promptly and appropriately to ensure the safety and well-being of all students, staff, and community members.

We ask parent(s)/caregiver(s) to support this expectation by having age-appropriate conversations with their children about the importance of using respectful language and understanding the harm caused by discriminatory words. Together, we can continue to build a community grounded in human dignity, compassion, and the values of our Catholic Social Teachings.

The Expo is an opportunity for students to meet Black professionals and mentors in a career-fair atmosphere. Students and families are invited to attend this event, which aims to build community and provide students with an opportunity to talk to professionals from a variety of fields. The evening will include Black professionals from various industries, student presentations, interactive photo booths, a DJ, and so much more. Black representation matters, and it is key to addressing and eliminating Anti-Black Racism within the educational system. Dufferin-Peel's Black Excellence Success Team is creating opportunities and affinity spaces for Black youth, staff, and the broader community to have a voice, feel affirmed, and share lived experiences. This event is designed to build partnerships with Black businesses, support post-secondary pathways, and connect students with professionals from a variety of industries.

Canadians pause today in silence to remember those who died in war and to pray for the victims of aggression and inhumanity throughout the world. This is a day to pray for peace, to consider what we are doing as individuals, as a community and as a nation to bring God's peace into the world.

As we approach the time of year when Progress Report Cards are distributed to our elementary schools, we would like to remind you of how we deliver student Report Cards for our school. Children at DPCDSB schools received their Report Cards directly to their registered DPCDSB student email account.

We understand that some parents/guardians may prefer a hard copy of the Report Card. You may request a printed copy by contacting your son/daughter's teacher, and we will be more than happy to assist you.

Thank you for your ongoing support in our efforts to enhance communication between the school and our valued parents and guardians.

Ontario has designated the week beginning on the third Sunday of November as Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week to help promote safe schools and a positive learning environment. During Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week (November 15-21, 2026), DPCDSB students, school staff, and parents are encouraged to learn more about bullying, specifically cyberbullying, and its effect on student learning and well-being. The DPCDSB Well-Being, Safe Schools, and Technology Education Departments are offering a selection of resources and activities for Grades K-12.

There is no school for students

As Catholics, we believe in giving back.

DPCDSB schools proudly support ShareLife, an organization rooted in Catholic values that helps those in need in our communities. As part of our Catholic commitment to charity and compassion, we collect donations through our monthly Spirit Weeks.

We kindly invite families to contribute monthly donations or a lump sum to support this cause.

Cash Online will be open for donations from October 1st to April 30th. 100% of all spirit week contributions goes to ShareLife.

https://dpcdsb.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/293019/146/False/True

"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."

2 Corinthians 9:7

There is no timeline or limit when helping others.

Come to School with Vianney Spirit!

Let’s stand up against bullying and put smiles on faces all week long!

Monday, Nov. 16- TEAM Day: Team up against bullying! Wear your favorite team wear.

Tuesday, Nov. 17- Positive Words Day: Wear something with a positive message and give a compliment to someone you don’t know well.

Wednesday, Nov. 18- Character Day: Dress as your favorite character and show off your best personality trait and let's welcome everyone... Inclusion is our JAM!

Thursday, Nov. 19- Character Day: Dress as your favorite character and show off your best personality trait.

Friday, Nov. 20- Cozy Day: Put bullying to rest- come to school in your cozy clothes or PJs!

Before we know it, the Christmas holidays will be here! As we approach the break, we kindly ask that your child(ren) check the Lost & Found box for any personal items that may have been misplaced.

Families are welcome to stop by and look through the items anytime between now and December 11. After that date, all remaining items will be donated to help those in need.

Tuesday Lunch Options at Vianney Beginning in November!

We are excited to introduce two delicious and nutritious lunch choices available every Tuesday starting in November for just $6.50 each!

Chicken Alfredo Pasta & Vegetables
Penne pasta served with tender diced chicken in a light, creamy Alfredo sauce, accompanied by broccoli and mixed vegetables. This hearty meal offers a balanced combination of protein, carbohydrates, and vegetables to help keep students energized throughout the day.

OR

Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowl
Tender diced chicken lightly glazed with a mild teriyaki sauce, served over steamed rice with broccoli and carrots. This colourful, student-friendly meal provides a nutritious balance of protein, carbohydrates, and vegetables while delivering great taste students will enjoy.

Cost: $6.50 per meal
Available: Every Tuesday beginning in November

How It Works:

• You must place your order on cash online
• Once the order window closes, it cannot be reopened.
• All proceeds will be used to support school initiatives (school beautification, presentations, activities, resources, technology, etc.).

JAMAICA ISLAND CUISINE in my tummy!

Note: If you want to order with white rice instead of rice & peas, please order and email the school with student name, teacher and grade and indicate you want white rice with your order.

Every Wednesday enjoy your choice of:

• Jerk Chicken with Rice & Peas
• Fried Chicken with Rice & Peas
• BBQ Fried Chicken with Rice & Peas
• Curried Chickpeas (Chana) with Rice & Peas

ONLY $7.50 each!

Bonus: Add coleslaw for FREE!

How It Works:

• You must place your order on cash online
• Once the order window closes, it cannot be reopened.
• All proceeds will be used to support school initiatives (school beautification, presentations, activities, resources, technology, etc.).

Come taste the island spirit every Wednesday!

Pizza Thursday! 🍕

Cost : $2.50 per slice; $1.00 per juice

When: Thursday

How: Purchase via School Cash Online

Choice: Pepperoni or Cheese

How It Works:

• You must place your order on cash online
• Once the order window closes, it cannot be reopened.
• All proceeds will be used to support school initiatives (school beautification, presentations, activities, resources, technology, etc.).

Thank you to everyone who joined our first Catholic Parent Council meeting on September 28. We had a great turnout and formed our new Catholic Parent Council for 2026/2027. It was wonderful to see the participation and ideas shared! We’re also excited to introduce our returning Chair and our new Co-Chair of the Parent Council: Samantha Stephenson- Chair and Meseret Zeleke- Co-Chair

To help families stay connected, we will continue using the WhatsApp group for all Vianney parents. This group will be used to share updates and important information. Anyone who would like to join can click the link below.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/KXQVj6HDuEaDuBGpMG3SGG?mode=ems_copy_c

Our Next Meeting will be on: January 20, 2027 at 6:00pm. This is an in-person meeting held at St. Jean-Marie Vianney staffroom.

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/275998351470903?p=Am5KQ6UgIoRtwBNJ66

Meeting ID: 275 998 351 470 903

Passcode: TA3tm6RN

Student verification forms were sent home the first few weeks of school. We ask that you kindly review all information to ensure that it is correct. Please ensure that all phone numbers and email address are accurate in case we need to contact you should your child be sick at school.

It is important that we are able to contact someone in the case of an emergency. Please fill out and return the emergency student verification sheets that will be sent home with your child. Remember that those people you list as contacts are automatically given permission to pick up your child from school. They are needed in case we cannot contact you. It makes sense to have a relative, neighbor, or friend who lives close to the school and is available during the day to pick up your child in case of illness, concussion, or changes of clothes that inevitably happen. If your child is sick, there must be someone available to pick them up if you are unable to leave work.

We ask that parents continue to support their children in their morning routines so that they can arrive to school on time or log in on time. This ensures that your child learns an essential life skill, participates in the entire school day, and that disruptions to the learning environment are minimal.

• Your child’s name
• Your child's teacher's name
• You child's grade
• The reason for the absence or lateness
• The duration of the absence

• Students will eat lunch in their classrooms and are encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle to school. Water bottles can be refilled at our refill stations.
• To help limit visitors in the building, please send your child with a packed lunch each day. If a student forgets their lunch, a parent or guardian will be contacted.
• Students may go home for lunch with written permission from a parent or guardian. If this will be a daily routine, please notify the school office or your child’s teacher in writing.
• For safety reasons, food deliveries through Uber Eats, DoorDash, or similar services are not permitted. Our school doors remain locked during the day, and we do not have staff available to accept deliveries. If you need to use these services, please contact the school first.

We appreciate your understanding—student safety is always our top priority!

1. NEVER LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE. Kiss and Ride lanes are to be “moving lane ways”, not parking spots. This ensures that emergency vehicles or buses may enter the school. Please do not leave your vehicle at any time. If you need to leave your vehicle, please park. For safety reasons, have the children exit the car from the passenger side of the vehicle only.
2. DO NOT drop your child(ren) off in the bus loading zone or in the bus lane, only in the DRIVE THRU lane
3. STUDENTS MUST EXIT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. This is for the safety of your child(ren) in the case of a vehicle driving by.
4. Remind your child(ren) to watch for buses in the bus lane, before they cross into the lane and onto the sidewalk. Once on the sidewalk, they can walk along the sidewalk to the back of the school yard.
5. Students walking and using the crosswalk, need to respect the crossing guard on duty.
6. PLEASE CONTROL YOUR SPEED. Kiss and Ride is the type of environment where students behave unpredictably and could quickly ‘pop out’ in front of you. Please give yourself the greatest chance of avoiding an accident. We are all working together to minimize risks to our children.

Bus Route Information:

Parents and students have access to BusPlanner Web parent and student portal. STOPR encourages all parents/students to create an account so that they can view personalized transportation information at any time.

STOPR Hours of Operations and Contact Information:

Our office is open Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm.

Parent phone number/general line: 905-890-6000

For regular busing queries: StoprBus@peelsb.com

For special needs queries: StoprSpecEd@peelsb.com

We encourage all schools, students, and parents to visit our website at stopr.ca and follow us on @STOPRinfo. These communication portals are an excellent way to view and receive important transportation information, bulletins, updates, weather cancellations, and much more.

Wishing you a Wonderful School Year!

The distance criteria for transportation eligibility must be more than:

• 1.0 kilometre for Kindergarten and Grade 1
• 1.6 kilometres for Grades 2-4
• 2.0 kilometres for Grades 5-8

All Kindergarten and Grade 1 students who take the bus are required to be met by a parent or guardian when disembarking from the bus after school.

STOPR is committed to ensuring that students have safe and reliable transportation services to and from school every single day. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to a new school year.

• Encouraged to wear a mask
• Listen to the Bus Driver at all times and report any problems or injuries to him/her
• Go directly to your 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
• If any damage to the seat of bus is caused, students will be held responsible
• Be at least 5 minutes early at your bus stop to ensure that you don't miss the bus

If you have any questions, please talk to your child’s teacher or the school staff. We look forward to your co-operation in making this a safe year for all of our pupils.

If your child has a medical condition, please ensure that the school is aware of it by submitting the proper forms and medication as soon as possible.

Please be advised that teachers at St. Jean-Marie Vianney Catholic School will adhere to the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board policy on Homework – Kindergarten to Grade 12. In particular, the policy states that homework shall not be assigned to students in kindergarten. Homework in the early grades (Grades 1-3) shall more often take the form of reading, playing, discussing, listening, viewing, and interactive activities such as building and cooking with the family. In later grades (Grades 4 to 6) homework may take the form of independent work, with a maximum of 40 minutes per day for junior students, and a maximum of 60 minutes per day on average for intermediate students.

A summary of the policy can be found in your child’s agenda.

We continue to ask for your support as we promote good work habits at home for our students and ask that you help in the following ways:

• monitoring daily homework and ensuring that your child(ren) complete all tasks to the best of their ability;
• providing a consistent time and location for daily homework.

Students should not bring toys, valuables or items of importance to school. The school cannot assume responsibility for valuables brought to school.

As required by the Education Act and the Ministry of Education, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board annually provides parents with information about cost effective student accident insurance coverage via student courier. Although enrollment is voluntary, the Board encourages parents to take advantage of the inexpensive insurance coverage especially if your child participates in sports, excursions/field trips, or if parents do not have dental insurance coverage. Enrollment in writing is required. There are two options for enrollment:

1) Complete the traditional form and mail it in.

or

2) Apply online to Reliable Life at https://insuremykids.com/

November 1 - Solemnity of All Saints
November 1-7 - Treaty Recognition Week
November 2 - The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day)
November 4 - Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop
November 4 - Take Our Kids to Work Day
November 4 - St. Roch C.S.S. Regional Arts Program Information Session for Prospective Students
November 5-11 - Veterans' Week
November 5 - DPCDSB's Black Excellence Professionals Expo
November 8 - Indigenous Veterans Day
November 9 - Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
November 10 - Memorial of St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church
November 11 - Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, Bishop
November 12 - Memorial of St. Josaphat, Martyr
November 15-21 - Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
November 17 - Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary
November 21 - Holodomor Memorial Day (National)
November 21 - Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
November 21 - St. Thomas Aquinas C.S.S. 50th Anniversary Celebration
November 22 - Memorial of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
November 22 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
November 23-29 - Canada History Week (National)
November 23 - World Youth Day
November 24 - Feast of St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest and Companions, Martyrs
November 24 - St. Thomas Aquinas C.S.S. Regional Arts Program Information Session for Prospective Students
November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (International)