Principal - Ms. Viola

Vice Principal - Mr. Campbell

Head Secretary - Mrs. Davidrajan

Superintendent - Mr. Diogo

Trustee - Mr. Xavior

Parish - St. John Fisher Catholic Church

Pastor - Fr. Regulo Imperial

Email: CNEWM.info@dpcdsb.org
Website: https://www.dpcdsb.org/cnewm
Location: 698 Balmoral Drive, Brampton, ON, Canada
Phone: 905- 792-2268
Twitter: @CNEWM_DPCDSB

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“We would like to begin by acknowledging the land on which we gather, and which the Region of Peel operates, is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississauga’s of the Credit. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples inhabited and cared for this land. In particular, we acknowledge the territory of the Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Ojibway/Chippewa peoples; the land that is home to the Metis; and most recently, the territory of the Mississauga’s of the Credit First Nation who are direct descendants of the Mississauga’s of the Credit.

We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land, and by doing so, give our respect to its first inhabitants.”

During the month of October, we will focus on Empathy. God wants us to care about everyone’s feelings. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another’s shoes and the capacity to feel what the other person is feeling.

Judge your neighbor’s feelings by your own, and in every matter be thoughtful. (Sir. 31:15)

We thank you Lord for all you give: the food we eat, the lives we live; And to those we meet along the way Please send your blessings, Lord we pray. And help us all to live our days with thankful hearts and loving ways.

Amen

October has arrived and it is amazing that the first month of school is over. Thank you for your patience and support this last month. It has been a collaborative effort on everyone involved, to get our school up and running. St. John Henry Newman continues to have a positive energy supporting student voice and leadership and is an active school that relies on cooperation, collaboration and teamwork. We are very blessed to have a very devoted staff, student body, Parish Team, and Catholic School Council.

At Thanksgiving, we take time to be thankful for the blessings we are given, and for the blessings, we give to others. I would encourage everyone to continue be kind to one another. Our kindness will reach one heart at a time, allowing us to speak from heart to heart. Wishing you and your family a blessed and happy Thanksgiving from the staff of St. John Henry Newman.

May God bless all our St. John Henry Newman families,

Ms. Viola Mr. Cmpbell

Principal Vice Principal

St. John Henry Newman school has been practicing Christian Meditation. Everyday at 1:16 pm when students have concluded their lunch, classes take 30 seconds from their day to stop, quiet their mind and heart, and call upon Jesus. Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. This mobilization of faculties is necessary in order to deepen our convictions of faith, prompt the conversion of our heart, and strengthen our will to follow Christ.

On behalf of St. John Henry Newman school a sincere and heartfelt thank you to our entire St. John Henry Newman community for your generous donations for our Terry Fox run! We set a goal of $500 and we have collected $316 so far! These funds will be sent to the Terry Fox Foundation and will be used towards cancer research. May God bless everyone for their generosity and Mrs. Rostami and Mrs. Conway for leading this initiative.

October 2-27 Call2Recycle Battery Drive

This October, in honour of Waste Reduction Week , Earth Rangers and Call2Recycle are partnering on a program where elementary schools in Ontario will compete for who can collect the most used batteries and for the chance to win 1 of 7 amazing cash prizes.

St. John Henry Newman is on a Mission is to collect as many used batteries. We are encouraging students, parents, staff, and community members to bring in your used batteries and dispose of them in the Call2Recycle collection boxes. Each class has a Call2Recylcle box in their class. This challenge will kick off the week of October 2 and will have 4 weeks to collect used batteries.

October 2-6 International Walk to school day. The ECO team is encouraging everyone to walk to school to promote clean transportation.

Oct 23 or 24 Take Me Outside Day- Classes will participate in outdoor lessons on October 23 (weather permitting).

On October 5, we join worldwide to acknowledge the key role teachers play in guiding children through the life-long learning process. World Teachers’ Day gives us an opportunity to recognize and thank the dedication and value of our teachers at St. John Henry Newman who go beyond to enhance the experiences for your children!

Friday October 6 is a PA Day no school for students.

The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. We celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7. Pope Francis invites us to rediscover, especially during this month of October, the beauty of the prayer of the rosary, which has nourished the faith of the Christian people through the centuries.

"I invite you to pray the rosary, and to carry it in your hands or in your pockets. The recitation of the rosary is the most beautiful prayer we can offer to the Virgin Mary; it is a contemplation on the stages of the life of Jesus the Savior with his Mother Mary and is a weapon that protects us from evils and temptations," Pope Francis.

The National Fire Protection Association in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week. This year's campaign, "Fire won't wait. Plan your escape, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe from home fires. On Friday October 13 students in kindergarten will have an opportunity to meet our local firefighters and see a real fire truck at school. Our grades 1-8 students will be involved in an assembly by our local fire fighters about fire prevention on October 18.

Feast day, 10 October: John Henry Newman was an English cardinal and theologian in the 19th century. He was renowned as a gentle, wise and courageous priest who showed great pastoral care for those living in poverty.

St. John Henry Newman is the patron saint of our school.

On Friday, October 13, 2023, students will have the opportunity to engage in a variety of workshops celebrating our differences and demonstrating the importance of being inclusive.

We would also like to thank members of our community and staff for sharing their experiences as we learn how different ABILITIES make us all amazing. We would like to thank and acknowledge The War Amps as well as the Rick Handson Foundation for their contribution to this amazing day.

St. John Henry Newman is #strongertogether. Thank you to for organizing this school wide event!

On October 17, we appreciate our DECE and CYW at St. John Henry Newman school. Thank you to Ms. Poku and Mrs. Gilmour, our DECE’s, and Mrs. Le Croix and Ms. Farra , our CYW's, who always go beyond to help students at St. John Henry Newman!

St. John Henry Newman will celebrate the feast day of our patron saint on October 17. We will have a mass in the school gym and Father Regalo will be perciding. All parents are welcome to attend.

St. John Henry Newman will be participating in the Cross Country meet at Centennial Park on October 18. Thank you Mrs. Bento, Mr. Trias, Mr. Couto and Mr. Minichiello for coaching our students for this event!

October 20 is Bus Driver Appreciation Day. St. John Henry Newman thanks the 7 bus drivers who transport our students each and every day! On behalf of St. John Henry Newman school, Thank You!

St. John Henry Newman is pleased to have the Rosary Apostolate return to our school. Our goal is to increase prayer life, as well as reciting the rosary more often in our school. The Rosary Apostolate will be visiting all classrooms from October to May.

We are pleased that Mrs. Rostami and Ms. Rose's classes will be visiting Silver Creek with their students. They will have an opportunity to explore nature’s beauty.

The park features the headwaters of Silver Creek, a small tributary of the Credit River, and a large Niagara Escarpment valley. Discover the riches of the land as you wander past babbling brooks, lush mature forests and escarpment rocks. Hike amongst the sights and sounds of nature along forest trails.

Every October Children’s Aid Societies across the province raise awareness about the rights of children and youth to safety and well-being, and the responsibility of adults and community services to help children, youth, and families who need support.

During the month of October, all grade 4 students will write the CCAT. The results of this testing will indicate whether your child is eligible for challenge programming for intellectually advanced students. Results will assist teachers in programming in the regular school setting.

St. John Henry Newman is excited to share that we will be hosting a Halloween Dance on Tuesday October 31. Students will have an opportunity to dance in the gym with their classmates. Students are encouraged to dress up for Halloween. We are asking students not to wear masks, or bring in items like swords to school. School Cashonline will be set up for a donation of $2.00. All funds collected will go towards Sharelife.

Students in Mr. Zubac, Mrs. Gilmour, and Mrs. Tassone, Ms. Poku as well as Mrs. Agas's Kindergarten classes will be walking the halls of St. John Henry Newman on October 31 in a Halloween Parade! We look forward to seeing our youngest Newman Cardinals walk the halls all dressed up!

Our Learning Common is open and in full swing at St. John Henry Newman. Each week students have the opportunity to sign out a book of their own choosing from the Library. We have a wonderful updated collection for the students to choose from. Please help care for our wonderful collection by ensuring library books are stored safely at home and returned to school each week. If you misplace your library book, or notice any damages, please notify Ms. Conway. Thank you for your support in promoting a love of reading within our school community.

Ms. Conway

Teacher Librarian

We are required to conduct three fire drills in the fall and three in the spring. We are also required to practice two lockdown drills during the year. Lockdown drills involve students moving away from the classroom door to a location within the classroom away from windows. Lights are turned off and the doors are locked. These practices are to ensure that students and staff are prepared in case we should need to go into lock- down. Police and Board security personnel would initiate lock-down.

Safety First when dropping students off at school.

Please try to ensure that your children are ready to get out of the car in Kiss and Ride and that they can exit on the passenger side. Students using Kiss and Ride should be able to exit the vehicle on their own. Drivers please remain in your vehicle if you are going through Kiss and Ride, pause long enough to allow children to exit safely, then continue through to allow other cars to move in. If parents need to get out of the driver’s seat, you should park and escort your child safely to the schoolyard.

St. John Henry Newman is committed to living Laudato Si,

Pope Francis’s encyclical caring for our common home, the earth. Our goal is to have all families receive newsletters and other communication via email. All newsletters will be emailed to parents and posted on twitter @CNEWM_DPCDSB. The calendar on the website will also be kept up to date.

St. John Henry Newman has 2 water bottle filling stations. Please ensure your child has a refillable water bottle. It is recommended that a reusable cup or extra water bottle be left at school in the event your child forgets their water bottle at home.

Fraternity and social friendship are the ways the Pontiff indicates to build a better, more just and peaceful world, with the contribution of all: people and institutions. With an emphatic confirmation of a ‘no’ to globalized indifference.

Each teacher will maintain a Google Classroom/ Brightspace where assignments and

information are shared with parents. Depending on the grade level, assignments may be

submitted this way as well. This is NOT a replacement for in-class learning. Students who are

away for a couple of days can look to Google Classroom/ Brightspace to see some of the work

that was missed, but it will not have all the learning and/or assignments that happened in the

classroom on any given day. Your child’s teacher will let you know

what their preferred means of communication will be.

PASSWORD RESET TOOLS

You can now reset your password remotely by registering for the Password Reset Tool. You must know your old password to create a new one.

To reset your password remotely you must first register with the “Password Reset Tool”, which you can do by following one of these two steps:

Students: students.dpcdsb.org and select Password Reset

Staff: https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/PasswordReset/Register.aspx ​

**Access to personal email/cell phone is required for registration.

Once you are registered, please follow the Password Reset Instructions

As a school community we will be focusing our attention on supporting student's mental health and well-being. All staff have received training and will be engaging students in activities that support each of the 5 key areas noted above (connecting, kindness, self-care, support seeking and gratitude) in order to develop a positive school climate. Below you will find a link to some resources and supports that can be accessed at home.

To reduce the handling of cash, any payments made to Holy Family can only be made through Schoolcash Online Payment System. If you have not done so already, please sign up.

Parents can call (905) 890-6000 during the hours of 07:30 am to 6:00 pm to reach our call centre. These extended hours will only be until October 1st, 2023. If parents are looking for their children’s transportation information or eligibility, please direct them to our web site at www.stopr.ca While on our web site, in addition to receiving their children’s busing details, parents can also set up an account through the Parent/Student Login to receive late bus notifications and access additional transportation information such as: Parents will need their child’s Ontario Education Number (OEN) to access their children’s transportation details or when they call into

STOPR - Transportation Procedures

The distance criteria for transportation eligibility must be more than:

• 1.0 kilometer Kindergarten and Grade 1
• 1.6 kilometers for Grades 2 – 4
• 2.0 kilometers for Grades 5 – 8
• 3.8 kilometers for Grades 9 – 12

If your child is moving to grade 2, grade 5, or grade 9 in the 2023-2024 school year, their eligibility status for transportation may be changing. Eligibility information can be accessed at the website noted below.

All transported kindergarten and grade 1 students are required to be met by a parent/caregiver when disembarking from their bus on their return trip from school.

Holy Family continues to support The Medic Alert - No Child Without. This program provides free Medic Alert Membership for students requiring medical alert bracelets. For more information, please visit: www.nochildwithout.ca.

We believe that parents/guardians are the primary teachers of their children. Our goal is to educate every child well and to maximize student achievement and well-being. We will provide ongoing resources through the board and school websites to enable parents and guardians to be better informed and to participate fully in their child's education. Visit https://www3.dpcdsb.org/parents/help-your-child-learn/help-your-child-learn to explore a variety of student engaging websites.