St. Elizabeth Seton A DMINISTRATOR ’ S M ESSAGE Principal: E. Sweeney-Hurd Secretary: K. Biso Office Assistant: M. Heath 905-331-7246 SAFE ARRIVAL PROGRAM: Please call in your child’s absence at 905-331-7246 The school voicemail ser- vice is available 24 hours a day. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Follow us on Twitter 2 Christmas Outreach 2 New Uniform Provider 3 Winter Dress 4 Medication 4 Kindergarten Registration 5 Emerg. Closure 6 School Cash Online 7 MAD Science 8 School Entry/Safety 9 SEAC Sound Bites 10 Christmas Performance 11 Important Dates 12 Our Kids Network 12 January Newsletter On behalf of the enre St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School Staff, we wish you a Happy New Year! May this New Year bring you the blessings of Love, Joy, Health and Peace to you and your family. Throughout Advent our Catholic School Community Outreach supported many community projects. Thank you for your generous response supporng the Socie- ty of St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive and The Angel Tree Toy Drive. The many toys donated for the Angel Tree were distributed by our local Society of St. Vincent de Paul . It truly warmed our hearts to see students living the true meaning of Christmas. As with every New Year, we take stock of our successes and look with wonder on the year ahead. 2017 is filled with promise! This is a wonderful me to reflect with your children on making the most of the talents and blessings God has bestowed upon them. We encourage you to work with your children to set goals for themselves in their school work and in all that they do so that 2017 will be a year filled with success and happiness. At St. Elizabeth Seton School, we will connue to work hard throughout this year to offer a posive, fulfilling experience for all students, as we strive to meet our school improvement objecves. May God’s love be your source of strength in 2017. Yours in Partnership, Mrs. E. Sweeney-Hurd Principal
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S t . E l i z a b e t h S e t o n
AD MI N IS TR A TOR ’S ME S S AGE
P r i n c i p a l : E . S w e e n e y - H u r d S e c r e t a r y : K . B i s o O f f i c e A s s i s t a n t : M . H e a t h
9 0 5 - 3 3 1 - 7 2 4 6
SAFE ARRIVAL
PROGRAM:
Please call in
your child’s absence at
905-331-7246
The school voicemail ser-vice is available
24 hours a day.
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Follow us on Twitter 2
Christmas Outreach 2
New Uniform Provider 3
Winter Dress 4
Medication 4
Kindergarten Registration 5
Emerg. Closure 6
School Cash Online 7
MAD Science 8
School Entry/Safety 9
SEAC Sound Bites 10
Christmas Performance 11
Important Dates 12
Our Kids Network 12
J a n u a r y N e w s l e t t e r
On behalf of the entire St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School Staff, we wish you a Happy New Year! May this New Year bring you the blessings of Love, Joy, Health and Peace to you and your family.
Throughout Advent our Catholic School Community Outreach supported many
community projects. Thank you for your generous response supporting the Socie-ty of St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive and The Angel Tree Toy Drive. The many toys donated for the Angel Tree were distributed by our local Society of St. Vincent de Paul . It truly warmed our hearts to see students living the true meaning of Christmas.
As with every New Year, we take stock of our successes and look with wonder on the year ahead. 2017 is filled with promise! This is a wonderful time to reflect with your children on making the most of the talents and blessings God has bestowed upon them. We encourage you to work with your children to set goals for themselves in their school work and in all that they do so that 2017 will be a year filled with success and happiness.
At St. Elizabeth Seton School, we will continue to work hard throughout this year to offer a positive, fulfilling experience for all students, as we strive to meet our school improvement objectives.
May God’s love be your source of strength in 2017.
Yours in Partnership,
Mrs. E. Sweeney-Hurd
Principal
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J O I N U S O N T W I T T E R ! ! !
We are on Twitter! Make sure to follow us……
@SetonST
A DV E N T F O O D D R I V E A N D A N G E L T R E E
Our School-Wide Advent Food Drive organized by Mrs. Pavelic’s/Abreu’s FDK students and our Grade 8 Student Ambassadors generated an incredible response from our school community.
The community volunteers of the food pantry at St. Raphael’s Church were delighted by the generosity of our school community and noted the quality of our donated items.
St. Elizabeth Seton School students went above and beyond in bringing in their food items as requested. These food donations warmed the bellies of the needy in our own community and the hearts of those whose lives were touched by their generosity.
In addition to this, the response to our Angel Tree Toy Drive was inspiring! Thank you for the many beautiful toys that brightened Christmas morning for children throughout our own community and throughout the City of Burlington.
Special thanks to the volunteers from The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul for helping with distribution and our Grade 8 Ambassadors for their leadership.
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N E W U N I F O R M P R OV I D E R
We are delighted to introduce ISW Uniforms as the new supplier of the St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary School Uni-form Program for the 2016/17 school year.
The conveniently located retail store is at 1800 Appleby Line, Unit 8, Burlington, and will stock the St. Elizabeth Se-ton Elementary School uniform on a year round basis. In addition, ISW Uniforms offers complete on-line ordering to make your shopping easy and convenient.
Please feel free to visit us at www.iswuniforms.com and select the St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary School Store to purchase any of your uniform requirements. We offer ‘ship to home’ or collection from our Burlington store.
The ‘ISW Uniforms’ Advantage
-Outstanding Customer Service
-Friendly and professional staff to serve the St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary School parent community
-Proud supplier in Halton for over 20 years
-Quality value for money apparel with attention to detail
-Easy care fabrics and a full size range
-100% manufacturer defect guarantee
Please do not hesitate to contact ISW directly at 905-331-9990 or email us at [email protected]
and we would be happy to answer any of your questions regarding the uniform program at St. Elizabeth Seton Ele-
Please ensure your children come to school dressed warmly to participate in recess activities. Scarves, hats and mittens are recommended especially on those really chilly days! A number of our primary students are not bringing snow pants to school. Students without snow pants are not permitted to play on the field area when there is snow on the ground. We want all students to have fun in the snow and to have an active recess break. Please send snow pants if your child wishes to play in our field area (when snow is present).
When weather conditions are severe, we may reduce the outdoor playtime, or have indoor recess entirely, but fresh air and exercise are vital components for successful learning; so, we will have the children play outside whenever possible.
Appropriate footwear is essential for participation in our physical education pro-gram. Students are reminded to bring indoor footwear to school.
Please ensure your children come to school
dressed warmly to participate in recess activi-
ties. Scarves, hats and mittens are recom-
mended especially on those really chilly days!
A number of our pri- mary students are not
bringing snow pants to school. Students with-
out snow pants are not permitted to play on the filed area when
M E D I C A T I O N A T S C H O O L
A reminder that students who require ANY TYPE OF MEDICATION AT SCHOOL need to have a form completed PRIOR to the administration of any medication by school per-sonnel. We cannot dispense medication of any kind without authorization by the parent/guardian. Please see the office for the proper form if at any time during the year your child requires any type of medication at school. Once this form is completed, the medication must be sent in a properly labelled container in order for school personnel to administer and store this medication at school. This applies to both prescription and non-prescription medication.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding with this matter.
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K I N D E R G A R T E N R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R 2 0 17 - 2018
Early registration for students entering our Full Day Kindergarten Program in the Fall of 2017 will be held in all schools in our Board on January 24th and January 25th. Dates and times for this process are listed below:
Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 & Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission Requirements:
-Year 1 (formally JK) children are required to be 4 years of age on or before December 31, 2017.
-Year 2 (formally SK) children are required to be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 2017.
-Proof of age is required
-Roman or Eastern Rite Catholic baptismal certificate is required. If the child has no Roman/Eastern Rite Catholic baptismal certificate, the child may be admitted if one parent can provide a Roman/Eastern Rite Catholic baptismal certificate. - Proof of address For additional information, please refer to the Board's Operating Policy I-22.
Before registration is finalized, a child will have completed the prescribed program of immunization for diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps and rubella. Parent(s) must provide evidence of immunization record.
FDK Registration includes completion of the HCDSB Registration Form at the student’s home school and completion
of the Questionnaire. The Kindergarten Questionnaire may be completed at any time. It is submitted electronically
to the school.
Please Note: Children currently registered in their Catholic school’s Junior Kindergarten/Year 1 program are not required to register for the Senior Kindergarten/Year 2 Program. Placement in the Year 2 Kindergarten Program will be processed by the school unless otherwise notified by the parent(s)/guardian(s).
E M E R G E N C Y S C H O O L C L O S U R E I N F O R M A T I O N
In the event of inclement weather, our Director of Education and the Director of Educa-tion of the Halton District School Board, consult with Halton Student Transportation Services (HSTS) to determine whether to cancel school transportation and/or close schools.
In most cases, this decision is made prior to 6 o’clock in the morning and is communi-cated by 6:30 a.m. The decision to cancel buses and/or close schools is communicated by a syner email or phone call sent to families from the board office but can also be obtained through the following methods:
MAD S C I E N C E—G R A D E 1 - 4/ L U N C H T I M E O F F E R I N G
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S C H O O L H O U R S A N D E N T R Y P R O C E D U R E S / PA R E N T E N T R Y I N T O S C H O O L
Parents are reminded that our school bell in the morning rings at 8:35am daily. School staff bring the Students into the school at this time so that they can begin instruction promptly at 8:40am. Your child must be at the back of the school in their line up area when this 8:35am bell rings. A staff member will remain at the back doors of the school until 8:40am to let in any students who may be running a minute or two behind. As of 8:40am, these staff members will be heading to their instructional areas to begin lessons for the day. If your child arrives once this staff member has left this posted position, students are to be escorted to the front of the school by their parent/person who dropped them off. Once at the front, these late students can ring the entry buzzer and make their way into the school, stopping at the office first to obtain a late slip for admittance into class.
Parents are also reminded that our yard supervision does not begin until 8:20am daily and that children are not to be dropped off in our school yard areas until 8:20am when a staff member is outside on yard duty (wearing a brightly coloured vest).
In order to protect the safety of all within our building, adult, non-staff members are not to be entering the school using any door other than the front doors by the office at anytime throughout the school day. Our back doors and main entry door are always locked but we have had cases in the last month where parents have entered the build-ing through back door areas when other students/teachers open these doors to exit.
IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS, ADULTS WHO ARE NOT STAFF MEMBERS MUST NOT ENTER THE SCHOOL THROUH THESE BACK DOORS DURING TIMES LIKE THESE AND MUST ALWAYS USE THE DOOR
LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL TO GAIN ACCESS INTO THE BUILDING.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation with this practice put in place to protect the safety of all within our building.
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SEAC SOUNDBYTES
Raising awareness of the Special Education process at HCDSB
January 2017
SEAC from a Different Lens!
Over the past year, SEAC has provided important “Soundbytes" on Special Education within HCDSB. The importance of SEAC is our ability to assist the Board in understanding the special needs of exceptional children and youth, and to advise the Board on any matter affecting the establishment and development of special education programs and ser-vices. Essentially, it is our primary responsibility to advise on the Special Education Budget and the Special Education Plan every school year. Now it is time to take a closer look at what takes place at the SEAC meeting. The Special Education Advisory Committee, comprised of school board staff and trustees and representatives of local associations is the “BRIDGE” between those who make decisions about special education services/programs and the exceptional children who receive these programs and services. The parents representing local associations provide a focused, big picture lens on complex issues related to students with special needs and we stand behind several board-wide programs such as “Best Buddies”, “EMPOWER”, “Special Needs Strategy”, “Accessibility related to in-school and playground development”, “Mental Well-being”, “Bullying Awareness” and the “Spirit of Inclusion Awards”. Through a reciprocal and collaborative relationship based on mutual respect, SEAC does not advocate on behalf of individual students or families, but rather advises on matters of significant importance for all children who may need individual-ized and/or specialized programs for learning. One of the highlights to the SEAC year is the selection of the Spirit of Inclusion recipients in March. The Spirit of Inclu-sion Award is a celebration of students across the Board who demonstrate exemplary inclusive behaviour within their school communities. It is an honour for a SEAC member to take part in the Board-wide selection of an elementary and secondary student and then present these students with an award at both a SEAC meeting and then again at the sys-tem wide annual Student Awards of Excellence Ceremony in April. Be sure to check your school newsletter in the Spring to find out who is the winner at your school. SEAC meetings are held monthly (usually the last Monday of each month at 7pm) at the Board office throughout the school year and meetings are open to the public. SEAC meeting dates and times can be found on the Board Event Cal-endar at www.hcdsb.org. We would love to see you there.
A M A Z I N G C H R I S T M A S P E R F O R M A N C E—A C H R I S T M A S C A R O L !
Thank you to all parents who supported through their attendance and purchase of tickets, our JK to Grade 6 Christ-mas Performance of “A Christmas Carol” in December. We are thrilled to be able to provide our JK to Grade 6 chil-dren with the opportunity to work with a real performance director throughout the months of September, October and November as they prepare for our Christmas performance. We thank families for purchasing tickets to our show as the money raised from ticket sales goes 100% to off set the cost of putting on a production of this magni-tude. Remaining money owing to the director and the incidental costs (equipment rentals etc.) are funded through money raised in our school’s dance-a-thon. We thank everyone for making our production such a success!!!!
5070 Dryden Ave. Burlington, Ontario L7L6Y3
St . El izabeth Seton
H A LT O N O U R K I D S N E T W O R K
Phone: 905-331-7246 Fax: 905-331-6818
We’re on the web!
Visit us at:
http://schools.hcdsb.org/eliz
Halton iparent is a new easy-to-use, online information resource which gives families access to Halton parenting programs and services listings!
WHAT WILL YOU FIND?
Over 130 Halton based, programs, workshops and seminars about raising children and youth:
Courses for expectant parents
Workshops on toddler behaviour
Discussion groups for parents of children of all ages
Single parent support groups
Parent and child drop-ins
Programs on all stages of child development
And much more!
Although the programs are primarily geared to helping parents, there are also some listings for programs that children and youth can attend.
www.ourkidsnetwork.ca/iparent
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
Happy New Year! January 1st
Feast Day of St. Elizabeth Seton January 4th
Welcome Back to School January 9th
School Liturgy in our Gym at 1:15pm—ALL WELCOME! January 10th
Native Drumming Workshops Gr. 6-8 January 13th
MAD Science Kick Off Assembly for Grades 1-4 January 13th
Gr. 8 BRAVO ENCORE Program Begins January 16th
Catholic School Council Meeting January 18th
Pajama Spirit Day January 20th
Gr. 7 BRAVO ENCORE Program Begins January 23rd
Kindergarten Registration Day #1 January 24th
Kindergarten Registration Day #2 January 25th
Grade 4 Skating trip #3 January 25th
Dufflebag Theatre Presents “Beauty and the Beast in French for Gr. 4-8 January 26th
Grade 8 Grad Photo Day January 27th
Enrollment Masses for Confirmation January 28th/29th
