sept newsletter -joe 2011pub.

SEPTEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTERWelcome Back!Welcome back to another exciting year at St. Joseph Catholic School! The entire staff looksforward to providing your children with a wonderful school experience full of excitinglearning opportunities, enjoyable extra curricular activities and meaningful religiouscelebrations. We extend a special welcome to our new families and our little JK “Panthers”.Together we will encourage our St. Joseph students to demonstrate their Panther Pridespiritually, socially and academically.September brings many changes and I am sure you can appreciate that not all newregistrations and staffing can be completed by the first day of school. This may mean someadjustments during the first week of school and up to the 30 th of the month. It is importantto recognize that the Ministry imposes class size caps, which has an impact on staff and theorganization of classes. Please keep in mind that we will strive to keep these changes to aminimum. Your continued support is certainly appreciated.May God bless us all as we begin this new year together.Most Sincerely,Mrs. Doris Baggio -PrincipalSchool Schedule:Entrance Bell 8:05 a.m.Recess 10:10-10:25Lunch 11:05-12:05Recess 1:45-2:00Dismissal 2:40Forms, forms, forms…Important information will be senthome during the first week ofschool. Milk forms, and updated student informationforms help us to begin the newyear successfully. Please read the informationcarefully and return them in a timelymanner. If you have any questions, pleasefeel free to call the office for clarification..

St. Joseph Newsletter, Calendar and WebsiteSt. Joseph Catholic School is committed to advancing its environmentalfriendliness by reducing our paper usage as much as possible. One step in helpingus achieve this goal is through the increased use of our school website ( http://mail.wecdsb.on.ca/217 ) to communicate information to parents. Please visit ourwebsite each month to access our school newsletter, monthly calendar and photo gallery.Student SafetyEach child’s safety and welfare is of the greatest importance to us. We request that allvisitors, including parents, report to the office immediately upon entering the school to signour Visitors’ Book. This is a very important school board policy. We ask that you please leaveall deliveries ( books, lunches etc.) at the office in order to minimize interruptions to theclassroom. If you are picking up your child for an appointment, the office staff will be happyto page them to the office.If your child is going to be late or absent from school, please call theoffice and leave a message on the answering machine 519-734-1219.Thank you for your co-operation and support in keeping St. Josephstudents safe!Meet the TeacherWednesday, September 14th6:00 to 7:00 p.m.See you then!News from your School CouncilNomination forms for CSC candidateswill be sent home shortly. Elections foreach position will follow. All parents areencouraged to get involved and join thefun! Our first CSC meeting is scheduledfor Wednesday, September 21st at6:00 p.m. Hope to see you there.Kiss n RidePlease consider volunteering 15minutes once a week to our Kiss nRide program. We desperatelyneed new members to continue thisexcellent safe arrival initiative. Please callthe school if you can help us out (734-1219). THANK YOU!!!St. Joseph School AgendasEach student from Grade One to Grade Eight will beprovided with a beautiful St. Joseph School Agenda. Thishandy reference provides you with important schoolinformation and acts as an excellent toolfor recording homework andcommunicating news between parents andteachers. We kindly request that yousend $5.00 to offset the cost of thishandbook. Thank you.

St. Joseph Staff 2011-2012Principal - Mrs. Doris BaggioSecretary – Mrs. Cathy BrushJunior & Senior Kindergarten – Mrs. Michelle van HeugtenSenior Kindergarten – Mrs. Margaret CarloneGrade One—Mrs. Margo GrondinGrade One/Two– Ms. Laurie FaucherGrade Two – Mr. Jim Silvestro / Miss Sara CapaldiGrade Two/Three – Mrs. Sandra RobertsGrade Three/Four – Mrs. Venessa Spizzirri & Mrs. Michelle LepainGrade Four/Five –Mrs. Tennant / Mr. Jim SilvestroGrade Five – Mr. Scott ClementsGrade Six – Miss MaryLou Holland & Miss Sandy BoticaGrade Seven –Mr. Val Pelaccia & Mr. Rene BujoldGrade Eight – Mrs. Laura Alward & Mrs. Angela KnappLSST – Mrs. Donna Cormier, Mrs.Anita Deluca , Mrs. Margaret CarloneMrs. Isa D’Agnillo & Mrs. Rita DeBenedictisFSL – Mrs. Rita DeBenedictis & Mrs. Isa D’AgnilloMusic Teacher—Mr. Paul van HeugtenE.A.’s – Mrs. Madonna Hill, Ms Colleen Fox & Mrs. Diane SleimanLibrary Technician – Mrs. Susan PiccininComputer Technician – Mr. Keith RowlandCustodian – Mrs. Tracy Bondy, Ms. Kelly Wigle & Mr. Jean Yves Laforest

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