End of Day Procedures

November 15, 2016, 11:09 am

END-OF-THE-DAY PROCEDURES --> 4:00 p.m.

FDK students: these procedures do not change. The FDK teachers will continue to dismiss all FDK pick-ups from the FDK gated area. Parents should proceed to this area for FDK students.

WALKERS & GR. 1-8 STUDENTS: The teacher on duty will take all WALKERS and Gr. 1-8 students who are pick-up out the southwest exit doors and bring them to the Kiss n' Ride area. Walkers will depart from the teacher on duty at this time and the remaining pick-up students will be handed off to waiting parents/guardians. Parents who are picking up should wait for Gr. 1-8 students at the Kiss n' Ride area.

BUSING: these procedures have not changed. Students who are bused will continue routines as before. Students exit from the northwest exit doors and will be directed to their buses by teachers on duty. Once "all remaining" is announced to students, then students whose buses have not yet arrived will exit the school by the northwest exit doors and wait in their bus lines with another teacher on duty until their buses arrive.

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Student Insurance

November 18, 2016, 12:13 pm

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STUDENT INSURANCE

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 carrier "Insuremykids Pro-tection Plan." Forms were distributed to students the first week of school.

It is imperative that parents/guardians return the completed "Student Accident Insurance Acknowledgement 2016/2017 School Year" form to the respective classroom teacher.

Effective September 2012, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board requires parents/guardians written acknowledgement that they have received information regarding Student Insurance, especially for those students participating in out-of-school excursions and/or extra-curricular sports activities. Although enrolment is voluntary, the board encourages parents to take advantage of the excursions/field trips, or, if parents do not have dental insurance coverage.

Two options are offered for enrolment:

1) Complete the traditional form and mail it in

2) Photocopy the form and fax it to Reliable Life at 1-905-522-7211 or 1-800-463-KIDS (5437). Parents alone have the right to insure their children.

The website is: http://www.insuremykids.com/en/Default.aspx

Please note that the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board DOES NOT provide insurance for students against any accidental death, disability, dismemberment, or medical expenses that might occur as a result of accident during school activities, including sports events and field trips.

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Allergies

November 18, 2016, 12:14 pm

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WE ARE AN ALLERGEN AWARE SCHOOL!

As we begin a new school year, we would like to inform you that St. Sofia School is an ‘allergen aware school.’ There are pupils in attendance who suffer from severe and life-threatening allergies to certain foods, such as peanut and nut products and/or milk products. Exposure to the smallest quantities can cause severe life-threatening reactions.

In order to respect the caution required for bringing food into the school, as parents you are asked to use alternate methods to recognize your child’s birthday. This could be in the form of a book donated to our school library or class library in your child’s name.

Other alternatives can also include pencils and stickers.

Donuts from Tim Horton’s, or any other products that are NOT Nut Free, will no longer be permitted as a treat in class.Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

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Reference Checks

November 18, 2016, 12:16 pm

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CRIMINAL REFERENCE CHECKS

Any school volunteers who come into regular contact with students will be required to produce a CRIMINAL REFERENCE CHECK and ANNUAL DEFENCE DECLARATION.

A Criminal Reference Check is to be submitted to the Principal prior to being accepted as a volunteer in the school (e.g. to help supervise students on a field trip). Volunteers who have previously submitted CRC's will be required to submit an annual Criminal Offence Declaration. Forms should be submitted to the Principal who will house them in a secure location, with the utmost respect to the confidential nature of the material.

Copies of these forms are available in the office.

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Parents Association

November 18, 2016, 12:21 pm

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The Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education

We are the voice of parents and guardians whose children in the publicly funded Ontario Catholic System of Education in the province of Ontario since 1939.

Our mission is to preserve and enhance publicly funded English Catholic education in Ontario.

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Medications

November 18, 2016, 12:22 pm

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STORAGE & ADMINISTRATION of MEDICATION

Parents are responsible for ensuring that all medication and forms are updated annually for any student who requires medication to be administered at school. If your child requires medication please have the necessary forms completed and return them, along with any medication, to the office as soon as possible.

CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

On rare occasions, we are faced with difficult situations in which non-custodial parents arrive at school asking to visit their child or to take their child home after school. We are best able to serve and protect students when we are made aware of legal custody arrangements, visitation rights and other special instructions. If legal custody matters affect your family, please ensure that our office staff and classroom teachers are aware of any custodial arrangements that may affect your child during school hours.

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School Access Protocol

November 18, 2016, 12:23 pm

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School Access Protocol.pdf

Parents are welcomed to the school throughout the year, however, for the safety of children, ALL parents and visitors must ring the entry bell ONCE and WAIT. After being granted entry, parents/visitors must sign in at the office and receive a Visitor Sticker each and every time they visit the building.

Parents and visitors are not entitled to go to the classrooms as this is a disruption to student programming.

Since the hallways are busy during pickup times, siblings and parents are asked to arrange with your child, to meet at Kiss n' Ride area on the southern area of the school (facing Williamsport Drive).

Messages and deliveries (e.g. keys, lunches, extra clothes, etc.) are handled through the office. Please remember that to most students you are a STRANGER.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in keeping our students safe at school!

CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

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School Council

November 18, 2016, 12:35 pm

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ST. SOFIA

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

COUNCIL 2015 - 2016

Chair: Orest Holyk

Secretary: Natalka Jewusiak

Treasurer: Oksana Voloshyn

Parish Representative: Natalia Shved

Community Representative: Evhen Ladna

Community Representative-Alternate: Ivanka Iwanuria

OAPCE Representative: Nataliya Vynnyk

OAPCE Representative-Alternate: Andrea Pinchak

Teacher Representative: Denise Neave

Non-Teaching Representative: Daria Stasyszyn

Principal: John Dmytrasz

Vice-Principal: Isabel Sauvé

All are welcome to attend!

Please note the REVISED meeting date below.

Please join us at our next meeting on September 26, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library. We will also have elections for the 2016-2017 Catholic School Council at this meeting. Please pick up and return nomination forms by Friday, September 23, 2016.

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The Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education

We are the voice of parents and guardians whose children in the publicly funded Ontario Catholic System of Education in the province of Ontario since 1939.

Our mission is to preserve and enhance publicly funded English Catholic education in Ontario.

Please join us in our annual OAPCE Conference 2016!

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/involvement/

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St. Nicholas Concert

November 18, 2016, 12:38 pm

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St. Nicholas Concert

Date and Location TBA

An admission fee of a non-perishable food item and $2.00 will be collected to off-set the cost of the concert.

Donations of warm clothing ( hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, etc.) will also be accepted. These will be donated to families in need in Ukraine and the incoming Syrian refugees.

Thank you in advance for your support !

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Events

November 18, 2016, 12:39 pm

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Remembrance Day

November 23, 2016, 10:17 am

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Remembrance Day Ceremonies

Prayers for those Canadians killed in the line of duty fighting for Canada.

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Staff List

November 25, 2016, 6:39 am

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St. Sofia Staff 2016 - 2017

FDK-A	S. Ladna and I. Semczuk
FDK-B	S. Snihura and O. Konopada
FDK-C	K. Tolomiczenko/LTO and M. Czoli
FDK-D	L. Michalak and L. Lima
Gr. 1	O. Holyk
Gr. 1	C. Waschuk
Gr. 1	K. Horbaczuk
Gr. 2	C. Solowy
Gr. 2	H. Chaplia
Gr. 2/3	L. Ljahovic
Gr. 3	M. Moskalyk
Gr. 3	L. Mazur
Gr. 3	T. Kraw
Gr. 4	S. Chwartacky
Gr. 4	L. Horbaczuk/LTO
Gr. 5	G. Melech
Gr. 5/6	D. Desimone
Gr. 6	D. Shanks
Gr. 7	D. Darewych
Gr. 7	O. Solovka
Gr. 8	N. Babicky
Gr. 8	M. Baran
Special Education Resource Class	E. Hegedusic
Special Education Resource Teacher-Primary	T. Dowhal
Special Education Resource Teacher-Jr/Int.	M. Czurylowicz
English as a Second Language-Primary	T. Dowhal
English as a Second Language-Jr./Int.	A. Ostapiuk, M. Rivera
Teacher-Librarian	D. Neave
Planning Time	E. Hegedusic, D. Kopach, D. Neave, Y. Kopylets
French as a Second Language	S. Constantino-Dinis, M. Rivera
International Languages	O. Iakovleva, D. Bilyj, B. Roszczenko, L. Valorna
Educational Resource Worker	M. Sweleba
Child and Youth Worker	A. Passarelli
Social Worker	C. McLean
Psychologist	V. Shaughnessy
Speech-Language Pathologist	N. Yeung
Settlement Worker	H. Ali
Head Custodian	A. Muniz
Custodians	J. Palmiery & J. Beltran
Assistant Secretary	P. Trussler
Head Secretary	N. Vereshchak
Vice-Principal	K. Ferrao
Principal	J. Dmytrasz

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OERB

November 25, 2016, 6:40 am

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Ontario Educational Resource Bank
Our school board has chosen to participate in the provincial government’s e-learning strategy. Our participation includes access to the Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB), an electronic repository of over 22,000 high-quality resources – such as lesson plans, student activities, and multimedia objects – for Kindergarten through Grade 12.
These resources are:
• offered in convenient formats, such as MSWord, PowerPoint, Portable Document Format (PDF), and Flash
• aligned with the Ontario curriculum
• mostly created by teachers for teachers and students
• derived from and designed for both the Public and Catholic systems
• searchable by keyword or grade, course/subject, strand, or overall expectation

To access the OERB, go to the following website to use these confidential access keys:
http://resources.elearningontario.ca

Student user id: dpcdsbstudent
Student password: oerbs

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Rosary Club

November 25, 2016, 6:47 am

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ROSARY CLUB

The Rosary Club welcomes students during recess times to reflect and pray the rosary with their friends.

Teachers help to support students as they learn about the sacred mysteries!

All are welcome!

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Green Team

November 25, 2016, 6:47 am

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The GREEN Team!

The Green Team works to help spread awareness to our school community about environmental stewardship .

Our students are empowered to be environmental citizens.
Our students develop ecological literacy.
Students and teachers work to build a whole school community.
They work to strengthen capacity in our school system.
By being a certified Eco-School, we join a province-wide network of 1745 schools in 53 schools across Ontario.

How can YOU make a difference?

Come and join our meetings to find out how!

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Diversity Club

November 25, 2016, 6:49 am

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D I V E R S I T Y Club!

The Diversity Club is a group of students and teachers who work to help the school community focus on valuing diversity and inclusivity. It's about accepting and respecting differences because we are all created and loved by God.

We work to make St. Sofia a safe, welcoming place for all students. Additionally, we work to bring awareness to our students and create a culture where everyone feels supported, valued and heard.