Self-Control is regulating your thoughts and actions so that you stop any pressures from within or without and act the way you know and feel is right. Developing loving habits helps us to respond lovingly to others in our choices and actions. God wants us do what we know and feel is right.

Happy New Year to parents, students and staff of St. Peter School. Welcome to 2023! We hope you all had a blessed, enjoyable and restful Christmas and New Year with family and feel rejuvenated and ready for our second term.

Wishing you many blessings in 2023!

Kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year at Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) schools will take place Monday, January 9 to Friday, January 13, 2023.

To register online visit dpcdsb.org. During registration, parents/guardians are required to provide: online application form or registration form; proof of child’s age; Catholic baptismal certificate; updated immunization records; proof of Canadian citizenship; proof of home address and; proof of English sepa-rate school support. For additional information visit www.dpcdsb.org. A video tutorial to support parents/guardians during online registration can also be found on the Dufferin-Peel website.

We, the staff of St. Peter School, would like to extend our most sincere and heartfelt THANK YOU to all who were able to donate to our St. Peter School Food Drive and Giving Tree! Because of your generosity, we were able to make a difference in the lives of so many this holiday season.

Thank you for your generosity and kindness!

Congratulations to 3 of our St. Peter's students who submitted an entry into the Royal Canadian Legion's Remembrance Day Poster Contest. A very special THANK YOU to Ms. Melo, Ms. Hoy-Kenny, Ms. Marchi and their amazing students for supporting this important event! You are all winners and we are proud of each and every one of you!

Equitable and inclusive education is one of our goals here at St. Peter School.

We recognize the importance of selecting texts/resources for students to consider that “books continue to be an invaluable source of information and values. They reflect the

attitudes in our society about diversity, power relationships among different groups of people, and

various social identities.”

Representation matters! When selecting resources that will be used in our classrooms, staff will consider and prioritize the following:

What is the author/illustrator background, are they writing about an identity group in which

they belong to?

As communicated in an email shared with families on December 23, we will be changing pizza providers in January 2023. St. Peter School will now be ordering pizza from Dominios. If assistance is needed, please contact the office directly.

Be sure to follow our Evergreen Eco Team on Twitter to check out all the amazing initiatives and activies our team has planned! @ecoStPeter

Here's a quick recap of a few of the ongoing initiatives:

• Help reduce harmful single use plastic by purchasing a St. Peter School reusable water bottle and cutlery sets (available on SchoolCash Online)

• Battery recycling (drop off in box by the eco display case)
  

• Pack a Plate campaign (bring a reusable plate on pizza days to reduce paper towel consumption)

• Waste Free Lunches/Trashless Tuesdays (pack a waste free lunch every Tuesday)

The days are getting colder and winter will soon arrive. We ask that students dress appropriately; i.e. coats, gloves, mitts, boots etc. If they are dressed warmly, they are better prepared to participate in outdoor activities.

Please note that we do not have a lost and found area this year. Ensuring that your children's items are labelled would be extremely helpful if items are lost or misplaced.

As the days get colder, there will be instances when the students will not go out for outdoors. Dufferin -Peel’s policy is that the amount of time outdoors should be reduced for children (grade 8 and under) when the temperature is -20 degrees Celsius or colder. When the temperature or equivalent wind chill temperature is -25 degrees Celsius or lower children shall be kept indoors.

Winter weather is fast approaching and it is important that all of our families understand our winter weather procedures. Wellington-Dufferin Student Transportation Service will monitor weather and road conditions during the winter months and will make a decision to cancel school transportation by 6:00 am each morning.

As we continue to strive towards making St. Peter School a safe learning environment, we would like to reduce the amount of cash that students bring to school. As we plan upcoming events, we will do so with a focus on making events and activities "cashless". In the event that a payment is required, we will be encouraging all families to use SchoolCash Online as the preferred payment method. In the coming weeks, you will be receiving information about our Friday Tuck Shop moving to SchoolCash Online payments. Stay tuned!

We thank you in advance for supporting our vision of making St. Peter School a safe learning environment!

For all the latest updates and events happening at St. Timothy Church, stay connected!

• Subscribe to the St. Timothy Church YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClPpDM-DnbAtoz0g3cTt3EQ

• Visit the church’s website https://sttimothyor.archtoronto.org/

Mass Times: Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm Sunday: 9:00am & 11:00am

• January 9: Welcome Back

• January 18: Catholic School Council Meeting (7:00 pm)

• January 19: St. Peter School Welcomes the Earth Rangers

• January 23: Report Card Writing Day (PA DAY, NO School For Students

• February 14: Report Cards Sent Home

• February 16: Interview Evening

• February 17: Interview Day (PA Day, NO School For Students)

Acting Principal: L. Branco

Administrative Assistant: S. Lamoureux

Superintendent: J. Kuran

Pastor: Fr. Luis Calleja

Trustee: P. Dametto-Giovannozzi

CSC Co-Chairs: S. Coombes & M. Mittas