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Mar 1 Grad Photos
Mar 4- 8 Marvelous March Spirit Week
Mar 5 Popcorn sales -- $2 cash only while quantities last
Mar 8 International Womens Day
Mar 8 Rosary Apostolate
Mar 8 Last day before March Break
Mar 11-15 MARCH BREAK
Mar 18 First day back after March Break
Mar 19 Int Boys Basketball Tournament @St. Daniel Camboni
Mar 20 Int Girls Basketball Tournament @St. Daniel Camboni
Mar 21 Popcorn sales -- $2 cash only while quantities last
Mar 22 World Water Day/The Great Gulp
Mar 24-30 Holy Week
Mar 27 Celebrating Earth Hour as a School (Earth Hour is on March 23rd)
Mar 29 Good Friday - No school
Mar 31 Easter Sunday
Apr 1 Easter Monday - No school
Apr 3 Virtues Assembly @9:30 am
Apr 4 National GOOS Paper Day
Apr 4 Chess Tournament @St. David of Wales
Apr 8 PA Day -- No School for Students
Apr 9 Int Girls Basketball Pod Tournament
Apr 11 Int Boys Basketball Pod Tournament
Apr 12 Rosary Apostolate
Apr 16 Easter Mass @1pm at the Parish
Apr 16 Int Girls Basketball Tournament @St. Martin
Apr 18 Int Boys Basketball Tournament @St. Martin
Apr 19 ShareLife Spring Fling Dance-a-thon
Apr 22 Earth Day
Apr 23 ShareLife Used Book Sale
Apr 24 Catholic School Council Meeting & PUBLIC BUDGET INFORMATION WEBCAST
Apr 26 Vaccine Clinic (second dose or missed dose HPV, Hep B, Meningococcal for grade 7,8)
Apr 29-May 1 -- Dental Screening (JK,SK,2,4,6,8)
May 6 Journey into Learning
May 7 Parent Engagement Evening
May 9 SFA Talent Show
May 31 Book Fair and Fun Fair
Jun 20 Graduation Ceremony, Dinner and Dance @ Oasis Convention Centre -- 5pm
Jun 25 Year End Mass @1pm -- Parish
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Meet our Team!
Principal (Acting): C. Pickering
Vice Principal: R. Commisso
Head Secretary: T. Van Stokkum
Superintendent of Education - Mississauga South: S. Gos - (905-890-1221)
Catholic School Trustee -- Wards 2 and 8: Herman Viloria -- (905-890-1221)
St Francis of Assisi School
2480 Thorn Lodge Drive, Mississauga, ON L5K 1K5
905-822-3183 www.dpcdsb.org/ASSIS
Twitter: @DpAssisi
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
2473 Thorn Lodge Drive
Mississauga, ON
Tel: (905) 822-8132
Fax: (905) 822-6620
https://stfrancisofassisimi.archtoronto.org
Pastor
Rev. Damian Ali
MASS TIMES
Saturday Vigil:
5:00 PM (English)
Sunday:
8:30 AM (English)
In March, we celebrate the virtue of kindness. God wants us to give generously to others around us.
A kind personā¦
- gives their time to help others
stands by their friends in time of need
shares with their friends
is polite
cares about other peopleās feelings
God wants us to be kind to everyone we meet. Being kind is about more than just pretending to be nice. It is about helping and playing with others because we want to and not because we feel we have to. God helps us to be kind to our family and friends because by being kind we are able to see God in every one we meet.
We are noticing that some students are arriving to school after the morning bell. When this happens, students must sign in at the office and they are marked late. Also, students who are late are often missing important announcements or instructional time. Our school day starts at 8:30am. The yard is supervised between 8:15-8:30am. All students should be at school before the 8:30am bell and should have time to go to the yard and enter the school with the rest of their classmates. Punctuality is essential!
Donations Between March 4th and April 17th
The Youth Faith Ambassadors will be running a Book Drive at SFA! For āa Buck a Bookā students can purchase gently used, donated books. The proceeds collected will help benefit the ShareLife campaign. Sharelife supports the many local Catholic charities that help individuals, families and communities in need.
We ask that as you approach the March Break, and find yourself doing some Spring cleaning, that if you have any books in good condition that you are willing to donate, we would be very grateful to receive them in a āDonation Binā at the front of the school. Books can be donated between March 4th 2024 and April 17th 2024. The āBuck a Bookā Sale will be on April 23rd, 2024. Students can bring a dollar per book they wish to purchase.
āāWe thank everyone in the St. Francis of Assisi community for all that they do throughout the year to help others and to make a difference. We appreciate those ongoing efforts, as we stay committed to living out our Catholic values and putting faith into action.
Many thanks,
Ms. Zapasek, Ms. Lence and the Youth Faith Ambassadors Team
February 20th to March 28th, 2024
So far, we have collected 8 full boxes! We encourage the school community to keep on sharing their blessings and generously continue to donate.
The Lenten season serves as a holy period of preparation, reflection and almsgiving. As we wait in anticipation for the resurrection of the Lord, Our Saviour, we must take important steps that will help strengthen our faith and relationship with God. To show our outward love to others, St. Francis of Assisi Youth Faith Ambassadors are excited to announce a Lenten Food Drive that will be taking place between February 20th to March 28th, 2024.
This food drive will allow students to carry out acts of charity while building their compassion to help those in need within our community.
If you are willing and able, please provide a donation of non-perishable food items to support the Eden Food Bank. The following are some examples of items that can be given: canned goods, cereal, granola bars, pasta, rice, oatmeal, sauce, snacks, hygiene products, etc.
St. Francis of Assisi school community has a great history of generosity. We thank you in advance for supporting this worthy cause and answering the call to give.
Ms. Zapasek and Ms. Lence
Lent is the 40-day season of preparation for Easter that ends on Holy Thursday, three days before Easter Sunday. During Lent, Catholics recall their baptism and do penance ā fasting, prayer, and almsgiving as they commemorate the death and resurrection of Christ.
During this time, our SFA Youth Ambassadors will be leading the way as we approach the Lenten season by assisting in our Easter Food Drive and My Lenten Promises activity. More information will be shared through the daily announcements and via School Messenger.
World Water Day/The Great Gulp - March 22nd
In celebration of World Water Day on March 22nd, our school will be participating in the Great Gulp, by taking a drink of tap water from a reusable bottle, glass, or mug. Through this simple action we hope to raise awareness about drinking water, access to safe and healthy tap water, and the importance of reducing single-use plastic waste in Canada.
Simple daily actions, such as using a reusable water bottle, can have a big impact on the environment.
Earth Hour -- March 27th
On Saturday March 23rd 2024, at 8:30pm, millions of people across the world will take part in Earth Hour by switching off their lights for an hour. Earth Hour unites people across the world who are passionate about our planet. From changing individual behaviour to legislation, WWF Earth Hour has achieved massive environmental impact. On Wednesday March 27th, we will be celebrating Earth Hour as a school community. The students will be making personal environmental pledges and we will turn off the lights for one hour in the afternoon to show our commitment to learning about and reducing climate change. We love this planet and and care for it as we do all of God's creation.
SFA Eco Team
The EcoTeam is a group of students that meet weekly to review our school's energy and waste practices. Once the information is gathered, the EcoTeam creates and implements a formal action plan for improvement. Our plan includes student directed implementation of environmental initiative campaigns through morning announcements, posters, email and in-class lessons. Our school's EcoTeam will review our progress every month and document the progress achieved.
Do you have an hour to spare every weekday and would enjoy working with students? If so, SFA would love to hire you as a Student Monitor. The scheduled hours of work for elementary schools are 1.2 hours (72 minutes) per day to a maximum of 6 hours per week during the lunch hour period. The pay is $15.50 per hour plus vacation pay If you are interested in this opportunity, we ask you to please contact the school office for a Hiring Package @ St.FrancisofAssisiInfo@dpcdsb.org.
Student monitors must have a Vulnerable Sector Check -Level 3 ($35).
Students can enjoy lunches from Tuesday to Friday as follows:
Tuesday -- Subway
Wednesday -- Gino's Pizza
Thursday -- Harvey's
Friday -- Fresh Burrito
Be sure to place your order on School Cash Online!
Student Transportation of Peel Region (STOPR) - Weather Alerts
