鈥嬧赌婰ink to: 2024-2025 School Year Calendar
Virtue of the Month - December: Hope
Hope is the virtue of relying on God. It keeps us searching for true happiness and sustains us during hard times or discouragement.
Kindergarten
Registration for the 2025-26 school year is now open
Kindergarten
registration for the 2025-26 school year at Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
School Board (黄色视频) schools is now open. Parents/guardians can register
online at dpcdsb.org. 鈥�
December 16 - St. Timothy's Living Nativity
To celebrate the advent season, St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School invites you to experience angelic voices, musical ensembles, Christmas crafts, games, religious articles, face painting, a photo booth and even live animals. All are welcome! Location: St. Timothy C.E.S., 2214 Cliff Road, Mississauga. The event takes place outside in front of the school. Parking will be available at Corsair Public School and surrounding streets. Time: 6:00-7:30 pm. Dress appropriately for the weather. Please, NO PETS allowed. Bring an unwrapped toy and/or a non-perishable food item to support St. Vincent de Paul Society, Ukraine Relief, and Dr. Simone Canadian Food for Children. For more information, call 905-277-0990.
December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day
December 22 鈥� Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 23 - January 3 - Christmas Break
December 24 - Vigil of Christmas - The Nativity of the Lord (Solemnity)
December 25 鈥� Christmas, The Nativity of The Lord (Holy Day of Obligation)
鈥淭o you is born this day a Saviour, who is the Christ.鈥� (Luke 2:1-16)
December 27 鈥� St. John, Apostle, Evangelist (Feast)
St. John is referred to as the 鈥渂eloved disciple鈥� in the gospels as well as John the Divine.
December 28 鈥� Holy Innocents, Martyrs (Feast)
The 鈥楬oly Innocents鈥� are the male children slain by King Herod in Matthew鈥檚 Gospel. This feast also points to Jesus as the Messiah.
December 29 鈥� The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (Feast)
鈥淭hose who honor their father atone for sins, and those who respect their mother are like those who lay up treasure.鈥� (Sirach 3:2-6)
Virtue of the Month - January: Self-Control/Decision Making
Self-Control/Decision-Making鈥s 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. "Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control." (Prov. 25:28)
January - Tamil Heritage Month (National)
January 1 鈥� The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God (Holy Day of Obligation)
This day dedicated to Mary, Mother of God. It celebrates Mary's role in the Incarnation and in redemption. Her special relationship with her son is emphasized and she is acknowledged as a model of the Church.
January 1 鈥� World Day of Peace
The World Day of Peace was established by Pope Paul VI in 1968 who asked that "every year, this commemoration be repeated as a hope and promise at the beginning of the calendar which measures and outlines the path of human life in time, that Peace with its just and beneficent equilibrium may dominate the development of events to come." Each year has a specific theme, chosen by the Holy Father.
January 3 鈥� Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
"At the name of Jesus every knee should bend, heaven and on earth and under the earth, every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Philippians 2:10-11)
January 5 鈥� Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
"On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother." (Matthew 2:11)
The feast of the Epiphany is the time during the Christmas season when we celebrate the Magi's visit to the baby Jesus. Along with the three wise men, we mark this special day with joy, for God has seen fit to come to us in the form of a human being, Jesus of Nazareth.
January 5 鈥� First Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 7 鈥� Feast of the Nativity
Tonight the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches who follow the Julian calendar begin the celebration of Christmas.
January 12 鈥� The Baptism of the Lord
"And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, 'You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.'" (Mark 1:9-11)
January 12 鈥� Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 13-16 - Registration for St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre International Baccalaureate Programmes
Registration for St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre International Baccalaureate Programmes for the 2025-26 school year (Kindergarten to Grade 8) will take place Monday, January 13 to Thursday, January 16, 2025. St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre is an authorized International Baccalaureate (I.B.) World School which offers the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) and provides learning opportunities with a global focus for students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. As a regional site, St. James C.G.L.C. does not offer online registration through the board's online system. The registration process is outlined on the registration section of the school website. The completed registration form(s) and supporting documentation can be sent by email to St.JamesInfo@dpcdsb.org. In the event the number of applications exceeds the number of allotted spaces, completed applications received by the due date will be subject to the random selection process. To be included in the random selection process, registrations must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 16, 2025. For more information, visit the school website or contact the school office at 905-891-7619 or St.JamesInfo@dpcdsb.org.
January 16 & 20 - 黄色视频 Entry Planning Information Sessions for students with Differing Abilities (In-Person & Virtual)
The 黄色视频 Special Education and Learning Services Department invites parents/guardians to an information session to support the entry planning and transition for students with differing abilities who will be new to the 黄色视频 and beginning September 2025. Parents/guardians will have the option to attend the in-person or a virtual session of this event. During the in-person session, parents/guardians will have the opportunity to meet with board staff and to learn more about the entry planning and transition process for students with differing abilities. The same information presented at the in-person event will be shared at the virtual evening session for those families who choose to attend online.
In-Person Session: Thursday, January 16, 2025, 7:00 p.m. 鈥� 8:30 p.m., St. Marcellinus Secondary School, 730 Courtneypark Dr. W. Mississauga
Virtual Session: Monday, January 20, 2025, 7:00 p.m. 鈥� 8:00 p.m., Virtual Presentation via Microsoft TEAMS
REGISTRATION: Register online by Thursday, January 16, 2025.
Please refer to the event flyer for registration and information. Inquiries regarding registration for the parent information session may be directed to Fara Miranda Fernandes, Resource Secretary, Special Education & Learning Services at 905-890-0708 Ext. 24011 or Fara.MirandaFernandes@dpcdsb.org.
January 18-25 鈥� Prayer for Christian Unity
This universal week of prayer encourages Christians of all denominations to meet, to participate in various liturgical and other community activities, and to pray together that all may by one, as Christ desires.
January 19 鈥� Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 鈥� Sunday of the Word of God
"Devoting a specific Sunday of the liturgical year to the word of God can enable the Church to experience anew how the risen Lord opens up for us the treasury of his word and enables us to proclaim its unfathomable riches before the world." - Pope Francis
January 24 - International Day of Education
January 25 鈥� Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
"..present everyone perfect in Christ. For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power working within me". (Colossians 1:28b-29)
January 27 - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
January 26 鈥� Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 29 - Gifted Identification Information Session
Open to families who are interested in learning more about the Gifted Identification Process in 黄色视频. Virtual presentation via TEAMS. Time: 7:00-8:00 pm. For more information, refer to the event flyer.
February 27 - 黄色视频 Secondary Skills Competition 鈥�
This year鈥檚 annual Secondary Skills Competition will be held at St. Augustine Catholic Secondary School. Successful secondary student competitors will move forward to represent 黄色视频 at the provincial event on May 6 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
March 27 - 黄色视频 Elementary Skills Competition
This year鈥檚 annual Elementary Skills Competition event will be held at St. Raymond Catholic Elementary School. Successful elementary student competitors will move forward to represent 黄色视频 at the provincial event on May 5 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
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