FEBRUARY VIRTUE: Respect
This month we will celebrate the virtue of respect.
God has given us the virtues of friends and companions to keep us company and to help us out along the way.
Every person in our lives carries the Spirit of God – and so every person is our brother or sister through Jesus Christ.
As brothers and sisters who share one Holy Spirit, we are all valuable to God. We all deserve to be shown courtesy, consideration, sensitivity and thoughtfulness, which are different ways of saying respect.
That respect should come first and foremost from ourselves. We have to respect ourselves and then we will be able to respect others. We should also be able to expect to be treated with respect by everyone we meet – our brothers and sisters in Jesus.
Through prayer and concentration, we can get better at respecting ourselves as well as respecting those around us.
A respectful person…
Treats himself/herself and everyone else with equal consideration and courtesy
Uses a positive tone of voice and body language
Avoids swearing, name-calling, put-downs, and inappropriate gestures
Says ‘Excuse me’, ‘Please’, ‘Pardon me’
Avoids gossip
A Prayer For Love of Others
When I am alone, give me a heart to think not about myself, but about others.
When I am with others, give me a heart that forgets about myself and reaches out to them.
When I am in pain, push the pain aside so I may be consumed by the needs and hurts of others.
Inspire me to be a beacon of your love to my friends, family, and co-workers.
Give me a heart to make friends regardless of who they are.
When I meet others who are very different from me, give me a heart to see these people as they are where they are.
Help me to trust others even when I might be hurt by them.
Help me to never hold a grudge or be resentful because of what others have done.
Remind me every day to do what Jesus did in healing and loving others.
Help me be a healing force by pushing my wants and aside.
Help me to sacrifice myself for others as you sacrificed yourself for us.
All these things I humbly pray in the name of the most Blessed Lord Jesus Christ, the Mighty God, and the Ever-present Holy Spirit upon whom we can rely.
Amen 
IMPORTANT IMMUNIZATION MESSAGE FROM PEEL PUBLIC HEALTH
Peel Public Health will be reviewing immunization records of all students at our school beginning in January 2020. Peel Public Health must have proof that your child has been fully vaccinated (immunized) according to the Ontario Immunization Schedule.
If you receive a letter, please ensure that your child has received the required vaccine(s), then give the date(s) your child received these vaccine dose(s) to Peel Public Health immediately to update your child’s record.
For inquiries, please use ONE of the following methods to update or discuss your immunization records:
Online: www.ImmunizePeel.ca
Fax: 905-670-5630 or 905-565-0793
Call: 905-799-7700
SAFE SCHOOLS FOCUS FOR FEBRUARY
Telling an Adult about Bullying is Not Tattling
This month’s focus is the difference between tattling and telling. In dealing with bullying situations, students are encouraged to use the strategy, ‘telling an adult’. Although this sounds simple and logical, there are many difficulties and roadblocks associated with this strategy. Younger children struggle to understand the difference between telling and tattling, while older children struggle with their desire to deal with situations independently. The goal of telling an adult is to keep children safe. Students will learn to identify the difference between telling and tattling (reporting and ratting), explore reasons students don’t report bullying and understand how to effectively and safely report to an adult.
Tattling/ratting is defined as telling in order to get someone into trouble, or telling when there is no one being hurt and no rule being broken that could result in a dangerous situation.
Telling is defined as reporting unsafe behaviours to an adult in order to get help for someone – to get someone out of trouble.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
- use incidences where one child is telling you about sibling behaviour to help children identify whether they are tattling or telling
- practice with your child how to ‘tell an adult’ about
bullying (what happened, how they feel, what help they desire)
- develop awareness of the ‘reasons’ children state for not reporting bullying to adults
Inclement Weather
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CBC99.1 CITYPULSE
GLOBAL NEWS CTV CANADA AM
We will be communicating one of six standard messages to the radio stations. The six announcements and their effect on the transportation system are as follows: (Please note that the highlighted text only will be communicated by the radio stations).
1. “DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES SERVING ST. ANDREW, ST. BENEDICT AND ST. PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND R.F. HALL SECONDARY SCHOOL ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY.”
2. “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES AND PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES IN THE TOWN OF CALEDON ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY.”
This means that ALL buses which operate into, out of, and within the Town of Caledon are cancelled for the entire day.
3. “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES IN THE TOWN OF CALEDON AND THE COUNTY OF DUFFERIN ARE CANCELLED”.
This means that all runs listed under announcement #l and #2 are cancelled.
Individual schools will be notified if this cancellation affects their school.
4. “THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES IN THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY.” This means that ALL buses which operate into, out of, and within the City of Mississauga are cancelled for the entire day.
5. “ALL DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD BUSES ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY.”
This means that ALL transportation services provided by Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and Peel District School Board including buses, vans and taxis have been cancelled for the entire day.
6. “ALL BUSES ARE CANCELLED AND THE SCHOOLS AND OFFICE OF BOTH THE DUFFERIN-PEEL CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD AND THE PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ARE CLOSED.”
This means that ALL Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and Peel District School Board schools and offices are closed to all students and staff. 
Holy Cross Eco Team Update
Winter Walk to School Day is Wednesday February 5th.
Come join us on Wednesday Feb. 5th as our school takes part in Winter Walk day, a celebration of the unique joys of walking to school in the chilly, snowy days of winter. Walking to school in winter has many potential benefits, including benefits for your child's health and well-being (like opportunities to learn and socialize on the way to school, and arriving to school alert and ready to learn), our community (reduced traffic congestion around the school) and the ENVIRONMENT too! Students are encouraged to wear yellow!
National Sweater Day is Thursday Feb. 6th. We are encouraging all students to wear their favourite sweater. Our planet is getting hotter, we want Holy Cross to turn down the heat on National sweater Day.
