Link to: 2024-2025 School Year Calendar
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 (DPCDSB) schools is now open. Parents/guardians can register
online at dpcdsb.org.
Virtue of the Month - January: Self-Control/Decision Making
Self-Control/Decision-Making…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. "Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control." (Prov. 25:28)
January - Tamil Heritage Month (National)
January 20 - DPCDSB Entry Planning Virtual Information Session for students with Differing Abilities
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board's (DPCDSB) Special Education and Learning Services Department will host a virtual information session to support the entry planning and transition for students with differing abilities who will be new to the DPCDSB for September 2025. The session will provide parents/guardians with the opportunity to learn about the entry planning and transition process for students with differing abilities. Virtual Session: Monday, January 20, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Virtual Presentation via Microsoft TEAMS. REGISTRATION: Register online by Thursday, January 16, 2025. 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 – 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 – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – 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 22 - Bell Let's Talk Day
Bell Let's Talk Day is for all people in Canada to join in a conversation about mental health to reduce stigma. Let's create positive change! Please join us this Bell Let's Talk Day by showing your support for all those who live with mental illness and all those taking action to help them. Schools are welcome to raise awareness about local community resources to support mental wellness and help-seeking. Please consider sharing what your school is doing, using the following hashtags: #BellLetsTalk #DPWellness4All. You are welcome to use this resource to start the conversation in your classroom or home: https://letstalk.bell.ca/tools-and-resources/. You may need to adapt it to the age and developmental stage of the students you are working with. For more information contact: Andrea Seymore – Mental Health Liaison, ext. 24523 or Paula Callender – Coordinator, Well-Being, Safe and Inclusive Schools, ext. 24371.
January 22 - Community Open House Meeting - Mount Pleasant #2 C.E.S.
DPCDSB is scheduled to open Mount Pleasant #2 Catholic Elementary School at 320 Robert Parkinson Drive in Brampton in September 2025. An Open House is being held to present the proposed permanent boundary for Mount Pleasant #2 C.E.S., as well as the proposed host school boundaries. Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm / Brief Staff Presentation at 7:00 pm Location: St. Daniel Comboni Catholic Elementary School, 120 Veterans Drive, Brampton (in the gymnasium). See Page 2 of this Bulletin for the proposed new permanent boundary, host boundaries and the location of the Open House. If you are unable to attend the Open House, the presentation will be posted on the DPCDSB website following the meeting.
January 24 - International Day of Education
January 25 – 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 – 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 DPCDSB. Virtual presentation via TEAMS. Time: 7:00-8:00 pm. For more information, refer to the event flyer.
February 26 - Loyola C.S.S. Annual Black History Month Showcase
Join Loyola Catholic Secondary School's Black Student Alliance for our Annual Black History Month Showcase - Black Excellence : Honoring Our Legacy, Celebrating Our Roots, Inspiring Our Future. Date: Wednesday February 26, 2025. Time: 7-9 p.m. Location: Loyola C.S.S., 4010 Sladeview Cres., Mississauga. Admission: $5.00 at the door. Proceeds in support of Erin Mills Youth Centre.
February 27 - DPCDSB Secondary Skills Competition
This year’s annual Secondary Skills Competition will be held at St. Augustine Catholic Secondary School. Successful secondary student competitors will move forward to represent DPCDSB at the provincial event on May 6 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
March 27 - DPCDSB Elementary Skills Competition
This year’s annual Elementary Skills Competition event will be held at St. Raymond Catholic Elementary School. Successful elementary student competitors will move forward to represent DPCDSB at the provincial event on May 5 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
SAVE THE DATE: August 23 – STOPR First Time Rider School Bus Safety Program
STOPR is pleased to announce the date for our next First Time Rider School Bus Safety program - Saturday August 23, 2025. The First Time Rider School Bus Safety Program is a highly recommended program for any student who is unfamiliar with the rules and procedures of riding a school bus. More details, including program locations and registration instructions, will be provided in the Spring. STOPR encourages all schools, students and parents to keep in touch with us by visiting our website at stopr.ca and following us on @STOPRinfo.