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St. Maria Goretti - Ms. McCarthy’s Gr. 1 class get in a final dance practice before the entire school performs for their parents/guardians tomorrow. Great anticipation and excitement among students and staff and best wishes to all .

Congratulations to SO Brunton who participated in a panel discussion at the Black Leadership and Recognition Breakfast. Thanks to Chair S Hobin and Trustee B Corbet for their attendance and support. Reminder that February is Black History Month!

Congratulations to Laurie Mackereth on her final week at the CEC. Laurie has held several key administrative positions at the board and will be missed by all. Enjoy your retirement Laurie and thank you for your years of service.

Congratulations to teacher Elaine K as she celebrates her last day at St. Edmund Campion after 33 years with D-P. Elaine has served in several school communities and as her current principal explained “ she will leave a huge void” in her retirement. Wishing you the best Elaine!

The CEC and Keaton communities celebrate Christmas with our annual mass celebrated by Msgr. Shiels followed by the traditional luncheon served by the SO’s and deliciously prepared by Armark. Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas and thanks for all that you do for D-P.

Congratulations to Chair Sharon Hobin and Vice-Chair Thomas Thomas who were elected to their respective positions at the Organizational Meeting of the Dufferin-Peel Board. Thanks to The Most Reverend John A. Boissonneau for joining us and celebrating our Mass.

Thanks to everyone for another successful CEC/Keaton ShareLife Employee Day. Congratulations to Ertha D who made D-P history by winning all 4 categories in the Chilli competition and Julie C who bear all competitors in the Donut Face-Off. Enjoy your weekend.

Bake sale and Chilli Cook- Off are almost done. Thanks to all the bakers and chefs for sharing your talents. Don’t forget to vote for the best Chilli. Next up the Donut Face-Off Challenge.

Brampton West CYW’s meet to review standard of practice, ABA strategies, documentation expectations and share best practices to support our students and school communities. Thanks for your valuable contributions and services in making our schools safe and welcoming.

The Annual CEC/Keaton ShareLife Employees Fundraiser is all set to begin at 9 a.m. today. Please join us for a day full of fun activities and a chance to get ahead of your Christmas shopping. Thanks to Tim Hortons for the coffee to get the day started!

Staff at St. Mary, Fr. Sullivan, Bishop Francis Allen and Francis Xavier spend the afternoon building community and being challenged to unlearn! Thanks to St. Mary for hosting us. Great day of learning and celebrating our faith and diversity.

Brampton West Family of Schools celebrates 50 years of excellence in education in Dufferin-Peel with Mass at Guardian Angels. Thanks to Fr. Jan and Trustee D’Souza for joining us. To everyone in BW thanks for being you and making a difference!

St. Aidan Gr.1 teacher K Juricic and her class participate in the Microsoft Global Learning Connections which utilizes technology to connect schools throughout the world in real time. Congratulations to the students who represented themselves and the school so eloquently.

Thanks to our parent/guardian community, trustees, administration, presenters and our CCCSC for their presence at a very informative training session at St.Joseph Secondary. Appreciate the wonderful support of our parents/guardians and their commitment to Catholic education.

Brampton West Youth Faith Ambassadors gather to celebrate their Commissioning Mass at St. Anne Parish. Thanks to Fr. Joel and Eric for reminding us that prayer is our relationship with God and that our goal this year is to Ignite Hope in our school communities and families.

D-P’s ShareLife annual employee campaign began today with an information meeting for all school representatives. Could not do it without this outstanding support. Thanks to ShareLife reps. M Penafiel and Deacon Rudy and co-chairs Annalisa S and Paul B for their presence. We #1!

Great PD in DP! Fascinating and insightful conversation with e. moore and m. p-parks authors of the guide for white womenswear who teach black boys. Thanks to all admin. and staff for making the time to recognize that we cannot be colourblind. Thanks to DP equity dept.

We are very pleased to release the following statement regarding CUPE Collective Bargaining #onted

NOTICE: October 2: CUPE has given notice that it will initiate a Full Withdrawal of Services effective Mon., Oct. 7. More info to follow. DPCDSB will communicate additional information about the CUPE Job Action through this twitter account and online at: www3.dpcdsb.org/news/news-arch…

Due to CUPE Job Action, International Languages Programs scheduled for Sat., Oct. 5 are cancelled. The DPCDSB continues to monitor the job action and will make decisions regarding possible future cancellations based on conditions moving forward. bit.ly/2mH0LU0