Message from the Superintendent

Cathy Saytar

Mississauga South Family

September 2009

Welcome back to another exciting school year. Special greetings to all those who are new to the Mississauga South Family of Schools.  As the new Superintendent of Mississauga South Family of Schools, I am excited to be a part of this vibrant and diverse community. Due to a re-alignment of schools throughout the board, Mississauga South now consists of 26 schools; 4 secondary and 22 elementary, as well as 8 parishes, each of which supports our student faith formation and catechetical programming. Our family’s jurisdiction is represented by 4 trustees: Sharon Hobin, Luz del Rosario, Bruno Iannicca and Mario Pascucci, each of whom are strong advocates for our schools and Catholic Education. It is our collective hope that you find your school to be a safe, caring, healthy and inclusive Catholic learning environment.  It is our aim to provide excellence in Catholic education for your children.

Our Catholic teachers ensure that our young people become more appreciative of the gifts of our faith and realize their distinctive legacy as Catholic citizens. As parents and educators, you are witnesses to the hope that nourishes each child’s faith formation and thus are empowered to help these young people in their journey. 

Education is a co-operative endeavour and as parents and guardians, you play an absolutely essential role in your children’s success. We ask you to set high expectations for your children’s academic success.  A parent’s expectation of success becomes a driving force to motivate a child. When children aren’t expected to do well, they often don’t.  So please don’t accept mediocre grades and poor study habits; rather get involved and expect your child to achieve to their fullest potential.  There are many ways to do this, such as by supervising homework, fostering reading at home, limiting TV, MSN messaging, video games, and talking with your children about the importance of education.

Your child’s faculty have worked hard in preparing for the upcoming school year.  The administrative team is prepared to ensure that programming and safety are paramount to your child’s success. As parents, you must also set high expectations for your school.  We welcome your involvement, support and suggestions which can help us to improve.  Specifically, get involved with your children’s schoolwork and tell us right away about any possible problems, for example, whether work is too easy or too difficult.  Get to know your child’s teacher and form a partnership.

I wish all our students a successful academic school year and many blessings.