October 14th, 2016

October 14, 2016 – Weekly School-Day Update

 

1.Upcoming Dates

Oct. 19 – Caribou Math Contest for interested students in Gr. 3 & 4

Oct. 19 – Purple Day

Oct. 20 – Caribou Math Contest for interested students in Gr. 5 & Gr. 6

Oct. 25 – Photo retake day

Nov. 4 – Random Acts of Kindness Day

Nov. 10 – School Council Meeting 6:30pm

Nov. 14 – Progess Reports go home

Nov. 18 – P.A. Day

 

  1. Purple Day October 19th

Across the province, hundreds of schools will GO PURPLE to break the silence that surrounds child abuse and neglect. In Waterloo Region staff and students at all boards of education will wear purple to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect, and the role that we have in keeping kids safe.

Together, we are asking you to encourage your child to wear something purple on October 19th.

  1. Hold and Secure Drill Monday

On Monday October 17th, we will hold a “Hold and Secure” Drill.  The Hold and Secure procedure is used to secure the school due to an ongoing situation outside and not related to the school (e.g., a disturbance at a nearby location).  In this case the school continues to function normally, with the exterior doors including portable doors continuing to remain locked until such time as the situation near the school is resolved or the police advise.

  1. Lunch Box Orders

The Friday hot lunch program is offered by Lunch Box Orders.

If you have any questions, please contact the Lunchbox Orders customer service team at 1.877.426.6860 or by e-mail at info@lunchboxorders.com.

How to Order:

  1. Go online at www.lunchboxorders.com and click on “ORDER LUNCH”.
  2. Click on the green “sign up” button to register your family account.
  3. In placing your first order for this school year, please add your child with his/her grade and teacher name.
  4. Click “Order Now” (beside your child’s name) to access the school’s ordering calendar.
  5. Proceed with ordering your child’s lunch by clicking on the blue order date.

 

Dates to Remember:

  • Delivery is scheduled to begin Friday, October 21, 2016.
  • Sunday, October 16th at NOON (12pm) is the ordering deadline for the first scheduled delivery week.
  • All orders, updates and cancellations must be submitted by Sunday at NOON for the following week.

 

  1. Pokemon Cards and other treasured possessions

Please remember that the school staff cannot control the use, sharing or trading of toys or cards that are brought from home.  Small items, like Pokemon cards, shopkin toys and lego pieces are easily lost in our busy school.  To prevent disappointment, it is best to leave treasured items at home.

  1. Flashing red lights and extended stop arm on school busses means stop!

Last week, the Boards of Trustees of the Waterloo Region District School Board and Waterloo Catholic District School Board separately endorsed a proposal by Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) to install stop-arm cameras on buses transporting students across this region.

Every day across the Region of Waterloo dozens of motorists pass stopped buses. Both Boards endorsed and supported a stop-arm camera pilot project between May 24 and June 30 of this year on six Waterloo Region school buses. During the pilot, a total of 97 vehicles passed buses that displayed flashing lights and extended stop arms. Extrapolated to cover all bus routes across the region, more than 700 vehicles per week drive past buses that have stopped to pick up or drop off students.

This is an unacceptable risk to our children.

Both Boards have written to the Region of Waterloo calling for the use of stop-arm cameras on school buses to allow the Region to efficiently identify and prosecute violators. WRDSB is also partnering with WCDSB and STSWR on a communications campaign from October 11, 2016 for two weeks to promote awareness of the law on stopping for school buses.

 

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