September 23rd, 2016

September 23, 2016 – Weekly School-Day Update

 

1.Upcoming Dates

Sept. 27 – presentation by Sara Westbrook – motivational speaker

Sept. 30 – Terry Fox Run day – toonies for Terry collection ongoing

Sept. 30 – Wear yellow and blue day

Sept. 30 – Deadline for pizza orders

Oct. 10 – Thanksgiving Holiday – no school

 

 

  1. Volunteers In The School

Volunteers are a wonderful way to promote parent and community engagement.  Thanks to all of those families who volunteer in our school or on off campus events to support staff, students and the school as a whole.  Waterloo Region District School Board policy dictates that volunteers need to submit a Police Vulnerable Sector Check to the school when they are supervising students that are NOT in the proximity of a teacher (i.e. on a field trip where they have their own group and are walking around a museum, park, etc.), or as requested by the Principal depending on the volunteer role.  Please see the office for a letter to receive a reduced fee for obtaining the Police Vulnerable Sector Check.

 

  1. Bicycle Etiquette & Safety

If your child rides a bike to school, please spend a few moments as a family and review the information for Young Cyclists that is provided by the Ministry of Transportation. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/pdfs/young-cyclist-guide.pdf

 

  1. Pizza Days

Pizza Wednesdays will begin again on October 5th.  Pizza is delivered at second break.  Place your order now on School-Day.  The deadline for orders is Friday, September 30th.  If you require assistance using or accessing School-Day to place your order, please call the office.

 

How To Guide to Order:

– Log-in to School-Day (https://www.school-day.com/ )

– Underneath My Dashboard, you will see 5 tabs, click the Products tab to see all the Pizza products that are available to order in this ordering period. Our first ordering Period will be October 5th until December 21st.

– Pizza orders will be available online until  September 30th.

– Order for each of your children — there is a student drop-down on each product page

– When you are ready to complete your order, click My Cart on the top right of the screen

– Click Check Out to pay on-line and complete the payment process

– If you prefer to pay by cash, click Will Pay By Cash.  Send your Exact Cash Payment and Order Number to the school by the order deadline date.  Your order is not complete until payment is received at school.

 

  1. Upcoming Trips

Our grade three students are travelling to Crawford Lake conservation area on Wednesday, September 28th.  They will enjoy this trip to a reconstructed Iroquois Village to learn about Ontario’s rich First Nation’s heritage

Our grade two students will travel to Mountsberg Conservation Area on October 13th.  Students will visit the Raptor Center’s Owl Prowl Program.

 

  1. Student Accident Insurance

It is important for parents and guardians to be aware that the Waterloo Region District School Board does not provide accident insurance coverage for student injuries that occur on school premises or during school activities. Accidents can and do happen. Some injuries incur medical, dental or other expenses that are not covered by provincial health care or employer group plans. As a parent or guardian, you become responsible for these expenses.

W.R.D.S.B. have arranged an Accident and Life Insurance Programme for students. Participation in such a programme is voluntary and the costs are to be paid by the parent or guardian.

For more information please contact: https://www.staebler.com/student-accident-insurance