Monthly Archives: September 2022

Our SEB Staff and Catholic School Advisory Council (parent council) would like to thank our families for continuing to partner with us and coming to our ‘Meet the Teacher Night’. It was a fabulous night with an amazing energy. We appreciated being able to welcome our families in the building once again.

Feel free to check our Twitter feed at: SEBStars1 for some pictures.

CSAC had the attached survey available last night. Please review and kindly respond if able. Thanks.

CSAC Parent Survey

Hi Stars,

A final reminder that tonight is our ‘Meet the Teacher’ night. 

Classroom Visits will occur from 5:00-6:00 p.m. We then invite all families to join us outside from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Please see flyer for details.

Orange Shirt Day: Friday, Sept 30th

Support our journey toward Truth and Reconciliation. Tomorrow all students are invited to wear Orange to reinforce that every child matters.

Bus 283 has now left the school. Please expect a 5-10 minute delay

Attention Parents of Junior Soccer Players!
Games today will be played at 12:30, 1:20, 2:30.
We will be playing on the soccer fields across from Rim Park – by the baseball diamonds.
Thanks for your support!!

Picture Day: Thursday Sept 29th

A reminder that all students will have their picture taken tomorrow. Pegasus is our new vendor and will send home forms and information for ordering tomorrow.

Meet the Teacher Night: Thursday Sept 29th

Tomorrow is the return of our ‘Meet the Teacher Night’. Please see flyer for details. Hope to see all our SEB Star families.

Pizza Orders:

October pizza orders are now available for purchase on School Cash Online!

Wednesday October 12^th, 19^th, & 26th we will be having pizza! If you wish for your child to have pizza on these days please login to your SchoolCash account and make your selections before October 5th. Pizza orders will be for the full month, and you can choose Cheese slices OR Pepperoni slices for each week (mixing cheese/pepperoni slices on the same week is not available).
Pizza days will be October 12^th, 19^th & 26^th.
There will be no refunds if your child is absent.
ONLY School Cash Online payments will be accepted. We cannot accept cash payments.

Cash On Line Forms:

A final reminder to all our families that these are needed by Friday, Sept 30th. Thank you to all families for completing.

Monday, Sept 26th:

Franco-Ontarien Day: Wear your Green and White Stars

Tuesday, Sept 27th:

Opening SEB School Liturgy

Wednesday, Sept 28th:

Rowan’s Law Day: Concussion Awareness

Junior Co-Ed Soccer

Thursday, Sept 29th: 

School Photo Day

Meet the Teacher Night: 5:00-7:00

Friday, Sept 30th:

Culmination of Truth and Reconciliation Week

Orange Shirt Day

Terry Fox Run:

Our SEB Stars had an amazing day walking/running to continue Terry Fox’s goal! It’s not too late to make your donation today!

Donations can still be made to http://terryfox.ca/SirEdgarBauerCSWaterloo . Together we CAN make a difference and make the future brighter. Let’s all work towards an end to cancer for our future generations.  #TryLikeTerry.

Message from St. Michael Parish:

St. Michael Moms Ministry

Do you desire to grow deeper in your faith?

Are you longing for connections with other moms?

Are you wishing for ways to bring your faith home to your children and family?

Perhaps the St Michael Moms Ministry is for you.  Now, more than ever, moms of all ages and stages are needing connection, and a Catholic moms group allows women to connect to build friendships while strengthening their faith.  We have hopes to meet monthly for fellowship, host social celebrations, and to find ways to support our parish’s families throughout the year.

We invite you to join us for our Moms Meetup after Mass, at 10am on Sunday, September 25th (immediately after 9am mass).  Pop in for a short social where moms of all walks of life will get to know one another, and collect your feedback and ideas about how we can grow our Moms Ministry that is unique to our parish.  Please bring your family!  We’ll have activities (and snacks) for kids.  And if you normally come to the 11am mass, please consider dropping into the Moms Meetup beforehand, we’ll be wrapped up before mass begins.  For more information or to volunteer email parish@stmichaelw.ca

Tomorrow’s the day! #TryLikeTerry. Sir Edgar Bauer will be participating in our annual Terry Fox Walk. Remember to wear red! Donations can still be made to http://terryfox.ca/SirEdgarBauerCSWaterloo 

Hello Stars,

Please note the date for our SEB ‘Meet the Teacher’ Night. Thank you to our Catholic School Advisory Council for supporting us with this evening.

Details included in flyer.

THIS Friday, September 23rd, we will be walking for Terry.  Come ready to help finish what Terry began – walk to help find a cure for Cancer.  

Remember to sign up to fundraise for Terry using our school’s fundraising page…

http://terryfox.ca/SirEdgarBauerCSWaterloo 

Remember to wear RED Friday!

Dear Parents and Families, 

We want to share an important update about school buses. Due to the ongoing bus driver shortage and lingering impacts of the public board’s cyber attack on our shared bus planning software, some routes will need to be temporarily cancelled.

Most bus routes are operating normally. However, some routes are experiencing more frequent and prolonged delays (30 minutes or greater). 

This temporary measure will be effective Monday, September 19, 2022 and will continue until Christmas, at which time our need for cancellations will be reviewed.

We understand the significant impact this decision will have on our students and their families and caregivers. Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) does this only as a last resort. We hope that this proactive message will allow families and caregivers to better prepare for and react to the cancellation of bus routes.

Please note that delays have not been caused by our current bus drivers.  When they are late, it is because they are trying to support students on bus routes that have no driver, with the best of intentions.  They do not have to do this.  They are trying to help.  Please be kind to them!

What Happens If A School Bus Route is Cancelled?

Effective September 19, 2022

A school bus route will be cancelled when the driver shortage causes a route to be late by more than 30 minutes consistently. Affected students and families will be informed immediately of the cancellation period.  Cancellations are done on a week to week basis.

Supporting Student Learning

If a school bus route is cancelled, families are responsible for transporting their children to and from school each day.

Where this is not possible, students should access asynchronous learning materials posted by their classroom teacher on their Learning Management System (LMS), either D2L or Google Classroom. Additional activities can be found here: https://bit.ly/WCDSBIW.

Families should contact their school to let them know if they are unable to get to school.  The school can also help families to sign out a Chromebook if necessary.

Stay Informed

Families will be informed the day prior to any cancellation. Cancellations will be posted on the STSWR website with an expected return date.

·       Register for notifications on the STSWR parent portal

·       Check the Bus Delays page on the STSWR website

The Bus Delays page will be updated with cancellation information each afternoon by 4:30 PM. 

Questions?

Please contact Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR).