Letter from School Board……
Hello Families,
Please see the attached letter from the school board.
Letter to Parents School Closure COVID 19 Mar31 20
Thank you,
St. Anne School Staff
Hello Families,
Please see the attached letter from the school board.
Letter to Parents School Closure COVID 19 Mar31 20
Thank you,
St. Anne School Staff
March 31, 2020
TORONTO — Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak, the Ontario government announced that schools and child care centres will remain closed to protect the health and safety of students and staff. This extension is being made on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
Today’s announcement was made by Premier Doug Ford, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Universities and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.
To ensure continuity of learning, the government is launching the second phase of Learn at Home. Developed in conjunction with education partners, the government is establishing clarity for parents, enhancing education supports, and creating opportunities for teachers and educators to connect with students.
“The decision to extend school closures was not made lightly. We know from the medical experts that the next two weeks will be critical in the fight against COVID-19 and that’s why we’re taking further action to keep our kids safe and healthy by having them stay home,” said Premier Ford. “At the same time, we cannot put the school year in jeopardy. That’s why we’re providing additional tools for at-home learning and ensuring students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to postsecondary education can finish their academic year and get the credits they need to graduate.”
Public schools will remain closed to teachers until Friday, May 1, 2020, and to students until Monday, May 4, 2020. As these dates come closer, this decision will be re-evaluated based on public health advice. The closure may be extended if necessary to protect the health and safety of students, families and staff. Private schools, licensed child care centres and EarlyON programs will also remain closed until April 13, according to the Declaration of Emergency, which only allows closures to be extended for one 14-day period at a time. Select centres designated to support frontline health care workers and first responders will remain open.
As previously announced, no student will have their graduation compromised by COVID-19 and the Ministry of Education continues to collaborate with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to ensure that there will be no barriers to accessing postsecondary education.
“We will do whatever it takes to keep students safe from COVID-19 – which is why we have extended the school closure period and why we have unveiled a teacher-led program that keeps students learning while at home,” said Minister Lecce. “By providing clarity for parents, enhancing support for students and enabling the teacher-student relationship, we are ensuring our children continue to safely learn – providing some sense of stability and hope for them amid this difficulty.”
The second phase of Learn at Home features a new set of expectations for the education community, including:
“The province is taking extraordinary measures to stop the spread of COVID-19,” said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “As we do, we need every Ontarian to continue to do their part by staying apart. Please stay home as much as possible and keep your distance from others if you must go out. Stay home, stay safe, lives depend on it.”
On March 21, 2020, Ontario launched Ontario Together, an online portal helping organizations work with the province to meet the challenges of COVID-19. The government will leverage partnerships with the telecommunication sector to provide innovative, low-cost and high-impact solutions to solve the equity challenges facing some students across Ontario. With this resource, the Ministry of Education has posted a new challenge that looks for learning solutions focused on:
Hello Families,
We hope that all families and children are keeping safe.
We have a few updates to share with you…………
The school board is working on a plan to get a learning device out to families who need one. More information will be coming on this.
Our teachers are working to contact students and families to find out who may need a device. In some cases, this has been a challenge with contact information (phone number/e-mail) not up to date. If you do not hear from your child’s teacher in the next few days, please try to contact them.
The staff list on our web page has the e-mail listed for your child’s teacher: https://stannecambridge.wcdsb.ca/staff-list/
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We are expecting an announcement Monday form the Ministry of Education with more details about the remote learning plan and timelines for the school year.
The ministry of education has launched a website: ontario.ca/learnathome where students can continue their learning for the time while schools are closed. I would also suggest that students review the work that has been completed in their courses to date. Teachers are also posting work.
Our local diocese has set up a webpage with helpful resources so Catholics can remain in touch with their faith while churches are closed: https://hamiltondiocese.com/. Some parishes are even offering mass online over YouTube.
Nutrition for Learning has mobile locations set up, including times at St. Anne school, for food and snacks. The local Food Bank remains open to serve the community. https://www.nutritionforlearning.ca/
Please know that each and everyone of you are missed and that the staff at St. Anne will pray for everyone every day. We hope and pray we will see each other soon.
Please stay safe and healthy.
St. Anne School Staff
Hello Families,
Today is the third day of the previously announced two-week closure of all schools in Ontario to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The closer has been extended indefinitely as announced Monday by the Education Minister.
I know that this is not easy for you. We have all been impacted by COVID -19 in some way. I know that many of you wanted to be in school this week. The staff at St. Anne wants to be there to see you and teach you. Our staff wanted to talk to our students about their March Break and wanted to dive back into teaching and learning. It’s what we love to do. We wanted to feel the excitement of the first days back from March break. However, these are extraordinary times.
I want to let you know that both the school and the WCDSB wish to stay in communication with you and we will keep you updated on the latest developments, resources and any impact on schools and learning.
Please follow us on NewsWire and please encourage any families who have not signed up for NewsWire to do so. Just enter your email in the bottom left corner of our Web Page and hit “Subscribe”. https://stannecambridge.wcdsb.ca/
You can also follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stannephoenix
I know there are many questions that you have regarding the continuation of learning. The ministry of education has launched a website: ontario.ca/learnathome where students can continue their learning for the time while schools are closed. I would also suggest that students review the work that has been completed in their courses to date. As the situation unfolds, the ministry of education will be providing more direction if schools are closed beyond the four-week period.
We have been meeting remotely as a staff to plan and work together. Our teachers will be reaching out to connect with their students and some work will be posted to keep us connected to the learning.
Our local diocese has set up a webpage with helpful resources so Catholics can remain in touch with their faith while churches are closed: https://hamiltondiocese.com/
Nutrition for Learning has mobile locations set up, including times at St. Anne school, for food and snacks. The local Food Bank remains open to serve the community. https://www.nutritionforlearning.ca/
Please know that each and everyone of you are missed and that the staff at St. Anne will pray for everyone every day. We will see each other soon and for me personally, that gives me great hope.
Please stay safe and healthy.
St. Anne School Staff
Hello Families,
Please see the attached letter from the School Board.
Letter to Parents School Closure COVID 19 Mar23 20
Thank you,
St. Anne School Staff
Hello Families,
Minister Letter to Parents – EN – March 22 2020
Please see the attached letter from the Ministry of Education.
Thank you.
St. Anne School Staff
Province Launches First Phase of the Learn at Home PortalTORONTO — Today, Premier Doug Ford joined Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education to launch the first phase of Learn at Home and Apprendre à la maison, a new online portal that will provide resources for families so students can continue their education while schools are closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. “As a father myself, I know parents always want the best for their children, and I also know from speaking to parents that many are concerned that their child is going to fall behind while schools are closed during this difficult period,” said Premier Ford. “To support families and students, our government has developed a one-stop spot for at-home learning. It doesn’t replace school, but offers a great alternative as we approach the end of March Break.” Learn at Home offers all students high-quality, made-in-Ontario math and literacy resources, created by Ontario-certified educators, in both English and French. Elementary resources are designed to help young students learn at home with interactive activities that encourage participation through entertaining and stimulating digital content. High school content was designed with a focus on STEM courses and ensure core competencies and skills are reinforced. The government is also providing access to course content for students who take the initiative to refresh and extend their learning. “The Learn at Home initiative will help mitigate ‘learning loss’ during this period of uncertainty,” said Minister Lecce. “Our plan will provide interactive teacher-led math supports to keep students learning and empower all students to learn key skills with an emphasis on STEM education, while also arming parents with resources to support them as their kids learn at home.” “By offering new at-home educational resources, the province is further supporting Ontario’s families as they help contain the spread of COVID-19,” said Christine Elliott, Minister of Health. “Each and every Ontarian has a role to play in flattening the curve. Our government is providing families with the support they need so that they can continue to contribute to our shared goal of protecting the health and wellbeing of all Ontarians, including our young students.” “TVO is proud to be part of this important initiative by the Ministry of Education.” said Jennifer Hinshelwood, TVO’s Acting Chief Operating Officer. “TVO’s suite of digital learning products are designed to engage young minds in learning – a mission that seems doubly important at times like this when many of our traditional learning environments are not accessible.” The at-home activities offered by Learn at Home provide quick and easy access to some of Ontario’s best online kindergarten to grade 12 learning resources produced by Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) Educators. As part of the government’s commitment to planning for every scenario, the province is working closely with education stakeholders to develop a plan for scaling and building additional online learning programs. “In these uncertain times, we are proud as a public agency to join the Ministry of Education’s efforts in supporting families and students,” said Eric Minoli, TFO’s Chief Operating Officer. “Our online Apprendre à la maison program will help ensure continuity in education for Francophone and Francophile parents. TFO will be offering daily activities which will be accessible at all times on our IDELLO.ORG platform, BOUKILI.CA and our TV channel. TFO will remain a proud partner of all families through a tailored program of fun, high-quality educational activities and conten t, all of which will be aligned with the curriculum of Ontario.” |
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Please be aware that the Minister of Education has provided direction to cancel all Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessments for the 2019-20 school year.
Thank you,
St. Anne School Staff
Coming soon………
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board has launched a new online campaign called #STEAMDays to assist parents in keeping their children engaged and learning as we work our way through the unprecedented COVID-19 shutdown.
In times like these, it is vital for one and all to come together – and #STEAMDays will provide a convenient platform for parents and educators alike to share ideas, resources and fun ways to keep the learning process going.
As ideas are shared, we will gather some of them and post via our website: www.wcdsb.ca/STEAMDays
Please visit on social media via:
Twitter: @WCDSBNewswire #STEAMDays
Facebook: @wcdsb #STEAMDays
Instagram: @waterloocdsb #STEAMDays
Hello families,
Please review the info below if you or someone you know needs some support with food and snacks for your kids.
POP UP Snacks for Students
Nutrition for Learning will be ready to provide mobile POP UP NUTRITION BREAKS offering free healthy Snacks for school children staring Monday March 16th in Cambridge.
Each morning starting at time and location to be posted on the Nutrition for Learning website and social media channels our Nutrition for Learning van will be offering free snacks, yogurt, granola bars and cheese strings for school kids. Tomorrow we will be in Cambridge and the route will be posted on the Nutrition for Learning website at 8 am. www.nutritionforlearning.ca
Nutrition for Learning will have volunteers walking with coolers beside our van down the streets posted on our website to meet kids at the end of their driveway or walkway but no congregating around the van/ truck will be allowed and we will ensure participants maintain social distancing (keeping 2 arms’ lengths or 2 meters between each child).
All Nutrition for Learning staff and volunteers have police vulnerable sector checks and have been trained in safe food handling and abide by all public health rules.
“We know our donors want us to be there for the students and we know how important it is to ensure our community overall safety first, as well as our staff, the kids, and the food. All the items we would distribute will be sealed and handled safely. We just want to get out to the kids.” states Mary D’Alton at Nutrition for Learning
For more information please contact Mary D’Alton at mdalton@nutritionforelarning.ca or call 519-624-5744 or 519-589-0241
Today’s Pop Up Snack
Locations
Preston School at 9:00 am
Coronation School at 9:30 am
Ryerson School 10:30 am
Elgin Street School 11:00 am
St. Anne School 11:30 am
Stewart Avenue School at 12 noon
Chalmers School at 12:30 pm
If all goes well we will be back in Cambridge on Wednesday and will be in Kitchener and Waterloo tomorrow.
For more information www.nutritionforlearning.ca/pop-up-snacks
Nutrition for Learning
POP UP Snacks for Students