Monthly Archives: November 2022

Hello Families,

This year more than ever we have families who will need support this Christmas. Our annual Food/Clothing/Toy drive starts today. If you are able to make any donations, they can be dropped off at the school. We are partnering with the organizations below to get any donations out to those in need.

We will run our drive through to the 16^th. Please see the attachment for more details and please help if you can.

CHRISTMAS FOOD AND TOY DRIVE AT ST. ANNE FLYER

If you, or someone you know needs help with food and gifts this holiday season, we would like to share the following important information.

For a food hamper, please contact:

St. Ambrose and SVDP – (519)-623-8764 to leave a message; or email stambrose.ssvp@gmail.com

Preference is to leave a message with a phone number where you can be reached. The email option is there for those who may not have an active phone, text only, or may not be available during the day.

For toys and clothing contact:

The Cambridge Salvation Army – www.christmassupport.ca or you can call 519-742-5860 or, you can email info@christmassupport.ca

The Vineyard, Seed of Hope at theoaks@cvcf.ca. They will then contact you to make an appointment or arrange to receive direct support of food, toys, clothing etc.

Each of these organizations are local and set up to support families in need. Reach out, register, and you can be supported this holiday season.

Donations of food and grocery gift cards to our school food drive will go to support the S. Vincent DePaul Society and local families. Toys and clothing will go to the Oaks to support local families.

Wishing everyone a blessed Christmas.

…….but it is on the way……..

Phoenix Families,

Don’t miss out on the incredible opportunity. Every Friday out front of ANCC from 3:30-4:40 the Mobile Food Market will be here. You can get a fresh produce basket for only $5.00!! See more below.

Dear Families,

We look upon the upcoming student/parent/teacher conferences on Thursday, November 24^th, as a great opportunity for us to gain a better understanding of your son/daughter’s academic abilities. Conferences will be in-person this year.

Students that take ownership for their learning have an enhanced chance of being successful in school. They better understand and can identify what their strengths are and what they need to focus on to achieve success each term. Therefore, we encourage students to attend along with parents/guardians.

Conferences will be 10 minutes in length and run from 4:10-9:00. Teachers will be booking their own conference schedule. To accommodate this planning, we ask that you complete the following and return this letter to your child’s teacher by November 14. A hard copies was also provided and should be sent home this week.

Conference Request Form – 2022

Thank you,

St. Anne School Staff

Hello Families,

Please return all Chromebooks tomorrow – with the charger, as school will resume.

WCDSB Schools to Re-open on Tuesday, November 8, 2022

 As a result of this morning’s announcement by the Premier that the Ontario government will rescind Bill 28 and will return to collective bargaining with the Canadian Public Sector Employees Union – Ontario — (CUPE), education workers represented by CUPE have agreed to pause their job action and return to schools effective tomorrow – Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

 This means all WCDSB schools (including St. Louis) will be open on November 8 for a regular day of classes.

 All school transportation will be running as regularly scheduled.

 All WCDSB extended day programs will be running on their regular schedules.

 We thank you for your patience and understanding as we transitioned into remote learning, and we pray that both sides will quickly reach a fair and just collective agreement that serves the interests of all.

Hello Families,

If you are experiencing difficulty logging on or have Chromebook issues, please reach out to the classroom teacher. They may be able to problem solve with you.

We continue to work on deploying Chromebooks as we await updates on the labour disruption.

A reminder to use the link to register for a Chromebook. You must fill out the form for each individual child:

(https://lf.wcdsb.ca/forms/APC052-05F)

Thank you,

St. Anne School Staff

Hello Families,

Please see the attachment for our November Newsletter.

St. Anne Newsletter – November 2022

We continue to monitor the CUPE labour disruption and we will update you as soon as we are provided direction from the school board.

If the disruption continues,  Monday will be a full day of remote learning with attendance.

Thank you,

St. Anne School Staff

Hello Families,

It appears at this time there will be a CUPE labour disruption tomorrow and our schools will be closed to students.

Our CUPE employees, which includes our Librarian, our Office Administrative Assistants, our Educational Assistants, our Early Childhood Educators, our Child and Youth Care Workers and our Lunch Hour Supervisors.

We have been working hard to prepare Chromebook devices and sent home as many as possible today. It is a significant undertaking to prepare them, and we will continue to do so in the coming days, though at a slower pace without CUPE staff who typically support this process.

If you need a device and have not yet done so, please complete the request form here:

https://lf.wcdsb.ca/forms/APC052-05F.

Thank you,

St. Anne School Staff

Hello Families,

There are exciting things being designed to reinvigorate Soper Park and community input is needed! An Amenity feature is being planned for future construction that will update the area currently known as the Kinsman Soper Park Pool.

The City is planning upgrades for future construction that will reinvigorate the area. We will be collecting community feedback in the month of November in person, and online. There will be an open Public Information Centre (P.I.C.) and an online ‘Engage Cambridge’ survey which will also be collecting feedback.

Please visit our webpage (linked here: https://www.engagewr.ca/soperpark) for dates and additional details.

Hello Families,

How-to-Order-Guide (2)

We are happy to share that Lunchbox by SchoolCash Online will be offered for the 2022/2023 school year.

Lunchbox is a convenient, online ordering platform featuring local vendors. An ordering calendar has been coordinated for the school

community and can be found on your SchoolCash Online items page.

The ordering calendar will open on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 and will feature the following options:

 Delivery Day Featured Restaurants

Thursday East Side Mario’s, Pita Pit, Pizza Pizza, Subway

 Deadline to place your order:

Sunday at 12pm for the

upcoming delivery week.

 Deadline to Cancel your Order:

2 days prior to the

scheduled delivery.

*Check ordering calendar for all available dates.

 How to Order:

1. Go to your child’s SchoolCash Online account items page and click “ORDER NOW”.
2. Confirm your child’s account information including their new teacher and grade for the current school year.

**Please ensure the correct teacher and grade are selected to prevent errors on delivery days.

3. Proceed with ordering your child’s lunch on the school’s ordering calendar by clicking on the blue date for the scheduled vendors.
4. All orders are submitted on the website and payment is processed on-line by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Debit MasterCard

or Visa Debit. Visa and MasterCard prepaid cards are also accepted.

 Important Dates:

• Lunch delivery is scheduled to begin Thursday, November 10, 2022.
• Orders may be placed weekly or in advance, for the full length of the program.
• Sunday, November 6, 2022 at NOON (12:00 PM) is the ordering deadline for the first scheduled LUNCH delivery.

 Things to Remember:

• The ordering deadline is Sunday at 12 PM (NOON) for the upcoming week’s deliveries.
• New orders will not be accepted after the Sunday deadline.
• If buses are cancelled due to inclement weather, lunches will be canceled and credited.
• If there is a school closure, lunches will be cancelled, and a credit will be issued to your Lunchbox account