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Monthly Archives: September 2022

St. Agnes Parish Community Event

St Agnes parish community has found 2 fabulous replacements for a food truck that to cancel. Hemlock Barn,12-5pm with amazing burgers and poutine from local sources. Also Irie Myrie, 12-7pm with Jamaican themed food.   Don’t forget Funnel cloud for desserts. See you there!

CSAC Meeting- Change of Date

Due to unforeseen circumstances our first Catholic School Advisory Council meeting that was to take place tomorrow, September 27th at 6pm has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 5th at 6pm at St. Agnes School.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Open House/ Terry Fox

Reminder of St. Agnes Open House on September 22, 2022 from 6:00pm – 7:30 pm!

St. Agnes will participate in a Terry Fox run on Friday, September 23rd from 2:45-3:30pm, donations of a toonie are being accepted on Cash Online, or students can just bring in a toonie on Friday.  Thank you for your support!

Road Closure for Next Week/ St. Agnes Parish Community Event

Please find attached information regarding a Community Event at St. Agnes Parish. October1

We have been informed that Nielson Road, in front of St. Agnes School, will be closed from Sept. 19-23 due to construction.  This will affect us in the following ways:

  1. The sidewalk directly in front of St. Agnes school will not be accessible, however, students will still have access to the path that runs along the side of the school yard and the cottages.
  2. Kindergarten parents will still be able to drop off their students in the kindergarten pen, coming from Bluevale Street.
  3. Busses will be loaded and unloaded at St. Agnes Parish- we ask that all parents parking at the parish be aware that the busses will be there and to be extra careful turning into and out of the church.

Enjoy your weekend!

Important Message from Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region

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: .

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.

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).

 

Transportation Information Regarding Late Notices

Due to a software malfunction, STSWR and our bus operators will not be able to post late notices on websites for transportation routes that are not running on schedule.  Further, late notices cannot be sent to parents via e-mail or text message as normal.

 

We apologize for this late notice and the issues it will create to your schedules.

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