Friday, November 13 is a PA Day

Posted November 9, 2015

Friday, November 13 is a Professional Activity Day for teachers. There will be no school for students. Elementary The morning of the PA Day, teachers will spend time in a staff meeting, focusing on student achievement and well-being. The afternoon is reserved for parent-teacher interviews. Teachers will be meeting with parents of children for whom […]

Join Us For Our Remembrance Day Ceremony

Posted November 5, 2015

We would like to invite you and any extended family members to join us for our Remembrance Day ceremony on the morning of Wednesday, November 11th.  Students from Gr. 1 – 3/4 will be presenting various Remembrance Day selections.  As this is an exceptionally solemn event, we request that preschool children who cannot remain quietly seated […]

Tentative Deal Reached Between Province & ETFO

Posted November 4, 2015

We are very pleased to announce that on November 2, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) reached a tentative agreement with the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA). Once the tentative central agreement has been ratified, we will be able to determine the timelines and process for teachers completing […]

French Immersion Registration Information Sessions

Posted November 4, 2015

Registration for Grade 1 French Immersion will begin on Thursday, January 7, 2016 on the Waterloo Region District School Board website at www.wrdsb.ca/french.  Parents/guardians of children in senior kindergarten are invited to attend an information session to learn more about French programs in the WRDSB and the registration process for Grade 1 French Immersion.  Information […]

French Immersion Registration Information Sessions

Posted November 3, 2015

Registration for Grade 1 French Immersion will begin on Thursday, January 7, 2016 on the Waterloo Region District School Board website at www.wrdsb.ca/french.  Parents/guardians of children in senior kindergarten are invited to attend an information session to learn more about French programs in the WRDSB and the registration process for Grade 1 French Immersion.  Information […]

Update Regarding Elementary Progress Report Cards

Posted October 27, 2015

We appreciate the ongoing patience and support of parents/guardians during this time of province-wide labour unrest and uncertainty in our schools. Given the current cumulative impact of provincial labour action on the part of elementary teachers and WRDSB support staff (secretaries, custodians and supervision monitors in schools as well as some central staff), the Waterloo […]

Update Regarding Withdrawal of Extracurricular Activities

Posted October 23, 2015

On Oct. 22, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced that they would be escalating their current job action next week, if a provincial agreement is not reached. As per their news release, beginning Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, elementary teachers and occasional teachers will withdraw from all voluntary extracurricular activities in Ontario public schools, […]

Calling in Student Lates and Absences

Posted October 19, 2015

This is a friendly reminder to parents to please call our attendance lines at  519 570 8134 Ext. 3810# to report your child’s absence or late for the day.  If your child is late and you have not indicated on our attendance line his or her time of arrival you will need to sign your […]

Picture Re-take Day – Monday, November 2

Posted October 19, 2015

Typically, Stewart Avenue has fall, spring, graduation and class pictures taken throughout the school year.  This year, we are eliminating the spring picture time.  If your child was absent on our fall day or you were not satisfied with the picture taken, our re-take day is Monday, November 2.

QSP is back!

Posted October 16, 2015

Stewart Avenue will once again be selling magazines this fall to raise money to work towards the completion of our Primary Outdoor Play area.  We are close but the little extra money raised will help us achieve our target.  If you have previously ordered magazine subscriptions from Stewart, please hold off until next week, when our fundraiser […]

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