Monthly Archives: September 2022

Tomorrow, September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed to promote awareness and recognize the lasting impacts of residential schools on Indigenous communities.

Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led movement that encourages individuals to wear orange on September 30th to recognize the Indigenous youth who were torn away from their families and sent to residential schools.

At St. Paul we are continuing to educate ourselves on the issues faced by those in our community who are experiencing racism including, our Indigenous communities.

     BUS # 169 only

This letter is to inform you that your child’s bus route is expected to be cancelled from Monday October 3rd, 2022 to Friday October 7th, 2022. It will start again

on Tuesday October 11th, 2022.

While more than 90% of scheduled trips are operating normally, some routes are experiencing more frequent and prolonged delays (50 minutes or greater) due to driver

shortages. As a result, Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) will need to cancel some routes for a short period of time.

Routes will not be cancelled for more than a week at a time. This temporary measure will be effective through to December 2022.

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

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

We ask for your support in extending thanks and grace to our bus drivers who work hard to keep students safe.

If you want to know more about driving a school bus, please visit https://www.stswr.ca/operators/drive-a-school-bus/.

Please join us in supporting our local community by giving if you are able. 

Panther Community,

We had such a great day walking and running in memory of Terry Fox this past Friday! We all looked great as we wore red to support cancer research. The weather was beautiful, and we all had a chance to be physically active. We are blown away and completely grateful for all of your generous donations! This year, St Paul School raised a total of $1927.00 for cancer research!! This is the most we’ve ever raised in our 13 years of participating in the Terry Fox National School Run! Amazing work, Panther Families!! Thank you for helping make this day a special one!

This week, we will also recognize Truth and Reconciliation Week, where schools across Canada will engage in age-appropriate educational activities to raise awareness of the residential school system and how its legacy affected Indigenous Peoples and shaped the country we live in today. Truth and Reconciliation Week was launched by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and will culminate in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day) on September 30th.

Rowan’s Law Day

On Wednesday, September 28th, we will wear purple to raise awareness about concussions. Have you ever bumped your head or body? We likely all have! In sports and active games, there can be risks involved. Rowan’s Law was passed in Ontario in honour of Rowan Stringer and also helps people who get concussions recover. All schools in Ontario must have rules in place to support awareness and help coaches, teachers, and parents know when a child has suffered a suspected concussion. It also lets the child know that they should immediately stop participating in physical activities and when they may safely return to play again. #HitStopSit

Thursday, September 29th, is Picture Day!!

BUS 170 is late 20 – 30 minutes tonight.

Bus 169 is delayed 10 – 20 minutes!

We Look Forward to Seeing You tonight from 5:00 – 6:30 pm

A big thank you to the students who were trained today to become safety patrollers!

And to Mrs. K-G for leading our squad.

Keeping our students safe is a priority!