Dear families,

What a great week at Jean Steckle P.S.! On Friday afternoon, we had our first pep rally. Our students showed their school spirit and learned all about STING. Thank you to the students in Mrs. Pacheco, Mr. Vermeer, Mrs. Roth, Mme Daniells, and Mr. Seupersaud’s class for organizing a great assembly.

A special thank you to our families for visiting the school last night. It was great to see so many students and their families visiting the classrooms and meeting all of the teachers. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have questions.

This week we had over 90 junior kindergarten students join our school. It was an exciting time for parents, teachers, and students. A huge thank you to our families who dressed the kindergarten students in their class colour. This helped with organizing our students in their classes. We appreciate your support.  

Thank you for a great week!

Andrea Michelutti, principal

Attendance

Reminder to call or email the school when your child will be late or absent.

The safety and well-being of your child is an important concern for us, and making sure your child arrives at school safely is a responsibility we take very seriously. That is why all elementary schools have a Safe Arrival Program to ensure that each and every student arrives at school safely.

Parents and guardians have a responsibility to contact the school when a child will be late or absent.

You now have two ways to contact the school to report your child’s absence or late arrival:

  1.  Call Us – Our Attendance Line can be reached by calling 519-748-1919 dialing extension #1. Include your child’s name (and spelling), grade, class and reason for absence.

Or;

  1. Email us – You can send an email to jst-attendance@wrdsb.ca and include the following information:
  • Subject Line: Student’s Name
  • Body of Email: Student’s name, grade, class, your name, and the reason for the absence.

Select the option that is most convenient for you. Both options are available 24/7.

Reminder: During severe weather conditions, you have the option to keep your child home from school. Please remember, you must still call the school to alert them of your child’s absence or if they will be arriving late.

Our staff, families and caregivers are partners in every student’s learning journey. We appreciate your support in ensuring that every student arrives safely to school.

Safety reminders

Thank you to our families for keeping all of our students safe by having children walk their bikes, scooters, and skateboards on the school property. We appreciate your support.

We have several students with severe allergies. We are asking you to refrain from sending in peanuts and nut products. We also have a latex allergy and remind families that we cannot have latex products or latex balloons at the school.

Hot lunches

Information about hot lunches will be available by the end of September. If you are interested in volunteering to distribute hot lunches, please email andrea_michelutti@wrdsb.ca

Upcoming events:

September 26 – Terry Fox Run (wear red and white)

September 30 – Orange shirt day

October 24 – Backwards day

November 22 – Animal day

December 20 – Pyjama day

January 31 – Beach day

February 21 – Multicultural day

March 27 – Retro day

April 2 – World Autism Awareness day (wear blue)

April 22 – Lights out, earthware attire or used clothing day

May 15 – Sports Jersey day

June 25 – Canada Day (Jean Steckle spirit wear)