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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.

Dear St. Mary’s Families –

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board will continue with independent/remote learning activities on Monday, November 7 and until further notice.

Schools will NOT be open to students and transportation will NOT be running. Before/after school programs will NOT be operating.  Teachers will begin synchronous learning activities tomorrow, Monday, November 7, and until further notice.

St. Mary’s High School will continue with the regular school day schedule (see below).  Teachers will also post class times and the school day schedule on their Learning Management System (e.g. D2L, Google Classroom) to support students. Students will be able to login to their learning management system for more information from their classroom teacher. Please visit https://www.wcdsb.ca/students/ for instructions on how to login to D2L and Google Classroom. Instructions are available in multiple languages.  Should your child be absent/unable to attend remote learning please inform their teacher.

St. Mary’s Regular School Day Schedule 2022-2023 

Period 1: 9:00 – 10:15
Period 2:

Good afternoon, St. Mary’s community –

We hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather and the extra hour today!

At this time, we do not have further details about the status of the CUPE job action and the learning format for tomorrow (Monday, Nov. 7th). We are hopeful to hear more details in the coming hours.

As we are notified, we will share with all of you. The WCDSB will also communicate through the board NewsWire. You can also check the WCDSB website at: https://www.wcdsb.ca/about-us/labour-updates/ for continued updates.

Should you wish to sign up for the school and/or board NewsWire, please see links below:

• St. Mary’s High School Newswire: https://stmary.wcdsb.ca/newswire-subscribe/
• WCDSB Newswire: https://www.wcdsb.ca/newswire/

Thanks and take care,

St. Mary’s High School

Dear Parents & Guardians:

As reported in several media outlets, CUPE has indicated that they will be withdrawing services to school boards in Ontario on Friday, November 4, 2022.

CUPE represents education workers at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board that include school administrative assistants, educational assistants, early childhood educators, library technicians, child and youth care workers, lunch hour supervisors and some central office staff. There are approximately 1200 full/part-time CUPE workers in our schools.

Our education workers provide support for safety through supervision duties and safe arrival protocols. Many CUPE members have specialized training to make sure our schools are safe and fully accessible to students with exceptional needs.

In the event of a full withdrawal of services by CUPE, our schools will migrate to remote learning. Devices are being deployed today and tomorrow so students can access learning on Friday.

Students will be able to login to their respective learning management system. Friday,