Lunch Hour Supervisor Needed for John Sweeney CES
Dear families of John Sweeney CES:
We are in need of a Lunch Hour Supervisor effectively immediately. This role entails 20 minutes of indoor supervision while students eat lunch and 40 minutes of outdoor supervision during the lunch recess. Our lunch hour is from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. If you are interested in learning more about this paid position, please contact Kendra Duench, Principal of John Sweeney CES, at 519-579-5212.
Registration for Sacraments
Dear families of John Sweeney CES:
This year, our Grade 2 students will receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Our Grade 7 students will receive the sacrament of Confirmation. The deadline to register for the sacraments is December 6th. If you have a child in a different grade who missed out on one of these sacraments, you are also welcome to register your child. Please email agravesande@hamiltondiocese.com at Blessed Sacrament Church for more information if you are interested in registering.
RisingOaks Closed Monday, November 28th
Dear families of John Sweeney CES:
Please be reminded that RisingOaks is closed on Monday, November 28th.
Supporting Families at Christmas
Dear families of John Sweeney CES:
As a school community, we are collecting Walmart gift cards for Blessed Sacrament Church and unwrapped toys for the Waterloo Region Knights of Columbus. Gift cards will be collected from November 28th to December 2nd. Toys will be collected from November 28th to December 9th. Students will be able to choose an angel and donate to a child in the suggested age range.
We thank you for your generosity this Christmas season!
Progress Reports Go Home Today
Progress Reports go home today – Nov. 21/2022.
Parent/Student/Teacher conferences will be held on Nov. 24/22.
Information Regarding Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences
Dear families of John Sweeney CES:
As you know, Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences will be held at our school this Thursday, November 24th from 3:50 to 9:00 p.m. Conferences are 10 minutes long. If parents did not select a time with our online booking system, teachers have assigned a time and will enclose this information in the Progress Report envelopes, which are being sent home today. We encourage our students to be part of these conferences on Thursday.
Locating teachers in the school:
- Most classroom teachers will host conferences in their classrooms.
- The four teachers who are currently teaching in portables will host their conferences in the portables. Portable doors will be locked throughout the night. Please knock on the portable door when it is your conference time.
- French and Planning Time teachers will be located in the gym. If you would like to schedule a time with them, please email them:
- Mme Thaler – Thaler@wcdsb.ca
- Mme Krupa – Krupa@wcdsb.ca
- Mme Reist – Reist@wcdsb.ca
- Mlle Vidal – Vidal@wcdsb.ca
- Mrs. Lauer – Kathryn.Lauer@wcdsb.ca
- Mrs. Heikoop – Andrea.Heikoop@wcdsb.ca
- Mrs. Campbell – Susan.Campbell@wcdsb.ca
- Our new Grade 8 teacher, Mr. Scarfone, will be located in the Library Learning Commons.
- Our new Grade 1/2 teacher, Ms. Hao, will be located in Room 210.
- Special Education teachers may be in Room 209 or may be in other classrooms for interviews.
- Kindergarten teams from Rooms 101, 102, and 103 will be located in the Library Learning Commons (due to Rising Oaks using these classrooms after school).
We have a Lost and Found table set up in the foyer. Please drop by and claim your child’s belongings. All unclaimed items will be donated to charity.
Our staff are so excited to see our John Sweeney families on Thursday and chat with you about how hard your children have been working at school this year! Our Cardinals are AWESOME! Let’s celebrate them!
2021-2022 EQAO Results for John Sweeney CES
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Last spring, students in Grades 3 and 6 at John Sweeney CES, and at every publicly funded elementary school across Ontario, participated in provincial assessments of their reading, writing and math skills. These assessments were conducted by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). Individual results from the Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics will be sent home soon with students who participated.
EQAO assessments are an important source of information about student learning. Our school uses the results, along with other important information, to guide improvement programs and teaching practices so that all students benefit. Our school board and the Ministry of Education also use the results to direct attention and support where they’re needed. You can find a summary of our school’s student achievement results below:
Percentage of Fully Participating Students Achieving At or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4)
| Reading | Writing | Math | |
| Grade 3 | 67% | 78% | 60% |
| Grade 6 | 91% | 95% | 59% |
As you can see from the data, we have a lot to celebrate. All of our teachers (JK to Grade 8) work very hard to identify gaps in student learning and collaborate to respond to the ever-changing learning needs of our students. Our main goals for this year are to maintain the strong student achievement results and to continue our focus on literacy and numeracy. We will continue to strive to ensure that our students are achieving at or above provincial standard in all areas.
One of our biggest assets at John Sweeney CES is the incredible home support we have. We appreciate our partnership with you in promoting solid literacy and numeracy skills for all of our students.