Rescheduled meeting for Ministry’s well-being strategy
Posted January 27, 2017
Our Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) invites parents/caregivers to participate in an opportunity to provide feedback directly to the Ministry of Education on a very important topic – student well-being. Student well-being is one of four connected goals in the province’s renewed vision for education – Achieving Excellence. Students with a sense of well-being thrive and […]
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PD Day – Friday, January 27, 2017 (Elementary)
Posted January 26, 2017
This is a reminder of our scheduled Professional Development (PD) Day tomorrow – Friday, January 27, 2017. There will be no school for WRDSB elementary students only. Teachers Elementary teachers will participate in assessment, evaluation and lesson planning. Educational Assistants (EAs) / Child and Youth Workers (CYWs) EAs and CYWs will attend centrally-run training at […]
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Supporting mental health initiatives with Bell Let’s Talk Day
Posted January 25, 2017
Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day and we are encouraging our entire WRDSB community to participate with us. Back in 2011, Bell started a campaign leveraging the popularity of social media. Over the years, it has grown to be internationally recognized with more than $79 million being donated to Canadian mental health initiatives and organizations. Participating […]
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OTIP Teaching Awards nominations now open
Posted January 20, 2017
Do you know a teacher who demonstrates and inspires excellence in their work? Now is the time to give them the recognition they deserve by nominating them for an OTIP teaching award. Each year the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP) and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) jointly sponsor the OTIP Teaching Awards, to recognize teachers […]
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REMINDER: safeTALK training sessions for WRDSB parents & guardians
Posted January 19, 2017
As one of our operational goals to support student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for parents/guardians of the WRDSB on #BellLetsTalk Day. What is safeTALK? safeTALK is a three-hour alertness workshop that prepares participants, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide alert helper. What are the goals […]
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Keeping schools safe: today’s hold and secure
Posted January 18, 2017
This afternoon Waterloo Regional Police Service placed our school in a hold and secure. In a hold and secure situation, the exterior doors of the school are locked and no one is allowed in and out of the building. Classes continue as normal during this time. Today’s request to hold and secure was the result […]
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School buses cancelled; all schools open
Posted January 17, 2017
Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes operated by the Waterloo Region District School Board are cancelled. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE OPEN. All Extended Day Childcare Programs are OPEN. The Education Centre is OPEN.
School buses cancelled
Posted January 11, 2017
Due to the current icy road conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes operated by the Waterloo Region District School Board are cancelled. All schools are open and extended day childcare programs are open. Parents and students should take care getting to school. If you judge it is not safe to do so, […]
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REMINDER: Changes to WiFi access begin January 3, 2017
Posted December 20, 2016
On January 3, 2017, WRDSB is introducing changes to the filtering of internet content on our password-free wireless network, WRDSB Wireless. These changes mean that if you continue to connect using WRDSB Wireless you will no longer be able to access some popular websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Vimeo. You can continue to […]
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Mac & Cheese Challenge
Posted December 16, 2016
Recently our students participated in an interesting challenge: collect as many mac & cheese boxes and then make them do something. In the end our staff, students and their families donated 924 boxes of macaroni and cheese along with about 20 canned goods and some dry pasta. All these items will be donated to the […]