Parent Coffee Connections – TOMORROW
Posted September 25, 2018
Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 26, is our kick-off parent coffee connections meeting for this year! Food, childcare, laughter and learning are all scheduled. If you have never attended before, we welcome you! The topic will be positive discipline and KW Counselling will be facilitating our discussion. This promises to be a very useful time together. Please […]
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WRDSB observes Orange Shirt Day on September 28
Posted September 23, 2018
Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) recognizes Orange Shirt Day as a way to honour residential school survivors, those who did not survive, and their descendants. It’s just one of the ways we support, educate and reconcile our relationship with Indigenous people. What is Orange Shirt Day? Orange Shirt Day is observed each September 30 […]
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Student Accident Insurance Information
Posted September 17, 2018
Every September, Ontario school boards remind families about the option of acquiring student accident insurance. Student accident insurance can help cover unforeseen expenses due to injury that are not covered by provincial health care or employer group plans. Waterloo Region District School Board recommends “insuremykids®” Protection Plan. For more details on this option you can view […]
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PD Day for all teaching and paraprofessional staff on September 21
Posted September 16, 2018
Friday, September 21, 2018 is a professional development (PD) day for elementary and secondary school staff. Students will not attend school, and all Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) operated before and after school programs will be closed. The focus for the day across all our schools will be School Improvement Planning in the morning and the […]
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Moving Edgeucation is coming! Join us!
Posted September 7, 2018
We are really excited to be working with a group of teachers and artists from MovingEdgeucation on Thursday, September 13. We welcome parents to join us for this creative, fun and active learning experience. Huge thanks to our School Council and generous parents for making this opportunity possible with our Prueter fundraising activities. Check out […]
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WRDSB flags at half-mast this weekend for Firefighters’ National Memorial Day
Posted September 7, 2018
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) Education Centre and school buildings will be joining other Ontario government establishments in flying the Canadian flag at half-mast this weekend to mark Firefighters’ National Memorial Day. Firefighters’ National Memorial Day was instated by the federal government last year and is celebrated annually on the second Sunday of […]
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International Languages course registration opens tomorrow
Posted September 7, 2018
Waterloo Region District School Board’s International Language Programs are offered every Saturday from September 15, 2018 to June 15, 2019. The programs run at a variety of locations throughout the region, and each class lasts either 3.25 hours for high school credit courses or 2.5 hours for elementary courses. All levels of language ability are welcome. […]
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Welcome to the new school year
Posted August 31, 2018
I want to welcome students, families and staff with sincere enthusiasm and express my excitement for all the developments and successes that the upcoming school year will bring.
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Questions about the Health and Physical Education curriculum changes
Posted August 29, 2018
We recognize that there may be a number of questions about the changes relating to the re-issued 2010 Health and Physical Education Curriculum. We are providing Frequently Asked Questions as a way to inform our staff, families and community members about the changes. We will continue to update this section as information becomes available.
Information about an automated message
Posted August 28, 2018
At approximately 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, the Waterloo Region District School Board became aware that a list of subscribers to the School Messenger information system received a pre-recorded voice, email or text message inviting them to a school meeting. The message, which reached parents across our community, was distributed as a result of an internal […]