Grade 3 and 6 EQAO assessments begin May 23, grade 9 assessments on June 5

Posted May 19, 2017

Beginning Tuesday, May 23, grade 3 and 6 students will begin EQAO assessments of reading, writing and mathematics. Grade 9 students will complete their assessment of mathematics, beginning on Monday, June 5. Please check with your individual school for exact assessment dates.

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2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available

Posted May 17, 2017

The 2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available. School will start on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Winter holidays run between December 25, 2017 and January 5, 2018, and March break runs from March 12 to March 16, 2018. The last day of classes will be Thursday, June 28, 2018. The 2017-18 School Year Calendar contains detailed […]

EXTENDED: Safe, Caring & Inclusive School Surveys for parents/guardians

Posted May 15, 2017

We are committed to providing safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for everyone to help our students learn and succeed. One way for us to find out how best to do this is to ask students in Grades 3-11, staff and parents/guardians how they feel about their school and interactions with teachers and other students. […]

Students play, teachers learn during May 5 PD Day

Posted May 11, 2017

While students were away from the classroom on Friday, May 5, more than 1,000 secondary teachers hit local movie theatres—to learn. District 24-Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) members participated in a TED talk-inspired session, delivered by their colleagues and community members as part of a day of learning on a range of topics.

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Friday, May 5, is a PD Day for all students

Posted May 1, 2017

Friday, May 5, 2017, is a Professional Development Day for all elementary and secondary schools, which means students do not need to be in school. Below you will find a summary of how teachers and staff will spend their day. Teachers Elementary and secondary teachers will attend full-day professional development activities with their union groups. […]

safeTALK training for WRDSB parents & guardians

Posted April 5, 2017

As part of our system goals to supporting student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer more safeTALK training for parents and guardians of the WRDSB. 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 […]

Move a Thon fundraiser will support our naturalized play space at Queen Elizabeth

Posted April 5, 2017

Fundraising letter coming home today… It’s time for our annual “Queen Elizabeth Move-A-Thon.” This year we are setting a goal of $10,000.  This money will be used to purchase new naturalized playground features (active play centres, berms, trees, seating area, etc).  We had our kick off assembly today.  Each child has received an envelope with […]

One more sleep until Family Math Night

Posted April 5, 2017

Join us from 5 to 7 pm for a fun night of activities in the gym and in the hallways. There will be prizes, display boards, a primary and junior demonstration math lesson. Join us for our Math Night! Thursday, April 6th 2017 5:00 – 7:00 Join us in the library and be a part […]

Friday, April 7, 2017 is a PD Day for all students

Posted April 4, 2017

Friday, April 7, 2017, is a Professional Development Day for all elementary and secondary schools, which means students do not need to be in school. Below you will find a summary of how teachers and staff will spend their day. Teachers Elementary and secondary teachers will spend the day developing the school improvement plan for […]

Safe, Caring & Inclusive School Surveys for parents/guardians

Posted April 3, 2017

We are committed to providing safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for everyone to help our students learn and succeed. One way for us to find out how best to do this is to ask students in Grades 3-11, staff and parents/guardians how they feel about their school and interactions with teachers and other students. […]

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