Choosing to opt-out of busing for WRDSB families
Posted July 17, 2020
Dear parents and guardians of transported students, Student Transportation Services Waterloo Region (STSWR) is busy preparing for the upcoming school year and is asking families in bus zones to communicate their transportation needs. As you may know, the Ministry of Education has directed school boards across the province to prepare for three possible return to […]
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Reopening our school playgrounds
Posted July 16, 2020
Following the guidelines of Phase 3 of reopening the province, our schoolyards and playgrounds will be open and available for families to use starting Friday, July 17. Our staff will be removing signs from our playgrounds over the next few days. Families and community members should use our playgrounds safely and continue to follow public […]
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Social Work support for students & families during the summer
Posted July 15, 2020
The 2019-20 school year has had many changes and challenges for students, parents and caregivers. In recognition of the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education has made it possible to provide short term Social Work support for July and August 2020. These services are available to any students and their parents/ […]
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Improving child care for families in Ontario survey
Posted July 14, 2020
The Ministry of Education invites families to participate in its early years and child care act review. In August 2015, the Ministry introduced Ontario’s Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 which was created to strengthen compliance, health and safety in child care settings across the province. As part of the Act, the Ministry is […]
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Support the development of WRDSB 2020-2021 budget
Posted July 8, 2020
Every year, the Board of Trustees invites the community to contribute to the Board’s budget by making submissions and/or delegations. As meetings are currently being held virtually, the Board of Trustees requests that anyone interested in participating in this process, make a written submission to the Treasurer of the Board no later than noon on […]
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REMINDER: Returning to school family and student survey
Posted July 7, 2020
The survey is available to families and students until July 10, 2020. Last month we asked you for feedback on how we could support you and your child through distance learning. Now, we are continuing with our commitment to listening to our families with our next installment of Exchanging Ideas. Over the coming weeks, we […]
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Reflections on a Year of Perseverance from Director Bryant
Posted June 29, 2020
As the 2019-2020 school year comes to a close, I am offered the opportunity to reflect on the challenges encountered, and more importantly, the challenges overcome this past school year. As we began our year together in September, I don’t think any of us could have predicted the path this school year would take, but […]
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Secondary Summer School eLearning Reminders
Posted June 29, 2020
As a student taking a summer school eLearning class, there are some important things to know. Login Information If you are a WRDSB student, go to wrdsb.elearningontario.ca and login with your WRDSB Gmail address and password. If you are a student from another board taking a WRDSB eLearning class, you will access your eLearning class […]
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Video message to graduating students from the Minister of Education
Posted June 25, 2020
A message from the Minister of Education received on June 24, 2020. Dear students and families, For the last few months, students have taken extraordinary steps and shown great flexibility to continue their learning journey. Their accomplishments, especially in these unprecedented circumstances, are a testament to the importance of education and its impact on their […]
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WRDSB hosts Monarch Madness
Posted June 25, 2020
Are you interested in making an impact on the environment and the species that live around us, all while physical distancing and connecting with nature? Over the summer, our outdoor education department is hosting Monarch Madness for all WRDSB students and families. We want our community to help us find monarch butterflies and the milkweed […]
