KCI Instructional Support Days Schedule (Nov 11 &12)
Posted October 26, 2021
As a follow up to the WRDSB Instructional Support Days web post (Oct 25), KCI students will be learning from home as they participate in the Instructional Support Days on November 11 and 12. Students will work asynchronously or synchronously from home, depending on their needs. Teachers will be available to the students in the course blocks on the schedule outlined […]
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November Lunch and Learn Sessions for Parents and Caregivers
Posted October 26, 2021
As part of our ongoing efforts to support WRDSB parents, caregivers and families, our psychology staff are offering a number of lunch and learn sessions for WRDSB parents, caregivers and family members. These webinars, scheduled over the lunch hour on Wednesdays, aim to equip parents with useful tips and information to assist them in supporting […]
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November 11 and 12 Instructional Support Days
Posted October 25, 2021
This information is for secondary students (Grade 9 to 12) and their families. We would like to remind Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) families of the changes to the school day schedule on November 11 and 12 in the modified semester calendar. Students will not attend school in person on November 11 and 12. […]
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Treaties Recognition Week
Posted October 25, 2021
The first week of November is Treaties Recognition Week as proclaimed by the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation (MIRR) in 2016. It honours the importance of treaties and helps Ontarians learn more about treaty rights, treaty relationships and their role as treaty people. First Nations’ process of treaty-making existed for thousands of years before […]
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Cancellation of Field Hockey Games and Cross Country Meet – October 21
Posted October 21, 2021
Due to lightning in the forecast, all field hockey games scheduled at Woodside Park and the cross country meet scheduled for Bechtel Park are cancelled for today (Thursday, October 21). The facilities these events are scheduled at do not have a shelter option guaranteeing the safety of students in the event of a lightning storm. […]
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KCI OSSLT: Grade 11s and Non-Graduating Grade 12s (Nov 23 & Nov 24)
Posted October 20, 2021
The OSSLT for KCI Students This year KCI students in grade 10, grade 11, and non-graduating grade 12 students will have opportunities to complete their literacy requirement by taking the OSSLT (Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test). As a reminder, successful completion of the literacy test or equivalent is a graduation requirement. For the 2021-2022 school […]
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School Immunization Program Restarting for Grade 7, 8, and 9 Students
Posted October 18, 2021
Since the Spring of 2020, the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) school vaccination program has been suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health will be restarting the program on November 1, 2021 for students in Grade 7, 8, and 9. Vaccination Clinics Clinics will be offered at Public Health offices at […]
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Province Announces Free Menstrual Products in Schools
Posted October 14, 2021
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) was pleased with the announcement by Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, that the Ontario Government will distribute six million free menstrual products per year to school boards. Supporting Menstrual Equity in the WRDSB Since 2019, the WRDSB has addressed period poverty in every school in our system, beginning […]
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WCSSAA Protocol for Indoor Spectators
Posted October 14, 2021
To students, staff, families and community: To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, Waterloo County Secondary School Athletic Association (WCSSAA) and WRDSB will not be allowing any non-essential spectators into indoor sporting events. This includes non-coaching school staff, students, family members, media, sports enthusiasts, and community members. Access to our schools is currently only provided […]
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OSSLT for Secondary Students in 2021-2022
Posted October 14, 2021
As a reminder, over the past two years, our Grade 10 students have not been able to write the literacy test due to the pandemic. The Ministry of Education is restarting the literacy test again this year, for Grade 10, 11 and non-graduating Grade 12 students. Literacy Graduation Requirement in the 2021-2022 School Year Graduating […]
