WRDSB flags remain at half-mast

Posted September 28, 2021

To recognize the importance of Truth and Reconciliation Week and Orange Shirt Day, flags at all Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) schools and worksites will be flown at half-mast until the end of day on Monday, October 4, which is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. On […]

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day

Posted September 24, 2021

On September 30, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) will acknowledge the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and participate in Orange Shirt Day. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation In June, the Government of Canada created the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new federally-recognized day, as a response to the Truth […]

How The School Will Notify Families of a Covid Case in Your Child’s Class

Posted September 23, 2021

Please know that our first round of communication of a confirmed positive Covid Case in your child’s class, complete with information and direction from Public Health, will be sent to the email that the parent/guardian has used to registered themselves with in the School Day system.  With this system, a response back from the families (and instructions will […]

School Council – Wednesday, Sept. 29th at 7 p.m.

Posted September 22, 2021

Our upcoming School Council meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 29th at 7 pm.  If you are interesting in attending or learning more about School Council, please contact Principal Vida Collis at vida_collis@wrdsb.ca by Monday, September 27th for more information.   “The school council is an advisory body which consists of elected parents, teacher(s), principal/vice […]

Covid Case Notification

Posted September 19, 2021

COVID-19: CASE NOTIFICATION   Region of Waterloo Public Health has determined that a student, last in the Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School building on September 16, is a confirmed positive case of COVID-19. The identity of the individual is protected by privacy legislation and will not be shared.   Public Health has identified all […]

Starting Secondary Interschool Sports in the WRDSB

Posted September 17, 2021

Starting Monday, September 20, sports will resume at Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) secondary schools. We are excited that our secondary athletes and teams will be able to start next week. WRDSB staff have developed protocols and guidelines to ensure everyone has equitable access and opportunity to safely participate in sports. To prioritize safety, […]

Parents: Change in Process in Communicating Covid Case Information

Posted September 17, 2021

We appreciate the need for families to have timely notification of any confirmed positive Covid cases in their child’s classroom.  Last year, the model employed involved individual phone calls to families.  While this ensured immediate confirmation of the receipt of information through an experience new for us all, we also appreciate that this resulted in […]

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