Have your say in the 2015-16 Budget Process!

Posted May 28, 2015

How can you give input? Appear as a delegation at the June 10, 2015 Special Committee of the Whole Meeting. If you would like to appear as a delegation, you must register with the Manager of Corporate Services by noon on Thursday, June 4 2015. More information on delegation procedures and how to register is […]

New Date for HPV Immunization

Posted May 23, 2015

Please be advised that the HPV immunization for Grade 8 girls will now take place Friday, June 5th (Day 7), beginning at 8:45.

Update: Information Regarding Grades 3 & 6 EQAO Assessments

Posted May 22, 2015

We would like to provide families with an update to our previous letter indicating that the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) would begin strike action on Monday, May 11, 2015. The strike action taken by ETFO across the province, and including here in the WRDSB, involves the withdrawal of administrative duties, including the administration […]

Update on Administration of Grades 3, 6 & 9 EQAO Assessments

Posted May 15, 2015

The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) notified the WRDSB that they will not be sending the Grade 3 and 6 Reading, Writing and Mathematics assessment materials to any boards currently affected by labour action. As a result, no WRDSB students in Grades 3 and 6 will participate in the EQAO assessment this year, until […]

Confirming Bus Transportation 2015-16

Posted May 15, 2015

Student bussing information for the 2015-16 school year will be available to schools and families on August 24, 2015. Parents can login and view their child’s transportation details by going to www.stswr.ca and following these steps: Click on “Student Login” Click on “Student Login” again (near the bottom of the page) Enter your child’s Ontario Education […]

Paralympic Schools Week 2015 resources now available

Posted May 11, 2015

This message is on behalf of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. — OTTAWA – Feb. 26, 2015 – The Canadian Paralympic Committee, in partnership with Petro-Canada, is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2015 edition of Paralympic Schools Week, which will be held nation-wide from May 4 to 8, 2015. All schools […]

SJAM Outdoor Movie Night – Fri. May 22

Posted May 11, 2015

Sir John A. Macdonald S.S. would like to extend an invitation to ALL feeder school students/families to attend their Outdoor Movie Night on Friday, May 22nd–featuring Big Hero 6! This will be a great opportunity for students to experience their first big-scale high school event. Tickets are $3/person or $10/family and the event is BYOLC (bring […]

Student Dress Reminders

Posted May 11, 2015

The arrival of warm weather brings an important opportunity to review our student dress expectations with the community. Because Centennial is a learning environment and a workplace for all school community members–staff, students, parents, visitors and guests–we expect students to dress in a manner appropriate to this environment: 1) Clothing must cover the torso in […]

Update: Job Action for Elementary Teachers on Monday, May 11

Posted May 8, 2015

Earlier this week we advised you that the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) were in a legal strike position effective Monday May 11, 2015. This afternoon Sam Hammond, president of ETFO Ontario, formally confirmed that public Elementary Teachers in Ontario will begin phase one of job action on Monday.  Mr. Hammond indicated that extracurricular activities […]

The 2015-16 School Year Calendar is Here!

Posted May 8, 2015

The 2015-16 school year calendar has been approved by the Ministry of Education. The first day of school for the 2015-16 school year is September 8, 2015.

View the Calendars:

Elementary
Secondary – Semestered Schools
Secondary – Waterloo-Oxford DSS

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