June 1 is a P.D. Day for Elementary schools

Posted May 25, 2018

Friday, June 1, 2018 is a professional development day for Elementary school staff. Elementary students will not attend school, but Extended Day Programs will operate for enrolled students from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The focus of the P.D. Day will be teacher directed assessments, evaluation and planning activities. Paraprofessional staff (EAs/CYWs) will be participating […]

Year End Trip Registration is due Friday May 25th!

Posted May 24, 2018

Hey Lions!  A quick reminder that Year End Trip Registration deadline is tomorrow!  You can find registration information on School Day!

Family Survey

Posted May 24, 2018

Welcome to the 2017-18 Family Survey. Take the Survey We would like to hear from you! Parents and guardians are important partners as we work to provide safe, caring and inclusive places for students to learn and succeed. The survey will remain open until June 28, 2018 at 4pm. Your answers will remain anonymous and […]

Grade 6 Orientation Night at Centennial Public School

Posted May 23, 2018

All future Grade 7 students and their parents are invited to Centennial’s Orientation Night on May 24, 2018 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Come and find out more about our academic and extra-curricular programs and have a tour of the school!

Flying the Pride flag to celebrate diversity and inclusion

Posted May 22, 2018

June is nationally recognized as pride month in Canada. Many institutions and organizations fly the Pride flag as a celebration of diversity. During the month of June, all Waterloo Region District School Board locations will fly the Pride flag alongside the Canadian flag. We believe that our schools are safe spaces for everyone that walks […]

Parent Involvement Committee

Posted May 16, 2018

By Brent Hutzal – Brent is co-chair of Parent Involvement Committee. He has two daughters, Kate (8), who attends Bridgeport Public School, and Claire (almost 3) will be attending Bridgeport Public School JK Class of 2019-20. Are you passionate about education? Are you interested in helping the school board engage with parents? Are you looking […]

The Screen-“Free” Challenge

Posted May 13, 2018

By Brent Hutzal – Brent is co-chair of Parent Involvement Committee. He has two daughters, Kate (8), who attends Bridgeport Public School, and Claire (almost 3) will be attending Bridgeport Public School JK Class of 2019-20. “Daddy, did they have Screen-Free Week when you were a little boy?” Kate asked me on the Sunday evening […]

Year End Trips

Posted May 10, 2018

Hey Lions!  Here is information regarding year end trips! Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s), The end of the year is fast approaching and we have a number of special activities planned for students. First of all, students will have the opportunity to travel to Camp Kintail near Goderich for a 2 day, 1 night program.  Grade […]

Journey of Support

Posted May 10, 2018

By Angela (In order to protect the identity of the student involved, this Parent Post has been published using only the first name of the author). Mental illness has been a very real journey for our family over the past eight years. My daughter was internationally adopted when she was two years old. She had […]

Happy Support Staff Appreciation Day

Posted May 9, 2018

At Waterloo Region District School Board we believe that all of our staff play an important role in supporting students’ confidence and success. May 9th marks Support Staff Appreciation Day. This is a day in which we celebrate the skills, commitment and dedication of our educational support staff in helping create bright futures for our students. […]

1 … 111 112 113 … 157