Pop Up Nutrition Breaks Starting January 5th, 2022

Posted January 4, 2022

Dear Preston Families, Please find information about pop-up nutrition breaks that are available to students starting Wednesday, January 5th, 2022. Pop Up Nutrition Breaks

Ontario Announces Move to Remote Learning in 2022

Posted January 3, 2022

Today the Premier of Ontario announced the temporary closure of schools and move to remote learning, starting January 5 until at least January 17, to help control the spread of COVID-19. We understand this is a stressful and uncertain time, and we thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we move to remote […]

Return to Learning: January 2022

Posted December 31, 2021

As we prepare to welcome our students back on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, we want to share how schools in the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) will be impacted by public health measures announced this week. Before and After School Programs and Child Care WRDSB-operated Before and After School programs WRDSB-operated Before and After […]

Ontario Announces School Reopening Delayed until January 5, 2022

Posted December 30, 2021

Today, the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore announced the reopening of schools will be delayed until Wednesday, January 5, to provide schools with more time to prepare for the public health measures announced today. The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is looking forward to welcoming students back to in-person learning […]

Junior Journalists and jeewan

Posted December 29, 2021

Country Hills Public School’s Newspaper Club members Sona and Kayna used their opportunity to interview Director of Education jeewan chanicka on Monday, December 6 to grill him about his goals for education within the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB). Writing for their online publication, The Cardinal Collaboration, the two students were guided by Dana […]

Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season

Posted December 17, 2021

Winter Break – Dec 20th to Dec 31st, inclusive

Posted December 17, 2021

Dear Preston Families, The school will be closed from December 20th to December 31st, inclusive, and reopen on Monday, January 3rd.  Please visit phs.wrdsb.ca for any updates from the Waterloo Region District School Board over the Winter Break. The main office phone lines will be monitored daily from Monday, December 20th to Thursday, December 23rd.  If you […]

Winter Break Wellbeing Passport

Posted December 17, 2021

To help support families during the Winter Break, the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council has created a Winter Break Wellbeing Passport. This digital booklet takes families on an adventure within their own homes and communities to learn about and practice different mental wellbeing and mental health activities. Follow the wellbeing map in any order you […]

Award-Winning Innovation in Physics Education at WCI

Posted December 16, 2021

A passion for innovation and providing real-world learning opportunities in a gradeless classroom has made a Waterloo educator an award winner, and will likely take her to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Europe. Ashley McCarl Palmer, a physics teacher at Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WCI) has won the 2021 CAP Award for Excellence […]

Instructions for Rapid Antigen Tests Now Available in Multiple Languages

Posted December 16, 2021

The following is a message from the Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education and Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, for all parents and guardians in Ontario: Dear Ontario Parents, Nothing is more important than the safety of Ontario’s children. Thanks to the combined efforts of students, school and public health staff and […]

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