Dream It * Be It – Career Support for Girls – Virtual Mtg – March 27th

Posted March 24, 2021

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Feeling good about yourself and Covid – Virtual Meeting Saturday, March 27th, 2021 at 3:00pm-4:30pm Dream It * Be It Virtual Meeting, in association with Soroptomist International of Cambridge. Speakers this month are: – Kimberley McLeod, Creator of Best Ideas for Kids – Carolina Miranda (Creator and Director of Feminine Harbour […]

Plans for September 2021

Posted March 22, 2021

Dear WRDSB Families, I am pleased to let you know that the WRDSB is planning to welcome students and staff back to a regular school year with students learning in-person starting in September 2021. We have heard from you through our Let’s Connect surveys that you feel strongly about the importance of school in the […]

Update: Phone Service Restored at Schools and Education Centre

Posted March 22, 2021

We want to provide an update on a technical issue that was impacting landline phones at Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) schools and the Education Centre. Phone service has now been restored. Thank you for your patience as we worked to implement a solution.

Phones Down at Schools and Education Centre

Posted March 22, 2021

We want to provide an update on a technical issue currently impacting landline phones at Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) schools and the Education Centre. Currently, our phones are unable to receive or make outside phone calls. WRDSB Information Technology Services are aware of the issue, and are working with the vendor to find […]

Addressing Anti-Asian Racism in the WRDSB

Posted March 19, 2021

The WRDSB acknowledges the ongoing experience and existence of anti-Asian racism and hate-motivated incidents in our community and across the world. We join those around the world in mourning the lives of the six Asian women murdered in an act of white terrorism. The trauma of this racist, misogynistic incident of femicide reverberates far beyond […]

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: March 21

Posted March 18, 2021

On October 26, 1966, the United Nations declared March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This year, March 21 falls on a Sunday. The purpose of this day is to serve as a reminder to us all about our rights and responsibilities under the Ontario Human Rights Code. When racial […]

What’s New: Grade 9 in the 2021-2022 School Year

Posted March 17, 2021

In July 2020, the Ontario government announced that starting in September 2021, school boards will begin the process of ending the streaming of Grade 9 students into applied and academic courses. The purpose of de-streaming is to address and eliminate the gap in outcomes and opportunities between those students in applied-level courses, compared to those […]

Register now for PIC’s annual Family Engagement Series

Posted March 16, 2021

Our Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is excited to announce their annual Family Engagement Series for parents and caregivers. This year, they are offering a three-day virtual speaker series designed to ENGAGE-EQUIP-ENERGIZE parents and caregivers in getting through the rest of the school year. This free event runs from April 7 to 10, 2021 at various […]

COVID-19: CASE NOTIFICATION

Posted March 16, 2021

The Region of Waterloo Public Health has determined that a student, last in the Preston High School building on March 15, is being treated as a presumed 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 high-risk contacts of the […]

Important Update: 2021 Literacy Test and Graduation Requirement

Posted March 16, 2021

We would like to provide an update for our Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) secondary school communities on the literacy requirement for our Grade 12 graduating students, and for our students who are eligible for the literacy test this spring. For students graduating in 2021, the Ministry of Education has waived the literacy requirement. […]

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