Weekly update – January 19

Posted January 19, 2017

Dear families, We’ve had another great week! When the bell rings early (rain days or extreme weather), all students from Grade 1 to Grade 8 will enter the school through the gym doors. Students will be supervised in the gym until the bell rings and at that time, the students will move to their classrooms. […]

REMINDER: safeTALK training sessions for WRDSB parents & guardians

Posted January 19, 2017

As one of our operational goals to support student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for parents/guardians of the WRDSB on #BellLetsTalk Day. What is safeTALK? safeTALK is a three-hour alertness workshop that prepares participants, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide alert helper. What are the goals […]

School buses cancelled; all schools open

Posted January 17, 2017

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes operated by the Waterloo Region District School Board are cancelled. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE OPEN. All Extended Day Childcare Programs are OPEN. The Education Centre is OPEN.

Weekly update – January 12

Posted January 12, 2017

Dear families, Thank you for a great first week back. I would like to remind parents to call the attendance line if they know their child is going to be late or absent. Please call our attendance line at 519-570-8018 ext 3943#. With almost 900 students, the secretaries are no longer able to accept late or […]

Grade 3 trip to Crawford Lake is cancelled

Posted January 11, 2017

Due to the bus cancellation, the Grade 3 trip to Crawford Lake is Cancelled.

School buses cancelled

Posted January 11, 2017

Due to the current icy road conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes operated by the Waterloo Region District School Board are cancelled. All schools are open and extended day childcare programs are open. Parents and students should take care getting to school. If you judge it is not safe to do so, […]

French Immersion registration opens January 9, 2017

Posted January 8, 2017

Families of children entering Grade 1 in the 2017-18 school year can register for French Immersion January 9 -31, 2017. Register online at wrdsb.ca/french.

Weekly update – December 22

Posted December 22, 2016

Dear families, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the students, staff and parents of Jean Steckle Public School for providing me the most excellent start to the year. Each day it is a pleasure to come to work and serve this great community. The children’s smiling faces continue to be my inspiration. […]

Rescheduled French Immersion Information Session

Posted December 22, 2016

An information session for French Immersion has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 7pm at our Education Centre – 51 Ardelt Avenue, Kitchener. Parents/guardians of children in senior kindergarten are invited to attend the information session to learn more about French programs in the WRDSB and the registration process for Grade 1 French Immersion. Registration […]

REMINDER: Changes to WiFi access begin January 3, 2017

Posted December 20, 2016

On January 3, 2017, WRDSB is introducing changes to the filtering of internet content on our password-free wireless network, WRDSB Wireless. These changes mean that if you continue to connect using WRDSB Wireless you will no longer be able to access some popular websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Vimeo. You can continue to […]

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