Participate in our annual budget survey

Posted February 20, 2018

Calling all students, parents, staff and community members. We want to hear from you on which funding priorities we should consider for the 2018-19 school year and beyond. Annual Budget Survey Complete this short online budget survey to help us identify which areas are important to our WRDSB community. The survey closes on Friday, March […]

Office update – February 16

Posted February 16, 2018

Dear families, Thank you to our families for using School-Day to sign up for field trips. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Hagey in the office. We are excited about our yearbook contest. Please submit your artwork to the school by Friday, February 23. On behalf of the educators at Jean […]

Office update – February 8

Posted February 8, 2018

Dear families, On Friday, February 9, our students will be supporting Team Canada during the Winter Olympics by wearing red and white or Canadian wear. Go Canada Go! Letters will be sent home to those families who will be attending the new Janet Metcalfe Public School. Additional information will be available to families in the […]

Office update – January 25

Posted January 25, 2018

Dear families, I would like to thank our students for another great week! They were busy sharing their learning with their teachers. It was great to see our students using math tools to solve many math problems. Our lost and found is quickly filling up again. Please label your child’s items so our lost and […]

Friday, January 26 is a P.D. Day for Elementary school staff

Posted January 22, 2018

January 26, 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 in […]

Help us improve communication: focus group registration

Posted January 20, 2018

At Waterloo Region District School Board we know that success for our students depends on effective communication between schools, students and their parents. To help us understand how we can continue to improve communication with you, we are running a series of focus groups to hear from parents across Waterloo region about your experience with […]

Office update – January 19

Posted January 19, 2018

Dear families, Thank you for another great week! Our Director of Education, John Bryant, the former Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter, and many senior administrators from the WRDSB visited our school to announce the funding of a new school in our area and to ask our students about the importance of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, […]

EA and CYW Appreciation Day

Posted January 19, 2018

We are a public school district for everyone – no matter their background or ability. To help every child in our district achieve their potential, we rely on the support of parents and caregivers and, of course, the hard work of every member of staff. Today we recognize some of the staff who support some […]

Join us on January 25 for a Public Meeting Open House

Posted January 18, 2018

Waterloo Region District School Board is developing a Long-Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP) that will show how well used our schools are now and are expected to be over the next ten years. It also reveals how well kept our schools are in terms of school condition. Your feedback on the proposed solutions is important to us. We invite […]

Trustees form a committee to consider full-year schooling

Posted January 16, 2018

On Monday evening, trustees voted in favour of establishing a committee to look into the option of full-year schooling. Full-year schooling means students would get the same number of days in school but with more frequent, shorter breaks in the year. The committee will review research, look at examples of boards currently running full-year programs […]

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