Important Information Regarding Rentals & Community Use of Schools

Posted October 14, 2015

Educational Support Staff/Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (ESS/OSSTF) and the Custodial and Maintenance Association/Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (CAMA/OSSTF) are currently in ongoing province-wide labour negotiations with the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA). As a result, members of ESS/OSSTF and CAMA/OSSTF are taking part in a legal job sanctions. […]

Important Notice for Elementary Students & Families

Posted October 6, 2015

Dear Parents/Guardians of Elementary Students: We wanted to provide you with an update about job action being taken by teaching staff represented by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) Support Staff, which includes secretaries, custodians & supervision monitors in schools as well as some central staff. Currently, […]

Walk/Run for Terry

Posted October 1, 2015

Today, all our students met for our first assembly to learn about Terry Fox and his “Marathon of Hope”.  After listening to a short presentation, students went outside and ran or walked around the perimeter of our school for 40 minutes.  It was a wonderful sunny day.  Thank you Mr. Taylor for organizing the event, […]

We Day Toronto – Livestream

Posted October 1, 2015

Starting at 9:00 a.m., you can watch the We Day concert LIVE: www.weday.com/watch/ Be sure to follow along and interact with us on Twitter using the hashtag #WeDayWRDSB.      

School Council Nominations due Sept 21

Posted September 16, 2015

School Council will be meeting on Wednesday, September 23 to elect a new council executive.  We are always looking for new members and the strengths that you might bring to this dynamic group of hard-working individuals.  Please consider nominating yourself or someone you know.  Nomination forms were sent home on the first day of school […]

Student Insurance – Medical and Dental Coverage

Posted September 16, 2015

During the course of the school year, our students will have opportunities to engage in various learning activities. Specific courses such as our science and technology classes in Grade 7 & 8, that involve the use of tools, chemicals and machinery, and our physical education classes, that involve movement with equipment, carry a risk of injury. […]

Planners For Sale on Monday

Posted September 11, 2015

All students will be taking home a letter today, explaining the use and purchase of planners at Stewart Avenue.  Stewart Avenue sells planners at the reduced costs of $5.00 thanks to the generous support of school council.  Planners will be sold on Monday.  If you do not wish to purchase a planner from us, please […]

Let us communicate with you!

Posted September 9, 2015

Provide us your email address! The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) continues to be compliant with Canada’s anti-spam legislation, which prohibits the sending of unsolicited email messages without consent. We would like to have the option of communicating with you through email, so please sign up at secure.wrdsb.ca/subscribe. You will need to know your […]

A Great First Day!

Posted September 8, 2015

They say that rain is a sign of good luck.  Even though it was a rainy start-up all students had a great first day and got to their respective classes without delay.  While there were a few tears in the morning with our youngest students, they quickly disappeared.  Thank you to our parent community for […]

2015 Health & Physical Education Curriculum

Posted September 3, 2015

On February 23, 2015 the Ministry of Education released its revised curriculum for Health and Physical Education, Grades 1-8. Parents/guardians are encouraged to review this document on the Ministry of Education website. The revised Health and Physical Education curriculum supports Ontario’s goal of achieving excellence, ensuring equity, promoting well-being and enhancing public confidence in the […]

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