Early Progress Check Ins & Meet the Teacher Night

Posted October 3, 2025

Dear Parents and Caregivers, As part of our commitment to ongoing communication and partnership in your student’s education, you will receive an “Early Progress Check In email” from each of your student’s teachers on Wednesday, October 8th. These early progress check ins are designed to be a “snapshot” of your student’s progress, taken early in the […]

Reminder – Battle of the Barns Thursday. October 9

Posted October 3, 2025

The countdown is on for Battle of the Barns! EDSS is offering a $3 buy-out for students to be excused from their period D and C classes! The buy-out and permission form are both available on School Day (no in-person sales will be accepted) under the “Events”. This is a wrist band event. If students […]

Rethinking Summer School: A New Kind of Learning Experience

Posted September 30, 2025

At the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB), learning continues all year long. Over the summer, more than 4,500 students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 continued their learning through summer programming provided at WRDSB schools across the region.  Learning Happens Year-Round At The WRDSB The Summer Enhancement and Summer School Program is more than additional […]

Friday, October 10 is a PD Day for all WRDSB students

Posted September 26, 2025

Friday, October 10, 2025, is a professional development (PD) day for elementary and secondary school staff. Students will not attend school, in person or virtually All board-operated Extended Day and Youth Development programs will be closed About Professional Development (PD) Days PD days are held throughout the school year to provide learning opportunities for school-based […]

Report Your Child’s Vaccines to Region of Waterloo Public Health

Posted September 26, 2025

View a translated version of this page: Amharic አማርኛ Arabic عربي Chinese (Simplified) 中国人 Chinese (Traditional) 繁體字 Farsi (Persian) فارسی French (Canadian) Gujarati ગુજરાતી Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Spanish Española Turkish Türk Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва Vietnamese Tiếng Việt The following information is shared on behalf of Region of Waterloo Public Health: Report Your Child’s Vaccines to Public […]

Attendance Reminder

Posted September 25, 2025

Dear Parents, caregivers and students of EDSS As we all know, attendance is a key factor for students to stay engaged in school and on track to graduate. In Ontario, school attendance is mandatory until the age of 18 and schools are responsible for maintaining accurate attendance records and to work with families to support […]

Grad Parent Night – Wed Oct 1 6:30PM – 8:00PM

Posted September 25, 2025

Hello to all parents and guardians of our graduating students,   We are excited to walk alongside your students this year as they prepare for their next steps and pursue their chosen pathways. Last week, we held graduation assemblies where we shared important dates and details with students, along with some helpful handouts and resources. […]

Safe Arrival to EDSS

Posted September 25, 2025

Good Day Lancer Community, As the weather begins to cool and more and more students are being driven to school  there are increasing challenges involved in getting to and from school. It is particularly busy in our lots during drop-off and pickup times (approx. 7:45-8:30 am and 2:00pm-2:45 pm) so we are asking for your […]

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