OSSLT (Gr 10 Lit Test) Information – November 13th & 14th
Posted October 23, 2024
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Guardians: This fall, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) will again offer the online Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) to Grade 10 Ontario students and to those that still need to fulfill the literacy requirement. The OSSLT measures whether students are meeting the minimum standard for literacy across all […]
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WRDSB flags at half-mast for the Death of the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair
Posted November 5, 2024
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) school and office buildings will be flying the Canadian flag at half-mast to mark the loss of the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, who passed away on November 4, 2024. A former member of Canada’s Senate, Justice Sinclair was a leading legal scholar, one of Canada’s first Indigenous judges […]
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Grade 8 Information Nights at WRDSB Secondary Schools
Posted November 4, 2024
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 Français Gujarati ગુજરાતી Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Spanish Española Turkish Türk Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Grade 8 students across the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) are beginning to look towards the next step […]
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Holocaust Education Week
Posted November 4, 2024
Holocaust Education Week (HEW) is recognised the first week of November, this year running from November 4 to 10. In 2024, HEW falls at an incredibly difficult moment for the Jewish community. The content shared during this week may be triggering for some staff and students. However, acknowledging HEW aligns with the Waterloo Region District […]
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November 3-9 is Treaties Recognition Week
Posted November 4, 2024
November 3-9 is Treaties Recognition Week in Ontario. This week aims to: Raise awareness about treaty rights and responsibilities Build understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples It was created in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action in 2016. What Is A Treaty? Treaties are the legally binding agreements that set out […]
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Mid Term Instructional Support Day – Friday November 8th, 2024
Posted November 1, 2024
Mid Term Instructional Support Day Friday November 8th, 2024 We would like to remind EDSS students and families that Friday November 8th is an instructional support day. These are designated exam days on the Ministry calendar so the majority of our students are not required to attend in person but will work from home […]
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Explore Your Future: Speaker Series
Posted October 31, 2024
The Business and Education Partnership of Waterloo Region invites Grade 7 to 12 students and their parents/caregivers to take part in the Explore Your Future speaker series. These free, in-person sessions will give students a chance to learn in small groups, speaking with panels of professionals. Registration is required for these events. Please see below […]
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EDSS Grade 8 Open House
Posted October 31, 2024
EDSS is excited to host a Grade 8 Open House for future Grade 9 Lancers and their families on Wednesday, December 4th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This is an open house format, so feel free to arrive anytime after 6 PM and stay as long as you can. When you arrive, families will receive an […]
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Wednesday, November 6 is Take Our Kids to Work Day
Posted October 31, 2024
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is pleased to encourage Grade 9 student participation on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in Take Our Kids to Work 2024. Families and caregivers are encouraged to see if their employer is taking part in Take Our Kids to Work Day (TOKW). If so, families and caregivers are invited […]
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