Confirmed COVID-19 Case: Student at Elmira District Secondary School
Posted December 16, 2020
Region of Waterloo Public Health has confirmed that a student at Elmira District Secondary School last in the building on December 9, has tested positive for COVID-19. The identity of the individual is protected by privacy legislation and will not be shared. Public Health has identified no high-risk school contacts. They have determined that there […]
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Diversifying Perspectives in Kitchener, One Book at a Time | WRDSB 2020 Champions
Posted December 16, 2020
If books can inspire, then Dinah Murdoch and the KW Little Free Diverse Libraries project has already made an immeasurable impact across our community since its launch earlier this year. Motivated by a quote from the book I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Murdoch immediately identified with the words of […]
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Graduates and Distance Learners 2019-2020 Yearbook Pick Up
Posted December 16, 2020
Yearbook pick up for 2019-2020 Graduates and Distance Learners will be on Thursday December 17th and Friday December 18th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the “U”. No appointment is Necessary. Please bring Photo ID in order to receive your yearbook.
Supporting Every Student in the Move to Distance Learning | WRDSB 2020 Champions
Posted December 15, 2020
“Ikigai” is a Japanese concept for finding one’s purpose and reason for being, and for Kimiko Shibata, it is the driving force behind her work supporting student learning as an English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD), Itinerant Resource Teacher, with a current focus on Elementary Distance Learning. It began as […]
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Secondary Students: Requesting a Mode of Learning Change for Quadmester 3 and 4
Posted December 14, 2020
We are asking families of secondary students who want to change their child’s mode of learning (in-person to distance learning or vice versa), to do so by Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Only those who wish to change the mode of learning should fill out this form. If you complete this form and then change your […]
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2019-2020 Yearbooks
Posted December 14, 2020
We have received the 2019-2020 Yearbooks and are working at getting them out. We will be handing them out to students this week who are in class and purchased a copy. Graduates and Distance Learners please keep an eye out for another message with pick up times.
Around the Clock Support Schools Can Count On | WRDSB 2020 Champions
Posted December 11, 2020
Whenever we experience a turbulent or uncertain time, we look for someone to ground us, steer, and guide us as we stay on course. For the WRDSB, Bill Lemon has been the guiding force that has helped us navigate welcoming our students back safely and managing Covid-19. Lemon, superintendent of student achievement and well-being, in […]
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Finding Hope in Art at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute | WRDSB 2020 Champions
Posted December 9, 2020
Student artwork continues to brighten the lives of the community thanks to the efforts of Melanie Kloet, art teacher at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute (FHCI) in Kitchener. In the earliest days of the pandemic and emergency school closures, Kloet was focused on how to help those hardest hit. She developed a plan to safely share […]
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