Assistive Technology – Support for Families in October 2024

Posted October 1, 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 (Canadian) Gujarati ગુજરાતી Punjabi-Gurmukhi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Spanish Española Turkish Türk Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Families and Caregivers: Are you looking for ways to support your child with technology? The SEA Assistive Technology Team […]

Take Our Kids to Work Day 2024 (TOKTW) – Wed. Nov. 6th

Posted October 1, 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!   

Take Our Kids to Work Day (TOKTWD)  is an experiential opportunity designed for Grade 9 students to experience “A day in the life” of a profession or workplace. The goal of the program is to help Grade 9 students make connections between school and the world of work, as they begin to think about possible career pathways. Grade 9 students can spend the day in the workplace of a parent/guardian, relative, friend or colleague job shadowing. This experiential program is supported by The Students Commission of Canada SCC 2024. Take Our Kids to Work Day (TOKTW) has a long history of being a successful opportunity for students to gain real world experience in the workplace.

Should your student wish to participate in TOKTW Day 2024, please complete the PARENT/GUARDIAN CONSENT FORM and return to the LHSS main office prior to November 6th, 2024 to ensure your student is not marked absent from classes for this event.

If your student does not wish to participate, they may go to school and attend their regular classes for the day.  For more information about this event, please check out the preview video below.

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Friday, October 11 is a PD Day for All WRDSB Students

Posted September 27, 2024

Friday, October 11, 2024, 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 […]

Now Available: School Results for the Safe, Caring and Inclusive School (SCIS) Survey

Posted September 27, 2024

All school boards in Ontario are required to seek feedback from students using school climate surveys. The Education Act states these should occur at least once every two years. The WRDSB uses the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) as our Safe Caring and Inclusive School (SCIS) survey. The MDI is a voluntary, self-reporting questionnaire. It […]

Sem 1 Parent/Caregiver Meet and Greet Update and Thanks!

Posted September 26, 2024

LHSS staff would like to thank the many parents/caregivers who visited us on Wednesday evening to meet with teachers and check out your students’ learning spaces.  There will also be another opportunity early in semester 2 for you to meet your students’ new second semester teachers.

An additional thanks to the many families who attended the “Preparing for Post-Secondary” info session in our auditorium.  As promised, we’ve posted the slide deck from our presentation for anyone wishing to review the content or perhaps missed the session.

CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE GOOGLE POST-SECONDARY INFO SLIDES

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Recognizing Rowan’s Law Day and Supporting Concussion Safety

Posted September 25, 2024

The start of the school year welcomes the return of school clubs and sports. Whether students are participating in team sports, physical education classes, dance, performing arts or any other physical activity—safety is always top of mind. Rowan’s Law Day Rowan’s Law is named after Rowan Stringer, a 17-year-old athlete who tragically died in the […]

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day – Monday, September 30

Posted September 24, 2024

On Monday, September 30, Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) will acknowledge: The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Orange Shirt Day What is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation? In June 2021, the Government of Canada created the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This federal holiday, held every September 30, is a response […]

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