School playgrounds closed until further notice

Posted March 23, 2020

In an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community, all schoolyard play structures are closed until further notice. We are asking families and community members to avoid playing on equipment for their health and the health of others. Schoolyards continue to be available for families to enjoy while practicing social distancing. […]

NEW Password Guidelines for School Accounts

Posted March 23, 2020

A reminder to all staff and secondary students that the WRDSB IT Department has made changes to the requirements for our PAL/school account passwords.  These changes apply to all staff and secondary students.

The NEXT TIME you change a password, it must:

  • be 12 characters or longer,
  • include capitals, lowercase letters and special characters/numbers,
  • not include user’s name.

Passwords will NO LONGER EXPIRE every three months. (More complex passwords = no need to change often).

CLICK HERE to view the WRDSB PASSWORD EDUCATION info slides.

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A Letter of Support to WRDSB Families

Posted March 22, 2020

Dear WRDSB Families, We are writing to you at the end of what has been a very different March break, one that we could never have imagined only a few weeks ago. We would like to share with you some of the work the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is doing, and will be […]

Ministry of Education launches Learn at Home

Posted March 21, 2020

Today, the Premier of Ontario and Minister of Education announced the first phase of Learn at Home (Apprendre à la maison), a new online portal that will provide resources for families, so students can continue their education while schools are closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. The at-home activities offered by Learn at Home […]

You Can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19

Posted March 20, 2020

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) continues to work closely with Region of Waterloo Public Health, as we respond to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. We have compiled a number of resources, obtained from ROW Public Health and Public Health Ontario, intended to provide information to WRDSB families as you make decisions about your […]

Update on Student Learning During School Closure

Posted March 18, 2020

Dear WRDSB Families, The health, safety and well-being of students and staff is our highest priority. We continue to receive advice from our Public Health agencies and direction from the Ministry of Education related to COVID-19. OSSLT and EQAO Provincial Assessments Effective today, March 17, 2020, the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), which is […]

An update from the Principal

Posted March 13, 2020

Dear Sir John A Macdonald families, I am writing to you today with an information update regarding our school. As you may be aware, there was some misinformation circulating today regarding a positive case of COVID-19 in our school community. Region of Waterloo Public Health has clarified with us that no confirmed cases of COVID-19 […]

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