Families in a Digital World – Digital Citizenship Summit

Posted October 21, 2016

Curious about how teachers use technology in class to engage students and how you can follow their learning online? Are you looking for more information on our Grade 9 students receiving Chromebooks? Find out answers to these questions and more at the Digital Citizenship Summit. This event for families whose children attend our schools will focus […]

EQAO cancels online OSSLT

Posted October 20, 2016

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, EQAO cancelled today’s online OSSLT. We are working with EQAO to determine the next steps and we will share further information online as soon as it becomes available. Students work hard to prepare for this assessment and we apologise for the inconvenience this decision has caused. For more information please visit http://bit.ly/2e4FRq4 […]

We Day Toronto 2016 – Livestream

Posted October 19, 2016

Starting at 9:00 a.m., you can watch the We Day concert LIVE: www.mtv.ca/WEDay

Be sure to follow along and interact with us on Twitter using the hashtag #WeDayWRDSB.

 

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The OSSLT is going online

Posted October 17, 2016

The Waterloo Region District School Board will be participating in the online pilot for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). On October 20, each of our secondary schools will be participating in the online test in different ways. In some schools, all Grade 10 students will participate; other schools will have small groups of […]

Additional safeTALK training sessions for WRDSB parents & guardians

Posted October 17, 2016

As part of our system goals to supporting student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for parents/guardians of the WRDSB. What is safeTALK? safeTALK is a three-hour alertness workshop that prepares participants, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide alert helper. What are the goals and objectives of […]

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Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) applications due today

Posted October 14, 2016

The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) invites parents/guardians of students currently enrolled in a Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) school and community members to apply for positions on the WRDSB Parent Involvement Committee. The mandate for the WRDSB Parent Involvement Committee is to: Provide information and advice on parent engagement to the WRDSB Communicate with and […]

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Parent-Teacher Night & University/College Fair – Oct. 19th

Posted October 12, 2016

Wednesday, October 19th is SJAM’s semester 1 parent-teacher night, running in 2 sessions:

3:15 – 4:45 pm & 5:30 – 7:30 pm

SJAM Guidance is also hosting our 2nd annual University & College Fair in the caf from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Students and parents from all grades are invited to meet with representatives from more than 25 post-secondary institutions. The following schools will be joining us:

UNIVERSITIES:

University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brock, Carleton, University of Guelph, Guelph-Humber, McMaster, Nipissing, OCAD, University of Ottawa, Queens, Ryerson, University of Toronto (incl. Faculty of Engineering), UOIT, Western (incl. Kings, Brescia and Huron Colleges), University of Windsor, Redeemer, Tyndall College, St Mary’s (Halifax)

COLLEGES:

Centennial, Fanshawe, Georgian, Humber, Lambton

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