Wednesday, April 27th is a Blended Learning Day

Posted April 24, 2022

We want to remind secondary students that Wednesday, April 27th is a Blended Learning Day. Blended Learning Day Secondary teachers will be engaging in Professional Development to support the expansion of de-streaming in the next school year. For students, these days will be similar to our Instructional Support Days, where students are not required to attend […]

Masking in Schools: Help Us Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

Posted April 22, 2022

As we have throughout the pandemic, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) follows the advice of Region of Waterloo Public Health. Due to the increased spread of COVID-19 in our community at the moment, public health is recommending we use all the tools at our disposal to maximize our layers of protection to reduce […]

OSSLT (Lit Test) – Thursday, May 5th, 2022

Posted April 18, 2022

All Grade 10’s (and grade 11 and the non-graduating Grade 12 students who did not write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test in November) will be provided with the opportunity to fulfill their literacy graduation requirement by writing the OSSLT (lit test) on Thursday, May 5 which will be a Blended Learning Day and Common Test […]

Today is the International Day of Pink

Posted April 13, 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 is the International Day of Pink. The International Day of Pink is an opportunity to represent: Inclusion Diversity Courage Solidarity Kindness Acceptance About the International Day of Pink The International Day of Pink started in 2007 by David Shepherd and Travis Price at a high school in Nova Scotia. They witnessed […]

University of Waterloo Student Anxiety Group

Posted April 12, 2022

The University of Waterloo Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment is hosting online sessions for students struggling with anxiety. Facing Fears Together (FFT) is a cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) group program designed to help adolescents age 15 to 18 years to understand and reduce their anxiety with the support of their peers facing similar challenges.   This 6-week group will […]

Instructional Support Days: Tues., April 19th and Wed. April 20th

Posted April 11, 2022

Instructional Support Days Expectations/Schedule Tuesday, April 19th and Wednesday, April 20th We will once again be utilizing Instructional Support Days for Semester 2.    These days are an opportunity for students and teachers to provide time and space to focus on a variety of assessment and evaluation methods that will aid students in consolidating learning […]

Trustees approve renaming of Waterloo high school

Posted April 8, 2022

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is excited to formally announce Laurel Heights Secondary School, the Waterloo high school located at 650 Laurelwood Drive that was recently renamed. In June 2021, the Ad Hoc School Naming Review Committee acknowledged that the original legal name had caused pain and harm to Indigenous communities since it […]

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