Winter Break Wellbeing Passport

Posted December 17, 2021

To help support families during the Winter Break, the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council has created a Winter Break Wellbeing Passport. This digital booklet takes families on an adventure within their own homes and communities to learn about and practice different mental wellbeing and mental health activities. Follow the wellbeing map in any order you […]

Award-Winning Innovation in Physics Education at WCI

Posted December 16, 2021

A passion for innovation and providing real-world learning opportunities in a gradeless classroom has made a Waterloo educator an award winner, and will likely take her to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Europe. Ashley McCarl Palmer, a physics teacher at Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WCI) has won the 2021 CAP Award for Excellence […]

Instructions for Rapid Antigen Tests Now Available in Multiple Languages

Posted December 16, 2021

The following is a message from the Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education and Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, for all parents and guardians in Ontario: Dear Ontario Parents, Nothing is more important than the safety of Ontario’s children. Thanks to the combined efforts of students, school and public health staff and […]

Grad Photos Return – January 10-14, 2022

Posted December 16, 2021

Edge Imaging will be at SJAM for another grad photo opportunity from January 10-14 2022.  Professional portrait session will include traditional gown & sash poses on contemporary & traditional backgrounds.  Book your appointment at: https://www.edgeimaging.ca/en/book-your-grad-session/

Our School Code is: SIR 

(Note: Please be sure to choose our school in Waterloo)

For more information on Edge Imaging Covid photo day health & safety procedures, please visit: https://www.edgeimaging.ca/en/FAQ/

You will receive your own copy of the graduating class composite. Composites are typically handed out at Commencement or at the end of the school year.

Any further questions or concerns contact: customercare@edgeimaging.ca OR 888-416-3343

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New Year! New Name!

Posted December 15, 2021

  Wishing you, the students, families, and staff of the school at 650 Laurelwood Drive, a restful and rejuvenating Winter Break. For these past four months, we have continued to negotiate our way through a modified semester, being mindful and respectful of each other and all of the ever-changing Covid protocols.  On a daily basis, […]

Preparing for Possible Move to Distance Learning in the New Year

Posted December 15, 2021

Given the rise in cases and our concerns for the health of staff, students and their families, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is proactively preparing for the possibility of a move to a remote learning scenario in the New Year. The decision to close schools and move from in-person to distance learning is […]

We All Need Somebody To Lean On

Posted December 14, 2021

What started as a talk about music education, ended with a jam session. Earlier this school year, Kirk Kiernander and a number of Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) staff came together to share their passion for music, and to talk about the future of music education in the WRDSB. Through that conversation, they talked […]

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