Warm Wishes for the Holiday Season

Posted December 20, 2024

As we prepare for the winter break and bid farewell to 2024, we wanted to take this opportunity to share our gratitude for all that you helped us accomplish this year, and wish you all the best for a healthy and prosperous 2025. It’s hard to believe that we are nearly halfway through the school […]

Student Trustee Candidate Applications Now Open

Posted December 19, 2024

Applications for 2025-26 Student Trustee Candidates are open! Student Trustee Candidate Applications Open The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is looking for two students to serve as its 2025-26 Student Trustees. Learn more about how to Become a Student Trustee. What is a Student Trustee? Student Trustees represent more than 65,000 WRDSB students at […]

WRDSB Launches 2024-25 Board Improvement and Equity Plan (BIEP)

Posted December 17, 2024

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is committed to ensuring that identity and social location no longer predict outcomes. We work together with students, staff, families and caregivers, and communities to support all students to reach their full potential. WRDSB creates a Board Improvement and Equity Plan (BIEP) each school year to guide our […]

Thursday, December 12, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Posted December 12, 2024

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

Semester 1 Exams and Final Evaluation Days January 27-30, 2025

Posted December 11, 2024

Bluevale Exam/Final Evaluation for Semester 1 Information January 27 – January 30, 2025

The exam and final evaluation period for the end of Semester 1 will occur from January 27th to January 30th, 2025 as shown on the school year calendar.  With regard to the 30% final evaluation, teachers have the flexibility to provide a variety of methods for students to demonstrate their growth and confirm their learning. Many final evaluations began in mid-November and continue up until January 30th.  This is not a time to miss school.   Classroom teachers will communicate with their students and their families how the final 30% of their overall grade will be demonstrated. 

There is an expectation that students complete all parts of a course’s final evaluation.  Students who do not complete their final 30% (in its various forms) do not take advantage of the opportunity to provide recent evidence to verify or confirm their consistent level of performance, at the end of a course.  If a student does not demonstrate significant evidence in the form of final evaluations and/or exams, it may result in a reduced grade and/or loss of credit based on the overall evidence as reflected in the term work and final evaluation components.  . 

Please ensure you read the following specific details regarding January 27 to January 30, 2025.  

ACE students will attend school with regular programming during this time. On January 31st, 2025– PD Day– ACE students will not attend school. 

Study Week

There will be no field trips, WCSSAA games or practices, and no school events from January 20th to the start of Semester 2, February 3rd, 2025.   

Forms of 30% Final Evaluation: The types of evaluation tasks take on a variety of methods (i.e.) performance-based tasks, portfolios, demonstrations, projects, exit interviews, conferences, and exams. Many final evaluations, except exams,  take place in students’ courses before the exam period.  

Exams: Exams will only be administered in grade 11 and 12 courses.  All exams will be 75 minutes in length unless otherwise stated in the exam schedule below and begin at 8:30 a.m.  Similar to EQAO testing, all students have up to double time to complete an exam.  

Summative Tasks and Credit Rescue Opportunities:   Some students (grades 9 to 12) will be required by their teachers to attend on the exam days to further demonstrate curriculum expectations to earn their credit. They also may be completing a summative assessment task.  Classroom teachers will communicate with the home if a student is required to attend these days. 

Student Attendance:  Attendance will be taken and submitted for scheduled exams or evaluations, and in-person credit rescue opportunities. Teachers will communicate with students and families if their student is required to attend for an evaluation or credit rescue. All other students will remain at home. If you are going to miss an exam due to illness please call the school at 519-885-4670 or email bci-attendance@wrdsb.ca.

Study Areas:  The Library will be open for those who wish to engage in quiet study over the exam period.  The cafeteria will also be open for those who need to work collaboratively.  Please note the servery will not be open.  

Transportation

• School buses run on their regular schedule during these four days.

In the event of a school closure or bus cancellations due to weather

• Listen to local radio and check the following websites: wrdsb.ca and bci.wrdsb.ca. 
• Evaluations may be postponed for various reasons including inclement weather, bus cancellations, plant malfunctions, etc.  Please do not plan events which require your student to be absent from school on these days or on the days directly following the evaluation period as these will be the days in which the postponed evaluations will be rescheduled.  
• If any WRDSB buses are canceled in any geographic area of the region, ALL  final evaluations/exams will move forward by one day..
• The January 31st, 2025 PD day will not be moved if a severe weather day occurs. leading up to this date as moving the PD day has a significant impact system-wide.
• When a severe weather day occurs during the final evaluation schedule, January 27th to January 30th, 2025, all final evaluations will be shifted forward one day and will skip over the PD Day.

The first day of semester 2 for students is Monday, February 3, 2025 Week 1 schedule.  

Report Cards will be handed out the week of February 10th.

Read more about Semester 1 Exams and Final Evaluation Days January 27-30, 2025 »

WRDSB Flags at Half-Mast for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Posted December 6, 2024

To mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Friday, December 6, flags at all Ontario government buildings, including Waterloo Region District School Board schools and worksites, will be flown at half-mast. Every year, we remember the 14 female engineering students who were murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on December […]

Thursday, December 5, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Posted December 5, 2024

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

Could YOU Be One of the 2025-26 Student Trustees?

Posted December 4, 2024

Elections for the 2025-26 Student Trustee positions are fast approaching. Are you going to be in Grade 11 or 12 during the 2025-26 school year? Do you have an interest in policy and governance? Do you want to see change within WRDSB? Are you passionate about representing student voices at our Board table and across […]

Give the Gift of Nutrition this Holiday Season | WRDSB Nutrition for Learning Campaign

Posted December 2, 2024

Starting today, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) invites our community to come together and support Nutrition for Learning. They help WRDSB students access food at school that is: Healthy Nutritious This year’s giving campaign runs from Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 20, 2024. Every Donation Counts Whether you donate $1 or $100, […]

Monday, December 2, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Posted December 2, 2024

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is Looking for New Members

Posted November 29, 2024

Our Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is looking for new members. We invite parents/caregivers of students currently enrolled in any of our schools to apply. As a member of PIC, you have an opportunity to strengthen parent/caregiver partnership in education and be part of a committee dedicated to helping each student achieve their full potential. The […]

Find Your Future: Resources for Families

Posted November 29, 2024

Thank you to our Grade 10s and their Caregivers for joining us at Find Your Future!! Please feel free to check out the slide shows and resources used from that evening. Intro to Course Selection and My Blueprint Planning for a College Pathway Considerations for University Apprenticeship Destination COOP and SHSM: Adding to Your High […]

December Lunch and Learn Session for Families and Caregivers

Posted November 26, 2024

As part of our ongoing efforts to support WRDSB families and caregivers, our psychology staff are offering a number of Lunch and Learn sessions. These webinars, scheduled over the lunch hour on Wednesdays, aim to equip families and caregivers with useful tips and information to assist them in supporting their children.  Lunch and Learn Sessions […]

Blended Learning Day–Wednesday, December 4th

Posted November 25, 2024

Wednesday, Dec. 4th, 2024, is the second of four Blended Learning Days of the 2024/25 school year.  Blended learning days allow students to engage in synchronous and asynchronous work from home while staff engage in professional learning during the asynchronous portion of the day.  School administration will engage staff in professional learning opportunities around instructional […]

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Posted November 25, 2024

Monday, November 25, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It was first designated by the UN General Assembly in 1981. November 25 was chosen to honour the lives of three political activists from the Dominican Republic. The Mirabal sisters were murdered under the order of the country’s ruler in 1960. […]

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