October Lunch and Learn Sessions for Families and Caregivers

Posted October 2, 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 […]

Assistive Technology – Support for Families in October 2024

Posted October 1, 2024

View a translated version of this page: Amharic አማርኛ Arabic عربي Chinese (Simplified) 中国人 Chinese (Traditional) 繁體字 Farsi (Persian) فارسی French (Canadian) Gujarati ગુજરાતી Punjabi-Gurmukhi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Spanish Española Turkish Türk Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Families and Caregivers: Are you looking for ways to support your child with technology? The SEA Assistive Technology Team […]

Notice of School Council Meeting–Wednesday, Oct. 9th 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Bluevale Library

Posted October 1, 2024

This is a reminder of our upcoming school council meeting on Wednesday, October 9th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the School Library. This is our first school council meeting of the year. Come out to learn what the School Council is about. Please consider joining us even if you have not participated before. […]

Friday, October 11 is a PD Day for All WRDSB Students

Posted September 27, 2024

Friday, October 11, 2024, is a professional development (PD) day for elementary and secondary school staff. Students will not attend school, in person or virtually All board-operated Extended Day and Youth Development programs will be closed About Professional Development (PD) Days PD days are held throughout the school year to provide learning opportunities for school-based […]

Now Available: School Results for the Safe, Caring and Inclusive School (SCIS) Survey

Posted September 27, 2024

All school boards in Ontario are required to seek feedback from students using school climate surveys. The Education Act states these should occur at least once every two years. The WRDSB uses the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) as our Safe Caring and Inclusive School (SCIS) survey. The MDI is a voluntary, self-reporting questionnaire. It […]

Post Secondary Information Evening for Grade 12/12+ students and their Caregivers

Posted September 26, 2024

Please join us THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd for an informative presentation outlining Post Secondary options, application timelines and expectations as well as graduation requirements and options for financing Post Secondary plans. We hope you can join!! Please find more detail in the invitation below. A reminder that there is an information session about Scholarships for our Graduating Knights: […]

Post Secondary Information Evening for Grade 12/12+ Students and their Caregivers

Posted September 26, 2024

Bluevale Guidance is excited to announce that our annual Post Secondary Presentation will take place next Thursday, October 3. Please check out the details below! A reminder to all Grade 12/12+ students that we are hosting an information session on Scholarships tomorrow, Friday, September 27th, in the library at lunch. See you there!  

Recognizing Rowan’s Law Day and Supporting Concussion Safety

Posted September 25, 2024

The start of the school year welcomes the return of school clubs and sports. Whether students are participating in team sports, physical education classes, dance, performing arts or any other physical activity—safety is always top of mind. Rowan’s Law Day Rowan’s Law is named after Rowan Stringer, a 17-year-old athlete who tragically died in the […]

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day – Monday, September 30

Posted September 24, 2024

On Monday, September 30, Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) will acknowledge: The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Orange Shirt Day What is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation? In June 2021, the Government of Canada created the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This federal holiday, held every September 30, is a response […]

SHSM Recruitment WEEK Sept 23-27, 2024

Posted September 23, 2024

This week is SHSM Blitz week here at Bluevale! 

Any students in Grades 10 and 11 interested in learning more about this free program offered by the Ministry of Education, please attend our information session on Mon. Sept 23 in the library at the start of lunch to learn more!

NEW member sign-ups will be available in the main foyer during lunch on Sept 24, 26, and 27. Students can receive and hand in their signed contract forms during this time. 

NEW SHSM member sign-up deadline is Friday, September 27th, 2024 

Guidance counsellors will contact candidates during the first week of October to discuss courses to align with the program and to set YOU up for SUCCESS!

To learn more about SHSM, please visit our BCI SHSM website sector pages to find out more information!

 

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Post Secondary Planning for Grade 12/12+ Students

Posted September 19, 2024

We are excited to announce that our Post Secondary planning activities for our Graduating Knights (Grade 12/12+) are in full swing! Please download a copy of our flyer, as it contains a brief overview of some upcoming dates. Students will be notified via the Class of 2025 (imj4osc) about all dates and opportunities, so we […]

Blended Learning Day–Wednesday, September 25th

Posted September 18, 2024

Wednesday, Sept. 25th, 2024, is the first 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 and assessment strategies that centre students in secondary schools. During the morning, secondary teachers will engage in Professional Development to support the capacity of teachers to be responsive to student learning needs. 

  • Blended Learning Days are instructional days. 
  • In the morning, students will participate in asynchronous learning by logging into their class VLE (Virtual Learning Environment = Brightspace or Google Classroom), and completing the work provided by their teachers for all their courses. In the afternoon, they will be provided a synchronous session for each course to support the work assigned in the morning.
  • Attendance will be taken in both the asynchronous and synchronous portions of the day.  Students need to engage during these times. 
  • A supervised study space will be available in the morning for students who choose an in-person environment at school.  In the afternoon these students would then move through their afternoon schedule of 35-minute classes.  
  • ACE students will attend school with regular programming and following regular attendance procedures.
  • Transportation will run at regular times.

HERE you will find the Bluevale Blended Learning Schedule.

We look forward to seeing you back at school on Thursday.

Future Blended Learning Days will take place on: