Chromebook Support During at Home Learning

Posted January 3, 2021

If you are experiencing issues with your Chromebook during at home learning please first visit the WRDSB’s tech help website: Tech@Home: Chromebooks.  This website contains resources to help students and families troubleshoot technical problems and issues they may be experiencing with their Chromebooks or with their WRDSB computer accounts. If you are still experiencing difficulties after visiting […]

Welcome Back: At Home Learning Instructions

Posted January 3, 2021

The Bluevale staff is looking forward to welcoming their students back to learning from at home beginning Monday January 4th. Students should expect communication about both synchronous and asynchronous learning expectations from their course 1 subject teachers after 9:00am tomorrow, January 4th.  The rest of the week will run on our regular school day schedule […]

Welcome to 2021 in the WRDSB

Posted January 1, 2021

Welcome 2021! As we can all attest to, 2020 was exceptionally challenging and we are looking forward with hope and optimism for all 2021 will bring! This new calendar year starts with some adjustments as students return to learning on January 4th. As a reminder, on December 21, 2020, the Ontario Provincial Government announced that […]

COVID-19: OUTBREAK NOTIFICATION

Posted December 31, 2020

Region of Waterloo Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Bluevale Collegiate Institute.  Public Health’s investigation has determined another case, a student, is in the same cohort as a case reported last week. The identity of the individual is protected by privacy legislation and will not be shared.  No additional staff or students are required […]

COVID-19: CASE NOTIFICATION

Posted December 24, 2020

Region of Waterloo Public Health has determined that a student, last in the Bluevale Collegiate Institute building on December 16, is a confirmed positive case of COVID-19. The identity of the individual is protected by privacy legislation and will not be shared. Public Health has identified all high-risk contacts of the confirmed case and will […]

Update for WRDSB Families on Return to Learning in 2021

Posted December 22, 2020

Yesterday the Premier of Ontario, in consultation with Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced that starting January 4th both our elementary and our secondary students will begin the new year learning virtually from home and our schools will be closed to students during this time. The Premier and Minister of Education have made clear […]

Supporting Student Learning, One Device at a Time | WRDSB 2020 Champions

Posted December 21, 2020

In March of 2020, the entire Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) shifted to remote teaching, learning and working. This would not have been possible without the work of Dawn Marshall, ITS Assistant Supervisor of Operational Support, who was repeatedly recognized by those who nominated her as a WRDSB 2020 Champion. Speaking with each of […]

A Message from the Ministry of Education

Posted December 18, 2020

The following message is shared on behalf of the Ministry of Education   Dear parent/guardian, Thank you for your ongoing efforts which have made the school re-opening process possible, and for adhering to public health and safety measures that have ensured schools remain a safe place for our students and staff. The holidays are going […]

Holiday greetings from the Director

Posted December 18, 2020

Dear WRDSB community, As we near the last few days of 2020, let’s reflect on the year we shared together. It was a year unlike any other in public education, or indeed our lifetimes. In the face of an unprecedented global pandemic, the closure of schools, and social uprising in response to anti-Black racism, our […]

Preparing for Learning in the New Year

Posted December 18, 2020

Dear parent / guardian, We hope that you have read the very important message posted by the school board on our website yesterday.  At this time there has been no direction to close schools or move to distance learning after the holiday break.  We will continue to use our website and social media channels to […]

Being an Equity Champion at Elgin Street PS | WRDSB 2020 Champions

Posted December 17, 2020

During a time when our administrators have the added responsibility of keeping our students and staff safe during a pandemic, Amanpreet Dhaul, Vice-Principal at Elgin Street Public School in Cambridge, has continued to make her school a welcoming place for all. Her kind demeanour, professional leadership and personal connection caught the attention of newly welcomed […]

Preparing for All Learning Scenarios in the New Year

Posted December 17, 2020

The Waterloo Region District School Board has taken a proactive approach in preparing for any possibly learning scenario for the 2020-21 school year. On December 16, the Ministry of Education provided school boards across the province with notice to encourage staff and students to take home anything they may need for distance learning before the […]

Diversifying Perspectives in Kitchener, One Book at a Time | WRDSB 2020 Champions

Posted December 16, 2020

If books can inspire, then Dinah Murdoch and the KW Little Free Diverse Libraries project has already made an immeasurable impact across our community since its launch earlier this year. Motivated by a quote from the book I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Murdoch immediately identified with the words of […]

Supporting Every Student in the Move to Distance Learning | WRDSB 2020 Champions

Posted December 15, 2020

“Ikigai” is a Japanese concept for finding one’s purpose and reason for being, and for Kimiko Shibata, it is the driving force behind her work supporting student learning as an English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD), Itinerant Resource Teacher, with a current focus on Elementary Distance Learning. It began as […]

Secondary Students: Requesting a Mode of Learning Change for Quadmester 3 and 4

Posted December 14, 2020

We are asking families of secondary students who want to change their child’s mode of learning (in-person to distance learning or vice versa), to do so by Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Only those who wish to change the mode of learning should fill out this form. If you complete this form and then change your […]

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