Choosing to opt-out of busing for WRDSB families

Posted July 17, 2020

Dear parents and guardians of transported students, Student Transportation Services Waterloo Region (STSWR) is busy preparing for the upcoming school year and is asking families in bus zones to communicate their transportation needs. As you may know, the Ministry of Education has directed school boards across the province to prepare for three possible return to […]

Reopening our school playgrounds

Posted July 16, 2020

Following the guidelines of Phase 3 of reopening the province, our schoolyards and playgrounds will be open and available for families to use starting Friday, July 17. Our staff will be removing signs from our playgrounds over the next few days. Families and community members should use our playgrounds safely and continue to follow public […]

Social Work support for students & families during the summer

Posted July 15, 2020

The 2019-20 school year has had many changes and challenges for students, parents and caregivers. In recognition of the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education has made it possible to provide short term Social Work support for July and August 2020. These services are available to any students and their parents/ […]

Improving child care for families in Ontario survey

Posted July 14, 2020

The Ministry of Education invites families to participate in its early years and child care act review. In August 2015, the Ministry introduced Ontario’s Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 which was created to strengthen compliance, health and safety in child care settings across the province. As part of the Act, the Ministry is […]

Support the development of WRDSB 2020-2021 budget

Posted July 8, 2020

Every year, the Board of Trustees invites the community to contribute to the Board’s budget by making submissions and/or delegations. As meetings are currently being held virtually, the Board of Trustees requests that anyone interested in participating in this process, make a written submission to the Treasurer of the Board no later than noon on […]

REMINDER: Returning to school family and student survey

Posted July 7, 2020

The survey is available to families and students until July 10, 2020. Last month we asked you for feedback on how we could support you and your child through distance learning. Now, we are continuing with our commitment to listening to our families with our next installment of Exchanging Ideas. Over the coming weeks, we […]

Reflections on a Year of Perseverance from Director Bryant

Posted June 29, 2020

As the 2019-2020 school year comes to a close, I am offered the opportunity to reflect on the challenges encountered, and more importantly, the challenges overcome this past school year. As we began our year together in September, I don’t think any of us could have predicted the path this school year would take, but […]

Secondary Summer School eLearning Reminders

Posted June 29, 2020

As a student taking a summer school eLearning class, there are some important things to know. Login Information If you are a WRDSB student, go to wrdsb.elearningontario.ca and login with your WRDSB Gmail address and password. If you are a student from another board taking a WRDSB eLearning class, you will access your eLearning class […]

Message to our 2020 BCI Graduates

Posted June 26, 2020

Bluevale staff is sending out huge congratulations and warm wishes to our awesome BCI Grads!  Thank you for being such a fantastic and resilient group! We will miss you, Knights! Staff Message: To our 2020 Grads!

Video message to graduating students from the Minister of Education

Posted June 25, 2020

A message from the Minister of Education received on June 24, 2020. Dear students and families, For the last few months, students have taken extraordinary steps and shown great flexibility to continue their learning journey. Their accomplishments, especially in these unprecedented circumstances, are a testament to the importance of education and its impact on their […]

Principal’s Message

Posted June 25, 2020

Hello #KnightsAtHome!  It has been an extraordinary year.  Who knew when we left on March 13th that we would not return due to school closure.  During this time, you have exercised resiliency, a positive outlook as well as engaging in your learning.  Our student leaders and staff have done an excellent job at keeping us  […]

WRDSB hosts Monarch Madness

Posted June 25, 2020

Are you interested in making an impact on the environment and the species that live around us, all while physical distancing and connecting with nature? Over the summer, our outdoor education department is hosting Monarch Madness for all WRDSB students and families. We want our community to help us find monarch butterflies and the milkweed […]

Returning to School: We want to hear from you

Posted June 24, 2020

Last month we asked you for feedback on how we could support you and your child through distance learning. Now, we are continuing with our commitment to listening to our families with our next installment of Exchanging Ideas. Over the coming weeks, we will be working hard to develop our plan for returning to school. […]

Congratulations To Our 2020 Graduates

Posted June 24, 2020

With only days left in the 2019-2020 school year, our minds turn to celebrating the achievements of our graduating students – from those who are making the transition from Kindergarten to Grade 1, to those transitioning from Grade 8 to 9, all the way to the Grade 12 graduates who are preparing to set out […]

Our Outdoor Education Department presents #HoneyHiveLive

Posted June 24, 2020

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a beekeeper or been curious about what the inside of a beehive looks like? Well, we have a unique opportunity for you! We invite all our students, staff and families to join our outdoor education department staff TODAY as we open up the honey hives from […]

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