Students play, teachers learn during May 5 PD Day
Posted May 11, 2017
While students were away from the classroom on Friday, May 5, more than 1,000 secondary teachers hit local movie theatres—to learn. District 24-Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) members participated in a TED talk-inspired session, delivered by their colleagues and community members as part of a day of learning on a range of topics.
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Friday, May 5, is a PD Day for all students
Posted May 1, 2017
Friday, May 5, 2017, is a Professional Development Day for all elementary and secondary schools, which means students do not need to be in school. Below you will find a summary of how teachers and staff will spend their day. Teachers Elementary and secondary teachers will attend full-day professional development activities with their union groups. […]
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The Science Fair is Coming Soon!
Posted April 30, 2017
This is a reminder that our Science Fair will be taking place on Tuesday, May 9 from 6:30-8pm. Projects should be dropped off before school on May 9 in the gym. Everyone is welcome to attend the Science Fair to view the projects, even if you have not completed a project.
Free parent Workshop-Social Networks 101 for Parents: Thursday, April 27th 6:00 – 7:30
Posted April 21, 2017
Can’t tell your Twitter from your Tumblr? Want to better understand what your child is using? Interested in protecting their posts from the wrong eyes? Join us for the answers to these and other questions for parents in the digital age. Abraham Erb staff and School Council are excited to invite you to: Social Networks […]
Now You Can Email Your Child’s Attendance to Us!
Posted April 12, 2017
Good news! As an alternative to telephoning your child’s upcoming absence/late to the attendance line, you now have another option. You can now email us. It’s quick and easy! Just email … abe-attendance@wrdsb.ca All you need to include in the email is: Your Child’s Name (First and Last) Room Number or Teacher Name Date(s) of […]
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safeTALK training for WRDSB parents & guardians
Posted April 5, 2017
As part of our system goals to supporting student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer more safeTALK training for parents and guardians of the WRDSB. What is safeTALK? safeTALK is a three-hour alertness workshop that prepares participants, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide alert helper. What are the goals […]
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YMCA Summer camps 2017
Posted April 4, 2017
YMCAs of Cambridge, Kitchener & Waterloo Summer Day Camp Brochure 2 The attached brochure provides a description of all the summer camps available within the three YMCA branches – Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo. Questions about the camps can be directed to: Alex Leask Supervisor, Daycamps & Leadership A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA & Stork Family YMCA […]
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Friday, April 7, 2017 is a PD Day for all students
Posted April 4, 2017
Friday, April 7, 2017, is a Professional Development Day for all elementary and secondary schools, which means students do not need to be in school. Below you will find a summary of how teachers and staff will spend their day. Teachers Elementary and secondary teachers will spend the day developing the school improvement plan for […]
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Safe, Caring & Inclusive School Surveys for parents/guardians
Posted April 3, 2017
We are committed to providing safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for everyone to help our students learn and succeed. One way for us to find out how best to do this is to ask students in Grades 3-11, staff and parents/guardians how they feel about their school and interactions with teachers and other students. […]
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CORRECTION: Public transport strike – information for students
Posted March 31, 2017
The Region of Waterloo is advising that labour action will cause disruption to local Grand River Transit and MobilityPLUS operators starting Monday, April 3, 2017. The strike action may cause disruption for some of our students and their families who use public transport to get to and from school. School Bus services are not affected and […]
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