Parent Involvement Committee is looking for new members!

Posted May 26, 2016

The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) invites parents/guardians of students currently enrolled in a WRDSB school and community members to apply for positions on the WRDSB Parent Involvement Committee. The mandate for the WRDSB Parent Involvement Committee is to: Provide information and advice on parent engagement to the Waterloo Region District School Board; Communicate with and support […]

It’s Facebook Official

Posted May 20, 2016

We are excited to announce that we have joined Facebook, the most popular social media network!

Please take a few moments to visit our page, look around and LIKE us: facebook.com/wrdsb/

 

Come join us on Facebook! Come join us on Facebook!

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Track & Field Day on Wednesday!

Posted May 16, 2016

Our school Track & Field Meet is on Wednesday, May 18 at Jacob Hespler Secondary School. It is an expectation that all students attend as there will not be an alternate program offered here at the school; all our staff will be at the Track and Field Meet supervising stations and students. Because our field […]

Graduation 2016!

Posted May 16, 2016

Our graduation ceremony will be held on Monday, June 27th in Marshall Hall at Bingeman Park. The ceremony will begin at 6:45 p.m. sharp and will be approximately one and a half hours in length. A dance will be held for grade 8 students, only, after the ceremony in Marshall Hall. The dance will be […]

safeTALK training now available for parents & guardians

Posted May 12, 2016

As part of our system goal of supporting student achievement & well-being, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for parents/guardians. 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 and objectives of safeTALK? Recognize that […]

Grade 6 Parent Information Night and Orientation!

Posted May 9, 2016

We are excited to welcome our new Mavericks and their families! Our Grade 6 Parent Information Night and Orientation is on Thursday, May 12 at Margaret Avenue.  Please join us in the Margaret Avenue Gym at 6:30 to hear a little more about our school, the transition process and to meet our staff.   The evening […]

Camp Wabanaki Parent Information Session!

Posted May 9, 2016

We are once again offering our grade 8 students the opportunity to spend an exciting week at beautiful Camp Wabanaki in late June! This trip will take place during the week of June 20-24, when most Margaret Ave. students are involved in trips or electives programs organized by the school. Our past experiences with this […]

Fort McMurray Disaster Relief Fund

Posted May 9, 2016

People in Waterloo Region are compassionate and caring, and have responded generously to appeals for assistance in times of extraordinary need or disaster at home and around the world. In responding to the emergent situation, the Waterloo Region District School Board will be launching the “Fort McMurray Disaster Relief” board-wide fund-raising initiative. Parents, students and […]

Welcome Back, Public Health!

Posted May 2, 2016

Nurses from our Public Health Department will join us on Monday May 16 to conduct Immunizations. All grade 7 boys and girls will receive their 2nd Hep B Vaccine. All grade 8 girls will receive their 3rd HPV Vaccine. If anyone missed a vaccine over the course of this year or last, our nurses will […]

Class and Group Photo Day!

Posted May 2, 2016

Smile….! Lifetouch will join us on Wednesday, May 4, to take our class and group photos! Students who have participated in one of our teams, groups or clubs will be called to the gym, once all class photos are complete, to have their photo taken. ] All these photos will be included in our 2016-2017 […]