School Council Agenda – Feb. 23, 2015

Posted February 23, 2015

With apologies for the lateness of this post! MAschoolcouncilfeb232105 All are welcome!

February 23 – All schools open & buses are running

Posted February 23, 2015

Transportation is running and schools are open today.

Why were our schools closed Friday?

Posted February 23, 2015

The WRDSB has put in place a frigid temperature threshold in our severe weather procedure primarily for three reasons related to the safety of our students:

1. According to Environment Canada, at -35C exposed skin can freeze within 10 minutes. Environment Canada indicates that in temperatures between -28 to -39 there is a high risk of exposed skin freezing (frostnip or frostbite). This temperature is very unusual for our region and some students may not have the appropriate clothing to protect themselves.

2. Most students will take longer than 10 minutes to walk to school and the bused students may wait for an extended period of time should any bus be delayed.

3. We are unable to guarantee crossing guard service to our students as individual crossing guards have a right to maintain their safety given that they are exposed for extended periods of time in frigid temperatures.

The Education Centre remains open and is fully operational.

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WRDSB PIC presents Building Skills to Navigate the School Years

Posted February 20, 2015

PIC Event Flyer 2015 Another great learning opportunity for parents.  Please see the attached for details.

February 20 – All Schools are Closed & Buses Cancelled

Posted February 20, 2015

Due to frigid temperatures, all schools are closed today and all buses are cancelled. All Extended Day Programs are also closed. The Education Centre remains open for those who can safely arrive to work.

When do Schools Close Due to Weather?

Posted February 19, 2015

Our procedure for severe weather  provides guidelines and expectations for school closings due to severe weather, and how this information is communicated to our families.

Severe weather refers to conditions such as ice, fog, rain, sleet, snow, wind and/or frigid temperatures and wind chills. We consider a frigid temperature to be -35C with wind chill, or colder.

The general manager of Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) will monitor weather and temperatures in the region beginning at 5:30am, using Environment Canada’s wind chill index. If the temperature is forecasted to reach or exceed -35C with wind chill at 7:00am, buses will not operate and schools will be closed. The education centre will be open to those employees who can safely arrive to work.

How do we communicate cancellations or closures?

Decisions relating to cancellations and closures are made by 6:00am. Any cancellations and closures will be posted on our website and school websites. Information will also be available on our twitter account (@wrdsb). We encourage you to monitor our website and listen to local media for up-to-date cancellation and closures.

Parents have the option of keeping their children at home when concerned about weather conditions.

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Superintendent Laura Hodgins Visits

Posted February 18, 2015

In addition to a great dance and other fun activities planned by our MTeam for Valentine’s Day, February the 13th was also important as we welcomed our new superintendent, Laura Hodgins, to our school for her second visit. To support her goal of getting to know our school, she visited several classrooms (we made sure […]

Program Enhancements

Posted February 18, 2015

Parents, a vibrant blue paper was sent home with all students today with information about the extracurricular activities that we currently have planned from now until the end of the school year.  Related costs are included although some are approximate as we are still working out details. Our goal is to make you aware of […]

Connecting With Your Adolescent – An Invitation for our Parents

Posted February 13, 2015

Sunnyside School Council has kindly invited Margaret Ave parents to join them in a wonderful learning opportunity. Diane McGregor, from KW Counselling’s Parenting With Passion series will be speaking about raising an adolescent and connecting with pre-teens.  If you’ve ever found yourself thinking: What is going through his/her head? Why would she/he ever choose to […]

Define your Digital Identity – parent workshop with Cat Coode of Binary Tattoo

Posted February 10, 2015

Maverick parents, we are excited to announce that we have booked Cat Coode of Binary Tattoo to speak to our students and staff on March 11.  Cat will challenge our students to purposely develop their own positive digital footprint.  Recently Cat shared with Laurentian students that 1 in 3 students will potentially close a door with a […]

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