Trustee Vacancy – Cambridge & Township of North Dumfries

Posted April 25, 2017

The Waterloo Region District School Board invites applications for the role of Trustee representing the City of Cambridge and North Dumfries Township. The seat at the Board table was left vacant after the resignation of long-time Cambridge trustee, Andrea Mitchell. As outlined in the Education Act, applicants must meet the following requirements: a Canadian citizen […]

GPSS celebrates Earth Week!!! (April 18th – 21st)

Posted April 12, 2017

From Tuesday April 18 to Friday April 21st, GPSS will be celebrating Earth Week by hosting our annual 1000 Acts of Green Challenge. Each day will have a theme to encourage participation in green activities and initiatives. See schedule below: Travel Mug Tuesday – Bring your coffee, tea and hot chocolate in a travel mug […]

School Council – April 12 – 6 p.m. Library

Posted April 11, 2017

Please join us for our School Council meeting tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. in the library. All are welcome. Agenda items include Indigenous Recognition Week, the Renewed Math Strategy, and an Extracurricular Update.

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Update: GRT Buses running as normal on Monday

Posted April 2, 2017

Grand River Transit services will be running as normal on Monday, April 3. A tentative agreement was reached between GRT workers and The Region of Waterloo. As a result, there will be no disruption to GRT services. If the tentative agreement is not ratified, the strike deadline will be extended to Wednesday, April 5. We […]

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 […]

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 5, 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 […]

Board accepts Cambridge Trustee Mitchell resignation

Posted March 27, 2017

Waterloo Region District School Board Trustees accepted the resignation the representative for Cambridge/North Dumfries, Trustee Andrea Mitchell, today. “I would like to thank Trustee Mitchell for her tireless and dedicated service to the students, parents, staff and community members of the Waterloo Region District School Board,” said Chairperson Scott McMillan. “My fellow trustees and I are extremely grateful for her […]

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