Annual School Councils’ Report shows community engagement in our schools
Posted November 15, 2016
The 2015-16 Annual School Councils’ Report was presented at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, November 14th. Every school council submits their own report to the Waterloo Region District School Board near the end of the school year. The report outlines their engagement with the needs and desires of their own school community. […]
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PD Day – Friday, November 18, 2016
Posted November 15, 2016
This is a reminder of our scheduled Professional Development (PD) Day this Friday – Friday, November 18, 2016. There will be no school for WRDSB students. All elementary, secondary and designated early childhood educator (DECE) employee groups will spend their morning in professional development sessions, focusing on assessing, reflecting, and developing the School Improvement Plan for […]
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Families in a Digital World – Digital Citizenship Summit
Posted October 21, 2016
Curious about how teachers use technology in class to engage students and how you can follow their learning online? Are you looking for more information on our Grade 9 students receiving Chromebooks? Find out answers to these questions and more at the Digital Citizenship Summit. This event for families whose children attend our schools will focus […]
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We Day Toronto 2016 – Livestream
Posted October 19, 2016
Starting at 9:00 a.m., you can watch the We Day concert LIVE: www.mtv.ca/WEDay
Be sure to follow along and interact with us on Twitter using the hashtag #WeDayWRDSB.
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CISV Information Night Coming Up
Posted October 17, 2016
CISV Information Nights – Wed Oct 19th and Wed Oct 26th @ JF Carmichael Public School, 7-9pm CISV provides a range of unique, educational group activities, which develop cross-cultural understanding in children, youth and adults from around the world. By encouraging respect for cultural difference and the development of self-awareness, CISV empowers each participant to […]
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Additional safeTALK training sessions for WRDSB parents & guardians
Posted October 17, 2016
As part of our system goals to supporting student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for parents/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 and objectives of […]
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Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) applications due today
Posted October 14, 2016
The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) invites parents/guardians of students currently enrolled in a Waterloo Region District School Board (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 WRDSB Communicate with and […]
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Happy Thanksgiving & Fall Update
Posted October 7, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving! What a wonderful time of year to pause and reflect on how lucky we are to be members of the Driftwood Park School Community. As a staff, we are thankful for working in such a supportive community September was a fantastic month! This school year started off with terrific weather, happy students and […]
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Popsicle Challenge!
Posted October 6, 2016
Want to help your child’s class win popsicles? Register for School-Day! Classes will receive popsicles when all families have registered for School-Day. Call the office if you need help registering.
School-Day Update
Posted October 4, 2016
Welcome to Driftwood Park’s School-Day System. We now have 60% of our student population registered and are looking at increasing that adoption rate. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to register if they haven’t already. Anyone having difficulty with the process can call the office for assistance. Thank you for your patience as we get […]