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Message from Minister of Education & Chief Medical Officer
We know how critical in-person learning is to the mental health, well-being, and academic success of Ontario students. As we meet the challenge presented by the Omicron variant, we are building upon Ontario’s cautious and leading plan to protect in-person learning. Ontario students and children have benefitted from continuous efforts to keep schools and child care settings safer, including high quality masks, enhanced cleaning, and improvements in air ventilation in every school – with more
WCDSB Before and After School Program Update
Earlier today information was shared via NewsWire to our Waterloo Catholic Community advising that the start of school will be moved to January 5th. There will not be board-operated or child care centre provided school-age care available on January 3rd or 4th. School staff will be focused on preparing our schools and classrooms for the return of students on January 5th. Communication will be sent directly to parents/guardians of registered children to advise of program
Important Back-to-School Update from the Director of Education
Dear Waterloo Catholic Community – I hope that you have enjoyed a pleasant, restful and healthy Christmas season with your family. While generally a time of celebration and joy, it has been a time of concern for many due to the increase in COVID-19 cases that we have been witness to in our communities and reported in the media. The omicron variant has become the dominant strain of COVID with unprecedented speed and we
Important Update From Region of Waterloo Public Health: Student & Staff COVID-19 Case & Contact Management
Dear Parents / Guardians and School Staff: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise and Omicron spreads rapidly because of high transmissibility, Public Health Units (PHUs) are shifting focus from case management and contact tracing to vaccination. Case and contact management across the province will be shifting from an individual case and contact management to limiting spread in highest risk settings and protecting the vulnerable. Case management will be completed in accordance with the Ministry of
Letter from Minister of Education & Chief Medical Officer of Health
LIVE LINKS: Rapid Antigen Testing Video At Home PCR Testing Video Booking a COVID-19 Vaccination
Important Message from the Director of Education
Dear Waterloo Catholic Community – As I write this letter we sit on the cusp of our Christmas break and perhaps more than ever, we can all appreciate the need for a pause. If I am to be honest, we are not heading into the break as optimistically as we were even just a week or two ago. The situation has changed fairly rapidly and so we have a few things of which to take
Director’s Report – 2021
The 2020-21 school year was one of many challenges - and many #WCDSBAwesome successes! The Director of Education’s Annual Report – available here: https://annual.wcdsb.ca/ -- documents an extraordinary year in the life of Waterloo Region’s Catholic Schools! #CalledToBlong #GatheredToBecome #SentToBuild
WCDSB Board Meeting Bulletin — December, 2021
Meetings Inaugural Meeting of the Board Monday, December 6, 2021 – Meeting Agenda Package Public Board Meeting Monday, December 13, 2021 -- Meeting Agenda Package Highlights Election of Chair & Vice-Chair On December 6, 2021, the Board of Trustees elected Waterloo / Woolwich / Wellesley Trustee Jeanne Gravelle as Chair of the Board, and Kitchener / Wilmot Trustee Brian Schmalz as Vice-Chair of the Board. The Board of Trustees is comprised of the following representatives: Bill Conway (Cambridge / North
Upcoming Board of Trustees Meeting
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. — Monday, December 13, 2021 at the Waterloo Region Catholic Education Centre (35 Weber St. W., Unit A, Kitchener, ON – Boardroom (1st Floor) – Sitting room only due to COVID-19 restrictions). Agenda: Board of Trustees Meeting Other Information: General Information About WCDSB Board Meetings Information About the Board of Trustees (Agenda files can be large. If you are experiencing issues downloading
Umbrella Project: Parent Night with Dr. Jen Forristal
Parents play a very important role in helping their children develop the skills they need to navigate life’s uncertainties. The Umbrella Project is dedicated to helping you and your children learn these skills of emotional wellbeing in a fun, easy to implement way in order to help your family thrive in all of life’s weather. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81458268816
