News & Announcements
Important information regarding WHY Survey – a joint survey between UGDSB and WDG Public Health
This year Upper Grand District School Board and Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health are collecting information on student health and well-being from youth, parents and school staff. The Well-Being and Health Youth Surveys are designed to help us understand how well we are doing creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments in our schools. It also provides important information about the physical and mental health of youth in our area.
Response to the Article about Drinking Water in Schools
In light of a recent national investigation regarding lead levels in drinking water across Canada, and questions we have received at the school, we wanted to provide you with information regarding the strict and comprehensive testing that happens at all UGDSB schools. The school board has been testing lead levels in ...Read more about Response to the Article about Drinking Water in Schools »
Windjammers Benefit Concert for Aberfoyle Music November 30th!
As mentioned earlier, we are pleased to have this excellent group provide a benefit concert to allow the school to replace instruments. We hope you can come! There will be a notice brought home with instructions about how to purchase tickets online or at the door. They will be $20 each ...Read more about Windjammers Benefit Concert for Aberfoyle Music November 30th! »
Santa Parade, Aberfoyle!
Santa Claus Parade
Aberfoyle
Sunday, November 24th, 2019
2:00 PM
Please bring a non-perishable food item or items for
“The Food Bank”
Items will be picked up along the parade route
Parade Route: Starts at the Township of Puslinch Offices
...LAST 3 DAYS: HOPE HOUSE FOOD DRIVE!
Aberfoyle's Me2We group is looking forward to their tour of the HOPE HOUSE building and learning about what this community organization does this coming Friday morning. There is also an opportunity to get involved in helping sort and bag bread. This group of socially active students has also been working on ...Use of Mobile Devices in School
There has been some media coverage about the use of cell phones and other devices in classrooms. To provide you with information, below is a link to our USE OF MOBILE DEVICES BY STUDENTS that is part of our digital citizenship and safety procedures. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1We20Coqy-BhnK4NV8rGfU5wi8__bwGNbzKvQZvLEZoQ/edit?usp=sharing The next to last paragraph states: It ...An Excellent Junior Cross-Country Event!
Congratulations to our junior cross country runners. On October 23, 35 members from grades 3 to 6 represented our school very well at the junior, B Division cross country tournament at the Puslinch Community Center. Our girls aged 9 and under placed 3rd, our 10-year-old girls placed first and ...Exciting News! A Benefit Concert of Aberfoyle Music and Call for Sponsors
Hello Aberfoyle Community; Recently there was an article written by Barbara Bulmer in the Puslinch Pioneer about the fine music program being delivered by our teacher, Melissa Gray. As a result of that, we were fortunate to have drums donated and contacts to offer assistance. We also received a call from a ...Read more about Exciting News! A Benefit Concert of Aberfoyle Music and Call for Sponsors »
Please Sign in if Coming into the School
Hello Parents, Guardians and Community Members; As you can imagine, we have many people who come into the school to drop off children, pick them up or meet with staff members. We also have folks who deliver items, pick up packages or provide maintenance services for us. It is important for us ...Puslinch Library November Programmes
Puslinch Branch, 29 Brock Rd. S, Puslinch ON, 519.763.8026 PD Day Programme: Postcards for Peace (Grades JK-6) Visit our postcard station at the library to express messages of thanks to those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. Please register. Friday, November 1, 10:30 - 11:30 am Postcards for Peace (All ...That Time of Year: Head Lice Reminder
We have had some reports of children encountering head lice and have sent some notes home. While they are a nuisance, head lice are not a health hazard or communicable disease. To confirm a case you will need to find live lice. They are usually ...Talking About Mental Health November 2019 – Nature and Mental Health
Fall is here and so is that pre-winter chill! Getting outside makes such a difference to how we all are doing inside. Spending time in nature improves our mental health and well-being. Being outdoors is a simple way to add some much needed down time from screens. Adding some time ...Read more about Talking About Mental Health November 2019 – Nature and Mental Health »
Monthly environmental activities to help celebrate our planet Friday November 29th is BUY NOTHING Day!
Don’t buy, give. “No one has ever become poor by giving”, Anne Frank Celebrate Buy Nothing Day on November 29th! Buy Nothing Day is an awareness day highlighting society’s habit of buying too many things. It is a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption and is held on ‘Black ...Monster Mash Hallowe’en Party, Picture Day, Thanks for Singing!
Monster Mash Halloween Party, Picture Day, Thanks for Singing! Hello everyone. following are a few reminders and a thank you. Remember to come to the Monster Mash Halloween Dance for Junior Kindergarten to Grade Six children this Thursday October 24th, from 5:30 until 7:30. Games, prizes and snacks! Wear your ...Read more about Monster Mash Hallowe’en Party, Picture Day, Thanks for Singing! »
