News
Mid November Update
Dear Aberfoyle Families-With so much happening at Aberfoyle this month, we wanted to send a quick mid-month update with some reminders and new information.
Absences
We have had high numbers of absences over the past few weeks. This is a reminder that we are asked to screen our children each day using the Provincial School …
Upper Grand collaborates with organizations to provide tutoring supports
The Upper Grand District School Board in association with The Grove, TVOLearn, Streams Community Hub, Tutor Bright, and Reading Rocks is providing students at both the elementary and secondary levels with additional tutoring support and resources. These additional support and resources were made possible through funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
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Parents/Guardians invited to free webinar: Post-pandemic Mental Health
Parents/guardians are invited to join a free webinar in November on post-pandemic mental health.
Join Kevin Cameron as he shares information and strategies relating to post-pandemic mental health for adults and children.
A survey by CMHA Ontario showed that nearly half (48 per cent) of Ontarians say their mental health has worsened over the past two …
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Download school ventilation reports from the UGDSB website
The Upper Grand District School Board continues to make board and school-based ventilation reports available in the 2022-23 school year.
The board report and each school report is available for download on the UGDSB website at www.ugdsb.ca/ventilationreport.
To access a specific school report:
Download the full report (Microsoft Excel document)
Click on the tab …
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October 2022 Newsletter
Message from the Office
Happy October! September was a busy month, packed with class community-building activities, and special events, such as Football, a Storm Game, the Terry Fox Run (Rock Your Socks!) and Truth and Reconciliation Day. We are all very glad to be “back to normal”!
Thank …
Help the UGDSB make positive change – complete the Student Census today!
The “UGDSB Counts Student Census” launches today for all Upper Grand District School Board students in grades Kindergarten-12. Participation in the Student Census will help the UGDSB make systemic changes that will create more equitable outcomes for all students.
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Picking Up Instead of Taking The Bus?
If your child regularly rides the bus but is getting picked up on a certain day instead, please fill out our online form before 1pm. This needs to be done each day your child is being picked up at the end of the day instead of boarding the buses. The form link …
Wellness Works: Welcome Back!
The Upper Grand District School Board is continuing with the Wellness Works monthly themes across all grades in the 2022-2023 school year. For September we are once again bringing our collective focus to the theme of: WELCOME, CONNECTION and BELONGING.
First Day
Automated emails indicating homeroom teacher assignments are going out to families on Friday, September 2 in the late afternoon. If your family does not receive an email, please don’t worry. There will be staff available on the front yard Tuesday morning from 8:15 who can help direct your child.
Aberfoyle staff are very excited to …
New School and Child Care Screening Tool is available online
The Ministry of Health and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health have provided a new “School and Child Care” screening tool. It is recommended that students/children and visitors continue to self-screen for illness every day before attending school or child care using this updated Screening Tool.
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