News & Announcements
Reopening Schools, Health and Safety Information
For important school reopening and health and safety information, please use the links below:
UGDSB Ventilation Report
The UGDSB is continuing its work optimizing air quality in classrooms and learning environments through improving ventilation and filtration. Upgrades to ventilation and filtration systems began in the 2020-21 school year and will continue for the 2021-22 school year.
The UGDSB has received funding from the Provincial Government and Federal Government to allow the board to continue its work in optimizing ventilation and air quality in UGDSB schools and meet the provincial requirements for ventilation measures in schools. The UGDSB is also making investments in schools to go above and beyond the provincial requirements, as another layer of the protective strategies the board is utilizing to keep UGDSB learning and working spaces safe for students and staff.
Visit UGDSB Ventilation Report page for full details.
Picture Day
Just a reminder to Students and Guardians, picture day will be held on Tuesday, September 21st.
Vaccination Clinics Held at College Heights
Please see the following letter for information regarding vaccination clinics held at College Heights. https://www.ugdsb.ca/college-heights/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2021/09/PH-Clinic.jpg
Information About Positive COVID-19 Case
Please see the following letter for information regarding positive COVID-19 cases in our school community. https://www.ugdsb.ca/college-heights/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2021/09/School-and-Bus-Case-Information-Letter-College-Heights-SS-Sept-13-2021.pdf
School bell time change required, effective Wednesday Sept. 15
In order to better align the school day with current transportation schedules, bell times will be changing slightly at our school, from 9am-3pm to the new time of 9:10-3:10pm. This change is effective Wednesday Sept. 15, 2021.
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Update on secondary inter-school athletics
Please see the following for updates on the start of inter-school athletics in secondary schools in District 10 and District 4.
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Student Timetable Information
Student timetables will be available for viewing the last week of August.
Please access timetables from Maplewood with the following instructions MW Attendance For Parents
Timetable changes can be made from August 30th – September 2nd 2021 by completing this form click here.
Resource will then contact you via your ugcloud account (please check regularly for updates)
* There will be no timetable changes once school begins due to cohort …
Grade Orientation Event – Monday, August 30th 2021 date correction
Grade 9 Orientation – Monday, August 30th 2021
On Monday, August 3oth 2021 College Heights will be hosting Grade 9 Orientation. Orientation includes a tour of the school and will go over information that all students need to know about College Heights. More details will be coming out soon!
If you feel you need a small group tour, we will be accommodating these requests the week of August 23rd. At the tours, you will have …
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Registration for 2021-22 Secondary Remote Learning is August 3-12, 2021
Registration for Secondary Remote Learning is open from August 3-12, 2021. Please review program information for 2021-22 Secondary Remote Learning and to register for remote learning. Only those wanting to register for Secondary Remote Learning should complete a registration form.
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Secondary student report cards are now available online
Secondary student report cards are now available online. Secondary report cards will be available for parents/guardians to download from July 5 to 16, 2021.
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Introduction and Information on de-streamed Grade 9 Math MTH1W
The Grade 9 mathematics curriculum focuses on key mathematics concepts and skills, as well as on making connections between related math concepts, between mathematics and other disciplines, and between mathematics and the lived experiences of students. This curriculum is designed to support all students in developing an understanding of, and the ability to apply, the range of mathematical knowledge and skills appropriate for the grade …
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Summer Mental Health Support Line
Summer Mental Health Support Line
If your child or youth needs mental health support over the summer, you or your youth can call and leave a voice mail at 519-822 -4420 ext 588. We have Mental Health Clinicians available and voice mails will be checked regularly from July 2 to August 30. Please note that this is not a crisis line.
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Board News: End of the year information (June 2021)
As we approach the end of the school year, we would like to say thank you to all our students, families and staff for their hard work and understanding throughout the year. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with information about the last few weeks of school.
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UGDSB celebrates National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month, a month where we celebrate and recognize histories, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in Canada.
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2021 Graduating Class
Please find the attached google form ⇒ click here for all graduates to complete by Friday, June 4th 2021
UGDSB flags to be lowered in honour of 215 children whose lives were taken at former residential school
From May 31 to June 7, the Upper Grand District School Board will lower all flags at school and office buildings, where possible, to honour the 215 children whose lives were taken at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
UGDSB approves new Indigenous Education policy
This policy states that the Upper Grand District School Board acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples are distinct from other equity seeking groups in that they are self-determining nations with inherent rights, laws, and institutions. Indigenous rights are distinct. It is the goal of the UGDSB to ensure that Indigenous staff and students are not deprived of their rights, and are provided with a learning and working environment that is free from racism and discrimination of any kind.
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Program for Indigenous families in the UGDSB: Anishinaabemowin Nanda-gikendan “Seeking to Learn the Language”
A new weekend program for Indigenous families begins this September. Anishinaabemowin Nanda-gikendan – “Seeking to Learn the Language” – will run on Saturdays from 9-11:30am, from Sept. 18, 2021, to May 28, 2022.
Draft school year calendars for 2021-22 approved
At the Board Meeting held on April 27, 2021, trustees approved draft school year calendars for the 2021-2022 school year for elementary and secondary schools in the Upper Grand DSB. The draft calendars will now be submitted to the Ministry of Education for final approval.
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