SCHOOL TOURS!! GRADE 8 FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ARE WELCOME!

 

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**Grade 8 Information Night Changes***

Due to inclement weather, tonight’s GRADE 8 INFORMATION NIGHT for Erin DHS will be Available Virtually Only. Cancelled in-Person. *** Tours/Open House will be available for families at a later date.  Stay tuned for a schedule…

Please join us for our Virtual Presentation using the following links:

This is the link for the 6:15pm FRENCH IMMERSION PRESENTATION:

To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/ngc-fmkj-ygm

Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 289-335-9656 and enter this PIN: 320 863 183#

To view more phone numbers, click this link: https://tel.meet/ngc-fmkj-ygm?hs=5

This is the link for the 7pm ALL COURSE OFFERINGS PRESENTATION:

To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/grs-oech-mam

Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 647-736-3213 and enter this PIN: 630 173 700#

To view more phone numbers, click this link: https://tel.meet/grs-oech-mam?hs=5

School Council Meeting

This meeting will be Virtual Only tonight, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 due to the snow squall warnings for this area.

 Click to Join School Council Meeting

Vaccination Clinic at EDHS appointment required

Poster To Book Clinic Appts With QR Code EDHS

Mid-Term Report Cards available online Monday, November 20th

GRADE 12 Post Secondary Applications Q & A Presentation

Due to inclement weather, tonight’s Grade 12 Post-Secondary Applications & Pathways Presentation will be CANCELLED IN PERSON & NOT RESCHEDULED but still available Virtually Only. Please join us at 6:30 pm using the following link which is found in your student’s Grade 12 Classroom.
https://meet.google.com/hqt-vmns-ndx

Booking for Grad Photos Available Now!

Graduation Photo Bookings are open now. Please view the attached for more details!

EDS

 

Parents/guardians invited to complete WHY Survey to help improve well-being of youth

All parents/guardians in the Upper Grand District School Board are invited to complete the 2023 WHY Survey, in partnership with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.

The purpose of the Well-being Health and Youth (WHY) Surveys is to collect information from youth, parents, and school staff about youth health and well-being. These surveys will identify issues that could be addressed by schools, school boards, and local service providers. The information will be used to inform planning decisions, including Board Improvement Plans. Because the surveys are conducted every two years, we can also monitor trends over time.

The WHY Surveys include questionnaires for students, parents and school staff. Grade 4 to 12 students at schools within the UGDSB and Wellington Catholic District School Board will be asked to participate in the student survey. These grades were chosen so that we have a full picture of how students are doing throughout their time in school. All school staff and parents will also be invited to complete a survey.

Participation is voluntary. Students, parents and staff do not have to answer every question and may choose to stop at any time. Additionally, the survey will not collect identifying information from students or parents and all information collected will be strictly confidential. Only aggregated data will be reported publicly to ensure anonymity for individual students, teachers, parents, schools, and boards.

The surveys will run from November 13 to November 24, 2023. Parents/guardians can complete the parent/guardians survey at https://is.gd/2024parentwhy.

Thank you for supporting this survey and our efforts to place students’ well-being at the centre of everything we do!

OSSLT – Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test will be written by grade 10 students on Tuesday, November 21 and Thursday, November 23. Preparations for the test are already underway, and will continue over the next two weeks.

Next week, all grade 10 classes in period 4 will take time to complete a practice test in class. Information about how to access the practice test is shared on the Grade 10 Google Classroom for those who want additional practice.

Also next week, Literacy At Lunch sessions will run at 11:40am in room 214. All are welcome.

• Monday, November 13: How to answer multiple choice questions
• Tuesday, November 14: Tech Tuesday – Getting familiar with the OSSLT website and tools
• Wednesday, November 15: How to plan an opinion paper
• Thursday, November 16: Practice, practice, practice

Thank you,

EDHS OSSLT Team

Weapons Awareness and Reduction: What you need to know. Gr. 9 & 10

Dear Parents/Guardians:

This letter is to inform you that members of the Ontario Provincial Police Services (OPP) will be hosting an assembly during Period 1 and 2 on Community Safety as part of a Safe Communities Presentation for all students in Grades 9 and 10 classrooms at our school on Tuesday, November 14^th ,

The focus of this presentation will be on reducing the prevalence of weapons in the community and reviewing reporting protocols and procedures.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school.

It’s that time of year again – everything you need to know about UG Inclement Weather Procedures

GUELPH, ON – It’s that time of year again and we wanted to share a refresh with our school community about Inclement Weather Procedures.

BUS DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS:

In the event of bus cancellations, all schools will remain open for students and staff who can get there safely.

If parents/guardians do not feel it is safe to bring their child/ren to school, the decision to keep their child/ren home is theirs to make. Just be sure to let your child’s school know that they will not be attending that day.

Bus cancellation days have the potential to significantly impact student learning for students who are unable to attend in-person. Students affected by bus cancellations will be supported in their learning through activities provided by their teacher in their Google Classroom.

Please note that school bus delays and cancellations are NOT posted to Upper Grand District School Board websites or social media. This information is shared by Service de transport de Wellington-Dufferin Student Transportation Services (STWDSTS).

The STWDSTS website will always contain the most up-to-date information on school bus delays and cancellations.

Parents/guardians can sign up for cancellation/delay alerts through the STWDSTS website by clicking HERE.

SCHOOL CLOSURES:

On the rare occasions when schools and board sites are closed to staff and students (e.g. power outages, weather closures), students are to shift to remote learning, where possible. Staff should not report to work in person and should shift to remote working where possible.

Remote activities for the day may include teachers posting activities to Google Classrooms, which can be accessed by students. Teachers will plan for the possibility of emergency school closures and will be prepared to pivot to remote learning.

Consideration will also be given to providing or assigning work and/or devices ahead of time that supports students who do not have internet access from home, where possible.

If the decision is made to close schools, an alert will be posted on the board and school websites, information will be posted on the UGDSB Twitter page and UGDSB Facebook page, Instagram (stories only), and local media will be alerted.

Make sure you check in the early morning for closure information.

For more information about UGDSB Inclement Weather Procedures, visit the board website.

Professional Activity Day Description – Nov. 24, 2023

Date: November 24, 2023

Length: Full Day

Topics:

• Elementary Topic: Parent-Guardian / Teacher Interviews
• Secondary Topic 1:  AM – Curriculum PD and Workshops
• Secondary Topic 2:  PM – Workplace Violence Prevention Training as per the Collective Agreement

Entity Hosting: Upper Grand DSB

Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School Administrators and Online Modules

Description: 

Elementary Staff will spend the full day communicating with parents/guardians about student progress after the Progress Reports go home this November.

Secondary Staff – will spend half the day on Literacy and STEM learning as outlined below.

• Literacy
  • Implementation of the new curriculum and effective practices for supporting students in the new Grade 9 de-streamed English course to consolidate foundational knowledge and skills
  • Literacy across the curriculum and subject courses 
• STEM
  • Supporting student improvement in K-12 Mathematics through high impact instructional approaches and alignment with curriculum
  • A focus on high-impact instructional practices to support students in the Grade 9 de-streamed math course
  • Breaking down barriers to tech education
  • Understanding Skilled Trades the Apprenticeship Pathway
  • STEM across the curriculum and subject courses

Secondary Staff will spend the afternoon completing mandatory Workplace Violence Prevention Training on the board’s Online Learning Platform. This is self-directed learning made of online modules for staff to work through independently.

Entity Hosting: Upper Grand DSB

Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Independent / Individual

Grade 8 Information Night!

WHY Survey 2023-2024

The WHY Survey window opens on November 13th and closes on November 24th. 

• WHY Survey Parent Information Letter and Refusal Form for all students in Grade 4 – Grade 12.   A hard copy of the Parent Information Letter and Refusal Form will be sent home with your student on Friday, November 2, 2023.

Please note, additional information will be coming related to the survey, including links to the WHY Survey Background Information.

Invitation to Parents & Guardians

Parents and guardians of elementary school children are invited to participate in the Strengths to Grow research study. This brief study is entirely online and can be completed at any time. Participants will complete two 10-minute surveys and the 30-minute Strengths to Grow program which helps parents identify and develop their child’s unique strengths. Every participant receives free access to the Strengths to Grow program. For more information, follow this link: https://bit.ly/strength-research