On September 26, schools across the Upper Grand District School Board will be marking Rowan’s Law Day – a day to raise awareness about concussions.
In March 2018, the Ontario government passed a law known as Rowan’s Law, named after 17-year-old Rowan Stringer. Rowan loved rugby and was the captain of ...
There are so many reasons to be excited for Thursday, September 27th! Check out what we are excited about:
Terry Fox Run - Each year our students participate in a Terry Fox Run at Elora Public School. All students are encouraged to do their personal best during the run. Classes will ...
Again this year, Elora Public School students and staff will be participating in the Terry Fox Run. To date, our school has raided $16,212.89 for cancer research in Terry's name.
We are looking for lunch supervisors who are able to help us supervise students during first and second nutrition breaks. This is a paid position. Please contact Mrs. Reiner if you, or anyone you know, is interested in learning more about this position.
Salad Days
This year, thanks to our volunteers, we will be continuing the salad day program. Starting tomorrow, salad lunches will be available. Tuesdays and Thursdays for our intermediate students and Wednesdays for our Junior and Primary students.
Pizza & Milk
Pizza and milk can now be purchased using School Cash-Online for our ...
Schools have built class lists based on their tentative organizations. Changes may be necessary at your child(ren)’s school in order that our Board remain compliant with Ministry parameters (see below). Any changes would be implemented by Monday, September 17th. Principals do not have the option of changing the school organization ...
Are you counting down the days? Here are some helpful tips to get your children ready to return to their classrooms.
Get excited! Kids feed off of our energy. If they see that you're excited and looking forward to a new beginning, ...
We are looking forward to a great year! Below is an overview for September 4th, the first day of school:
Weather permitting, students in Grades 1 to 8 will gather on the hardtop. There will be grade signs on the walls to direct your ...
As our 2017-2018 school year comes to an end, the staff at Elora Public School wanted to thank you for your continued support throughout the entire year. We appreciate the volunteer hours that you’ve given to us for trips, classroom help, or school wide volunteering. We also appreciate ...
Just a quick reminder that all of our snack and lunch programs are finished for this school year. Thank you so much for supporting our pizza, popcorn and milk sales this year. A special thanks for supporting our salad days and our snack program. We couldn't have done it without ...
Just a reminder to our grade 6 families. Please join us to learn about what grade 7 looks like! Families from Ponsonby PS, Alma PS and Salem PS will also be joining us! Hope to see many of you tonight!
The UGDSB’s Long Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP) Final Report will be presented at the Business Operations meeting on June 12, 2018, 7 pm at Guelph Board Office, 500 Victoria Rd N. The Final Report includes a list of short-term and long-term accommodation priorities. All are welcome to attend. Please visit ...
The Long Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP) Final Report (Draft) will be presented at the Business Operations Committee meeting on June 12, 2018. The meeting starts at 7 pm in the boardroom at the Guelph Board Office, 500 Victoria Road N, Guelph.
The final ...
In its efforts to continually review and monitor the safety of our schools, the Upper Grand District School Board is expanding its Video Surveillance Project. Once the project is complete, all UGDSB schools will be equipped with video cameras.
Over the course of next year, all remaining schools – including our ...
Our Library will be transformed into our "Learning Commons" during our scheduled renovations starting the beginning of June. Please help us by ensuring all students return any borrowed books to our library as soon as possible.
Thank you for your support.
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