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Taking action in anti-racism and anti-oppression work
As an educational community we have a responsibility to identify and describe racism and oppression and then work to dismantle it.
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Updating parent/guardian contact information
The school board is in the process of ensuring we have the most up-to-date contact information for parents and families. Please check your child’s UGCloud email account this week.
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Update to families regarding expanded provincial COVID-19 testing
Information from the province regarding expanded testing for COVID-19 in Ontario.
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Summer School programs for students in grades 6-12
The Upper Grand District School Board has announced a range of Summer School programs and opportunities available to students in grades 6-12 this summer.
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Flying the Pride flag in the UGDSB
For more information about why we fly the Pride flag in June, visit the UGDSB website.
Retrieving personal items from Jean Little PS
Schools have been given permission to begin the process of allowing parents into the school to pick up their child(ren)’s belongings. Normally, this would be rather a straightforward process; however, special measures are obviously needed to be in place to help keep our community safe.
These letters will highlight important dates …
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To Our Jean Little PS Grade 8 Graduates and Families
Monday, May 25, 2020
To Our Grade 8 Jean Little PS Graduates and Families,
This has certainly been an end to your time at Jean Little Public School that none of us could have ever anticipated. Although we are sad that your …
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Update on retrieving student belongings in schools
In light of the Ministry of Education’s announcement that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, the UGDSB is putting plans in place for families and students to retrieve their personal items …
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Letter from the Minister of Education (May 19, 2020)
Parents/guardians are invited to read a letter from the Minister of Education, following the announcement from the province that schools will not reopen this school year.
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All schools to remain closed for the rest of the 2019-20 school year
The province has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario schools will not reopen this school year. Distance learning will continue for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
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Letter from the Director of Education: Synchronous Learning (May 15, 2020)
Upper Grand District School Board Director of Education, Martha Rogers, has written a letter to parents/guardians providing updated information on synchronous learning in the UGDSB.
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