Grade 8 students and their parents are invited to learn more about the great opportunities Upper Grand high schools have to offer – from academics and trades to sports, music and the arts. Check out the schedule for Grade 8 Parent/Student Info Nights!
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The Westside Secondary School community continues to come together in a big way, fundraising for breast cancer awareness. Read more about this year's Pink Day success! https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/5397
Such a great discussion today on affordable housing with Beyond Borders students, MPP Mike Schreiner, Chelsey Edwards from the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination & Ryan Deska from Habitat for Humanity. Amazing questions from students on the future of housing
This month we are focusing on problem solving! Problem solving is about gathering info, trying to understand, and identifying potential solutions. This is a great skill that you can focus on with your child that will help them in so many ways. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/5300
Students at Salem PS, Alma PS and John Black PS recently took part in a Wellness Works lesson and activity on building relationships and kindness. Great work!
The Upper Grand District School Board will begin exploring the possibility of expanding the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program in the district. Read more about it here: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/5270
The November Communications Newsletter is out! In this month's issue we have information about: Grade 8 Student Parent Info Nights; Download the new mobile app; Parenting webinar on cellphones and vaping; and more! We’re looking forward to a great month ahead!
LINK = https://www.ugdsb.ca/page/communications-newsletter
Attention Grade 7-12 families, important information about myBlueprint!
The myBlueprint Parent/Guardian Information Night is scheduled for November 6, from 7-8pm. It will be hosted by UGDSB and myBlueprint’s Brad Booker. This night will discuss how parents/guardians can get their own accounts, as well as some of the key tools they can use to support conversations with their child(ren). To sign up for this information night please visit: https://shorturl.at/euQZ8
MyBlueprint is a comprehensive digital Career/Life planning tool that can be accessed by students anytime, anywhere for personal inquiry, career exploration, post-secondary planning, goal setting, and financial planning, and documenting their learning to share with teachers, peers, parents, and/or future employers.
The October 29 meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board will be held tonight at 7pm. Meeting agenda is available online: https://www.ugdsb.ca/page/board-and-committee-meetings-2024-2025
How do you lead through sustainability in unprecedented conditions? Facilities staff at the UGDSB managed to do just that, focusing on reducing the board’s energy consumption amid a period of time none of us have experienced before. Read more! https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/5083
Dates have been set for this year's Grade 8 Information Nights! Check the website for details on when Grade 8 students/caregivers can visit their future high school. Check the dates here: https://www.ugdsb.ca/page/grade-8-information-nights
Only a few days left in iWALK Month, but let's keep the momentum going! Walk, roll or wheel to school, where it is safe to do so? Normally drive? Try parking 5 minutes away from school and walking the final stretch.
Students are participating in Special Olympics soccer at Wellington Heights Secondary School today!
UGDSB parents/guardians are invited to register for the November webinar on youth, cellphones and vaping. Learn more here: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/4980
It's Pink Day at Westside SS! Every year the students, staff and community at Westside come together to raise funds for breast cancer research. We love Pink Day!
So excited to see construction progress for the new Centre Wellington elementary school! This school was designed and is being built with expandability and sustainability in mind. Opening September 2025!
Dates for Grade 8 Student/Parent information nights are coming soon! Stay tuned!
Join Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health on Oct. 29 from 7-8 p.m. for an online info session with Dr. Tenenbaum & Sylvie Smith on youth gambling & gaming. They'll cover strategies to help parents navigate video games and how to spot problematic behaviours. Register today: https://bit.ly/3N2xV9k
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