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
We are loving our new app! Access documents, news
updates, and even emergency notifications, right from
your pocket.
Download for Android https://aptg.ca/V7pmln
Download for iPhone https://aptg.ca/370LCh
Thank you so much to RTOERO Wellington for your generous donation to the UGDSB Special Olympics!
The changing season means colourful leaves, migrating birds, and scurrying critters. How many can you spot on your way to school? Use the iWALK ISpy activity cards to track your sightings! ontarioactiveschooltravel.ca/international-walk-to-schoolmonth/ #iWALK #iWALK2School
ICYMI: Don't miss this great event involving students advocating for the future of housing!
A reminder that all UGDSB schools and offices will be closed on Monday October 14, 2024, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Have a great long weekend UG!
We're thrilled to announce the new app for Upper Grand
DSB! It's everything Upper Grand DSB, in your pocket.
Download for Android https://aptg.ca/V7pmln
Download for iPhone https://aptg.ca/370LCh
October 5 is World Teachers' Day! Thank you to all the dedicated UGDSB teachers the work they do day in and day out with Upper Grand students.
