News & Announcements
Take Your Kid To Work Day
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 is “Take Our Kids to Work” day. Take Our Kids to Work is an annual program in which Grade 9 students spend the day in the workplace of a parent, relative, friend or volunteer experiencing and learning about the world of work. The program supports career exploration and career readiness among Canadian …
Amazing Race Recap
The Amazing, Amazing Race
Eighty-six eager participants, forty three daring teams, seventeen hardworking volunteers, ten grueling challenges, eight generous sponsors, and one incredible guest speaker! The fourth annual Amazing Race Norwell Edition took place in downtown Palmerston on Tuesday October 15th, 2019. Norwell students attended a kick off assembly led by Olympian, …
Remembrance Day
Have a family member or friend who is a veteran, has served, or is currently serving in the armed forces?
Please consider including them in our Remembrance Day Ceremony
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Job action and labour updates: Information for parents/guardians
Parents/guardians are encouraged to visit www.ugdsb.ca/labour for on-going updates from the school board regarding provincial job action.
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Late Bus Wednesdays!
Norwell is offering Late Bus Wednesdays for Semester 1. Norwell students are encouraged to “get involved” and stay at school until 4:45 on the dates below to enjoy, engage and pursue your interests.
Wednesday October 23
Wednesday October 30
Wednesday November 6
Wednesday November 13
Wednesday November 20
Buses will leave Norwell DSS at 4:45 and drop off at the following locations:
Maryborough P.S. at: 5:00pm
Drayton …
Creating a Culture of Privacy
It is the responsibility of everyone to protect students’ personal and confidential information.
All parents, guardian, and visitors to the school are reminded that the privacy of all our students must be maintained at all times. We are ultimately responsible for the safety and security of our students and the security and confidentiality of our students’ personal information, including first and last …
Post Secondary Education
Thank you to everyone who attended our Parent Council meeting on Tuesday September 17 at 6:30pm. The discussion was about Post Secondary pathways. Information was presented about the University and College application process. Here is the presentation if you missed it. Presentation
UGDSB Website
Where do you get your UGDSB news?
Did you know that the UGDSB website is a great resource for up-to-date board information?
The UGDSB website covers some of the best things happening in our schools, sites and in the UGDSB
community. The website also contains pertinent …
Student Profile
Check you student’s attendance, marks, report card, and timetable!
The Upper Grand District School Board offers parents the opportunity to view the attendance of their student(s). Please contact the teacher in cases of discrepancies or clarification.
Go to https://students.ugdsb.on.ca and select “Norwell D.S.S.” from the drop down menu.
Login: The student login is up to the first …
Food & Friends
Welcome to a new school year! Our Food & Friends student nutrition program is available to our students again this year. Last year we served 8767 healthy breakfast meals to Norwell students!! No child should go through their school day hungry. Providing a healthy start to a child’s day is an important factor in increasing their ability to learn. Our Breakfast Program is non-stigmatizing and available for any student to …
Check out Norwell’s LEAF Progrm! 
