Provide your input on the draft School Year Calendars for the 2025-26 school year! Planning for the next school year has begun and we want your feedback! Staff, students and families in the Upper Grand are invited to take a few minutes to provide their input on the UGDSB’s draft 2025-2026 School Year Calendars via an anonymous online survey. To learn more and complete the survey, please visit https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/7580.

INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTICE - WED. JAN. 29: Schools in Zone 3 (North Wellington) and Zone 4 (Dufferin) are CLOSED to students and staff. Schools in Zones 1 and 2 are open as normal today.

Please note that the extended registration hours for current non-UGDSB Grade 8 students that was scheduled between 4-6pm today has been cancelled. Please contact megan.davison@ugdsb.on.ca if you were planning on coming in during this time and require an alternate option.
A reminder that Grad Photos are taking place next week.
Go to bookmygrad.ca and use our school code UGC.
Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

A reminder to all students and families that exams begin Thursday, January 23rd.
The learning commons and cafeteria will be available for quiet study for students staying in the building. The hallways are to remain clear as students finish their evaluations throughout the school day.
Busses will run on their regular schedule.
Good luck!
All UGDSB families are advised to be prepared for cold weather tomorrow morning. Please dress accordingly and take precautions with the cold temperatures. Bus families are reminded to check the Transportation website in the morning for possible impacts to school transportation: https://stwdsts.ca/.
The UGDSB wants to remind families of some important deadlines that are approaching, including deadlines for Kindergarten Registration, Junior Kindergarten FI Registration and Out of Area/Out of District applications for next school year: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/7231
Parents/guardians are invited to attend a free webinar on EQAO math assessments. EQAO staff will discuss math questions that Ontario students encounter when they participate in Ontario’s large-scale assessments. These assessments are taken by all Ontario students in Grades 3, 6 and 9: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/7217
ICYMI: As winter continues to roll on, a reminder of our inclement weather procedures: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/6033

Final CW Eats Menu for Semester 1!

Attention Grads : two more days have been added for Grad Photos - Dec. 9th & 10th. Booking code included on the flyer!

Midterm report cards are available online for students and families.
Parents please use this link to login: https://connect.edsembli.com/on/ugdsb/cwdhs/portal/viewer/login/login.aspx?logintype=P
THE 2023-2024 YEARBOOK HAS ARRIVED!
Yearbooks will be available for pickup in the cafeteria,
during lunch, starting Wednesday, November 6th.

Here is the menu for CW Eats this week!

Catch up with the latest student stories, events, and news
updates. It's everything Upper Grand DSB, in your pocket. If
you haven't already, download the app!
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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
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.

Photo Retake Day is is this Friday, November 1.
Photo Retake Day is this Friday in the Learning Commons Seminar Room. Every student and staff who were absent from the original photo day, or who wish to have their photo retaken are encouraged to take part. You will be invited to come down by grade on Friday morning.
Grade 9 Information Night for Parents and Students is scheduled for Tuesday, December 10. Please see the included image for more details.

