News & Announcements
Daily School Absence Report
The UGDSB is reporting daily on school absence rates, allowing us to monitor absenteeism rates and transparently share this information with the public. To view the dashboard, click here.
School Spirit day
Dress Up Day K to 8 – Oct 31st On this day options are: wear orange and black dress in a costume wear your everyday clothes If students wish to wear a costume, here is a list of Do’s and Don’ts: Costume Do’s Costume Don’ts – follow the Rickson Ridge Dress Code– follow our school ...Download school ventilation reports from the UGDSB website
The Upper Grand District School Board continues to make board and school-based ventilation reports available in the 2022-23 school year. The board report and each school report is available for download on the UGDSB website at www.ugdsb.ca/ventilationreport. To access a specific school report: Download the full report (Microsoft Excel document) ...Traffic Issues at Morning Drop Off
Please remember, we do allow you to drive into our staff parking lot to drop off your students ( Gr 1 - 8 ) Kiss and Go - between 8:35 and 8:50 am ONLY Cars proceed through the lot in an anti-clockwise direction, ...Wellness Works: Welcome Back!
The Upper Grand District School Board is continuing with the Wellness Works monthly themes across all grades in the 2022-2023 school year. For September we are once again bringing our collective focus to the theme of: WELCOME, CONNECTION and BELONGING.
Message Regarding School Organization
Staffing Message Regarding School Organizations September 2022Welcome Back Rickson!
Welcome Back Rickson! As families prepare to return to school, we hope you find this information helpful. You can also access more information on the the Board Website. Link to Board Website and Student and Family Information Before Coming to School Daily ...New School and Child Care Screening Tool is available online
The Ministry of Health and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health have provided a new “School and Child Care” screening tool. It is recommended that students/children and visitors continue to self-screen for illness every day before attending school or child care using this updated Screening Tool.
Noon Hour Supervisors Needed
Rickson Ridge is in need of noon-hour supervisors. This is a paidd position. We require 45 min in the morning from 10:30 - 11:15am and/or 45 min in the afternoon from 12:55 - 1:40pm. The duty will be in the Kindergarten yard helping to supervise the students while they are ...Back to School! Information for students and families
It’s back to school season! We are excited to welcome and welcome back all students and families to the Upper Grand. To help make the transition back to school smoother for our students and families, we are sharing a website with information about back to school.
Register your child for school on August 30
On August 30, 2022 from 1 PM to 4 PM, registration will open online for parents and guardians to register their child to their home elementary school.
Run to be a school board trustee!
As the next municipal elections approach on October 24, 2022, the Upper Grand District School Board is seeking nominations for school board trustees for the 2022-2023 school year. School Board Trustees have a big impact on shaping the education system for Upper Grand students. The UGDSB is looking for individuals who can ‘re-engage, re-fresh, and re-imagine’ the best education system for the students in our community.
School Council Updates
Our first School Council meeting will be Tuesday September 13th at 6pm. More details about the location of the meeting will be shared early September. Please note that at this meeting we will be voting for a Chair / Co Chairs , Treasure and Secretary . We are always looking for ...Elementary report cards available for download starting next week
The UGDSB is continuing to use the online report card system for the 2021-22 school year.
If you previously accessed our Electronic Report Card system this year, no action is required at this time.
