News & Announcements

DATE CHANGE: Special Olympics Track & Field Meet moved to Wednesday May 15

Posted May 12, 2019

Due to rain in the forecast, the Special Olympics Track & Field Meet has been postponed to Wednesday May 15, 2019.

School Council Minutes – April 2019

Posted April 30, 2019

Chairperson Rose Blacklock Date April 25, 2019 Time 7:00-8:30pm In Attendance Rose, Rachel, Ken, Alan, Melanie, Kelly, Rich, Sarah (Parkwood Gardens) Andrea Burke, Katie, Melynda Jeff Agenda Item # Topics to be Discussed Person Estimate Time 1 Welcome Rose 2 Approval of Minutes - approved All

May Mental Wellness News

Posted April 30, 2019

Talking about Mental Health - May 6-10 is Child and Youth Mental Health and Well-being Week! Child and Youth Mental Health and Well-being Week is about promoting mental wellness, increasing awareness of child and youth mental health, decreasing stigma and understanding that support is available. Let’s improve everyone’s mental

Environmental News

Posted April 30, 2019

Monthly Environmental Activities to help celebrate our planet May 22nd is International Biodiversity Day! It is vital to teach our children to respect and take care of the environment. Celebrate Biological Diversity Day on May 22nd! The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding

A Note about the Health Curriculum

Posted April 30, 2019

This school year, the Ministry of Education has requested that the Human Development and Sexual Health expectations from the 2010 Physical Education curriculum be taught to students. This education starts with children learning about themselves, their feelings, their bodies and about showing respect for themselves and others in a reliable

Staff Presentation of the 2019 Long Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP) Annual Review Report

Posted March 29, 2019

The 2019 Long Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP) Annual Review Report was presented at the Business Operations Committee meeting on March 19, 2019. This purpose of this report is to review updated data and any other changes affecting accommodation. It is necessary for staff to monitor the relevance of the Board’s work

Students, staff and parents – please take our voluntary Diversity Data Survey

Posted March 22, 2019

From March 22 to April 18, 2019, the Upper Grand District School Board is conducting a system-wide survey, to help the board understand the demographic makeup, diversity and ongoing needs of our student population.

Math Strategies for Parents

Posted March 3, 2019

Hi All: Here is some information on how math is taught at school and some strategies for home. Math Bulletin Number Talks For Parents

Parkwood Gardens Neighbourhood Group

Posted February 26, 2019

PGNGMarch Newsletter

Anti-Bullying Week

Posted November 27, 2018

How to Increase the Kindness? What is Kindness? Ways to be Kind and Ways to stop bullying

Chocolate Bars – Missing cases

Posted November 5, 2018

Hi Families: Our Chocolate bars have been a big success! We are still looking for 16 boxes of chocolates for which the money or the bars have not been returned. This means we are short about $1000 in fundraising to support our students. If you have not yet done so, please do return

Health and Physical Education Letter for Parents

Posted September 4, 2018

Dear parents and guardians, We are writing to you to address some of the questions and concerns we have received regarding changes to the Health and Physical Education Curriculum. As you may know, the Government of Ontario has directed all school boards across the province to use the re-issued 2010 Health

Routes to School Planner

Posted August 31, 2018

Use this map to plan a walking or wheeling route to school! The map shows safety features such as traffic lights and crosswalks. The map also shows suggested “walk a block” locations. These locations are areas where on street parking is allowed. If you need to drive to