News & Announcements
Important information on Reopening Schools & COVID-19
Orange and Black Spirit Day
For this school year, we will be having an optional Orange and Black Spirit Day on October 29th. Students have the option of wearing orange and black or everyday clothes. Individual classes will be doing Halloween activities throughout the day as part of our Orange and Black Spirit ...Police Presence in Schools town hall and survey info
Please read the following for information on the UGDSB’s Police Presence in Schools virtual town hall and survey.
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Survey to request change between in-person and remote learning (Oct. 14-21)
To request a change between in-person and remote learning, elementary parents/guardians must complete the Intent to Change Survey between October 14-21. The deadline to complete the survey is Oct. 21 at 4pm.
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Provide your input: Police presence in UGDSB schools
This October, the Upper Grand District School Board is holding a town hall and survey, asking participants for their input regarding the presence of police in UGDSB schools.
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Virtual Open House
This year William C. Winegard will have a Virtual Open House on Thursday, October 8th - 5:00pm. This will be accessible through your child(ren)’s google classrooms. The slideshows provided will share some of the exciting things that are happening in the classroom, introduce you to the educators who ...Terry Fox
The spirit of Terry Fox continues to live on at William C. Winegard PS this school year. Instead of completing a whole school run as we have in the past, classes will complete individual runs at the track at Lee Street Park and on the school grounds over the ...
October News 2020
Here we are in the month of October and enjoying all the signs of Fall. With classes enjoying outdoor learning there has been some beautiful conversation about the many beautiful trees on the school property and how grateful we all ...MENTALLY HEALTHY RETURN TO SCHOOL
Welcome back! Whether remote learning or in-building learning, we are all facing a very different return to school. At UGDSB we have committed to ensuring a welcoming, safe and mentally healthy return to school. Although we don’t know exactly what the next months will look like we DO know ...Environmental Activities to Help Celebrate our Planet
OCT 7th IS INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY! A walk outdoors is good for our hearts and minds!Participate in International Walk to School Day on October 7th 2020!
In October we celebrate “active travel” by encouraging students to ...Read more about Environmental Activities to Help Celebrate our Planet »
UGDSB launches The Umbrella Project to support mental health and well-being
At the Upper Grand District School Board, we value mentally healthy schools, classrooms and work sites. This year, in order to further help support the mental health and well-being of UGDSB students and staff, we are introducing The Umbrella Project to schools and offices.
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