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.
Ministry of Education postpones March Break, new date April 12-16, 2021
On Feb. 11, 2021, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced that the Ministry has postponed March Break in Ontario schools until April 12-16, 2021.
UGDSB and PIC to host second parent engagement event
Following the success of the January event, the board and PIC are pleased to announce the March 4, 2021 event. This event will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Plan for Resuming In-Person Learning
Welcome Back William C. Winegard Families We are looking forward to welcoming all of our students back on Monday, February 8th. Please take a minute to review information below about resuming in-person learning. Before Coming to School - All parents must ...UGDSB schools to resume in-person learning on Monday Feb. 8
On Wednesday afternoon, the Minister of Education announced that schools in the Upper Grand District School Board will resume in-person learning on Monday Feb. 8, 2021. School boards are required to follow the direction of the Ministry.
UGDSB celebrates Black Brilliance month virtually this February
Students and staff in the Upper Grand District School Board are coming together virtually this month to celebrate Black Brilliance, Heritage and Futures.
February News 2021
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
February 4 - National Sweater Day
February 5 - Winter Walk Day
February 15 – Family Day – No School
February 19 - Report Cards Home
February 24 – Pink ...
Talking About Mental Health: Healthy Lifestyle
Umbrella Theme: Healthy Lifestyle This month at UGDSB we are bringing our focus onto healthy lifestyles. Sounds easy, right? It may seem like eating well, getting enough sleep and prioritizing our own care and health is easy but for many of us this is not the case. From enhanced stressors that ...Monthly Environmental Activities to Help Celebrate our Planet
February 4th is National Sweater Day!
Make the Earth better by wearing a sweater
Celebrate National Sweater Day on February 4th!
National Sweater Day is a way to learn about the importance of saving energy and to inspire you to use less energy all winter. Heating ...
Online learning in UGDSB to continue until further notice
On Thursday Jan. 28, the Ministry of Education made an announcement regarding the resumption of in-person learning for some school boards in the province. Please note that the UGDSB was not included in the list of boards that are permitted to resume in-person instruction the week of Feb. 1, 2021. This means that all UGDSB schools will continue with our current measures for online learning until further notice.
Update regarding extension of online learning
At this time, we do not expect that schools will resume in-person learning until the end of the provincial emergency orders on February 11, 2021, at the earliest.
