WRDSB wears orange on September 29

Posted September 28, 2017

WRDSB recognizes Orange Shirt Day as a way to honour residential school survivors, those who did not survive, and their descendants. It’s just one of the ways we support, educate and reconcile our relationship with Indigenous people. What is Orange Shirt Day? Orange Shirt Day is observed September 30 and was first launched in 2013. […]

Graduating Class of 2016-2017

Posted September 26, 2017

Calling all graduates of the 2016-2017 school year.  Hopefully by now, you have received your invitation to our fall Commencement which will take place on Friday, October 13, 2017.  There is still time to confirm if you will be attending.  Contact our main office by calling Mrs. Sangers at 519-744-6567, ext 5501. Graduate Letter of […]

Friday, September 22, 2017 is a PD Day – no school for students

Posted September 21, 2017

Friday, September 22, 2017 is a professional development day for Elementary and Secondary school staff. Students will not attend school school, but Extended Day Programs will operate for enrolled students from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The focus for the day across all our schools will be School Improvement Planning in the morning and the completion of Mandatory […]

WRDSB closes gap to province on standardized tests

Posted September 20, 2017

Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) results in standardized tests for reading, writing and mathematics moved closer to the provincial average in results released by the Education, Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) today. WRDSB now exceeds the provincial average in Grade 9 (Applied) Mathematics and for first-time eligible students for the OSSLT. WRDSB improved results […]

INNOVATE SYMPOSIUM AT FHCI

Posted September 19, 2017

On Wednesday, September 20th, our Innovate students will be participating in many productive, hands on and exciting workshops.  We extend a warm welcome to our guests from University of Guelph, University of Waterloo, Ignite-Guelph, ​Stratford Festival, ​The Marvelous Girls of KW and our guest speakers, Alan Armstrong, founder of Eigenworks and Eva Lau, Managing Director and Co-Founder […]

Fantastic FHCI

Posted September 15, 2017

The staff at Forest Heights would like to thank all of the students and families for a fantastic start to the 2017-2018 school year! We have some exciting changes at FHCI including welcoming a large number of staff members, including Ms. Aggarwal (Mathematics), Ms. Bumstead (Leadership), Ms. Chen (Math and Science), Ms. Dreher (English), Ms. […]

CSLC 2017 billet families needed

Posted September 12, 2017

Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is proud to host the 33rd annual Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CSLC). From September 26-30, Sir John A MacDonald Secondary School (SJAM) is welcoming more than 1,000 student leaders, from all over Canada, to their school. Over the course of the week, CSLC participants will engage in activities and […]

Friday, September 8th – Blitz Day!

Posted September 8, 2017

school_council_flyer 2017_18 Blitz Day Form 2017_18 SD_How To Register_Parent Info_2017_18 Lifetouch School Portraits will be here on Friday, September 8.  We ask every student to get their picture taken.  All picture packages are paid directly  to Lifetouch.  Student Cards and Year Books can also be purchased on Friday, September 8, 2017. We encourage parents to […]

WRDSB joins University of Waterloo HeForShe gender equity initiative

Posted September 7, 2017

WRDSB schools and youth are joining the University of Waterloo in supporting the UN Women’s HeForShe movement. Starting this fall, WRDSB and the University are inviting all students in Grades 9 to 12 to enter the University of Waterloo’s HeForShe Writing Contest. This contest is in its second year. HeForShe is a global effort to […]

What a great first day in Trojan Country!

Posted September 6, 2017

Forest Heights Collegiate was buzzing with excitement on Sept. 5th.  Staff and leadership students greeted our grade 9’s for morning activities and all grades attended classes in the afternoon using a modified schedule.  This gave them the opportunity to meet fellow students, meet their teachers and help get rid of the first day jitters. Staff […]

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