Warm Wishes for the Holiday Season

As we prepare for the winter break and bid farewell to 2024, we wanted to take this opportunity to share our gratitude for all that you helped us accomplish this year, and wish you all the best for a healthy and prosperous 2025. It’s hard to believe that we are nearly halfway through the school […]

WRDSB Launches 2024-25 Board Improvement and Equity Plan (BIEP)

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is committed to ensuring that identity and social location no longer predict outcomes. We work together with students, staff, families and caregivers, and communities to support all students to reach their full potential. WRDSB creates a Board Improvement and Equity Plan (BIEP) each school year to guide our […]

Friday, January 17 is a PD Day for WRDSB Elementary Students

Friday, January 17, 2025 is a professional development (PD) day for elementary school staff. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 8 will not attend school, in person or virtually Students in Grades 9 to 12 will attend school on their regular schedule All Board-operated Extended Day Programs will operate at reduced hours from 8:15 a.m. to […]

Week of December 15th – Reminders and Updates

Hello Franklin Families. We hope your weekend is going well and you are staying home. Here are your reminders and updates for this week. Reminders: 1. Kindergarten Registration launches January 8, 2025 for any child born in 2020 and 2021 is eligible to attend Kindergarten in the 2025-26 school year How: Families complete an online […]

Thursday, December 12, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

Week of December 8th – Reminders and Updates

Hello Franklin Families. Here are your reminders and updates for this week. Reminders:1. If you require free clothing, indoor and outdoor, for your children, there is a Childhood Needs Distribution Centre at the Highland Baptist Church. Appointments are required but please visit the following link for more information. https://www.highlandbaptist.ca/mission-partnerships/cndc/ 2. The next Committee of the Whole […]

WRDSB Flags at Half-Mast for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

To mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Friday, December 6, flags at all Ontario government buildings, including Waterloo Region District School Board schools and worksites, will be flown at half-mast. Every year, we remember the 14 female engineering students who were murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on December […]

Thursday, December 5, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

Give the Gift of Nutrition this Holiday Season | WRDSB Nutrition for Learning Campaign

Starting today, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) invites our community to come together and support Nutrition for Learning. They help WRDSB students access food at school that is: Healthy Nutritious This year’s giving campaign runs from Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 20, 2024. Every Donation Counts Whether you donate $1 or $100, […]

Monday, December 2, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

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