Warm Holiday Wishes from the WRDSB

Posted December 20, 2022

With the winter holiday break just a few days away, we want to wish you a warm and happy holiday season, no matter where, what or how you’re celebrating. To help celebrate the season in this spirit, we shared some light and joy with our friends and neighbours at A Better Tent City (ABTC) in […]

Masking in WRDSB Schools and Workplaces Encouraged

Posted December 20, 2022

As RSV, influenza and COVID-19 continue to spread across the region, protecting the health and well-being of students and staff continues to be our top priority. One of the ways we can all help reduce the spread of viruses within our schools and workplaces is by wearing a mask. On Monday, December 19, Waterloo Region […]

Week of December 18th – Reminders and Updates

Posted December 18, 2022

Good evening Franklin Families, Here are your reminders and updates. Reminders: 1. This is the last week of school before the students are on a two week break. Updates: 1. Our hat drive from Family Night collected 160 hats. The majority will be donated to the 519 Community Collective. but a few bins of hats […]

December 15: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Posted December 15, 2022

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 11th – Reminders and Updates

Posted December 11, 2022

Hello Franklin Parents/Guardians, To those who were able to attend our Family Night on either Thursday evening or the garage sale/clothing sale on Friday, thank you! Many hands made this event possible and we are truly grateful to Franklin staff for organizing it and to families who donated clothing or food items.  Any remaining items […]

December 10 is Human Rights Day

Posted December 10, 2022

Today, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) recognizes Human Rights Day. Human Rights Day This important day is celebrated every year on December 10. Today is the day on which the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Poverty Point of View […]

Give the Gift of WEFI and Support Students

Posted December 6, 2022

WEFI helps, and you can too. The Waterloo Education Foundation Inc. (WEFI) helps to make a wide variety of programs in our schools possible. From school nutrition programs, to helping ensure all students are able to engage in extracurricular activities, your contributions will directly help our students. Give the Gift of WEFI Multiply the impact […]

WRDSB flags at half-mast for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Posted December 6, 2022

To mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Tuesday, 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 […]

Week of Dec. 4th, 2022 – Reminders and Updates

Posted December 4, 2022

Good afternoon Franklin Guardians/Parents. The snow seems to come and go but we know it will be back. We do get a bit of a smile when an older student says they are cold as we almost always have to say, “Let’s begin by zipping up your coat, putting on your hat or hood, and […]

Week of November 27, 2022 – Reminders and Updates

Posted November 27, 2022

Good morning Franklin Families, Reminders: 1. If you ordered poinsettias, the pick-up is this Tuesday outside of the gym from 3:45 to 6 pm. 2. Save the date for Family Night. It is on Thursday December 8th from 6 to 7:30 pm. See a forthcoming School-Day message/flyer on this. Updates: 1. On Tuesday Nov. 29 […]

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