Mask Accommodation Protocol

Posted September 8, 2020

The Ministry of Education’s Guide to Reopening Schools required boards to develop a process to consider reasonable exceptions to the mask requirement for students. Wearing a mask helps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and helps to protect people who are around you. Since some people may have the COVID-19 virus and not know it, […]

Monday, Sept. 7 – MyWay INFO is incorrect

Posted September 7, 2020

JHSS students, parents & guardians, please disregard the information on MyWay today, Sept. 7. There is no school tomorrow for students, Tuesday, Sept. 8.  All staff will be busy preparing rooms to ensure that they are safe, as directed by the Ministry of Education, WRDSB and Public Health. Notices will be sent home by phone […]

Announcing the Distance Learning Program Guides

Posted September 4, 2020

We are proud to announce two new guides for the 2020-2021 WRDSB Distance Learning Program. Many students will join us for Distance Learning and we are incredibly excited to welcome students back to learning at a distance this year. The staff in the Distance Learning Program are committed to creating caring and engaging virtual learning […]

Cohort A or B Information – STSWR

Posted September 4, 2020

Cohort Information PLEASE DISREGARD THIS MESSSAGE IF YOU ARE A FULL DISTANCE LEARNER Hello, parents/guardians and students, BUSSED STUDENTS: Students taking a school bus can find their designation of cohort A or B by logging onto www.stswr.ca Your Cohort is determined by route number: For example: 36A = Route 36, Cohort A.  First day of school […]

Grade 9 Orientation days!

Posted September 4, 2020

Hey, Grade 9 students, Welcome to Jacob Hespeler Secondary School… you are now a HAWK!!! Would you like to see what Jacob Hespeler is all about?  Come for an orientation from 8:05pm to 12:35pm, don’t forget to bring a litterless lunch, anything you bring to school must go home with you. Cohort A orientation is on […]

Release of secondary student cohorts and timetables

Posted September 3, 2020

We would like to update our secondary school students and families on the release of cohort information and student timetables. We appreciate that families are very anxious to receive this information and acknowledge the frustration families and students are experiencing as we finalize student timetables and determine who is part of Cohort A and Cohort […]

Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year

Posted September 3, 2020

Dear parents, families and caregivers, With the beginning of the new school year just around the corner, I want to take a moment to reach out and personally welcome you all to the 2020-2021 school year. This year, I have recorded a video message, as it seems like it’s been such a long time since […]

Cancellation of WCSSAA Fall Sports Season

Posted September 1, 2020

As we prepare to start the school year, we are providing an update on the status of school sports. To align with recent announcements by the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) and Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association (CWOSSA), and the direction of the Ministry of Education and Public Health to minimize student-to-student […]

WRDSB revises staggered start of the school year

Posted August 31, 2020

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) will delay the start of the school year to allow students and staff time to transition back into the learning environment, both online and in-person.  The later start will give staff time to prepare to safely welcome their students back into the classroom and transition to their new […]

Distance Learning in the WRDSB: Fall 2020

Posted August 28, 2020

This following describes the WRDSB Plan for our Distance Learning Program, Fall 2020 As a parent or caregiver, you have either chosen in-person or Distance Learning for September for your child(ren). We have a higher than anticipated number of students who have opted for Distance Learning: over 8,500 elementary students and 2000 secondary students. These […]

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