Improving child care for families in Ontario survey

Posted July 14, 2020

The Ministry of Education invites families to participate in its early years and child care act review. In August 2015, the Ministry introduced Ontario’s Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 which was created to strengthen compliance, health and safety in child care settings across the province. As part of the Act, the Ministry is […]

Support the development of WRDSB 2020-2021 budget

Posted July 8, 2020

Every year, the Board of Trustees invites the community to contribute to the Board’s budget by making submissions and/or delegations. As meetings are currently being held virtually, the Board of Trustees requests that anyone interested in participating in this process, make a written submission to the Treasurer of the Board no later than noon on […]

REMINDER: Returning to school family and student survey

Posted July 7, 2020

The survey is available to families and students until July 10, 2020. Last month we asked you for feedback on how we could support you and your child through distance learning. Now, we are continuing with our commitment to listening to our families with our next installment of Exchanging Ideas. Over the coming weeks, we […]

JHSS New Registrations 2020/2021

Posted July 2, 2020

This message is for NEW registrations only (students who are moving to the Jacob Hespeler SS area) and does not pertain to grade 9 students who have already chosen their courses for the 2020/2021 school year. Please contact JHSS starting September 8 to book registration appointments to choose courses. If you are new to the […]

Report Cards Mailed Monday, June 29

Posted June 29, 2020

Jacob Hespeler SS will be using Canada Post to mail the Semester 2 Final report cards directly to your home address starting on Monday, June 29. Parents/Guardian, please note: Report cards are addressed to students. The midterm marks will not show on the Sem. 2 Final report card as directed by the Ministry of Education. […]

Reflections on a Year of Perseverance from Director Bryant

Posted June 29, 2020

As the 2019-2020 school year comes to a close, I am offered the opportunity to reflect on the challenges encountered, and more importantly, the challenges overcome this past school year. As we began our year together in September, I don’t think any of us could have predicted the path this school year would take, but […]

Secondary Summer School eLearning Reminders

Posted June 29, 2020

As a student taking a summer school eLearning class, there are some important things to know. Login Information If you are a WRDSB student, go to wrdsb.elearningontario.ca and login with your WRDSB Gmail address and password. If you are a student from another board taking a WRDSB eLearning class, you will access your eLearning class […]

Principal’s Message  

Posted June 26, 2020

Hello #HAWKS At Home.  It has been an extraordinary year.  Who knew when we left on March 13th that we would not return due to school closure?  During this time, you have exercised resiliency and strength as well as engaging in your learning.  Our student leaders and staff have done an excellent job at keeping […]

Video message to graduating students from the Minister of Education

Posted June 25, 2020

A message from the Minister of Education received on June 24, 2020. Dear students and families, For the last few months, students have taken extraordinary steps and shown great flexibility to continue their learning journey. Their accomplishments, especially in these unprecedented circumstances, are a testament to the importance of education and its impact on their […]

WRDSB hosts Monarch Madness

Posted June 25, 2020

Are you interested in making an impact on the environment and the species that live around us, all while physical distancing and connecting with nature? Over the summer, our outdoor education department is hosting Monarch Madness for all WRDSB students and families. We want our community to help us find monarch butterflies and the milkweed […]

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