January 9 – Transportation Cancellation

Due to the current weather conditions ALL SCHOOL BUSES, TAXIS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ROUTES in Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich and North Dumfries Townships are cancelled for the Waterloo Region District School Board

The following schools dependent on Transportation are Closed for the Day: Floradale, Linwood, WaterlooOxford D.S.S.
ALL evening RENTAL PERMITS at these schools are CANCELLED

TRANSPORTATION IN ALL OTHER AREAS IS OPERATING AND SCHOOLS ARE OPEN.

All Extended Day Child Care programs are OPEN.

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WRDSB Lowers Flags for Pakistan

We are all saddened by the tragic events that took place at Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan. To show support for all those affected, we will be lowering flags at our schools, and our Education Centre, until the end of day on December 19.

Celebrating Movember

Staff and students had fun celebrating the end of Movember! Thanks to the generosity of the ARK community, we were able to reach our fundraising goal of $350.00.

WRDSB Observes National Day of Remembrance

To mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, flags on all Ontario government buildings across the province will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, December 6, 2014. The education centre, and schools will lower their flags at close of business on Friday, December 5, 2014 and return them […]

Lunch Lady lunch

Wednesday, December 3rd is our special Lunch Lady lunch. If your child ordered a lunch, it will be delivered during 2nd Nutrition Break. Please note that we will not be ordering pizza on this day.

Family Movie Night

Friday, December 5th is our next Family Movie Night! This is a special event for ARK students and their families. The feature movie this month is How to Train Your Dragon 2! Admission is just $1.00 a person. School doors will open at 6:00 pm and the movie will start at 6:30 pm.

Carizon Community Services Workshop

Jamie Keyzer, from  Carizon Family and Community Services will be hosting a workshop on Wednesday, December 3rd at ARK. The workshop topic this month is Understanding your Child’s Anxiety. This workshop will start at 9:00 am in our Support Services room. Please call the school to register.

Grade 8 Parent Information Sessions

The dates and times of the Grade 8 Parent Information Sessions have been posted on our Grade 7 and 8 page under the About tab. The information sessions are hosted by the Secondary Schools of the WRDSB and focus on the student transition process from grade 8 to grade 9.

Healthy Nutrition

To help encourage healthy nutrition within school communities, the WRDSB in partnership with the Region of Waterloo Public Health office has provided schools with a number of Healthy Nutrition articles to be included in school Newsletters and on school websites. Over the course of the school year, please check our new “Healthy Nutrition” page, which […]

It’s We Day in Waterloo Region

You can watch the event live: http://www.weday.com/watch/

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