Register now for PIC’s annual Family Engagement Series

Posted March 16, 2021

Our Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is excited to announce their annual Family Engagement Series for parents and caregivers. This year, they are offering a three-day virtual speaker series designed to ENGAGE-EQUIP-ENERGIZE parents and caregivers in getting through the rest of the school year. This free event runs from April 7 to 10, 2021 at various […]

COVID-19 Case Notification

Posted March 16, 2021

Region of Waterloo Public Health has determined that a staff member, last in the Westvale Public School building on March 12 is a confirmed positive case of COVID-19. The identity of the individual is protected by privacy legislation and will not be shared. Public Health has identified all high-risk contacts of the confirmed case and […]

WRDSB graduation celebration update

Posted March 16, 2021

Dear graduating students and families, As we approach the last few months of the school year, we have begun planning how to recognize and celebrate our students and their success, given our unique circumstances. We know that marking these key milestones in their lives is important, and so we have put our energies towards year-end […]

Black History Month Event Goes Digital for 2021 – Part Two

Posted March 11, 2021

As we shared in part one of this story, members of the community, along with staff and students of the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) came together for the third annual Black History Month event on Friday, February 26. Of course, this year’s event took place online, inviting members of the community to watch […]

Black History Month Event Goes Digital for 2021 – Part One

Posted March 9, 2021

Members of the community, along with staff and students of the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) came together for the third annual Black History Month event on Friday, February 26. Of course, this year’s event took place online, inviting members of the community to watch a live-streamed video, featuring both performances by, and discussions […]

Workshop Opportunity: Internet Safety on March 23

Posted March 8, 2021

Presented by the Waterloo Region Family Network in partnership with the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) This parent-only workshop, led by Paul Davis, is designed to inform and empower parents in the highly digital age in which we live. Davis is a world-renowned expert on internet […]

Asymptomatic COVID Testing for Westvale Students

Posted March 5, 2021

As you are aware, the Ministry of Education announced that school boards will begin offering asymptomatic targeted testing to students. Testing must be offered to at least 5% of the elementary and secondary schools within the school board each week and must provide this testing opportunity to at least 2% of their student population per […]

Online Safety and Digital Citizenship in Distance Learning

Posted March 4, 2021

As we continue to support distance learning for all our students, we wanted to take the opportunity to revisit the supports and resources in place to ensure the safety and security of all of those working and learning online in the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB). Digital Citizenship Students in the WRDSB are expected […]

Caring for Self and Caring for Others

Posted March 4, 2021

The newest edition of Caring/Coping/Connecting focuses on caring for ourselves as well as for others. Find out how you and others feel appreciated by learning about the five different love languages and take a quiz to discover what your love language is. Sleep is foundational to our overall health and well-being. We have included sleeping […]

Westvale & the “Belong Together” project

Posted March 2, 2021

We are excited to share with you that all of our in-person learners at Westvale are going to be participating in Waterloo Region’s “Belong Together” project!  Each student will be decorating a wooden puzzle-piece tile which will be assembled in a large Waterloo-Region mosaic to represent the importance of staying connected as a community during […]

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