Student Bus changes!! Please read carefully

Posted September 10, 2015

In order that we can ensure the safety of all of our students, we need you to make sure to call in any bus changes to the office by 3:00 on the day of that change.  We carefully check off each student’s name before putting him/her on the bus and if we don’t know about […]

Let us communicate with you!

Posted September 9, 2015

Provide us your email address! The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) continues to be compliant with Canada’s anti-spam legislation, which prohibits the sending of unsolicited email messages without consent. We would like to have the option of communicating with you through email, so please sign up at secure.wrdsb.ca/subscribe. You will need to know your […]

Thank you parents!

Posted September 8, 2015

Just wanted to say thank you to all of our parents who kindly recognized that our gym isn’t big enough for our students and their parents and sent their smiling children in during our rainy start.  All is great.  Everyone found their classes and their new teachers:)  Looking forward to another great year at JWG!

2015 Health & Physical Education Curriculum

Posted September 3, 2015

On February 23, 2015 the Ministry of Education released its revised curriculum for Health and Physical Education, Grades 1-8. Parents/guardians are encouraged to review this document on the Ministry of Education website. The revised Health and Physical Education curriculum supports Ontario’s goal of achieving excellence, ensuring equity, promoting well-being and enhancing public confidence in the […]

Welcome to Mlle Lloyd

Posted September 2, 2015

We are pleased to welcome Mlle Lloyd to our staff.  Mlle Lloyd will be teaching the Grade 4 English portion of FI in the mornings and Grade 1 FI in the afternoons.  We look forward to having her join our staff:)

Class lists will be posted Friday, Sept. 4 after 4:00 pm.

Posted September 2, 2015

Please feel free to come to the school anytime after 4:00 pm on Friday, September 4 to find out the name of your child’s teacher.  The lists will remain up until Tuesday after 9:30 am.  They will be posted at the north end doors near the portables.

Welcome Back, everyone!

Posted September 2, 2015

We are all looking forward to having our families back at J W Gerth on Tuesday, September 8.  Chairs will be set up on the school grounds with your child’s classroom number and teacher’s name.  Please line up behind the appropriate chair and staff will come and bring the students in together at 9:10.  A […]

Back to School is just around the corner!

Posted August 31, 2015

Get ready to start an amazing new year of learning, discovering, and creating memories. We are very excited to welcome you back to school on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Don’t miss the bus! Schedules will be available at the end of August. For bus information, visit Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR), or call 519-650-4934. […]

Labour Relations Update – August 25, 2015

Posted August 25, 2015

Secondary School Update The Waterloo Region District School Board is pleased that the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) have reached a tentative agreement with the Ontario government and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) regarding central items. No details of the agreement can be provided at this point in time. The new two-tiered structure […]

Mark Summary for Elementary Students to be Mailed this Week

Posted July 28, 2015

We are pleased to let you know that Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 will begin to receive their mark summary documents starting July 29. The mark summary will be mailed to the address the school has on file. If you do not receive a mark summary at […]

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