Alpine Fun Fair!

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Mark this day in your calendar!  Alpine Fun Fair! 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. We are hoping all of our Alpine Alligators and their families will be able to attend this fun, community building event!  School council is working very hard behind the scenes to prepare! Pre-orders for hot dogs and hamburgers […]

Tomorrow is a PD Day for Elementary Students

Tomorrow is a Professional Development (PD) day for elementary students. Our secondary schools are open as normal. Extended Day Programs are open for students enrolled in the program. Below is a summary of how elementary teachers and staff will spend their day. Teachers Elementary teachers will be working on assessments and completing report cards. Designated […]

Themed Class Baskets for Fun Fair Raffle

Each one of our classes has chosen a theme for raffle baskets for our fun fair (only 12 more sleeps)!  They have some great ideas! Students are asked to bring in items to add to the class basket which will be raffled off on June 13! K1     Nature 1B     Beach Days […]

School Council Minutes – May 31, 2017

AlpineSchoolCouncilMinutes-May302017 Another great meeting with a great group of parents.  Thanks to all council members for their continued enthusiasm for building a strong school community and supporting learning at Alpine. The fun fair promises to be awesome!  We hope all of our families are planning on attending!

School Council Agenda – May 31, 2017

School Council is tonight!  All are welcome! AlpineSchoolCouncilAgenda-May302017 (1)

Pride flag to fly at all WRDSB locations during June

During the month of June, all Waterloo Region District School Board locations will fly the Pride flag alongside the Canadian flag. The month of June is Pride month. Many of our students, parents/caregivers and community members identify as members of the Rainbow (or LGBTQ+) community.

We’re joined by more than 200 #WRDSB staff and students at this year’s #GSAconference at @bingemans. It’s been an incredible honour to partner with @kwcounselling for 7 years for a day of learning, growth and acceptance. #OK2BME2017 #lgbtq #OK2BME #prideineducation

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Provincial funding to provide renewal, program improvements

Our vision to innovate tomorrow by educating today received a boost this month. As part of the 2017-18 Pupil Accommodation Grant – School Renewal Allocation, provided by the Ministry of Education, to address the cost of repairing and renovating schools and infrastructure, Waterloo Region District School Board will receive approximately $9.8 million.

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Grade 3 and 6 EQAO assessments begin May 23, grade 9 assessments on June 5

Beginning Tuesday, May 23, grade 3 and 6 students will begin EQAO assessments of reading, writing and mathematics. Grade 9 students will complete their assessment of mathematics, beginning on Monday, June 5. Please check with your individual school for exact assessment dates.

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2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available

The 2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available. School will start on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Winter holidays run between December 25, 2017 and January 5, 2018, and March break runs from March 12 to March 16, 2018. The last day of classes will be Thursday, June 28, 2018. The 2017-18 School Year Calendar contains detailed […]

EXTENDED: Safe, Caring & Inclusive School Surveys for parents/guardians

We are committed to providing safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for everyone to help our students learn and succeed. One way for us to find out how best to do this is to ask students in Grades 3-11, staff and parents/guardians how they feel about their school and interactions with teachers and other students. […]

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