Tomorrow is Family Night Out – Wed. Feb. 22
Posted February 21, 2017
Please join us for our next, fun Family Night Out – tomorrow, Wed., Feb. 22nd!!! Come and enjoy some social time with fellow Empire families. See flyer below for more information. Empire PS Beertown
Wear PINK to Stand UP to Bullying – Wed. Feb. 22nd
Posted February 21, 2017
What is Pink Shirt Day? In 2007, two high school students from the small community of Cambridge in Nova Scotia witnessed a Grade 9 boy being bullied for wearing a pink polo shirt. Bullies harassed the boy, for wearing pink and threatened to beat him up. The next day hundreds of students showed up wearing […]
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2017-18 Annual Budget Survey
Posted February 21, 2017
Calling all students, parents and community members. Have a say in our budget process. Which funding priorities do you think the Board should consider for the 2017-18 school year, and beyond? Respond to the short 2017-18 Annual Budget Survey below to help us identify which areas are important to our WRDSB community. Please keep in mind: […]
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All Welcome – Mindfulness and the Family
Posted February 15, 2017
All members of the Empire community are welcome to attend the “Mindfulness and the Family” parent workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, being held at Keatsway P.S. Minfulness Workshop-2 5
Next Family Night Out – Feb. 22
Posted February 15, 2017
Please join us for our next, fun Family Night Out. Come and enjoy some social time with fellow Empire families and students. See flyer below for more information. Empire PS Beertown
Director’s #WeAreWRDSB Town Hall
Posted February 10, 2017
We’re throwing the doors of the Education Centre wide open for the first ever Director’s Town Hall meeting. We’re inviting students, parents, staff and community members to our headquarters for the opportunity to take look at the big picture for public education in our region and to talk directly with education leaders in our district. […]
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Director responds to recent terror attack in Quebec
Posted January 31, 2017
On Monday morning, Canadians woke to news of an attack on a mosque in Quebec City that left six people dead, and several others wounded. The Prime Minister called the attack an “act of terror against Canada and all Canadians.” This deplorable act will have an effect on the thousands of students, parents and staff we […]
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Innovating tomorrow by educating today
Posted January 30, 2017
In November, we asked our community to help us define in a single statement what the Waterloo Region District School Board is all about. Over the last year, a big team of dedicated and passionate people in Waterloo region worked together to set a new direction for our public schools with a new strategic plan. […]
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Rescheduled meeting for Ministry’s well-being strategy
Posted January 27, 2017
Our Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) invites parents/caregivers to participate in an opportunity to provide feedback directly to the Ministry of Education on a very important topic – student well-being. Student well-being is one of four connected goals in the province’s renewed vision for education – Achieving Excellence. Students with a sense of well-being thrive and […]
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Sign up for School Day at Empire PS!!
Posted January 26, 2017
School-Day is an online portal that lets us instantly share school news and events with parents via email. With School-Day, you will be able to receive school news and announcements, complete permission forms, and (eventually) pay for some of our school services, products or events, all online. We are sure that you will find School-Day easy […]