Empire Apple Basket

Posted October 2, 2015

For the last few years, with the help of School Council, there has been an apple basket in the office area. Students who need a little nutritional “pick-me-up” are free to help themselves. A sign up sheet is available on the bulletin board in our front entranceway. If you are willing to provide a bag of […]

Empire School Council

Posted October 1, 2015

Hello Empire Parents! We had our first Empire Council meeting last night.  We have sixteen members for 2015-16.  Sephanie Hector and Beth Angle are the new co-chairs. Our Empire Council Twitter page is back up and running! Please follow us @EmpirePSCouncil for updates, reminders and information about what’s going on in our classrooms and board-wide! […]

We Day Toronto – Livestream

Posted October 1, 2015

Starting at 9:00 a.m., you can watch the We Day concert LIVE: www.weday.com/watch/ Be sure to follow along and interact with us on Twitter using the hashtag #WeDayWRDSB.      

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs

Posted September 29, 2015

We all love our dogs, but unfortunately, not all dogs love everyone else. Dogs are very protective of their owners and may become more aggressive around strangers and young children. For the safety of our children, and for your own liability protection, we do not allow dogs on school property or in the school (with […]

Allergy Alert

Posted September 17, 2015

At Empire we have several children and adults with severe life-threatening allergies to certain foods. Please do not send any nuts, peanuts, or nut products in your child’s lunch! Please do not send oranges, mandarins, clementines or tangerines for lunch. Save these healthy treats for breakfast or for after-school snacks. Orange juice in a juice […]

Meet The Teacher Night

Posted September 14, 2015

Empire’s school wide “Meet the Teacher” night is postponed until further notice.  As always, please contact your child’s teacher with any questions. Kelly Wilkinson

It’s Great to be Back!

Posted September 9, 2015

All staff members at Empire School are looking forward to working with your children and to providing them with a positive year full of inspiring learning opportunities and activities. This summer we hired some amazing new teachers to Empire.  We welcome Matthew Jermyn who will be teaching the grade 3/4 French Immersion class. We welcome […]

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 […]

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 Back Empire Eagles!

Posted September 2, 2015

Starting School on Tuesday September 8th   Class lists will be posted on our school windows late in the day on Friday September 4th.  Tuesday, September 8th is the first day of school. Please have children arrive on the school playground between 9:05 and 9:20 a.m.  Each child is invited to find his or her […]

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