2015 Parent Involvement Committee Family Event
Posted March 12, 2015
The WRDSB Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is excited to announce our fourth annual family event: Building Skills to Navigate the School Years Workshop, which will be hosted on Saturday April 18th 2015 at Bluevale Collegiate. Sessions will include Lesley Andrew, Canadian Singer, Actress and Motivational Speaker with her keynote address “Overcoming Obstacles and Beating the […]
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Move-a-thon March 13th!!!
Posted March 9, 2015
School Council is excited to be hosting a Move-a-thon this Friday, March 13th. We are hoping to raise $5000 to build a new outdoor play space and give students an opportunity to be physically active moving to the music of a professional DJ. Please help us meet our goal by collecting money from family members, neighbours […]
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March School Council Meeting
Posted March 9, 2015
Wednesday March 11, 2015, in the library starting at 7 pm. All parents and guardians are invited to attend the school council’s monthly meetings. They are typically 1-2 hours. This month’s agenda is posted at http://emp.wrdsb.ca/school-council-2/school-council-agendas/. If you miss a meeting, or would like to find out about current topics of discussion, visit http://emp.wrdsb.ca/school-council-2/ to find […]
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Arts Night is Wed. March 4th!
Posted February 24, 2015
We invite you to come to Empire Public School on Wednesday March 4th to help us celebrate the artistic talents of our students! 5 to 6 pm – Art Walk through our displays, video performances to view and individual student performances 6 to 7 pm – Performances in the gym See you there!
February 23 – All schools open & buses are running
Posted February 23, 2015
Transportation is running and schools are open today.
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Why were our schools closed Friday?
Posted February 23, 2015
The WRDSB has put in place a frigid temperature threshold in our severe weather procedure primarily for three reasons related to the safety of our students:
1. According to Environment Canada, at -35C exposed skin can freeze within 10 minutes. Environment Canada indicates that in temperatures between -28 to -39 there is a high risk of exposed skin freezing (frostnip or frostbite). This temperature is very unusual for our region and some students may not have the appropriate clothing to protect themselves.
2. Most students will take longer than 10 minutes to walk to school and the bused students may wait for an extended period of time should any bus be delayed.
3. We are unable to guarantee crossing guard service to our students as individual crossing guards have a right to maintain their safety given that they are exposed for extended periods of time in frigid temperatures.
The Education Centre remains open and is fully operational.
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February 20 – All Schools are Closed & Buses Cancelled
Posted February 20, 2015
Due to frigid temperatures, all schools are closed today and all buses are cancelled. All Extended Day Programs are also closed. The Education Centre remains open for those who can safely arrive to work.
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When do Schools Close Due to Weather?
Posted February 19, 2015
Our procedure for severe weather provides guidelines and expectations for school closings due to severe weather, and how this information is communicated to our families.
Severe weather refers to conditions such as ice, fog, rain, sleet, snow, wind and/or frigid temperatures and wind chills. We consider a frigid temperature to be -35C with wind chill, or colder.
The general manager of Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) will monitor weather and temperatures in the region beginning at 5:30am, using Environment Canada’s wind chill index. If the temperature is forecasted to reach or exceed -35C with wind chill at 7:00am, buses will not operate and schools will be closed. The education centre will be open to those employees who can safely arrive to work.
How do we communicate cancellations or closures?
Decisions relating to cancellations and closures are made by 6:00am. Any cancellations and closures will be posted on our website and school websites. Information will also be available on our twitter account (@wrdsb). We encourage you to monitor our website and listen to local media for up-to-date cancellation and closures.
Parents have the option of keeping their children at home when concerned about weather conditions.
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Sign Up to Receive Email is Now Available
Posted February 9, 2015
Over the past few years, Empire Public School has used email as a means of quickly getting information to families for a wide variety of purposes. Recent legislation has required the WRDSB and our school to participate in a new process for registering family email contact information. Many of our families have not registered through […]
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School Council Cancelled – Feb. 11
Posted February 6, 2015
The School Council Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 11 has been cancelled. Our next School Council Meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 11.