After School Activities Cancelled
Posted February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014 All after school activities, both elementary and secondary, are cancelled. Rental permits and Before and After School Programs (Extended Day) are not affected. School dismissal times remain the same. For Empire Public School this means that School Council tonight is cancelled. School Council will meet next Wednesday February 12th at 7 pm […]
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Friday January 17th is a PD day!
Posted January 15, 2014
Friday, January 17th is a professional development day. Students will not come to school that day. Teachers will be engaged in assessment and evaluation tasks and learning. Other staff will be engaged in professional development activities offsite, including taking part in a presentation by Dr. Ross Greene on “Understanding collaborative and proactive solutions.”
Kindergarten Registration for September 2014
Posted January 15, 2014
Children born in 2009 and 2010 can be registered for our kindergarten program at Empire Public School. Registration will take place at Empire on Tuesday, February 11. Parents need to call the office to set up an appointment (519 – 742-8375). The Elementary Student Registration Form must be completed and brought with the following documentation to […]
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French Immersion Registration is Now Open
Posted January 9, 2014
Parents with children in Senior Kindergarten can now register their child for French Immersion. Registration will be open from January 9 – 31, 2014. Confirmation letters will be sent to registrants by the end of March, 2014. Register your child online now at http://www.wrdsb.ca/french
Empire Bell Times for 2014 – 2015
Posted January 9, 2014
WRDSB has undergone a review of bell times in order to achieve savings in transportation toward a $4.6 M funding shortfall. On November 25th, 2013, the Board passed the following motion: That the Waterloo Region District School Board implement bell time changes, effective September 2014, with the understanding that no school will move by more […]
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Season’s Greetings
Posted December 19, 2013
The Empire staff wish all of our families a safe and happy holiday season. Enjoy the two week winter break! We will see everyone back at school for the new year on Monday January 6th!
Snowman Soup Fundraiser
Posted December 16, 2013
Room’s 11 Snowman Soup fundraiser was a HUGE success. The students raised $1618 to donate to ROOF, a local charity that brings the homeless in from the cold. On Tuesday December 17th a representative from ROOF will visit the students in room 11. After devising a business plan, selling their “pitch” to the principal with […]
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Empire Open House
Posted December 11, 2013
The Empire community celebrated the completion of our construction with our Building a New Empire Open House on Tuesday evening. Chairperson Ted Martin, Vice-Chairperson Elliot Fung, Director of Education John Bryant and Superintendent Elaine Ranney participated in an official ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an opportunity for members of the community to walk through the school and […]
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PD Day, Friday, December 20th
Posted December 9, 2013
As you may be aware, the Waterloo Region District School Board’s school year calendar has designated December 20, 2013, as a Professional Development Day. Students will not be at school on this day. For those families who have children attending the Before And After School Programs, those programs will be operating as usual from 7:00 […]
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Morning Entry
Posted December 4, 2013
Now that construction is complete and we have a fence blocking the parking lot, in the morning, all students will go around the school along the paved walkway beside the parking lot. Students should no longer be entering through the front doors in the morning. Thank you for your cooperation.