Attendance:

Please call the 24hr automated attendance line for:  Student absences, and lates. If a Student is absent for 5 or more school days, you must request and submit a ‘Temporary Student Withdrawal Form’ from the Main Office.

Attendance Line:
519-623-0950 Ext. 1

or Email:

cha-attendance@wrdsb.ca

 

Cold Weather-Indoor Nutrition Breaks:

Students will serve the nutrition breaks indoors, when the temperature reaches -20 with the windchill.

 

Cold Weather-School Closure:

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 School bus cancellations or School 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.