Provincial funding to provide renewal, program improvements

Posted May 29, 2017

Our vision to innovate tomorrow by educating today received a boost this month. As part of the 2017-18 Pupil Accommodation Grant – School Renewal Allocation, provided by the Ministry of Education, to address the cost of repairing and renovating schools and infrastructure, Waterloo Region District School Board will receive approximately $9.8 million.

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Grade 3 and 6 EQAO assessments begin May 23, grade 9 assessments on June 5

Posted May 19, 2017

Beginning Tuesday, May 23, grade 3 and 6 students will begin EQAO assessments of reading, writing and mathematics. Grade 9 students will complete their assessment of mathematics, beginning on Monday, June 5. Please check with your individual school for exact assessment dates.

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Reminder… GRCI invites you to…Outdoor Movie Night this Thursday!

Posted May 18, 2017

You are Invited…to GRAND RIVER’s COMMUNITY OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT! THIS THURSDAY (May 25) beginning at 8:30pm at GRCI. Showing the 2011 version of Footloose.   While we wish we could begin a bit earlier for our younger community members (stay tuned for an invitation in the fall when the sun sets earlier and we can […]

2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available

Posted May 17, 2017

The 2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available. School will start on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Winter holidays run between December 25, 2017 and January 5, 2018, and March break runs from March 12 to March 16, 2018. The last day of classes will be Thursday, June 28, 2018. The 2017-18 School Year Calendar contains detailed […]

“Canada 150 Concert”

Posted May 17, 2017

School-wide Event: Thursday May 18, 2017. Come and celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, with Breslau Public School’s spring concert. Performances are at 9:00am and 12:00pm. Please enter and exit the school from the front doors only. We look forward to sharing the school’s incredible talent with you!

EXTENDED: Safe, Caring & Inclusive School Surveys for parents/guardians

Posted May 15, 2017

We are committed to providing safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for everyone to help our students learn and succeed. One way for us to find out how best to do this is to ask students in Grades 3-11, staff and parents/guardians how they feel about their school and interactions with teachers and other students. […]

Students play, teachers learn during May 5 PD Day

Posted May 11, 2017

While students were away from the classroom on Friday, May 5, more than 1,000 secondary teachers hit local movie theatres—to learn. District 24-Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) members participated in a TED talk-inspired session, delivered by their colleagues and community members as part of a day of learning on a range of topics.

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“A Walk in our Sneakers”

Posted May 9, 2017

Breslau Please join us on May 10th in the Breslau PS “Walk in Our Sneakers” event. For more information and a map, please click on the blue title above.

Check Out What We’ve Been Up To…

Posted May 8, 2017

What has BPS been up to…?

Friday, May 5, is a PD Day for all students

Posted May 1, 2017

Friday, May 5, 2017, is a Professional Development Day for all elementary and secondary schools, which means students do not need to be in school. Below you will find a summary of how teachers and staff will spend their day. Teachers Elementary and secondary teachers will attend full-day professional development activities with their union groups. […]

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