More Than Just 1+1=2

Posted October 22, 2014

Thanks to a Parents Reaching Out grant provided by the Ministry of Education, NLW School Council is proud to introduce PAL – our new Parent Activity Library.   With input from our teachers, we’ve assembled a collection of games and activities intended to help reinforce early mathematical concepts at home. These aren’t flash cards or memorization; […]

Receiving School Email Messages – Are you on the LIST?

Posted October 8, 2014

For parents and guardians to subscribe to the WRDSB Master Email List, which is used by the Board, schools and teachers to communicate via email (including commercial information) to you, you have to register your email with the WRDSB.    Many famileis have already done this over the summer,  but if you haven’t, the folloing link […]

World Teacher Day October 5th

Posted October 3, 2014

October 5, 2014 is World Teachers’ Day. This year, as a Board, we celebrate teachers who educate our students to be better global citizens and to respect cultural diversity with the theme “Invest in the Future, Invest in Teachers”. Ontario is home to citizens from around the world and that makes diversity one of the […]

Food Drive to Support the Food Bank of Waterloo Region

Posted September 30, 2014

It’s that time of year again for the Northlake Woods P.S. Thanksgiving Food Drive and Turkey Shoot.  Help support The Food Bank of Waterloo Region by bringing in non-perishable food items from October 6 to October 10, 2014.   The most needed items at this time are cold cereal, beans in sauce, canned fish or meat, […]

Terry Fox Lives Here

Posted September 26, 2014

Congratulations Timberwolves.  This month, we joined Canadians across the county to show support for the Marathon of Hope that Terry Fox began years ago.   On Wednesday,  students from NLW took to the paths and the sidewalks to put forth their commitment to the cause.   Our efforts raised over $520 which will go directly to the research […]

Become a Strong Start Coach at NLW

Posted September 26, 2014

Looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity? Consider becoming a Strong Start Coach! Strong Start’s Letters, Sounds and Words is “a reading skills program designed to be implemented by volunteers who do not need to have related experience” (Strongstart.ca).  Trained Coaches work one on one with students in Senior Kindergarten and Grade One for a period […]

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