Addition of PA Day for 2015-16 School Year

Posted January 26, 2016

As a result of recent labour agreements, an additional Professional Activity Day (PA Day) has been added to the 2015-2016 School Year Calendar for both elementary and secondary students. Trustees approved Friday, February 26, 2016 as the additional PA Day, at the January Board Meeting. School administrators are presently reviewing school activities planned for February […]

Kindergarten Registration Begins Online January 22nd

Posted January 21, 2016

New Convenient Process for registering new Kindergarten students.   If you child was born in 2011 or 2012, registration for school starts ONLINE on January 22nd at WRDSB Kindergarten Registration Once you have completed the online registration, you will be required to come into the school with your child’s documentation (proof of birth) to be […]

Forest of Reading Program at the NLW Library

Posted January 20, 2016

Library Forest of Reading Programs – Students Help Choose Winning Authors Again this year, Northlake Woods is participating in the Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading Program. The OLA selects books written by Canadian authors and then students from across the province read these books and vote for their favourites. Northlake Woods has three reading […]

Looking for a short, meaningful volunteer opportunity?

Posted January 20, 2016

Become 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).  Volunteers work one on one with students in SK and Gr.1 for a period of ten weeks.  The programme uses short games and fun […]

A Day with the Prime Minister

Posted January 15, 2016

When once in a lifetime opportunities come for students, it is especially rewarding to share that excitement with a school community that supports them.   For our grade 7 students, Thursday was a day they will never forget.  Being selected to represent the potential that youth offers our country,  the students in Mrs. Schell’s homeroom class […]

Become Familiar with our Severe Weather Procedure

Posted January 13, 2016

As the cold weather arrives, it’s important for everyone to be familiar with our Severe Weather Conditions procedure. There are some changes to the procedure for the 2015-16 school year: Frigid Temperatures: Schools will NOT automatically be closed when temperatures reach -35C or colder with wind-chill. While buses will not operate, the decision to close schools […]

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