It is with a heavy heart that we share news of the passing of Dan Pace.
In his time with us, Dan developed many friendships and will be missed by all. We are deeply saddened by this loss and offer our sympathy and condolences to family and loved ones.
It's a team effort! Grace and May helping Dad & teacher, Kevin Reid. Our Wellington CDSB 3D printers are running 24/7 now creating the bottom retaining clips of the face shields. 4 at a time about 2 hours for 4 of them.
#workingtogether
for our community
@InkSmith3D
@GuelphToday
This! Our Cubicon 3D Printers have been hard at work producing much needed safety equipment for first responders.
@InkSmith3D
, ask and you will receive! A HUGE thank you to our teachers, Mike Moore and Kevin Reid.
#BeExtraordinary
!
#WhatWCDSBDoes
A big THANK YOU to our incredible Wellington Catholic teachers for their resiliency through ongoing change this week and for providing remote learning in such fun and creative ways for students! 👏👏👏
The Wellington Catholic DSB strands in grief and sorrow with members of our First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities. We will be lowering our flags tomorrow to honour the 215 children who perished. For more details, click here:
Wellington Catholic DSB Announces New Director of Education - The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) is pleased to announce that Michael (Mike) Glazier will be stepping into the role of Director of Education on September 1, 2020. The rigorou
All hands on deck!
Our amazing administrators, IT and custodial teams preparing rapid antigen tests for staff and students for this return to in-person learning on Monday.
After 29 years of exemplary service to
@WellingtonCath
, Mr. Karkut completes an dedicated career tomorrow. Rick taught us much about quiet leadership & pride in a job well done. He is a wonderful colleague & a treasured friend. Mr. Karkut - you will be missed.
#HappyRetirement
As we head into the last day of the school year, whether you are a student, parent or staff member, take 10 seconds....
#Believe
#Belong
#BeExtraodinary
The
@WCDSBNewswire
has announced that Wellington Catholic DSB Superintendent, Tyrone Dowling, will be their new Director of Education.
We congratulate Tyrone on this well-deserved appointment and wish him much success in this new role.
June is designated as Pride month 🌈🌈🌈
This month, and each & every month, our Catholic schools are committed to nurturing safe & inclusive learning environments where every student & every member of the community is welcomed, valued, & respected.
As staff continue to prepare for the reopening of schools and students and families anticipate the many changes, let's remember to be gentle with ourselves, and each other, and keep doing the best we can.
#SafeSeptember
Father Dennis Noon, Pastor at the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate Guelph & former Trustee of Wellington CDSB for 16 years has been appointed a Chaplain to His Holiness by Pope Francis.
Congratulations Monsignor Noon! Our prayers are with you.
@CatholicEdu
Yes! Shout out to our Custodial staff who are working tirelessly to ensure safe and healthy school environments for when we return to school.
#EverydayHeroes
#BeExtraordinary
Wishing all of our Wellington Catholic families and friends a Happy New Year! We look forward to the opportunities and possibilities that will unfold in the year ahead.
May 2021 be filled with happiness, hope and good health.
We're looking forward to welcoming our students and our OSSTF education workers back to our elementary and secondary schools on Thursday, December 5, 2019!
Happy 100th Birthday Mr. Abbey Densmore! Today is your day. Celebrating you and your time serving as one of the original trustees for the first Wellington County Roman Catholic Separate School Board. God bless and keep you.
@CatholicEdu
Today, the Premier and Minister of Education announced reopening plans for Ontario schools. All WCDSB elementary & secondary schools will re-open to students full time starting on Sept 8. We will be releasing more detail soon. Stay tuned!
#BackToSchool
#WeBelongTogether
To our Grads, CONGRATULATIONS! To our students and families, thanks for all your effort and perseverance to engage in distance learning. To our staff, thank you for supporting learning in diverse ways throughout 2020.
Keep checking the board and school websites for updates.
We are in awe & grateful for the wonderful gift that Monsignor Noon has been to our students staff & families! Forever in our ❤️
@DioceseHamilton
After overseeing restoration of Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, Monsignor Noon set to retire via
@guelphtoday
October 22 is Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day! We are proud to have dedicated ECEs committed to making a difference in the lives of our youngest learners. Thank you for all you do!
Dear Special Olympians,
Early to bed for a good night’s sleep. Eat a breakfast of champions. Pack your water bottle, sunscreen, hat & bravery. We are excited to welcome you and cheer you on at the 50th Anniversary Special Olympics being hosted St. James on Wed.!
@SOOntario
@ugdsb
This week, on September 30, 2020, Wellington Catholic DSB schools will recognize Orange Shirt Day and show support to our Indigenous students and their families.
Today is the Second Sunday of Advent. The second Advent candle represents PEACE.
We pray that the hope, peace, joy and love of this season will warm our hearts and brighten our way in this Advent season.
On Remembrance Day we honour all who served, and continue to serve, our country during times of war, conflict and peace. We thank you for your dedication and sacrifice for all Canadians.
#RemembranceDay
#LestWeForget
Today our schools will be filled with students from K-12 along with hope and optimism for a new school year. Thanks to our staff, bus drivers and families who have supported the transitions with such care and compassion and a focus on safety and well-being.
#Believe
Congratulations to Principal Rob Furfaro who was awarded the 2021 Distinguished Service Award at the
@CPCOofficial
Gala and Awards Ceremony this evening for his dedication in supporting Catholic principals across Ontario.
Many years in the making, we are grateful to welcome Brant Haldimand CDSB,
@BGCDSB
, CSC Mon-Avenir,
@HCDSB
,
@HWCDSB
, St. Jerome’s University and
@WCDSBNewswire
to the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate for the 2022 Diocesan Celebration of Catholic Education!
Look carefully. We call those "Smiling eyes"! You'll see lots of them this week as we welcome students back to school. Today we welcome our Grade 1's, 2's and 3's while Kindergarten intake and transitions continue in our elementary schools.
#Belong
We are excited to be welcoming students
#BackToSchool
starting the week of September 8. The establishment of health and safety routines and creating caring connections to support student mental health and well-being during the return to school is our priority.
#Belong
IMPORTANT INFORMATION- All schools and the Catholic Education Centre are closed today Mon. Feb. 25th, 2019 due to inclement weather, road closures and intermittent power outages. Thanks for your continued patience and understanding.
Today we welcome all staff back to school to begin intensive professional development on health and safety, well-being and to prepare the learning environment for an extraordinary year ahead. We can’t wait to see you!
We stand in support of the
@MSOFG_SM
Muslim community and express our deep sadness in response to the senseless act of violence in London, Ont. We share our grief and solidarity with the greater Muslim community and condemn all acts of hate, violence & Islamophobia in society.
Love lives and thrives in each one of us. Today we remember our veterans and the peace we share for what they endured for love of country, family, friends and neighbours.
#WeRememberThem
According to the
@ONeducation
's announcement, all elementary and secondary schools within Wellington Catholic will return to in-person learning on Mon, Feb 8.
As we approach this much anticipated return to in-person education, we will be in contact with further information.
There are so many people who keep us safe...and while school isn’t in right now, we do want to thank all the crossing guards who keep us safe. We miss you on this
#CrossingGuard
Appreciation Day!
This evening, school boards within
@WDGPublicHealth
were informed that the WDGPH Medical Officer of Health will be issuing an order directing school boards to switch to remote learning effective Wed, April 7.
Please check your email for details or visit:
Check out this incredible legacy project video written, filmed, edited, narrated and produced by our student trustees and the board student senate.
#AcademyPerformance
@CatholicEdu
On National Principal’s Day we acknowledge the valuable work performed by our principals and vice-principals and recognize the contributions you make as front-line leaders who interact daily with students, staff, parents and community members.
#NationalPVPDay
We are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached between CUPE and the provincial government.
More detail as it relates to our Wellington Catholic School Board community can be found here:
Wishing a very happy birthday to His Excellency
@Bishop_Crosby
! Thank you for your caring leadership; may God continue to shine His light through you!
All schools and the Catholic Education Centre (Board Office) are closed Monday, April 16, 2018, due to inclement weather and for the safety of students, faculty and staff. All transportation is cancelled.
Families and students - We are working on staying connected with you. In the meantime, you can do your best to stay connected to learning.
@ONeducation
website has
#math
,
#reading
,
#science
to keep learners moving forward! Check it out at
To all the wonderful volunteers helping to make this happen, Jess our director of marketing just posted some instructions for coordinating 3D print drop-offs. Please share this with your network, we're getting hundreds of inquiries about the process with a lot of these questions!
We are pleased to welcome Betty Farrell as Superintendent of Education!
We look forward to welcoming Superintendent Farrell to her new position beginning in mid-April.
Read more
We are excited to see elementary and secondary students and staff back in class on Sept 8. We are building plans that will ensure safe, healthy and inclusive learning environments for all. Read our July 31 update here:
#WeBelongTogether
We begin welcoming students
#BackToSchool
this week. It’s a community effort to ensure the health, safety and
#Wellbeing
of our students and staff. Thanks in advance for doing your part. We will do this together.
'Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.'
We are so proud of the over 600 participants and peer coaches from 60 WCDSB and
@ugdsb
schools who competed in the Special Olympics Track and Field day today at
@lionsnewstoday
!
A grade 11 construction class at St. James Catholic High School has completed a wheelchair ramp for a community member, giving her the freedom to enter and exit from her home following a health turn.
Read more:
Across our nation we stand in silence in a circle of care, compassion and prayer for the
#HumboltBroncos
players, coaches, families and friends. Each gesture is a sign of the hope and love borne in community.
Parents and students, We are beginning week 2 of school closures. Our teachers are reaching out to connect with you. Learn at Home resources are available. We want to make sure you have what you need and answer questions you may have.
#WCDSBConnected
Today is the third Sunday in Advent. A joyful reminder that the birth of Christ is near.
Wishing you all a joy-filled week ahead as we prepare ourselves for Christmas.
Just getting up? We have a system closure today Tues. Jan. 29 due to inclement weather. ALL schools and the Catholic Education Centre are closed. The secondary exam schedule will be postponed by one day.
June is designated as Pride month 🌈🌈🌈
This month, and each & every month, our Catholic schools are committed to nurturing safe & inclusive learning environments where every student & every member of the community is welcomed, valued, & respected.
We continue to monitor local weather & road conditions. Decisions regarding transportation or closures are made in the morning based on the most up to date information available at that time. Thanks for your continued patience & understanding.
In recognition of
#MentalHealthWeek
, we wanted to introduce our wonderful mental health workers who are available and ready to support you however you need it! 🤗
@OLOLCRUSADERS
are World Champions! 🏆🥇Congratulations Mr. Moore and BeaverworX Team 2609, winners of the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship in Houston with their alliance from the Hopper field. Amazing!!! 🇨🇦
@WellingtonCath
Parents and Guardians,
Watch for details of our Reopening Plan tomorrow along with our survey about the return to school in September. We remain committed to the health, safety and well-being of our community and to student success.
#WeBelongTogether
Ontario is ensuring schools can reopen safely in September for in-class learning.
Learn about what the province is doing to keep students safe and supported when returning to the classroom.
Our wonderful foods classes at
@lionsnewstoday
are producing a meal of Shepherd’s Pie, Salad, cookies and muffins for the Royal City Mission as a part of a district wide monthly initiative from our secondary schools.
Wearing an orange shirt and promoting the slogan, Every Child Matters, is an affirmation of our commitment to raise awareness of the residential school experience & to ensure that every child matters as we focus on our hope for a better future. Wear your
#OrangeShirtDay
Monday.
On this morning of National Principal and Vice Principal's Day, we give thanks for their leadership and joyful service to our schools. During this unique time, we ask you to keep all our school leaders and their loved ones in your prayers.
In honour of
#InternationalWomensDay
we wanted to celebrate some of the amazing women who make Wellington Catholic such a wonderful place to learn, and share their advice for young women! 1/12
We welcome Daniel Pace as the new Superintendent of Education beginning October 17, 2022.
Pace comes to us from Brant-Haldimand Norfolk Catholic School Board, where he served an extensive 24 year career in education.
Read more:
Effective immediately the city of Guelph is closing all playgrounds and skate and fenced in dog parks to slow the spread of
#COVID
-19. Our school playgrounds are closed and off limits too. Let’s all do our part to
#FlattenTheCurve
.
At the inaugural meeting of the
@wellingtoncdsb
Board of Trustees tonight, Trustee Vikki Dupuis was elected Chair of the Wellington Catholic District School Board. Trustee Sebastian Dal Bo was elected Vice-Chair!
Congratulations and thank you for your ongoing leadership!
Premier Doug Ford announced that schools will not reopen on May 4th. Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, will provide more detail in the days ahead. As we learn more we will be certain to provide an update to our community.
Congratulations to Principal Rob Furfaro,
@CPCOofficial
President- Elect, and Principal Mike “Mac” MacPherson, Vice-President for 2021-22!
@WellingtonCath
is well represented at the provincial leadership table. Outstanding achievement!