Friday, November 17, 2017 is a PD Day – no school for students

Friday, November 17, 2017 is a professional development day for Elementary and Secondary school staff. Students will not attend school, but Extended Day Programs will operate for enrolled students from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The focus for the PD Day will be School Improvement Planning in the morning. Teachers will participate in a whole-school activity […]

Public Health wants to hear from you on Supervised Injection Services

Region of Waterloo Public Health and community partners have started having conversations about supervised injection services. They are asking those who live, work and go to school in Waterloo region for their opinion on these services. You can have your say on Supervised Injection Services through the region’s online survey. To participate in the survey […]

“Growvember” is Here – Vista Hills Supporting Men’s Health

With the start of November upon us, the male staff members of Vista Hills are once again promoting men’s health through our “Growvember” campaign.  All proceeds from our campaign go to the “Movember” Cause.  We are once again pleased to be working with our community partners from Sport Clips for this initiative. To make it […]

A Look Back at the Month of October – “A Gratitude Attitude” at Vista Hills

“At Vista Hills we are grateful. We show thanks for all that is good in our lives.” During the month of October, we showed thanks and shared our appreciation in MANY ways for all that is good in our lives.   Click on the link below to see the summary of the Vista Hills “Gratitude […]

Vista Hills – A Change Maker School Experience from Ashoka Canada

Highlights from the Changemakers Parents session at Vista Hills | October 26, 2017 After going around the circle and introducing ourselves, we spent the evening exploring a series of questions and sharing in small and large groups.  In smaller groups of 4, participants were asked to think of and briefly share a childhood memory. As a […]

Happy Child Care Worker and ECE Appreciation Day

At Waterloo Region District School Board we believe that early childhood learning sets children up for success. “Research shows that early learning has long-term benefits for a child’s academic and social skills. It can also improve your child’s reading, writing and math skills—in school and in life,” said Elaine Ranney, superintendent for student achievement and […]

October is Children’s Vision Month

Until a child turns 20, OHIP covers the cost of their annual eye exam.  That’s why Children’s Vision Month is a month dedicated to promoting eye health and eye exams to all children and their parents. The Eye See…Eye Learn® program is approved in every Ontario school board and over 60 per cent of our member […]

Come See What Makes Vista Hills a Changemaker School & Community

On Thursday October 26th, representatives from Ashoka Canada will be hosting a parent presentation and information night on the importance of “changemaking.”   Last year, Vista Hills was designated as a “Changemaker School.”  This presentation will provide: an interactive session an introduction to changemaking and its connectionsto Vista Hills’ HERO GEM character education focus inspire […]

HERO Generation / Plasticity Consent Forms Due Tomorrow

At Vista Hills, our work with HERO Generation is supported by student, staff and parent participation in surveys to gather information on our development of HERO & GEM attributes: HOPE EFFICACY RESILIENCE OPTIMISM GRATITUDE EMPATHY MINDFULNESS   Consent forms for student participation were sent home on Monday and are due back TOMORROW!  Please return them […]

EXTENDED: #WeSingOCanada together

We have extended the deadline for video submissions to Friday, November 24, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. It’s time to show your Canadian pride, WRDSB fam. We are creating a brand new O Canada video – and we want you to be the star. You can be a part of a brand new national anthem video […]

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