Family Math Night

Posted March 23, 2016

Thursday April 14th 6:00 – 7:30 Come out and join us for an evening of discovering math as a family. Games. Book Fair. Prizes. Fun.   Come show off your smarts!

Budget Consultation Survey closes tomorrow

Posted March 11, 2016

Calling all students, parents and community members! Have a say in our budget process! Which funding priorities do you think the Board should consider for the 2016-17 school year, and beyond? Respond to the short 2016-17 Budget Consultation Survey to help us identify which areas are important to our WRDSB community. Please keep in mind: the WRDSB […]

John Mahood Supports Kidsability

Posted March 1, 2016

A fundraiser has just begun at John Mahood.  Students may purchase a paper butterfly (the symbol of KidsAbility) for a loonie, a toonie or more. The butterfly gets posted on a school wall with the name of the donating student on it.  The posting of the butterflies will be referred to as the “Wall of Giving” and […]

March 1: Evening rentals & school events CANCELLED

Posted March 1, 2016

Based on current weather information and the anticipated forecast, all rentals (6:30 p.m. onwards) and school events are CANCELLED this evening.

Register now for the PIC and WRAPSC parent conference

Posted March 1, 2016

For the fifth year in a row, the WRDSB Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) and the Waterloo Region Assembly of Public School Councils (WRAPSC) is hosting their free annual family event for parents, guardians and the community! The theme for this year’s parent conference is Strengthening Family-School Relationships – Achieving Excellence and Well-being for all Students. REGISTER NOW! Date: […]

Adopt A Butterfly Campaign

Posted February 29, 2016

We will be starting our KIDSABILITY campaign “Adopt a butterfly” on Tuesday March 1st. Students are asked to bring in a loonie to purchase a butterfly in support of the campaign. The money raised will go towards helping children with vital therapy, paediatric support, essential equipment, assistance to families and so much more! The campaign […]

PD Day February 26th Overview

Posted February 25, 2016

February 26th is a Professional Development Day that has been added following understandings reached in the last round of provincial collective agreement negotiations.  At John Mahood, staff will spend the morning thinking about what we can do to improve student learning by focusing on effective teaching practices.  These effective practices align with the Board Improvement […]

PA Day – Friday, February 26

Posted February 23, 2016

This is a reminder of our scheduled Professional Activity (PA) Day this Friday – Friday, February 26, 2016. There will be no school for WRDSB students. This additional day was added to the calendar recently as a result of recent labour settlements. All of our teaching and support staff will be busy meeting in their schools. […]

Internet Education for parents

Posted February 18, 2016

Floradale P.S. is hosting a session for parents to learn more about how to guide and protect students as they access the vastness of the internet.  Of special interest will be tips regarding what every parent should know and ways to monitor online usage.  Here is more information about this session on Internet Safety.

John Mahood Remembers the Life of Former Student, Brayden Payne

Posted February 17, 2016

The John Mahood P.S. community is remembering Brayden Payne, former student at John Mahood, and his younger brother who attends our school, following Brayden’s tragic death on the weekend.  We are holding all members of Brayden’s family in our hearts and will be supporting students, staff, and families as we work through this time of […]

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