Today is Remembrance Day. At HWDSB, we pause to remember the sacrifices made as we work for peace.

This Friday Nov.22 is your last day to purchase a Bellmoore School Spirit Rafiki in our school colours of dark green and yellow. Rafikis are $10 with $5 from each rafiki sold going to education in a developing country. Please pay through School Cash Online.

A reminder to families that November 29 is a P.A. Day! #HWDSB

Check out our Lost and Found items. Thanks to Mrs. Angle for organizing and taking pictures.

Check out our Lost and Found items. Thanks to Mrs. Angle for organizing and taking pictures. Part 2

Monday January 27th is Family Literacy Day. Our Primary division has some fun activities planned for this day. Wear your pyjamas to school and get ready for a fun filled day!

HWDSB staff are currently learning more information about the Ontario Government's announcement that Ontario schools have been ordered to remain closed from March 14 to April 5, 2020. Information will be shared with families as soon as possible. news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/03…

Here's The Entire List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings ⁦HWDSB⁩ ⁦Queen Mary⁩ Thanks for sharing ⁦Samantha Porterfield⁩!! kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of…

We are excited to share that School Mental Health Ontario has compiled tips and resources to help support student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find them here: smho-smso.ca/blog/how-to-su…

We have posted an update for families regarding COVID-19 with details on learning supports, mental well-being, public health and more. See images, also found at bit.ly/2U9OcPc

"I know this is a big change, but we have to do this," Trudeau said, directly addressing children during his Sunday update on #coronavirus. ALSO SEE: bit.ly/2J3JxrF

During this unprecedented two-week period, we are working hard behind the scenes to ensure that student learning will resume on April 6. We encourage all to visit the Ministry's Learn at Home resources at ow.ly/poFL50yTxBo, so students don't fall behind.

Let me be very clear: If you’ve just returned from abroad, you must stay home and self-isolate for 14 days. This is not a suggestion. #StayAtHomeSaveLives

Student learning resources can be found here... hwdsb.on.ca/student-learni…

.Education Ontario Announces Schools Closed Until May 4. Distance Learning led by Educators and Supported by Staff Resumes April 6.

Update: Secondary access is now available. Elementary access is delayed until June 2, 8am. We require more time with the newly developed booking system to ensure that we meet the needs of our families without any concerns. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Families, we know we've been sharing a lot of updates using SchoolMessenger. Did you know you can choose how to receive these messages? And you can opt in to receive short text messages. Learn more bit.ly/30stehS

We will do a second run of emails July 10 to securely distribute report cards to families who have not received reports. See our updated troubleshooting page for help hwdsb.on.ca/about/covid19/…

📚 Check out the “Let’s Read Together K-8 ” self registering hub course. Here all HWDSB K-8 reading documents and tools are housed and ready to be downloaded. Need digital copies of sound bites? Graphic organizers? Program ideas and assessment tools?They are all there!! 📚