| Closures and cancellations due to COVID-19 | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/board-news/127 | Closures and cancellations due to COVID-19 | <div>On March 31, 2020, the Premier’s Office announced an extension to the provincial school closure period in response to COVID-19. As such, Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) schools, child care centres and adult learning centres will not reopen on April 6, 2020, as originally scheduled. The Premier’s Office has stated that all publicly funded schools in Ontario will remain closed until May 4, 2020, at which time they will reassess school openings. <br></div><div><br></div><div>The following programs/meetings will not run or are closed:<br></div><div><ul><li>Permits (Community Use of Schools)</li><li>All EarlyON and Child Care Centres</li><li>Adult and continuing education</li><li>Dual Credit and Cooperative education programs</li><li>Accessibility Advisory Committee (March 30, 2020)</li><li>First Nations Education Advisory Committee (April 2, 2020)</li><li>Special Education Advisory Committee (April 6, 2020)</li><li>Program Standing Committee Meeting (April 8, 2020)</li><li>Human Resources Standing Committee Meeting (April 8, 2020)</li><li>Business and Facilities Standing Committee Meeting (April 8, 2020)</li><li>Business and Facilities Standing Committee and SEAC Budget Meeting (April 15, 2020)<br></li><li><div>Parent Involvement Committee (April 21, 2020)<br></div></li></ul></div><div>In addition, the Education Centre and the Career Centre are closed to the public.</div><div><br></div><div>Learn more at <a href="http://www.scdsb.on.ca/covid-19">www.scdsb.on.ca/covid-19</a><br></div><p><br></p> | | | |
| Grade 8 Grad Photographs | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/218 | Grade 8 Grad Photographs | <p>Don't forget to bring your smiles to W.C. Little on February 25, 2020 for Grade 8 graduation pictures! <br></p> | | | |
| Character Recognition | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/217 | Character Recognition | <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"comic sans ms";">Character
Recognition Evening – Thursday May 14, 2020</span></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"comic sans ms";">At the annual Character
Recognition Awards Evening, the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB),
through the Character Education Development Project Team, recognizes students,
staff, volunteers and employees of a co-operative education employer, who
demonstrate good character in their daily lives.<span> </span>This evening of recognition links directly to
the Simcoe County District School Board’s Strategic Priorities under the
pillars of Well-being, Equity Diversity and Inclusion and Community.<span> </span> <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"comic sans ms";">Each year nominations
from schools, work sites and the Education Centre are received, highlighting
the good character of our students, staff and volunteers.<span> </span>From this group, randomly selected nominees
are invited to the Education Centre in a celebration of those who exemplify the
SCDSB Commit to Character attributes.<span>
</span>The Character Recognition Evening will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2020
at the Education Centre beginning at 6:00 p.m.<span>
</span>The recognition process begins on February 3, 2020 and ends on February
21, 2020.<span> </span>Recommendations can be made by
emailing the Character Recognition Nomination Form (FORM 1) to <a href="mailto:character@scdsb.on.ca">character@scdsb.on.ca</a>. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"comic sans ms";">The Character
Recognition Nomination Form (FORM 1) is available on the staff website under
Numbered Memos 2019-2020 – NM Forms, as well as under the Teaching and Learning
page, and the SCDSB {ubic website </span></p>
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"comic sans ms";"><a href="https://www.scdsb.on.ca/about/charactere_education">https://www.scdsb.on.ca/about/charactere_education</a></span> | | | |
| Picture Re-Take Day | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/216 | Picture Re-Take Day | <p>November 5, 2019 is picture re-take day.<br></p> | | | |
| Mom's Pantry Fundraising! | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/215 | Mom's Pantry Fundraising! | <p></p><p style="color:#000000;font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">Please support our "Mom's Pantry" and "Santa's Little Helper" fundraiser!<br></p><p style="color:#000000;font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">Send in paper orders ASAP for Mom’s Pantry or Santa’s Little Helper or Place your Mom’s Pantry order online now at <a href="http://www.momspantry.ca/">www.MomsPantry.ca</a><br></p><p style="color:#000000;font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;">Use Order Number 296909 & Group Passcode 18438<br></p><p><br></p> | | | |
| Meet the Teacher | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/214 | Meet the Teacher | <p>Come one come all to the Annual Meet the Teacher night on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Times as follows: <br></p><p>4:00 - 5:00 Pizza Dinner Served (Order on SchoolCash Online)</p><p>5:00 - 6:30 - Classrooms Open </p><p>Hope to see you there! </p> | | | |
| Orange Shirt Day | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/213 | Orange Shirt Day | <p><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#201f1e;font-size:15px;">Monday, September 30</span><sup style="color:#201f1e;">th</sup><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#201f1e;font-size:15px;"> </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#201f1e;font-size:15px;">is Orange Shirt Day,</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#201f1e;font-size:15px;"> </span><span style="color:inherit;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;">a day in which we commemorate the thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who were removed from their homes at this time of the year and forced to attend residential schools.</span></span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#201f1e;font-size:15px;"> </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#201f1e;font-size:15px;"> </span><span style="color:inherit;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;">Orange Shirt Day is an event that started in 2013. It was designed to educate people and promote awareness about the residential school system and the impact this system had on Indigenous communities for more than a century in Canada.</span></span></p><p style="color:#201f1e;font-size:15px;background-color:#ffffff;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;">Wearing</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;"> an </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;">orange shirt</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;"> and promoting the slogan, "Every Child Matters", </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;">is</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;"> an affirmation of our commitment to raise awareness of the residential school experience and to ensure that every child matters as </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;">we</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;"> focus on our hope for a better future in which children </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;">are</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:#222222;"> empowered to help each other.</span></span></p><p style="color:#201f1e;font-size:15px;background-color:#ffffff;">Each morning our school stands for the Land Acknowledgement that is said prior to the daily announcements. We also have teaching that is embedded daily into our practices. As well we have resources in our library such as books and stories appropriate for students in various grades. <br></p><p><br></p> | | | |
| Picture Day is Coming! | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/211 | Picture Day is Coming! | <p>W.C. LIttle's Picture Day is on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Get ready to bring your smiles! Say Cheese! <br></p> | | | |
| 2019-2020 School Calendar | http://wcl.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/210 | 2019-2020 School Calendar | <p><a href="https://www.scdsb.on.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_210898/File/Elementary/Planning%20for%20School/School%20Year%20Calendar/School-Year-Calendar_2019-20.pdf">2019-2020 School Year Calendar</a><br></p> | | | |
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