Fundraising

All schools have two groups responsible for fundraising: the school itself, and the School Council. Here are initiatives the school is running, and how people can participate! Books for Buns Are you a baker? We are holding our Books for Buns fundraising event in October. We welcome gluten-free, alternative, full-gluten types of bread and buns. […]

About this Exemplar

Posted May 20, 2015

Hello School Website Administrators!

This exemplar, and its companion Glenbrook North, serve as a repository of possibilities. Please look through for ideas and best practices for how you can make your school website the best it can be.

All good websites evolve over time. They grow as their administrators grow, as their audiences grow. Within these pages are ideas you can use to grow your unique website so it reflects your school.

Some aspects of your website are mandatory, as outlined in the Website Procedure. We are collecting those mandatory pieces explicitly in the WordPress Handbook.

We welcome and request your feedback! Problems and support requests should go directly to ITService Desk.

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Principal’s Message

Welcome to Degrassi! 2014/15 is going to be a fabulous year. We are expanding our library thanks to the intrepid efforts of the School Council (interested in helping out? Join the School Council!) and their Tees for Trees fundraising that collected t-shirts in 2013 for recycling and earned enough to buy us a (small) forest […]

About

Remember Speedy’s advice: when you go slowly and purposefully, you will get to the right place faster! What is unique and special about your school? This page is to introduce new families, to welcome community members, and to record significant events in the school’s history. What does a new family, new teacher, community member need […]

Thank you for Sharing your 100 (and more) Happy Thoughts!

Posted February 14, 2015

What a wonderful evening we had, even with the miserable thundersnow. Thank you to everyone who came out to our event for your time and positive energy. This is a big post, so click through for all the photos of our event and the Happy Thoughts! Spring is coming, we’ve passed 100 wonderful school days […]

100th Day is Tomorrow!

Posted February 10, 2015

Please join us in the gymnasium after 5pm for cookies and fruit from our Positive Climate Committee and see all our wonderful thoughts and warm hearts!

100th Day is Coming!

Posted February 4, 2015

Degrassi Families, 100th Day is coming! It’s a fun way to celebrate the impending end of this chilly weather and a successful 100 days in school for our students. Ask your child for hints about how they will be celebrating 100th day in their classrooms…every class is doing something different and we’ll be ending the […]