Mackenzie King remembers Mr. Rod Reed Thursday April 30th at 2:30 p.m.

Posted April 24, 2015

Mr. Rod Reed was the head custodian at Mackenzie King from 2001 until he passed away in April 2013.  Rod was a valuable member of our Mackenzie King staff and community and we remember him fondly.  He loved the kids at Mackenzie King!  In Rod’s memory, we are planting a tree in our school yard on […]

Important Notice for Elementary Students & Families

Posted April 22, 2015

Potential job action by Waterloo Region District School Board Secondary teachers. You may have heard about the possibility of labour disruption at the Waterloo District School Board (WRDSB). We would like to assure you that this is currently an issue affecting secondary schools, not elementary schools. The collective agreements for all unionized school board employees […]

Inquiring minds exhibition a huge success.

Posted April 16, 2015

Thank you to school council for planning, organizing and hosting this spectacular event that highlighted student inquiry, parent engagement and learning at its very best.. Students were so excited and put so much effort into their inquiries. They spoke well and answered questions with clarity and obvious understanding. Thank you parents for your partnership in […]

Spring photos tomorrow April 15, 2015

Posted April 14, 2015

April 15th is photo day. Opportunities for individual and sibling photos are available. If you do not wish to have your child photographed, please check the second box on the order form. There is also a box to check if you wish sibling photos.

Spring is here with rain and mud puddles

Posted April 2, 2015

We are making regular announcements about overcoming the innate childhood desire to play in the mud and puddles. We know that parents do not áppreciate mid-day calls to deliver clean clothes in situations that could have been avoided. We also do not want to make more work than necessary for our custodial staff during this […]

Room 2 is paperless for the month of April

Posted April 2, 2015

In celebration of Earth month, room 2 will be doing away with all paper. They will use google docs and other technology to communicate, record, and document learning. The disclaimer is that any paper coming from other sources outside of their room cannot be eliminated (ie notes from office or school council for pizza etc […]

Register Now for the PIC Family Event!

Posted April 1, 2015

Registration is now open for the Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) Family Event ‘Building Skills to Navigate the School Years’, April 18, 2015, Bluevale Collegiate Institute. This FREE event is open to parents, guardians and the community. Keynote speaker, Lesley Andrews, will share with us her inspiring story of ‘overcoming the odds’ to follow her passion […]

Digital citizenship workshop for parents April 8 at 7:00pm

Posted March 25, 2015

Stanley park school has invited all Mackenzie King parents to a workshop on April 8 at 7:00 pm at Stanley park school. click on link to see the flyer. Letters will go home with students. Please return responses to the Mackenzie King office by April 2, 2015.  We will forward numbers to Stanley park. Stanley Park […]

Student writing

Posted March 25, 2015

First and final draft

Primary Teachers collaborate to improve learning

Posted March 25, 2015

Our teachers continue to go deeper as learners themselves and to improve the learning and engagement of their students. Today they looked at student writing across the grades. All teachers are teaching to voice and word choice. The results are phenomenal and are the result of intentional teaching and descriptive feedback. Teaching points vary according […]

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