Grade 4,5, and 6 students skiing today at Chicopee
Posted March 4, 2015
All junior students are skiing today at Chicopee. Have a fun, safe day everyone and enjoy this milder weather. I will be a quiet day at Mackenzie King. We look forward to hearing all the fun stories tomorrow. Thank you to all teachers and parents for their work to make this day happen for our […]
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February 23 – All schools open & buses are running
Posted February 23, 2015
Transportation is running and schools are open today.
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Why were our schools closed Friday?
Posted February 23, 2015
The WRDSB has put in place a frigid temperature threshold in our severe weather procedure primarily for three reasons related to the safety of our students:
1. According to Environment Canada, at -35C exposed skin can freeze within 10 minutes. Environment Canada indicates that in temperatures between -28 to -39 there is a high risk of exposed skin freezing (frostnip or frostbite). This temperature is very unusual for our region and some students may not have the appropriate clothing to protect themselves.
2. Most students will take longer than 10 minutes to walk to school and the bused students may wait for an extended period of time should any bus be delayed.
3. We are unable to guarantee crossing guard service to our students as individual crossing guards have a right to maintain their safety given that they are exposed for extended periods of time in frigid temperatures.
The Education Centre remains open and is fully operational.
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Junior Ski Trip rescheduled to March 4th
Posted February 21, 2015
Due to the extreme cold temperatures on Feb. 12th, our junior ski trip to Chicopee needed to be postponed. Our new date is March 4th. Please check this website to receive updates on potential changes that could occur if similar circumstances happen. Let’s hope the frigid temperatures and wind chill will be behind us by […]
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April 18th – Free Parent Workshop at Bluevale Collegiate
Posted February 21, 2015
Check out this parent workshop on our MCK website under FOR PARENTS/Events. Admission is free and promises to be an exciting and educational day for parents. Registration information is on the flyer.
February 20 – All Schools are Closed & Buses Cancelled
Posted February 20, 2015
Due to frigid temperatures, all schools are closed today and all buses are cancelled. All Extended Day Programs are also closed. The Education Centre remains open for those who can safely arrive to work.
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When do Schools Close Due to Weather?
Posted February 19, 2015
Our procedure for severe weather provides guidelines and expectations for school closings due to severe weather, and how this information is communicated to our families.
Severe weather refers to conditions such as ice, fog, rain, sleet, snow, wind and/or frigid temperatures and wind chills. We consider a frigid temperature to be -35C with wind chill, or colder.
The general manager of Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) will monitor weather and temperatures in the region beginning at 5:30am, using Environment Canada’s wind chill index. If the temperature is forecasted to reach or exceed -35C with wind chill at 7:00am, buses will not operate and schools will be closed. The education centre will be open to those employees who can safely arrive to work.
How do we communicate cancellations or closures?
Decisions relating to cancellations and closures are made by 6:00am. Any cancellations and closures will be posted on our website and school websites. Information will also be available on our twitter account (@wrdsb). We encourage you to monitor our website and listen to local media for up-to-date cancellation and closures.
Parents have the option of keeping their children at home when concerned about weather conditions.
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Junior Ski Trip Cancelled
Posted February 12, 2015
Due to the weather warning for February 12th, the junior ski trip to Chicopee has been cancelled. Classes at Mackenzie King are regular attendance for all junior students.
Junior teachers look at student work together
Posted February 6, 2015
Junior teachers participated in a CILM (Collaborative Inquiry in the Learning of Mathematics) on Wednesday. They collaborated together to plan a math lesson based on student data from the days leading up to this day. A problem was crafted for students to solve and then the “team” went into the grade 6 class. Mr Hori […]
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Primary teachers collaborating
Posted February 5, 2015
Teachers work together to plan learning goals and success criteria that will guide their instruction in writing in grades 1-3. Students will learn to assess and revise their own writing to include voice, word variety, sentence fluency, and appropriate conventions to provide interest and description for the reader. They will learn to organize their writing […]