January 8th, 2025

The exam and final evaluation period for Semester 1 will occur from Monday January 27th to Thursday January 30th, 2025.  Students will demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways including performance based tasks, portfolios, demonstrations, projects, exit interviews, conferences, and exams.  Exams will only be administered in select grade 11 and 12 courses.  Teachers may also require students in grades 9-12 to come into school to complete summative tasks and credit rescue opportunities.

There is an expectation that students complete all parts of a course’s final evaluation.  If students do not complete their final evaluation 30% (in its various forms), it may result in a reduced grade and/or loss of credit.

Please ensure you read the following specific details:

    • ACE students: will attend school with regular programming during this time. On January 31st, 2025– PD Day– ACE students will not attend school. 
    • Study Week: There will be no field trips, WCSSAA games or practices, and no school events from January 20th to the start of Semester 2, February 3rd, 2025.   
    • Forms of 30% Final Evaluation: The types of evaluation tasks take on a variety of methods (i.e.) performance-based tasks, portfolios, demonstrations, projects, exit interviews, conferences, and exams. Many final evaluations take place in students’ courses before the exam period.  
    • Exams: Exams will only be administered in grade 11 and 12 courses.  Students with exams should be in their classes by 8:15 on the day of their exam please refer to the schedule below.  
    • Summative Tasks and Credit Rescue Opportunities:   Some students (grades 9 to 12) will be required by their teachers to attend on the exam days to further demonstrate curriculum expectations to earn their credit.  Classroom teachers will invite students that would benefit from an additional opportunity to demonstrate greater understanding of course material.  Teachers will be available in their classrooms working with students on the days associated with the classes they teach on the schedule below.
    • Student Attendance:  Attendance will be taken and submitted for scheduled exams.
    • Study Areas:  The Library will be open for those who wish to engage in quiet study over the exam period.  The cafeteria will also be open for those who need to work collaboratively.
  • Transportation
      • School buses run on their regular schedule during these four days.
  • In the event of a school closure or bus cancellations due to weather
      • Listen to local radio and check https://www.wrdsb.ca/ for weather updates
      • If any WRDSB buses are canceled in any geographic area of the region, ALL final evaluations/exams will move forward by one day
    • Evaluations may be postponed for various reasons including inclement weather, bus cancellations, plant malfunctions, etc.  Please do not plan events which require your student to be absent from school on these days or on the days directly following the evaluation period as these will be the days in which the postponed evaluations will be rescheduled.  
    • The January 31st, 2025 PD day will not be moved if a severe weather day occurs. leading up to this date as moving the PD day has a significant impact system-wide.
    • When a severe weather day occurs during the final evaluation schedule, January 27th to January 30th, 2025, all final evaluations will be shifted forward one day and will skip over the PD Day.
  • The first day of semester 2 for students is Monday, February 3, 2025 Week 1 schedule.  
  • Report Cards will be handed out the week of February 10th.