{"id":1037,"date":"2020-06-01T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T19:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/?page_id=1037"},"modified":"2026-06-07T23:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:12:50","slug":"literacy-and-numeracy-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/summer-school\/literacy-and-numeracy-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy and Numeracy Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This summer school option is for WRDSB students entering into Grade 7, 8 or 9 in September 2026 and will reinforce key concepts that are the foundations to success in Grades 7, 8 and 9. \u00a0 This program is being offered in person at several WRDSB sites (sites still TBD).\u00a0 The focus is on both numeracy and literacy for the three week summer program. Through authentic, inquiry-based learning, students will deepen their knowledge and understanding while consolidating concepts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #51ed73;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1cl1T7XQCkFeU-sSPAbM8xwXtUy592pc6\/view?usp=drive_link\">SUMMER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM (GR. 6-8) FLYER<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Students will be expected to participate in learning activities \/ lessons for the entirety of the program.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elementary programs begin Monday, July 6, 2026 and end on Friday, July 24, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All programs are in-person (sites: Westmount PS, Laurelwood PS, Janet Metcalfe PS and Silverheights PS) from 9:15 am to 2:15 pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Only WRDSB students currently registered in a WRDSB school in 2025\/2026 are eligible<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration opens March 9th, 2026, and will close on May 22nd, 2026 &#8211; connect with the Administrator, Guidance or Special Education teacher at your school for more information or to register<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Elementary Summer School Routes will be available in early June on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stswr.ca\/2026\/06\/08\/wrdsb-summer-school\">STSWR\u00a0<\/a>website.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Which Students would be appropriate for the Literacy and Numeracy Program?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who are looking to improve their skills in <\/span><b>Reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who are looking to improve their skills in <\/span><b>Writing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who are looking to improve their<\/span><b> Listening<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Speaking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> skills:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who are looking to improve their numeracy skills in <\/span><b>number sense<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and\/or <\/span><b>confidence in mathematics<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Registration Information:<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Parents\/Guardians that are interested in this summer school opportunity for their student should contact their students\u2019 homeschool Elementary School Guidance Contact, Special Education Resource Teacher or the Administrator (Principal \/ Vice-Principal).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Transportation Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p>Bussing will be provided for all of our Elementary and Secondary students.\u00a0 However, please note that Summer School buses cover a large geographic area and parents\/guardians will need to make arrangements to get their children to and from centralized bus stops. This is applicable in rural settings as well.<\/p>\n<p>Summer School routes will be posted on the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stswr.ca\/2026\/06\/08\/wrdsb-summer-school\">STSWR<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>website in early June.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Contact Information<\/span><em>\u00a0 (prior to June 29, 2026)<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Alternative and Continuing Education<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>151 Weber Street South<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Waterloo, ON\u00a0 N2J 2A9<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Hours: 8:00 a.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Summer School phone numbers and email will not be available until June 29, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Please contact the Continuing Education office for questions at (519) 885-0800 or email:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:SummerSchool_6-8@wrdsb.ca\">SummerSchool_6-8@wrdsb.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Contact Information<\/span><em>\u00a0 (June 29 &#8211; July 31, 2026)<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Phone number: 519-885-0800\n<ul>\n<li>for students attending <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Janet Metcalfe P.S.\u00a0 <\/b><\/span>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>press 1<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>for students attending <strong>Laurelwood P.S.\u00a0 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">press 2<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>for students attending <strong>Westmount P.S.\u00a0 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">press 3<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>for students attending <strong>Silverheights P.S. &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">press 4<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attendance Emails\n<ul>\n<li>for students attending <strong>Janet Metcalfe P.S.<\/strong> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">jme-summer-attendance@wrdsb.ca\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>for students attending <strong>Laurelwood P.S.<\/strong>&#8211; &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">lrw-summer-attendance@wrdsb.ca<\/span><\/li>\n<li>for students attending <strong>Westmount P.S.\u00a0 <\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">wsm-summer-attendance@wrdsb.ca<\/span><\/li>\n<li>for students attending <strong>Silverheights P.S. <\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">sil-summer-attendance@wrdsb.ca<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer school option is for WRDSB students entering into Grade 7, 8 or 9 in September 2026 and will reinforce key concepts that are the foundations to success in Grades 7, 8 and 9. \u00a0 This program is being offered in person at several WRDSB sites (sites still TBD).\u00a0 The focus is on both [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/summer-school\/literacy-and-numeracy-program\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>Literacy and Numeracy Program<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1037","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-elementary-summer-school","category-summer-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1037"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9382,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1037\/revisions\/9382"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}