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The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day is Monday, September 30, 2024. This is a day to intentionally continue learning about the Residential School System and the truthful history of relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

CANCELLED: Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the Indigenous Family Night scheduled for October 9, 2024. We will be sharing an update on future opportunities shortly.

The Limestone District School Board has a commitment to both teaching and learning the truth, and taking strides towards meaningful action that reflects reconciliation and right relations with the Indigenous communities in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.

To promote healthy and welcoming school environments, the LDSB, along with all Ontario school boards, is currently revising its Code of Conduct to reflect new guidelines from the Ministry of Education about cell phone/mobile device use and vaping in schools as per PPM128: The Provincial Code of

A reminder to all students and families that the first day of school for the 2024-2025 school year is Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Tuesday, September 3 is a Professional Activity (P.A.) Day for Limestone staff, and there are no classes for students.

Boardroom Briefs is intended to provide highlights of presentations, reports and decisions made at the regular meeting of the Limestone District School Board of Trustees. The following are highlights of the August 21, 2024, Committee of the Whole Board Meeting.

Starting January 14th, 2019 Granite Ridge Education Centre will be introducing a new absence reporting system called 'Safe Arrival.' The new system will let you use a mobile app, website, or an interactive toll-free phone number to report an absence in advance.

Limestone is excited to offer our families a new secure portal to complete permissions and payments online. With School-Day: Permissions & Payments, you will be able to complete permission forms and payments from any web browser using your SmartPhone, tablet, laptop or desktop.

Dear Parents/Guardians, Starting Monday, November 20th, 2023, Granite Ridge Education Centre will go entirely nut free. There are several students and staff with severe anaphylactic reactions to nuts.

'Back to school has always been a time of transition. The end of summer. The apprehension. The excitement. And if it came with a bit of anxiety for your kids, well, that was to be expected. But back to school means something completely different this year as we deal with COVID-19.

Schools will begin using a new broadcasting tool to communicate need-to-know information to families in a timely and efficient way. The “Communicate” system will allow us to share important school information with families via text, email or phone message.

Ms. Emily Mallett is the Adolescent Care Worker here at Granite Ridge Education Centre. She provides support to students who are experiencing social, emotional and mental health concerns that may be interfering with their academic success.