Congratulations go to Spring Valley, R.F. Downey, Duke of Cambridge, Otonabee Valley and Orono Public Schools. They are KPR’s top five schools with the highest percentage of families participating in Earth Hour March 29.  They will receive special banners to celebrate their school communities’ support for Earth Hour and the environment. 

KPR thanks the 2,992 people throughout our Board who registered with us as having participated in Earth Hour March 29.

SCHOOL COLOURS AND MASCOT ANNOUNCED!

Students from Cobourg East and Cobourg West came together to announce the new school colours and mascot for the new CCI in a video clip.
Welcome to the New CCI - click here to learn more.

The South Monaghan PS Transition Committee welcomes all parents and community members interested in transition planning for South Monaghan Public school students. read more...

Crestwood SS and Thomas A. Stewart SS held Grade 8 information nights for students, their parents and guardians the second week in January. Staff at both schools welcome calls from families seeking additional information on their courses, programs, services and extracurricular activities.

Visit the Crestwood SS website
Visit the Thomas A. Stewart SS website

All families throughout KPR have access to an exciting, online math game that elementary students can enjoy at home. Prodigy allows children to practice the math skills they learn in class in a fun, Pokemon-style video game.

The game has improved students’ confidence, abilities and test results in math, and earned rave reviews from the children. You can sign up for a free parent account at www.prodigygame.com

The joint Board/community accommodation review committee formed to consider the future of Cobourg Secondary Schools recommended Cobourg District Collegiate Institutes East and West be closed, and all area students attend a new, revitalized school on the current Cobourg DCI East site... read more about the Cobourg Secondary Schools Accommodation Review

When trustees approved this change in fall 2013, administration immediately began work with the school community to plan a smooth transition. On January 20, the Board approved Cobourg Collegiate Institute (CCI) as the name for the new school, based on student, staff, parent and community input.

Stay tuned for further, exciting news about Cobourg's newest, most modern high school.

Please register now if your child will be starting school in September 2014.

You can print the registration form and take the completed form to your school, along with proof of your child’s age and address, and immunization information.

All KPR elementary schools will have full-day, every-day Junior and Senior Kindergarten for the 2014-15 school year.

If you are unsure which school your child will attend, you can do a search by your home address.

Please let us know if we can provide alternative ways to make the registration form and process accessible, by emailing kpr_info@kprdsb.ca or calling 1-877-741-4577, ext. 2001.

Grades 7-10 students have free, after-hours math help available on-line, thanks to Homework Help. This live, interactive math program is funded by the Ontario government and run by TVO's Independent Learning Centre. Every Sunday to Thursday, from 5:30-9:30 p.m., students can get live, one-on-one tutoring from an Ontario teacher. Lessons and information also are posted for students to see at any time.

For general information on helping your child register for Homework Help, please click on one of the links listed below:
Homework Help Registration
Homework Help Flyer

When people think about the skilled trades, several immediately spring to mind – electrician, plumber, welder, carpenter, for example. But opportunities in the skilled trades are much more extensive: from hairstylist to cook, painter to landscaper, automotive service technician to crane operator – and so many more. Learn more about the trades.

See Video-Consider a career in the skilled trades