Take action to protect yourself and others – extreme heat can affect everyone’s health. Determine if you or others around you are at greater risk of heat illness. Check on older adults, those living alone and other at-risk people in-person or on the phone multiple times a day.
Watch for the early signs of heat exhaustion in yourself and others. Signs may include headache, nausea, dizziness, thirst, dark urine and intense fatigue. Stop your activity and drink water.
Heat stroke is a medical emergency! Call 9-1-1 or your emergency health provider if you, or someone around you, is showing signs of heat stroke which can include red and hot skin, dizziness, nausea, confusion and change in consciousness. While you wait for medical attention, try to cool the person by moving them to a cool place, removing extra clothing, applying cold water or ice packs around the body.
Drink water often and before you feel thirsty to replace fluids.
Close blinds, or shades and open windows if outside is cooler than inside.
Turn on air conditioning, use a fan, or move to a cooler area of your living space. If your living space is hot, move to a cool public space such as a cooling centre, community centre, library or shaded park.
Follow the advice of your region’s public health authority.
Plan and schedule outdoor activities during the coolest parts of the day.
Limit direct exposure to the sun and heat. Wear lightweight, light-coloured, loose-fitting clothing and a wide-brimmed hat.
Never leave people, especially children, or pets inside a parked vehicle. Check the vehicle before locking to make sure no one is left behind.
A prolonged period of extreme heat and humidity continues.
What:
Daytime highs of 29 to 32 degrees Celsius and a humidex of 35 to 40.
Overnight lows of 19 to 23 degrees Celsius, providing little relief from the heat.
When:
Continuing through Thursday.
Additional information:
Southern Ontario will experience hot and humid conditions now through much of next week. The heat is expected to ease some for Sunday and Monday with hotter and more humid conditions returning on Tuesday. A shift in the weather pattern late next week will likely end this multi-day period of heat and humidity Thursday night.
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Having early opportunities helps ease the child’s anxiety about the start of the school year.
Local schools ready to welcome children and families to kindergarten
Heading off to kindergarten is an important milestone for children – and a wonderfully exciting step first step in their academic lives. It’s important to get things off to good start and Upper Grand District School Board is well prepared to help children ease into their foundational first year at school.
A child’s first year of school is a big step, not only for the child but also for all members of the family. Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) recognizes this and is fully prepared to welcome youngsters and their families for fall 2025.
“Across öÏÓãÊÓƵapp and our neighbouring communities, we have some pretty wonderful kindergarten programs, and we look forward to getting a robust start to the school year,†says Carrie Conrad, principal of program (Literacy K-12) for Upper Grand District School Board. “For many of our children, this is the first time leaving their caregivers and being supported by someone outside the family unit. Even for the children that have been going to daycare or nursery school, this is still a transition. To best support students’ entry into school, we strive to have everything in place and our staffing fully organized. It’s why we have registration in January, to give us time to prepare.â€
Following registration, schools have orientation opportunities that typically occur in the spring before kindergarten begins, says Conrad. Parents have the opportunity to participate in school open houses and special events and schools also work very closely with community partners, like the local daycares and the before- and after-school programs, to provide a strong network of support for families. “We really want to ensure strong relationships and communication — everything for the well-being of the little ones who are starting school.â€
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Having these early opportunities also helps ease the child’s anxiety about the start of the school year.
A big part of that preparation is making sure that parents have an opportunity to share all they can about their child. “The more the school knows, the more the school can be prepared to work with parents and community partners that may already be involved in the child’s life,†explains Conrad. “This includes learning about a child’s different lived experiences, their interests, even their worries. This way, we can set up intentional learning environments that will address the individual needs of students in the classroom, welcoming them in a way that will ensure their success.â€
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The focus of kindergarten curriculum includes such things as their first self-regulation routines, like taking off and putting on coats and shoes, learning class routines, experiencing play-based learning, building early literacy skills and numeracy explorations, sharing — not just toys, but also sharing space, ideas, emotions and lived experiences.
“We really want to give students the opportunity to build strong social and emotional skills in kindergarten,†adds Conrad. “Fostering positive relationships and making sure students have daily opportunities to explore and to learn with their peers in a variety of contexts is pivotal in supporting the students to build those foundational skills, and to strengthen the social skills that they’ve come with.â€
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How can parents support their kids ahead of the start of the school year? “Make sure every day you’re having rich conversations with your children. Building on oral language skills in their first language, both receptive and expressive, is key.â€
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Registration for new UGDSB junior kindergarten (JK) and senior kindergarten (SK) students for September 2025 begins on Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025, at 7 a.m. and closes on Friday Jan. 31, 2025, at 4 p.m. Find out more about UGDSB kindergarten programs and how to register at .
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