Saturday, December 13, 2025

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Submitted By Ryan Scott With the Christmas season finally here, books become a natural gift to tuck under the tree. The Book Hive regularly sees customers who want to buy a book for someone but aren’t sure which book to choose. The oft-expressed quandary is whether the receiver-to-be already owns the book to be gifted. This concern is highest amongst grandparents wanting to put new books into little hands but who view selecting a popular title from Seuss, Munsch, or...
The Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) continues to see an overall upward positive trend in newly released standardized test results by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). Assessment results in Grade 3 Reading, Writing, and Mathematics show the most significant improvement. Grade 3 Reading has risen over the past three years from 62% of students who were successful in 2022-2023 to 68% in 2024-2025. Over the same period, Grade 3 Writing has increased from 50% to 57% in the...

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