Waste-free and healthy lunches

To complement the start of the new school year, the Municipality of Dysart et al has prepared a flyer that explains the importance of packing a “waste-free lunch.” In addition, the flyer has information from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit on healthy lunches and safe lunch packing.

See the flyer for more information.

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J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School

1020 Grass Lake Road, PO Box 569, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0

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School Schedule
Entry to school
8:50 a.m.
Block 1
8:55 – 10:35 a.m.
Nutrition break / recess
10:35 – 11:15 a.m.
Block 2
11:15 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
Nutrition break / recess
12:55 – 1:35 p.m.
Block 3
1:35 – 3:15 p.m.
Dismissal
3:15 p.m.

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Summer break information

Beginning the week of July 6, the TLDSB Lindsay Education Centre is open to the public Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Muskoka Education Centre is closed to the public over the break.

All school buildings will be closed to the public for the summer break beginning Monday, July 6, reopening on Tuesday, September 1.

The first day of school for both elementary and secondary students is Tuesday, September 8. Note, Kindergarten students will have a staggered start.

See more detail on the summer break 2026 information news post about available services over the summer break.