Dear Parents,
Here we are in the final three weeks of school. Honestly, this school year has felt like it has been three years long! I am sure that you are feeling that too. Today’s issue of the Newsletter contains VERY important information about the return to school protocols and the process by which you can indicate that you would like to return.
As you will read, we have a WEEKLY registration to attend ON-SITE learning. We are required to distance while at school which means that we must prepare classrooms to accommodate larger numbers of students. When student numbers exceed 13 then we will divide a class into two different rooms and ensure that an adult is supervising each room.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO COME TO ON-SITE LEARNING FOR THE WEEK OF
JUNE 2-4 PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL. YOU CAN SIGN UP NEXT WEEK FOR SESSION #2. THE PROCESS FOR DOING THAT IS IN THE BLURB THAT FOLLOWS.
We are looking forward to having students in the school again and I want to re-iterate that we are taking every protocol for health and safety seriously. We know that children have a low to nil transmission rate so Dr. Henry has indicated that they are at very low risk of infection and that maintaining two metres of distance is likely NOT possible in this setting but that we should minimize physical contact.
If you have already registered to return June 2-4, please have a very serious conversation with your child about physical contact with their peers.
This is NOT business as usual
and no amount of rough-housing, high fives etc can be permitted. Any student who WILLFULLY and INTENTIONALLY breaks physical distancing protocols will face consequences which could mean that they will not be able to return for subsequent sessions.
If you have decided that you are not yet interested in having your child return, we want to assure you that they will not be missing out on learning. We do not have an ON-SITE learning menu. Teachers and EA’s will be supporting OFF-SITE learning. No NEW learning will occur ON-SITE.
Thank you again for working in partnership with us! Summer is just around the corner!
Bonnie Burton
Principal