Feb 8 - Feb 12, 2021
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NEW Health Check App
One of the most important factors to keeping schools safe is a daily screening for any COVID-19 symptoms. To support daily screening, a new K-12 health-checker app has been developed for students and their families! The app will allow people to answer simple questions every day. It will inform them if they can attend school or if they need to self-isolate and contact 811 to be screened for COVID-19.
NEW K-12 Safety Guidelines
As you are probably aware the PHO announced several new COVID guidlines for K-12 Schools last week. In addition to the daily health check, one item that we are asking for parents assistance with is reducing crowding and gathering before and after school. We have a wonderful community here at Hillcrest, however, for now please help us address this item by limiting the number of adults involved in your drop-off and pick-up routines and ensure your child is not arriving early or staying late at school. For more information about the changes announced last week please click on the link below.
Pro-D Day & Family Day
There will be no school on Friday Feb 12 as staff will be participating in Regional Professional Developement opportunities on this day. With Family Day on Monday Feb 15, this means that students will have an extra long four day weekend!
Valentine's Day Guidelines
The Health and Safety committee at Hillcrest has put together the following guidlines to ensure everyone stays safe during classroom Valentine's day activities this year.
  • Parents should follow any classroom specific instructions sent home by their child's teacher.
  • There should be no exchange of food (baked or bought) as part of Valentine's Day activities.
  • Any Valentines brought from home will sit in quarantine for 72 hours before being sent home. For most classes, this means that Valentines must be at school by Thursday Feb 11.
Thank you for your support and cooperation and Happy Valentine's Day!
Move and Groove
The Move and Goove Challenge promotes physical and mental well-being. For the month of February, students can engage in daily challenges that encourage healthy bodies, minds, and communities. Photos of students completing the challenges can be shared with our SD83 Healthy Schools Coordinator (Laura Paiement) for a chance to win weekly prizes.

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