Letter to Parents Dec. 20

Letter to Parents Dec.20 (French)

Letter To Parents Dec.17,2021

Letter to Parents Dec.17,2021 (French)

Dear Families,

I hope you are all doing well.

In light of the announcements made last night by the Province, I am sending today’s update a little earlier.

Here is some information:

Covid-19 Update

• We currently have ZERO active cases of Covid-19 in our school

Masks in Classrooms

• As per the Provincial directives, starting next Monday, students will once again be required to wear masks in classrooms
• If students are not wearing their masks properly they will be required to go home

January Return

• January 6^th has been declared a day of Preparation and Organization of Services – there will be no school for students
• January 7^th will be a day of online learning – students should follow their regular timetable virtually on Teams
• As of right now, we are scheduled to return to in-person learning on January 10^th
• Letter to Parents Dec.17,2021 New Measures and Directives

Technology Information Gathering

• In order to prepare for changing circumstances, we are gathering information on the technology needs for our students
• Please understand that the intention of this is purely pro-active and we do not have any information about extended school closures in the new year
• We have a limited number of devices that we could loan to families – if your child NEEDS a device if there is an extended school closure, please complete the following form:

Lockers and Belongings

• We will be encouraging students to throw away garbage and food that may be in their lockers or desks today
• We will also be encouraging students to start bringing home textbooks and school supplies for their online learning day in January

Next Week

• Regular classes will be running next week
• If students are at school, they must attend their regularly scheduled classes
• If you choose to keep your children home, please follow the necessary steps of reporting absences
• Our attendance secretary Jessica Pilon will be starting maternity leave next week
• Please email our new attendance secretary Ms. Melanie Demers at melaniedemers@wqsb.qc.ca or call 819-684-7472 ext. 437010

We will all be paying close attention to new announcements and directives in the coming days and weeks.  As always, we will communicate this information to our community as soon as we can.  I have attached a letter from the WQSB to this email.

Take care and please stay safe this weekend.

The donation drive is still on! It has been extended till Monday! Pick up your ornament that looks like this and shop for what’s on the back. You can take 1 or 2 or even 3 ornaments, as many as you like. Bring your purchase to any of your classes and place it in the donation box. As a little cherry on top, you can receive a raffle ticket for each donation ornament you return with purchase. Raffle tickets can be dropped off in the envelope posted outside Ms. Laine’s office. Stay tuned for your chance to win a Starbuck’s gift card. Let’s all do our best to help support families in our community have a bit of a merrier holiday season! 

Dear Families,

I hope you are all doing well.

Here is some information for this week:

Covid-19 Update

• We currently have ONE active case of Covid-19 in our school – this case is expected to be resolved today

Late Arrivals

• If you are dropping your children off at school in the morning, please try to support their on-time arrival
• We are seeing an increase in late arrivals of students in the morning which is disruptive to first period classes
• We appreciate your support with this

Holiday Travel

• If you are planning to travel over the holidays, please ensure that you are aware of the latest travel restrictions/guidelines
• You can find the details here: https://travel.gc.ca/

Have a great weekend!

Tara Laine

Principal

Symmes Junior High School/D’Arcy McGee High School

819-684-7472 x 437001

Emails have been sent out for overdue library books. Please check your school email account and return your books to the library as soon as possible

Dear Families,

I hope you are all doing well.

Here is some information for this week:

Covid-19 Update

• We currently have ONE active case of Covid-19 in our school

Substance Abuse Workshop

• The WQSB Drug Awareness Resource Team in collaboration with The Portage Treatment Centre is hosting a webinar regarding teens and substance use
• Please see the attached poster for more information

Extra Help for Students

• I have attached a document to this email with some resources students can access if they are looking for academic support
• Here is a link for a list of available tutors as well as information for LEARN Quebec which is free, online support:

https://symmesdarcyguidance.weebly.com/tutoring.html

Connexions Webinar

• Please see the attached poster for a Joyful Living webinar hosted by Connexions

Have a great weekend!

Tara Laine

Principal

Symmes Junior High School/D’Arcy McGee High School

819-684-7472 x 437001

Dear Families,

I hope you are all doing well.

Here is some information for this week:

Covid-19 Update

• We currently have ZERO active cases of Covid-19 in our school

Progress Reports and Parent-Teacher Interviews

• Progress reports have been uploaded to the Parent Portal – if you are not able to access the Parent Portal, please contact:  annespear@wqsb.qc.ca
• We will be hosting virtual Parent-Teacher Interviews on Thursday, November 25^th between 5:30pm-8:30pm
• If you are interested in meeting with your child’s teacher(s), please click: 

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/SymmesDArcyMcGeeHighSchool@wqsb.qc.ca/bookings/

• A video tutorial on how to use the booking tool is here:

• Please note that the interviews are 8 minutes long and not 10 minutes as indicated in the tutorial

Travel Outside of Canada

• Please see the attached letter regarding travel outside of Canada and federal quarantining protocols

Please remind your child that if they ordered school photos, they can pick them up at lunchtime from our reception desk.

Don’t forget that next Friday, November 26^th is a PD day.

Have a great weekend!

Tara Laine

Principal

D’Arcy McGee High School ~ Symmes Junior High School

819-684-7472 x 437001

Dear Families,

I hope you are all doing well.

Here is some information for this week:

Covid-19

• We currently have ZERO active cases of Covid-19 in our school

Progress Reports

• You will be able to access your child’s progress report on the Parent Portal on November 19^th
• I will be communicating with families about virtual parent-teacher interviews next week

Midterms – D’Arcy

• We will be running a formal midterm exam period for D’Arcy students between February 1^st, 2022 – February 4^th, 2022
• I have attached the schedule to this email
• Please understand that as per our code of conduct, our examination attendance policy will be followed – only the following reasons for student absences will be accepted:

• Illness or accident confirmed by a medical report or certificate
• Death of a close relative
• A court summons
• Participation in a provincial or national event

Graduation Photos

• If your child is graduating this year, please use the following link to book their graduation photos happening the week of December 6^th  

https://studiolapommeverte.datedechoix.com/main.php?language=english

• Click on “D’Arcy McGee High School **GRADUATION PICTURES**”

Remembrance Day

• Thank you to all of the families who submitted photos for our virtual Remembrance Day assembly
• You can watch the assembly by clicking this link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUx2QkkXyDc
• or on this website at the bottom of the page

Don’t forget that Monday is a PD Day for our students.

Have a great weekend!

Tara Laine

Principal

D’Arcy McGee High School ~ Symmes Junior High School

819-684-7472 x 437001

School Pictures have arrived at school. Please remind your child to come pick them up at reception ASAP.

Thank you