Principal Laine’s Weekly Update

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.