Symmes – D’Arcy McGee Update – 4/26/24

Dear Families,

I hope you are doing well.

It was an amazing week at school celebrating Love is Louder!  Our students started the week by cleaning up our community and we will wrap things up with a concert showcasing their many talents tonight.  

Here is some information for this week:

June Final Exams

• June 10^th – 21^st is our official June Exam period
• Some grade levels will also be writing exams on June 7^th with regular classes occurring for other grades
• Attendance during final exams is mandatory and as per the Ministry of Education Guidelines, 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

• Please note that the official June exam schedule will be shared with students and parents NEXT WEEK

Upcoming Vaccines

• Public Heath and CISSSO will be offering vaccines (measles and meningitis) to students in May
• Please note that the dates/grades were recently changed by CISSSO – the dates below are correct
• On May 2, grades 7, 8 & 9 will be offered these vaccines
• On May 3, grades 10 & 11 will be offered these vaccines
• Parents with children under the age of 14 missing a vaccine have received a separate email with a consent form and instructions
• I have attached an information booklet to this email
• If you have questions about vaccines, please contact our school nurse directly at: Tara.Carriere@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
• Here is a video that we will be showing to students next week:

Upcoming Dates

• May 2^nd – grades 7, 8 & 9 vaccines
• May 3^rd – grades 10 & 11 vaccines
• May 17^th – PD Day
• May 20^th – Holiday

Have a great weekend!

Tara Laine Directrice Principal Symmes-D’Arcy McGee High School