Dear DG Families,
Health and Safety
We know that the rise in COVID numbers is alarming for all of us. Here are some reminders of the health and safety measures that we are continuing to follow for all of us:
- Please continue to follow the daily health check for your child prior to sending him/her to school. https://dg.deltasd.bc.ca/news-events/daily-announcements/daily-health-check/. The daily health check is available in many languages.
- Thank you for ensuring that everyone is heading straight home after school and not playing on the playground.
- Our staff are still ensuring that proper hand hygiene is happening multiple times a day for their students and themselves.
- As well, we will continue to limit access inside the school to staff and students only.
- Thank you to the adults who, when on school grounds, are wearing masks.
Winter Celebration of Learning
With the COVID restrictions on gathering, we will not be able to have our traditional Christmas concert this year. Preparations for a traditional Christmas Concert generally takes a lot of instructional class time. With the uncertainty of what our complete school year will look like, our staff made the decision to cherish and preserve instructional time for learning for our students. As such, in lieu of a traditional Christmas Concert, we will be sending home a Winter Celebration of Learning video to all parents on Tuesday, December 15th (what would have originally been our Christmas concert day).
Term 1 Report Cards
Term 1 report cards will be available online on Thursday, December 10th. An email from the school will let you know when all the report cards will be uploaded.
Should you want a paper copy of the report card, please let your child’s classroom teacher know by Tuesday, December 1st.
As the last school year ended with some of our students learning remotely, there is a blurb that has been added to all the report cards.
COVID-19 has impacted student learning in a wide range of ways. Where possible, the evaluations on this report card are in relation to learning outcomes that are typical at this time of year. As always, we encourage communication with your child’s teacher about any questions regarding their learning.
Crossing Guard Schedule
Please see the schedule listed for crossing guards until December 2020.
Virtual Scholastic Book Fair
Mark your calendars! The fun and excitement of a Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! To adapt to our changing needs, Scholastic has developed a Virtual Book Fair to provide an opportunity for our students and families to experience the joy of reading together.
So save the date! Our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair will take place on DECEMBER 7 – DECEMBER 11
When it’s time to shop, visit our school’s Virtual Book Fair
site using this link:
[https://bookfairs-canada.myshopify.com/pages/5153703
Early French Immersion Kindergarten Registration 2021-2022
Please see the following dates for upcoming Early French immersion Kindergarten dates and share with friends you know that may have a child wanting to register for French Immersion Kindergarten. Please take note of these dates. These dates and others have been added to our school calendar as well.
December 1st and December 2nd – 6:30 p.m.
EFI Parent Info Nights – a question and answer period will be held via Zoom on Dec 1st and Dec 2nd at 6:30 p.m. to replace the in-person EFI Information nights
Please register for the French Parent Info Night here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDOuqpCxJorCxsgCSJ3dUbTT_Q1kJgTa8FNb6NFsRLHTlHlw/viewform
Please watch the video prior to the session: https://vimeo.com/483827164
Jan 4th 8 a.m.
EFI applications available online until Jan 23rd at 4 p.m.
Let’s Talk: Managing Stress in These Uncertain Times
The District will be hosting “Let’s Talk : Managing Stress in These Uncertain Times” for our Punjabi speaking community next Thursday, December 3rd from 6:30-8pm.
https://ca01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5ErcuyqqjooHNwppexMO_VaGuyegKvFZ9pE
About the Workshop and Facilitator:
This will be a facilitated dialogue over Zoom for parent/caregiver(s) that are interested in learning about strategies to promote personal and family well being during these challenging circumstances as a result of the of COVID-19 pandemic.
The session will be delivered MAINLY IN PUNJABI and some English with acknowledgement of cultural factors that impact mental health and wellness.
The session will be oriented from a strengths~and resiliency~perspective in which families are seen as agents for positive change. Strategies to manage feelings of anxiety and depression will be presented with opportunities for sharing and questions.~
PAC Meeting
A reminder that we will have our next PAC meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, December 1st at 7:30 p.m. A zoom link will be emailed out on Tuesday. We hope to have you join us.
Monday, November 30th: Professional Development Day (School not in session)
Tuesday, December 1st: EFI Parent Information Night Via Zoom 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 1st: PAC meeting via Zoom 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 2nd: EFI Parent Information Night via Zoom 6:30 p.m.
Friday, December 4th: Neufeld Farm Orders Delivered to School
Monday, Dec 7 – Thursday, Dec 10: Scholastic Book Fair (Online Ordering)
Thursday, December 10th: First Term Reports available online