News & Announcements
Remember to screen daily for symptoms before leaving for school
In-person learning resumes on January 18, 2022. Please click here for health and safety measures in the UGDSB. And a reminder to families to screen children daily for symptoms before leaving for school: COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening Tool
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Welcome Back! Enjoying the Snow!
Welcome back! The last few days has been great fun. The snow has also been a bonus. Take a look at a few photos below.
...Monitoring School Absence Rates in the UGDSB
As an additional measure and layer of communication to keep our communities informed, the UGDSB has launched a pilot initiative to track school absence rates on a daily basis. This process is a pilot program and may evolve as required.
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Planning for potential staff shortages at schools
Due to the widespread presence of COVID-19 in our communities, the Upper Grand District School Board recognizes that staff shortages may be prevalent next week as students and staff return to school. The UGDSB will employ numerous strategies to ensure that student safety and supervision is maintained. However, we recognize that in some extreme cases classes and/or schools may have to transition to remote learning temporarily.
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Reminder to screen daily for symptoms before leaving for school
Families are reminded to complete the school screening every day before students leave for school.
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Return to In-Person Learning January 2022
Hello everyone; As you may know, in-person learning will commence again at Eramosa PS on Monday, January 17th. I am certainly looking forward it! There has been a great deal of information announced over the last little while. I hope this memo helps with most of the details. I also know that ...Information on student instruction for Friday January 14, 2022
As staff work to prepare their classrooms for in-person learning on Monday we want to inform families/caregivers that regular synchronous instruction may be interrupted on Friday to allow staff time in our schools to be ready to go for Monday.
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Wear and care of cloth masks for students
Public Health officials have stressed that wearing a well-constructed, well-fitted and properly worn mask or face covering is one the key protective measures we can take to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Families are encouraged to review the following information about the proper use and care of cloth face masks.
Protective health and safety measures during in-person learning
The provincial government has announced that Ontario schools will reopen to in-person learning starting on Monday January 17, 2022. The Upper Grand District School Board has many protective health and safety measures in place at our schools. Please read below for reminders and updates regarding these protective measures.
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UGDSB launching temporary remote option for elementary students once in-person learning resumes
The Upper Grand District School Board is developing a Temporary Remote Learning Option for elementary students that will be launched once in-person learning resumes.
Revised criteria for UGDSB student mask exemptions
As a result of the continued spread of COVID-19 and the increased transmissibility with the most recent variant, the Upper Grand District School Board has revised the criteria for granting student mask exemption requests. Please review this information for details.
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The Before and/or After School Program Survey is Now Live
https://www.ugdsb.ca/blog/the-ugdsb-before-and-or-after-school-program-basp-survey-goes-live-january-4/Wellness Works: this month is EMPATHY
Hello parents, guardians and families! This month we are exploring the theme of EMPATHY with students as a part of their mental health skill building. Empathy is about being able to consider what someone else may be going through and imagining how they might be feeling or thinking. It is about walking in ...Remote Learning to Begin
Hello everyone. As you can imagine, staff are in the process of planning for remote learning and distributing technology. Many of you, I know have already been contacted by them. Following is a message that we have received from senior administration. This approach will allow us to be properly prepared for the next ...Province directs schools to shift to remote learning from January 5-17, 2022
On Monday January 3, 2022, the provincial government announced that all Ontario schools will shift to remote learning from January 5 to at least January 17, 2022. Please read on for important information for families in the UGDSB.
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Resumption of school delayed until Wednesday January 5, 2022
Today, the province of Ontario announced that the resumption of school will be delayed following the winter break. All schools will resume classes on Wednesday January 5, 2022. There will be no classes on Monday January 3 or Tuesday January 4. This direction is for all students including those enrolled in the elementary or secondary remote programs and for those in our special education self-contained classrooms.
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COVID-19 Eramosa PS December 18 2021
December 18, 2021 Dear parents/guardians and staff, WDG Public Health has notified us that 2 individuals in our school have tested positive for COVID-19. As part of their established infection prevention and control measures, Public Health has directed 2 classes to self-isolate. ...Eramosa Holiday Assembly 2021
Hello everyone. Today, Thursday, December 16th, we had our Holiday Assembly where all classes participated. It was a most enjoyable experience. A special thanks goes to staff for their encouragement and helping students get ready. A big vote of appreciation also goes to your children for working so hard in their preparation. As ...Letter to parents/guardians: Information for the winter break
December 15, 2021 Dear parents and guardians, Thank you for your ongoing efforts that have made for a successful first four months of school, and for adhering to public health and safety measures that have ensured schools remain a safe place for our students and staff. We understand that there may be ...Read more about Letter to parents/guardians: Information for the winter break »
