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MENTALLY HEALTHY RETURN TO SCHOOL
MENTALLY HEALTHY RETURN TO SCHOOL
Welcome back! Whether remote learning or in-building learning, we are all facing a very different return to school. At UGDSB we have committed to ensuring a welcoming, safe and mentally healthy return to school. Although we don’t know exactly what the next months will …
October Days of Significance
October 2020
Let’s celebrate and/or acknowledge customs, traditions and days of significance from all around the world!
If you have a suggestion or idea, please contact your child’s teacher or the office .
October 3-9
Sukkot
Jewish
October 4
St. Francis day
Catholic Christian
October 5
World Teachers Day
UN
October 6
World Cerebral Palsy Day
October 10
World Mental Health Day
(WHO)
October 10
Shemini Atzeret
Jewish
October 11
International Day of the Girl
October …
Fall has Arrived – Dress for the Weather for Outdoor Learning
All of our Kindergarten to Grade 8 teachers are taking their students outside regularly for a variety of learning experiences. We are very fortunate to have great learning spaces on our school site. We are asking that students come to school prepared to be outside in all kinds of weather. Fall brings chilly days …
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UGDSB launches The Umbrella Project to support mental health and well-being
At the Upper Grand District School Board, we value mentally healthy schools, classrooms and work sites. This year, in order to further help support the mental health and well-being of UGDSB students and staff, we are introducing The Umbrella Project to schools and offices.
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Updates for the week of September 21st-Lanyards and Busing
This week we have purchased safety “break-away” lanyards for all students and staff in order to make it easier for everyone to have masks with them at all times. They are colour-coded by class so we can also easily recognize each class during recess and ensure all students are in their designated …
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Parent Information: Monitoring and Managing COVID-19
The UGDSB would like to remind all parents that they have an important role to play in preventing COVID-19 in our schools.
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Reminder to parents: Please screen children every day before coming to school
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health and the school board would like to remind all parents/guardians that they are to screen their children every day for COVID-19 symptoms, prior to coming to school.
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Check out our Welcome to John Black video
Thanks to Jason Swan, our Teacher-Librarian, Special Education Resource Teacher and Planning Time Teacher, (yes…he wears many hats!!) for creating this video for our families.
We look forward to welcoming our students to John Black.
Classroom Meeting Locations and Kiss and Ride Route
Hi everyone,
Here is a map which indicates where classes will line up at the beginning of the day; entering or exiting the building for recess and outdoor learning. These locations will also be used for bus lines at the end …
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Students with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions
Students with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions
UGDSB Policy 518: Students with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions, outlines the roles and responsibilities for all in the educational community to support students with possible life-threatening medical conditions. The prevalent medical conditions covered under this policy are Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Diabetes and Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders. …
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John Black is a Smoke and Vape Free Environment
The Upper Grand DSB provides a smoke and vape-free environment for its students, staff and others while on Board property, in accordance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act and Board policy 208. This policy refers to all forms of tobacco, and any processed form of tobacco that may be smoked, inhaled or chewed, including e-cigarettes.
Smudging …
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Calling Our Families to Welcome You to John Black
Please be sure to answer your phones on Tuesday! Staff will be calling to share start up information and welcome our students back. We will also be gathering information from parents/guardians.
Please note that calls may appear as “unknown numbers” or long distance on your call display.
We are looking forward to …
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