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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.
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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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Letter to parents from Public Health – back to school
A letter to parents/guardians from Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health and CEO of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.
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Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year at John Black
We are looking forward to welcoming all of our new and returning students back to John Black Public School this September!
We hope this document will help answer your questions about the specifics about the open day, first week of school and beyondWelcome To The 2020 2021 School Year
IMPORTANT: New schedule for staggered entry
In order to ensure the safety of students and to provide additional time for staffing schools, the Upper Grand District School Board’s schedule for staggered entry has changed.
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