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Remember to screen daily for symptoms before leaving for school
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Accessing Report Cards Digitally
UGDSB – Information about accessing Term One Reports Beginning Thursday February 17, 2022 after 4:00 pm, parents and guardians can download their child’s Term 1 Report from our school’s website. The Board has provided access to the Parent Portal, to allow parents to ensure they have a ...School Council Meeting – Wednesday, February 9th @ 6:30 PM
Power Outage at Primrose
February 1, 2022 Dear parents/caregivers, I wanted to make you make you aware of a situation that happened at our school today. At approximately 12:45pm, the power went off at the school. Hydro One restored power at approximately 3pm. Throughout the outage, washrooms remained operational and there remained water pressure for hand washing. Extra ...Principal’s Message – February News
Principal’s Message - February News Dear Parents/Guardians, What a fantastic 2 weeks back at Primrose. It was wonderful to welcome our students and staff back to in-person learning. WELCOME I would like to welcome Tricia Boynton our new Office Coordinator. We are very lucky to have ...COVID-19 information for parents/caregivers from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is sharing information with families regarding COVID-19.
Vaccination Clinic Being Held At Primrose Elementary on January 27th
Please see the attached flyer for a vaccination clinic that is being held at Primrose Elementary on Thursday, January 27th, 2022 from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Primrose Elementary School January 27 Vaccination ClinicNotice: Temporary cancellation of bus routes due to bus driver absences
The Transportation Consortium (STWDSTS) that provides student transportation services to the Upper Grand DSB and neighbouring school boards is advising that due to COVID-19, the Omicron variant and isolation requirements, they may experience higher than normal absence rates for school bus drivers. To address bus driver shortages and avoid cancelling bus routes at the last minute in the morning, some bus routes in the UGDSB will be proactively cancelled to free up drivers.
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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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Return to School January 17, 2022
Dear Parents/Guardians, We are happy to welcome our students back in-person on Monday January 17th, 2022. The province has announced schools will resume in-person learning on Monday January 17, 2022. Please click here for health and safety measures in the UGDSB ...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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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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