Progress Reports Go Home This Week + More!
Dear SIB families,
Progress Reports are going home with all students this week. This is a chance to celebrate with your child(ren) all their hard work since the start of this unique school year. Please review the report with your child(ren) and talk about possible next steps for them and how you can support them from home. We couldn’t be more proud of all of our SIB students this year and we look forward to more success in the future! Here are this week’s important announcements:
#1 November 16-20 is Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week. SIB will participating in a series of daily discussions as a school and individual classrooms on the topics surrounding bullying to build awareness and skills to handle bullying situations. Parents are encouraged to read more Bullying Prevention through the Ministry of Education’s website: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/safeschools/prevention.html
#2 SIB School Council meets Tuesday Nov 17th at 6:30 pm on Google Meet. Click here for more info and the Google Meet link: https://www.ugdsb.ca/sibps/2020/11/09/school-council-meets-tuesday-nov-17-at-630pm/
#3 Progress Reports for all students will be going home to families on November 19th.
#4 Parent Teacher Interviews will be taking place Thursday November 26th and Friday November 27th: The sign up and format will remain the same as previous years however all interviews will need to be conducted using Google Meet or over the phone. NOTE: The website opens Tuesday, Nov 17th at 8am and closes Tuesday, Nov 24th at 11:50pm so please book early! Visit the website at www.ugdsb.ca/pti/. We recommend Chrome browser. Internet Explorer is incompatible with this application. Individual classroom teachers may be contacting parents to let them know the best way for them to connect with all parents. The Booking System instructions can be accessed here to get started: https://www.ugdsb.ca/sibps/2020/11/13/parent-teacher-interviews-important-information/
#5 Mark your Calendars: Friday November 27th is a PA Day due to Parent Teacher Interviews and the school is closed for students.
#6 Parent Information: Monitoring and Managing COVID-19, this is an important reminder from Public Health about how we can all work together to help stop the spread. Click the link for information: https://www.ugdsb.ca/sibps/2020/09/18/parent-information-monitoring-and-managing-covid-19/
#7 Absent or Late? Please let us know with a call: Please call the office regarding student absences, pick up/drop offs and late arrivals as we cannot guarantee emails will be received in a timely manner. Thanks!
#8 DROP OFF AND PICK UP – PLEASE WEAR A MASK: To help ensure that everyone is safe at SIB we are asking that ALL students and parents/guardians please wear a mask at all times while on the school grounds (tarmac, sidewalks, grass areas, etc.) during DROP OFF (AM) and PICK UP (PM). We also encourage students to not arrive on the school grounds before 8:35am to help avoid unorganized large groupings. We have many people in this area and this will help protect everyone. Parents/guardians we also need your help reminding your children the importance of staying socially distanced from peers inside the school and outside on the school grounds. If we are all reminding students of this important measure it will really help. Thanks!
#9 Dress for the weather: Teachers K to Gr 8 are taking their students outside as much as possible and to be ready for that we are asking that students come to school prepared to be outside. The weather has turned to fall and wet/cold days are on their way, so please ensure that enough clothes are packed to get your child through the day. Also, we can now add a pair of dry indoor shoes to items brought to the school so no one has to have wet feet. So please feel free to pack an extra pair of shoes on those rainy days. Snow and rain won’t stop us from having fun and learning outside!
News regarding school is constantly being updated. SIB will continue to communicate with families step by step with information when it becomes available as we move through the school year. Please continue to check your email, twitter and our website https://www.ugdsb.ca/sibps/ daily for updates.
Stay a safe distance and stay positive!
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