SIB Remote Learning Extended to Jan 24th
Hi SIB families
RE: Remote Learning extended to Jan 24th
On Thursday Jan. 7, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Nicola Mercer, provided a letter of instruction to school boards within the WDGPH jurisdiction, as a result of concern over the increased spread of COVID-19 cases in the community over the holiday break.
The instructions state that online learning is to continue for all schools within the geography of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health until at least Jan. 24, 2021.
This means that UGDSB elementary students (SIB Students) will continue with online learning for an additional two weeks, until at least Jan. 24, rather than return to in-person learning on Jan. 11 as previously communicated. Secondary students will continue with online learning until at least Jan. 24. Public Health will evaluate these instructions on an ongoing basis to determine when schools can be re-opened to students for in-person learning.
Also on Jan. 7, provincial health officials announced that schools in southern Ontario that were originally scheduled to resume in-person instruction on Jan. 11 will continue online learning for an additional two weeks.
During this online learning period, UGDSB specialized classes for students with developmental disabilities (DD Classes) in elementary and secondary schools will remain open for in-person learning for those students. Transportation will continue for those students.
Teachers will continue to communicate directly with their students/families and will continue to provide regular schedules and daily instruction. If you have questions specific to your child and online learning, please contact your child’s teacher.
School work and google meets will continue to be posted in each student’s Google Classroom on Monday January 11th. We understand that some families will require a device to support student learning. If you require a device from the UGDSB now that remote school has been extended, please complete the Google form below and we will be in contact with you about picking it up:
https://forms.gle/LAitcP1X7AgeVZoU7 .
Please, be sure to tell family and friends who have children attending SIB to keep checking the website https://www.ugdsb.ca/sibps/
We will update everyone as soon as new information is available and we look forward to getting school started!
Take care and stay safe.
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