The Week Ahead
September 13th - September 17th, 2021
ORDER SPIRIT WEAR ANYTIME! SEE BELOW
Weekly Schedule
Monday, September 13th, 2021 (Day 5)
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 (Day 1)
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 (Day 2)
*YOM KIPPUR*
Thursday, September 16th, 2021 (Day 3)
Friday, September 17th, 2021 (Day 4)
Upcoming Important Dates:
September 30th - Orange Shirt Day
October - Islamic History Month
October 12th - Parent Council Meeting (Virtual) - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
October 22nd - Picture Day
Message From the Principal
Dear Families,
It has been wonderful to have our students back in-person for the first time in 6 months. While we are still required to follow certain protocols related to COVID-19, it is well worth it to have our learners back in the building.
We greatly appreciate your patience and support as we've gotten everything off the ground this week, particularly with the paving project and its impact on our pick-up and drop-off routines. Please note, our current system will need to remain in place until at least the end of next week as the paving continues. Please continue to make sure buses have departed in at the end of the day before getting out of cars to pick up your child(ren). This will avoid congestion and any unsafe situations. Overall it has been an extremely smooth and successful week. Hopefully your children feel the same way!
As of next week when our staffing and organization is confirmed by the Board, we may or may not have to make some changes to our class lists. As soon as we get this information we will relay it to families.
Lastly, a huge thank you to Julie & Bill Whiteman for their generous donation of toys and sports equipment. We greatly appreciate it!
Please read on below for a few other pieces of pertinent information.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Aaron West
Principal
COVID SCREENING & STUDENT SYMPTOMS AT SCHOOL
Parent Council 2021-2022
SAFE ARRIVAL ATTENDANCE SYSTEM
How to report a student absence using SafeArrival
There are three ways you can report your student’s absence in advance:
1. Using your mobile device, download and install the SchoolMessenger blue app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store or from School Messenger website or you can select it from within the LDSB mobile app. The first time you use the app, select Sign Up to create your account. Make sure you use the same email address your child’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system. Select Attendance, then Report an Absence.
2. Use the School Messenger website. The first time you use the website, select Sign Up to create your account. Please ensure you use the same email address your student’s school has on file. If you do not use that same email address, you will not be able to create an account. You may have already created an account when we introduced the Communicate broadcast system. Select Attendance then Report an Absence.
3. Call 1-855-257-9349 toll-free to report an absence using the automated phone system.
***Please do not call the school directly to report your student's absence***