Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
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Resource for students to help them understand the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation
Hello G.W. Skene Families,
We are inviting students/parents to come into the school on Thursday, March 19th 2020 between 9:00AM – 1:00PM, to collect their belongings. Please see schedule below for times. If you are unable to attend at the assigned time, please contact the office to arrange an alternative. Belongings will be held at the school until further notice. Teachers will be working around the school during this time but will not be available for conversation. We ask that students and parents maintain and respect social distancing by not engaging with staff. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] We would ask that students only come to the school if they have essential, personal items to pick up. School supplies such as books, pencils and scissors will remain at the school. To avoid multiple trips to the school, if you have more than one child at this school, please come at one time altogether. If you have other children attending James Short Memorial, we have done our best to coordinate with their administration to prevent you from taking too many trips from home to school. Please ensure that only the student is entering the school unless they need adult support. We will ask that students enter through the main doors and go straight to the gym where their items will be waiting for them. We would ask that you encourage your child to look at the items from the lost and found that we will have laid out for them. Parents please wait outside for your child if they do not need support (this will support social distancing and avoid larger group gatherings). 9:00am –9:30am – SKILL- Szasz, Mr. Lyons 9:30am – 10:30am – Mrs. Tonkin and Mrs. Brierley 10:30am – 11:00am – Ms. Chung and Mrs. Sanghera 11:00am – 11:30pm – Mr. McDermid and Mrs. Thoms/Murphy 11:30pm – 12:00pm – Mrs. Nevelos and Mr. Trinh Please return any items belonging to the school, e.g. library books, home reading books etc. and place them into the labelled bin inside the main entrance doors. If anyone in your home is currently self-isolating or exhibiting respiratory symptoms, please let us know and we will hold your child’s belongings. Thank you for your support and understanding at this time. We will keep you informed with updates as they become available. In the meantime, we encourage you to stay informed by checking the following websites for up-to-date information. Alberta Education - https://www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans.aspx Alberta Health Services - https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/topics/Page16944.aspx Calgary Board of Education - https://cbe.ab.ca/Pages/default.aspx Sincerely, Christina Tuttle Principal [email protected] Important Information...
*Please be advised that the SKILL and Grade 3 Assembly, scheduled for Friday, March 13 has been CANCELLED. *Parent Teacher Conferences, scheduled for March 19 and 20, have been CANCELLED. Reminders... March 23 Spring Break Begins April 6 Classes Resume Important Information... *Please be advised that the SKILL and Grade 3 Assembly, scheduled for Friday, March 13 has been CANCELLED. *Parent Teacher Conferences, scheduled for March 19 and 20, have been CANCELLED. Today, we... -Read books in the library. -Worked on Spring crafts. Reminders... March 23 Spring Break Begins April 6 Classes Resume Photos from our day!Today, we... -Made blueberry and chocolate cookie flavoured pancakes in Cooking Class. -Painted pictures using water colour paints. What went well... -The SKILL students enjoyed practicing our "O Canada" anthem signs (ASL) with our Grade 3 friends. The assembly is only 2 days away! Reminders... March 12 PALS Pets visit SKILL 13 SKILL and Grade 3 Assembly at 11:00 AM 19 Early Dismissal at 11:55, Parent Teacher Conferences 3 pm - 7pm 20 Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am - 12 pm 23 Spring Break Begins April 6 Classes Resume Cooking Class PhotosToday, we... -Worked on Math and Literacy concepts using our workbooks, hands-on activities and the SMART Board. -The students enjoyed stretching and moving to Cosmic Yoga Kids. The theme for the yoga session was called "Coco the Butterfly". We are definitely ready for Spring now! What went well... -The SKILL students are learning all the signs for the "O Canada" anthem for our upcoming assembly this Friday. The SKILL students will be performing at the assembly. They will sing and and sign (using American Sign Language) the words to the anthem in front of the school. All parents are invited to our assembly! Reminders... March 12 PALS Pets visit SKILL 13 SKILL and Grade 3 Assembly at 11:00 AM 19 Early Dismissal at 11:55, Parent Teacher Conferences 3 pm - 7pm 20 Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am - 12 pm 23 Spring Break Begins April 6 Classes Resume Photos of SKILL kids at workCosmic Yoga KidsToday, we... -Worked on testing for the IPP reports. The students were excited to show off their growth and learning. Ms. Szasz and her staff are so proud of all the SKILL students. Reminders... March 12 PALS Pets visit SKILL 19 Early Dismissal at 11:55, Parent Teacher Conferences 3 pm - 7pm 20 Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am - 12 pm 23 Spring Break Begins April 6 Classes Resume Photos from the Day!Today, we... -Made St. Patrick's Day chocolate brownies in Cooking Class. We added green chocolate chips as our special ingredient. -Worked one-on-one with SKILL students on testing for our upcoming IPP reports. Reminders... March 12 PALS Pets visit SKILL 19 Early Dismissal at 11:55, Parent Teacher Conferences 3 pm - 7pm 20 Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am - 12 pm 23 Spring Break Begins April 6 Classes Resume Photos from the Day! Making St. Patrick's Day Brownies!Working One-on-One on Testing for IPP's |