WEEKLY UPDATE

April 20 to April 24, 2020

REMOTE LEARNING UPDATE

NEW! COMMUNICATION HUB on school website. Scroll down towards the middle of the page to view classroom links. Each teacher will be posting a Weekly Overview by Sunday evening each week during this time of remote learning. To ease the number of communiques coming from school, teachers will no longer use email other than for emergencies and to respond to your emails. Administration and the office will still use email to communicate home, and parents will still be able to email teachers and the office.

In an effort to streamline communication between home and school and to make communication more efficient, as of April 20, all learning opportunities, lessons, and assignments will be explained and communicated EXCLUSIVELY on the website and through SeeSaw and/ or Google Classroom.

Parents, please, develop the routine of checking the SCHOOL WEBSITE, SEESAW, AND/OR GOOGLE CLASSROOM to start each day for any new announcements.

IMPORTANT: All students are expected to check in daily for attendance during at least one of the three Learning Blocks (9:00-10:00, 11:00-12:00, and 1:30-2:30).

REMINDERS:

There are NO Learning Blocks Wednesday afternoons, only the 9:00am and 11:00am Learning Blocks.
Remember to limit your child's daily learning to the following:
- Primary (K-3): 1-2 hours maximum daily
- Intermediate (Gr. 4-7): 1-3 hours maximum daily

MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE

MONDAY, MARCH 30
- SCHOOL REOPENS AFTER SPRING BREAK
THURSDAY, APRIL 9 
- HOLY THURSDAY SCHOOL RETREAT
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
- NO SCHOOL (GOOD FRIDAY)
SUNDAY, APRIL 12 - HAPPY EASTER!
MONDAY, APRIL 13
- NO SCHOOL (EASTER MONDAY)
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
- CANCELLED STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
- EARTH DAY
- CANCELLED GR. 4-7 SEXUALITY & YOUR CHILD PARENT EVENING
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
- CANCELLED PASS THE TORCH GALA
MONDAY, APRIL 27
- PRO-D (NO SCHOOL)

APRIL NEWSLETTER

LAST WEEK'S UPDATE

BECAUSE IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN CANCELLED INDEFINITELY, ALL CALENDAR EVENTS IN APRIL HAVE ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE, REFER TO THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR UPDATES.

NO SCHOOL

Monday, April 27

Professional Development Day

COVID-19/ MINISTRY OF EDUCATION/ CISVA UPDATE

PHO Technical Briefing, April 17: The Provincial Health Officer’s technical briefing slides are available here.

Provincial Covid-19 Update: There are currently 1,618 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., which includes 43 new cases reported for April 17.

Mary, mother of eternal light, good Joseph faithful and just.

Jesus, morning star so bright, in you we put our trust.

On this day we praise and thank you for the mighty works you do;

As we face this new reality, we keep our hope in you.

Amen.

PARENT RESOURCES

This section will be update frequently so be sure to check back often

Creating a Supportive Home Learning Environment (courtesy of Classmate.team, with whom we entered into partnership in September 2018)
Tips and Ideas for Successful Video Meetings
St. Augustine Online Literacy Resources (courtesy of Ms. Moffat)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are available for the public (last updated on April 17)
On April 8, the Province announced new measures support returning British Columbians.
Resources for parents and guardians:
- The Ministry’s Keep Learning website provides learning resources and supports for K-12 students while in-class instruction is suspended.
- B.C.’s COVID-19 website provides up-to-date non-clinical information on COVID-19 is also available.
British Columbians can also use the new provincial phone service by calling 1-888-COVID19, available seven days a week from 7:30AM to 8:00PM, with information in over 110 languages. Specific public health questions re: COVID-19 should be directed to your local health authority for response.