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September 4 2020 - Captain Meares Elementary Secondary School

September 4 2020

Dear Parents/Guardians:

The BC Ministry of Education has revealed its plan to move from Stage 3 to Stage 2, which includes a full return to in-class instruction for all students.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/kindergarten-to-grade-12/safe-caring-orderly/k-12-education-restart-plan.pdf

Key dates:

  • Monday, August 31, I and my Admin Assistant, Harmony Nielsen, will return to the school.  We will be available to accept phone calls to answer any questions not covered in this letter or to make appointments for registering new students. The school phone number is 250-934-6305.
  • Friday September 4th – Specific information on the Captain Meares School return to school plan will be made available to staff, students, families and communities. This information will include start-up dates and times, procedures for picking up and dropping off students, and will be posted on the school webpage.(www.cmess.sd84.bc.ca).
  • Tuesday September 8th – Staff return to the schools to be trained on the district Covid-19 Safety Plan and to prepare for the launching of Stage 2.
  • Thursday September 10th and Friday September 11th – All students will attend school for part or all of the day to be trained on our school safety protocols and plans for the coming days and weeks.
  •  The schedule for September 10th is 9:00 – 11:30am and for September 11th is 8:45am– 3:15pm.
  • On Monday September 14th, daily full time instruction begins for all registered students.

To get the most students back in full-time in-class instruction in September, the Provincial Health Officer has recommended the use of cohorts (Learning Groups) to reduce the number of close, in-person interactions. This will reduce the number of people each student or staff member comes into contact with, thereby reducing the risk of transmission and ensuring quicker contact tracing by health authorities.

Within a Learning Group, minimized physical contact is required, but physical distancing does not need to be maintained at all times.

CMESS is small enough to be considered a single Learning Group.  Students and staff will be able to interact with each other without social distancing.

At this time, masks are optional for any interactions between people in a single Learning Group.  Any interactions at school between members of a Learning Group and others outside of that Learning Group will require social distancing or the use of masks and/or other physical barriers.  Staff and students are, of course, welcome to wear a mask even within their Learning Groups if they choose to do so.

Please know that in Stage 2 parents with students registered in SD84 will not have the option to send their children back to school part-time, or to keep them at home and have online educational opportunities provided by the district. Exceptions may be granted for students who are immune suppressed. Parents always have the option to home school their children or register them in a Distance Learning school.  Please feel free to contact the Principal if you would like more information on these options.

A copy of our Covid-19 District Safety Plan can be found online on the school or district website, www.cmess.sd84.bc.ca and www.sd84.bc.ca. CMESS is revising our Covid-19 Procedures document which is based on the updated Provincial COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines for K-12 Settings and approved by our schools Health and Safety Committee and by the district.  This school specific document will be available to students, parents and communities on September 9th.

Before sending your children to school parents are required to screen their children’s health daily and to keep them home if they exhibit any symptoms of illness.  Please see the attached screening document for daily use.  More copies are available upon request.

During Stage 2, our buildings (including all schools) will remain closed to the general public.  Parents and others should phone the school office (250-934-6305) to make appointments for connecting with staff as required.

Our playgrounds will remain open, but we will be restricting access to our school properties to only our staff and students during the hours of 8 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday for the duration of the pandemic.  Members of the general public are welcome to use the school fields and playgrounds outside of these hours for healthy physical activities, subject to maintaining physical distancing and adherence to the normal rules in place for school properties.

Thank you for your patience and support as the District continues engaging your children in learning while maintaining health and safety as our priority.

 

Sincerely,

Jim Baron, Principal

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The Tsawalk Learning Centre was created through a partnership among the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre, School District #84 (Vancouver Island West), the Mid Island Metis Association and the Boys and Girls Club of Central Vancouver Island. This unique program has offered safety and success for rural and urban young people who have struggled with traditional forms of schooling through culturally responsive pedagogy and a focus on Indigenous ways of knowing. The education transformation movement in British Columbia, including the BC Redesigned Curriculum, has offered the flexibility to help educators meet the needs of young people where and how makes the most sense for them. This video project was developed by Dr. Paige Fisher at Vancouver Island University with funding support from the BC Ministry of Education. Videographer Levi Hildebrand helped make the ideas come to life in film.

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Box 70, Tahsis
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Phone: 250-934-6305
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Vancouver Island West School District 84
SD 84, Gold River, BC

SD 84 represents schools in Gold River, Tahsis, Zeballos & Kyuquot:
Captain Meares Elementary Secondary School Tahsis, Gold River Secondary School, Kyuquot Elementary Secondary School, Ray Watkins Elementary School Gold River, Zeballos Elementary Secondary School
Nisaika Kum’tuks

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