St Francis of Assisi Welcome Back

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You will notice a lot of new red arrows in the hallways. Please follow the direction stickers in the hallway and use them to keep the proper distance between you and other students.&nbsp;

This year, we will be able to play with our cohorts. A cohort is 2 classes together. Here are our cohorts: Primary: Hamilton and Janus Miller and Leonhardt Smith and Conway Junior: Grade 4I and Grade 4/5 Ext Grade 4/5I and Grade 5/6I Grade 5/6 Ext and Grade 6I Just like last year, we will have play zones that will be marked. The cohorts will rotate through the different zones throughout the week. This means, that you can only play with your friends in your cohort. We know it might be a bit difficult, but it will keep everyone safe! Students will wash their hands before going out for recess and when coming in from recess.

The first thing you will do at snack and lunch is wash your hands! While you are eating, you will need to take your mask off. This means that we should eat silently, since our mouths are not covered. It's also important to stay in your seat during snack or lunch time. When we are done our lunch, we put our mask back on. Remember, we don't share any of our food! We are a boomerang school! This means all garbage and recycling goes back into our lunch bag and brought home.

When you come to school you will come in your assigned door with a cool fruit and colour right away. Your teacher will let you know and be there on the first day to walk you through it. This will be the door that you always use to come in and out of the school.

Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Janus, Mrs. Miller, and Mr. L

Grade 4/5 Ext, Grade 5/6 Ext, and Grade 6I

There are a lot of ways we all get home. You might take a bus, walk, drive, or are in child care. It's important we know how we get home each day. Your teacher will guide you at the end of the day to the right location for dismissal. We all have different dismissal times: Kindergarten dismissal: 3:35 p.m. Junior dismissal: 3:40 p.m. Primary dismissal: 3:45 p.m.

We are so grateful that you are a part of our St. Francis Community! See you soon!

Welcome back St. Francis!

I take the bus At the end of the day, you will walk to the kinder area where you will line up with your bus colour

I walk or get picked up You will walk to the primary yard (near the gazebo) with your teacher, where they will dismiss you to kiss and ride, your parent, or let you walk home. It's important that you wait for your teacher to say it is okay to go home.

I go to childcare Our childcare will be in the portapac. If you are in grades kinder, grades 1, and 2 a DE staff member will walk you to the right classroom. If you are in grades 3-6, you will walk there independently and appropriately.

Items You Need To Bring To School

Cloth or reusable face masks Masks are mandatory for all students in. You should bring at least two masks per day, so they can be changed if one becomes wet or dirty.

Reusable water bottle Our water fountains will only be used to refill your water bottles.

Appropriate shoes You will be required to have indoor shoes this school year. This will help keep our classrooms clean, especially on rainy days.

Your classroom might look a bit like this. Everyone will have their own desk and you can bring fun things from home like special pencils, markers, and fidgets too. Maybe something to play with outside!

Welcome back Phoenixes! We are so happy you are here at our school. All your educators are excited to meet you and help you grow. This book will remind you of some expectations at our school and help you transition back to school. 

This is a video to remind us about social distancing. Who is ready for some elbow bumps?

What is social distancing? | CBC Kids News

This video is to remind us how to wash our hands properly.

5 Steps to Hand Washing

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