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Safe, Kind & Calm On Our Learning Journey Together
Following the Ministry of Education COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines for K-12 Settings and SD5 Protocols for School Operations, found in the links below, we look forward to welcoming our students to ÉIDES as well as continuing to connect with you throughout the year.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/kindergarten-to-grade-12/safe-caring-orderly/k-12-covid-19-health-safety-guidlines.pdf
https://www.sd5.bc.ca/Documents/COVID-19%20Protocols%20for%20School%20Operations%20(March%2031).pdf
For the 2020/2021 school year, we continue to operate in Stage 2. According to ministry guidelines, elementary schools will still be organized into classrooms as students’ primary learning environment and have the option to create learning groups of up to 60 students and staff who can interact more regularly. Schools are considered a controlled environment by public health. This is because schools include a consistent grouping of people.
• All staff, adult volunteers and visitors, and all Grade 4 to 12 students are required to wear a
non-medical mask or face covering at all times while indoors at school and on school buses, subject to some exceptions (detailed on Page 30 of the updated SD5 Protocols) Students in Grades K to 3 are encouraged to wear masks, but are not required to do so.
If you have any questions or concerns after reading this document, please call us!
School Name: École Isabella Dicken Elementary School School Contact Name: Laura-Lee Phillips or Janet Kuijt (Admin Team) School Contact Email: [email protected]
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Learning Groups
What is a learninggroup? o Students will be organized into learning groups for in-class instruction. This helps to limit contact and potential exposure. The learning group will consist of their regular classroom teacher(s), students and regular scheduled Education Assistants.
o Each elementary learning group will be comprised of a maximum of 60 people (will most likely be two classes paired together)
o Administration will keep a detailed learning group list for contact tracing purposes
o Learning Groups will be constructed with staff input but will most likely be same grade learning group and sharing of coatrooms as much as possible
o Example, One Grade 2 + one Grade 2/3 - Your child is in grade 2 and is part of a grade 2/3 learning group made up of two classes.
o All curriculum instruction for your child is provided by your child’s classroom teacher with the potential that the teacher of the grade 2/3 class may switch with your child’s teacher to provide some instruction in areas where they have particular skills and interests. o Within a learning group, physical distancing should include
avoiding physical contact, minimizing close, prolonged, face-to-face interactions, and spreading out as much as possible within the space available.
o Young children may not be able to consistently reduce physical contact.
o During break times (mornings, recess, lunch, after school), students may want to socialize with peers in different learning groups. When interacting with peers outside of their learning group:
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o maintain physical distance (2m) when indoors. If a student is unable to physically distance, the student should socialize within their learning group or where they can be supported to physically distance.
o All staff, adult volunteers and visitors, and all Grade 4 to 12
students are required to wear a non-medical mask or face covering at all times while indoors at school and on school buses, subject to some exceptions (detailed on Page 30 of the updated SD5
Protocols) Students in Grades K to 3 are encouraged to wear masks, but are not required to do so.
How do they work? • The composition of the learning group will remain consistent for
all activities that occur in schools.
• Within the learning group minimal physical contact should be encouraged, but a physical distance of two meters does not need to be maintained
• If students would like to interact with peers in other learning groups they may do so outside during breaks as long as they are maintaining physical distance (outdoors is a lower risk
environment)
• All staff, adult volunteers and visitors, and all Grade 4 to 12 students
are required to wear a non-medical mask or face covering at all times while indoors at school and on school buses, subject to some
exceptions (detailed on Page 30 of the updated SD5 Protocols) Students in Grades K to 3 are encouraged to wear masks, but are not required to do so.
Shape of the Day
Before School • Prevent crowding and gathering; pay particular attention to the start
• Students are asked to arrive no earlier than 8:45
• Students line up at their assigned door to enter the school. • Bus students will arrive according to their bus schedules • Class is in session as normal 8:55 – 12:15, 1:05-3:05
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Washroom/body
breaks • Students must stay with their learning group except to use the bathrooms (three students at a time when in different learning groups, ensuring physical distancing)
• No wandering the hallways
Recess • K-1’s 10:15-10:30 Primary Playground
2 – 3 10:30-10:45 Primary Playground • 3/4-6’s 10:30-10:45 Int. Playground
During break times (mornings, recess, lunch, after school), students may want to socialize with peers in different learning groups. When interacting with peers outside of their learning group, students should minimize physical contact when outdoors.
Lunch • K-1’s 12:15-12:40 Outside 12:40-1:05 Lunch • 1/2-3/4 12:15-12:40 Lunch 12:40-1:05 Outside • Gr 4-4/5 12:15-12:40 Lunch 12:40-1:05 Outside • Gr 5/6 – 6 12:15-12:40 Outside 12:-1:05 Lunch
Technology • Wash your hands before using iPads/laptops • iPads/laptops must be sanitized after each use
Library • Wash/sanitize your hands and social distance in the hall to the library
PE • Wash your hands before entering the gym
• Teachers should plan physical activities that limit the use of shared
equipment and minimize physical contact
• Shared equipment between learning groups should be cleaned
and disinfected
• Teachers can create their own PE kits
Fine Arts • All classes, programs and activities can occur where physical
contact is minimized for those within the same learning group
• Wash/sanitize your hands and social distance in the hall to the Fine
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Music • Students must avoid contact with those within the same learning group in all settings, both indoor and outdoor.
• Students should sing forward-facing in a single straight line, not in a circle or facing each other.
• K-12 staff and students in Grades 4 to 12 must wear masks while indoors. Masks can be temporarily removed while engaging in an educational activity that cannot be performed while wearing a mask (e.g. playing a wind instrument), but must be worn while singing. General • Assemblies – virtual assemblies
• No interschool sporting events • No school wide performances
Multi-Cohort
Services • Students from different cohorts may need to be together to receive beneficial social supports, programs or services (e.g. meal programs, clubs, etc.). Within these supports or services, it is expected that cohorts are maintained, and physical distancing is practiced as much as is practical to do so while still ensuring the support, program or service continues.
After school • End of Day: Students will wash hands and leave through the
appropriate classroom door.
• Prevent crowding and gathering; pay particular attention to the end of the day
• Please ensure physical distancing when picking up at the end of
the day
• There must be no crowding or congregating of people, even if
masks are worn
• For children being picked up at the end of the day,
parents/guardians are required to be at the school at bell time
Teaching and Learning
Curriculum &Communicating Student Learning
The return to full in-class instruction in September will include the following:
• Provincial curriculum for all students at all grade levels • Regular reporting
• Regular assessments at the classroom and provincial level
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• Address students passion and interests • Instruction within learning group
• Manipulative use is allowed in learning groups however
consideration of hand washing before use or preparing individual sets is encouraged
Kindergarten • Kindergarten classrooms will maintain a focus on play-based learning, while limiting the use of shared materials and follow the cleaning and disinfecting protocols
• In September, teachers implement pre-transition strategies to familiarize students with the people, spaces, and expectations as they start school
Itinerant and other Staff
Safety • All staff, adult volunteers and visitors, and all Grade 4 to 12 students
are required to wear a non-medical mask or face covering at all times while indoors at school and on school buses, subject to some
exceptions (detailed on Page 30 of the updated SD5 Protocols) Students in Grades K to 3 are encouraged to wear masks, but are not required to do so.
Prep Teachers • Teachers will continue to receive prep time as per the current
collective bargaining agreement
Student Services • Student Services Departments continue to run within ÉIDES AbEd Worker • Aboriginal Education Supports will continue to be available SLP & SLPA • Speech Language will be available following safety protocols Youth Care Worker • Youth Care supports will continue to be available
Counsellor • Counselling supports will continue to be available
Transportation & Bussing
• Parents will be encouraged to drive their children if possible but bus service will be available
• Students should clean their hands before they leave home to take the bus, when they leave school prior to taking the bus, and when they get home.
• All staff, adult volunteers and visitors, and all Grade 4 to 12 students
are required to wear a non-medical mask or face covering at all times while indoors at school and on school buses, subject to some
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Students in Grades K to 3 are encouraged to wear masks, but are not required to do so.
• If space is available, students should each have their own seat.
Parent Specifics
Preparing yourchild to return to school
• Parents/guardians are asked to review all student expectations with their children:
• Wearing masks, no physical contact, physical distancing, handwashing and hygiene, no sharing of personal items
Health Checks • Parents/guardians will be responsible for completing daily health checks prior to sending their child to school. If there are any changes to the initial symptoms that include a “yes” response the child is to stay home and the school contacted. (Appendix B) • Also consult the Health Check app:
https://www.k12dailycheck.gov.bc.ca/healthcheck?execution=e1s1
School access • Limit visitors and no community use in Stage 2
• Exceptions: Visitor access during school hours will be prioritized to those supporting activities that benefit student learning and well-being (e.g. teacher candidates, public health nurse, meal program) *Any access must be arranged through the office in advance.
Communication • Please check school website for up to date COVID plans • Emails
• Student agendas
If child gets sick at
school • Any child who appears or vocalizes feeling unwell will be sent home to ensure safety of all staff and students in the building o Parents are required to pick up their child immediately o Parents must have an emergency contact
If you have questions about whether or not you should be tested for COVID-19, use the self -assessment tool at
https://www.thrive.health/bc-self-assessment-tool. The province has created a phone service to provide non-medical information about
COVID-19, including the latest information on travel restrictions. Information is available in more than 110 languages, 7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at 1-888-COVID19 (1-888-268-4319) or via text
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Other information: • Parents are encourage to transport their own children to school,
though bussing is available consistent with our transportation eligibility policy.
• Encourage your child to minimize physical contact with their friends
• Parents/Guardians, please remind children to cough/sneeze into elbow, sleeve or tissue
• Remind children about keeping their “hands to yourself” • For children being picked up at the end of the day,
parents/guardians are required to be at the school at bell time • Parent/Guardians are required to stay outside of the building for
both drop off and pick up of students and wear a mask if entering the school property
• Appointments: If your child has an appointment during the day, please make arrangements with your child’s teacher to have them ready to be picked up at the assigned location and include the office in your communication.
• No food sharing is permitted
• No toys, stuffed animals, etc. are to be brought to school • Parents/Guardians are required to provide a filled water bottle
daily – refill stations and water fountains remain open – however taps must not be used to refill water bottles
• Cutlery will not be provided, all students need to bring everything they need for their lunch.
• No access to microwaves
• Have your child dressed appropriately for the weather • Any sunscreens or lotions must be applied at home
• Lunch choices that students can open on their own are encouraged o Easy to open bags, etc.
• Students will bring recyclables and refundable back home with them in their lunch kits for proper cleaning and sorting.
Health and Safety Protocols
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Cleaning • An additional daytime custodian has been hired in addition to our two evening custodians
• A general cleaning/disinfecting of the premises will occur once every 24 hours
• High touch surfaces will be cleaned twice in a 24 hour period • Teachers will have disinfectant and wipes in their classroom spaces
to also wipe down surfaces when needed
Hand hygiene • Teachers/Parents will teach and review proper hand washing technique (Appendix D)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Supply of PPE will be stored in the medical room • Non-medical masks are required
• All staff, adult volunteers and visitors, and all Grade 4 to 12 students are
required to wear a non-medical mask or face covering at all times while indoors at school and on school buses, subject to some exceptions (detailed on Page 30 of the updated SD5 Protocols) Students in Grades K to 3 are encouraged to wear masks, but are not required to do so.
Entering/exiting
the building • Students will enter and exit through designated doors at all times when coming into the school (indicated in attached map) • Staff will enter through the staff entrance and hand sanitize • Parents/visitors will not be allowed in the building without a mask,
without previous arrangement from the office and must complete a health screening check upon entering (Appendix B)
Physical Distancing • Masks are not a replacement for physical distancing. Efforts should
continue to focus on using all available space and preventing crowding or close gatherings.
• Plastic barriers will be placed in areas where there may be higher traffic (between clerical staff, at office counter, at library counter, portable barriers available )
• All assemblies or big school events will be held virtually with students remaining in their classrooms
• Outside of learning groups, people must still seek to practice physical distancing. There must be no crowding or congregating of people, even when masks are worn.
Traffic Flow • Directional arrows will be placed in the hallways to indicate flow of traffic
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• Recess and lunch times are staggered
First Aid • Extra PPE (masks, face shields, gloves) will be on hand for our first aid attendants to use when treating injuries
• If an injury is minor, it is recommended that the first aid attendant talks the student through the injury (ie cleaning or bandaging a minor wound, applying an ice pack)
• Classrooms will have supplies of band-aids and cleaning wipes on hand to minimize students needing to go to the office for first aid
Health & Safety Checks
(Appendix B)
Staff: Staff are required to complete a daily health check before coming
to work. If they have any of the listed symptoms they are to stay home, and log their absence in SRB
Students: The parent will be responsible for completing daily health
checks prior to sending their child to school.
Refer to Appendix B. Children who answer ‘Yes’ to any of the questions on the health checklist will not be admitted into the school or school bus, there will be no exceptions.
Parents / guardians are required to keep symptomatic children home. Children showing symptoms of COVID-19 or with a temperature greater than 38 degrees Celsius must not be allowed in the facility.
• Once at school, any child who appears or vocalizes feeling unwell will be sent home to ensure safety of all staff and students in the building
o Parents are required to pick up their child immediately o Parents must have an emergency contact on hand in the
event that a parent cannot get to the school right away. • If you have questions about whether or not you should be tested
for COVID-19, use the self -assessment tool at
https://www.thrive.health/bc-self-assessment-tool . The province has created a phone service to provide non-medical information
about COVID-19, including the latest information on travel restrictions. Information is available in more than 110 languages, 7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at 1-888-COVID19
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Health and Safety
Training • Staff and TTOCs will attend orientation and/or consult SD5 and EIDES Covid Safety Plan on district and school websites • Students will start school on September 10th 8:55 – 3:05 (except
kindergarten)
• ÉIDES school website will provide the latest School Covid Protocol plan
Health and Safety
Continuance • The school JOHSC (Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee) committee comprised of Laura-Lee Phillips (P), Janet Kuijt (VP), Arlene Dykhuizen (CUPE), Jennifer Heath (FDTA), will meet monthly or on an as needed basis to review and ensure school-wide maintenance of health and safety protocols
Isolation Room if staff or student becomes ill
• Sick room (see map)
Students with Diverse Abilities/Disabilities
In alignment with the Equity and Inclusion Guiding Principles, students will:
• be able to attend school full time
• have access to the necessary health and safety supports • continue to receive supports and services as
identified in their IEP, including 1:1 supports
• not be grouped in segregated settings as a part of the establishment of learning group
• Our learning groups will be well below 60 so there will be
flexibility to include more adults. EAs will be assigned to classroom as much as possible.
Staff Specifics
Entering thebuilding • Please wash hands and/or hand sanitize upon entering the building
• All staff, adult volunteers and visitors, and all Grade 4 to 12 students
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while indoors at school and on school buses, subject to some exceptions (detailed on Page 30 of the updated SD5 Protocols) Students in Grades K to 3 are encouraged to wear masks, but are not required to do so.
•
Breaks/Common
Areas • Staff must consult and follow room occupancy signs
• All staff, adult volunteers and visitors, and all Grade 4 to 12 students
are required to wear a non-medical mask or face covering at all times while indoors at school and on school buses, subject to some
exceptions (detailed on Page 30 of the updated SD5 Protocols) Students in Grades K to 3 are encouraged to wear masks, but are not required to do so.
PPE and Physical
distancing All classes, programs and activities (e.g. Band, Choir) can continue to occur where: • K-12 staff and students in Grades 4 to 12 must wear masks while
indoors. Masks can be temporarily removed while engaging in an educational activity that cannot be performed while wearing a mask (e.g. playing a wind instrument), but must be worn while singing If you are sick at
home • Log absence in SRB
If staff become sick
at school • Log absence in SRB and notify administration to cover your duty/ teaching block until replacement arrives
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Appendices:
A: School Map
B: Daily Health Check
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APPENDIX B
School District 5 Daily Health Check – Updated February 4, 2021
Please do not enter the school of district facility if any of the answers below are Yes.
Daily Health Check
1. Symptoms of Illness Do you have any of the following new key
symptoms? Circle One
Fever (above 38 C) or chills Yes No
Cough Yes No
Loss of sense of smell or taste Yes No
Difficulty breathing Yes No
Sore throat Yes No
Loss of appetite Yes No
Extreme fatigue or tiredness Yes No
Headache Yes No
Body aches Yes No
Nausea or vomiting Yes No
Diarrhea Yes No
2. International Travel Have you returned from travel outside Canada in the
last 14 days? Yes No
3. Confirmed Contact Have you been notified by Public Health to isolate or
identified as a close contact? Yes No
If you are displaying symptoms consistent with COVID-19, refer to HealthLink BC at 811 Refer to the BC CDC Document “When to get tested for COVID-19” for further direction if you are
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