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COVID-19

Please allow us, once again, to say a special thank-you to our school community for your tremendous understanding and cooperation throughout September as we transitioned back to a new school year and a new normal. We are excited, and although it may look a little different than previous years, we are certain that your child’s safety and overall wellbeing will always be at the forefront. Learning will continue and progress throughout the year. Please take note on our District website, www.nlesd.ca, under the tab ‘students and families’, under the heading ‘school reopening’, there are many wonderful and helpful resources as we continue to live through COVID-19.

BUSSING

Also on our District website, on the right hand side, you will find a tab called ‘Student Transportation’. Many great resources and special rules for students who travel the bus. Please take time to browse and read through these resources

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Thanksgiving Holiday is Monday, October 12, 2020. Therefore, there will be NO SCHOOL on this day. School will resume on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at regular time. It will be Day 4 on the school schedule.

REGIONAL PD CLOSE-OUT

The NLESD is hosting a STAFF Regional PD Close-out for St. Peter’s on Tuesday, November 3 AND Wednesday, November 4. Therefore there will be NO SCHOOL for students on these days. School will resume on Thursday, November 5. It will be Day 1 on the school schedule.

SCHOOL COUNCIL VACANCIES

Our School Council has 2 parent/community representative vacancies which we are looking to fill. These positions are open to any parent/guardian(s) residing in either of our three communities. If you would like to nominate a candidate, please complete the form below with the candidate’s signature and return to the school by Friday, October 16^th, 2020.

WALK TO BREAKFAST

Please support our Breakfast Program by participating in the TD Province-Wide Walk to Breakfast. Online donations can be designated directly to St. Peter’s Elementary by visiting www.kidseatsmart.ca. Please be sure to choose Upper Island Cove because there are 6 to 7 St. Peter’s Schools throughout the Province. Our Breakfast Program is up and running and we want to thank our volunteers, along with the following for their generous donation to our Breakfast Program dating back to January 2020:

• Barrett, Kelly & Gary

• Catherine’s Dance Studio

• Chipman, Cheryl & Gary

• Clarke, Terry & Nancy

• Clarke’s Country Corner

• Gosse-Newman, Clarence & Kim

• Greeley, Roxanne & Michael

• Hicks, Christina & Greg

• Leach, Florence & Thomas

• Lundrigan, Howie & Wendy

• Lynch, Sherry (Gr.9 Teacher)

• Lynch, Sherry & John

• McCann, Maggie

• Mercer, Chris

• Mercer, Kerri-Lynn & Richard

• Mya’s Superette & Deli

• Noseworthy, Sheri & Shane

• Sharpe, Darryl

• Skinner, Kim & Colin

• Stone, Amanda & Brendan

• Town of Bishop’s Cove

• Verge, Ashley & George

We certainly apologize if we missed anyone from this list. Please, if you drop off anything, please allow us to take your name. Sincere thank you for your support!

Kindergarten Registration Information

NEWS RELEASE

June 10, 2020

Public Advisory: Kinderstart/Kindergarten Registration to Reopen

Today (Wednesday, June 10), the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District is reopening the online registration process for Kinderstart 2020-21/Kindergarten 2021-22. Registration will remain open throughout the summer, until August 31, 2020.

This action is being taken as fewer families than expected took advantage of the annual registration process held last month, likely because of circumstances surrounding the ongoing public health emergency.

Families whose child will turn 5 years old on or before December 31, 2021 are encouraged to avail of this opportunity to register, if they have not already done so.

Meanwhile, during a typical year, families would confirm their addresses in-person at their zoned school to complete the registration process. However, given the current public health emergency, all families will be contacted by their registered school in the fall (September/October) to make arrangements to verify registration information (e.g., address, MCP number). Confirmation of placement in Early French Immersion will also occur at that time.

Complete registration information is available on the District’s website or directly at: https://www.nlesd.ca/families/kindergartenregistration.jsp

The District continues to encourage safety throughout the summer and urges communities to follow the latest advice from public health authorities.

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Media contact​: Cheryl Gullage | Manager of Communications | Newfoundland and Labrador English School District | O: 709-758-0032 | M: 709-697-5856 | ​cherylgullage@nlesd.ca​ | @NLESDCA | ​www.nlesd.ca

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The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District is launching a resource to assist and guide families with continued learning opportunities while in-school instruction remains suspended. The resource, Learning at Home: Good at Learning-Good at Life (http://learningathome.nlesd.ca) is a Google site, a platform familiar to our students and staff. The site will provide opportunities to foster a passion for learning through engaging online and offline adventures and activities.

For now, there is no expectation for families to be teachers and there is no expectation for teachers to assign grades or values to any work students complete while they are at home. However, students are encouraged to share their learning and routines with their teachers for feedback. This resource is in addition to the many rich opportunities teachers are already providing.

As has been indicated throughout this entire situation, our current collective focus is on our learners and our staff; on maintaining and even strengthening our relationships. While we hope to find ourselves back with our students and co-workers soon, the uncertainty remains.

http://learningathome.nlesd.ca