St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
September 2021 Newsletter
ADMINISTRATOR'S MESSAGE
"Building the Reign of God, One Child at a Time"
Welcome Back!
We hope that this summer provided your family with some much needed downtime and a chance to reconnect with loved ones. We are excited to be part of the St. Marguerite Bourgeoys faith and learning community. We look forward to getting to know you throughout this school year. Please do not hesitate to reach out and introduce yourselves.
Our Division theme, "Be Strong, Be Brave, Be Fearless. You Are Never Alone" resonates with us as we continue to lean into our faith as we move into another school year.
We are looking forward to our work of creating a vibrant learning environment with your children.
If you are new to St. Marguerite - welcome! We look forward to bringing our families together throughout the year to celebrate our community and learning! May God continue to guide our work as we kick off the 2021-2022 school year!
Important Information COVID-19 Safety Measures
We will continue to take our direction from Dr. Hinshaw and the provincial government regarding COVID practices and procedures. At this time, masks are not mandatory for students, staff, and parents within our school. Masks are mandatory for ALL students who ride the bus to and from school.
We will continue to practice enhanced hand hygiene with students, sanitizing their hands before coming into the school at each break and continue to have increased opportunities to wash their hands throughout the day. We will also continue to have daily disinfecting by our custodial staff at lunch each day and staff will continue to disinfect common spaces when used throughout the day.
At this time we will continue to have students wait outside at their designated doors each morning for their teacher to collect them.
Front Doors:
Pre-Kindergarten
South Doors by the Playground
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Library Doors
Grade 5
Grade 7W
North Doors by the Staff Parking Lot
Grade 6
Grade 7S
Grade 8
Grade 9
This will help us keep congestion to a minimum in the hallways at these busy times of drop-off and pick-up. We look forward to starting our extracurricular activities after school for Middle School students as well - stay tuned for more information on athletics and clubs!
We want to stress that we need students to remain at home if they are unwell. One thing that COVID-19 has taught us is that the practice of staying home when you are sick has helped everyone in our communities stay healthy! Please consider taking some time to read the 2021-2022 School Re-Entry Plan for parents which RDCRS has created to help answer any questions you may have.
Staggered Entry
We are excited to welcome your child back to school next week. We are once again offering a staggered entry format, which was an awesome way to bring our students into our school, with a smaller number of children in their class. On Tuesday, August 31, we welcome all students whose last names begin with A-K. On Wednesday, September 1, we welcome all students whose last names begin with L-Z. On Thursday, September 2, all students will come to school.
We are excited to welcome your family back to St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School! As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions or concerns and we look forward to a wonderful year of learning!
God bless,
Michelle Wright
Principal
Dave Martin
Vice-Principal
We are always looking for new members to join the school council and encourage you to get involved. All parents are encouraged to attend the meetings.
The School Council Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, September 20 at 6;30 pm followed by the first meeting at 7:00 pm. The meetings will be held both in person at the school as well as online. If you prefer to join online email michelle.wright@rdcrs.ca and a link will be sent to you the morning of the meeting. Hope you can join us!
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School
Email: smbinfo@rdcrs.ca
Website: stmarguerite.ca
Phone: (403)227-2123
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