Update to BG Families (Sept 6)

Dear BG families,

 

We are excited about welcoming back students (in-person and through remote learning) to the 2020-21 school year. The pandemic has brought many changes to BG and our BG families, but we are excited to continue to work together.

 

Thank-you for keeping up with the communications coming from HWDSB, and for completing important forms and surveys as required.

 

We are taking many actions to prevent COVID-19 at our school. You will notice that safety is guiding our programming choices. Here are some of the important points to remember:

 

Attestation

Before a student can enter a school, we require that their family completes an attestation that they have read, understood, and will abide by expectations. Find this on the Parent Portal.

 

Daily COVID-19 Screening

HWDSB COVID-19 Student Screening Checklist is to be completed daily before arriving at school. The checklist is found on the Parent Portal as well as on the HWDSB website.

If you answer YES to any of the screening questions, or if you refuse to answer the questions, the student has failed the screening and must not attend school.

The family should contact Public Health (905) 974-9848 or their family doctor for testing.

Please contact the school using SafeArrival to report the absence.

If the student is tested for COVID-19, your school would appreciate knowing the outcome of that test.

 

Staggered start details

As you know, we will be opening our school with a staggered start timeline. This means that not all students will begin on the same day. Please see the chart below, note which group your child falls into, and reach out if you have more questions:

 

New routines and protocols

School operations are changing significantly to ensure that we can provide a safe learning environment for students. We posted our school-specific protocols to our website September 3.  These cover parking lots, classroom set up, nutrition breaks, mandatory masks for students and more.  We will continue to use the website to share information with our families throughout the year.

 

Water Bottles

Drinking fountains in all schools will be bagged and not used. Please be sure to send your child with a reusable water bottle (labelled with their name) so they stay hydrated, in addition to their non-medical mask.

 

Visiting Schools

This year, our school must significantly limit or even prohibit visitors to school, including parents, to support a safe and healthy learning environment. We ask families to call (905-573-3505) or email ([email protected]) our school if they need to give information or contact a staff member.

Also, it is strongly recommended that parents do not drop off items during the school day.

 

Junior Kindergarten Orientation

Billy Green’s JK Orientation is scheduled for Thursday, September 10 at 8:40am online via MS Teams (not in-person).  Families of JKs will receive an email notification early in the week of September 6.

 

Elementary reorganization

Based on our new numbers of in-person students, we have had some staffing changes (see below).

We are currently working on finalizing changes to class lists and plan to have updated information about which class your child is in up on the Parent Portal by the end of the day Tuesday (4pm).  After that, you will be able to access the Parent Portal to see the name of your child’s teacher.

 

Billy Green 2020/21 Staff

Teaching Staff	Homeroom Class /Assignment
Mrs. Dawson & Ms. Lewis (for Ms. Pulice)	JSA
Mrs. Starr & Mrs. Hayes	JSB
Ms. Burke, Mrs. Carbone, Ms. Maika & Ms. Glover	JSC
Mrs. Rusan	1A
Mrs. DiCecca	1/2A
Ms. Maika	2A
Mrs. Cammisoli	2/3A
Mrs. Mitchell	2/3B
Mrs. Barr	3A
Mrs. Ott	4A
Mrs. Palmer	4/5A
Mr. Greenway	5A
Ms. Rodic	5/6A
Mrs. Lubertino	6A
Mr. Fleming	7A
Mr. Mace	7B
Mr. Soltesz	7/8A
Mrs. Begley	8A
Mr. Minich	SIC
Mme. Volpe	French
Mrs. Voth	Primary Coverage
Mr. Ingrassia	Music
Mr. Forrest	PE/Health
Mrs. Miller-Boyes	Library, Arts
Ms. Procyshyn	LRT
Mrs. Tremain	LRT
Mrs. Blunsdon	Reading Specialist
Ms. L. Catellan	ESL
Ms. France	Educational Assistant
Mrs. Kazlovskis	Educational Assistant
Mrs. Winter	Educational Assistant
Ms. Parker	Educational Assistant
Mrs. O’Sullivan	Educational Assistant
Ms. Landry	Child and Youth Care Practitioner
Mr. Gaglione	Caretaking
Mrs. Woznica	Caretaking
Mr. Walker	Caretaking
Mrs. Humphreys	Office Administrator
Mrs. Hyatt	Office Assistant
Mrs. Tovey	Vice-Principal
Ms. Wilson	Principal

 

I will continue to post updates as we receive added information.

Thank-you for understanding the challenges of planning the new school year, and for sharing our commitment to safe and successful school year.

Learn more about COVID-19 precautions at HWDSB at www.hwdsb.on.ca/covid19.

 

If you have any questions, or think your child might struggle with school, please let me know.

 

Sincerely,

 

~ Mrs. Tovey, Vice-Principal

~ Ms. Wilson, Principal