On April 12, 2021, the Premier of Ontario announced that all Ontario elementary and secondary schools will be moving to remote learning following the Spring Break. Read the News Release here. According to the Ministry memo received, the decision to move to remote learning has been made to reduce mobility, and support as many households as
On February 11, 2021, the Ontario government provided an update on the timing of March Break for the 2020-2021 school year. The announcement indicated that March Break will be postponed until April 12-16, 2021, as a health and safety precaution to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in our school communities. This means that all HCDSB elementary and secondary
On Thursday, January 7, 2021, the Ontario government announced the extension of teacher-led remote learning until January 25, 2021 for elementary students. Secondary students will continue to participate in remote learning until January 25th. Read more in the online News Release. Expectations for Elementary Schools Elementary schools will be closed for in-person learning between January 4-22, 2021. Beginning
Students will be dismissed 90 minutes early on Friday December 18, 2020. If you pick up your children, dismissal time will be 1:40 pm.
Elementary Student Lockers As the winter months are quickly approaching, here are a few reminders about locker use and protocols in place this year: Students can use lockers to store OUTERWEAR ONLY. Personal items such as backpacks, textbooks, writing tools, lunches, etc., will continue to be kept in the classroom at all times. To ensure
As we approach Halloween and Friday’s costume and activity day, I wanted to provide a few reminders regarding expectations for wearing costumes. Our intention is to ensure that students and staff have a positive and safe day. Costumes need to reflect the respectful Catholic School environment which we promote and have created at St. Christopher.
Currently all meetings will be at 6:30 pm, and remote through TEAM’s. Dec. 1 , Feb. 2, Apr. 6, May4, June 1 (possible)
To help ease the transition for our students, and ensure a safe and healthy return for all, the first day of school will be delayed, and we will be implementing a gradual (staggered) return to class for our elementary students, beginning Wednesday, September 9th. All students in Grades 1-8 will begin instruction on Monday, September 14th.
The Return to School Plan is now available for review on HCDSB’s Return to School website: http://bit.ly/HCDSB-ReturntoSchool. Please note that information and updates will continue to be added to this website as they become available. Parents may also find it helpful to review the FAQs on our website for more information about the return to school. NEW UPDATE: At the Special Board Meeting held
On Thursday, July 30, 2020, the Minister of Education announced that all elementary students (Kindergarten to Grade 8) will return to school in September, 2020. This means in-class instruction with enhanced health and safety protocols. Multiple strategies will be employed to ensure our schools are healthy and safe for students and staff, including: Self screening Adapted school