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Vanier State of Emergency Response

11/9/2021

 
Special Announcement about the State of Emergency and Vanier School Operations

Greetings,

No doubt you have all heard about the state of emergency that was declared across the territory last night.  This will mean some changes around how we do business at Vanier.

Student-Led Conferences

Student-Led Conferences, scheduled for Wed, Nov 10 from 3:30- 7:00, will not be held at the school.  Instead, students will bring a portfolio of work and a ‘conversation sheet’ home.  Please go over the work with your student and discuss the questions on the sheet.  Each sheet should have a detachable section at the bottom.  Please sign off on this and send it to school with your student.  The teachers will be expecting these.

Some of these portfolios may require some time to pull together.  If you don’t have a Student-Led Conference with your student tomorrow, you will next week.

If you would like to meet with your student’s teacher, please contact the teacher through phone, email, or Teams.  The school number is 667-5901.  Reports should be already delivered for grades 8 and 9.  Senior reports went out today.

If your student is emerging (< 40-49), or has a failing percentage, the teacher will contact you.

Masks

Masks will need to be worn at all times while in the building.  This includes during PE class. 
If you don’t have a personal, reusable mask, please get some to bring to school.  We go through about 150 disposable masks a day.  While we do have a supply, we would like to cut down on the waste.  Please, bring your own mask.

Eating

This mask mandate will make eating during breaks and lunch tricky.  We’ll ask the students find a classroom – we suggest the next class in a student’s schedule, to eat lunch in.  We’ll have to remove chairs in the cafeteria to ensure some distancing.  Please don’t eat in the hallways.  Keep your mask on and up at all times in the hallway.

Sports

Our volleyball season, which was so much fun for so many, has come to a premature end.  As there is no more contact between schools, there can no longer be any games between schools.  However, practices will continue as long as the teams all continue to mask up.  We will likely do some in-house games.  Be forewarned that this, too, could change.

MS-Teams

Some of you will be in a situation where your student will not be at school during this time.  Please have your students show you their class’s MS-Teams page.  Teachers should be updating these regularly with current assignments.  If you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to contact the teacher or myself. Kyle.Janzen@yukon.ca

Finally,

This seems a step back.  Please note that having a ‘vaccine’ does not make you immune to COVID-19.  It only makes the symptoms less severe should you contract it.  I know of many folks, double vaccinated all, who still came down with it.  You can be double-vaccinated, carry the virus, and transmit it.   We need to continue to mitigate to stop the spread.  These emergency measures are an attempt to slow it down.  Folks have their reasons for their approach to this disease.  Let us remember to be good to one another.

Thanks you and God bless,
​
Kyle Janzen, Principal VCSS

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    • Thursday, June 16th - Grad Mass
    • Saturday, June 18th - Cap & Gown & Prom
    • Thursday, August 18th - Grade 8 Parent Info Night - 6pm
    • Friday, August 19th - Grade 8 Orientation - 12.30-3.00pm
    • Monday, August 22nd - First day of school
    • Monday, September 5th - Labour Day - No School
    • Thursday, September 8th - 9.40am - Fire Drill 
    • Wednesday, September 28th - Education Act PD Day - No School
    • Thursday, September 29th - School Council non-instructional day - No School
    • Friday, September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - No School
    • Monday, October 3rd - 12.00pm - Fire Drill
    • Wednesday, October 5th - Grade 8 Retreat
    • Monday, October 10th - Thanksgiving - No School
    • Monday, October 17th - 1:55pm - Hold and Secure
    • Wednesday, October 19th - Grade 10 Retreat
    • Friday, October 21st - 10.20 am - Earthquake Drill
    • Monday, 7.00pm - October 24th - Awards Night 
    • October 31st - November 4th - Grade 10 Literacy and Numeracy Assessment and Grade 12 Literacy Assessment 
    • Wednesday, November 9th - Grade 9 Retreat
    • Thursday, November 10th - 3.30pm - 7.00pm - Student Led Conferences
    • Friday, November 11th - Remembrance Day - No School
    • Friday, December 16th - Last day of school before Christmas break.  Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3rd
    • January 9th  - Friday, January 13th - Exam Week
    • Monday, January 16th - Education Act PD Day - No School
    • January 23rd - January 27th - Grade 10 Literacy and Numeracy Assessment and Grade 12 Literacy Assessment 
    • Monday, February 20th - 6.00pm - Grade 7-8 Parent Information Night
    • Thursday, February 23rd - 2.50pm - Fire Drill
    • Friday, February 24th - Heritage Day - No School
    • Friday, March 10th - Last day of school before Spring Break.  Classes will resume on Monday, March 27th
    • Friday, April 7th - Good Friday - No School
    • Monday, April 10th - Easter Monday - No School
    • Friday, April 21st -3.30pm - 7.00pm - Student Led Conferences
    • April 24th - April 28th - Grade 10 Literacy and Numeracy Assessment and Grade 12 Literacy Assessment 
    • Monday, May 1st - School Council Non-Instructional Day - No School
    • Friday, May 12th - Grade 12 Retreat
    • Wednesday, May 17th - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
    • Friday, May 19th - Day in Lieu for Student Led Conferences - No School
    • Monday, May 22nd - Victoria Day - No School
    • Tuesday, May 30th - 7:00pm - Awards 1
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