Friday December 18th, 2020
Dear Parents, Guardians and Students,
Just a couple reminders as we head into the winter break and say “peace out” to 2020:
5 Week Flip: Please note that after our break, we
will be entering into our last four weeks of
Quarter 2. Blk 1 will switch to
the ‘every other day’ (A/B) model and Blk 2 will be full time, ‘everyday
attendance’. By now you should have
received an email from your child’s blk 1 teacher outlining which group your
student will be in starting in on Jan. 4th. Please note, there will be some new
routines to consider. For safety reasons
we would like to see our students eating lunch in classrooms and not in our
hallways. Our lunchtime school bussing
will changeover so that students are picked up near their homes: New Mid-Day Bus Schedule for January 4th
Group A/B Rotation: The Group A/B schedule for next week and the first 2 weeks back after the break is listed below:
It has been a very different start to the school year and we are so
proud of how our Claremont students and staff responded to the new routines and
embraced the new schedule. We know it
wasn’t easy, but our collective efforts have managed this new reality. We also understand how challenging it has
been at home for families, and do hope through all the adversity we will be
stronger for it in the future. For this,
we are truly appreciative and feel fortunate knowing our Claremont community is
doing what is needed to see everyone through this pandemic.
We thought you would enjoy the Christmas card shared with our staff this year (see below). At first glance, the term ‘awkward’ comes to mind … much like 2020. Wishing you and your family a safe and relaxing holiday season!
Sincerely,
Peter Westhaver Kelly de Klerk Aaron Buckham
pwesthaver@saanichschools.ca kdeklerk@saanichschools.ca abuckham@saanichschools.ca