Thunder News Flash – November 14, 2020

On Wednesday, November 18th your child will be bringing home their Goal Setting Progress Report.  As previously communicated to parents, if your children have not been back at school yet, or are in Grade 4, these Progress Reports have been postponed until further notice.  These will look slightly different depending on whether your child is in a primary grade or an intermediate grade, and student input into the goal creation may vary as well by the age of your child.  As these reports replace the Parent/Teacher interviews, we would like to give parents an opportunity to have input into their child’s goal creation, so there is a space on the report for parents to provide their feedback.  Please comment on the goals/support listed, and if you feel there are other goals that your child should be focussing on as well, please include that in the comment section on the Progress Report.  If possible, please return the reports with your comments and your signature to the Classroom Teacher by Monday, November 23rd.

Just a reminder that Friday, November 20th is a Professional Development Day.  Please note that there is no school for the students on this day. 

Our next Work Bee is taking place at the school today, November 14th from 9:00am – 2:00pm.  If you are able to, please bring rakes, gloves for inside or outside work, and a cordless blower.  Also, just a reminder that parents should not bring children to the Work Bee, and family members must be at least 16 years of age for the hours to count towards Parent Participation.  We appreciate all your hard work!

Our current fundraiser, Shopfunds Gift Cards, is underway.   This is a wonderful way to support St. James & St. Ann’s School while shopping AND with no extra cost to you!

• You pay face value for the gift cards!
• Many different participating retailers:  grocery stores, entertainment options, gas stations and so many more! Check out the order form!
• For each gift card purchased, retailers offer a kickback to our school (the kickback percentage can be found in brackets beside the merchant name)
• Many ways you can use gift cards:  purchase them to use at your favourite grocery store, purchase them for the retailers you plan to buy Christmas gifts from or use them as your gifts!

Please complete the order for in hard copy or online by clicking here and submit it to the school office, with a cheque made out to St. James School, no later than 9am Thursday, November 19th.  PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY CHEQUES WILL BE ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT, no cash please.  Gift cards will be ready at the school sometime between November 27th and December 4th.

Thank you for your support with this opportunity to raise money for our school!

Just a reminder that parents are asked to complete a Daily Health Check of their children each morning before they come to school.  Please assess your child for the following symptoms:

• Fever
• Chills
• Cough or worsening of chronic cough
• Shortness of breath
• Loss of sense of smell or taste
• Diarrhea
• Nausea and vomiting

If your child has one of those symptoms, excluding fever, they should stay home for 24 hours from when the symptom started.  If the symptom improves, they may return to school when they feel well enough.  If the symptom persists or worsens, seek a health assessment.  If your child has two or more of the symptoms, or they have a fever, you should seek a health assessment for them.