Posts: HVHS - Return to School 2020
9/3/2020 3:40 PM by Ashley.Vautour
Good afternoon,
Here are some reminders and information as students prepare to transition back to school next week. Next week is a Transition Week. A great deal of time will be spent with students reviewing new protocols within the school and helping them to prepare for the year ahead. The goal is to make things as clear as possible, and to allow students to be comfortable and safe while at school.
School Operational Plan
Our School Operational Plan will be posted today on the website (hvhs.nbed.nb.ca) under COVID.
Face Masks
High School students are required to wear face masks in all common areas (hallways, washrooms…) and in classrooms if 1m distance cannot be maintained. They are also required on buses. Students are asked to bring two masks with them each day in case one becomes dirty or unsanitary. Note: The Department of Education has informed schools that ‘buffs’ do not meet the guidelines for a mask – as they are often too thin and worn around necks when not in use. It is the responsibility of students/families to provide masks.
Visitors
Any individual who is not regularly within the school (student, staff member, district personnel…) is not permitted to enter without an appointment. This would include parents – even those accompanying new students on their first day of school. Meetings which would normally have taken place in person will most often be arranged to occur over the telephone or through Microsoft Teams.
Classroom Supplies
The sharing of classroom supplies will be very limited this year – and will require sanitization after each use. Students are asked to ensure they have their own paper, pens/pencils, erasers, calculators, scissors, glue sticks, etc.. Specific supplies required will vary depending on the courses the student is taking – and teachers will review those next week.
All students are asked to bring one box of Kleenex (tissue) for their homeroom class.
Guidance Requests/Course Changes
To eliminate unneeded traffic in our Guidance area, requests for appointments/calls can be requested online. On the school website (hvhs.nbed.nb.ca) click Guidance – Request for Support. The form will be sent directly to the two Guidance Counsellors. No other staff have access to those requests.
If a returning Grade 10, 11, or 12 student knows of a required course change for this year, they can complete the request form and a counsellor will follow up with them. Students do not need to wait until they arrive next week to make those requests.
Student Passwords
All student passwords in New Brunswick will be reset on Monday, September 7. When students arrive next week, homeroom teachers will provide the new passwords.
Blended Learning
The province has released more details regarding this year’s Blended Learning approach – with students alternating between in-school and at-home learning. The expectation is not that students will be connected ‘live’ to class for the full school day – but that they will be working at home and connecting with each of their teachers during part of their regular class times. Every day is a ‘school day’ – just not all within the same building.
As a school, the two approaches teachers will be using to make daily contact with students are below. This Blended Learning approach is new to all of us – so teachers will continue to learn and refine these approaches as the year progresses….as will students. Teachers will let students know which approach they will be using, and the times for Teams Meetings.
Approach 1: Teams Meeting
Teachers will set a specific time for at-home students to
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