Signal Hill Circular - December 17th, 2021
December 17th, 2021
Dear Signal Hill Families,
On our last day before a much deserved break we are feeling the holiday excitement. The school has been a flurry of fun and learning with students wrapping (ha!) up the volleyball season with a successful tournament in Squamish, completing the Winter Variety Show video concert, and celebrating the season with an intermediate dance and primary sing-along. Please check your email for a message from Mrs. Brynjolfson that contains a link to the Winter Variety Show concert video. We hope you have a fun, relaxing, safe and happy holidays and new year. See you in 2022!
A few reminders and updates:
Please see information here about holiday travel and health safety.
Important Dates for Next Week:
December 17th – last day of school before Winter Vacation
January 4, 2022 – first day back to school after Winter Vacation
Learning Connections
Some examples of student work and activities around the school:
Mme Hamonic's class participated in "The Great French Immersion Baking Show".
What Parents and Students Need to Know
International Travel and COVID-19
As the world is starting to open up for travel, please see the measures in place at this time for International travel.
The Government of Canada has put in place emergency measures under the Quarantine Act to slow the introduction and spread of COVID-19 and variants in Canada. Fully vaccinated travellers without signs and symptoms of COVID-19 are not required to quarantine upon entering Canada if they comply with the requirements in this handout.
Unvaccinated children less than 12 years of age who enter Canada with a fully vaccinated parent, step-parent, guardian or tutor, are not required to quarantine if the child follows all the requirements for fully vaccinated travellers and complies with the conditions of the Minister of Health in this handout.
Please see following conditions in the Minister of Health handout. Note they are other
sections in this handout.
Requirements for an unvaccinated child less than 12 years of age:
For 14 days after arrival, the child must not:
• attend school, camp or day care
• attend a setting where they may have contact with vulnerable people (e.g., longterm
care facility), including people who are immunocompromised, regardless of that
person's vaccination status or public health measures
• travel on crowded public transportation that does not ensure physical distancing and
masking
• attend large crowded settings, indoors or outdoors, such as an amusement park or
sporting event
• attend school, camp or day care
• attend a setting where they may have contact with vulnerable people (e.g., longterm
care facility), including people who are immunocompromised, regardless of that
person's vaccination status or public health measures
• travel on crowded public transportation that does not ensure physical distancing and
masking
• attend large crowded settings, indoors or outdoors, such as an amusement park or
sporting event
Further information on what your child can and cannot do can be found on the mandatory
quarantine or isolation page.
Truth and Reconciliation
Ms. Marining's and other classes created mini drum ornaments with one of our cultural support workers, Cina.
Our staff and students learned "The Welcome Song" and "The Goodbye Song" for our Winter Variety Show video.
Skícza7ul’s Word of the Week
Nksaykten - Family (phonetic - nkshākten)
Snúk̓wa7 - relative or friend (phonetic - shnookwa)
Wá7lhkan pál7altsen i nsnuk̓wnúk̓wa7 - I am visiting my family.
French Word of the Week
Bonne Année! - Happy New Year!
Parent Advisory Committee
Health and Safety
Please see information here about holiday travel and health safety.
Daily Health Check. A reminder that all students, staff, and visitors should be completing this before coming to our school and staying home if they are sick.
The BCCDC School Exposure Infographic shows the notification process used for COVID19 exposures. The infographic can be found here.
BC Healthy Communities - Active School Travel Pilot Program 2022: Vancouver Coastal Health would like to bring your attention to the Active School Travel (AST) Pilot Program led by BC Healthy Communities. The goal of the program is to support more students to walk, bike and scoot to and from school. More information here.