Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

I hope you have all been enjoying the warmer temperatures.  Please see below for another update.

Home & School

• Please find attached Home & School’s monthly newsletter for February.
• Important highlights – Staff Appreciation Week & NEW Eardley Swag.

February Spirit Days & Self Love Celebration

• A reminder to please find attached our memos discussing upcoming spirit days and our Self Love Celebration on Monday!
• We look forward to seeing all of our students in gear that makes them feel like the best, most authentic versions of themselves!

First Term Report Cards

• A reminder to all parents/guardians that our First Term Report Cards are available on the portal as of today!
• Please find attached the guide to access the portal.
• If you are having any difficulties please email Stephanie Lelievre @ SLelievre@wqsb.qc.ca

Grade 4 Vaccination Campaign

• CISSSO has rescheduled our fourth grade vaccinations.
• Please find attached the Vaccination Letter, brochure and consent form.
• If you cannot download the consent form, please print, complete and return to Stephanie Lelievre at the front office, and she will share the necessary information with Ms. Carpentier.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend ahead,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

I hope this email finds you safe and well.  I have an important update for you today, please see below.

First Term Report Cards

• A reminder that our First Term Report Cards will be available on the Parent/Guardian portal as of Friday, February 11^th.
• Please find attached the guide to access the report card.

Our School Survey

• Please find attached a detailed memo in regards to a short survey being conducted with our grade 4-6 students.
• The survey will be completed during the week of April 4^th – April 8^th.

LENT Technology

• It is time to return the lent technology from our last round of remote teaching and learning.
• If your children were lent chromebooks/MIFIs or both, please start to prepare the materials for return.
  • What?
    • All lent components – including the chromebook charger and box; MIFI device and box.
  • When?
    • February 14^th – 18^th – GRADES K4 – 3.
    • February 21^st – 25^th – GRADES 4 – 6.
  • Who?
    • Please do not send the technology back with your child/ren, as this could result in the loss or damage of technology.
    • Please have a responsible adult return the equipment to the front office during your designated week.

February 14^th Spirit Day

• Reminder – Please find attached our Self-Love Spirit Day memo!
• We can’t wait to see the outfits our students and staff feel the best in!

As always, I remain available should you have any questions or concerns.

All the best,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Please see the two upcoming webinars offered by Connexions

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

I hope this email finds you safe and well. I have an important Covid-19 update, please see below.

Covid-19 Update Parent/Guardian Documents

• Please find attached the updated Public Health Infographics in both English and French.
• These documents are an excellent resource when navigating the protocols for Covid-19.

Informing the School of Positive Covid-19 Cases & Other Absences

• A reminder to all parents/guardians to please inform both Stephanie Lelievre and Samantha Halpin if and when your child(ren) test positive for Covid-19.
• Daily absence reporting is still common practice and we ask that you report your child’s absence (for any reason) directly to Stephanie Lelievre.
• We are currently tracking all absences and reporting to the MEQ (Ministry of Education).
• Additionally, this allows the teaching team the opportunity to provide supplementary work and daily check-ins in the event that your child is absent for Covid-19 related reasons.

February Rapid Test Distribution

• We are still awaiting our shipment of February at-home-rapid-testing kits.
• As soon as we receive our shipment, our community will be informed and they will be sent home.

Wishing you all a lovely day ahead.  We look forward to welcoming our students back tomorrow!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.

Take care,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

This short update is to inform you that we had a Fire Inspection today during lunch . The fire alarm went off, the students evacuated the building in under two minutes and were outside for a total of approximately three minutes (maximum). The JR students (grades K4-2) were already outside and dressed for outdoor play.  The SR students (grades 3-6) were inside eating lunch and had to evacuate. 

This was an Emergency Preparedness practice; all students and staff are safe and we have resumed our regular day of events.

Enjoy the remainder of your day,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Are you between 12 and 25 years old?  Are you a parent of a young person between 12 and 25 years old?  The CISSS of Outaouais has a quick survey to better understand your needs and ideas to improve health and wellness services for youth in the Outaouais.  It will only take a few minutes and will help young people in the region.  The survey is available in both French and English.  Click here for more information and for the link to the survey.

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

I hope this email finds you well on this warm Winter day!

I have a short update to keep you all in the know in regards to our upcoming spirit events and days at Eardley! The attached documents detail our upcoming events important information regarding Valentines Day. We look forward to having some much needed fun and celebrating in true Eardley style!

As always, I remain available should you have any questions or concerns.

All the best,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

I hope this email finds you safe and well after the weekend.  I have an important Covid-19 update for you today, please see below.

Covid-19 Protocol

• Please find attached the recently shared Public Health Infographic in both French and English.
• This Infographic helps to clarify our Covid-19 protocol and management of symptoms.
• This is the most up to date information we have and therefore, will be using this to guide our management inside the school.
• As a reminder and regardless, a student should not be coming to school if they are sick.

Covid-19 Absence Reporting

• Please find attached a letter from our Secretary General, George Singfield detailing our new Covid-19 absence management protocol.
• Every Tuesday and Friday, you can follow the link below and find the data in regards to Covid-19 absences in each WQSB school.
• I have attached the report for January 24^th; as January 28^th was a PD Day for Eardley – I have not attached it to this email.
• I will not be sending the weekly reports, please follow the link below to find the information collected.
• LINK – https://westernquebec.ca/reporting-of-absences/

As always, I remain available should you have any questions or concerns.

Please take care,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Good Morning Eardley Community,

I hope this email finds you safe and well.  I have a short update this morning, please see below.

PD Day –

• A reminder that tomorrow is a PD Day and therefore, there is no school.
• Our Daycare remains open for those who registered – the cut off for registration was Friday, January 21^st.

Upcoming PD Days

• Another reminder that we have two upcoming PD Days on February 7^th and 8^th.
• Our Daycare remains open and registration to attend closes this Monday, January 31^st.
• If you wish to register for Daycare please contact Anne Carbonneau at acarbonneau@wqsb.qc.ca

WQSB Smartphone App

• Please find attached an information postcard detailing WQSB’s smartphone app.
• Stay up to date with all things WQSB!

2022-2023 Four and Five Year Old Kindergarten Registration

• Please find attached the Kindergarten registration memo detailing all of the necessary information for this upcoming school year’s registration process.
• We look forward to welcoming new Eardley Wolves!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.  

Wishing everyone a safe weekend ahead,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Good Morning Eardley Community,

I hope this email find you safe and well. I have an important update for you this morning, please see below.

Home & School

• Please find attached their January Newsletter that details upcoming fundraisers and pizza day!
• A reminder that pizza day is each Monday, order now (link available in the attached Newsletter).

First Term Report Cards

• With the delay in return to in person learning, the Ministry of Education (MEQ) postponed the first term to February 11^th, 2022.
• Therefore, Eardley Staff have been working hard to complete their First Term Report Cards in line with the new directive from the MEQ.
• Please note that we have shifted the release of our First Term Report for February 11^th, 2022. The Parent/Guardian Portal will have your child’s/children’s report cards on February 11^th, 2022.
• Please find attached the parent/guardian portal guide to help you access your child’s/children’s report card.

Covid-19 Management @ School

• Ventilation
  • A reminder to all parents and guardians that the Ministry of Education is recommending that whenever possible to open windows during teaching and recreation time to increase the air flow within the populated classrooms. Therefore, we are asking that you please send your child(ren) with an extra warm sweater to use during the Winter months.
  • Please note that we are taking into account the extreme cold weather warnings.
• Lent Technology
  • At this time, we are asking that you do NOT return technology that was sent home (Chromebooks and/or MiFi).  These will stay at your home until further notice.
• Websites for Up to Date Public Health Protocol
  • A reminder that the below websites have access to the most up to date information.  The shared information and protocols are updated at a rapid rate and therefore, we ask that you consult the below links in the event that you have a Covid-19 related question.

Symptoms, transmission, treatment

• https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/symptoms-transmission-treatment

MEQ guidelines

Instructions for People who have been in contact with a case of COVID-19

• https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/instructions-for-people-who-have-been-in-contact-with-a-confirmed-case-of-covid-19

As always, I remain available should you have any questions or concerns.

Please enjoy your week ahead and stay safe,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal