Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

Further to the announcement of the school closures, we will need to survey our community to see who will need access to technology. Please read the below carefully –

Access to Technology –

• The access to school sanctioned technology is available for those students who do not have technology at home.
• You can request the following –

• a laptop/chromebook
• An internet stick (MIFI) to provide internet in the home
• A laptop/chromebook & MIFI
• If you require access to ANY technology please do the following –
  • Email Hannah Patrick at hpatrick@wqsb.qc.ca
  • Include your child(ren)’s names who need access to technology
  • Include the type of technology needed – #1, #2 OR #3

FOR EXAMPLE:

Students –  Samantha Halpin and Hannah Patrick

Technology Needed – Samantha Halpin – #1:Laptop/Chromebook; Hannah Patrick – #3:Laptop/Chromebook & MIFI

If you require technology please email Hannah Patrick @ hpatrick@wqsb.qc.ca by Tuesday, December 21^st at 12:00pm.

All devices will be prepared and ready for pick up on January 6^th, 2022. A pick-up schedule will be organized by Ms. Patrick and you will be notified of your pick-up time by December 22^nd. Upon the pick-up of the device you will be required to sign the permission form attached.

Additionally, please note that I understand this is quite short notice.  However, this information was just relayed and we are quickly jumping into action to service your needs.

We will continue to work together as a team and community to ensure our students’ individual needs are met.

I sincerely appreciate all of your kind words and support – please know that they do not go unnoticed.

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

Stay tuned for further updates…

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

École Primaire Eardley/Eardley Elementary

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

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

• ALL Elementary Schools are closed effective December 21^st, 2021 due to the rising Covid-19 cases across the province of Quebec.
• There are NO online/virtual expectations for December 21^st and 22^nd. ALL students are on holidays effective end of day December 20^th, 2021.
• Daycare services for December 21^st and 22^nd will remain OPEN to those families who are already registered for daycare – Daycare will run from 7:00am – 6:00pm.
• Only ONE exception – if you are a health care worker and NOT regularly registered for daycare you can have access to services.  You will need to provide proof of employment to secure a spot within our daycare. Please contact Anne Carbonneau at acarbonneau@wqsb.qc.ca if you will need daycare as a health care worker.
• The schools will remain closed to in person learning until January 10^th, 2022.
• January 6^th, 2022 is now a PD DAY to allow for the school to prepare technology needs and paper packages of supplementary work for online learning.
• January 7^th, 2022 will be virtual learning following the school’s regular schedule i.e. 7:55am – 2:30pm. Your child’s homeroom teacher will email you with the day’s schedule and expectations by January 6^th, 2022.
• As it stands right now, we are back to in person learning as of January 10^th, 2022.
• Daycare services will be open and accessible for the 6^th and 7^th of January – however, more information to come whether or not this is an Emergency Daycare OR open to all regularly scheduled families, stay tuned.
• If your child has been away, you may come to the school to collect your Rapid Tests – Please contact Stephanie Lelievre at SLelievre@wqsb.qc.ca to organize a pick-up time.

This is the most up to date information I have.  As the situation evolves and changes, I will update our community.  As always, I appreciate your patience and support as we continue to navigate the twists and turns of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Please stay tuned and stay safe,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

École Primaire Eardley/Eardley Elementary

Good Morning Eardley Community,

I hope this email finds you safe and well after the snowfall this weekend. We have three more glorious days together before the Winter Break and we here at Eardley plan to send your children off in style!

Please find attached the communication for our Spirit Week.  We look forward to seeing our students decked out for winter and the holidays!

Additionally, we will be collecting all perishable food items until 3:00pm this afternoon to help out our families in need. Please find attached the Holiday Spirit 21-22 Family Memo with all of the details and suggestions of perishable food donations.

Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

École Primaire Eardley/Eardley Elementary

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

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

• Rapid Testing for ALL Elementary School Families
  • Further to my communication on the 15^th, five rapid tests will be given to every elementary student at Eardley.
  • The tests have arrived at the school and will be handed out by each homeroom teacher today, December 17^th, 2021.
  • Please see the attached documentation to prepare. A paper copy of the instructions have also been provided in French and English for all students.
    • What does this mean?
      • Each student will be sent home with five rapid tests (December 17^th, 2021).
      • We will not be making appointments for parent(s)/guardian(s) to pick up the rapid tests.
      • The rapid tests can be used at your discretion, they are not mandatory for school attendance.
      • If you complete a rapid test at home due to your child(ren) displaying Covid-19 symptoms and the result is positive, they are to seek testing from a Santé Publique testing centre – the child is NOT to attend school.
      • If you complete a rapid test at home due to your child(ren) displaying Covid-19 symptoms and the result is negative, the same rule applies – please monitor your child’s symptoms and do NOT send your child to school while sick.
      • No student should be coming to school while sick, regardless of the rapid test result.

There has been no further communication from the Ministry of Education regarding additional testing kits. If the school receives more testing kits, I will inform the community.

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

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ahead,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

École Primaire Eardley/Eardley Elementary

Good Morning Eardley Community,

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

• Rapid Testing for ALL Elementary School Families
  • Further to the announcement by Santé Publique yesterday afternoon, five rapid tests will be given to every elementary student across the province of Quebec.
  • Please note that the rapid tests are still in transit and therefore, we do not have a distribution date. As soon as the tests arrive and are organized by class list, a further information/confirmation email will be sent to our community.
  • Please see the attached documentation to prepare.
    • What does this mean?
      • Each student will be sent home with five rapid tests (date TBD).
      • We will not be making appointments for parent(s)/guardian(s) to pick up the rapid tests.
      • The rapid tests can be used at your discretion, they are not mandatory for school attendance.
      • If you complete a rapid test at home due to your child(ren) displaying Covid-19 symptoms and the result is positive, they are to seek testing from a Santé Publique testing centre – the child is NOT to attend school.
      • If you complete a rapid test at home due to your child(ren) displaying Covid-19 symptoms and the result is negative, the same rule applies – please monitor your child’s symptoms and do NOT send your child to school while sick.
      • No student should be coming to school while sick, regardless of the rapid test result.

At this time, this is the current up to date information that we have.  Please note that the situation is rapidly evolving and therefore, as soon as new and updated information is available, I will update our community.

I appreciate your support and understanding as we continue to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.

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

Please take care and stay safe,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Good Morning Eardley Community,

I hope this email finds you safe and well after the stormy weather this weekend. I have an important update and a few reminders for you to get our week started, please see below.

• Travelling Outside Canada – A Reminder…
  • With the Holiday Season approaching, please find attached a communication from our Secretary General, George Singfield detailing the protocol to follow if your family is travelling out of the country.
  • Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated youth 12 to 17 years of age are subject to the 14-day quarantine, and all testing requirements for pre-entry, arrival and Day-8 tests, whether or not they are accompanied by travellers who qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller.
  • Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated youth under 12 years of age are subject to the 14-day quarantine, and all testing requirements for pre-entry, arrival and Day-8 tests, whether or not they are accompanied by travellers who qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller.
• Vaccinations

A Reminder…

• If you wish to have your child vaccinated, there are TWO options:
  • Vaccinate your child OUTSIDE of school at one of the vaccination centres.
    • If this option suits you MUST register @ the following link – https://clients3.clicsante.ca/60059/take-appt.
  • Vaccinate your child INSIDE of school during the school’s vaccination campaign.
    • Eardley’s vaccination site will be at South Hull Elementary.
    • The vaccination date set for Eardley is December 17^th, 2021.
    • If you choose this option, parents/guardians will NOT be permitted to accompany their child(ren) at the vaccination site.
    • Staff will accompany the registered students to the vaccination cite via organized school transportation.
    • If this option suits you MUST register @ the following link – https://clients3.clicsante.ca/67026/take-appt
    • If you choose to have your child vaccinated at school, you must complete and sign the electronic consent form via Clic Santé at least 24 hours before the day of the school vaccination. It is also possible for you to complete a paper consent (attached to this email) in the event that you do not have access to the internet.
    • If you are completing a paper consent, please contact Stephanie Lelievre @ SLelievre@wqsb.qc.ca , as she will be collecting ALL paper consent for the vaccination campaign.
    • No student will be vaccinated without consent.

Due to a high number of inquiries and for clarification purposes, a Covid-19 vaccine for our student population is not mandatory for school attendance at this time. Currently, you do not need to provide proof of student vaccination.

For more information on the vaccination campaign for children age 5 to 11, go to Québec.ca/vaccinjeune. If you are having challenges booking a vaccine, please contact the hotline at 1-877-644-4545 (toll free).

• Winter Wonderland Spirit Week
  • Our Winter Wonderland Spirit Week is fast approaching.  Please find the memo entitled Holiday Spirit 21-22 Family Memofor all the fun details!
• Home & School
  • Please find attached Home & School’s December newsletter full of information regarding upcoming Pizza Days and fundraisers!
• Bus Lane
  • A reminder to our parents and guardians that the bus lane is not to be used at any point during the day – this is directly related to safety and security. If you’re dropping off a student, a lunch, picking a student up etc. please park in our designated pick-up and drop-off parking spots and walk into the front lobby. Stephanie Lelievre, our front office staff will gladly help you with any inquiry you may have. *Only exception is during inclement weather*

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

Please have a wonderful week ahead,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

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

• Eardley Celebrations & Traditions
  • As the holiday season approaches for many of us, we here at Eardley are looking to learn more about our community’s celebrations and traditions.
  • To foster learning and acceptance within our school walls, we are turning to you, our community for help!
  • If you are comfortable sharing your family’s traditions, celebrations, and ceremonies, we would love to hear about them!
  • Please find attached the memo entitled Eardley Community Celebrations & Traditions detailing more information about our campaign.
  • We look forward to learning about our community and sharing all of the wonderful stories!
• Food Drive
  • Tomorrow is the last day to bring in items for our annual food drive to help out our community.
  • Scour those pantries, clean out those closets…tomorrow we are looking for donations of household items (i.e. cleaner, Kleenex, Ziplock bags etc.)
  • Please see the attached communication regarding our food drive!
• Angel Tree
  • That’s all she wrote, Eardley!
  • Thank you to those who took a virtual angel to support a family in need this holiday season.
  • We have handed out all of our angels and are looking forward to packaging everything up and sending along the festive goods!

Thank you for your continued support and positivity!  We know this year has been another challenging one, yet we will end off this calendar year in true Eardley fashion – with kindness, love and compassion.

Have a wonderful end to your week and stay warm,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Good Morning Eardley Community,

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

• Travelling Outside Canada – A Reminder
  • With the Holiday Season approaching, please find attached a communication from our Secretary General, George Singfield detailing the protocol to follow if your family is travelling out of the country.
  • Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated youth 12 to 17 years of age are subject to the 14-day quarantine, and all testing requirements for pre-entry, arrival and Day-8 tests, whether or not they are accompanied by travellers who qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller.
  • Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated youth under 12 years of age are subject to the 14-day quarantine, and all testing requirements for pre-entry, arrival and Day-8 tests, whether or not they are accompanied by travellers who qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller.
• Vaccinations

A Reminder…

• If you wish to have your child vaccinated, there are TWO options:
  • Vaccinate your child OUTSIDE of school at one of the vaccination centres.
    • If this option suits you MUST register @ the following link – https://clients3.clicsante.ca/60059/take-appt.
  • Vaccinate your child INSIDE of school during the school’s vaccination campaign.
    • Eardley’s vaccination site will be at South Hull Elementary.
    • The vaccination date set for Eardley is December 17^th, 2021.
    • If you choose this option, parents/guardians will NOT be permitted to accompany their child(ren) at the vaccination site.
    • Staff will accompany the registered students to the vaccination cite via organized school transportation.
    • If this option suits you MUST register @ the following link – https://clients3.clicsante.ca/67026/take-appt
    • If you choose to have your child vaccinated at school, you must complete and sign the electronic consent form via Clic Santé at least 24 hours before the day of the school vaccination. It is also possible for you to complete a paper consent (attached to this email) in the event that you do not have access to the internet.
    • If you are completing a paper consent, please contact Stephanie Lelievre @ SLelievre@wqsb.qc.ca , as she will be collecting ALL paper consent for the vaccination campaign.
    • No student will be vaccinated without consent.

Due to a high number of inquiries and for clarification purposes, a Covid-19 vaccine for our student population is not mandatory for school attendance at this time. Currently, you do not need to provide proof of student vaccination.

For more information on the vaccination campaign for children age 5 to 11, go to Québec.ca/vaccinjeune. If you are having challenges booking a vaccine, please contact the hotline at 1-877-644-4545 (toll free).

• Holiday Spirit Campaign
  • A reminder that our Holiday Spirit Campaign is well underway!
  • Please find attached the communication detailing all of the events to help out our community.

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

Please enjoy the day ahead and stay warm,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal

Our recent IEP presentation is now available online on the WQSB website.  Please see attached PDF slide promoting the presentation recording.

The link inside the PDF will direct you to the IEP webpage on the WQSB website.

Good Afternoon Eardley Community,

I hope this email finds you safe and well. I have a short but important update for you this afternoon, please see below.

• Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign for 5-11 year old students
  • Please find attached the just released information document that provides further detail on the vaccination campaign.
  • This infodoc is incredibly helpful and highlights key information about the pediatric vaccine, and conveniently it is all in one place!

A Reminder…

• If you wish to have your child vaccinated, there are TWO options:
  1. Vaccinate your child OUTSIDE of school at one of the vaccination centres.
     1. If this option suits you MUST register @ the following link – https://clients3.clicsante.ca/60059/take-appt.
  2. Vaccinate your child INSIDE of school during the school’s vaccination campaign.
     1. Eardley’s vaccination site will be at South Hull Elementary.
     2. The vaccination date set for Eardley is December 17^th, 2021.
     3. If you choose this option, parents/guardians will NOT be permitted to accompany their child(ren) at the vaccination site.
     4. Staff will accompany the registered students to the vaccination cite via organized school transportation.
     5. If this option suits you MUST register @ the following link – https://clients3.clicsante.ca/67026/take-appt
     6. If you choose to have your child vaccinated at school, you must complete and sign the electronic consent form via Clic Santé at least 24 hours before the day of the school vaccination. It is also possible for you to complete a paper consent (attached to this email) in the event that you do not have access to the internet.
     7. If you are completing a paper consent, please contact Stephanie Lelievre @ SLelievre@wqsb.qc.ca , as she will be collecting ALL paper consent for the vaccination campaign.
     8. No student will be vaccinated without consent.

Due to a high number of inquiries and for clarification purposes, a Covid-19 vaccine for our student population is not mandatory for school attendance at this time.

For more information on the vaccination campaign for children age 5 to 11, go to Québec.ca/vaccinjeune. If you are having challenges booking a vaccine, please contact the hotline at 1-877-644-4545 (toll free).

As always, we continue to receive updates frequently.  As soon as new or updated information is received, it will be shared with the community.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.

All the best,

Samantha Halpin

Directrice/Principal