| Updates From Mr. Kemp - Monday, September 28th | http://her.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/300 | Updates From Mr. Kemp - Monday, September 28th | <p>Dear Earl Rowe Families,</p><p>We hope that you had a great weekend with your families! Thank you so much for all your support as we transitioned through reorganization and got our At Home remote learning up and running. Reorganization was a success and all students have settled into their new classrooms and are already well into the learning. </p><p>Now that students are in their more permanent location, classroom teachers will be instructing them on the use of the Google classroom and will be posting weekly materials in case students are away for a prolonged period of time. For the younger students, teachers will be sending links to the classrooms so parents can help students access the classroom should they be at home for some time. The Google classrooms will be similar to what you used last year although there will only be information and activities to help support current learning while they are away. Some classrooms will be using the Google classroom as part of their daily practises which will make the transition at home very smooth. For Technnology Support for Family go to the following SCDSB site.<br><a href="https://www.scdsb.on.ca/covid-19/technology_support_for_families" style="font-family:gotham_htfmedium;font-size:30px;">Technology Support for Families</a></p><p>This week on Wednesday, we will be honouring Orange Shirt Day and learning about reconciliation and First Nations history in Canada. We will be creating Orange shirts and feathers with messages that Every Child Matters! Please discuss the learning with your children this week.<br></p><p>We will also be learning about Rowan's Day on the 30th, which highlights the importance of the concussion protocols in place to keep students safe and injury free at school. Please share the importance of reporting head injuries to adults.</p><p>On Thursday October 1st we will Walk with Terry and support such a worthy fundraiser. This year you can donate on School Cash Online or at the Terry Fox foundation to support the cause. Our fundraising goal this year is for every student to donate an online Toonie for Terry.. Unfortunately this year, we will not be able to have parents help join us and celebrate the day. We will post some pictures on twitter after the event.</p><p>Unfortunately we will not be able to share in our Thanksgiving celebration or our Meet the Teacher Night at this time due to current gathering restrictions. We hope to be able to continue these traditions in the near future.</p><p>Please continue to follow the Health and Safety practises set up by the SMDHU to keep our students safe:</p><p>1) Covid screen every morning and if unwell or symptomatic, please keep children at home</p><p>and</p><p>2) If symptoms exist, please consult with family practitioner or get Covid negative test</p><p>and</p><p>3) Please do not send students back to school until 24hrs symptom free. Please call office, email <a href="mailto:ckemp@scdsb.on.ca">ckemp@scdsb.on.ca</a> or put note in agenda of results or doctor feedback<br></p><p>Thank you for working as a community to keep our schools open and safe for all students :)</p><p> <br></p><p>Have a fantastic week!</p><p> <br></p><p>Earl Rowe Staff<br></p><p><br></p> | | | |
| Orange Shirt Day - Wednesday, September 30th | http://her.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/299 | Orange Shirt Day - Wednesday, September 30th | <p><img alt="WELCOME" style="margin:5px;" /><br></p><p><span style="color:#333333;font-size:18px;background-color:#ffffff;">Orange Shirt Day is recognized on Sept. 30, 2020, as shared on the </span><a href="https://www.scdsb.on.ca/about/equity_and_inclusion/holy_days_and_holidays_calendar" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.scdsb.on.ca/about/equity_and_inclusion/holy_days_and_holidays_calendar" data-interception="on" title="https://www.scdsb.on.ca/about/equity_and_inclusion/holy_days_and_holidays_calendar" style="color:#093f5f;text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:18px;background-color:#ffffff;">SCDSB Holy Days and Holidays Calendar</a><span style="color:#333333;font-size:18px;background-color:#ffffff;">. This day is a commitment to ongoing reconciliation in Canada and invites us to honour the stories of Residential School survivors and their communities. This date is considered important in the residential school experiences of First Nation, Métis and Inuit people, as it was the day that children would be removed from their homes to attend residential schools.</span><br></p> | | | |
| Terry Fox Run | http://her.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/298 | Terry Fox Run | <p>Dear Earl Rowe Families,</p><p>We wanted to pass on some information about our Terry Fox run this year. Even though the run will look different this year with cohort running, we will still celebrate the spirit of Terry Fox. We will miss having the parents join us this year but will hope that you are able to celebrate Terry Fox as a Family. Please see some of the information below:<br></p><p>Our run is Thursday, October 1st, 2020 at 2pm (Friday, October 2nd raindate). This year we will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Terry's journey. Resources are available on from the Terry Fox Foundation (<a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/BpP_M0d4Z_Fl0KKGCFHjTA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhTRXeP0QVaHR0cHM6Ly90ZXJyeWZveC5vcmcvVwdzY2hvb2xtQgoASF7ia1_4Iif8UhFja2VtcEBzY2RzYi5vbi5jYVgEAAAAAg~~">https://terryfox.org/</a>)<br></p><p>We will have a larger track set up on the field for the junior and intermediate classes (a map will follow shortly). Primary students are welcome to use the track. We can have classes on the track and the big yard at the same time. As there will be classes who are walking at different times of the day, we will not be playing music over the sound system. <br></p><p><strong>This year the families are encouraged to make their donation a cashless one. This can be done through the Terry Fox Foundation directly (</strong><a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/PcPwASuC6q4TZA6p5Zzevg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhTRXeP0QzaHR0cDovL3d3dy50ZXJyeWZveC5jYS9Ib25vdXJhYmxlRWFybFJvd2VQU0JyYWRmb3JkVwdzY2hvb2xtQgoASF7ia1_4Iif8UhFja2VtcEBzY2RzYi5vbi5jYVgEAAAAAg~~"><strong>http://www.terryfox.ca/HonourableEarlRowePSBradford</strong></a><strong>) or through our own school at SchoolCash online. We are hoping that classes will set a challenge for themselves: e.g. 40 toonies donated on-line per class to celebrate. </strong></p><p><strong>Thank you as always for all your support with such an worthy community fundraiser. Please let us know if you have any questions:)</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Earl Rowe Staff</strong></p><p><br></p> | | | |
| Updates From Mr. Kemp - Friday, September 18th | http://her.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/297 | Updates From Mr. Kemp - Friday, September 18th | <p>Good Afternoon Earl Rowe Families,</p><p>We hope that you are all well and enjoying your weekend. We wanted to reach out to families to thank everyone for all your support. We had a wonderful first 2 weeks of school and are looking forward to week three. Thank you for working with us to keep all students safe and learning at Earl Rowe.</p><p>At- Home Remote Learning classes start on Monday. If your child has registered for remote learning, their new teacher will email or call this weekend. Some of our Earl Rowe teachers will be teaching these remote learning classes, as a result some of our in-person classes will have interim teachers continuing their programming next week. We would like to welcome our interim teacher Ms. Garritano who will be replacing Mrs. Camick in grade 2 and Ms. Grossi who will be replacing Mrs. Armstrong in grade 3. These interim teachers will be working in the classroom until our reorganization date on September 29<sup>th</sup>. We would like to wish Mrs. Camick and Mrs. Armstrong the best as they start their new At Home classes on Monday.</p><p>Teachers from our local area will be teaching our At-Home learners from Earl Rowe. Please see the list of teachers supporting our At-Home learners from Earl Rowe.</p><p>JK/SK- Mrs. Wilson from Boyne River P.S.</p><p>Grade 1- Ms. Dermott from Earnest Cumberland P.S.</p><p>Grade 2- Mr. Mc Millan from Earnest Cumberland P.S.</p><p>Grade 3- Ms. Dailey from Chris Hadfield P.S.</p><p>Grade 4- Ms. Van Muyen from Fred C. Cooke P.S.</p><p>Grade 5- Ms. Morello from Tec Beaton Elementary</p><p>Grade 6- Ms. Kuse from Chris Hadfield P.S.</p><p>Grade 7 –Ms. Running from Chris Hadfield P.S.</p><p>Grade 8- Mr. Legros from Chris Hadfield P.S.</p><p> </p><p>I will be touching base with At- Home families who may need technology and will schedule a pick up time for you this week. </p><p>Our in-person classes will have some changes during fall re-organization as previously mentioned in our newsletter. In-person classes will be re-organized for September 29<sup>th</sup>. Staff have already been busy building our new classes for reorg day on the 29<sup>th</sup>. Please know that a lot of thought and planning has gone into reorganization and we look at many factors as we plan our classes. The new organization effective Tuesday September 29<sup>th</sup> is the following:</p><p>JK/SK- Mrs. Cancelli/ Mrs. Phillips</p><p>SK/1- Mrs. Philp (0.8) and Mrs. Gale (0.2)</p><p>Grade 2/3- Mrs. Brown</p><p>Grade 3/4- Mrs. Thompson</p><p>Grade 4/5- Mrs. Ferreri</p><p>Grade 6/7- Mrs. Hill</p><p>Grade 7/8- Mrs. Magel</p><p>PT Mrs. Gale and Mrs. Geertsema</p><p> </p><p>Have a wonderful weekend!</p><p> </p><p>Earl Rowe Staff <br></p><p><br></p> | | | |
| Updates From Mr. Kemp - Thursday, September 17th | http://her.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/296 | Updates From Mr. Kemp - Thursday, September 17th | <p>Dear Earl Rowe Families,</p><p>We just wanted to take the opportunity to thank all families for working with us to make such a successful start to this year. The students have been doing a wonderful job following routines and working with the teachers to keep the school as safe as it can be. Many thanks to all for wonderful team work! Thank you for all the great feedback and reassurance that you are feeling comfortable with the new safety procedures and have given feedback to help make it better. As we approach the end of the 2nd week, I have complete faith that we are on a good path for week 3.</p><p>We have received notice that we will be reorganizing on the 29th. I will be working with staff to create the best classrooms within the new organizational boundaries and will send you information once we have finalized our organization. Please know that we look at all the parameters when we have to change placements and a lot of care and time go into these decisions. We will update you as soon as we can:)</p><p>For our AT Home Learners:</p><p>There are many meetings today and yesterday at the board level to finalize teaching staff and finalize classrooms, as we speak. At the school level, we are ready to go with needed technology and are awaiting the next instructions to send to families. We are hoping to hear more today as they finalize the process. Please keep an eye out for a message from the board and or another message from Earl Rowe. Thank you so much for your patience as the final details are put together. </p><p>Thank you again to all families for your encouragement and support in these unprecedented times. We look forward to finalizing the last part of our plan for this year and continue to watch all the great learning. </p><p> </p><p>Take Care,<br></p><p>Christopher Kemp and Earl Rowe Staff<br></p><p><br></p> | | | |