Morning Arrival of Staff and Students 

Students are not permitted to enter the school prior to 8:40. 

Parents are asked to use the student drop off loop and not the staff parking lot please. The parent drop of loop is the loop on the far-right side of the school and not to be confused with the bus loop.  Appropriate signage is posted.  

Staff will be present in their homerooms at 8:40 daily. 

Upon arrival students will enter the school through the main door with their masks on, (the first door on the right is an enter only door and the two on the left are exit only doors), sanitize and proceed to their homerooms if in Junior High, and first period class if in Senior High.   

There will be no morning cafeteria service nor the traditional breakfast program. However, there will be stations set up in the main foyer providing free breakfast grab and go items for students.  

Masks  

All students are required to have a 3 layered non-medical mask, or a medical mask to be properly worn when entering the school, in the hallways and in class when socially distancing is not possible. Masks are not required when eating, drinking, participating in physical activity or when outdoors.  

All students and staff will be provided a reusable 3 layered mask on Monday. 

Students are expected to comply with this directive. Refusal to wear a mask will be viewed as non-compliance to the public health directives and will result in the student being sent home.  

Cohorting Students - Overview 

Students in grades 7-9 are in cohorts according to grade level. 

Senior High, due to the nature of mixed grade level classes, are in a cohort together. 

Student Transitions - Class to Class 

Students will be directed by teachers the appropriate route to take to their next scheduled class.  The goal is to transition from class to class in an orderly fashion with less congestion.  

Please be mindful of the directional arrows in the hallways and stairwells and consistently follow them.  

Masks must be worn during transition times and anytime students are in the hallway. 

Morning Recess  

Students will remain in their classrooms for recess.  The cafeteria will not be providing recess at this time. Students are encouraged to bring a snack from home.  Students are able to take an extra item in the morning from the breakfast grab and go cart if they choose to.  

Lunch - Students 

Our traditional lunch selections will be offered with changes to our sub/salad bar.   This will still be available for students on a preorder basis upon arrival in their  homerooms in the morning.   

Hand Sanitizer Stations are available at the entrance and exit doors of the  cafeteria. 

Students must follow the directional arrows and follow the flow of traffic.  They will  enter the main door exit the cafeteria via the door and hallway that connects to the  gym.  

Floors are marked with six feet markers for students waiting to order or pick up their  food. 

Seating is set up to maintain physical distancing, therefore students cannot move  chairs or tables.  Masks can be removed when students are seated.  

Cafeteria staff will sanitize tables between cohorts. 

Students from grades 7-9 

• Students will follow a rotating schedule at lunch time 

• Students are in cohorts according to grade level, they will follow a rotating schedule with 3 rotations/ 20 minutes each 

• The schedule is as follows: 

      Grade 7 -  Cafeteria → Gym → Classroom/Outside 

      Grade 8 -  Gym → Classroom/Outside → Cafeteria 

      Grade 9 -  Classroom/Outside → Cafeteria → Gym 

Students from grades 10-12 

• Students who stay at school for lunch must go directly to the cafeteria at the start of lunch.  When they are finished eating, they must either go outside, to a designated classroom, or the library to wait for afternoon classes to begin.  Students cannot be roaming in the hallways during this time. 

• Senior High students are permitted to leave school property during their lunch break. Upon return to the school, they are not permitted in the hallway.  They will only be permitted to be outside, library or a designated classroom.  

Dismissal 

At the end of the day we will have a staggered approach to dismissal.  We will alternate daily by grade level to minimize traffic flow.  Students, upon exiting the building, will be required to follow the directional arrows posted signage.  Again students are required to wear masks during this transition time and on the bus.  

If a student is required to be picked up early by a parent/guardian, it is recommended that they call the school or send a note.  The student will meet you in the drop off loop. Students must first sign out at the office before leaving the building. 

Student Illness 

All students and staff are requested to follow their own individual self-assessment  process each day (COVID-19 Daily Checklist). If you are feeling unwell, staff and/or  students need to stay home.  

There is a layered approach to slowing the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Anyone  with symptoms should stay home and get tested. Close contacts of a known case in  their household or non-school, community interaction should follow public health  guidance that is available online 

https://www.nshealth.ca/information-covid-19-close-contacts 

          If a student is displaying symptoms of feeling ill at school, the classroom teacher will  notify administration and send the student to the office.  Administration will contact  home and notify the parent/guardian of the illness and request that they be picked  up.   

To access testing for individuals with symptoms, go to  

https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/symptoms-and-testing/ 

The Test to Protect program provides additional tests for students and staff, which will  be supplied through the school as necessary.   Families are not required to report  positives cases to the school if they choose not to. They should contact the school like  they do for other illnesses, such as colds or influenza (flu) if their child is going to be  absent. Schools will no longer be contact tracing. It is the families responsibility to  notify close contacts. Schools will arrange ways to ensure the student’s learning  continues, as regularly happens when a student is absent for illness. 

Visitors 

Non-essential visitors are not permitted to enter our school at this time.  Only  essential visitors who produce proof of vaccination and wear masks are permitted in  the building.  

Other Items  

• School sport will continue under the current community rules for sport and recreation.  At this time teams are permitted to practice in groups of no more than 10.  

• Students on a free that remain at the school must report to the library or be outside. 

• There will be no assemblies or large group gatherings at this time. 

• Exams are scheduled to take place as regularly scheduled for grades 10 - 12.  We are currently in discussions around 7 – 9 exams,  more information will be provided early next week.