Dear GAA Community,

We had a great two days of Parent Conferences! Thank you to everyone who took the time to chat with your child’s teacher and get caught up on his/her progress and goals for the last four months of the school year.

Please be reminded of these few notes:

Dismissal

We have parents and nannies coming well before 1:45 to collect children at the end of the day. Teachers do not start dismissing students before 1:45. As it is getting hotter each day and for your own health, please do not arrive and expect children to come down before this time.

PYPX Information Session

On March 11, we have a PYP Exhibition Information Session for Grade 5 parents at 9am. Please see information in this edition of the GAAzete.

The Big 1-0

On March 25, the Elementary Performing Arts students (4th and 5th grade) present “The Big One-Oh” A Zoomsical. The children and our wonderful team of educators have spent so much time preparing and this is not an event to miss! You can find information on how to purchase tickets and support the Arts at GAA in this edition of the GAAzette. he show will be broadcast on March 25th at 6:00p.m.

Mike Hopaluk

Elementary Principal

email: esprincipal_gaa@gemsedu.com

We remind parents of our safety protocols with regards to COVID-19:

• What if my child or a household member tests positive?

1. Notify school immediately by calling GAA's COVID-19 Hotline at 052 1048099 to enable us to activate appropriate response. Or email: pre_gaa@gemsedu.com

2. Keep your child and other GAA siblings isolated at home for at least 10 days and follow the instructions of Health Authorities.

3. Distance Learning will be enabled for your child.

4. Child will be cleared to return to school once they have 2 consecutive negative test results, submitting doctor's note and results to the school nurse.

• What's the Return to School protocol?

Positive case: They must show a Clearance Report from SEHA or their Health Care Provider confirming they are clear to return to school. This report shows the high-level history of the case including date confirmed positive, the 2 negative results and that the patient has completed the isolation period.

Contacts of the positive case: contacts must continue their 10 day home quarantine, even if they test negative, and are only allowed back in school after receiving 2 consecutive negative test results (approximately day 1 and day 8 testing).

We thank you for your continuous support.

The PBIS committee has put together a Monthly Learner Profile Shout-Out “contest”.

Each month, we will prioritize two of the PYP Learner Profile Attributes. Students who are nominated by teachers, EA’s and specialists will receive a certificate. Students who have gone above and beyond will also receive a special shout-out.

Please click below link for presentation by our SST about Dyslexia (Part 2).

Dear GAA Community,

Thank you for all the videos in mother tongue! Here are the compilations:

• March 11 - PYP Exhibition Parent Information Session, @09:00 am. https://gemseducation.zoom.us/j/85221813908

• March 25 - Elementary Zoomsical "The Big One-Oh"

• March 25 - Career Day for High School Students.

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(please note, updated regularly)