Garrison Road School

We have an update for our families and community about staff vaccination disclosure. ⬇️ If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your school. 🏫📧📲 ℹ️🔗 dsbn.org/news-release/2…

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 1⃣ 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥! 🤯 If you want to do some planning for 2021-22, find out what the ❎holidays and ❎PD days are in our elementary and secondary calendars 👇 🗓️🔗 dsbn.org/calendars

There will be lots of signage posted around your school, such as: ➡️ Directional arrows 👣 Where to be to maintain physical distancing 🧼 Health reminders 🚫 Room availability & limits Staff will be there to help ensure students are following all the health & safety protocols✅

🏫📋✅ Health & safety is #1. When we go back to school, all students and staff must self-screen every day before attending school in-person. 🔗An updated link to the Daily COVID-19 Self-Screening will be posted on your school website ✚ dsbn.org soon

👦👧 Going into 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻? This 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 is for you! Your child's Kindergarten companion Barkley🐶 will guide you through information like 🌈play-based learning, ✅ a list of what to bring to school and 🔄 daily routines. 🔗dsbn.org/backtoschool/e…

🟠𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 → entering and exiting your school will be staggered to support physical distancing. 😷↔😷 Your school will contact you about what to expect. 🐶𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧 → if your school is participating in a staggered process, you'll know before Sept. 7

Let’s get you to school! Key points from our guides:⁣ 🚍 Students who 'Opted In' for 20-21 are automatically assigned a seat for 21-22⁣ 🚍 Eligible students who did not ride last year must notify @niagarasts⁣ ↪️ Guides 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🔗dsbn.org/backtoschool

Health & safety is no. 1⃣. Like last year, there will be regular reminders & chances for students to wash their hands. 🧼🙌✨ Hand sanitizer will also be available in every classroom, at all entrances. 🔗 More 👉 dsbn.org/backtoschool/ ❗️ Schools offices reopen Monday, Aug. 30

❗ Reminder❗ 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐒𝐁𝐍 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠. 𝟑𝟎. Contact your school by email📧 or phone📱 that week to discuss any outstanding questions. 🔎 Find your school website and their contact information 👉 🔗dsbn.org/schools/school…

🔔🗯️ Just a reminder to our #Niagara families and community that the first official day of school this year is 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕! 🔔🗯️ 🔗 Go to dsbn.org for lots of information on back to school 🚌🌳🍂

#ICYMI → our 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝! These have essential information about in-person🏫🚶‍♀️🚶 ✚ remote learning💻 🟠 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲⁣ 🔗 dsbn.org/backtoschool/e…⁣ ⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊ 🔴 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲⁣ 🔗 dsbn.org/backtoschool/s…

We're hosting vaccine pop-up clinics with @NRPublicHealth for students & others 12+! No appointments. Just walk-in 🏫🚶‍♀️🚶 #VaxToSchool 🗓️ AUG. 23-27. 10-6 PM. Where👇 📍23: @SCCSaints 📍24: @BDSSBucs 📍25: École Secondaire Franco Niagara 📍26: @port_high 📍27: @StamfordNation

CMHA Niagara is booking free appointments for in-person, telephone and virtual appointments in our St. Catharines and Niagara Falls office. We are here to help.

In further support of a safe return to school, Ontario is ensuring more children benefit from the protection offered by the #COVID19 vaccine. Starting August 18, all children turning 12 before the end of 2021 will be eligible to receive their 1st dose. news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

Pop-up vaccination clinics will be taking place at schools across the region starting Monday, August 23. Learn more and find a school near you at: niagararegion.ca/news/article.a… #VaxtoSchool🏫 #VaccinateNiagara

School is BACK! 📣 𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑨𝑹𝒀 families, here's what to know for September: 🔗dsbn.org/backtoschool/e… Get this info & more: 🎒 in-person learning 🖥️ remote learning 🍎 Kindergarten 😷 health & safety 🗓️ when schools reopen (psst.. it's Aug. 30!) ❓ who to contact

Have a great summer, Greyhounds! 💜

June 1 is Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 This year, Pride will be honoured a little differently. From May 31 - June 8, flags at DSBN schools will be lowered to half-mast to honour the lives of the 215 Indigenous children discovered in a mass grave at the former Kamloops Residential School

Monthly Observances: June 2021 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Welcome to the 14th Annual #DSBNMusicMonday! K-12 Voices from across the DSBN have come together to celebrate the importance of music and music education. Our song "The Music Lives Within Me" was composed by students at Laura Secord. youtu.be/XAB2SHa68Qk