Labour Update

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We are pleased to let you know that all schools will be open again for in-person learning tomorrow, November 8.

Grand Erie’s 920 CUPE staff members will be returning tomorrow to the daily, vital work they do supporting students and learning across the district.

All regular school activities will resume, including extracurricular activities, sports and athletics and student transportation.

Progress reports, where they haven’t already been distributed, will be sent home. Parent-teacher interviews scheduled for this week will proceed as planned.

All child care centres and before- and after-care will be open. Community Use of Schools permits will resume so activities scheduled after hours at Grand Erie schools will now continue as planned.

All ongoing virtual or elearning instruction will continue as normal.

Thank you for your patience. We know these past few days have been difficult, and we’re excited to welcome all students back to school tomorrow.

Happy “new year”! I hope everyone had a pleasant summer holiday. It’s been nice to talk to students and parents this week about all the things you’ve done over the past two months. I’ve heard lots of stories of fun trips and relaxation. I’ve also heard a few about some more stressful experiences that life seems to always present. Whatever the past 2 months brought for you, I’m looking forward to working together again as a Boston School Family to support each other. September brings the opportunity for fresh starts and lots of reason for optimism. Each and every student is full of potential, and on a pathway that is their own unique success story (always in progress)!

This year you’ll notice that the staff is mostly the same with a few exceptions. Mrs. Huffman is off this year with her new baby. We would like to welcome Ms. Agius, who has joined us to teach the 3/4 class. We are excited to have her back as part of the Boston team! We would also like to welcome Mrs. Trembley as our new custodian. We are all in good hands with her making sure the building is in good shape!

On the first day, we had a Welcome-Back Assembly in which we committed to two very simple things this year: 1) We will always do our best

2) We will always be kind

I believe those two simple statements can guide every decision we make every day, and I’ve asked every Blazer to consider them when they are making choices.

Once again, welcome to a new school year. It’s good to be back!