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Our Annual General Meeting will be held as scheduled on Weds Sept 9 at 7pm (rain date Thurs Sept 10)
It will take place at our Preschool, outdoors in the enclosed paved area. Please send just one adult from your family and no children. We will stay physically distanced, and while we will be outdoors, anyone who prefers to wear a mask is encouraged to do so. Hand sanitizer will be available. Dress for the weather and bring a chair with you if you would like one! We will be sharing important information about the school year, answering questions, voting in Board members and collecting any registration packages or cheques.
It will take place at our Preschool, outdoors in the enclosed paved area. Please send just one adult from your family and no children. We will stay physically distanced, and while we will be outdoors, anyone who prefers to wear a mask is encouraged to do so. Hand sanitizer will be available. Dress for the weather and bring a chair with you if you would like one! We will be sharing important information about the school year, answering questions, voting in Board members and collecting any registration packages or cheques.
COVID policies:
In the case of children having to stay home because of symptoms or illness or quarantine, there will be no refunding of tuition paid, as we still have to support our staff wages and fixed costs to operate the Preschool.
In the case of a mandated emergency closure of all child care centres by the Ministry of Education or Ministry of Health, like the one in March 2019: If the closure notice occurs in the first half of the month, families will be offered the choice to receive a refund of the second half of the month’s tuition, or donate it to the school for a charitable tax receipt. If the closure notice occurs in the second half of the month, no refund for the remaining days will be offered. No further monthly tuition payments will be deposited until such time as the child care centre is able to safely re-open
In the case of children having to stay home because of symptoms or illness or quarantine, there will be no refunding of tuition paid, as we still have to support our staff wages and fixed costs to operate the Preschool.
In the case of a mandated emergency closure of all child care centres by the Ministry of Education or Ministry of Health, like the one in March 2019: If the closure notice occurs in the first half of the month, families will be offered the choice to receive a refund of the second half of the month’s tuition, or donate it to the school for a charitable tax receipt. If the closure notice occurs in the second half of the month, no refund for the remaining days will be offered. No further monthly tuition payments will be deposited until such time as the child care centre is able to safely re-open
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SCHOOL CLOSURES:
Inclement Weather Policy IMPORTANT DATES: 2020/2021 School Year Wed Sept 9th 7:00pm - Annual General Meeting/Orientation (rain date Thursday Sept. 10th 7:00pm) Location: outside the main entrance to GBH Sept 14-18th - First week of classes Oct 12th - Closed, Thanksgiving Dec 16th/17th - Holiday Concert Dec 21st-Jan 1st - Closed, Holiday Break Feb 15th - Closed, Family Day Mar 15-19 - Closed, March Break Apr 2nd - Closed, Good Friday Apr 5th - Closed, Easter Monday May 24th - Closed, Victoria Day Jun 18th - Graduation Celebration/Last Day of classes |
Our Policies |
SNACK
This year, families will be responsible for sending their children with their own individual snack each day, in addition to their labelled reusable water bottle. (This eliminates the need for parent volunteers to do weekly snack shops and dish cleaning.)
We recommend you use the updated Canada Food Guide to help make healthy choices. To plan a healthy snack, start with water, a fruit or vegetable, plus add a whole grain food and a protein food. Limit sugar content. Please carefully check ingredient lists as we are a
PEANUT/NUT FREE facility.
Here are some snack ideas from our previous snack menus:
-Rice cake with cream cheese and strawberries
-Shreddies and blueberries
-Mini pita pockets, cucumbers, and hummus
-Cheerios and pears (canned in water or fresh)
-Goldfish crackers and bananas
-mini carrots, cheddar cheese, and whole wheat crackers,
-graham crackers, melon, vanilla yogurt
-melba toast, cheddar and mandarin oranges (canned in water or fresh)
-oatmeal and peaches (canned in water or fresh)
-whole wheat tortilla wraps with cream cheese and snow or snap peas
-Rice chex and apple slices
-Toasted rye bread, hard boiled egg and cantaloupe
This year, families will be responsible for sending their children with their own individual snack each day, in addition to their labelled reusable water bottle. (This eliminates the need for parent volunteers to do weekly snack shops and dish cleaning.)
We recommend you use the updated Canada Food Guide to help make healthy choices. To plan a healthy snack, start with water, a fruit or vegetable, plus add a whole grain food and a protein food. Limit sugar content. Please carefully check ingredient lists as we are a
PEANUT/NUT FREE facility.
Here are some snack ideas from our previous snack menus:
-Rice cake with cream cheese and strawberries
-Shreddies and blueberries
-Mini pita pockets, cucumbers, and hummus
-Cheerios and pears (canned in water or fresh)
-Goldfish crackers and bananas
-mini carrots, cheddar cheese, and whole wheat crackers,
-graham crackers, melon, vanilla yogurt
-melba toast, cheddar and mandarin oranges (canned in water or fresh)
-oatmeal and peaches (canned in water or fresh)
-whole wheat tortilla wraps with cream cheese and snow or snap peas
-Rice chex and apple slices
-Toasted rye bread, hard boiled egg and cantaloupe
