Public health officials are advising the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region that anyone who is symptomatic, or has a household member who is symptomatic, the entire household needs to self-isolate. The symptomatic individual needs to stay in their own room and, if possible, use their own bathroom and not use common areas. Exemptions are in place for asymptomatic household members if they are a health-care worker or first responder…
Pandemic response planning for schools has focused on the safety and health of students, staff, and families while ensuring reasonable measures are in place to minimize the risk of transmission and exposure to the virus in school settings. As per the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, effective Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, the Southern Health-Santé Sud Region will be operating in the Restricted Level (orange) of the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System…
Thank you to all who participated in our recent Thought Exchange that was open from Oct. 20-25, 2020. We asked parents/guardians the following question,, Reflecting upon your child’s experience within the current classroom/school environment, how can we best support the learning process for your child? A total of 1,149 participants responded, sharing 874 thoughts and assigning 35,763 stars. View a summary of the top 25 thoughts as rated by participants…
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Pandemic response planning for schools has focused on the safety and health of students, staff, and families while ensuring reasonable measures are in place to minimize the risk of transmission and exposure to the virus in school settings. As per the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, effective Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, schools in the Winnipeg Metro Region will be…
We have now entered into the seventh week of our return to modified in-class learning. Like all school divisions, there have been many success stories and some challenges along the way. On behalf of our schools, we would like to take this opportunity to check-in via Thought Exchange and ask for…
As you are likely aware, this past week, we dealt with our first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in HSD schools. Public Health identified individual cases in Kleefeld, Mitchell, Steinbach and Niverville. Although not unexpected, the announced cases in our…
Yesterday evening Manitoba Public Health advised Hanover School Division of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in an individual from Kleefeld School. This is the first confirmed case in Hanover School Division, and we do expect there will be…
This past week, the Manitoba Government issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2020, as School Support Staff Recognition Week. The order honours the work done every day by school support staff for Manitoba’s students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools. This is so well deserved…
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The Chief Provincial Public Health Officer announced that the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region will be moved to the Orange/Restricted level under the Province’s Pandemic Response System effective Monday, September 28, 2020. Included within this region are the Town of Niverville and the RM of Taché. Health orders under this new level are being applied in a focused manner and do not currently change any of the measures related to…
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It’s hard to believe we have reached the three week mark of the resumption of school! Once again, I’d like to send a thank you for all your support, patience and cooperation with the implementation of health protocols to create safe learning spaces in our schools. Please find attached some further information, which I trust will be helpful for all. The two-page printable document outlines…