Joseph Giles Elementary

School Updates Sept 1st

Class Lists
We are finalizing class lists this week.  We will be emailing families Thursday night  with your child’s teacher, and our process for entering and exiting the building. 
Monitoring Your Child’s Health
Our shared health is our shared responsibility. We need families to monitor the health of their child(ren) each day before they come to school using the COVID-19 Daily Checklist. A copy of the checklist is attached or you can access it on our website at: https://www.ednet.ns.ca/backtoschool#covidinfection
Please keep your child at home when they are ill, even if their symptoms are mild, and contact 811.   By monitoring daily, you are doing your part to protect our shared health.

Illness at School
Any student who becomes unwell at school will have a separate location in the school where they will be supervised, while they wait to be picked up.
If a child feels unwell or begins to exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, a parent or guardian will be contacted for pick-up. It is very important to ensure that your contact information and other emergency contacts for your child are kept up to date with the school during the school year.
If your child exhibits COVID symptoms, contact 811 to receive advice from Public Health on what to do next, including if/when the child can return to school.
If a COVID-19 case is identified, Public Health will provide direction to the school and HRCE on communicating with families.