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24.02.2021 / 14:09

Coronavirus: A look inside a Winnipeg elementary school amid the COVID-19 pandemic

School curricula haven’t represented the Black perspective, says Winnipeg principal The school also hired additional staff in the fall to help spread classes out and keep students space apart. One of them was Grade 4 teacher Clinton Neufeld.“Spacing is obviously a big thing.

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Coronavirus: Answers to Manitoba school questions may come Thursday, says minister

Three weeks away, still no decision on extended Christmas break for students The Manitoba School Boards Association said last week that parents will need as much lead time as possible to plan and prepare for any changes to the calendar.“Parents and caregivers need as much notice as possible if there is going to be an amendment to a winter break or remote learning, we’ve made that position very clear to government,” association president Alan Campbell told Global News.“I think the more notice, the better.

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Three weeks away, still no decision on extended Christmas break for students

Longer holiday break could be key to school staffing woes: Manitoba School Boards Association In Manitoba, the holiday break is set to start on Dec. 18.“We’re continuing to look at our numbers but we haven’t landed on a decision on that yet,” Roussin said Friday.Some school divisions are also sharing plans with parents, should they be forced into remote learning under level red restrictions.

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Longer holiday break could be key to school staffing woes: Manitoba School Boards Association

COVID-19 in schools.” Heightened restrictions begin in Winnipeg schools Monday Pallister also says his gov't is looking at extending Christmas break for students— Brittany Greenslade (@BrittAtGlobal) November 17, 2020On Tuesday, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said a longer Christmas break is something the province has considered as well.Campbell said his organization has been getting in touch with teachers on both ends of the career spectrum — those just finishing up their education and those who have already retired — in an attempt to fill teaching shortages.“Teaching candidates from post-secondary institutions… we’re making sure they have the opportunity to get into schools as quickly as possible as part of their learning process,” he

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Winnipeg schools return to some sense of normalcy, despite COVID-19 obstacles

COVID-19 pandemic, students and staff are starting to relax and slip into their routines.“We actually had our first case in one of our schools and attendance was a bit down today, but public health has said that the risk is low, and things are moving back to normal,” said O’Leary.“Our attendance has been around 90 per cent.

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Winnipeg schools ready for start of strangest school year in recent memory

coronavirus pandemic, schools across the province have taken health and safety measures to protect staff and students that make the 2020-21 school year an unprecedented experience for everyone involved.Tony Kreml, principal at Garden City Collegiate, told 680 CJOB his school’s biggest challenge has been scheduling.“Here at Garden City Collegiate, we’re going to a blended learning model, meaning that students attend every second day,” said Kreml.“One of our tasks starting in early August was to divide our school so that all students could come every second day, but at the same time receive all the courses they wanted to get, and that’s including elective courses.”Kreml said the new setup means the school’s population, typically 1,400, will

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Manitoba school staff preparing to welcome students back to class amid coronavirus

coronavirus pandemic was a good test run for September.“We already, at that time, started to prepare for what things would possibly look like in the fall,” Stoesz told Global News. “We’ve been at it all summer, to varying degrees, whether it’s our custodians or administrative staff and even teachers have been in and out throughout the summer getting ready.”At WMEMS, physical distancing markers have been put in the hallways, sanitizer has been placed at the doorways and inside the classroom, and desks are spaced six feet apart.

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COVID-19 concerns has some Manitoba parents looking at alternate education plans

COVID-19 pandemic.The Manitoba Association of Schooling at Home says they’ve seen an influx of parents inquiring about homeschooling options.“Homeschooling might be the route for some folks because what the government has put out is not going to be helpful if children or staff and teachers have family who are immuno-compromised or they might be dealing with anxiety, so there are going to be people who are looking for alternative ways to educate,” said Rachael Fecyk-Lamb, an advisory team member with MASH.Fecyk-Lamb says in the past 24 hours, the association has received more inquiries from parents and some parents have already signed up as new members.“Just since the decision came out people are reacting and looking at options,” she said,

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Manitoba NDP calls for smaller classes, new teachers if schools reopen amid coronavirus

COVID-19 from spreading, the government should set firm limits on classroom sizes and reorganize schools in time for the first day of school, NDP Leader Wab Kinew said.“We’re calling on the provincial government to implement a class-size cap of 15 students per classroom,” Kinew said. Manitoba school divisions working on plans to bring students back to schools “And in order to accomplish this, the province would need to hire some 400 teachers.”The NDP plan also demands more buses and bus drivers, more personal protective equipment and increased mental health supports, at a total cost of roughly $260 million.The changes are possible even though there are only five weeks until the start of the school year, Kinew said.

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Manitoba helping school divisions with cost of reopening: education minister

coronavirus pandemic when they reopen classes in September.Kelvin Goertzen announced Wednesday afternoon that funds saved by school divisions that took steps to limit non-essential spending early in the pandemic will go back into schools in anticipation of September reopening.“Our government’s goal is to focus school funding on classrooms to ensure Manitoba students can thrive and excel,” said Goertzen.“This is even more important as our province gradually emerges from the grip of COVID-19, and as we continue our plans to return to in-class teaching and learning this fall.” Manitoba school divisions working on plans to bring students back to schools Goertzen said some of the funds saved by Manitoba schools were used toward covering costs

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Coronavirus: 75% of Manitoba parents OK with school restart plan, survey shows

Manitoba’s Restoring Safe Services plan amid the coronavirus pandemic, as well as survey results on its school re-entry plan for September.

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Back to school in June: Manitoba students, staff head back to class for small group sessions

Schools across Manitoba reopened their doors in a limited capacity Monday, just over two months after COVID-19 concerns shuttered much of the province.

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Some Manitoba students head back to school for one-on-one, small group sessions

On Monday, students will be able to head back to school for one-on-one or small group sessions with their teachers as part of Phase 2 of Manitoba’s reopening plan.

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Seven Oaks superintendent looking forward to possible Manitoba school reopenings

Some Manitoba kids may be back in school as early as June 1 — although it’ll be very different than the way they left it at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

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