Bonjour BP families
This will likely be the last message from the school for a while, in light of potential strike action from ATA members, set to begin on October 6. At this time, I would like to thank families for their support and kind words as we navigate this situation.
It is important to note that all teaching staff, including Ms. Berringer and myself, will not be available for the duration of labour action. Teachers won't be preparing extra activities or learning packages for students to complete while the strike continues, and won't be responding to emails/calls. The CBE will communicate any critical messages about re-entry plans when this information is made available and there is a resolution. They have already communicated that as of October 6,
- All classes are cancelled
- Transportation is cancelled
- Access to D2L/Google Classroom will be turned off for students/staff/families
- The most up-to-date information can also be found on the labour action page.
Of particular note, any offsite activities, field trips, special on site activities, and athletics have been cancelled from October 6-31, even if a settlement is reached and students return to school during this window. While labour action may be resolved sooner, cancelling these activities enables schools to focus first on the resumption of learning after teachers are back in schools. Once labour action has been resolved, we will contact you about resuming or rescheduling activities and, if applicable, financial reimbursement or adjustment.
Students are encouraged to bring home all their personal belongings from school on Friday. We will have a locker clean out, so please ensure they have bags in which to bring home their effects.
Healthy Hunger Lunches
As directed by the CBE, all on-site and off-site activities have been cancelled for the month of October. Therefore, Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch (Papa Johns) will be cancelled for October 30 as well as the donut day on October 23. If you would like a refund to your original payment method, please visit the Healthy Hunger site and cancel your order before October 6. If you do not individually cancel your order before October 6, lunch and donuts will automatically be cancelled and a credit will be issued for your order and placed on your Healthy Hunger account for use at a future lunch date. You can contact Heathy Hunger directly for a refund of credits issued that you are unable to use.
All remaining lunches for November onwards will remain active unless further notice is given regarding labor action. Only October dates will be cancelled at this time.
Thank you!
BPPC/BPPA
Bishop Pinkham School Council and Parent Association will continue with their virtual meetings on October 9 from 6:30-8 PM.
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Again, with thanks for your support and warm wishes. We hope to see you soon.
Rishma Hajee
Principal | Bishop Pinkham School