亲爱的家长/监护人：

8月17日，我们修改后的日历学校的学生开始上课，而在短短的两天内，我们传统日历学校的学生也将加入其中。我们非常高兴欢迎所有回归学校的学生，以及所有新加入卡尔加里教育局的家庭。

在9月1日之前，我想向您分享一些重要的更新和提醒。

校园内佩戴口罩

8月18日，我们向所有家长通知，在新学年开始时，将要求所有幼儿园至12年级的教职员工和学生在室内佩戴口罩。这个决定是基于所有有效证据做出的，包括卡尔加里的活动病例数量，并将在9月底之前进行评估。

我们今天在网站上发布了类似于2020-21学年使用的口罩指南。该指南详细说明了何时需要佩戴口罩，以及如何进行口罩休息和豁免。请花一些时间阅读这些指南，并与您的孩子讨论。

其他健康防护措施

当面授课程开始时，还将实施其他健康防护措施。这包括正确的洗手和咳嗽礼仪，以及增强清洁和通风措施。最重要的是，学生和员工需要使用每日清单确定是否应该上学或留在家中。请在孩子生病时让他们留在家中，帮助我们保持学校和工作场所的安全。

学校中的阳性病例

与去年相比，COVID-19阳性病例的通知程序发生了重大变化。

根据卫生主管局长的指示，学校将不再向密切接触者或学校社区通报阳性病例。这是将COVID-19作为一种传染病范畴管理的转变。学校将继续通过员工或家庭的自我报告，以及因病缺勤的方式监测学校的阳性病例。如果缺勤人数显著增加，卫生局可能会宣布爆发并建议采取额外的健康措施。

有关如何处理疾病，包括COVID-19的更多信息，请参考政府的学校呼吸道疾病防控指南。

在线学校注册截止日期为9月2日星期四

8月19日，我们重新开放了与我们的在线学校CBe-learn注册的机会。如果您有兴趣将面授课程转为与CBe-learn的在线课程，请在9月2日中午之前申请从您当前的CBE学校转到CBe-learn。

根据当前学校收到和处理转学表格的时间，开学日期可能在9月7日至9月13日之间。详细信息和转学表格的副本可在线获取。请注意，注册CBe-learn是一个全年的承诺。

我们将竭诚为您提供帮助！

我们传统日历学校的学校办公室于8月27日星期五开放。如往常一样，如果您有任何问题或疑虑，请与您的学校联系。

祝您和家人在2021-22学年开学时开心和健康！

此致，

Christopher Usih
学校首席总监

Dear parents/guardians,

On Aug. 17, students in our modified calendar schools started classes and in two short days, students in our traditional calendar schools will be joining them. We are so excited to welcome back all of our returning students, and all families new to the CBE.

Before Sept. 1, I want to share a few important updates and reminders.

Masking in Schools

On Aug. 18, we communicated to all parents that masking will be mandated indoors for all staff and students in kindergarten to Grade 12 for the start of the school year. This decision was made based on all of the available evidence, including the number of active cases in Calgary, and will be reviewed by the end of September.

Mask guidelines, which are similar to the guidelines used in 2020-21, were posted on our website today. The guidelines provide details about when masks are required, as well as mask breaks and exemptions. Please take a moment to review these guidelines and discuss them with your child.

Other Health Protocols

When in-person classes begin, other health protocols will also be in place. These include proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette and enhanced cleaning and ventilation. Most importantly, students and staff are expected to use the daily checklist to identify if they should attend school or stay home. Please help us keep our schools and workplaces safe by keeping your child home if they are sick.

Positive Cases in Schools

The COVID-19 positive case notification process has changed significantly from last year.

At the direction of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, schools will no longer inform close contacts or the school community of positive cases. This is a shift to managing COVID-19 as one of a range of communicable diseases. Schools will continue to monitor their school populations for positive cases, either through self-reporting from staff or families, and/or absenteeism due to illness. If absenteeism rises significantly, AHS may declare an outbreak and recommend additional health measures.

For more information about how illnesses, including COVID-19, will be handled, please refer to the government’s Guidance for Respiratory Illness Prevention and Management in Schools.

Online School Registration Open until Thursday, Sept. 2

On Aug. 19, we re-opened the opportunity to register with our online school, CBe-learn. If you are interested in transferring from in-person classes to online classes with CBe-learn, you have until Sept. 2 at Noon to request a transfer from your current CBE school to CBe-learn.

Depending on when transfer forms are received and processed by your current school, the start date may range from Sept. 7 to Sept. 13. Details and copies of the transfer form are available online. Please note that registering in CBe-learn is a full-year commitment.

We are Here to Help You!

School offices in our traditional calendar schools opened on Friday, Aug. 27. As always, if you have questions or concerns, please connect with your school.

I wish you a happy and healthy start to the 2021-22 school year!

Sincerely,

Christopher Usih
Chief Superintendent of Schools