Is your child needing homework due to an absence?

Good afternoon everyone,

I would like to clarify our process for getting missed worked for your child if they are absent from school. Any time that your child is away from school, we would appreciate a phone call at 250-836-2831 or email at ers@sd83.bc.ca to know that you know the whereabouts of your child and that you give them permission to not be at school. The same communication applies when a student signs out at the office in order to leave school early for the day (ie. for an appointment….).

In the case of a planned absence (ie. you know that your child will not be at school on Monday and Tuesday because you are on a family hunting trip), students are expected to request homework from their teachers well in advance of the day(s) that they will be missing.  The completion of assigned work will make the transition back to school more seamless.

Here are the steps to acquire missed work:
-parent reports student absence to the office (call/email)
-the office will let parents know that students can expect a TEAMS message from their teachers re: missed work if an absence is more than two days

-students will be able to communicate with TEACHERS through the TEAMS chat option
-students have been trained as to how to log onto their SD83 email and to access TEAMS…here is short explanation of how to access email and TEAMS if parents would like to know the process ( https://ers.sd83.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/microsoft-teams-support-document.pdf )

-if technology access is an issue at home, please contact the school to discuss homework options
-at any point, parents/guardians are welcome to reach out to teachers directly for missed work/updates on their child(ren) (teacher emails can be found at https://ers.sd83.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/staff-list-general-info.pdf)
-please remember that all visitors/parents must sign in if they enter the school as well as sanitize and wear a mask

Feel free to contact the school at 250-836-2831 if you have any questions regarding the above process.

Regards,

Mark Marino