Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
240 Veterans Drive - 4th Floor P9N 3Y5 Kenora, ON, Canada

This virtual event is happening TOMORROW (Thursday, April 29)! Register now at this link - http://bit.ly/KPDSBSubban

ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR AN EVENING WITH KARL SUBBAN! Please share! Don't wait, register today! To register, visit this link - http://bit.ly/KPDSBSubban For more information, please visit this link - http://www.kpdsb.on.ca/pages/view/upcoming-events Vision for Success: Bringing out the best in children so that they can be successful leaders and persevere through challenging times. Tips that parents can use in their day-to-day lives to keep their children motivated, but also help parents be better mentors to their children.

REMINDER! All Ontario schools are CLOSED to in-person learning beginning on Monday, April 19, 2021 - There will be NO CLASSES for in-person students on Monday, April 19. Remote learning for students who were learning in-person before the Spring Break will begin on Tuesday, April 20, 2021... Please note that virtual classes for students learning remotely in our elementary & secondary virtual schools will resume on Monday, April 19 as originally scheduled.

ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR AN EVENING WITH KARL SUBBAN! Please share! Don't wait, register today! To register, visit this link - http://bit.ly/KPDSBSubban For more information, please visit this link - http://www.kpdsb.on.ca/pages/view/upcoming-events Vision for Success: Bringing out the best in children so that they can be successful leaders and persevere through challenging times. Tips that parents can use in their day-to-day lives to keep their children motivated, but also help parents be better mentors to their children.

UPCOMING EVENT FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN GRADES 7-12 - KICKSTART YOUR SKILLED TRADES FUTURE To view this information on our website, please follow this link - http://www.kpdsb.on.ca/pages/view/upcoming-events. To register for this event, please follow this link - https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScG5tUUcc-z0QgoN5/viewform We are excited to invite you to participate (for free) in an upcoming Kickstart Your Skilled Trades Future virtual event we're hosting for students a...nd families (geared to students in grades 7-12)! School Boards across Northwestern Ontario are working together to inspire students, parents, and job-seekers to discover local training programs and companies. On May 5th, 2021, at 6:00 pm, we are partnering with Edge Factor to host a high-impact virtual event for students to explore career and training pathways in the skilled trades. Please see the poster below for more details.

Have you registered yet?! Don't miss this free virtual event! Preregistration is required, just follow this link to register - http://bit.ly/KPDSBSubban Join us on April 29, 2021, at 6:30pm with guest speaker Karl Subban! Karl is a principal, leadership speaker and father of NHL Star PK Subban! His presentation will focus on bringing out the best in children so that they can be successful leaders and persevere through challenging times. It will also include tips that paren...ts can use in their day to day lives to keep their children motivated, but also help parents be better mentors to their children. Share this post for an opportunity to win a signed copy of Karl's book, How We Did It: The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life.

NOTICE TO FAMILIES OF KPDSB STUDENTS - KPDSB Schools to Move to Teacher-led Remote Learning for April 20, 2021 PLEASE NOTE - KPDSB students learning remotely in our KPDSB virtual elementary and secondary schools are not impacted by the recent announcement. They will return to their virtual classes on Monday, April 19, 2021, as planned. April 13, 2021...Continue reading

WE'RE LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES JUST LIKE YOU! We currently have a variety of open positions within our organization, come join our team! Check out our Employment Opportunities page on our website at this link - http://www.kpdsb.on.ca/pages/view/employment-opportunities

COVID-19 ADVISORY FOR VALLEYVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL (KENORA AREA) To view this advisory on our COVID-19 Advisory Page (and all active and previous advisories for our schools), please follow this link - http://www.kpdsb.on.ca/pages/view/covid-19-advisories UPDATE - April 4, 2021 - The NWHU has confirmed the case at Valleyview Public School is a variant of concern (VOC). The NWHU strongly encourages any symptomatic students in the school to not attend and to get tested for COVID-19.... We continue to work closely with NWHU to make sure all potential risks are minimized. Original Advisory: We have received notification of a student that has tested positive for COVID-19 at Valleyview Public School and the Northwestern Health Unit has directed us to close the impacted classroom effective today (Saturday, April 3, 2021). The positive case is being followed up with by the Northwestern Health Unit and all contacts of the case will be called and given instructions by public health. We are working with NWHU to make sure all potential risks are minimized. Due to our COVID-19 prevention strategies in place, those families who were not contacted directly by our staff on the afternoon of April 3 are deemed to be at no additional risk and can continue to attend school as usual. For reasons of privacy, we will minimize sharing personal information about any case and encourage others to avoid identifying individuals. All students and staff should use the Government of Ontario’s school screening tool daily before attending school - https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/.

ONTARIO ANNOUNCES PROVINCE-WIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE - KPDSB SCHOOLS WILL REMAIN OPEN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING The Ontario government announced today that Ontario is implementing a province-wide emergency brake that will come into effect on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. The emergency brake is expected to be in place for at least four weeks. All KPDSB schools will remain open to in-person learning during the emergency brake. Childcares will also remain open. At this time,... the spring break is expected to go ahead as scheduled for the week of April 12, 2021. Please follow this link to view the full news release for more information - https://news.ontario.ca//ontario-implements-provincewide-e. We hope our staff and students are able to enjoy the long weekend safely while following the advice of public health. You can find some guidance from the Northwestern Health Unit on celebrating the Easter long weekend safely at this link - https://www.nwhu.on.ca/covid19/Pages/safe-holidays.aspx.

From the NWHU: Many of our COVID-19 cases have spread due to close contact with others. When households gather with groups of 3 or 4 other households without following public health measures, they put themselves and others at risk. We are in the RED zone! No one should visit other households or allow visitors into their home. Always keep a 2-metre distance from anyone you don’t live with. https://covid-19.ontario.ca/zones-and-restrictions

THE CUE THE LAUGHTER VIRTUAL EVENT IS HAPPENING TONIGHT! We have partnered with area school boards to offer this free virtual event! Everyone is welcome to attend! March 30th, 2021... 5-6pm (CST) Follow this link to register - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx... Take a comical journey through the lighter side of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Michael McCreary - AspieComic! A Keynote presentation by Doug McCreary will explore everyday life raising children on the spectrum followed by Michael's stand-up comedy routine and a brief Q&A session. Join us as he challenges autism stereotypes, one laugh at a time!

COVID-19 ADVISORY FOR DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL (DRYDEN AREA) To view this advisory on our COVID-19 Advisory Page (and all active and previous advisories for our schools), please follow this link - http://www.kpdsb.on.ca/pages/view/covid-19-advisories UPDATE - April 6, 2021 - The Northwestern Health Unit has notified us that Dryden High School's closed classes can now reopen as of Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Families are asked to please continue to use the self-assessment each mornin...g before sending their child to school. UPDATE - March 29, 2021 - Today, the NWHU confirmed one of the cases at Dryden High School is the UK variant. To view the NWHU’s media release around this announcement, please follow this link - https://www.nwhu.on.ca//NWHU%20Media%20Release%20-%20Dryde. Out of an abundance of caution, the NWHU has recommended additional students remain home and isolate, resulting in an additional class closure effective today (a total of three classes in the school have now been closed). All other classes remain open. The NWHU has indicated that the investigation of these cases is ongoing and has advised that there may be additional measures taken depending on what the NWHU learns through their investigation. The NWHU strongly encourages any symptomatic students in the school to not attend and to get tested for COVID-19. Original Advisory: We have received notification of two students that have tested positive for COVID-19 at Dryden High School and the Northwestern Health Unit has directed us to close two classes effective immediately. The positive cases are being followed up with by the Northwestern Health Unit and all contacts of the cases will be called and given instructions by public health. We are working with NWHU to make sure all potential risks are minimized. Due to our COVID-19 prevention strategies in place, those families who were not contacted directly by our staff over the weekend are deemed to be at no additional risk and can continue to attend school as usual. The NWHU has indicated the two cases at the school are not being classified as an outbreak at this time. For reasons of privacy, we will minimize sharing personal information about any case and encourage others to avoid identifying individuals. All students and staff should use the Government of Ontario’s school screening tool daily before attending school - https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/.

COVID-19 ADVISORY FOR EVERGREEN PUBLIC SCHOOL (KENORA AREA) UPDATE - April 8, 2021 - The Northwestern Health Unit has notified us that Evergreen Public School's closed class can reopen as of Friday, April 9, 2021. Families are asked to please continue to use the self-assessment each morning before sending their child to school. To view this advisory on our COVID-19 Advisory Page (and all active and previous advisories for our schools), please follow this link - http://www.kp...dsb.on.ca/pages/view/covid-19-advisories Original Advisory: We have received notification of a student that has tested positive for COVID-19 at Evergreen Public School and the Northwestern Health Unit has directed us to close the impacted classroom effective this evening (Thursday, March 25, 2021). The positive case is being followed up with by the Northwestern Health Unit and all contacts of the case will be called and given instructions by public health. We are working with NWHU to make sure all potential risks are minimized. Due to our COVID-19 prevention strategies in place, those families who were not contacted directly by our staff on the evening of March 25 are deemed to be at no additional risk and can continue to attend school as usual. For reasons of privacy, we will minimize sharing personal information about any case and encourage others to avoid identifying individuals. All students and staff should use the Government of Ontario’s school screening tool daily before attending school - https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/.

UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENT - CUE THE LAUGHTER We have partnered with area school boards to offer this free virtual event! Everyone is welcome to attend! March 30th, 2021... 5-6pm (CST) Follow this link to register - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx Take a comical journey through the lighter side of Autism Spectrum Disorder with Michael McCreary - AspieComic! A Keynote presentation by Doug McCreary will explore everyday life raising children on the spectrum followed by Michael's stand-up comedy routine and a brief Q&A session. Join us as he challenges autism stereotypes, one laugh at a time!

REMINDER FOR FAMILIES - FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 IS A PA DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!

COVID-19 ADVISORY FOR SIOUX MOUNTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL (SIOUX LOOKOUT AREA) UPDATE - March 17, 2021 - We were notified today by the Northwestern Health Unit that through their ongoing investigation into the student case announced March 16, 2021, at Sioux Mountain Public School, they have now determined that there is no risk of exposure to students and staff in the school and as a result, we are able to reopen the closed classroom for Thursday, March 18, 2021. To view this adviso...ry on our COVID-19 Advisory Page (and all active and previous advisories for our schools), please follow this link - http://www.kpdsb.on.ca/pages/view/covid-19-advisories Original Advisory: We have received notification of a student that has tested positive for COVID-19 at Sioux Mountain Public School and the Northwestern Health Unit has directed us to close the impacted classroom effective this evening (Tuesday, March 16, 2021). This positive student case is in addition to the student case announced on March 11, 2021. The positive case is being followed up with by the Northwestern Health Unit and all contacts of the case will be called and given instructions by public health. We are working with NWHU to make sure all potential risks are minimized. Due to our COVID-19 prevention strategies in place, those families who were not contacted directly by our staff on the evening of March 16 are deemed to be at no additional risk and can continue to attend school as usual. For reasons of privacy, we will minimize sharing personal information about any case and encourage others to avoid identifying individuals. All students and staff should use the Government of Ontario’s school screening tool daily before attending school - https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/.

COVID-19 ADVISORY FOR SIOUX NORTH HIGH SCHOOL (SIOUX LOOKOUT AREA) UPDATE - March 17, 2021 - We were notified today by the Northwestern Health Unit that through their ongoing investigation into the student case announced March 16, 2021, at Sioux North High School, they have now determined that there is no risk of exposure to students and staff in the school and as a result, we are able to reopen the closed classes for Thursday, March 18, 2021. Original Advisory:... To view this advisory on our COVID-19 Advisory Page (and all active and previous advisories for our schools), please follow this link - http://www.kpdsb.on.ca/pages/view/covid-19-advisories We have received notification of a student that has tested positive for COVID-19 at Sioux North High School and the Northwestern Health Unit has directed us to close two classes in the school effective this evening (Tuesday, March 16, 2021). This positive student case is in addition to two student cases announced on March 13, 2021 (one of which was deemed to have no school exposure therefore no class closures were required for that case). The positive case is being followed up with by the Northwestern Health Unit and all contacts of the case will be called and given instructions by public health. We are working with NWHU to make sure all potential risks are minimized. Due to our COVID-19 prevention strategies in place, those families who were not contacted directly by our staff on the evening of March 16 are deemed to be at no additional risk and can continue to attend school as usual. For reasons of privacy, we will minimize sharing personal information about any case and encourage others to avoid identifying individuals. All students and staff should use the Government of Ontario’s school screening tool daily before attending school - https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening/.

Let's #SharetheGood! We are proud of schools like Red Lake-Madsen Public School for all of their efforts in becoming certified Ontario Eco-Schools! #KPDSBPride

Let's #SharetheGood! Thank you to Minister Rickford, Minister Lecce and the Ontario Government for their support of this project! We look forward to working with our community partner, FIREFLY to enhance services for families in the area! #KPDSBPride

Let's #SharetheGood! Thank you to the Kenora Rotary Club, Northwestern Health Unit and Retired Teachers of Ontario Union!

Let's #SharetheGood! Students at Evergreen Public School in Kenora made butter as part of their study of Early Settlers! The students did all the hard work, shaking the jar until they made heavy cream and then the solids separated into butter and buttermilk. #KPDSBPride

Let's #SharetheGood! Operation Christmas Kindness is under way at Open Roads Public School in Dryden! #KPDSBPride