Listowel Eastdale Public School
365 Nichol Ave. S N4W 2M3 Listowel, ON, Canada

Eastdale update: we are now closed for the day as we do not know when power will be restored.Eastdale update: we are now closed for the day as we do not know when power will be restored.

Mar 26-2 hour delay in opening today due to power outage.Mar 26-2 hour delay in opening today due to power outage.

We sure are enjoying these blue bird sky days on the playground with our friends! #kidsbeingkids

Wear your purple !

A beautiful morning to play hungry hungry catipillars#teamwork #outdoorlearning

Ontario's Minister of Education has just announced that all AMDSB students will return to in-person learning this coming Monday, February 8th. Full details including additional safety protocols will be provided soon.

We had our first online spirit day at Eastdale! From Ms Fowler’s Gr 1s it looks like it was a fun day Who knew you could learn so much from a stuffed animal?

We can still have a special day online! Thursday is stuffy day!

If you are looking for something to do on this PD day, look no further! Make some ice sun catchers like Ms Fowler’s Grade 1 class

@mindfulkidsstratford Has created an image that we can all benefit from. Take a look- this might help you get through the next 3 days

Due to the amount of traffic Google North America is experiencing this morning and likely throughout the day there have been intermittent issues with Google Mee...t and other apps as well. This is not due to any issues associated with our board and is something that we will, unfortunately, have to work through as Google tries to accommodate the amount of traffic they are experiencing. See more

With a new month on our doorstep, Mrs Brooks’ Grade 1 class made some inspirational posters to start February right! They wanted to inspire people to keep working hard online Well done Eagles!

Reminder: All students (K to 12) currently attending school in person will hear from teachers tomorrow (Jan 4) with details about online learning. Regular instr...uction begins Jan 5. Current remote learning students (AMRLS) will begin Jan 4 as usual. K to 8 students return to in person learning Jan 11, 9 to 12 students return Jan 25. Full details here: https://www.amdsb.ca/apps/news/article/815371 See more

Hey Eastdale! The Eastdale staff have been hard at work, not just at teaching you, but painting rocks for this challenge! There are already lots of rocks hidden in our community as part of the Listowel Rocks Facebook page. We wanted to put our own out there too If you find one of our Eastdale rocks, take a picture, send it to your teacher or post it below. If you want to relocate the rock for someone else to find, go for it! Please don’t take the rocks home to keep, we want lots of our Eastdale friends to find them. The Eastdale staff will be out today hiding their rocks. (Hopefully this post will stick to the top of the page so you can find it easily) Have fun eagles... we miss you

Virtual Lost and Found Call the school or message the teacher if any of these are yours...

Don’t forget Orange Shirt Day tomorrow Wednesday September 30... honouring Residential School students.

Keys found in Eastdale parking lot...call the school if you are missing a set.

This Wednesday, September 30, AMDSB staff and students will be participating in Orange Shirt Day. We wear orange on this day every year to honour the legacy of ...residential school survivors and their families, and stand in unity with them as they seek reconciliation. The Orange Shirt Day movement began with Phyllis Webstad, who was not allowed to keep the orange shirt she took to residential school at 6 years old. Read her story: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story.html #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

Fall weather is in the forecast for this week. Dress accordingly as we will continue to be outside daily (unless there is a deluge!)

At this time, students who are returning to learning in our schools in September must bring back any borrowed technology (Chromebooks with power adapters, iPads... with power adapters, or LTE Internet iPads) between Monday, September 14th and Monday, September 21st. Additionally, any Grade 9 and Grade 10 students still in possession of their NGL iPad are asked to return these as well. All technology should be returned, whenever possible, in its original packaging (box or plastic bag) to the main office at your students' school. Please ensure that the students’ name is displayed on the packaging.

It's been so long since we've seen each other. We've been working hard to get our schools ready for you to come back, and now back to school is here! We're so excited to welcome you back this week! #backtoschool2020

Introducing our NEW "BusPlanner Delay App". Have bus cancellations and school closures at your fingertips on your smart phone. Search for the app in the Apple ...and Android app stores. Please follow the instructions below to get started. It is so easy. Because cancellations can only be posted the day of with the app, we will still be using our website (www.ourschoolbuses.ca) to post bus cancellations for the next day should we know them in advance. Avon Maitland District School Board Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board

Identify and Label Feelings. Help your child recognize, understand, label, express, and regulate how they are feeling. https://bit.ly/31RGmxy

See the attached letter for details on information that families will receive this week. This information has been emailed to families and posted on our back to school planning page: https://www.amdsb.ca/apps/pages/BacktoSchool

Eastdale staff is looking forward to seeing everyone!

A full day of professional development and planning for September return...and then a well deserved mask break, distanced and outdoors to take in a bit of sunshine. What a great team.

Miss Versteeg is all set for outdoor learning, rain or shine!

Eastdale staff all set up (masked and distanced) for Day 1 of professional development as we prepare to welcome back all our amazing students. Can’t wait to see you.

Back to school update (email sent to families): Good afternoon, Thank you to all of our parents for completing our pre-registration form indicating whether stu...dents would be returning in person or online in September. We are working our way through all of the information and providing principals with details about each school so that they can plan schedules, timetables and staffing. Regardless of whether students have chosen to return online or face to face, families can expect to receive communication from schools during the week of August 31st. As we continue to prepare for the return to school, we wanted to provide a brief update on some of the things that will be released in detail early next week. 1. A detailed AMDSB Back to School Plan will be distributed * It includes details about the many layered health and safety protocols and processes that are being put in place. 2. A staggered entry plan that begins Tuesday September 8 and progresses day by day until all students are in the school. * In order to slowly introduce the health and safety protocols to students, we will release a schedule for the Board that will stagger the start dates for all students. * The schedule will give you an idea of when your child will be starting school and then you will receive full details including start date, entry and dismissal times, entry and exit door, etc. directly from the school the week of August 31. 3. Further details about online and in person learning for secondary students. * The Ministry of Education has approved our proposal for a modified quadmestering system. Typically, students take 4 courses over one semester (September to January). This modified system would have students returning in person taking two courses (courses 1 and 2) for the first half of the semester (approximately first 12 weeks) and then switching to their second two courses (courses 3 and 4) for the second half of the semester. * The schedule will be: The first two courses will alternate weeks (course 1 for 1 week and course 2 for the next week) until mid November. Mid November, students will switch to courses 3 and 4. * Secondary students returning to online learning will participate in courses through scheduled, synchronous learning and these courses will be supplemented by AMDEC (Avon Maitland District E-learning Centre) courses. Families and students will receive communication during the last week of August. Staggered entry is a wonderful opportunity for us to teach students about our new safety protocols and procedures and to ensure everyone can achieve optimal health and safety. We understand that parents are waiting for more information. We are still receiving information daily from the Ministry of Education as it is finalized. Please know that we have brought in additional supports and are working tirelessly to finalize important details. We anticipate being able to release many details next week and the following week, prior to school opening. Please remain patient and know that we will be ready to welcome your children back in September, whether it be in person or online. The information that we will provide next week will answer many of your outstanding questions but please know that we are continuing to monitor our [email protected] email address so if you have specific questions or concerns, please send them to that address. Updates also are posted on our back to school planning website: amdsb.ca/apps/pages/BacktoSchool

Our pre-registration form closes today but we will be following-up with families who have not submitted a form in the next few days so it will remain open. Plea...se complete the form as soon as possible and if you are having difficulty, please contact us at [email protected]. We are also releasing a fact sheet for students with special needs. Full back to school plans here: bit.ly/amdsbCOVID19

Back to School Update (August 4, 2020) - We continue to develop plans for September. Today we are releasing details about a pre-registration form for ALL students in AMDSB. Details on this page. http://scho.ca/n811381

Back to school update (July 30, 2020). Today the Premier and Minister of Education that schools would be returning to school full-time in September. http://scho.ca/n811381