Health and Safety at SchoolKey steps for health and safety at school
All schools must follow the health and safety guidelines for K-12 school settings set by Yukon’s Chief Medical Office of Health. School staff will go over health and safety routines at our school with students on a regular basis. The key steps our school will be following include:
Detailed plans The detailed operational plan as approved by the Medical Officer of Health can be seen here. The FH Collins operational plan was revised 23 November 2020. The summary can be seen here. The FH Collins operational plan was revised for second semester. The summary is available here. The FH Collins operational plan was revised for the return to full time classes. The most recent version can be seen here. Staying home when sick or showing symptoms If a student or staff has symptoms or is sick, they must stay home and not come to school. You should monitor your child ever day for symptoms before sending them to school. To help assess symptoms, use the COVID-19 self-assessment tool at: service.yukon.ca/en/covid-19-self-assessment. Check for new or worsening symptoms when monitoring. For example, a child with asthma may have a cough that is not new. Symptoms you should monitor for include: Fever/chills, cough, shortness of breath, running nose, sore throat, headache, loss of sense of taste or smell, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and muscle aches. See the following two articles to help with making decisions on staying home: Parent information letter here. School Stoplight here. Visit the following websites for more information:
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Report Student Absence
Grade 8 Wood St Campus ph: 867-667-8414 Grades 9-12 Main Building ph: 867-667-8665 email: fhc-att@gov.yk.ca Important Dates
19 April 2021 - Return to full time classes for all grades. 28 April 2021 - Gr 8&9 early dismissal 30 April 2021 - PD Event, no school for students 12 May 2021 - Gr 8&9 early dismissal 24 May 2021 - Victoria Day school closed 26 May 2021 - Gr 8&9 early dismissal 10 June 2021 - FH Collins Cap & Gown Ceremony 11 June 2021 - Yukon First Nations Graduation Ceremony 11 June 2021 - Grad 2021 Prom 11 June 2021 - last day of school 14 June 2021 - Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment (AM) Literacy Assessment (PM) 19 & 20 August 2021 - Staff PD events 23 August 2021 - Back to School! |
Counselling Services
Jasmine Rosentreter, the Youth Outreach Worker for FH Collins, remains available to provide counselling support for students. Her phone number is (867) 689-0804. Feel free to contact her, or one of our school’s guidance counsellors, if you require support during these unique times.
Principal's Message
Despite the weather feeling like January or February, it IS actually April, and we are in the final stretch for the 2020/21 school year. This has certainly been a year unlike any, and it will continue to cement itself as a most unique and unusual year: our grade 10-12 students will be returning full time on Monday, April 19th, which means that we will be readjusting our timetable to make this happen. Grade 10-12 students will be working from home on Thursday, April 15th and Friday, April 16th to give the teachers and guidance counsellors time to get ready for this. Please note our grade 8 and 9 students WILL continue to come to school on these days. I have included the new bell schedule and day structure for the grades 10-12 students in this newsletter.
With the increase in volume of students in the building, it will be more important than ever to follow the guidelines for the common spaces in the school: we must wear masks in the hallways, use the proper grade-designated doors, and stay out of the hallways as much as possible. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the weather will become more springlike, which will give students an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors as opposed to being in the building.
In addition to preparing for the full-time return of the grade 10-12 students, we are also well into planning for next year. We are very excited to be able to expand our programming, and will be introducing a STEM program for grade 11 students in English and French, as well as an Indigenous Academy program. Please contact the counsellors for more details on these programs. You can also find the 2021/22 school calendar in this newsletter, along with a PDF version attached to the email in which this newsletter was sent.
Sincerely,
Jay Thomas, principal
With the increase in volume of students in the building, it will be more important than ever to follow the guidelines for the common spaces in the school: we must wear masks in the hallways, use the proper grade-designated doors, and stay out of the hallways as much as possible. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the weather will become more springlike, which will give students an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors as opposed to being in the building.
In addition to preparing for the full-time return of the grade 10-12 students, we are also well into planning for next year. We are very excited to be able to expand our programming, and will be introducing a STEM program for grade 11 students in English and French, as well as an Indigenous Academy program. Please contact the counsellors for more details on these programs. You can also find the 2021/22 school calendar in this newsletter, along with a PDF version attached to the email in which this newsletter was sent.
Sincerely,
Jay Thomas, principal
