Welcome to Summer Session at Marlborough!
We are excited that you will be joining us for summer session at Marlborough – EAST BUILDING. Registration is now closed. Verification of class enrollment is available online by selecting the Enrolment Verification and entering your child’s PEN and birthdate.
Our first day of classes is Monday July 6th and our last day is Thursday, July 23rd. This post provides some general information to help with understanding our safety procedures as well as information on schedules, classes and what to bring. Click here to find course names, room numbers and teacher names.
Supervision, Schedule and Lunch Arrangements for All Day Students
We will have classes from 9 am to 4:00 pm in the EAST BUIDLING. Please click here to see school map with course names, room numbers and teacher names. The school office will be open 8:30 – 1:30 each day and you can reach us by phone at 604-296-9021. On the first day we will have staff outside the front entrance of the school to answer your questions. During summer session we will have three supervisors on site at various times of the day:
Ms. Diana Sakic 604-323-4369
Ms. Francine Giacomazza 604-290-1131
Ms. Pauline McKay 604-760-9762
Morning Session Schedule:
- 8:55 (warning bell)
- 9:00 Start of classes
- 10:15-10:30(bell) Recess Group A
- 10:45-11:00 (bell) Recess Group B
- 12:05 Afternoon students take belongings to pm class
- 12:15 Morning students dismissed from outside door
Afternoon Session Student Schedule:
- 12:15 – 12: 30 Eat in classrooms
- 12:30 – 12:45 (bell) Play outside
- 12:45 (start of classes)
- 2:15- 2:30 (bell) Recess
- 4:00 (end of afternoon classes)
- Signs with course name, room number and teacher name will be placed on classroom windows (except those classes meeting in the courtyard: Rooms 1,2,3,4,5,17,19)
- Some programs have more than one class so information on specific rooms will be sent out by email to all parents
- Students with complex needs and Individual Education Programs (IEP) will work on a limited number of IEP goals. As the summer session is only for fourteen mornings, typically only one IEP goal is identified. Educational Assistant support is prioritized for safety and inclusion needs.
Safety Procedures
Please know that the safety of students and staff is a priority. All Summer Session 2020 programming reflects the health and safety protocols and guidelines provided by the Provincial Health Officer, Ministries of Health and Education, the BC Centre for Disease Control, the Fraser Health Authority, and WorkSafe BC. In addition, we have had the School District’s Health and Safety Team inspect our site. The following procedures at Marlborough are:
- No parents are allowed in the school without permission from the Supervisors
- The front door is locked and access to those other than staff is by appointment
- Please call the office staff if you need assistance
- Students enter and exit by their assigned classroom
- All students should bring inside shoes – slippers, runners, etc. (to reduce dust/sneezing by preventing dirt being tracked in)
- Students will have a health check each day before entering the school – if there is somebody sick in their home or the child is ill with any common cold, influenza or COVID-19 like symptoms or has unusual or persistent respiratory symptoms they will not be able to enter the school
- High touch areas (counters, sink area, door handles) will be disinfected before and once during the morning and afternoon classes
- Classrooms will be used for morning or afternoon classes and cleaned/disinfected daily
- Students that display Covid-19 like respiratory symptoms during class time (persistent cough, sneezing, fever, etc.) will be moved to an isolation room and parents called for pickup
- Class sizes have been set at fifteen or fewer students in order to reduce physical contact
- Students will wash their hands upon arrival at school, after coming in from outside, before eating snacks and when they become dirty – each class has a sink, soap and paper towels
- Students working with partners or in small groups can share materials but should not be touching each other
- Each class will be outdoors for part of the day and many classes will spend most of their day outside (rain or shine)
- Inside shoes should be worn inside to reduce dust and the associated sneezing and cleaning concerns
- Students should bring (in their own backpack), inside shoes, clothes for going outside, snack and lunch (if staying for afternoon classes) in child accessible containers and that backpack will be kept at their assigned chair.
- Staff will teach hand washing, social distancing, washroom and emergency procedures on the first day.
- Students are welcome to wear masks and parents should be aware that there will be physical activities outside that will mean students need, if they are using masks, to have ones that do not significantly restrict breathing
Entry/Exit Procedures – Drop-Off and Pick Up
- Students enter and exit at their designated room
- Some classrooms will meet in the courtyard by the West building due to construction on the East side
- Late students should go directly to their class
- Pickups for appointments will be done through the outside classroom door
- There are no drop-offs from within the school. Hallway doors are for emergency exit only
- Morning students will be dismissed at 12:15 pm.
- Afternoon students will be dismissed starting at 4:00 pm (please know the room number for your child’s afternoon course)
Materials for students to bring
All students should:
- Bring their own backpack with snacks, lunch (if needed) and clothes for going outside.
- Younger students should have a change of clothes.
- Bring a book to read for the start of the day while they wait for other students to arrive and wash their hands
- Teachers will hand out a supply list for courses
- Bring their own writing, drawing and colouring materials (pen, pencil, pencil crayons or crayons, etc. so that these items are not shared)
- Students in specialized classes are welcome to bring their personal materials from home (art, technology, etc.)
- Students are welcome to bring sports equipment labelled with their name such as soccer balls or basketballs
- No toys should be brought to school
- Students in intermediate writing and ipad movie making are encouraged to bring their own devices so they can take their projects home and develop skills they will be able to use after summer session
These summer session classes will meet in the courtyard by the West Building – please find signs and follow social distancing protocols. Teachers will meet students at 8:55 AM. Dismissal will take place in the courtyard as well.
