Sacred Heart Academy Newsletter

For the safety of our students, we ask parents/guardians to be patient and vigilant when driving on the school parking lot and only pick-up/drop off students at designated areas.

We have two Student Drop Off/Pick-Up Areas:

• K-5 Student Drop Off (Primary Entrance) and
• 6-7 Student Drop Off (Rear Parking Lot).

If you drop-off/pick-up at the Primary Entrance there are two lanes of traffic. The left lane will be restricted for buses. The right lane will be for parent/guardian vehicles.

All cars arriving at the school will stay parked in a line until it is safe to move to the drop off area. Children should exit vehicles from the left-hand side onto the side walk and not walk through moving vehicles. Please respect signs indicating No Parking Areas. Once all the students have exited their cars and are making their way to their cohort doors, the cars will be permitted to leave the drop off/pick-up area and the next group of cars can move in.

Once classes begin at 8:15 a.m. students arriving late to school will use the front entrance of the school.

Sacred Heart Academy families can order pink t-shirts or masks online at: https://pinktees.ca/anti_bulling_day_pink_tshirt/shop/home The deadline to place your order is Friday, January 22nd. When ordering select hold for pick up. In special instructions write: Sacred Heart Academy, Marystown. The order will be shipped to the school and families will avoid having to pay the shipping charges.

Parents and guardians need to be active participants in their child’s online activities and we encourage families to take this as an opportunity to have intentional conversations with their children about what they encounter online. These discussions could include:

• Reminding children to never contact strangers online, on any platform;
• Reminding children to only be friends online with people they actually know;
• Encourage children to share any worries or concerns with you;
• Ensure children understand the importance of not giving personal information to anyone they do not know;
• Tell children no-one has the right to make them do anything they do not want to do;
• Set privacy systems on devices with your child as a way to have the conversation about safety.

You are the best defense for your children and their online experiences. It is important for parents to know what children can access online. We have the following suggestions for families:

• Set privacy settings for all social media and gaming applications;
• Keep video games and YouTube watching in shared family spaces;
• Set up video game restrictions to friends only;
• Set up “restricted” mode on YouTube for your child’s account so inappropriate content is not available to them.

• Other resources can be found at
  • prevnet.ca
  • commonsensemedia.org
  • protectchildren.ca
• Social Media Privacy Settings resource

We encourage you to have this important conversation with your child, remain an active participant in your child’s online activities.

Early screening for childhood behaviour challenges is available in Newfoundland and Labrador. Registration is FREE thanks to funding from Public Health Agency of Canada and the

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. To learn more/refer directly.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools states: “If a staff person or student in a school is confirmed by public health as positive for COVID-19, public health will work with school administration to determine what actions should be taken, including if any staff or students who have been in contact with that person need to self-isolate, and if other staff and students’ families should be notified. Specific public health measures are implemented in facilities where an outbreak occurs to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 and keep others safe. Public Health will provide direction if there are concerns regarding a case in school. Schools should not provide notification to staff or students’ families if a staff member or student becomes ill at home or at school, including if they display symptoms of COVID-19, unless directed to by public health.”

As of December, 2020, the case management process related to potential exposure to Covid-19 in a school setting has been formalized by provincial public health authorities. The document, Covid-19 Exposure, Case and Outbreak Management in School Setting, is available on both the District’s School Reopening website and the Provincial Government’s Life with Covid-19 website.

For more information visit our school website at: sha.nlesd.ca

Sacred Heart Academy

Home of the Sabres

Email: sacredheartacad@nlesd.ca
Website: sha.nlesd.ca
Location: 1 Columbia Drive, Marystown, NL, Canada
Phone: (709)279-2051
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sacred-Heart-Academy-445779129137917/
Twitter: @SHA_NL