COVID-19 Parent Letter, May 3rd, 2021 May 3rd, 2021 Dear Parents: We are writing today to update you on COVID-19 activity and response in Prairie South Schools. As always, we appreciate you taking the time to read our correspondence as we work to ensure that parents have timely and accurate information. As of today, we…
COVID-19 Parent Letter, April 18th, 2021 April 18th, 2021 Dear Parents: We wanted to provide an update today after our first week back to in-person learning in Moose Jaw and Caronport after the Easter break. We have completed contact tracing for one positive case of COVID-19 since the spring break. This positive case was detected…
Prairie South Schools Mask Protocol Prairie South Schools Mask Protocol Updated 18 April 2021 Preamble This update to the Prairie South mask protocol is based on information received from the Government of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, local Public Health staff and a review of safety process compliance. Continuing with students in cohorts, hand hygiene,…
Increased COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOC) in multiple communities in the South West Wednesday, April 14, 2021 The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public of an increased risk of COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) in multiple communities in the South West including Outlook, Rosetown, Kindersley, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Davidson, and Moose Jaw…
COVID-19 Parent Letter, April 11th, 2021 April 11, 2021 Dear Parents: After responding this week to feedback from parents and staff, we met again today with two Medical Health Officers to ensure we are operating on the most current risk assessment for the Moose Jaw community. After that discussion we are writing to confirm our…
COVID-19 Parent Letter, April 7th, 2021 April 7th, 2021 Dear Parents: School division staff met today with Medical Health Officers from our local area as well as from Yorkton, and also with other Moose Jaw Public Health staff. The purpose of our meeting was to understand the data connected to the transmission of COVID-19 variants…
COVID-19 Parent Letter, April 1st, 2021 April 1st, 2021 Dear Parents: We wanted to update you today connected to remote and in-person learning in Prairie South. In our letter sent on March 26th, we outlined our plan to move to a remote learning model in Moose Jaw and Caronport this week, with a return to…
COVID-19 Variants of Concern, March 31, 2021 March 31, 2021 Re: COVID-19 Variants of Concern Saskatchewan has detected COVID-19 variants of concern and they are increasing in a number of regions in the province. It will be important to follow public health measures to keep you and your family safe this Easter weekend and the…
COVID-19 Parent Letter, March 26th, 2021 March 26th, 2021 Dear Parents: We have had a change in our situation related to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours that affects all PreK-12 students in Moose Jaw and Caronport Elementary School. Yesterday afternoon at 3:30, we met with Public Health officials to discuss the emergence of…
Moose Jaw and Caronport Schools Move to Remote Learning Amid Variant Concerns 26 March 2021 Prairie South Schools announced Friday that all schools in Moose Jaw and Caronport Elementary School would be moving to a remote learning model effective Monday, March 29th. Director of Education Tony Baldwin explained Friday that the change was the…