Participate in a variety of play-based and inquiry learning throughout the day that are planned by the educator team, with the interest, needs, and abilities of all learners at the forefront; 

Engage in large group, small group, and one-to-one learning to build meaningful relationships with children and educators in their class;  

Learn and participate in consistent routines around proper handwashing, physical distancing and safety protocols - these will become a natural extension to your child’s day as they practice these routines; through modeling, visual supports, poems, and the use of social scripts (stories about positive behaviours at school); 

Be prompted to follow health and safety protocol throughout the day (e.g., distancing, hand washing); 

Experience classroom environments that are set-up to promote building relationships, using materials that can be cleaned and sanitized easily;  

Frequently be learning outdoors; 

Have support getting dressed, with the intention of increasing independence; 

Bring individual lunches, snacks and water bottles to school each day.  There will be multiple opportunities throughout the day to eat, with sanitization taking place in between; 

Be assigned an individual coat hook/cubby where they may place their personal belongings each day.  

Be trained in COVID-19 related health and safety protocols; 

Develop a ‘flow of the day’ routine that allows for large blocks of time for children to play and learn indoors and outdoors, while ensuring opportunities to practice proper handwashing; 

Set up the classroom learning environment to foster a play-based and inquiry program with learning areas and materials that adhere to health and safety guidelines;  

Continue to plan and implement the Kindergarten program, with a focus on Belonging and Contributing and Self-Regulation and Well-Being;  

Be encouraged to increase learning in the outdoor spaces; 

Remove all non-approved materials from the classroom based on TVDSB health and safety protocol (e.g. costumes, soft toys etc.);  

Provide specific invitations to peak each child’s interest and expand their learning, using health and safety approved materials.  

Kindergarten students will begin using a gradual entry method during the first week of school. 

Your child's school will contact you to inform you of which days your child will attend.  

A smaller cohort of children will enter school on each of the days in order to help each child adjust to the environment and learn school day routines with support from their educator team;  

All students in Kindergarten to Grade 8 must wear masks/face coverings in school, on student transportation, and outside when physical distancing cannot be maintained.  

If a student requires a mask, the school will provide one. 

All high touch surfaces (e.g., door handles, railings, washrooms, etc.) will be cleaned and disinfected at least twice a day; 

Children will learn and participate in consistent routines around proper handwashing, physical distancing and safety protocols;  

Children will proceed directly to their classes to perform hand hygiene; 

Items that cannot be easily disinfected (e.g., carpets, plush toys, costumes, soft surface materials etc.) have been removed from classrooms and only essential items will be permitted; 

Shared learning materials and tools will be limited; 

Any shared items will be cleaned/disinfected at the end of the day or before being used again; 

Parents can help by minimizing personal belongings sent to school, labelling any belongings and remind children they must not be shared; 

Nutritional breaks will take place in the classroom at the children's' assigned learning space or outdoors. No sharing of food or beverages; 

Children will stay together and move together in one cohort (group) throughout the day including nutrition breaks and recess; 

To maintain distance between children, staggered nutrition breaks, recesses, and transitions will be implemented; 

Until further notice, volunteers will not be permitted in classrooms.