"R.W. Bobby Bend Elementary School"

PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS GUIDELINES

H1N1 PREPARATION
    As we enter this new academic year at R. W. Bobby Bend School we, along with the Interlake School Division, are cognizant of the public concern around the H1N1 virus. To that end, the Interlake School Division has drafted a Pandemic Preparedness Guideline using information from the Manitoba Health/Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth publication entitled, Pandemic Influenza: Preparedness Guidelines for Manitoba School Divisions and Schools (K-12).
    Because RWBB is an Early Years School, we have always been concerned about the spread of germs. As a result, many of the preventative measures that have been suggested are things that we have already been doing--such as “covering up your cough”, and “hand washing hygiene”; these are just good ways to generally help stop the spread of germs within the school. With the heightened awareness over H1N1, we will continue to be diligent with our hand washing and other preventative measures as we follow the progression of this virus.
    Should you have any questions or concerns, about this or anything else, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school.
Sincerely,           Mr. G. J. Ross, Principal

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
R. W. Bobby Bend School is a K-4 Early Years School located in Stonewall, Manitoba. With an enrollment of 339 students, we have three (3) classes of each grade and a staff consisting of a principal, a vice-principal, nineteen (19) teachers and nine (9) educational assistants / support staff. New to R.W. Bobby Bend this year is French Immersion Kindergarten. In addition we are serviced by divisional psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy. We are very fortunate to have easy access to Quarry Park as the park is located in our backyard. We are able to take advantage of this amenity by offering year round extra-curricular activities such as cross country running in the fall, snowshoeing and cross country skiing in the winter, running club in the spring and picnics in the early summer. We have great students, a great staff, and we are very proud of our school.

DATES TO REMEMBER
Nov. 3 - Unicef Funds Due
Nov. 6 - Lifetouch School Retakes
Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day - No Classes
Nov. 23 - Report Cards go Home
Nov. 26 - Parent Teacher Interviews (5:00-8:30)
Nov. 27(am) - Parent Teacher (9:00-12:00 noon) - no classes
Nov. 27(pm) - Inservice - no classes
Nov. 30 - Second Dose Hep B Vaccine

December 10th - Bookmobile Grades 3 & 4
December 16th - Grade 1 Christmas Production
December 16th - Grade 4 ATV Safety Presentation
December 16th - Bookmobile Grades 1 & 2
December 18th - Last day of school
January 4, 2010 - Classes resume (School Day 3)