Happy Monday! Hopefully the time change did not affect you too much.  Brighter mornings are a delight to see!

SPORTS:

Congratulations to the Boy's Voleyball team who won 3 games over the weekend at the Dartmouth High Tournament.

We will have a Boy's Volleyball practice today after school.

Remembrance Day:  School will be closed on Monday, November 13.  Poppies are available in the main office all this week.  Students are encouraged to wear one in honour of all veterans.

PARENTS:  This is a reminder to please report an absence using one of the following tools:

SchoolMessenger: Safe Arrival

You are asked to report your child’s absence in advance whenever possible using one of these convenient methods:

Interactive Toll-Free Phone:

1-833-582-6940

SchoolMessenger Through PowerSchool:

    Log into the Parent Portal of PowerSchool: https://sishrsb.ednet.ns.ca/public/
    If signing in for the first time, follow the instructions at the bottom of the page
    Select the SchoolMessenger link from the left-hand menu
    Select Attendance from the menu, then select Report an Absence
    Follow the prompts.

App:

    Download the SchoolMessenger app for Android and iOS devices
    Sign up using your PowerSchool username (full email adress) that the school has on record for you
    Click on Attendance
    Follow the prompts

Absences can be reported in advance, up to the start of the school day on the date of your child’s absence:

    24 hours/day
    7 days a week
    For any school day during the current school year

When an absence is reported or updated, you will receive a confirmation notice by email.

If you don’t report your child’s absence in advance, the automated notification system will try to contact you. This may include an email, text message, and phone call. You will be asked to confirm your child’s absence.

If you try to explain an absence using SchoolMessenger, but are then told that it is past the cut-off time, please contact the school directly.

If you do not want to receive notifications when your child is absent be sure to report their absence in advance.

If the automated system cannot reach you, a school staff member will contact you.