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Thompson Citizen file photo R.D. Parker Collegiate students will attend two days of in-person classes and have three days of remote/distance learning per week during the upcoming school year, which begins Sept. 8. will attend Sept. 9-11. In start times and recess times in schools,” she said in an the costs it might go to in- novel coronavirus spreading subsequent weeks, Group to limit contact between email. “Even without proper clude providing masks and among teachers, students What the upcoming A will attend class in-person students. Some schools are social distancing, the masks other protective equipment and staff. school year will look like on Mondays and Tuesdays dividing their students into will be on.” for students and school staff, “Physical distancing is has become a little clear- and participate in remote/ cohorts of a single grade, Teaching in-person dur- increasing the numberNickel of Belt consistently to as News photopointed by Ian Graham er as most Foundation School District distance learning the Gisele rest deMeulles while others have co- about ing a her pandemic will present cleaning the best way to limit the Addictions of Manitoba northern director has will written a book experiences growing custodians up, mostly in and Churchill. of Mystery Lake (SDML) of the week. For Group B, horts with two or three new challenges for teachers, supplies at schools, increas- spread of the virus,” he said. BY IANhave GRAHAM For all the harsh write things that you have I’minjust as bad, right?’ was a very had safeto thing when people and say “Two schools made their re- to Monday to Wednesday will ‘Oh, grades each. who not previously fig- swallow ing bus transportation metres is theweather recomEDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET all these stories gure out. It’s pretty clear I have I jumped attheir it. I that Churchill residents the dangers ofby polar opening plans public as of to befiremote/distance learning Students in Grade 4 and to uredo outbut how to deliver ensuring substitute teachers and mendation followed the Though get through.” for thought that was just findare somewhere deMeulles said if ita Aug. 24. she’s now written when days, Iwith in-person in- Iupneed will to becapture requiredthem to wear courses online whenexciting schools should and other staff available. bears, community, yet in schools, a book about DeMeulles said she wrote grandchildren really until plane landed live. that our edu- had been viable she Students ather theexperiendistrict’s struction on Thursdays and my masks at times when distanwere the closed during the and last easier “Wetoknow one-metre distance is would someces growing up schools in Churchill, book, titled Whispers in because they will be lost if they started throwing “To say, ‘Those moved backIttomakes Churchsix elementary will her Fridays. ces of two metres between three-and-a-half monthsthe of cation system needspeople to be have how acceptable. no Addictions of theAll Wind: Stories fromsusthe Istudents don’t.” can not be main- fuel off and I realized, livewith there. They ill in ato heartbeat. attend schoolFoundation in-person five schools have the 2019-2020 school ‘Holy year. choose ready totodeal today’s sense have a lower safeManitoba northern director North - Life in Churchill for tained She also a reputation I was probably just leave,’ is quite ty “I miss the shoreline, days a week unless they pended and has hallway lockers cats, “This year will be sitting one of should pandemic reality as students sports, clubs and standard in schools. OurI Gisele said writ- a couple of reasons. storyteller bomb.’” It’s quite the rock,be I the miss the have adeMeulles medical exemption group activities for at least as at aRDPC and herself. elementary on the amost challenging we’ve simplistic. and staff return to the disreclass- miss schools should safest ing wasn’tthem something she the“Ifirst justmonth sort ofofthought, “I hadwill such varied his- faced,” Another thing that spectful. we government were in the polar bears even though to allow to particischool, schools notabe available Pellizzaro said. “But room, andIf our places.” always would you know what,classes this hisand I would on was boat in the another area they’re very dangerous and pate in thought distanceshe learning, though music at tory for student use. tell people spurred Thompsonher teachers willthe al- same is delivering financial Pellizzaro said ensuring do. this stuff that’s in and my stories facing Churchill think to wehelp would scream really the Hudson they would go, hard though many of them will tory, the elementary schools Cathyand Pellizzaro, presiways times do a professional job Isupport school div- Ithere aremiss adequate substi“Inattend my youth I never it’s going be gone not the true, Thompson is it?’ I’d go, since the Hudson Rail- about whyneed,” don’t they shecover says. teacher “When Iabgo only one day in the head, band and choir to classes at ‘That’s dent of of educating our Bay students. isions that meetsothat said Bay,” tutes to felt good of atschool writing,” she if I don’twill write it down,” she ‘Yeah it’s true.’ They’d go, way the option to doKelvin that? back home, on the first week as teachRDPC still go ahead, Teachers’ Association And ifsuspended somethingoperations is standing have Education Minister sences wasstanding sometimes a said. I moved didn’t do all that, did north “My kids are not go- ‘You Gillam lastlet spring. think right looking outthe on ers and“But staffwhen work the kinks said. with additional distancing (TTA), which represents in ourofway, we’ll it be IGoertzen in a now press they’re release Hudson problemBay even before to toreopening get into ing to get it ifinI place. don’t do it you? You’ve got to be seven really known.” “It used to be a really feeling like they’re pawns the bay, it just gives youand an outThompson of their school requirements teachers at SDML’s on Monday. COVID-19 pandemic the school of social work, and it’s something al- old.’ I was like, ‘No, actually large community a political game and that’s sense. You feel so plans and make necessary Other measures I’ve being schools, said the district re- thriving The provincial govern- in Manitoba Teachers So- incredible likely to become more of at that point I had to write ways my mom to Iopening did all plan that before was ment and it’sannounced just dwindled down sad for them because I small and you feel great.” adjustments. used towanted try to lower the risk put outIAug. Aug. 24 really ciety (MTS) vice-president one now. forAt university and realized, My mom’s elder and 27,’ and they went ‘What?’” to a making small population the people of said ChurchNow got R.D. Parker Collegi- do. of students andanstaff being 14 looked comprehensive, thatsuch it was $100 mil- think Nathan Martindale that “We dothat want she’s the district ‘Holy, I’m not at this, she’s an artist, she’s got inso and deMeulles says. to ill book under belt, Looking of now,” really want to thrive. ate, students willbad be divided exposed to coronavirus that theback, union some apprecilion available for schools extra money for education is one to make sure there her are more right?’ I certainly stories beexperiences are things cope Though she’s not there built worlds she mayshe try into two groups developed based on many clude wonderful limiting visitors to those ated the province instituting with increased costs as They’ve helpful, but thattheir the the MTS deMeulles substitutessays available,” a of skill always tells her she might not do again. longer, her parents and there. How would wetofeel produce another. thelotfirst letterinofuniversity their last cause schoolsshe during school hours, mandatory masks for stu- any a result of pandemic precauhasn’t yet seen a plan re- to said. and thereAwith at Parks Canada in dents “I did some pretty sister andbeother family if someone came to you and “I have book in namecame (A-Kout in of Group and stories instituting occupancy limits from Grade 4 tobizarre Grade her tions. It will distributed cruit and retain additional She alsoanother said the TTA a very strongB). skill in my andensuring I’ve always likephysical fuel hauls into the members ‘I’m sorry, youand have to me,” says. a darker still are. L-Z in Group Group A Churchill in bathrooms, extra stuff 12 when distancing on a per-student basis, with said, substitute teachers that wouldshe also like“It’s to see smallwriting dence in hounded ‘Please, just high Arctic at -35,” said some “Myheld cousin ownstothe yourclass homesizes community more personstudentsand willconfi attend only sanitation her, in shared spaces can’t one maintained. in reserve be leave reducing would story, er class sizesabout to assist somy I write very put oncomputer tape, I willlabs write it deMeulles. “It didn’t dawn hardware store she and we’re going to displace andand struggles. one writing. day in the first week suchit as and “Physical distancing used in the casethere,” of emerbe the most effective way al cialgrowth distancing improve clear it. Group It’s there. you because your story can on me after. That was a says. somewhere all Maybe in the next five years (Sept.and 8),that’s while B for libraries, and staggering beuntil a huge challenge ging challenges. Some of you to reduce there else risk and of the safety for everyone. BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Some people say it’s kind of blunt or direct. I don’t tend

is going to be lost,’ and she’s never done it and I thought,

very dangerous thing to do. Being on a plane full of fuel

Because of that, deMeulles finds it hard to

your loved ones and your history is gone?’”

it’s something I’ll focus on doing.”


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