CALGARY Thousands of students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 resumed in-person learning Monday as pandemic-related restrictions remain in place in Alberta, which will stay in effect until at least Jan. 21. Some students welcomed the return to school after an extended break, including attending virtual classes last week. “I’m really excited to go back to school because I feel like online classes really was not the way to learn,” said Ami Avdic, a Grade 10 student at Western Canada High School in Calgary. Others wondered why Alberta is resuming classes since COVID-19 cases are higher than in the fall and the province prolonged the latest lockdown on businesses and gatherings.