WINNIPEG With most students in Winnipeg and Brandon now in remote learning, a group of mystery students from Chief Peguis Middle School left a surprise message of support for the staff at their school. The staff at the middle school were met Wednesday morning by some encouraging messages left for them on the school s steps. A group of unknown students had created a chalk message for their teachers and school staff. Dear principals & teachers, you are amazing! COVID can t stop us!! the message reads. You re simply the best! You got this! Staff from the school said while they don t know who left the message, it was a nice celebration as staff prepare for the shift to remote learning.
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Desks are spread apart in a classroom at Betty Gibson School as part of social distancing measures in an effort to minimize COVID-19 spread in the school. (FILE/The Brandon Sun)
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Substitute hiring spree could plug staffing holes in Winnipeg schools due to COVID-19, divisions say
Some schools are scrambling as staffing shortages rise amid Manitoba s third wave, but two divisions may be buoyed by an influx of recent education grads who will chip in as new substitute teachers.
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Winnipeg School Division hires almost 200 new education grads, Seven Oaks adds 150 as staff absences rise
Posted: May 03, 2021 1:38 PM CT | Last Updated: May 3
Sara Jantzen is one of hundreds of new teachers to be hired in a substitute role right after completing her degree due to a rise in absences in the school system associated with COVID-19.(Submitted by Sara Jantzen)
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Winnipeg Police are searching for two males after a youth was allegedly robbed at knifepoint Thursday morning on his way to school.
At around 8:45 a.m., the youth was confronted at knifepoint by two unknown suspects in the Whyte Ridge neighbourhood.
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Police said they demanded his bike and money and subsequently fled the area. The youth was not physically injured and immediately reported the incident to the school principal, who contacted police.