{"id":296795,"date":"2023-01-04T12:12:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=296795"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:29:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T20:29:44","slug":"various-activities-and-events-in-the-works-for-upcoming-school-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/various-activities-and-events-in-the-works-for-upcoming-school-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Various activities and events in the works for upcoming school term"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_264245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-264245\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-264245\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Alfred-creole-scaled-e1664816609405-642x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"736\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-264245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Education Minister, Octavia Alfred<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sporting tournaments, 4-H Club Schools Festival, and an arts &amp; crafts exhibition are some of the activities students should look forward to as they return to school to begin the second term.<\/p>\n<p>This was according to Education Minister Octavia Alfred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry of Education welcomes all students, teachers, and principals back to school for term two,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to encourage everyone to continue to do your best and we thank you for your effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cThis year schools will be involved in sporting tournaments such as volleyball, under 20 cricket, under 12 netball and the women\u2019s and girls\u2019 sports festival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alfred said that the National 4-H Club Arts &amp; Craft Exhibition will be held on January 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJanuary is also observed as Health and Family Life Education month and we encourage schools to focus on activities that will assist students in developing healthy self-management habits,\u201d she encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>She also announced that the National 4-H Green Days are on February 2, and 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFebruary will also be a month where students will focus on costume building, mask making, performing arts, dance, music, and chorale speech,\u201d Alfred revealed.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cMarch will be Literacy Month and we will observe literacy in not just the English language but also in French and Creole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, she stated that the 4-H Club School Festival will be held during the week of March 20 and 24, and schools will close on April 5.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime, Alfred encouraged students, parents, and teachers to practice proper hand hygiene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we return to school we notice that a number of students have the flu,\u201d she remarked. \u201cWe encourage students, parents, and teachers to continue to wash your hands regularly, to use hand sanitizers when necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She further encouraged schools to clean regularly touched surfaces, \u201cand I want to say that it is ok to wear a mask even though we do not have a mask mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are coughing it is ok to wear a mask and if you are a person who catches the cold easily you can wear a mask while you go out in public,\u201d Alfred said.<\/p>\n<p>She also reminds parents to keep students home if they have flu-like symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you do so contact the school\u2026,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sporting tournaments, 4-H Club Schools Festival, and an arts &amp; crafts exhibition are some of the activities students should look forward to as they return to school to begin the second term. 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