Hello Bruce Families,
A total solar eclipse is set to occur on Monday, April 8, 2024, between approximately noon and 3:00 pm Central Standard Time, spanning from Southern Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador, with the rest of Canada experiencing a partial eclipse. Manitoba will experience an approximate 50 percent occlusion eclipse. The Provincial Government of Manitoba has requested that schools put in place a safety plan to reduce the risk of permanent vision damage for all students.
To ensure student safety, Bruce Middle School will be:
providing an indoor lunch recess with indoor activities planned from 12:25pm – 1:20 pm.
all students in our care will bring a lunch and remain at school for the lunch hour (Part time lunch students will remain at school)
Any student needing to leave the school between 12:00pm and 3:00pm must be accompanied by an adult and signed out from the office.
all learning activities will take place indoors throughout the afternoon.
after-school tryouts and practices will still occur as originally planned.
end of day dismissal will not be affected. Students will be dismissed at 3:30 with regular bus service provided.
Safety information provided to all schools by the province of Manitoba can be viewed at the following link: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/docs/sector_coms/solar_eclipse.pdf.pdf
This is a tremendous learning opportunity for people of all ages. Classes and community members are encouraged to tune in live and view the solar eclipse through the NASA livestream found at the following link throughout the afternoon of Monday, April 8th, 2024: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast (nasa.gov)
Please contact us if you have any further questions or concerns.
Thank You,
Mr. MacNeil & Mrs. Cantafio
