Sept. 1 marks the first official day of the 2020-21 school year for most students in Lethbridge’s K-12 education system.
While not all will be returning to classrooms in person, families took full advantage of their final weekend of summer break.
Raelene Pyret and her kids decided to make a trip to Park Lake Provincial Campground to wrap up the season.
“They both caught their first fish this summer, so that was a big highlight for our family,” Pyret said.
Micah Pavan said her family has spent much less time indoors than usual, with her son trying out skateboarding for the first time two months ago.
Pavan added that while the family usually spends a majority of their vacation in Montana, the unexpected cancellation of those plans turned out to be positive.
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“It’s been fun to have to look around for fun things to do,” she said.
Matthew Atjay, a father of four, said the pandemic has impacted his children’s ability to socialize during the summer months, so a return to school is a welcome thought.
“They were positive about it,” Atjay said. “They were just sad that they couldn’t see their friends and socialize like kids usually always do.”
The Lethbridge School Division is expecting around 83 per cent of its students to attend in-person classes, while 17 per cent will participate in at-home learning through a cohort system.
The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division will see around 600 students stay home to learn, with 86 per cent returning as normal.
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