MONTREAL — Seven-year-old Jayda Watts-Simeon was bouncing up and down with excitement on Tuesday at the chance to be back in school.
Wearing a medical mask and carrying a pink backpack covered in images of sloths, the Grade 2 student at St. Monica’s elementary school high-fived the English Montreal School Board mascot — a giant bee — and eagerly chatted to reporters about her favourite subject (math) and the kids who might be in her class.