School Rules, Policies, and Routines:
Playground supervision for students begins at 9:00 a.m. Students who arrive before that time cannot
have supervision provided for them. Parents who may need to drop their child off a few minutes early
on special occasions are asked to contact the school so we will be aware of the situation. The school
doors are locked all day and students may enter if they have a Hall Pass or permission.
Students obtain Hall Passes from staff members.
Daily Schedule:
8:00 - 4:00 School Office hours
9:30 Classes assemble
11:30 - 11:45 Recess
12:25 - 1:15 Lunch
3:35 - 3:50 Recess
3:50 Dismissal
*note: Kindergarten routines may differ slightly
Classroom Timetables:
Classes operate on a six-day schedule. Students have their classroom's timetable and parents may
obtain a copy upon request.
Entrance & Exit:
At bell time students enter under the direction of their teacher. Students enter by way of the door
assigned to their class.
Following dismissal at 3:50, students who walk exit by the junior playground (east side) and car
pickups should be made in that area, not in the bus loading zone. Bus students exit by the primary
doors (west side) and they are required to wait for their bus in an orderly manner as directed by the
supervisors.
Halls:
Whenever students travel through the hallways, whether alone or with their class, they are expected to
walk in an orderly manner. If moving about the school on their own, students are expected to have a
Hall Pass from a staff member. When entering a room other than the student's classroom, knock first.
Washrooms:
While teachers have various age-appropriate washroom routines during class time, generally, students
are expected to use recesses and lunch hour for washroom needs.
Recesses:
Recess times are 11:30 and 3:35. All students are expected to use this time to get some fresh air and
exercise.
Students who are not involved in purposeful activities (e.g. assignments, computers,
classroom or library helpers, clubs, etc.) must be outside before 9:30, at recesses, and at the
noon-hour recess. If other arrangements are necessary, parents can contact the school.
*Note: If a child is required to remain in class at recess due to illness, a letter requesting permission
from the parent/guardian is encouraged.
In some special cases, children who have just come out of hospital or are getting over a lengthy illness,
may be required to stay in class for a short time. (Please send a note.) Otherwise if children are well
enough to come to school, they should be well enough to go outside.
Lunch:
Lunch time is 12:25 - 1:15
Unless assigned otherwise, students eat lunch in their classrooms where
supervision is provided until approx. 12:50 at which time students go outside.
Nutritious foods are encouraged.
Milk, white and chocolate is sold at lunch time at a cost of 50 cents each.
Students are to remain on school property unless school personnel receive written or telephone
permission from the parent or guardian to allow the student other options.
Because we are a Green School, we encourage parents and children to pack lunches in re-usable
containers. Our school recycles, using the blue box program. No glass bottles please.
Inclement Weather:
While students are expected to dress appropriately to be outside, they are allowed to stay in the
school during inclement weather (i.e. too cold, rainy, etc.). The supervisor(s) on duty should make the
decision with respect to weather conditions and allow students in if the weather should worsen during
recess. Teachers are expected to arrange games and other activities for children to use in their
classrooms during inclement-weather-recesses.
Playground & Play Equipment:
Students are expected to use playground apparatus in a responsible manner and for the purposes for
which the apparatus was intended.
Students are prohibited from using bicycles, hockey sticks, skateboards, roller blades, etc. on school
grounds.
Students are allowed to use tennis balls, small plastic hockey sticks , nerf type balls, soccer balls,
basketballs, and skipping ropes.
Toys that promote imaginary violent play such as toy guns, war toys, or toys that glorify violent
personalities or violent behaviour are unacceptable in the school.
In order to provide a safe environment for all students, behaviors which are reckless and endanger the
safety of others are not permitted in the school, on the playground, on buses, or at any function that is
part of a school activity. Such behaviors include, but are not limited to, pushing and shoving,
play-fighting, piggy-back riding, tripping, snowball throwing, etc. Our basic reminder is "KEEP YOUR
HANDS AND FEET TO YOURSELF."
Bicycles should be walked through the schoolyard. Bike racks are located in both schoolyards and
students are strongly encouraged to lock their bikes and wear bike helmets.
Personal Items:
Students are requested to leave personal items such as electronic games, Walkmans, etc. at home.
School personnel cannot provide security for these items and cannot be responsible if they are lost or
broken.
Classroom Rules & Procedures:
Teachers will establish age-appropriate routines with their pupils at the beginning of the school year.
School Telephone
The school telephone may be used by students with permission from a staff member.
Lates & Absences:
Students entering school late are required to check in at the office to obtain a late slip.
Students who are absent from school are required to inform the school by means of a note or phone
call from their parents or guardian as to the reason for their absence.
Safe arrival is checked each day in the a.m. and p.m. Parents are contacted to determine if they are
aware of their child's absence. Therefore, to reduce the number of calls, parents should notify the
school if their child is going to be absent.
Students leaving the school during the day must bring a note to the classroom teacher or the parent
may contact the school office directly.
Visitors to the School:
For security reasons, all doors of the school are locked. PARENTS AND VISITORS ARE MOST WELCOME
AT THE SCHOOL. Please check in at the office.
Homework:
From the earliest years, parents should set the expectation of doing a little "homework" each evening.
e.g. reading, completing classroom assignments, etc. Generally, extra work is not assigned for
homework. Students should use the time for completing classroom work, reviewing work, organizing
their workbooks, working on long-term assignments (projects), practicing basic skills in math, spelling,
etc. or reading just for enjoyment.
Health and Safety
Illness When a pupil becomes ill while at school, the parent will be contacted. The Principal or
designate will keep the student comfortable at school until the parent arrives or authorizes some other
arrangement for the student's release. Transportation will normally be the responsibility of the parent.
Injury When a student is injured on the school premises and first aid is required, the parent is notified
as soon as possible. Once this contact is made, further treatment of the injury becomes the parent's
responsibility. Where immediate treatment is absolutely necessary and the parent cannot be reached,
school personnel will arrange to have the student taken to emergency.
Medication.
Medication is administered only with parents written permission.
(A consent form for the administration of Health Service and/or Prescribed Medication is in the office.
To be completed in full by the parents and the doctor, and filed in the Ontario Student Record.) (An
Individual Student Log of Medication Administered form is also filed in the O.S.R.)
Parent Pick-up and Drop Off Locations
When picking up and dropping off your child at school, please use the following guidelines to ensure
their safety.
Students should be picked up and dropped off at the east gate (junior yard) of the School.
Please do not use the bus lanes. When students are dropped off, we ask that they go directly to the
playground where supervision is in place starting at 9:00.
Since there is no supervision provided after the departure of school buses (approx.
4:00 p.m.), parents
picking up their children must do so before this time.
Students who walk must leave the schoolyard immediately after dismissal.
The teacher should be informed of student pick up and the bus company should be informed when
your child's absence would create an inconvenience to the driver, (for example, when your child is the
last one on the route.)
Good communication is always appreciated. If your child will be changing their usual bus routine ( e.g.
walking home or taking a different bus), the school must be notified.
Emergency School Closure
If weather conditions make it necessary to close the school, the closing will be announced on the local
radio station.
The school staff will ensure that the child has a place to go before dismissing. him or her. Otherwise,
the child will be kept at the school until we hear from home.
