As the weather changes and we get ‘in the groove’ here at school with routines, we want to remind families of a few things that help keep us safe and happy here at school.
Safety with Weather
- Send your children dressed for the weather as we are outside for close to an hour each day
- Send your children with shoes for indoors and boots for outdoors to keep our classes and gym slip free and our feet warm outside
- Drive carefully in the neighbourhood and allow yourself extra time to stop when in the school zone
Safety while Driving
- Drive carefully in the neighbourhood and allow yourself extra time to stop when in the school zone
- Do NOT park or stop in the front bus loop – this is also our emergency vehicle entry point and every second counts if we need an ambulance – any obstruction (even for day care pickup and drop off) can cost valuable and lifesaving time
- Be kind and patient and courteous in the drop off loop – parents must not park here so that traffic can keep flowing
Safety with our Words/Actions
- We work very hard to create a safe space for all of our community here at school, we encourage everyone to use language that is polite and inclusive – be mindful of our students and what they may overhear directly or indirectly (please and thank you!)
Safety with Food
- Reminder that we are a nut safe school and foods that CONTAIN nuts are not permitted at school. This includes Nutella and a myriad of Halloween snacks that have been coming to school lately. Many students and staff have life threatening allergies to Nuts.
Safety with Supervision
- We are urgently seeking lunch assistants to support over the lunch hour. It doesn’t pay well, but we need help! If you have time to give between 12 or 12:30-1:30 even for one day a week, we will welcome the help. Please call the office.
Thank you for being a community that cares about one another! Together we can keep our kids safe!