A New School Year - 2017-2018
Published on Aug 14, 2017 14:33
Hello Everyone:
I hope this note finds you well after what hopefully has been a fantastic
summer for you...and hopefully continues to be over these next few weeks!
The purpose of this note is to share with you information about our
first day of school routine. As you know, our school year will begin on
Tuesday, Sept. 5 for all our students from grades SK - 8. Our new JK
students' parents have received a letter indicating their child's start
date. JK students do not begin on Sept. 5.
On the morning of the first day of school (Sept. 5) the routine will look like this:
Beginning at 8:40 a.m.
SK Students - Parents are asked to take their child to
the kindergarten playground. SK students riding the school bus will be
taken by staff to the K playground. Kindergarten staff will then
organize the kids into their respective classrooms.
Grades 1 - 4 Students - Students entering grades 1
through 4 are asked to go to the playground behind the school. Bright
orange posters with a grade number will be found on the wall of the
school facing the main play field. Students are asked to go to the
poster that displays his/her grade number. At that point, school staff
will then organize the students into their classrooms.
Grades 5 - 8 Students - Class lists for students in
these grades will be found on the windows by the west entrance of the
school (the entrance by the dumpsters). Students are asked to find their
name on one of the class lists and proceed directly up the stairs to
the second level of the school. School staff will assist kids in finding
the location of their classroom.
Notes:
* If the weather on Tuesday morning, Sept. 5 is rainy:
SK students will be brought into a kindergarten room where they will be
organized. Please proceed to the k playground and school staff will
direct you to the appropriate classroom.
Grades 1-4 students will go into the gym. The orange posters with the
grade number will be posted on the gym walls. Students will gather
around their grade number posted. Teachers will organize the students
from there.
Grades 5 - 8 students will follow the same routine as outlined for them
above - rain or shine.....look at the class lists by the west entrance windows and
proceed to the second floor.
* School staff will be wearing orange vests so that they can be easily seen.
* I would ask that questions regarding classroom placements be shared
with Mrs. Diamond or I (Mr. Foshay). Classroom teachers will be extremely
busy organizing the students and getting the day started and can not
honour your question(s) with their full attention at that point in the
morning. Please go to the office to make an appointment so that your
questions can be addressed. Thank you for your cooperation.
* Our school no longer has a need for portables....this year, all kids
will be learning inside our main building. Both remaining portables will
be removed from our property in the next few weeks.
Our staff is really looking forward to working with you to make this school
year a wonderful one for all the kids. Enjoy these last few weeks of
August and we will see you soon!
Rich Foshay
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