November
is a very busy month and I wanted to highlight some school-based items in
place over the next few weeks.
Student Led Conferences
The
Student Led Conference schedule is open on Edsby and will remain open until the
end of the day on Wednesday, November 21st. Please ensure that you have booked your
conference time by then. If you are
having difficulty booking a timeslot, please contact your child’s homeroom
teacher or the office and we will be happy to assist you.
If
you have yet to activated your account on Edsby, please contact the office and
they will assist you in setting up your account.
Every Child Counts Survey
All
Kindergarten to Grade 6 students received a student specific coded letter
inviting families to complete the Every Child Counts Survey on-line. Families are encouraged to complete the
survey at home by November 30th. If your child is in Grade 7 or Grade 8,
students will be completing the survey on-line at the school. Thank you, in advance, for your participation.
Dress for the Weather
All our students will be expected to be outside
before, during and after school and therefore, need to come
to school dressed to play outside during recesses. Boots (for rain or snow), rain jackets, hats,
mitts, scarves and snow pants will help make recess an enjoyable time. It is advisable for children to keep extra
pants and socks at school in case they get wet. To avoid confusion in the classroom and adding
to our clothing collection in the Lost and Found Bin, please be sure to label all articles of clothing with your
child’s name.
Bus Cancellations and Inclement Weather Days
To
ensure the safety of students, school bus service may be cancelled due to
inclement weather, extreme temperatures and/or poor road conditions. In these cases, parents and students should
develop alternate care/transportation arrangements.
- A decision to cancel school bus
service will be region-wide meaning all school buses, vans and taxis will
not operate. Both the YRDSB and YCDSB operate many
regional educational programs.
Students attending these programs are transported over large
attendance areas encompassing several municipal boundaries which prevents
the ability to cancel bus service using a municipality or zone
methodology.
- When bus service is cancelled all
school tests and/or examinations will be cancelled and rescheduled.
- Student trips involving the use of
school buses will also be cancelled.
- Unless
otherwise stated, schools will remain open and parents can make
arrangements to transport their children to and from school even if school
bus service is cancelled. If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the
afternoon. Therefore,
students transported to school by parents will require the same
transportation home.
A
bus cancellation message will be available at www.schoolbuscity.com, by calling
1-877-330-3001, or by following @YRDSB and @YCDSB on Twitter.
Parents,
students and school staff may also access the following radio and television
stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation information:
RADIO
590
AM 640 AM 680 AM 860
AM 1010 AM 1050 AM
1540
AM 1580 AM 88.5 FM 89.9
FM 92.5 FM 93.1 FM
94.9
FM 95.9 FM 97.3 FM 98.1 FM 99.1
FM 99.9 FM
101.1
FM 102.1 FM 104.5 FM 100.7
FM 105.9 107.1 FM
TELEVISION
CITY
TV CTV Barrie CTV Toronto CP24
GLOBAL NEWS
Have
a great weekend everyone!
