Student Safety
· Upon their arrival, students should put away their gear and proceed outside, or to their classroom, if their teacher has unlocked the door and is supervising. Supervision on the playground begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends with the departure of the last bus at approximately 2:50 p.m.
· Students should only use the main entrance of the school before 8:30 a.m. to attend pre-arranged activities such as early team practices, or in case of emergencies.
· Unless it is an “inside day” because of bad weather, students are expected to go outside at recess and lunch hour. Please consider this when sending sick students to school.
· Students eating their lunch at school, will eat their lunch in their own classroom and are expected to remain there until 12:25 p.m. Students are expected to be finished their lunch and go outside, or to a teacher supervised activity, no later than 12:25 p.m.
· There are several out of bounds areas which students must stay away from: parking lot/stairs, behind east end of gym, the upper field (ball diamond), the service/fire access road and the Nature Trails. Students may only use these areas if under the direct supervision of a teacher.
STUDENT ABSENCE
Please telephone the school if your child will not be attending school. Please advise us of any changes in home, work, or emergency phone numbers.
ILLNESS
Students who become ill during the day should advise their teacher immediately. Our policy is to get students home as quickly as possible when they are ill. We will call parents and ask them to pick up their child. Please do not send your child to school if he/she is showing signs of ill health.
BICYCLES
Students are welcome to ride their bikes to school. We encourage parents to ensure that your child is familiar with the rules of the road and bicycle safety. The use of bicycle helmets is the law and students must wear a helmet if cycling to school.. Students are expected to walk their bicycles on the school grounds and to lock them securely in the bicycle stands provided. Once bikes are secured students should move immediately to their play area.
C CROSSWALK AND STUDENT SAFETY
Students are expected to cross safely at the crosswalk and walk their bicycles across. New signage will be set up by the City of Penticton to indicate no parking zones within 30 meters before a cross walk and 15 meters after. U turns are not permitted in school zones. Please slow down!
A EMERGENCY FIRE DRILLS
School evacuation drills will be conducted at least six times throughout the year to practice student and staff emergency procedures.
· Students should only use the main entrance of the school before 8:30 a.m. to attend pre-arranged activities such as early team practices, or in case of emergencies.
· Unless it is an “inside day” because of bad weather, students are expected to go outside at recess and lunch hour. Please consider this when sending sick students to school.
· Students eating their lunch at school, will eat their lunch in their own classroom and are expected to remain there until 12:25 p.m. Students are expected to be finished their lunch and go outside, or to a teacher supervised activity, no later than 12:25 p.m.
· There are several out of bounds areas which students must stay away from: parking lot/stairs, behind east end of gym, the upper field (ball diamond), the service/fire access road and the Nature Trails. Students may only use these areas if under the direct supervision of a teacher.
STUDENT ABSENCE
Please telephone the school if your child will not be attending school. Please advise us of any changes in home, work, or emergency phone numbers.
ILLNESS
Students who become ill during the day should advise their teacher immediately. Our policy is to get students home as quickly as possible when they are ill. We will call parents and ask them to pick up their child. Please do not send your child to school if he/she is showing signs of ill health.
BICYCLES
Students are welcome to ride their bikes to school. We encourage parents to ensure that your child is familiar with the rules of the road and bicycle safety. The use of bicycle helmets is the law and students must wear a helmet if cycling to school.. Students are expected to walk their bicycles on the school grounds and to lock them securely in the bicycle stands provided. Once bikes are secured students should move immediately to their play area.
C CROSSWALK AND STUDENT SAFETY
Students are expected to cross safely at the crosswalk and walk their bicycles across. New signage will be set up by the City of Penticton to indicate no parking zones within 30 meters before a cross walk and 15 meters after. U turns are not permitted in school zones. Please slow down!
A EMERGENCY FIRE DRILLS
School evacuation drills will be conducted at least six times throughout the year to practice student and staff emergency procedures.