Central Weekly Update – November 29- December 3, 2021

Central Families,

Tomorrow is photo day! We will have our photographer in the school for the entire day so please be sure to make sure that your child or children are prepared for their photos.  A memo was sent home last week with information about ordering school photos. Our grade 5 remote students are also invited to come to the school that day from 2:00-3:30pm for photos as well. Please contact the office at 905 522-9690 if you have any questions.

Please welcome Mr. Jones who will be joining Central as our new 0.5 EA starting Monday, Nov 22. We are saying good bye and good luck to Ms. Rogal who has secured a full time position elsewhere and thank her for all of her support with our students and families at Central.  We also welcome Mr.Eaton who will be joining us as a Kindergarten/Primary prep coverage teacher filling in for Ms. Caven starting on Monday, Nov 29. Welcome and thank you to Mr. Aly who has been filling in as our head caretaker. Thank you to Ms. Jude, Ms. MacDonnell, Ms. Turkstra, Ms. Cortinhas and Ms. Grahurst who will also continue in their positions at Central until further notice. We appreciate all that you have done for us and thank you for supporting our students and families.

Our parking lot becomes a very busy area during arrival and departure. As we have families that need to park in our Accessbile Parking spots to drop off students please be sure to not park in these designated parking spots and do not block other vehicles in. If you are dropping off or picking up students  please be sure to do so as quickly and safely as possible. Drive in  from Bay St., drop/pick up students, make sure that they get to the playground/to your vehicle safely and then circle around the parking lot to exit. Please avoid backing up as this creates a lot of congestion and can be unsafe as many students enter the school through the Bay St entrance. Dismissal is at 3:05pm so please be sure to be at the school to pick up your child or children on time.

A special thank you to our Volunteer Gardener for keeping our gardens looking immaculate. We ask that our families take special care when walking through the garden area and not trample on plants and avoid touching bushes, plants, flowers or trees so that we can show our respect for the hard work that goes into keeping our gardens looking so wonderful. Thank you.

Please contact the school using SafeArrival   (click for instructions) to report student absences or if you need to pick up your child from school early for an appointment. If you require assistance accessing the SafeArrival app please contact the school at 905 575 1535. We are unable to release students before the dismissal bell unless you have entered the dismissal in Safe Arrival. 

A reminder that our school day starts promptly at 8:45am. If students are arriving late they must enter at the parking lot doors by ringing the doorbell and waiting for a staff member to escort them to class. If you are late, please do not send children in without calling the office and do not drop off in the  Kindergarten area as we must ensure supervision of all students at all times and we do not want to  disrupt the learning of the other classrooms or take staff away from their supervision and teaching responsibilities. Our protocol remains in place indicating that parents/guardians are not permitted into the school due to covid restrictions. Thank you,

We ask that you please continue to ensure that you do  your daily screening very thoroughly. Students that do not pass the screener must remain at home. Click on the attachment to review the Central Daily Covid Tracker.

Students showing any symptoms at school will be removed from their classrooms and sent home. Please contact the school if your child has been impacted by a covid case in their classrooms and you are unsure of their return date or the process that you are to follow. (905 522 – 9690).

A reminder that as we approach the colder months students will be coming in with a lot more clothing and gear. It is very difficult to manage lost and found items at Central amongst a pandemic so please label your child’s belongings very clearly using a sharpie if possible.

Ensure students dress appropriately for the weather and attend with enough healthy snacks for both Nutrition Breaks and that they come to school with a water bottle with their name on it. Our fountains are not operating and we are running out of cups to give students!

Be sure to register for our website to receive updated notifications. Go to [email protected] and click on the register tab, input the information requested and receive up-to-date notifications when information is added to our school website.

Please ensure that your child’s teacher is aware of any medical conditions, allergies etc. as there are forms that we need to have you complete with us for our records.

Be sure to complete all forms on the parent portal for your child or children. These must be completed for all students attending Central Elementary. 

Please be reminded that we are to limit the number of visitors to the school so be sure to call (905 522 9690 or email at [email protected]) if you require assistance or need to contact us for any reason. 

Please follow the bylaw parking signs posted on the streets surrounding the school. Bylaw officers have been monitoring our area and will issue tickets for those violating parking bylaws.

A reminder that our play structure if off limits at this time. If you decide to allow your child to play on the play structure before or after school they must be supervised by an adult. We again, apologize for the overgrown bushes, grass, weeds etc. in the playground. We are working very hard on trying to resolve these issues to keep our playground safe for our students. Thank you for your patience. 

Have a safe and healthy week everyone!

Be sure to contact us with any questions or concerns (905 522 9690 / email : [email protected]).

Mr. Carey

Principal, Central Elementary