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Central Weekly Memo – Oct 3 – 7, 2022

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Central Weekly Memo – Oct 3 – 7, 2022

 

Central Families,

Thank you to all staff, families and students for your patience as we reorganize the school for the 2022-2023 school year!  We apologize for the inconveniences but this is a yearly process and unfortunately many are impacted. A reminder that those students impacted by our school reorganization should have  received letters last Friday reflecting the changes in class or teacher.  This will have an impact on many students who will need to change classes. A lot of planning and effort goes into this process so if you have any questions about the reorganization process please contact your child’s teacher.  Please be sure to check your child’s backpack for important letters about reorganization this week. Also look daily for memos sent home and read emails sent to you from the school to keep updated. Register on our school website to receive notifications so that you are updated.

Our school day begins at 8:45 am and our staff are supervising their students at this time and do need to get in to their classrooms to start teaching. Please continue to have regular communication with your child’s teacher either by email, calling the office at 905 522 9690 or setting up appointments to discuss any concerns you have. Thank you.

Upcoming Events:

Tues Oct 4 – Crosss Country Practice – 3:05 pm

Wed Oct 5 – Terry Fox Run duirng school time – 11:55am

Fri Oct 7 – First Day of new teachers and classes from reorganization

Mon Oct 10 – Thanksgiving – No School

Tues Oct 11 – Cross Country Meet for the Gr 3-5 Team

Thur Oct 20 – 5-6:30 – Meet The Central Staff for families

Tues Oct 25 – School Council Meeting (in person and remote) Time TBD

Please see our Central School Council Updates on our school website at – www.hwdsb.on.ca/central/  and click on the school council tab. We are still looking to fill the role of the treasurer on the school council so if you are interested please reach out to the school at 905 522 9690 or email us at [email protected]. Thank you to all of those that participated!

We have supervision on the playground from 8:30am until entry at 8:45am and then again at the end of the day from 3:05 until 3:20pm. Please be sure to pick up your child from the playground at the end of the day. Students not picked up at 3:05 pm will gather in the yellow box by the entrance off the parking lot. If not picked up by 3:20pm students will be escorted to the office where phone calls will be made to alert parents that their child has not been picked up. NOTE: SUPERVISION IS NOT PROVIDED ON THE PLAY STRUCTRE BEFORE 8;45AM AND AFTER 3:05 PM. Parents/guardians are responsible for supervision on the play structure before and after the bell 

Students in grades 4 or 5 that have permission to walk home must have a letter signed by their parent/guardian indicating that they are able to walk home.

We also invite families to keep up with communications from HWDSB by subscribing to email updates by going to our school website at [email protected] or following HWDSB on social media. Please reach out to our school at 905 522-9690 if you have any questions.

Here are some important points to remember as students prepare for the start of the school year:

Thank you to all families for ensuring safety and exercising caution in our parking lot which becomes a very busy area during arrival and departure. As we have families that need to park in our Accessible 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 do not block the driveway (either park in a spot or drop off and then exit as soon as possible. Please drive in from Bay St. and make an immediate right turn and follow a circle around the parking lot as it is one way traffic only. 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 on Bay St..  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. The alternate is to park on Park St. as there is a 10min drop off zone.

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 905 522-9690. We are unable to release students before the dismissal bell unless you have entered the dismissal in Safe Arrival.  Thank you to Ms. Gaston, our office assistant for all of her support with monitoring student attendance and calling families to ensure the safety of all of our students on a daily basis. This is a big job and takes up a lot of time in the morning so please assist us by using the Safe Arrival app or phone number to report absences. Contact the school if you require support with this.

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. Please be sure to connect with your child’s teacher if there are any concerns about your child while at school. You can do this by setting up an appointment with your child’s teacher in person, through email or by contacting our office at 905 522-9690.

Addressing a Concern

Students and families with classroom concerns are encouraged to contact their student’s classroom teacher. School-wide concerns can be addressed by the principal. Addressing a Concern (PDF).

Sincerely,

Mr. G. Carey

Principal – Central Elementary School

 

Updated on Sunday, October 02, 2022.
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