Picking Up Belongings Update

As you know, schools must remain closed for the rest of the school year due to COVID-19. We have worked with Hamilton Public Health Services so that students can retrieve personal items from our schools.  Access to Ray Lewis School will be offered:

Thursday, June 4 from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Friday, June 5 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Beginning June 2 at 8 a.m., families can begin signing up for a 15-minute visit to the school.

Please note: The link to book will be located on this school website. There will be a tab on the top of the school website called “Booking Calendar.” Parents/guardians will need to know their child’s homeroom class/teacher. 

If you have more than one child, you will need to book multiple times.

Elementary students can enter the building with one parent/guardian/caregiver to clean out their locker/cubby. To help families gather their belongings quickly, personal items in each student’s desk will be packed and left in a bag on their desk. If a parent has more than one child attending the school, they must book different times for each child.

What Should We Bring With Us?

Teaching and learning continues until June 26th so you should keep the iPad, if deployed by the school to you and any other things your child’s teacher has indicated.  Please bring:

• any library books/materials that your child won’t need in June
• something to carry contents of lockers/hooks/cubbies
• musical instrument if signed out

 

Family Pick Up Steps

Please follow the steps below in order to ensure everyone’s safety and maintain physical distancing and a clean environment:

• Note:  A copy of these Steps will be available for pick up after you check-in.
• You will enter and exit through the front doors of the school which will be unlocked.
• Please arrive at your booked time.  We are discouraging lining up outside to support physical distancing.­­
• You will have 15 minutes.
• Read the signage on the front door before entering.
• One parent and one student per family may enter at your booked time.
• Sanitize hands upon entry to the school.  The area for this will be set up at the doors.
• Proceed to the Check-In Table.  Staff are practicing physical distancing and will be a minimum of 2 metres (6 feet) from you at all times.  While we know you miss each other, there will be no handshakes or hugs.
• Please place any books/materials you wish to return in the labelled box located at the entrance/exit.
• After checking in, proceed to your child’s classroom.  Staff at the school have bagged your child’s desk contents and they are on the top of your child’s desk.
• Proceed to your child’s locker/hook/cubbie and remove any personal belongings.  There are garbage cans in the hallway to dispose of garbage if needed.  If your child can’t remember where their desk or locker/hook/cubbie is, please seek help from the Registration table.  Please avoid touching other student’s belongings.
• Empty your child’s locker/hook/cubbie.
• Do not socialize with others and remain a minimum of 2 metres or 6 feet from others while in the school.
• Return to the front door, sanitize hands and leave the building.
• Please leave school property to prevent gatherings.
• Note:  Washrooms are available for emergency use only.

What Must We Do Before Going to the School?

Safety is our utmost priority at this time. To ensure the safety of our staff and families, we are working closely with Hamilton Public Health to ensure we are following the most current guidelines and procedures. 

On the day of your booked time, please review the following:

You must not enter an HWDSB building if you are experiencing:

• Severe difficulty breathing
• Severe chest pain
• Feeling confused or unsure of where you are
• Losing consciousness
• Fever or Chills (feeling hot to the touch)
• Cough (new, worsening, more than usual)
• Barking cough, (making a squeaky or whistling noise when breathing)
• Shortness of breath (out of breath, unable to breathe deeply)
• Sore throat or difficulty swallowing
• Hoarse voice (more harsh than normal)
• Runny, stuffy or congested nose (unrelated to seasonal allergies or other known causes/conditions)
• Lost sense of taste or smell
• Headache
• Digestive issues (nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain)
• Extreme tiredness that is unusual (fatigue, lack of energy)
• Falling down often
• Muscle aches
• Pinkeye
• For young children and infants: sluggishness or lack of appetite

You must not enter an HWDSB building if:

• You or a close physical contact (living in same home or being within 2 metres for over 15 minutes) has:
  • Returned from travel outside of Canada in the last 14 days
  • Tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days
  • A new cough, fever, or difficulty breathing
• You are sick or feel unwell

If any of the above applies to you or your child, please DO NOT attend your booked date/time.  Contact your principal and different arrangements will be made.  If you or your child are unable to attend for pick up due to any other reason, please contact the school.

Family Pick Up Steps

Please follow the steps below in order to ensure everyone’s safety and maintain physical distancing and a clean environment:

• Note:  A copy of these Steps will be available for pick up after you check-in.
• You will enter and exit through the front doors of the school which will be unlocked.
• Please arrive at your booked time.  We are discouraging lining up outside to support physical distancing.­­
• You will have 15 minutes.
• Read the signage on the front door before entering.
• One parent and one student per family may enter at your booked time.
• Sanitize hands upon entry to the school.  The area for this will be set up at the doors.
• Proceed to the Check-In Table.  Staff are practicing physical distancing and will be a minimum of 2 metres (6 feet) from you at all times.  While we know you miss each other, there will be no handshakes or hugs.
• Please place any books/materials you wish to return in the labelled box located at the entrance/exit.
• After checking in, proceed to your child’s classroom.  Staff at the school have bagged your child’s desk contents and they are on the top of your child’s desk.
• Proceed to your child’s locker/hook/cubbie and remove any personal belongings.  There are garbage cans in the hallway to dispose of garbage if needed.  If your child can’t remember where their desk or locker/hook/cubbie is, please seek help from the Registration table.  Please avoid touching other student’s belongings.
• Empty your child’s locker/hook/cubbie.
• Do not socialize with others and remain a minimum of 2 metres or 6 feet from others while in the school.
• Return to the front door, sanitize hands and leave the building.
• Please leave school property to prevent gatherings.
• Note:  Washrooms are available for emergency use only.