There are a couple of important notices regarding school safety and immunizations that I have posted before our regular blog post.
* Important *
Mrs. Campbell sent out an important e-mail regarding school safety. I have posted it here for your convenience.
Good morning parents and guardians,
Here is a reminder of a few specifics to help with traffic flow in the morning and afternoon at our school. Kindly pass this along to anyone else who may be dropping off or picking up.
Bus Lane
Please note that the bus lane is off limits at the beginning and at the end of the day to allow our seven buses and special transportation vehicles (for our students with special needs), access.
Mornings
For the drop off, please pull up as far as you can in the designated area, and have your child exit quickly and safely to the teacher. Please have them open the door if they are able. If they need help getting out, please get out yourself and help them. Again, efficiency is key here to help things run smoothly. A good practice is to have your goodbye routine before you enter the parking lot. There is absolutely no parking in the drop off lane as it causes traffic chaos.
Afternoons
We are attempting to leave the parking lot open at the end of the day. So far it is working. Please note that when buses are ready to leave, we will stop traffic to get them out. There is a teacher on duty monitoring the crosswalk.
Safety
As always, safety is our number one priority. Please always be extra careful when driving in our parking lot as kids are unpredictable. It has been wonderful to see so many parents walking rather than driving. If your child is fortunate enough to have a seat on the bus, we ask that you let them take the bus rather than dropping them off or picking them up. We're aware that life happens and there may be times you need to drive. Also note that the yard is not supervised until 9am so we ask that you not drop your child off until that time. If you arrive after 9:15, please bring your child to the office. It is great to see so many students cycling to school. They are reminded to walk their bikes and scooters when on school property.
Thank-you for your cooperation in respecting our educators on duty and keeping our students safe,
Chantel Couture-Campbell
Principal
St. Anne Catholic School
* Immunization Information *
Some parents/guardians will have received a notice from Ottawa Public Health (OPH) advising them that their child’s immunization records are incomplete.
If you have received such a notice, please be advised that your child will be suspended from school beginning on February 7th, and will be unable to return until OPH advises the school that he/she may be readmitted.
If you have any questions, please contact Ottawa Public Health at 613-580-6744.
We started our day with the book "Yesterday I had the Blues". It is the story of a little boy and his family and judging their moods based on colour! The children loved it - we learned that saying you have "the blues" is another way of saying you are sad. It lead to a discussion about how certain colours make you feel - they all knew that "red" was angry! They thought it was funny that in the book - "look out! Mama's got the reds"!