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The Lockview Linkletter – Welcome Back Edition LOCKVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL 505 Bunting Road, St. Catharines, ON L2M 3A9 905-934-3331 lockview.dsbn.org Principal: Bob Blake Vice-Principal: Paulette Alcox FROM THE OFFICE… A warm welcome to our new and returning staff, students and families! We hope that you and your family had a wonderful summer. A huge thank you to our Head Caretaker Mr. Tattrie who once again worked his magic over the summer despite the never ending dust and dirt created from the construction to provide us with a clean and safe learning environment, as well as our outstanding and dedicated staff who spent many hours planning and setting up their classrooms for another engaging year. As always we value the partnership between home and school and encourage you to contact us with questions, concerns or comments. We strongly believe that a positive environment with open communication is key to a successful school. GO LEOPARDS GO! Achieving Success Together TAKE A MOMENT TO REVIEW OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE AT: http://www.lockview.dsbn.org PARKING LOT SAFETY REMINDERS Our newly completed south parking lot will be our primary parking lot for visitors and parents picking up and dropping off students. Please keep in mind that there is a new kiss and ride feature which will allow a quick and safe drop off zone for our students. To reduce parking lot congestion you may consider meeting your child on a side street such as Goldsmith or Rochelle and always ensure that you are parked in a designated parking spot to allow for a safe flow of traffic within our parking lot. Staff will continue to supervise the south parking lot during entry and dismissal times. Please be punctual for pick-up. Dismissal is at 2:55pm. Thank you for your continued co-operation in keeping Lockview students SAFE! SCHOOL DAY TIMES at LOCKVIEW Entry Bell Period 1 Period 2 Nutrition/Fitness Break Period 3 Period 4 Nutrition/Fitness Break Period 5 Period 6 Dismissal 8:25 am 8:25 am to 9:15 am 9:15 am to 10:05 am 10:05 am to 10:45 am 10:45 am to 11:35 am 11:35 am to 12:25 pm 12:25 pm to 1:15 pm Students are permitted to go home for this nutrition break. 1:15 pm to 2:05 pm 2:05 pm to 2:55 pm 2:55 pm STUDENT ORGANIZERS EARLY RELEASE DAYS Friday, September 12th and Friday, February 13th will be Early Release Days. On these two days students will be released from school 3 hours before their regular dismissal. Staff will be spending the afternoons working on curriculum related issues. Each child, with the exception of kindergarten and Grade 1, will be provided with a school organizer at a subsidized cost to the student of $5.00. Our expectation is that this book be used as a communication tool between home and school on a daily basis. Please note that our School Code of Conduct is located within the Student Organizer. FORMS! FORMS! FORMS! To keep our records up to date please complete and return all the forms as soon as possible. The Lunch form, Walking form and the Technology Citizenship Agreement need to be returned to the school. VERIFICATION FORMS – PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY Please review the student verification form carefully, make the necessary changes and return it to the school as soon as possible. All forms should be returned, even if there are no changes. These forms are important to help us maintain a safe environment. SCHOOL EMERGENCY DISMISSAL PROCEDURE In case of an early emergency dismissal (snow storm, no hydro or heat, etc.), students will be dismissed according to the information on the Elementary School – Student Verification form. Just to clarify; Keep at school – means exactly that. Your child will be kept at the school until you have been contacted. If your child is a bus student, they will be kept at the school until you have been contacted. Send home by bus or taxi – if this is your child’s normal mode of transportation home (Lockview has no students being transported by taxi at this time). If your child regularly takes the bus home from school, and you have chosen this option, your child will be put on the bus without a phone call. Dismiss immediately – your child(ren) will be dismissed without a call being made to your home. Send home with older sibling – your children will be dismissed without a call being made to your home. OFFICE INFORMATION NO NUTS PLEASE! Mrs. Allison, our secretary is in the office from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each week day. Appointments with administration and/or staff can be made through the office at 905-934-3331. Please inform the office of all absences. We have an answering machine, therefore a message can be left at any time of the day or night. We also recognize that from time to time it is necessary to contact the school to get a message to your child. Since the office is a busy place and it is not always possible for Mrs. Allison to be delivering messages to students, please try to make all of the necessary arrangements with your child(ren) in advance to avoid any missed communication. Students should be using the office telephone for emergency calls only. We have children in our school with severe nut allergies. It is our request that you do not send nut based foods as snacks or lunch items to school with your child. We know you are all caring parents and we appreciate your concern and compliance in this very important matter. STUDENT SAFETY As part of staff and student safety, all outside doors will continue to be kept locked during the school day. We ask parents to wait for children outside their entry and exit doors. If you are bringing a child in late, please bring them to the front door and ring the entry buzzer. Once you have been permitted to enter, you will be asked to report directly to the office. All visitors must follow the same entry process. MEDICATION FOR STUDENTS AND EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS Any prescribed medication that is to be administered to students at school must have an “Administering Health Support Services to Students “authorization form completed by the physician on file in the school. If a child is highly allergic (anaphylactic), an ”Emergency Action Plan For Students With Anaphylaxis” must be filled out by the parent/doctor. There is also an “Emergency Action Plan for Students with Special Medical Problems” that must be completed if your child suffers from (e.g. asthma, epilepsy, diabetes) which outlines the expected symptoms and requested intervention by school staff. These forms are available at the school office and must be updated each year. LOCKVIEW STAFF 2014 – 2015 LOCKVIEW STAFF Several changes in staff have occurred since last year. We wish those who left the very best in their new endeavours and extend a hearty welcome back to some familiar faces as well as some newcomers. Staffing requirements are dictated by the enrollment of the school. As our enrollment is firmed up during the next few days, adjustments to staffing and to classes may be necessary. Principal Bob Blake LRT Kevin VanLeeuwen Vice-Principal Paulette Alcox Intermediate French/Prep Shanna Steenhuis Secretary Bev Allison Junior French/Library Judy Chappell Head Caretaker Ardyn Tattrie Intermediate Science/Prep Laurie Janzen Night Caretaker Sue Aylward Instructional Coach Lory McMullen Night Caretaker Marilyn Hartwell Youth Counsellor Sandy Warren JK/SK Joanne Apostolakis EA Shellie Fleming JK/SK Melissa Demers-Side EA Cori McMullen JK/SK Melisa Parkins EA Chauntelle Keir DECE Sarah McGrath EA (AM) Marietta Clift DECE Debbie Roper Lunch Supervisor Deb Chmay DECE Amanda Visser Lunch Supervisor Ann Sutherland 1 Patricia Eden Linda Zazulak 1 Lori Rose Lunch Supervisor Lunch Supervisor (occasional) Lunch Supervisor (occasional) 2/3 Kim Panici(A)/Erika Andersen(P) Jennifer Honsinger 3 Karen Sparks 3/4 Tracy Neely 4/5 Christine Lowden 5/6 Pauline Farquhar 6/7 Paul Wiebe 7 Leona Corr 8 Ben Scott SESF (Fundamental Skills) Gary Addison 2 Diane McIntosh Jen Rattray CROSSING GUARDS The City of St. Catharines provides school crossing guard services. For Lockview School there are three locations: at the front of the school on Bunting, at the Bunting/Linwell intersection and the Bunting/Scott intersection. Please encourage your children to cross these busy streets with the assistance of the crossing guards. FROM YOUR SCHOOL NURSE Did you know that every elementary and secondary school in Niagara has a school nurse? The school nurse provides teachers, parents and students support and resources on health related topics, including: Healthy eating Physical activity Tobacco use prevention Parenting Mental and emotional health Puberty and sexual health Drugs and alcohol Secondary school nurses in public schools provide: Sexual health counselling Birth control STI testing To learn more about the school nurse call 905-688-8248 or 1-888505-6074 ext. 7379 or visit www.niagararegion.ca search school nurse TRANSPORTATION (NSTS) For transportation information, please visit the Niagara Student Transportation Services website: www.nsts.ca Email: a class= __cf_email__ href= /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection data-cfemail= 6d0a0803081f0c012d031e191e430e0c [email protected] /a script data-cfhash='f9e31' type= text/javascript /* ![CDATA[ */!function(t,e,r,n,c,a,p){try{t=document.currentScript||function(){for(t=document.getElementsByTagName('script'),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute('data-cfhash'))return t[e]}();if(t&&(c=t.previousSibling)){p=t.parentNode;if(a=c.getAttribute('data-cfemail')){for(e='',r='0x'+a.substr(0,2)|0,n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)e+='%'+('0'+('0x'+a.substr(n,2)^r).toString(16)).slice(-2);p.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(decodeURIComponent(e)),c)}p.removeChild(t)}}catch(u){}}()/* ]] */ /script or call: 905-3460290. LOCKVIEW TLC SCHOOL PHOTOS The Lockview Connection (TLC), Lockview’s School Council will hold their first meeting of the school year on Tuesday, September 23rd at 6:30 pm in our school library. All parents are welcome and invited to attend. Life touch will be our photo provider this year. Get your feet on the street! 10 GREAT REASONS TO WALK TO SCHOOL from your school nurse: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. It’s fun It’s healthy It’s non-polluting It helps polar bears It’s economical It reduces stress It’s a chance to teach and learn road safety skills It’s educational It’s a great way to meet new friends It’s a way to make streets safer Picture Day will be Thursday, October 2ND . Retakes will be on Thursday, October 30th. Triple P – Positive Parenting Program in Niagara Kids don’t come with an instruction manual, so when it comes to parenting, how do you know what’s best and what works? Triple P - Positive Parenting Program is one of the world’s most effective parenting programs. For more than 30 years, Triple P has helped families around the world deal with issues ranging from temper tantrums to disobedience, bedtime dramas to homework battles, schoolyard bullying to teenage rebellion. Whatever your parenting needs - no matter how simple or how complex - Triple P can help. To learn more about seminars and group sessions visit www.niagararegion.ca search: Triple P or talk to your school nurse. For more information go to www.saferoutestoschool.ca Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) law came into effect on July 1, 2014. Occasionally, we will send you communications to keep you up to date on information pertaining to your child’s education. This may include information about school fundraisers, field trips, sale of yearbooks, school pictures, pizza days and other matters. To continue receiving ongoing information from your child’s school and the DSBN, Canada’s Anti‐Spam Legislation (CASL) requires that you provide us with your consent. If you DO NOT wish to give your consent to receive these communications, please check and sign the form below and send with your child to the school. CASL OPT OUT Form I _________________________________________ parent of ______________________________ have chosen to OPT OUT of communications from my child’s school and the DSBN in accordance with CASL legislation. Date: _____________________________________ Signature: _________________________________ Please send this completed form with your child to the school.
