Here are your options for reporting student absences

HDSB Mobile App (available for download from the App Store and Google Play). Please watch the video if you're having difficulties with the app.

Website: go.schoolmessenger.ca

Phone: 1-877-409-6310 (toll-free)

The SchoolMessenger system is accessible 24 hours, seven days a week to report future absences and late arrivals.

Supervision begins at 8:35 a.m. Please accompany your child to the kindergarten playground located at the end of the school parking lot. Educators will be waiting at the gates facing the parking lot to greet you and your child. Your child will line up with their classmates until the bell rings at 8:50 a.m. Please be on time; instruction begins as soon as the children enter the classroom. If your child is taking a bus, an educator will escort your child from the bus lane to the kindergarten playground. 

Please dress your child appropriately for the weather as our kindergarten students enjoy exploring and learning outdoors. For ideas of how to dress your child for the weather click here. 

At Rattlesnale Point Public School the kindergarten children go outside each day for approximately 60-120 minutes. During this time the children work in small groups investigating and learning about nature and their environment. Other children may choose to play in the sandbox, create imaginary games, and develop their gross motor skills through running, riding bikes and playing games such as tag or hide and seek. Other options are building structures, reading books, writing in nature journals, or using sidewalk chalk. 

Nature walks and community walks are also a large part of the kindergarten program at RSP. The students get a chance to explore the local community by going for walks and exploring other parks or our local pond.  This is an opportunity for the students to learn about nature, ask questions, and express their natural curiosity. 

Dismissal begins at 2:55 -3:10 p.m. 

• School staff will only dismiss children to the parent or caregiver that is noted on the First Week Information Form (click on the underlined title to access). Please inform us, in writing, if your child's dismissal information changes during the year. When picking up your child at dismissal, please wait outside of the kindergarten fenced area.

• If your child takes the bus, an educator will escort your child to the appropriate bus line. Please ensure you are at the bus stop on time to pick your child up. More information about transportation can be found at www.haltonbus.ca.

• If your child is going to the Parkview after school program, an educator will bring your child to meet Parkview staff.

• If your child is going to a different child care provider after school, please let their educator know and they will make arrangements to ensure your child is taken to the proper location. 

Backpack

A regular sized backpack that will be large enough for all of your child’s belongings, including lunch/snacks, water bottle, extra clothing, able to fit a big library book, and school work such as arts, crafts etc. 

Water Bottle

A good quality, LEAK-PROOF water bottle labeled with their name, that your child can open and close independently. 

Snacks and Lunch:

Please encourage your child to practice opening and closing all lunch boxes, containers, and packages prior to coming to school. Kids should be able to feed themselves independently. A lunch bag could have an ice pack to keep the food fresh and a thermos for keeping meals warm. Let us know if your child has any allergies and/or requires an Epi-pen, and please contact the office.

Dress for the Weather

Dress for all kinds of weather as the children will be learning and playing outside each day. If you feel the need for sunscreen we kindly ask that you put sunscreen on your child before they head off to school. The sun can still be strong at the beginning of the school year and most children will spend an hour during “prime time” out in the sun.

For ideas on the types of outdoor clothing please click here. 

Indoor Shoes 

Each child needs a pair of velcro shoes to remain at school. Please label all footwear, with first and last names or initials on the inside.

Extra Clothing:

An extra set of clothing should be packed in a sealed clear zip lock bag with their first and last name. Please pack extra spare clothes especially under garments and socks in case of accidents. 

Toileting Expectations

Children should be fully toilet trained and know proper hand washing routines as well as be able to dress themselves. We can offer verbal help, but we do encourage them to be independent. Please ensure that your child is dressed for school in clothing that helps them be able to redress after toileting. For additional information please click on the underlined text and read Toilet Learning Tips.