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First Day Essentials
First Day Essentials
a large school bag that can accommodate lunch bag
a labelled ziploc bag with 2 changes of clothes (pants, shirt, underwear, socks, flushable wipes for bathroom accidents)- PLEASE LABEL ALL ITEMS
labelled indoor shoes that your child can put on .take off independently
labelled refillable water bottle
school supplies: pack of markers, pack of crayons, pack of pencil crayons, 2 or 3 pencils, 2 or 3 glue sticks
If you need any financial assistance with obtaining items needed for school, please email stittsvilleps@ocdsb.ca.
*Please note: this email address is not monitored over the summer but will be checked the week before school starts
Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints
Please dress your child according to the weather as we go outside to play everyday rain or shine. We strongly suggest you make sure your child is ready to play for significant periods of time outside on rainy days. To minimize cloakroom dress up time, please ensure that your child can independently manage their own clothing that are worn to school.
Please clearly label all articles brought to school e.g. boots, shoes, winter clothes, bags, raincoat
No toys/stuffed animals will be permitted at school.
There will be two nutrition breaks. Please send enough food and drink for both eating periods, as well as everything your child will need to eat their lunch (ie. spoon). We ask that all food is placed in one lunch bag. Pack food in reusable containers if possible. Everything including garbage and recycling will be sent home. It is, therefore, suggested that a ziploc bag is included in their lunch to place all the garbage. This will keep their lunch bags clean. Please make sure you can open your child's own container and anything that is messy (like a fruit cup) be put in a reusable container.
Just a reminder that our school is peanut and treenut allergy safe. Please check food labels as many products may contain nuts. If your child brings in a sandwich with “safe butter”, please send a note to let us know that it isn’t peanut butter. These products really look and smell like peanut butter. Thanks for your assistance in keeping our students safe!
Donations
Donations
Please note these are optional yet very appreciated.
kleenex
large ziplock bags
Bilingual Program
Bilingual Program
your child will stay in the same classroom everyday with alternating language of instruction (English and French)
your child will have a complete teaching team consisting of an English teacher, French teacher, and Early Childhood Educator
your child's Early Childhood Educator will stay with them whether it is French learning time or English
Arrival and Dismissal
Our school day runs from 8:40 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
If your child is not taking the bus please drop them off between 8:25 and 8:40 a.m to the front doors of the school. Please make sure you park on a side street and walk your child to the front door as our parking lot is closed.
If you are picking your child up at the end of the day please arrive by 3:10. We will pass your child to you at the front doors of the school.
You can also download the school messanger app to report absences https://www.ocdsb.ca/contact_us/school_messenger/reporting_absences
If your child is taking the bus a teacher will escort them to the Kindergarten Yard in the morning where we start their day upon arrival. We will also make sure they get on their bus at the end of the day.
Any change of route or pick-up/drop-off, must be approved through OSTA (Ontario Student Transportation Authority). Delays and cancellations are communicated via their website: http://www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/
Child Absences
Child Absences
You can also download the school messanger app to report absences https://www.ocdsb.ca/contact_us/school_messenger/reporting_absences
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