9 - Western Quebec School Board

3. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Parents are asked to always advise the school if their child is going to be late or absent,
it is very important that you report their attendance to Margaret Burns by contacting
the school at (819) 663-4842 ext. 1 before 8:00 a.m.
Our morning bell rings at 7:55 a.m. and it is important to get your children to school
on time in the morning. When they arrive late, there are changes that have to be made
to the absentee database and late slips written up for the teachers. All of this takes
time, which means more work for our administrative staff. More importantly your
child misses the instructional start of the school day, and it is a disruption to the teacher
and other students when a child enters the classroom late.
As well, when dropping off your children in the morning, please allow them to proceed
to their classrooms on their own. If you need to see their teacher, please make prior
arrangements with him/her. Please do not take up their time in the morning when they
are trying to tend to their students and getting classroom routines underway.
4. PICKING UP AFTER SCHOOL
If you are picking your child up anytime throughout the day, it is imperative that you
send a note with your child that day. We ask that parents not show up without having
sent a prior note or e-mail to Margaret Burns at mburns@wqsb.qc.ca in the morning.
The teachers and students are not always in their class, so we need to know when you
are coming, so we can have them ready at the office. As well, we need to get our
“DESTINATION SHEET” out to the teachers and daycare staff by 2:00 p.m . (this sheet
tells others what the changes are at the end of the day for students who are not
following their regular routine.) Notes are the best because e-mailing, calling or
leaving a message does not always work, as it gets very busy in the office and it runs a
risk of not getting on the destination sheet. Our students’ safety and well-being is our
# 1 priority and we trust that you will give us your full co-operation.
5. HADLEY OPEN HOUSE
On Wednesday, May 1 st , all grade 6 students and parents are invited to attend the
Hadley Open House Night from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Parents, if you did not receive the
information booklet that was sent home with your child recently, please go to our
website and it is attached to our newsletter.
6. GRADE 6 ORIENTATION AT HADLEY
On Friday, May 3 rd our grade 6 students will be visiting Hadley Junior High School.
We hope that all the students will be in attendance that day.
7. GREATER GATINEAU SILENT AUCTION
Just a reminder to all parents that, Saturday, May 4 th is our 6 th Annual Silent Auction.
We hope to see as many of you as possible and ask that you get your tickets as soon as
possible so we get organized for the evening.
8. SEAC (SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE)
The SEAC Committee will be having their next meeting on Monday, May 6 th , 2013 at the
Western Quebec School Board at 7:00 pm and the following items will be discussed:
(a) Making Healthy Choices: WQSB programming related to drugs and alcohol -
Polly Green & Erica Tomkinson, Social Aid Technicians.
(b) Schedule/Topics of SEAC Meetings for 2013-2014
(c) SEAC Budget
9. HEPATITIS A & B IMMUNIZATION. HPV
Just a reminder that the Grade 4 students will be receiving the second round of their
Hepatitis A & B on Tuesday, May 21 st , 2013.. If your child is not at school on that day,
please call the CLSC to make arrangements to have another date set for their injection
as soon as possible.