Happy February! As we begin a new Term we thought we’d share some news with you about routines, upcoming events, and some of the happenings at Broadview.
Safety Routines Around Drop Off/Pick Up
With the cold weather and multiple days with cancelled transportation, we’ve noticed more adults entering the building to drop their children off. This poses a problem for our school staff whose job it is to keep students safe in our building. Staff are trained to question adults/strangers in our building who are not identified with a visitor badge by our office staff. We’re a busy, full school as well and don’t really have the room to accommodate extra bodies during the busy times of morning startup and afternoon wrap-up. We also want to promote independence with our students. It’s important that they learn to go to their cubby areas/lockers and prepare themselves for the day without adult assistance. To that end, please adhere to the following guidelines:
Drop Off Please refer to the attached map for ideal pick up and drop off locations around the school. Please note that Broadview Public School does not have a dedicated pick up/drop off lane. Our main parking lot lane is reserved for OSTA vehicles only. As many students walk through this lot, pickup and drop off by the community is not permitted. Our designated bus drop off lane is on Broadview Ave. and is reserved for bus drop-off only. The front door is not a drop off zone. Students arriving between 9:00 - 9:15 are to enter the school using their designated doors at the back of the school. Students may enter the building after 9:00 on days when the temperature or windchill is -25C or colder. For the safety of our students, there is no stopping permitted in these designated drop-off zones between the hours of 8:30 - 4:15.
Safety and Supervision Supervision begins at 9:00 am. For safety reasons, please do not drop your child(ren) off prior to 9:00 am. If a child arrives after 9:15 they need to sign-in at the office. Any parents/guardians entering the school during school hours need to report to the office and sign in and receive and visitor badge. Anyone without a visitor badge will be approached by staff and redirected to the main office. Should you feel the need to provide ongoing assistance for your child, please discuss this with your child’s teacher. Pick Up Our yard is being used for Phys. Ed and D.P.A. right up until the end of the day. If you are picking up your child, please do not arrive prior to 3:40 so our classes have full use of the yard. There is no supervision in the yard at 3:45 so walkers are encouraged to go straight home. Snow hills are out of bounds due to icy conditions during the school day and remain closed at the end of the day. Our EDP program has use of the yard beginning at 4:00 and so for safety and supervision purposes, we ask for your cooperation in clearing the yard by 4:00. We frequently see cars making 3 point turns on the streets surrounding the school. This is not a safe driving practice and we would ask that you refrain from doing this. We’d like to remind you about the importance of being respectful of our neighbours’ properties. We frequently hear from neighbours about vehicles turning around in our neighbours’ driveways. Please help keep our streets safe by not turning around and be respectful of our neighbours’ properties. We also remind you that the loading zone parking lot near the corner of Denbury and Dovercourt is off limits. Even with barriers up we still see drivers going around these barriers. Please respect all traffic signage. Do not drive around barriers that are in place for our students' and staff's safety. Thank you for your support as we work together to keep our school campus as safe a place to play, work and learn as possible. Inclement Weather Days A reminder that inclement weather days (snow days) occur when the OSTA makes a decision about safety and school transportation. The Distri