Concussion Management Symposium

Summer Institute

YRDSB Seeking Feedback

Board Policies and Procedures

Policies and procedures govern the operation of the Board and our school. To ensure they remain current, the Board reviews policies and procedures on a regular cycle. Seeking feedback from staff and community members, including parents/guardians, is an important part of the review process. 

All policies available for comment are sent to school council chairs, and are posted on the Board website along with information about how to provide feedback. The policies currently available for comment include:

·        Student Accommodation Review (comments due by April 25)

·        Anaphylactic Reactions (comments due by August 25)

·        Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment (comments due by August 25)

·        Environmental Responsibility  (comments due by January 2, 2017)

·        Appointment of Community Members to Board Committees (comments due by January 2, 2017)

To learn more, visit www.yrdsb.ca/aboutus/policy/.

Parent Presentation CANCELLED due to Inclement Weather

Inclement Weather Day

In the event that buses are cancelled:

If buses are cancelled in the morning, they are also cancelled for the afternoon.

For safety reasons, you may choose whether or not to send your child to school; however, if you keep him/her home and your child is NOT bused, you MUST call the school and report the absence. Our Safe Arrival Program dictates that we know where all absent students are – if we cannot reach you, we will contact your emergency contact person. If we cannot reach that person, we are obligated to contact the police.

There may be a modified program in your child’s class due to numbers of students attending and absences of some teachers. If your child does not attend school on a day that buses are cancelled due to inclement weather, your child will not face attendance related repercussions.

Once students arrive, they are expected to stay. You can, however, make arrangements ahead of time to pick up your child at lunch.

When buses are cancelled – there are:

·       NO Lunch Service Arrangements or Special Lunches.

·       NO Special Events days or field trips. 

·       Please send a lunch with your child.

Please note:

Dress for the weather – bus cancellation does not mean automatic indoor recesses or early entry into the school.

Information regarding bus cancellations is posted at www.schoolbuscity.com, conveyed to GTA radio/television stations, and available on the Board’s Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/#!/YRDSB.

March 2016 Eco News

Parent Presentation - Social Networking Safety

March Break Programs

March Break Programs @ the Pierre Berton Resource Library

Family Movie Sunday, March 13 @ 2:30

Enjoy a movie with your family while you share time together. It’s fun for kids and parents! Watch our family-oriented feature films on the big screen. On Sunday watch Goosebumps, a teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.  (PG rating)  

Juggling Fun! Monday, March 14 @ 2pm

Everyone will have fun and learn something new! No experience necessary. Just be willing to try, and try, and try again! For ages 8 – 12.

Tickets available at Service Desk 30 minutes before.

Making Music For Fun Tuesday, March 15 @ 2pm

If you are an imaginative, creative, and inspiring young musician, join us for an hour of musical fun with flutist Stéphanie Pesant.

Tickets available at Service Desk 30 minutes before.

Puppet Show Fun Wednesday, March 16 @ 2pm

The whole family can laugh, listen and enjoy a lively, fun and amusing puppet show. Everyone likes puppets!

Tickets available at Service Desk 30 minutes before.

Junk Art Thursday, March 17 @ 2pm

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. What can you craft with a pile of junk, imagination, and no rules? For ages 6-8.

Tickets available at Service Desk 30 minutes before.

Lego Mania Friday, March 18 @ 2pm

If you like playing with LEGO, come to our special event where you can discover stories, design and build LEGO structures for ages 6-12.

Tickets available at Service Desk 30 minutes before.

For more information about March Break Programs at the Vaughan Public Libraries please visit www.vaughanpl.com