STUDENT INFORMATION

CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

On some occasions, we are faced with difficult situations in which non-custodial parents arrive at school asking to visit their child or to take their child home after school. We are best able to serve and protect students when we are made aware of legal custody arrangements, visitation rights and other special instructions. If legal custody matters affect your family, please ensure that our office and classroom teachers are aware of any custodial arrangements that may affect your child during school hour.

Emergency Evacuation Plan

In the unforeseen event that the school should have an emergency, the staff and students will be evacuated to: St. Sofia School, 3540 Havenwood Drive, (905) 625-0823.  Safety regulations and School Board Policy require us to have this contingency plan in place. In such an event, your child will remain at St. Sofia School until we are able to contact you and make arrangements for pickup.

Medication At School: In order for the school to store and or administer medications to students, your doctor must complete a form provided by the school. This includes daily medication as well as short-term emergency administrations. For safety reasons students are not allowed to have any form of medication on their person or in the classroom.

Sacramental and Religious Instruction: Religion is integrated within all aspects of the educational experience and that is one of the reasons we can say that Catholic Schools are schools with a difference. The children in our school, with the help of parents, priests and teachers are made ready to receive the Sacraments. All children must take part in religious instruction and celebrations and may not be excused from participation. We also encourage the children to attend Sunday Mass regularly with their parents/guardians as the Mass is the center of our worship. Father D’Souza will continue to visit our classes on a regular basis. We look forward to another year as we continue our journey along God's path.

Outdoor Recess: When students are in attendance at school they are expected to participate in all school activities which includes recess.  Therefore students are expected to arrive at school with the appropriate clothing for weather conditions - and to wear it outdoors during recess,  Please ensure that your children are dressed appropriately for the weather conditions.

Appropriate Dress: Neat, tasteful and appropriate clothing is an important aspect of any environment where teaching and learning are to be taken seriously. The wearing of pants too far below the waistline (for male students) and cropped tops or tank tops (for female students) are two aspects of dress that are inappropriate especially for students in Grades 6-8. The wearing of bandanas, kerchiefs and other articles of headwear or neckwear are also inappropriate. All of our students are encouraged to dress in keeping with the values and traditions of our Catholic School.

Code of Student Behaviour and Discipline: It is our goal to have a well-disciplined school and to enable our students to choose appropriate behaviour and to develop the skills for life long learning. Together, parents/guardians, teachers and students can help each other recognize that appropriate behaviour is learned and self-discipline is a sign of growth. The ultimate purpose of any applied discipline will be to teach from the heart as we discipline with dignity! What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with God. (Micah)

The development of a School Code of Student Behaviour and Discipline was established in order to help students become more aware of their responsibilities and their rights. The St. Alfred Code of Student Behaviour and Discipline has been developed in accordance with the guiding principles of the Safe Schools Act enacted by the Ministry of Education in June 2000. Our hope is that it will serve the members of our school community well by creating a common philosophy and understanding upon which safe learning and working environments can be maintained.

Personal and Precious Belongings: The school advises students not to bring to school any items considered to be personal and / or valuable. Items that would fall under this category include - Walkman radios, cell phones, handheld computer games, jewelry, favourite toys, large amounts of money etc. The Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board has a policy restricting the use of Personal Electronic Devices in Schools. Too frequently, students are upset and disappointed when their belongings are damaged or lost. Teachers are not able to look after valuable personal effects and the school cannot accept responsibility or liability for damaged or lost personal belongings. In addition, such items take away from one of the primary focuses of school, namely, a professional teaching and learning environment for all.