Educational Project

Our school success is defined with our educational project always as its base:

• To ensure that our all students are literate by the end of Cycle 1 and to provide opportunities to all our students to increase English proficiency in reading and writing;
• To create a safe and caring school environment;
• To actively involve the students in their own learning

Bell Schedule

School Calendar

Rules & Regulations

Busing

We have bus supervisors to make sure your children arrive and leave school on time and safely. Morning bus and yard supervision starts at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 9:15 a.m. Afternoon bus and yard supervision starts at 15:30 and ends at 16:30 hours. If you drive your children to school, please make sure you do not do so before 8:15 a.m. If you pick your children up after school, please make every effort to do so before 16:30 hours.

Your child will be put on the bus assigned to transport her / him after school unless we receive a signed note from you or a call (759-1600) indicating that your child will be picked up by you.

Please remember that bus drivers are not authorized to drive your child to a friend's or relative's house. They will drop your children off only at authorized stops. Please note that it is not possible for the school to arrange bus changes for your son / daughter.

Parents who pick up or drop off their children should do so at the front end of the school.

After school, parents should wait at the gate until the supervisor guides their children to them.

Remember that disruptive behaviour on the buses is not only unfair to other students but can be extremely dangerous. Bus drivers cannot be distracted from their duty for a second, otherwise an accident may result. Bus privileges for repeated unacceptable behaviour may be withdrawn.

Students travelling on buses serviced by another school board must adhere to all regulations set forth in their respective policies. A copy of these rules will be sent out early in the school year.

Any items left on the bus by a child may be retrieved the next day from the bus driver.

Dress Code

There is no uniform at Joliette Elementary School. However, clarification about what is and isn’t permissible is absolutely essential for both parents and students. The following is a guide and, when adhered to, reduces any awkwardness, confusion or embarrassment for all parties concerned.

Unfortunately, certain fashions as well as advertising practices require that we must all pay more attention to what is and what isn’t appropriate for school. Both staff and parents have reached an agreement that forms the basis for the dress code at Joliette Elementary school.
Neat and appropriate attire for the classroom, physical education classes and outdoor play provides the framework for loose and comfortable clothing.

Please take note of the following dress /accessories that are not permitted:

Caps (inside school), make-up, high heel shoes, tattoos and body piercing, spaghetti strap tank tops, belly shirts, hair dyed unnatural colors.

Shorts and skirts must reach mid thigh and tops must cover the midriff. Students who come to school inappropriately dressed will be asked to change. Appropriate clothing will be supplied.

For physical education class, student need to wear a pair of shorts, a T-shirt and a pair of running shoes that are not worn outside. Both "platform" running shoes and jewelry are not to be worn during the gym class.

All students should dress appropriately for the weather. In the winter they must have snow pants, winter coats, gloves or mitts and winter boots.

In order to keep the gym, corridor and classroom floors clean and dry, students are required to have a second pair of shoes for inside the building.