Parent Information

Pinewood School Policies - Important - Please Read Carefully
Rules of Conduct (2009-2010)
Enrichment & Adaptation of Programs of Studies
Evaluation & Promotion Policy
Special Education Policy
Supervision Policy
Time Allocations (2009-2010)

Contacting a Teacher

 An easy and efficient way to have a teacher call you is to write a note in your child’s agenda ,if possible.

Absences 

Please remember to call the school secretaries (A or B) in the morning to signal your child’s absence.

Campus A (450-477-5353) Grades 1&2

Campus B (450-477-9977) Kindergarten w/ Grades 3,4,5&6

 Report Cards

The school year is devised into three terms only this year. Term one ends Nov 13^th ,term two will end March 12^th , and term three will end June 23^rd.

As the report card is a generic template provided by the school board, it includes eight columns to accommodate schools who devised their school year into four terms per year ,hence eight terms by the end of the two-year cycle. Consequently, in your child’s report card you will see that the column identified term 5 for the second year of every cycle will be left empty. 

Student Led Conferences

Students work very hard preparing for this evening and it is a time to show their parents what they have accomplished so far. Please make an effort to come and visit your Childs class and teacher on these specific days. 

September 10^th, 2009
November 26^th, 2009
February 25^th, 2010
Times-T.B.A.

Dress Code

All  students of Pinewood community will dress neat, clean and in appropriate fashion.

Students must respect the dress code as approved by the Governing Board:

- White or Navy top ( short or long sleeves )

- Navy blue bottom ( No Jeans )

- Shoes of choice  ( each child must have separate indoor shoes during winter months )

- Red Cardigan ( optional )

- Should you have school-colours clothes to donate to needy families, please send them to Miss Krenn. 

Hot Lunches

Pinewood Campus A & B offer hot lunches for a small fee provided by

SOUP-ER-LUNCH

Any concerns or questions  can be answered by calling them directly at

514-707-3232 (Candice Stella)

from 8h00am-17h00pm

Unfortunately, we do not have use of Microwaves at the schools.

Parking and Arrivals by car 

Please drive slowly when entering grounds

Please do not park in area reserved for School Busses

Thank-you for your co-operation

Campus A

Please enter the school grounds by the entrance closest to the office and please leave parking at opposite end by the Corner store.( this will ensure easier flow of traffic ) Park only in area’s reserved for child drop off and pick-up.

Campus B

Please use the visitor’s parking area marked by orange dividers on Rue Thacker.

Arrival and Dismissal of students

Any students arriving after first bell must enter school through the front doors and report to office.

All parents needing to remove students from school must first sign out their child with the school secretary.

When children arrive late (without valid reason ) 3 times, they will be issued a lunch detention.

Medications

You will be sent home Emergency Health Forms to fill out at the beginning of the year. 

Parents must take the responsibility for informing the school if their child will be bringing medication to school.

The school reserves the right to demand that the medication be kept in a secure locale until required by the student.

Please provide medication in appropriately labelled container, clearly indicating

• the child’s name.

• name of medication.

• dosage.

• time for medication.

• duration of medication requirement.

• provide if requested, prescription prepared by medical doctor.

Homework

Please encourage your children to do their homework in a quiet place away from the T.V. and radio and if possible , to do homework at the same time and place every night .

To check with the teacher if your child repeatedly has no homework, never brings home a text book or a library book.

Verify all work is done and sign the agenda every day.

If a child consistently spends too much or too little time on homework ,there may be a problem and parents should contact the teacher as soon as possible.

Misbehaviour or Serious Offences

Every student starts off the year with 5 merit points for the whole year.

Points may be removed by the administration depending on the offence.

Any point(s) removal may lead to the following;

-Reflection time

-Special work assignment to learn and practice behaviours

-Removal from school-student must return to school with parent(s)

-Involvement of other services

If any child ends up with 0 points this will result in removal from school and special behaviour intervention plan established with the collaboration of the parents , staff and student.

The administration reserves the right to exercise any of the above options prior to any loss of points.

Library

All library books are to be returned on due date.

Books not returned will result in a letter sent home to parents.

Cycle 2 and 3 are entitled to borrow 3 books.

Cycle 1 are entitled to 2 books

Please never attempt to fix a library book.

Remember, every term all students who return there books on time every week will be entered for a draw to win a prize.