Student
Handbook
MAPLE LEAF SCHOOL
225-12th Street, Morden, MB R6M 1Z3
Tele: 204-822-4458
Email: [email protected]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... 3
Welcome to Maple Leaf School ......................................................................................... 5
Mission Statement .............................................................................................................. 5
School Goal ........................................................................................................................ 5
School Priorities ................................................................................................................. 5
“Bucket Fill-osophy” ......................................................................................................... 6
Bucket-Filling Curriculum Goals ..................................................................................... 6
Families and School: Shared Responsibility for Students .............................................. 7
Home and School Association ........................................................................................... 8
Volunteers........................................................................................................................... 8
Daily Time Schedule .......................................................................................................... 9
Doors to use ........................................................................................................................ 9
WSD 2016-17 Calendar ................................................................................................... 10
Staff List 2016-17 ............................................................................................................. 11
Programming ................................................................................................................... 12
Religious Exercises .......................................................................................................... 12
Student Reports ................................................................................................................ 12
Attendance ........................................................................................................................ 13
Safety Call-back System ................................................................................................... 13
Early Closings .................................................................................................................. 13
Photographs ..................................................................................................................... 13
Locked Doors.................................................................................................................... 13
Healthy Minds Breakfast Program ................................................................................. 14
After School Arrangements ............................................................................................. 14
Office Check-In ................................................................................................................ 14
Office Hours ..................................................................................................................... 14
Student Drop-off/Pick-up Zones ..................................................................................... 14
Extracurricular Activities ................................................................................................ 15
Clothing Suitable To Weather ......................................................................................... 16
Bicycles ............................................................................................................................. 16
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Communicable Diseases, Accidents and Health Emergencies ...................................... 16
Medication at School ....................................................................................................... 17
Elementary Guidance Services ........................................................................................ 17
School Allergies and Scent Sensitivities .......................................................................... 18
Lunch Time ...................................................................................................................... 18
Milk Orders ...................................................................................................................... 18
Newsletter and Calendar.................................................................................................. 19
School Assemblies ............................................................................................................ 19
Code of Conduct ............................................................................................................... 19
Storm Days ....................................................................................................................... 19
Have a Concern? .............................................................................................................. 20
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Welcome to Maple Leaf School
The staff is pleased to welcome all students and their parents to Maple Leaf School.
The purpose of this handbook is to help you become familiar with the procedures and policies
of our school. Please retain this book for future reference.
We hope this handbook will cover the majority of questions which may arise. It is the desire
of the staff to have open lines of communication with the home. Parents should always feel
free to contact the school for clarification of issues or to address concerns.
We wish all students an enjoyable and productive school year.
Mr. Mike Keith
Principal
Mission Statement
Maple Leaf School is dedicated to:
• Working as a community to provide a safe, caring student-centred learning environment
where diversity is celebrated;
• Activating student learning in support of our children reaching their potential as
creative, responsible, and contributing members of our democratic society; and
• Working together as a staff to advance our capacity to improve student learning
Motto ~ Learn, Grow, Live
School Goal
To provide students with tools to care for self, others and the environment.
School Priorities
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Literacy
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Numeracy
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Social/Emotional Wellness
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E.S.D. (Environmental Sustainable Development)
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“Bucket Fill-osophy”
The Theory of the Dipper and the Bucket
Each one of us has an invisible bucket. It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on
what others say or do to us.
When our bucket is full, we feel great.
When it is empty, we feel awful.
Each of us has an invisible dipper.
When we use that dipper to fill other people's buckets ~
by saying or doing things to increase their positive emotions ~ we also fill our own
bucket.
But when we use that dipper to dip from others' buckets ~ by doing or saying things that
decrease their positive emotions ~ we diminish ourselves.
Like the cup that runneth over, a full bucket gives us a positive outlook and renewed
energy. Every drop in that bucket makes us stronger and more optimistic.
But an empty bucket poisons our outlook, saps our energy, and undermines our will.
That's why every time someone dips from our bucket, it hurts us.
So we face a choice every moment of every day: We can fill one another's buckets, or we
can dip from them.
It's an important choice ~ one that profoundly influences our relationships, productivity,
health, and happiness.
Bucket-Filling Curriculum Goals
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To teach children how to reach out and express love, respect, and appreciation to
others.
To help children to become "other-centered" rather than "self-centered".
To help children express their feelings (good and bad) in a healthy manner.
To help children understand where feelings originate and how to protect their
feelings from being hurt.
To establish a framework for more constructive words and actions and less
bullying.
To create more positive home and school environments
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Families and School: Shared Responsibility for Students
Structuring opportunities for students to learn and creating conditions for the best learning of
students is the primary role of teachers. There are many reasons for student’s progress in
school. Student’s optimum success is dependent on teacher, instructional, home, peer and
student characteristics. The school and home are the important environments for student
development and educational success. Both in- and out-of-school time are related to positive
performance outcomes for students in school. Thus, both families and teachers are essential
to enhancing opportunities for students to learn and for creating conditions for peak learning
for students.
There are two curricula for students: the curriculum of the school and the curriculum of the
home. Ideal student performance depends on what teachers do. The curriculum of the
school includes such factors as:
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an appropriate instructional level for the student
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high teacher expectations
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sufficient practice opportunities
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ensuring students complete schoolwork with a high degree of success.
Ideal student performance depends on what families do. The curriculum of the home
includes such factors as:
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high parent expectations
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structuring time for studying/homework
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modeling a positive attitude toward school
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providing support for students’ learning
Ideal student performance depends on the active involvement of students in learning and WE
know this is best accomplished with the mutual support of teachers and families.
Finally the relationship between families and school is an essential ingredient for the student
success. Student success is the highest when families and teachers form a partnership to
enhance learning opportunities. Partnership means teaming or a common effort toward a
shared goal. The key is to have families and teachers “reading from the same page” about
ways to enhance students’ academic, social and behavioral growth. Therefore, ongoing, twoway communication between school and home about ways to help students be successful
learners is essential.
At Maple Leaf Elementary School, we believe in creating partnerships with families for
student success. We know that, together, we can accomplish more than either the family or
school can alone. This year there will be many opportunities to get involved to share your
ideas. We urge you to take advantage of these to provide the best education for our students.
Together We’re Better!
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Home and School Association
Welcome Parents
The Home and School Association is an organization involved in bringing the parent
perspective to the education of their children. The first meeting of this organization will
be on Monday, September 12th at 7:00 in the school staff room. Meeting agendas are in
the monthly newsletter.
This is a great way to be a part of your child’s life at school. See you there!
Volunteers
Maple Leaf School welcomes volunteers. All volunteers are required to sign in at the
Main Office and wear a volunteer badge while volunteering in our school. Western
School Division Policy states that all volunteers must have criminal record and child
abuse registry checks completed prior to volunteering in schools. Both checks are free of
charge and can be initiated through Western School Division Office. If you have had the
checks completed for Western School Division in the previous year, please complete the
volunteer offence declaration form available at the school office.
This is an opportunity for you to be involved at Maple Leaf School. Everybody wins
when we spend energy and time together supporting learning!
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Daily Time Schedule
8:30 -8:50 a.m. – OUTDOOR SUPERVISION
8:50 a.m. – 1st bell
8:50 a.m. - Period 1
9:21 a.m. - Period 2
9:57 a.m. - Period 3
10:33 a.m. – OUTDOOR RECESS
10:48 a.m. - Period 4
11:24 a.m. - Period 5
12:00 -12:30 p.m. - LUNCH TIME
12:30 – 12: 55 p.m. – OUTDOOR RECESS
1:00 p.m. - Period 6
1:36 p.m. - Period 7
2:12 p.m. – OUTDOOR RECESS
2:27 p.m. - Period 8
3:03 p.m. - Period 9
3:40 p.m. – DISMISSAL
3:47 busses leave school grounds
Doors to use
ALL Kindergarten – McGill, Routhier, Unrau
….. Kindergarten Playground Doors
Gr. 1 ENG. – Bere, Borges, McPhail/Wieler
….. Main Entrance Doors
Gr. 1FI – Reddig
….. Main Entrance Doors
Gr. FI 2&3 – DeJaegher, Stein
….. 11th Street (Loop) Doors
Gr. 1FI – Lainey
….. North End Doors
Gr. 2 ENG Crockett-Nicholls, Mansell, Prokopetz
….. North End Doors
Grade 3 ENG – Smith, Zacharias
...... East End Doors
Grades 3&4 FI – Dalebozik, Flowers, Rondeau
….. Portable Classroom Doors
Grade 4 ENG – Robertson, Victor
….. Portable Classroom Doors
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WSD 2016-17 Calendar
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Staff List 2016-17
Teaching Staff
A.M.& P.M. Kindergarten ...........................................
A.M. Kindergarten & Resource ...................................
F.I. Kindergarten AM & PM ........................................
English Grade 1............................................................
English Grade 1............................................................
English Grade 1............................................................
F.I. Grade 1 .................................................................
F.I. Grade 1 ..................................................................
F.I. Grade 2 ..................................................................
English Grade 2............................................................
English Grade 2............................................................
English Grade 2............................................................
F.I. Grade 2&3 .............................................................
English Grade 3............................................................
English Grade 3............................................................
F.I. Grade 3 ..................................................................
F.I. Grade 3&4 .............................................................
F.I. Grade 4 ..................................................................
English Grade 3&4 Support Teacher ...........................
English Grade 4............................................................
English Grade 4............................................................
Music ..........................................................................
Physical Education .......................................................
F.I. Physical Education ...............................................
Resource & Numeracy Coach .....................................
Resource.......................................................................
Literacy Coach ............................................................
French Immersion Support ..........................................
Teacher Support ..........................................................
Reading Recovery .......................................................
Reading Recovery .......................................................
EAL ..........................................................................
Julie Unrau
Asten McGill
Tara Routhier
Leah Bere
Sarah Borges
Lauren McPhail/Samantha Wieler
Valerie Lainey
Chantel Reddig
Leanne DeJaegher
Karen Crockett-Nicholls
Terry Mansell
Bryan Prokopetz
Jennifer Stein
Robert Smith/Hayley Rach Friesen
Mandi Zacharias
Nicole Dalebozik
Trudy Flowers
Giséle Rondeau
Andrea Thiessen
Helena Robertson
Lisa Victor
Karin Fehr/Macy Clayton
Reid Sloan
Natalie Vigier
Korina Peters
Joanne Bradley
Darlene Keith
Carole Schofield
Kathy Harness
Stacey Guilford Perrin
Samantha Wieler
Susan Lee
Central Office
Principal ......................................................................
VP & Guidance Counsellor .........................................
Administrative Assistant ..............................................
Administrative Assistant ..............................................
Mike Keith
Geoff Sutton
Norma Ready
Danell Enns
Library Technician ....................................................
Library Assistant ..........................................................
Annie Friesen
Wanda Pohl
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Educational Assistants
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Lorraine Burak
Megan Dias
Lisa Hancock
Carol Jones
Brenda Klein
Shana-Rae Lambert
Greg Loeppky
Crystal Mikolasek
Susan Rob
Jessemyn Russell
Lynda Schroeder
Lisa Sibbald
Suzanne Sugden
Anna Treichel
French Monitor ..........................................................
Healthy Minds Breakfast Program ........................
Head Custodian ..........................................................
Junior Custodian ..........................................................
Junior Custodian ..........................................................
Home & School Liaison ...............................................
Home & School Liaison ...............................................
Mamandi Ouattara
Carol Jones
Glenn Deceuninck
Robert Monk
Greg Grift
Betty Peters
Rosemary Zahn
Programming
Maple Leaf School offers all of the regularly prescribed programs in both the English and the
French Immersion Streams: English Language Arts, French Language Arts, Mathematics,
Science, Social Studies, Music, Health, Physical Education, Art and Computer. All programs
follow the curriculum developed by Manitoba Education. Grades K to 4 English stream
students also receive instruction in Early Start and Basic French.
Religious Exercises
Since June 1992 it is no longer legal for schools in Manitoba to have mandatory religious
exercises. Each school must be petitioned each year by a sufficient number of parents to
request that such exercises take place. Religious exercises may only be conducted when a
petition asks for religious exercises and is signed by 60 parents/guardians. This is an opt-in
process.
When offered, students who have received parental permission meet in the Music Room by
8:45 a.m. for a Bible story and the Lord's Prayer and then return to their classrooms. Any
parents/guardians who want their child(ren) to be part of this must send a note to the school
once the petition has been approved by the school board. In the note please indicate that
permission has been granted for your child(ren) to attend these exercises, your child’s name,
grade, and teacher, and please sign your name and date the note.
Student Reports
Student progress reports are sent home three times a year (November, March, and June).
Student led conferences are held in November and March.
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Attendance
All students are expected to attend school regularly and to arrive at school by the first bell @
8:50 a.m. If a child is late for school, we ask that he/she check in at the office before
proceeding to class. Please contact the school by phone (204-822-4458), or send a note with
your child if you know in advance that he/she will absent or will be leaving early. If you
prefer to email your child’s teacher about an upcoming absence, please send a copy of that
email to the office ([email protected] and [email protected]) If a
parent/guardian wishes to pick up a student during school hours, we ask that you check in at
Central Office to sign your child out.
Safety Call-back System
The Safety Call-back System is designed to ensure the safe arrival of each student at the
school. If a child is absent and the parents/guardians have not informed the school of the
child’s' whereabouts, the teacher notifies the office and a phone call goes home.
Early Closings
During the school year a number of workshops are scheduled to provide staff members with
time to discuss and develop the curriculum and programming for students. Dismissal time on
these days is 2:10 p.m. Please consult the school year calendar for additional information. The
following dates are Early Dismissal for the upcoming year:
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September 21, 2016
October 19, 2016
November 23, 2016
January 18, 2017
February 15, 2017
April 19, 2017
May 17, 2017
June 28, 2017
Photographs
Individual photographs are taken of children each year as a service to parents. Photographs are
made available at a cost basis and purchase of these pictures is voluntary. Notices are sent
home prior to the date on which pictures will be taken. This fall Lifetouch will be taking our
pictures on Thursday, September 22nd and retakes are scheduled for Tuesday, November 1st.
Spring picture date is TBD.
Locked Doors
All doors, other than the main doors on 12th Street, will be locked at 9:10 a.m. every morning.
If you require entrance into our school, please use the main doors and check in at central
office. We will be happy to help you.
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Healthy Minds Breakfast Program
A breakfast program is run each morning at Maple Leaf School from 8:00-8:40 a.m. for any
interested students. Please contact the school office for additional information.
After School Arrangements
Both your child's teacher and bus driver need to know if there is a change in your usual after
school plan. Please send a note to school. This prevents unnecessary concerns. Students are
dismissed at 3:40 on regular school days and at 2:10 on early dismissal days. To help alleviate
any unnecessary anxiety in your child’s life, please make every effort to pick your children up
on time.
Office Check-In
During school hours, all guests and visitors to the school and/or playground are asked to
report to the office.
Office Hours
The school office is open from 8:10 a.m. until 4:10 p.m. The office is open throughout the
lunch hour.
Student Drop-off/Pick-up Zones
Student safety during arrival times and at dismissal times will always need to be addressed by
Maple Leaf parents, teachers, and students. The following procedures need to be followed to
ensure the safety of our children, students, and teachers:
Load and/or unload students in the 11th Street loop. For student safety, please drive in, drop off
and drive out of the loop. Always proceed cautiously, and keep the line moving. There is no
parking in the 11th Street Loop.
If you need to come into the school, please park in the parking area designated for visitors on
the southwest side of our school off of 12th Street or on the street adjacent to the school
grounds. Reserved parking directly west of the school is for staff only.
The bus parking lot off of Wardrop and 12th Street must be kept clear and is for bus use only
for the majority of the day. Parents may park in this lot from 10:00-2:00 only.
Visitor parking is available on the south end of the school just off of 12th Street AND in the
empty lot on the corner of Thornhill Street & 11th Street.
Note: The staff parking lot directly west of the main doors is reserved for staff only. This lot
is not a drop-off zone. There will be a pylon placed at the entrance of the staff parking lot -ONLY staff is permitted to drive into this parking lot.
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City of Morden – Wardrop Sreet. Bike Route Project: The City of Morden has designated
Wardrop Street between Morden Park and 5th St. as a bike route – there will be no parking
available on Wardrop Street.
Crossing Guards are located at the intersection of 11th Street and Thornhill Street in the
morning, at noon, and at the end of the school day, and at the corner of 12th Street and
Wardrop in the morning and at the end of the day, to help students across these streets. Please
remind your children to cross the streets using the help of our Crossing Guards.
Please exercise great patience while waiting for your child.
Extracurricular Activities
A number of programs are offered to students outside the regular class times. These programs
may vary from year to year depending upon demand. The programs are designed to bring
together groups of students with common interests and to expose them to activities that may
lead to participation and learning over the years. Some examples are:
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activities that allow students to pursue interests in the arts through the grades three and
four Volunteer Choir
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programs involving students in grades three and four in sports through the intramural
program
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opportunities to provide "community service" to the school and to students through
conflict managers, service projects and the recycling committee.
In addition classroom teachers frequently involve their students in community projects that
emphasize the connection between what we learn in school and how we make use of this
knowledge in the community.
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Clothing Suitable To Weather
Students are asked to wear clothing to receive maximum protection from rain, snow and cold.
Warm winter clothing, boots, hats and mitts are especially essential for bus riders during the
cold season in case of bus breakdowns. Students go outside for recesses. When the wind chill
is -27oC or colder, we may keep students inside. This decision is reviewed frequently during
the day.
Bicycles
Students who bring bicycles to school are required to park them in the bicycle racks provided.
Kindergarten – McGill, Routhier, Unrau
Gr. ENG – Bere, Borges, McPhail/Wieler
Grade 1&2 FI – Lainey, Reddig
Grade 2 ENG – Crockett-Nicholls, Mansell, Prokopetz
Grade 2&3 FI – DeJaegher, Stein
Grade 3 ENG – Smith/Rach Friesen, Zacharias
Grade 3&4FI – Dalebozik, Flowers, Rondeau
Grade 4 ENG –Robertson, Victor
…..by the kindergarten playground
…..by the bus parking lot
…..by the bus parking lot
…..by the bus parking lot
…..by the kindergarten playground
…..by the bus parking lot or portable classrooms
…..by the bus parking lot or portable classrooms
…..by the bus parking lot or portable classrooms
Communicable Diseases, Accidents and Health Emergencies
The following website has been published by the Canadian Pediatric Society and is a reference
for parents/caregivers with sick children: http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/illnesses-index.
Parents have the primary responsibility for sick or injured students and are requested to follow
these recommendations for keeping a child home. If a child shows signs or symptoms of a
communicable disease during the school day, the school will contact parents to pick up their
child and seek a medical opinion.
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Fever and/or vomiting in the last 24 hours.
Signs of contagious diseases such as pink eye, impetigo, and strep throat. Children
should not attend school until they have been treated with antibiotics and should
remain home until they are on medication for 24 hours.
Chicken pox. Children should stay home from school if they are too sick to participate
in school activities, if they have a fever, or if the fluid-filled blisters have not
completely dried over.
Head lice: Children must be treated once, and re-treated seven days after the first
treatment, with an approved shampoo/conditioner (check with your pharmacist) before
returning to school. Nits (eggs) should be removed on a daily basis. Children may
return to school after the first treatment has been completed and as many nits as
possible removed.
Any time your child shows signs of illness that may be passed to other children.
Please report all communicable diseases to the school office. Communicable diseases include, but
are not limited to: chicken pox, pink eye, flu, impetigo, head lice, scabies, measles, mumps,
whooping cough, ring worm, strep throat, mononucleosis, fifth disease, hand-foot-mouth disease
and scarlet fever.
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Medication at School
Western School Division Policy states that all medications to be administered to students
during school hours must have prior written authorization by the parent/guardian. This
includes prescription and over the counter medications. Whenever possible, parents
should make arrangements with their physician to have medications administered outside
of school hours. Parents/guardians shall deliver the child’s medication to the school
office in the original pharmacy container and in the proper dosage. (The provision of an
extra pharmacy label is recommended.) Parents need to complete the proper paperwork
authorizing school personnel to administer the medications each year. PLEASE DO NOT
SEND ANY MEDICATION WITH YOUR CHILD IN THEIR BACKPACK!
Elementary Guidance Services
Maple Leaf Guidance Services have three basic goals:
1. To support students who are having difficulty in school as a result of emotional or
social issues.
2. To provide a developmental classroom guidance program that fosters the academic,
personal, social and emotional development of all students.
3. To consult with teachers, parents and school and community professionals in order to
plan for children's needs.
The guidance counselor meets and welcomes new students, does presentations in
classrooms, and also works with students in small groups and on an individual basis. A
request to have your child see the guidance counselor to assist with concerns like anger,
anxiety, behavior, friendship, feelings, family changes, loss, etc. can be made by teachers,
principal, parents or students themselves. An outside referral to another professional may
be recommended for ongoing issues. Small groups are formed when several students can
benefit from learning more about topics like friendship, social skills, and anger
management. Parents will be notified when their child will be involved in a small group
or will be seeing the counselor individually.
If you have questions or concerns you can contact our Guidance Counselor, Mr. Geoff
Sutton, by leaving a message with the school office at 822-4458 anytime during the
school day.
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School Allergies and Scent Sensitivities
Maple Leaf School is an allergy aware school. This year our school has several classrooms
with children who have severe, and sometimes life threating allergies (anaphylaxis). The
allergens are: eggs – any egg product (cooked or uncooked), nuts, peanuts, tree nuts,
cashews, pistachios, fish and shellfish.
The school and the children’s parents take active roles in managing the allergies but also need
your help concerning the children’s safety. Actions you can take in helping to keep these
children safe are: - avoid sending these foods to school with your children (eg.
cookie/muffin/cake with egg in it, granola bars, peanut butter...); avoid using scented products
or use them sparingly; read labels carefully; encourage your children to wash their hands
regularly, particularly before coming to school and after petting an animal; and talk with your
children about the serious nature of these allergies and the importance of helping to take care
of each other. We thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep the children safe.
For the benefit of those with allergies and sensitivities please refrain from wearing perfumes,
colognes and other scented products.
Lunch Time
In order to provide the best environment for our students, town students who live within a
reasonable walking distance of the school are expected to go home for lunch whenever
possible. Students should return to school as close to 12:50 p.m. as possible. Three exceptions
to this rule are:
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Hot Lunch Days (Hot Dog, Pizza, Chicken Finger and Sub days)
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Noon-hour activities (Intramurals, Noon Choir, We Group, etc.)
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Extremely cold/rainy weather
We do allow students to stay if it is necessary. We expect students staying for lunch to spend
at least 25-30 minutes playing outside getting some fresh air (depending on the weather). In
most cases, this is the same amount of time required for students to walk home and back to
school.
Western School Division offers Chicken Fingers/veggie plate to students staying for
lunch every Week 3—Thursdays at a cost of $5.00 (please refer to your Maple Leaf
School monthly calendar for the dates each month). Students need to pre-order 2 days
prior to Chicken Fingers Day (Every week 3—Tuesdays). Please send correct change
with your child when ordering.
Milk Orders
Students can purchase milk tickets through the office, which they then can use to order white
milk or chocolate milk for lunch. Milk tickets are sold in sheets of 12 and cost $10.00 per
sheet (Prices are subject to change during the year.). Milk orders are placed through the
classroom teacher before 9:30 a.m. and are delivered to the students at lunchtime. (Note:
Milk tickets are not accepted for the Home & School Hot Lunch Program).
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Newsletter and Calendar
Newsletters will be emailed to all parents who have indicated their email addresses on the
letter of consent included in your child’s registration package. If you have not given us
an email address, or if your email address changes during the school year, please call the
office to update your information. The newsletter will be emailed to your home at the
beginning of each month, beginning in October. All families will receive a paper copy of
the calendar each month and this will be sent home with the youngest child in the family.
Our newsletter and calendar are also posted on the school website at the beginning of
each month (www.westernsd.mb.ca/mapleleaf.).
School Assemblies
Assemblies open to the public are held at the end of each month. Please watch the calendar
for times and dates.
Code of Conduct
Please visit the Maple Leaf School website to view the Code of Conduct document
(www.westernsd.mb.ca/mapleleaf).
Storm Days
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If unacceptable weather and road conditions develop overnight that makes travel by
school buses unsafe a decision is made by 7:00 AM, when possible, to cancel buses
and classes. This decision is relayed to 88.9 FM, CFAM 950, CFYI 93.5, CBC 990,
and CJOB 680.
Buses may also be cancelled due to low temperatures (-35oC) or high wind chill
values (at or below -45oC Wind Chill Index). When all bus routes are cancelled, all
Kindergarten to Grade 12 classes are also cancelled for that day.
If unacceptable weather and road conditions develop during the school day where
classes are already in progress, classes will continue and evening bus routes will be
cancelled and rural students will be billeted in town. Since rural students are already
in town rural bus service may not be available the following morning.
For more information on the WSD storm policy:
http://www.westernsd.mb.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111:transport
ation&catid=212&Itemid=107&showall=&limitstart=4
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Have a Concern?
To ensure a high quality of education the staff of Maple Leaf School would like to address
your comments and concerns. To guarantee your comments and concerns are properly
addressed, please discuss your concerns in the following sequential fashion:
Teacher
Principal
Superintendent of Education
School Division Board of Education
This decision is relayed to 88.9 FM, CFAM 950, CFYI 93.5, CBC 990, and CJOB 680.
We wish all children and their families
a great year at Maple Leaf School!
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