Home/School Communication

Two-way communication between home and school is essential for student success, and is strongly encouraged. Parents are welcome to volunteer in their child’s classroom, and are encouraged to communicate regularly with their child’s teacher and principal through phone calls and visits to the classroom or school office. However, for the safety of our children, we ask that all visitors report to the office for an identification nametag.

We hope that you will be comfortable sharing feedback with us—feedback is essential if we are to grow and improve. Your words of appreciation or your questions or concerns about your child’s progress and about the school climate in general are very important to us.

If parents/guardians have a concern or important information to convey, we encourage you to consider these guidelines:

1. Classroom Teacher First - Your child’s teacher is a significant adult in your child’s life. Whenever you have a question or concern, please call the classroom teacher first. Parents and teachers form the core team in supporting students.
2. Secretaries - Our secretaries should be notified whenever a child is ill or will be absent or late. All phone calls are generally received by our secretaries who will direct your inquiries to the appropriate persons.
3. School Support Services Team - The team consists of the principal, the counsellor, and the resource teachers. These personnel become involved when teachers feel that additional help is required. The way to access these supports is through the classroom teacher.
4. Divisional Student Services - Our school has access to the services of a speech and language pathologist, a behaviour and learning support teacher, a school psychologist, a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist, and a social worker. The process for accessing these services begins with the classroom teacher. The School Support Services Team collaborates in gathering information and prioritizing access to these services.