Hello Cloverdale Families,
Happy September! We are excited to welcome everyone back to school. We hope you had a wonderful summer.
A few reminders for the first few days of school for grade 1 to grade 5 students. (Kindergarten families, please follow the instructions you received in July).
September 3rd, 2024 students are in session from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Please bring a recess snack, a water bottle, and a pencil. We ask that you do not bring your school supplies on the first day. When the bell rings at 9:00 a.m., students will line up outside at their same spot as last school year. New students will meet at the front of the school. Teachers will greet students outside and bring them inside. At 11:30 a.m., students will be dismissed and parents can meet children outside at the same point as drop off.
September 4th is a full day of school. Please ensure your student has a lunch, a recess snack, a water bottle, and a pencil. Students will not need all of their school supplies until they are in their new classes. Our regular school day will be 8:45 a.m.-2:37 p.m. Students will know where their line ups for this day are. There will also be supervisors outside to assist those who need it.
We do not yet know which day we will move to our new classes. We will email parents the night before we move to let you know that we will be moving the next morning and to tell you the division number your child(ren) will be looking for when they arrive for their morning line up. Please diligently monitor your emails. The morning of the day that we move classes, support staff will be on hand to help students find the correct line for their new classes. Please send school supplies this day.
Parking will be at a premium. Please do not park in Thrifty Foods’ parking lot. There are only a few spots on Linwood. New signs have been posted on Linwood restricting side-of-the-road parking. Please consider biking, or parking a few blocks away from the school and walking. We ask that parents do not park in the staff parking lot and that cars are not “parked” in the middle of drop off lanes or parking lots.
Pack in/Pack Out
As part of the overall health and safety plans for schools, we will be asking students and staff to take home all items they have brought with them to school for lunch or snack. This includes garbage and compost.
Please make sure your child is able to independently open all food containers and packages that are sent to school.
School Supplies
If you have not yet purchased your supplies and need the appropriate lists, they are listed here on our school website. https://cloverdale.sd61.bc.ca/parent-info/school-supplies/
Indoor shoes
We appreciate it if you are able to send a pair of clean shoes to stay at school for use during the day. They need not be new, but should have non-marking soles, be clean, correctly fitting and appropriate for PE use. This helps our custodians keep our building clean, especially when the weather turns, and protects our gym floor. Please make sure they are labelled with your child’s name. Indoor shoes should be brought at the same time as school supplies (when we move to new classrooms).
Attendance
If your child will be away from school for any reason it is very important you report this to the school office. You can do so by email to cloverdalesafearrival@sd61.bc.ca, or call our school phone number 250-382-7231 and press option1 for our dedicated Safe Arrival Program voicemail. During the first week of school this is especially important as we are confirming our registration numbers so we can offer spaces to new registrations.
We are truly looking forward to our year together and know with everyone working together as a team, we can make this a great learning experience. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
Sue Ottenbreit and Dianne Chretien
Principal Vice-Principal