Frank
Hobbs School has developed some standard practices that help us provide an orderly
environment. We are always interested in hearing new ideas about how to make the
school routines flow more smoothly.
Inside” and “outside”
days
During “outside days” all children are required
to go outside during recess or lunch hour. Please ensure that your child is appropriately
“dressed for the weather”. If the weather is bad, three bells are
rung to show that it is an “inside day.
Pedestrians only on
the playground
Students who ride bikes, scooters, or skateboards
to and from school “stop and walk” when they are on the walkways into
the school or on the playground.
Recess and lunch breaks
Supervising adults wearing orange vests are present on the playground to help
children with any difficulties and maximize playtime. Children are asked to use
their WITS: Walk away; Ignore;
Talk about it; Seek help.
Lateness/early
dismissal
Students who are unavoidably late should go directly to
the office where the “late” will be recorded. If your child will be
leaving school early, please make arrangements with your child’s teacher.
Lost
and found
Please mark your child’s possessions with his or
her first and last names so that if anything is misplaced, it can be returned.
Unmarked “finds” are placed in the lost and found box near the Office.
Parents and students are encouraged to check there often. Lost and found items
will also be displayed each term in the hallway. Unclaimed items will be delivered
to a local charity at the end of the year.
Telephones
To use the school phone, students ask for a phone card from their teacher. Students
are given permission from their teacher to use the phone if the communication
is essential. Asking to go to a friend’s house after school is not considered
essential.
Accidents and first aid procedures
If a
child is injured at school, staff with St. John’s Ambulance training will
provide basic first aid. We always try to contact parents if we consider the injury
to be at all serious so please be sure to keep work and emergency phone numbers
current. In an emergency situation, an ambulance will be called.
Bikes,
skateboards, scooters, roller blades
Please be sure your children
know all the rules of the road before allowing them to ride to school. By law,
children must be wearing bike helmets if cycling. Any students arriving at school
without a helmet will not be allowed to ride their bike home. During school hours,
children walk their bikes to the lock up area and lock them up.
Power
Outage Plan -In Progress
Earthquake drills
We regularly practice what to do if an earthquake were to happen during school
hours. All staff have received training in earthquake procedures and are assigned
to particular teams. We have a well-stocked kiosk of emergency supplies. If an
earthquake or other emergency were to occur, children would be cared for at school
until an authorized adult were to report to pick them up.
Fire drills
Fire drills take place once a month. Teachers immediately lead their classes out
of the building where attendance is taken prior to the return to class.
Illness
If a child becomes ill during the school day, we call parents and ask them to
pick up their child. Children rest in the medical room until parents arrive. Please
keep your child at home if he or she has been feeling ill.
Medication
for students
Occasionally we are asked by parents to ensure that
their child receives prescribed medication. Please be aware that in order for
us to do so, parents must complete the Student Medical Form which must be signed
by the prescribing doctor. School personnel are not allowed to give any medication
without this form.
