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Clothing and Footwear

The River East Transcona School Division believes the best learning and behaving takes place in a safe, caring, and respectful environment.  Students shall dress in a manner that is appropriate for a learning and working environment. 

Student clothing should not interfere with the educational process. Common sense standards of decency will prevail. At École Springfield Heights School this means that the following items are not acceptable: skimpy clothing, beach wear, bare mid-riffs, “short shorts”, any clothing with inappropriate messages and any items depicting offensive language or messages that are deemed unacceptable. Undergarments should not be visible. 

Students must have two pairs of shoes. One pair to wear to and from school and for outdoor activities. Outside shoes must be taken off at entrances and carried to the classroom. Students must have a second pair of shoes; running shoes with non marking soles, to wear indoors and leave at school. Running shoes are also recommended for outdoors as they are the safest footwear for recess and outdoor gym activities. Slip on footwear with little support such as crocs are not safe footwear for school. Students have a greater likelihood of tripping, slipping and falling if they are wearing slip on footwear.  Parents and students are responsible for appropriate student attire. 

In keeping with the division’s objective to make all students and staff feel safe, welcome, and comfortable in the River East Transcona School Division, offensive images such as inappropriate slogans, racist, sexist, or demeaning pictures and/or words on clothing, handbags, backpacks, etc. are not permitted. 

School Administrators will have the authority to address inappropriate attire in their schools.  

Communication

The school website, emails, and newsletters are important communication tools between the school and families. Newsletters are published several times per year and are available on the school website.  Email notifications and updates about school events and activities are sent to families who have provided email addresses on student registration forms. 

Lost and Found

Please label all student items so they can be returned to students when the items are misplaced. Should your child lose something that is not labelled, please remind them to check the lost and found collection. Each week, a picture of lost items are sent home in the e-memo to families. Please contact the office if you see items that belong to your child. Each month, any unclaimed items are sent to Flavie-Laurent Centre which provides items free of charge to people in need. Keys, wallets, jewelry, etc. are kept in the front office for students to identify and claim. 

Media

When you are attending school events, River East Transcona School Division welcomes you to capture memories with photo or video.  Please respect others’ privacy and do not post photos or videos online that contain children other than your own.  

Recess

Please be sure that your children are always dressed appropriately for the weather as all students will go outside for recess in the morning and afternoon for 15 minutes and for 30 minutes at lunch. Please do not request that your child stay in at recess since all supervision is assigned to the playground. A child who is too ill to go outside for recess should not be at school.  

Indoor recess will only take place on days when the temperature or windchill reaches -27°C degrees or colder as reported at The Forks National Historic Site of Canada according to the Government of Canada Weather information site () or on days when there is severe weather. 

During indoor recess, students remain in classrooms to participate in indoor recess activities.

In the River East Transcona School Division, Polar Bear Recess can be made available to students. During Polar Bear Recess, students are able to go outside for recess in temperatures as low as -39° C. Students must be dressed appropriately and can choose each recess whether to go outside or stay inside. If students go outside, they can choose to come back inside at any time. To participate in Polar Bear Recess all students must have parent permission. All students will remain inside when the temperature reaches -40°C. Polar Bear recess is offered only when adequate supervision is available. If we are able to offer Polar Bear Recess to students, permission slips will be sent home. 

Reporting  

Student progress reports are posted to the 猫咪AV Parent Portal at the end of each of the 3 terms. Learning conferences take place during term 1 and term 2. Additional meetings can be arranged at any time throughout the year by the parent, teacher, or administration as necessary.

School Hours

École Springfield Heights School operates on the six-day cycle. Each of the six school days is divided into eight class periods of 35 minutes each.

School Property 

Students are responsible for the books, library materials, and school equipment issued to them. A fee may be assessed if the equipment is lost or damaged. 

Student Attendance    

Regular attendance and on time arrival at school has a significant impact on the academic and social emotional success for all children. Parents have an important role in supporting their children to be at school every day, on time and prepared to work to the best of their ability. We monitor attendance rates and work with families to support regular attendance. 

• In the event that your child is absent, please inform the school office by calling 204-663-5078 (anytime 24 hours/day) to leave a message or by sending an email to shs@retsd.mb.ca  If reporting by email, we encourage families to use the school office email address shown above.  
• If your child is absent and we have not received a call or email from a parent, it is part of our safety protocol to contact the parent.
• Parents are required to keep all emergency contact information up to date, advising the office staff of any change of address or telephone number in case of emergency, including early school closure.
• Parents are required to contact the principal if there is a need for a student to be absent from school for an extended period of time (i.e. medical reasons, family vacation) during the regular school term.

Student Entry and Exit Procedures

Expectations and policies regarding the safe entry and exit of students during regular hours are outlined in the safety section of this handbook. To help us safely manage entry and exit at times other than 8:55 entry and 3:30 exit, we ask parents to follow the procedures outlined below.

• When arriving or leaving, students will make their way to and from their classrooms either on their own or accompanied by school staff. Parents must remain in the front lobby or office when escorting a child coming in late or picking them up early.  

Late Student Entry 

• Students are considered late for attendance purposes if they do not enter the school with their class at 8:55 a.m. or return after lunch by 12:55 p.m. Please support your child in understanding the importance of being on time. 
• Please inform the school office when your child is expected to be late by calling 204-663-5078 (anytime) to leave a message or by sending an email to shs@retsd.mb.ca
• When your child arrives at school, they must enter the school by using the front doors. It is necessary for the child to report to the office.   If you are not walking your child into the school, please remind them that checking in at the office is mandatory, that this is an important safety protocol and they cannot walk directly to their classroom.
• Please support children in demonstrating their independence and confidence by making their way to and from the office to their classroom on their own.   If they require support, school staff will support them during this transition as needed.

Student Dismissal - Changes to End of Day Routine

• School staff are aware of, and support, your child’s regular dismissal routine (bus, daycare, parent pick up etc.)  When there is a change, it is important for your child to know ahead of time.   It is also important for school staff to know the plan for that day.  This will help to reduce the number of interruptions to the learning environment that comes from delivering messages to children during class time.
• Parents must advise the school if a student is not taking the bus.  If parents have not informed the school and the student is unaccounted for in the bus attendance, the bus is held up while staff search for the missing student. As a result, children will be dropped off late at all subsequent stops. 

Student Pick Up – Anytime Before Regular Dismissal (3:30 p.m.) 

• Notify the teachers and office staff as soon as possible about any plans where your child would be picked up early from school. This will help teachers prepare for your child’s exit in a timely manner to ensure they are ready to leave when you arrive to pick them up.
• Enter the school through the front doors and report to the office when arriving to pick up your child.  School staff will direct you to complete a ‘sign out’ form for your child and get the child to the office if they aren’t already waiting. Parents must remain in the front lobby or office when escorting a child coming in late or picking them up early.  

Student Pick Up – Change of Authorized Person 

• If arrangements have been made for someone other than the regular authorized person (parent/guardian or daycare provider) to pick up a child, parents must contact the office to inform them of the arrangements.  If we have not received this information from the parent/guardian, school staff will call to confirm the arrangements.  We cannot accept this information from the student.
• Parents are asked to inform anyone picking up their child that they will need to present identification.

Student Property 

The school provides equipment for students to use on the playground and in classrooms. If students have specific individual needs for educational purposes, the school will supply the required equipment. Students should not bring their own playground equipment, toys or fidget tools to school, except when requested for a specific purpose by school staff. Students are expected to leave their personal mobile devices at home. This includes cellphones, or any personal devices that can be used to connect to the internet (e.g., smartwatches, tablets, cell phones, laptops.)

Technology

Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning cellphone guidelines state that 猫咪AVgarten to Grade 8 students are expected to leave their personal mobile devices at home.

Staff model responsible personal electronic device use for students by thoughtfully limiting personal electronic device use in the learning environment to school-related matters.

Teaching and learning about being a responsible digital citizen continue in all grades and classes. Our schools have access to a variety of technology that supports students in being creators, designers, and critical thinkers. 

As partners in your children’s education, the conversations that you have at home are crucial in that teaching and learning. Here are some resources that may be helpful:

Visitor Access 

Exterior doors are locked except for the front doors.  Visitors report to office and sign in. 猫咪AV employees must always display their 猫咪AV identification. Other visitors will receive a visitor tag that must always be visible. Any adults in the building without an identification or visitor tag will be directed to report to the office.