Davidson Road Elementary School

This program is in effect to ensure the safe arrival of students at school. Parents are asked to telephone the school prior to 8:30 a.m. to report if their child will be late or absent from school. The school phone is equipped with an answering machine where you can leave a message.

If your child suffers from a medical condition that may require emergency action, please ensure the office is aware and all the medical alert planning forms are on record at the school and updated each year. These forms are available at the office.

Parents are asked to not send medication to school with children unless absolutely nessesary. If this situation can not be avoided, all medication is to be kept in the school office during school hours. Please see the school administrative assistant.

We have a number of students at Davidson Road who are at extreme risk due to NUTS and NUT PRODUCTS. These students do not have to ingest nuts, they can have a reaction to airborne particles or residue left on surfaces. For the safety of all our students, Davidson Road is declared a NUT AWARE ZONE and we ask your cooperation by not sending these products to school. This includes but is not limited to peanut butter, granola bars, chocolate bars, trail mixes, etc. Please read labels.

Small items such as keys, jewelry and watches are kept at the office. Larger items and clothing are put in our Lost and Found box in the hallway outside the office. Lost and found items are put out on display a number of times over the school year. Unclaimed items are donated to local charity.

Bicycles, scooters, skateboards, and skates may not be used on school property unless a special supervised event is held and advertised and supervised. Students must walk their bikes and scooters to the racks and lock them securely upon their arrival at school. Students must provide their own locks. Heelies may not be worn indoors.

The use of cellular phones and communication/wireless devices are strictly prohited by students at all district schools. If you require your child to carry a cell phone for safety purposes, it should be used outside of school hours.

Students are asked to bring a separate pair of runners for use within the school. Wearing winter boots throughout the school is not permitted. Indoor shoes will be used in the gym and throughout the school on days when the weather requires students to wear boots. Please ensure that these indoor shoes have non-scuff soles so that they don't mark the floors.

Intermidiate students are also required to bring a change of clothes (shorts and shirt) for use during their Physical Education classes. During wet weather, it is advisable that all students have an extra t-shirt, pants, and a pair of socks at school in case a change of clothing is required.

Parents have the option of purchasing school supplies directly from the school. All students are expected to pay a cultural fee which covers the cost of various performances throughout the year. School fees are as follows:

The following services are available to students at Davidson Road. Please contact the Principal for further information on any of these programs- Learning Assistance, Speech and Language Assistance, Literacy Intervention, Hospital/Homebound Services, Student Counselling.

Volunteers are welcomed and appreciated at Davidson Road Elementary School. School District #23 requires that all volunteers apply for a criminal record check (one time only). If you are volunteering as a driver, you must complete the drivers volunteer forms and they must be resubmitted each year when your insurance expires. Drivers require a minimum $1,000,000 third party coverge. All forms are available at the school office.

At the lunch bell (11:18), students go outside to play. At 11:50 the students come inside to each their lunch. Students are to remain on school property for the entire school day unless we have permission from the parent to release them.

Grade 7 students at Davidson Road Elementary take part in a band program. The students learn how to play an instrument and read music. The school band performs at special occasions throughout the school year.

Students are eligible for bus transportation if they live 4.8 km from the nearest school at which they could be registered for an educational program (4.0 for kindergarten through grade 3). Students must also be registered as a rider with the transportation office prior to using the bus service. If there is space available on the bus, students living closer to the school may also be able to ride the bus as courtesy riders. If the number of eligible riders increases and extra seats are needed, courtesy riders will receive a week's notification.

To check on eligibility for transportation, please use the "Rider Eligibility/Web Query" link on the transportation department website at http://www.sd23.bc.ca/transportation/. Parents and students can also download an application form from the same website or pick up a copy from the school office. The transportation office will notify the parents of eligible and courtesy riders after the application has been received and eligibility and seat availability have been confirmed.

Friends and clients of afterschool care providers are not eligible for school bus service at any time during the year unless they are registered as eligible or courtesy riders. Alternate forms of transportation need to be arranged for after school social plans and daycare arrangements.

For bus safety rules and other information about school buses, please visit the transportation website. Parents are encouraged to review the bus safety rules with students at the beginning of the year and from time to time during the school year. A high standard of behaviour is expected from students using school buses. Riding privileges may be revoked if students do not follow rules designed to ensure safety and consideration of passengers. If you have questions regarding bus service, please call the transportation office at 491-4040. Phone lines are open between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Davison Road Elementary School parking lot is an extremely busy place at the beginning and end of each school day. Please do not drive in or park in the bus lane in front of the school. Please use designated parking and drop-ff areas only and make sure your child watches carefully for vehicles, crossing only at the cross walks. Parent are also reminded to not use or drive through the staff parking lot. The Regional District urges motorists to not let their engines idle in school zones. We thank parents in advance for their compliance with these safety issues.