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Children arriving by car: Kindly refrain from utilizing the daycare parking and bus lane lot for drop-offs and pick up. When dropping off your child on Kennevale, please ensure they utilize the designated crosswalk. Crossing the road into live traffic poses a significant danger to students. There are dedicated crossing guards to ensure your child arrives at school safely.
Grade 6 Leaving Ceremony: Wednesday Jun 26, 2024 at 9AM. Please add this date to your calendar. More information to follow in the coming weeks.
Bus Lane and sidewalks in Front of Mary Honeywell: This laneway is a one-way lane and a designated bus lane. We ask that you avoid parking here for the safety of everyone. Families are encouraged to use our Kiss and Ride lane or parking lot at the side of the building. Should you be in this lane when buses arrive, you must remain parked until the buses leave. U-turns are not permitted. Also, please take care when parking on the street and note your surroundings (students walking, parents with young children in strollers). We have had a few calls over the last week about distracted drivers creating unsafe situations. Thank you for your cooperation.
Buses: OSTA continues to struggle with finding and/or replacing bus drivers. For this reason, they’ve had no choice but to cancel bus runs from time to time. Please make sure to check your email daily as this is the only way we can efficiently notify you when a bus is canceled or going to be late.
IMPORTANT BUS INFORMATION
OSTA Link to Transportation Update for the Return to School 2023-24
OSTA Link to OSTA Portal Registration
OSTA Parent Portal Guide
walking school bus maps
Cell Phone in the School: We are seeing a rise in cell phone use during recess time, in student washrooms and during class time. We understand the need for safety to contact parents for walking between home & school. During school hours, if there is a need to contact home, students must come to the office to do so. Your support with this is greatly appreciated.
Celebrations involving food: We know that many parents like to celebrate birthdays and other occasions with special treats. Due to many allergies in our school, we encourage parents to celebrate with non food items such as stickers, pencils,themed erasers, or other trinkets, rather than food. Any food sent into share with students should be pre packaged and contain an ingredient label. Please check with your child’s teacher before sending items in for distribution.
Dismissal: There is no supervision for students after 3pm. We understand that emergencies can happen which may prevent you from being here on time. Please let the office know if you are not able to be here and we will make arrangements for your child to be supervised. Office: 613-825-4834
Visitors to the school: For the safety of our students, please note that ALL visitors must enter through the front door after they press the outdoor bell and identify themselves to our office staff. Please do not hold the door open for others. Thank you for your understanding.
Ottawa Public Health (OPH): OPH continues to encourage using the General Self-Assessment Tool to screen yourself and your family daily. OPH has also outlined some information and resources related to measures that you can take to continue keeping yourself and your families safe during this respiratory season.
Mabel's Labels: If you are planning on purchasing labels this year, please consider supporting our school by selecting Mary Honeywell ES from the support a fundraiser option on their website: https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/
Walking children being dropped off by caregivers : When dropping your child off in the back of the school, please do not stand in or near the line up with your child. For the safety of all our students, we ask that parents move either to the bike rack or leave the school property. Thank you for your understanding and assistance with this.
School Clothing - Looking for MHES clothing? You can get it here: https://maryhoneywellelementaryschool.entripyshops.com/ A percentage of the sales continue to go towards the purchase of items (ie. gym equipment, technology, etc.). The website is easy to navigate and will periodically update with specials and new clothing when there is a new stock or style. The website will be up all year long! There are no more deadlines to purchase school clothing!
Take care!
Wanda & Lisa
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