NewTorbayIntermediateSchoolParentInformationPackage

AswascommunicatedinamemofromDistrictOfficeonFriday,theNewTorbayIntermediateSchoolwillopenafterEaster.Itisourgoaltoensurethatparentsareinformedastothedetailsofthismove,andwehavethereforecompliedthisinformationpackage.Pleasereviewcarefullyas itcontainsagreatdealof information.Ifyouhaveadditionalquestions,pleasefeelfreetoemaildonemberley@nlesd.ca.This isanexcitingtimeforourschoolcommunityandwewanttoworkwithyoutoensureasmoothtransitiontoournewschool!Whowillattendournewschool?AllGrade5and6studentsatbothCapeSt.FrancisElementaryandHolyTrinityElementarywillattend our new school this year. Current Grade 4 students will attend our new school inSeptember2017,andthecurrentGrade6studentswillalsoremainatthenewschoolforGrade7inSeptember2017.

Whenandhowwillthemovetakeplace?The move to our new school building will occur over the Easter Break. To accommodatepackingofschoolmaterialsandpreparationsatthenewbuildingGrades5&6studentsonlyatCSFE&HTEwillhaveanextendedEasterBreak.ThelastdayofclassespriortoEasterBreakforthesestudentsisWednesday,April12th.WhenGrade5&6studentsreturntoschoolaftertheEasterBreakonApril25th,theyaretoreporttothenewschool.Whatarethestartandendtimesofthenewschool?Classeswillstartat9:05amwithstudentsbeingdismissedat3:05pm.

WhencanIdropoffmychildinthemorning?Theearliestthatparentscandropofftheirchildatourschoolis8:30am.Pleasedonotdropoffearlierthanthistimeasyourchildwillnotbesupervised.Whattypeoflunchprogramwillbeavailableattheschool?SchoolLunchwillbeoperatingaprogramatournewschool.ThiswilloperatethesameasatCapeSt.FrancisElementaryandHolyTrinityElementary,thereforeparentsandstudentswillbefamiliar with this process.We will advise parents regarding the date that School Lunch willbegin service at our new school. Parents are encouraged to submit orders as per normalpractice.

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Willmychildbeabletopurchaserecess?ChildrenwillnotbeabletopurchaserecessattheNewTorbayIntermediateAreaSchool.Itisrecommended that all children bring their own recess snack to schoolwith them on a dailybasis.

WheredoIdropoffmychild?Thisschoolhasbeendesignedtoaccommodateatrafficflowthatallowsformaximumefficiencyandstudentsafety.Parentsareaskedtoadheretothefollowingprocedurewhendroppingoffchildren:

- TurnoffTorbayRoadontoDarryllPyeDrive.- TurnrightoffDarryllPyeDriveontotheschoolparkinglot.- Proceedalongthefrontparkinglottothefarendoftheschool,thenturnbackdown

theroaddirectlyinfrontoftheschoolandproceedtothefrontdoor.- Afteryourchildexitsthevehicleproceedtotheendoftheparkinglotandturnleftonto

DarryllPyeDrivetowardsTorbayRoad.(Signagewillbeinplacetodirecttraffic.)

Onceenteringtheparkinglotbusseswilluseaseparateroutearoundtherearofthebuildingtounloadstudentsataseparatestudententrance.Regularvehiclesarenotpermittedtousethebuslanes.Theparkinglotisdesignedtoallowforseparatebusandregularvehicletrafficinordertoensurestudentsafety.Whatisthedailyscheduleforthenewschool?

TheDailyschedulewillbeasfollows.Period1 9:05-9:35Period2 9:35-10:05Period3 10:05-10:35Period4 10:35-11:05Recess 11:05-11:20Period5 11:20-11:50Period6 11:50-12:20Lunch1 12:20-12:43Lunch2 12:43-1:05Period7 1:05-1:35Period8 1:35-2:05Period9 2:05-2:35Period10 2:35-3:05

Howwillthemovetothenewschoolaffectmychild’stransportation?The new Torbay Intermediate Area School will have its own busses and bus routes. StudentTransportation staff at the District Office have identified student's bus eligibility using their reportedcivic address in relation to distance from the school. Only eligible students, those residing 1.6 km or

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greaterfromtheschool,havebeenassignedtobusroutes.Parents/guardianswillreceiveadocumentform the school indicating their student's bus eligibility status, and their bus route and stop locationwhereeligible.Additionally,busroutesandstopsforourschoolcanbefoundontheDistrict’sWebsiteat:https://www.nlesd.ca/schools/doc/1491580180014.pdf.Generalbussinginformationcanalsobefoundatwww.nlesd.ca.

Willmychild’sbusstopchange? Itispossiblethattherearesomeminoradjustmentstobusstopsdependingonthenumberofchildrenusingthebusinanygivenarea.AllbusstopsareestablishedbyStudentTransportationstaffasperbussingpolicies.Ifthereareanychangesneededaswemovethroughouttheschoolyearyouwillbenotifiedbytheschooladministration.Mychildhasbeenavailingofacourtesyseat.Whatwillhappentotheircourtesyseatoncetheymovetothenewschool?Asourschoolisnowsituatedinadifferentlocation,theremaybechangestoastudent'seligibilityforstudenttransportationbasedontheirproximitytotheschool.Ifthisisthecaseforyourfamilyandyouareinterestedinacourtesyseatonabus,orforothercircumstancesyouwouldliketorequestacourtesyseat,pleasecontacttheschooladministration.Wewilladdresstheserequestsasquicklyaspossibleandcontactyouabouttheavailabilityofacourtesyseat. WhatdoIdoifIhavequestionsregardingthebusroute,busstop,walkzonedesignation,etc?Inordertoprovideparentswithanefficientwaytoexpresstheirconcerns,weareaskingthatyou complete an online form. This form can be found here: https://goo.gl/ankU3L. SchoolAdministration will work with Student Transportation staff to address individual issues andrespond ina timelymanner.Pleasecomplete the surveyeven if youhavealready forwardedyourconcern/questiontoschooladministration.Willmychild’steacher,classassignmentorschedulechange?All students will remain in the same class with their current homeroom teacher for theremainderoftheyear.Whileeveryeffortwillbemadetominimizechangesforstudents,theremay be some modifications, for example in the Music and Phys Ed schedule, in order toaccommodatethemergingofstudentsfromthetwoschools.Whenwillweknowthenameofournewschool?Weareworking through the schoolnamingprocess andweanticipatebeing in aposition toannounce the new school name in the comingweeks. Thank you to everyonewhoprovidedfeedbackaspartofthisprocess!

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Whatistheaddressofournewschool?Theaddressofour school is 20Darryll PyeDrive, Torbay,NL,A1K0C8.Ourphone system iscurrentlybeinginstalledandwewillforwardthephonenumberinthecomingdays.WheredoIparkwhenvisitingtheschool?When visiting the new Torbay Intermediate Area School there will be separate designatedparkingareasforvisitorsandforstaff.Thegeneralparkingareasforvisitorstoourschoolare1A&1B,andthestaffparkingareasare2A&2B.Schoolissuedpermitsarerequiredtoparkinastaffdesignatedparkingarea.Pleaseseemapbelow.

ParkingDesignationsAreas1A&1B–GeneralParking(NoPermitRequired)Areas2A&2B–StaffReservedParking(PermitRequired)HowwillthismoveaffectGrades5&6sportsteamscurrentlyatCSFE&HTE?Wewillbeworkingwithcoachesoftheseteamsregardingthescheduleatournewschoolandwewillattempt tominimizechanges.Ms.ChristyBruce,ourAthleticDirector,willworkwithAdministrationtocoordinateoureffortsinthisarea.

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Willthegeneralpublichaveanopportunitytotourthenewschool?Weareveryexcitedaboutournewschoolandareeagertoinviteourschoolcommunitytotourthe facility,whichweplantoschedulebeforetheconclusionof theyear.Wewill informyouoncewearereadytoarrangeageneraltouroftheschool.WilltherebeanAfterSchoolProgramofferedatthenewschool?We are partneringwith the YMCA to offer an after school program similar to that currentlyofferedatHolyTrinity Elementary. Formore informationplease contactOlga Sullivan, YMCAGeneral Manager of Children’s Services by phone at 754-2962 (ext 232) or by email atosullivan@ymcanl.com.Mychildisexperiencinganxietyaboutmovingtothenewschool.WhatshouldItellhim/her?It isnormalforchildrentobenervouswhenfacingachange. It is importanttospeaktoyourchildrenabouttheirconcernsandtoofferreassurance.Remindthemthattheywillbemovingwiththeircurrentclassandteacher,andthattherewillbealotoffamiliarfacesattheschool.Itisalsoanexcitingtimetomakenewfriends.Oncewesettleinwewillengagethestudentsinanumberoffunactivitiestohelpthemtogettoknoweachotherandtofeelathomeintheirnewsurroundings.Weareallavailabletosupportourstudentsasweexecutethismove.Pleasebe sure to communicate any concerns that youmay have to your child’s teacher or to theAdministration.Wearecommittedtoworkingwithyoutoensurethatthisisapositiveoverallexperienceforyouandyourchild!Welookforwardtoworkingwithyoutoensureasmoothtransitiontoournewschool.IfyouhaveanyconcernsorquestionspleasefeelfreetocontacttheschoolAdministration.