We urgently need Parent Volunteers to continue the Valet Service in October!
It only involves volunteering for 25 minutes (from 8:25am to 8:50am), one day a week for one month.
Click here for more info about this fantastic service!
If you can help please contact Nancy:
nancybinbc@hotmail.com.
Thank you!
As promised, the Ross Road Valet Service began on the first full day of school and it was a huge success! It was amazing how smoothly the first morning drop-off went!
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS:
The Valet Service runs from 8:30 am to 8:45 am, Monday to Friday in order to help relieve the congestion in the drop-off zone (see map below) during the morning rush and to ensure the roads in front of the school are safe for pedestrians and drivers.
To help the valet service run smoothly, here are a few important points to remember:
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
We are happy to announce that due to the success of the Project Safety pilot project, the Project Safety valet service will be offered throughout the next school year!
Thank you to all the parent and student volunteers who showed up each morning and courteously and safely helped students out of their cars, and also to drivers for supporting this service and helping to keep the traffic flowing smoothly during the busy morning drop-off period.
Volunteers are always welcome! If you are interested helping out next school year, please contact Nancy Barton: nancybinbc@hotmail.com.
Thank you,
Nancy Barton
Project Safety is a pilot project for the month of May offering a valet service in the drop-off zone at Ross Road. It will run from 8:30 am to 8:45 am, Monday to Friday. It is our hope that this program will help relieve the congestion in the drop-off zone (see map below) during the morning rush as well as ensure the roads in front of the school are safe for pedestrians and drivers.
To make Project Safety a success there are a few important points to remember:
For more information about Project Safety, click here.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Click image to read more about Project Safety
Thank you to all the volunteers who have stepped forward to participate in Project Safety, the pilot project featuring a valet service at the morning drop-off. Plans are coming together to introduce the service during the month of May.
We still need volunteers to make it a successful project so if you can help out one morning a week for 20 minutes please contact Nancy Barton at nancybinbc@hotmail.com.
Thank you,
Nancy Barton
Other PAC News:
• The latest PAC e-newsletter has been released, click here to view/download
• The next PAC General Meeting is Wednesday, May 25th – details to follow
This is also our Annual General Meeting so please join us for an evening of grassroots democracy, refreshments and discussions about our fundraising efforts! ELECTIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD for Executive positions on the PAC next year – consider getting involved!
During the month of May, the Ross Road PAC, with the support of the administration at Ross Road School, is launching “Project Safety.”
It is our hope that this program will help relieve the congestion in the drop-off zone during the morning rush as well as ensure the roads in front of the school are safe for pedestrians and drivers.
What is “Project Safety”?
Starting in May, it will be a valet-style drop-off zone at Ross Road from 8:30 am to 8:45 am, to help students exit from their cars and also to direct traffic and clear congestion.
How will it work?
Look for volunteers in safety vests. Follow their directions and pull into the line of cars. When it’s your turn, a volunteer will open the door and help your child out of the car. It’s easy – you do not have to park or get out of your car. Please have your children ready to go (jackets on, backpacks with them, explain to them that you will not be getting out of the car) and follow the directions of the volunteers. Pull up as far ahead as possible to let other parents follow in.
Do I have to use it?
No, of course not, you are welcome to park safely in any legal parking zone along Ross Road and Kilkenny and walk your children over to the school.
What can I do to make this work?
Volunteer! We are looking for volunteers to help make this project work. The time commitment is very small, about 20 minutes in the morning one day a week. Volunteers can pick the days they wish to help. We need two adult volunteers per day to work with three intermediate student volunteers.
If you can help, please contact Nancy Barton:
nancybinbc@hotmail.com
Thank you!
Our Call-Back Coordinator for the last few years has been Sandra Bridgman. Sandra has recently gone back to school and is now working almost full time as an SEA (Special Education Assistant). She has been a real asset to our Ross Road team for many years and now finds she cannot continue in the role of Coordinator. We thank Sandra for all she has done for all of our children over the years and wish her well in this next phase of her career.
Many of you know Laurie Ainsworth has taken on the role of Call-Back Coordinator. Here is a note from Laurie telling us all more about Call-Back and reminding us of the value of this service:
In order to ensure that all the kids in our school arrive safely, parent volunteers and office staff check attendance against parent phone calls every morning. Not all schools implement such a program and if a child were to go missing on the way to school, it may not be noticed until many hours later. Although we live in a very safe community, our Call-Back system ensures early detection if a child were to go missing (and it has happened, even at Ross Road). We feel this is one of the many advantages our children have and it is a pleasure for the Call-Back team to carry out these procedures to ensure our children’s safety.
By following the points below, you can help our procedure flow smoothly and allow our office staff and volunteers to get on with the rest of their day in a timely manner:
If the office does not have a note and there is no message on the Call Back Line, we need to call home, even if there is a sibling at school who can tell us the status of the absence.
Thanks so much for helping ensure the safety of each and every student at École Ross Road School.
Laurie is still looking for volunteers to help with Call-Back (alternate Wednesdays and Fridays). If you are interested, check out the Call-Back Line page on the website, or contact Laurie:
Laurie Ainsworth (Call-Back Coordinator)
lmainswo@sfu.ca
604-360-0754
NEW OPPORTUNITY!
…then here’s the job for you!
Join our CALL-BACK team and volunteer one morning/week (or sometimes only every second week).
Time required: 8:40 to 9:30 or a bit later
Job: sign in late students, retrieve call-back messages and match to attendance list, work closely with office staff and discover how wonderful they are! :-)
We are currently looking for volunteers for Friday, and Tuesday (every second week)
Training is available! This is an awesome way to be involved and play an important role in our school!
For more information, please contact:
Sandra Bridgman at bridgwoman@shaw.ca
or 604 986-7669
As noted in the January school newsletter, students must get out at recess and lunch (they are outside for more than one hour each day!) so please ensure that your child has rain gear, and ideally a change of clothes just in case! Students in wet clothing tend to be uncomfortable and distracted during lessons…and parents don’t like to have to be called to bring a change of clothing.
A few weeks ago, a notice went home about the Emergency Preparedness Committee, with a request for a $2 (or more) contribution per child to help keep our emergency supplies replenished and up-to-date. If you didn’t receive the form or haven’t sent your contribution in, please drop it off with your child’s teacher or at the office.
Thank you for all you for all the cash contributions to date, and also for the donations of Canadian Tire money! This form of “currency” will be used to purchase more emergency supplies and is always welcome! Just drop off any “bills” at the office. Thanks again!
Ross Road PAC 