ARRIVALS & EARLY DEPARTURES
ABSENCE REPORTING SYSTEM – STUDENT ABSENCES AND APPOINTMENTS
All absences must be reported by a parent or guardian to our automated attendance system School Messenger either by visiting go.schoolmessenger.ca via or by phone (1-877-409-6310). The SchoolMessenger system is accessible 24 hours, seven days a week to report future absences and late arrivals
Advance reporting is possible at any time (e.g. vacations). When reporting a same day absence, reporting must be done by 9:15 a.m. Should you miss this reporting cut-off, the system will begin a series of calls and emails to parents for a 30-minute period, or until it receives a response.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE OFFICE IF YOU HAVE MISSED THE REPORTING CUT OFF, wait to receive the call or email, listen to the prompts and respond accordingly.
LATE ARRIVAL
When a student arrives after 8:55 a.m., they are considered absent as they are absent at the time attendance is taken. If you know in advance that your child will be late, please report it via https://go.schoolmessenger.ca
Students arriving late must report to the office.
EARLY DEPARTURES
If a student must leave school before dismissal for an appointment, the parent is to contact the school (attendance line or school phone) to register the appointment.
Parents may call the office when they arrive at the main entrance. The student is signed out by the main office and is escorted to main entrance to meet them . Parents may not enter the building at any time without an appointment.
Appointments/Student Early Pick-Up
A parent/guardian may sign a student out early by prearranging it through School Messenger prior to 9:00 a.m. and then coming to the school and buzzing the office.
Children will remain in class until their parent/guardian is at the main entrance. Then the student will be paged.
When a Parent or Guardian arrive for pick up buzz the office from the intercom outside the main door, or call the office, and wait outside the main entrance for the student.
If a student is ill, the office staff will contact parents and log the student out. The above pick up procedures will remain the same.
TO REPORT YOUR CHILD ABSENT OR LATE
Call the student attendance line: 1-877-409-6310 or go to: https://go.schoolmessenger.ca