Safety

A safe and welcoming school environment is essential for students to grow and develop in mind, body and spirit. Establishing and maintaining this positive and safe atmosphere is achieved by staff, students, parents/guardians and the community working together.

Security and Signing In

All visitors (parents, relatives, resource personnel, etc.) must report to the office immediately upon entering the school. To facilitate this, all exterior school doors will remain locked during the day. A camera has been installed and our wonderful office staff can buzz you in. If you are dropping a student off, please buzz and await the door to unlock then only the student may enter the building and head to the office to sign in. 

Please be patient with us as we work to maintain safety within our Catholic School Community!

We thank you in advance for helping us to keep our children safe.

Parents may wait for their child outside for dismissal at 3:10pm.  If you are picking up a student early, please call the office upon your arrival so that the student may meet you outside. 

Visitors must sign in and wear a visitor identification tag. When leaving, visitors should sign out at the office and return the tag. 

Other Ways That We Keep Our Students Safe

• • We teach our students about Catholic Virtues and conflict resolution strategies.

  • All members of our community support our Code of Conduct .

  • All parents and visitors state their business at the office upon arrival.

  • Students are supervised at all times.

  • Alcohol, smoking, and illicit drugs are strictly prohibited on school property.

  • Medications are distributed and logged according to Board Policy.

  • When students are not going home in the usual manner, a morning note or phone call is required.

  • A safe arrival procedure is in place to alert staff to unexplained student absence.

  • The school community works cooperatively with bus operators to ensure safe bus transportation.

  • Skateboards, scooters, roller blades, and bicycles must be walked on and off of school property.

  • Emergency Response Plans are in place for at-risk students.

  • A School Emergency Preparedness Plan for Crisis Response including evacuation is up-to-date.

  • Fire drills are conducted each term.

  • The school site is inspected regularly.

  • WHMIS protocols are followed.

  • We seek assistance from Board Social Work personnel.

  • We seek assistance from Board-approved community agencies.

  • Students must sign an Internet Acceptable Use Agreement form for each division of their education at PVNC Catholic District School Board.

Internet Access

The PVNCCDSB School Board is committed to ensuring that the Internet is used to support learning in a manner that is consistent with the Board Mission statement and guiding principles. Our school computers are connected to the Internet by means of the School Board's Wide Area Network. The School Board recognizes that there may be concerns related to Internet usage and has developed an Internet Acceptable Use Agreement.

Once a student has signed the document, he/she will be granted access to the Internet within the scope of the Internet Acceptable Use Agreement. Students must sign a separate Internet Acceptable Use Agreement form for each division of their education at PVNCCDSB: Primary (J.K.-3), Junior-Intermediate (Grades 4-8), Intermediate-Senior (Grades 9-12).For further information, please visit the PVNC Student Acceptable Use of Technology 

Leaving School Property

Students who will be going home for lunch daily, are required to supply a note to the school at the beginning of the school year.

Other occasions of leaving school property require a phone call to the office. 

Kindergarten to Grade 8

All students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 are to remain on school property until dismissed at the end of the day - exceptions are those who go home for lunch and those picked up by parents at the office for personal appointments.

Students must have notes to leave the school for any reason.