ATTENDANCE

Absences Due To Family Vacations

To ensure that our students miss as little time as possible from school, we ask for parents’ cooperation in scheduling family holidays outside of school time.  Please be aware that teachers cannot be expected to reteach concepts that were taught when students miss school because of a family vacation.  It will be the responsibility of the student to get caught up upon return to school from the vacation.  We suggest that the student identify a “buddy” in each of their classes who will take notes, collect handouts and be prepared to go over what has been missed with the vacationing student.

Accidents And Illness

If you become ill or get injured during class time, notify the classroom teacher who will assist you. If illness or injury occurs outside of the classroom, report to the office, or have someone notify a staff member or the office. If your condition is serious, your parents will be notified. If your parents cannot be contacted, the school administration will arrange for medical attention. Students are not permitted to leave for home when ill until their parents have been contacted by the office.

Parents may purchase voluntary accident insurance, which covers participants in both curricular and extra-curricular activities sponsored by the school. Insurance forms will be available online in September.

Attendance and Punctuality

Regular and punctual attendance is fundamental to success at school. Students should always be in class, on time, unless there is a justifiable reason for absence. Occasionally, students must miss classes for unavoidable reasons such as illness or emergencies. If a student is to be absent from school, a parent must contact the school by telephone (604-946-4194) or email:

(delta.sec@deltaschools.ca) to advise us of the absence. The excused absence will be recorded on our attendance system.

Appointments

It is recommended that medical, dental and other appointments be made outside of school time. Students who request dismissal for an appointment must present a written note to their teacher, if they are going to miss more than the end of the class they are in, they must present the note again at the office to the receptionist in order to sign out. When returning from the appointment, students must sign in at the office.

Attendance Reporting

Attendance is taken in each class. Parents can view their child’s attendance on Parent Connect/MyEd Parent Portal.  Parents will also receive an email if their child is absent from a class throughout the day.  Parents are encouraged to contact the subject teacher if there is a discrepancy in the attendance reporting.

Lates

Students who are late must report directly to their class. Any student who arrives late to school after period one with a note from home or whose parent has called to excuse the late must sign in at the office for an admission slip to class.