Champlain Discovery staff work as a team to promote a positive, safe learning environment for our students.  Students attending this school must be able to feel safe from harassment and physical threat.

 

BULLIES WILL NOT be tolerated at C.D.P.S.

 

All students are expected to follow the school and classroom rules as well as uphold CDPS principles of responsibility, which are:

 

¨       Students are responsible for their own behaviour,

¨       Students are responsible for their own learning,

¨       Students are responsible for treating all persons with consideration and respect,

¨       Students are responsible for contributing to their classroom and school, and

¨       Students are responsible for the environment – for treating it with care so others may enjoy it.

 

Prevention is the key to a positive school climate.​

 

CDPS undertakes to assist students in developing self-discipline.

 

When inappropriate behaviour occurs, measures will be applied that are both corrective and supportive. This progressive discipline approach includes:

 

¨       Early and ongoing intervention,

¨       Addressing the inappropriate behaviour,

¨       Provide opportunities for the student to learn from the choices he or she makes, and

¨       Parental awareness and involvement.

 

At all times, the school will act in accordance with the Code of Conduct established by the Renfrew County District School Board under the Education Act of the Province of Ontario.

                                                                                               

 

BEHAVIOUR ON THE SCHOOL BUS​

A bus is an extension of the classroom and students must conduct themselves on the bus in a manner consistent with established standards for classroom behaviour.

 

It is the duty of the students to follow the rules established for the safe use of the bus and to respect and obey the driver. 

 

Students suspended from the bus are to attend school with the parents being responsible for providing transportation.

 

Please refer to our Board’s transportation policy available online at http://www.renfrew.edu.on.ca/rcdsb/transdep.htm (click on Joint Transportation PDF Documents then select Student Transportation Guide for Parents/Guardians) or request a copy from our office.

         
VISITORS​

• All visitors/parents are asked to report to the office.
• Visitors to the school who need to proceed beyond the office into the school population will be given identification badges.  Anyone in the school building without a badge should expect to be approached and questioned.  These guidelines are designed to assist us in providing a safe and orderly school environment.

 

 REPORTING

A progress report will be issued in the fall.  This report is designed to inform parents/guardians on how their child is progressing towards the achievement of curriculum expectations as well as their development of Learning Skills and Work Habits.  No marks will be assigned.  This progress report will be used to guide the discussion at Parent-Teacher interviews and help to determine Next Steps to support your child.

Provincial report cards will be issued twice a year: February and the end of June.

Students in Grade 1 – 6 can expect subject areas to be reported on using Letter grades. 

Students in Grade 7 & 8 can expect subject areas to be reported on using Pegged Marks.

Students in grades 1 – 8, whose achievement is not meeting the minimum ministry standard, will receive a mark of “R”.  This indicates that remediation is required to meet curriculum expectations.

Students in grades 1 – 8, who have not been able to demonstrate their competency in a specific subject area, due to such instances as prolonged absence or illness will receive a mark of “I”.  This indicates that there is insufficient evidence to provide a mark at that time. 

 

Homework Policy

It is reasonable to expect some homework during the year. 

Homework may include:

·         Finishing up class work

·         Reviewing things you learned in class

·         Working on projects and stories

·         Getting ready for tests

·         Reading​

·         Memorizing number facts

If at any time you have concerns with the amount of homework that your child is receiving, please contact your child’s teacher and arrange a time for you to meet.

 

Plagiarism:  Plagiarism takes two forms.  The first is using a quotation or sentence verbatim (word for word) without citing the source.  The second form of plagiarism is paraphrasing another’s ideas, or restating those ideas in your own words, style and language without acknowledging their origin or source.  In either case, it is imperative that you give credit to the source (or author) of those ideas. Work that has been plagiarized may need to be re-done to be assessed.

 

​ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

The Renfrew County District School Board believes that the purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning.  To this end, Assessment and Evaluation practices shall:

·         be focused upon clearly identified curriculum expectations and the achievement chart; 

·         provide opportunity for students to demonstrate learning to the best of their ability;

·         be fair and equitable to all students;

·         address the needs of all students, while appropriately recognizing relevant student differences;

·         enhance learning by building on previous successes;

·         identify next steps for students to improve their learning;

·         include provisions for student self-assessment and goal setting;

·         address both what a student learns and how well a student learns;

·         be preceded by a clear description of the expectations and standards.

Specifically, the RCDSB has an Assessment and Evaluation procedure that:

·         provides for ongoing, varied assessment that provides students with multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning

·         regards assessment as an opportunity to guide instruction, thereby meeting the needs of individual students.

·         ensures communication with parent/guardians regarding their child’s progress and development.

·         provides timely feedback to students to help students set appropriate learning goals.

·         addresses the needs of students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP).

·         ensures that students clearly understand what the curriculum expectations are as well as what the evaluation criteria are before beginning a task and/or course.

·         provides in-class time for students to work on assessment tasks.

·         requires the gathering of data on learning skills and provides feedback and progress updates to students and parents in regards to the student’s progress in these skills.

 

LATE OR MISSING ASSIGNMENTS

The timely submission of assessment tasks is a Work Habit.  As educators, our role is to support the development of learning skills and work habits.  Teachers will use a variety of strategies to ensure that work is submitted on time.  However, if work is late a teacher may require a student to complete the task through academic detention and will notify parents to discuss consequences and next steps.  Any issues with non-compliance, regarding the submission of work will be referred to the Principal of the school. 

 

Plagiarism:  Plagiarism takes two forms.  The first is using a quotation or sentence verbatim (word for word) without citing the source.  The second form of plagiarism is paraphrasing another’s ideas, or restating those ideas in your own words, style and language without acknowledging their origin or source.  In either case, it is imperative that you give credit to the source (or author) of those ideas. Work that has been plagiarized may need to be re-done to be assessed.

 

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Lunch​

For safety reasons we do not allow students to leave the school property unsupervised at lunch.  Parents are welcome to pick up their children at the school for lunch excursions, but please send a note to the teacher beforehand.

WE MUST, AT ALL TIMES, MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.​

 

Lates and Absences​

• Students who walk or are dropped off at school may arrive between 9:10 and 9:30 a.m.
• Late arrival:  students must receive an admit slip prior to proceeding to class.​
• Absences:  Please call or notify the office if your child is going to be absent from school.  A call will be placed to your residence via our electronic call system if notification of the absence has not been received.​

 

Early Dismissals​

• Changes to your child’s dismissal from school should be communicated to the teacher.  Students will be paged upon your arrival.  It is not necessary to call the school ahead of time.
• School dismissal is at 3:50 p.m.  Early dismissal will not occur after 3:40 p.m.
• End of the day phone calls to change your children’s dismissal plans create many problems for the school.  These calls should be limited to emergencies only. 

Medication​
School personnel are permitted to administer health service or prescription medication only with the written authorization of the parent/guardian and the doctor’s signature.  A consent form can be picked up at the school office.  A parent/guardian must supply the principal with the medication in its original container, which will be kept in a secure location in the office.  (We do not have the facilities to store medicines that need to be refrigerated).  Do not send any medication, including non-prescription drugs such as Tylenol, etc. to school with your child. 

 

Illness

When a student becomes ill at school, we try to keep the student comfortable as possible until arrangements can be made to have the student picked up.  Please do not send your child to school if he or she is not feeling well.  Please keep your emergency telephone numbers up-to-date.

 

Injury

When a student becomes injured at school we endeavour to contact parents/guardians as soon as possible to determine your desired course of treatment.  Where immediate treatment is necessary, a staff member will take the student to the nearest emergency service or the school will call 911.

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Our Dress Code​

You can be cool in school and dress neatly too.

* Hats and hoods outside

Tank Tops: No transparent tops! J​

Straps – 4cm wide.

No low cut – no bra showing (teacher’s discretion)

No belly showing.

Open backs allowed (razor-back), but NO bra showing

 ALL shirts must have a back!

 

Guys: NO muscle shirts!! No see-through. No armpits showing.

No boxers showing.

Pants up, shirt down!

 

*Everyone:

Any clothing with depicts advertising for drug, tobacco or alcohol products, rude pictures or vulgar expressions or graphics is prohibited

Midriffs covered

Footwear must be appropriate (i.e. platform shoes are not safe or appropriate; gym shoes are to be worn for gym)

Indoor and outdoor shoes are required.

No hoods, hats or caps in school

Scented body sprays, perfumes or cologne are not to be brought to school.

 

Shorts\Skirts:

Must be not shorter than 8-10 cm above the knee

NO underwear showing- EVER!

NO moons!

NO PJ pants, unless a spirit day!

 

Leggings\Jeggings: shirt MUST cover bottom! J

 

Phys-Ed Requirements

 All students should have a second pair of shoes to wear during gym classes and indoors during inclement weather.  These should be a non-black soled athletic shoe. 

 

**For Grade 6-8 students: Gym uniform is the grey school t-shirt and black shorts, not spandex. School t-shirts are available for sale at the beginning of school.

 

 

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Use of Computers, Networks and Technological Devices (Electronic Devices)

The RCDSB Administrative Procedure 141 addresses the implications of the use of technology in terms of safety, privacy and intrusion into district schools.  The procedure states clear expectations for all Users who access the Board network or who use Board or Personal-owned devices while on Board property.  The full Procedure is published at the RCDSB website:

www.renfrew.edu.on.ca (and click on “Our Board” then the “Administrative Procedures and Forms” link).

 

Users are required to promote responsible use of board resources and to refrain from unauthorized access or abuse.  Users are expected to make every attempt to avoid inappropriate materials.  They are required to use computers and electronic devices as educational, business and communications tools and to avoid any use which has a negative impact on safe, caring and orderly schools/administrative buildings.

 

Users in the RCDSB may have access to the Internet, an unregulated world-wide network of computers, to the RCDSB’s network and in-school wired and wireless networks.  The RCDSB network is maintained by network systems administrators who may from time to time intercept electronic communication.  There can be no assumption of privacy when using the network. 

 

Personal technological devices may be used during instructional time for educational purposes. 

 

Personal technological devices may be used outside of instructional class time, so long as the use of these devices does not distract from instructional class time, extracurricular activities, co-curricular activities and the use of the device does not violate any other school or RCDSB policy or negatively impact the network.

 

The school and or RCDSB is not responsible for personal technological devices in the event of loss, damage or theft.

 

Technological devices (for example but not limited to: smart phones, ipods, pagers, etc.) may not be carried or be in the possession of students during examinations and/or other major assessments unless the Principal has given permission for students to do so.

 

If a student violates this administrative procedure, their personal technological device may be confiscated and returned to the parent or guardian, or to an adult student or 16/17 year old withdrawn from parental control, after the instructional day, or as appropriate to the circumstances.

 

All Users Will:

Use only the passwords and accounts assigned and refrain from sharing accounts and passwords and from using another person’s account. 

 

Report immediately any security problem to a person in authority (who shall notify a network system administrator) and refrain from sharing the problem with others.

 

Refrain from the use of the networks for any of the following specifically prohibited purposes:

• to access resources or data of others for any purpose without authorization, including passwords, files or tapes, whether at school or elsewhere;
• to send messages or files containing digital information likely to result in loss or disruption of the recipient's work or system (“viruses”), or to load such messages or files onto the networks;
• to transfer commercial software, materials protected by trade secret or other copyright protected material;
• to commit any illegal act;
• to intentionally obtain or send any materials which are or might be considered inappropriate, obscene, abusive, offensive, harassing, illegal, or counsel to illegal activities;
• to obtain or attempt to obtain any material or item prohibited by the RCDSB;
• to use the networks for commercial purposes, or for non-sanctioned gaming, and;
• download and/or use software designed to circumvent the user agreement and or  other security measures implemented by the RCDSB.

 

Penalties for violation of these procedures may include temporary or permanent withdrawal of access to technological devices and network privileges, suspension from school, and/or prosecution under the law.

 

All Student users (Grades 4-12) will have a parent or guardian sign an agreement acknowledging an understanding of this procedure, Form 141-1 Appropriate Use Contract  for Students. Adult student users (18) or users who are 16 or 17 and have withdrawn from parental control shall also sign Form 141-1 Appropriate Use Contract  for Students. All Users will follow the guidelines regarding appropriate use of networks, especially for the purposes of e-mail and chat activities outlined in this policy. The signature will also demonstrate a commitment to abide by this procedure, as well as knowledge of the range of consequences for failing to do so.

 

Cyber bullying is using electronic means to intimidate, harm, shun, attack or ruin a reputation.  Cyber bullying includes the use of e-mails and instant messaging, text or digital imaging sent on cell phones, web pages and web logs (blogs), chat rooms and discussion groups.  Cyber bullying may include but is not limited to:

• using a chat group, gaming or social networking site to attack the person’s character;
• impersonating someone by breaking into his or her e-mail account, posing as that person and sending damaging messages;
• denigrating someone by sending or posting cruel rumours to damage his or her reputation;
• misusing an electronic device to take embarrassing photos and electronically sending them to others;
• outing or trickery, which involves revealing someone’s secrets or embarrassing information online or tricking someone into revealing secrets while online;
• setting up polling sites by developing web pages so that peers can vote on who is the “dumbest” or “ugliest” student or staff member in the school; and
• creating hate sites, such as pages on social networking sites, designed to insult others.

 

These activities, when taking place off the school/work site or outside school/work hours normally are not school/work matters, but rather community or police issues.  However, these activities can have an impact on the school/work and negatively affect the safety, climate and the learning environment at the school/work.  In such cases, the use of the Internet and electronic messaging for bullying or harassment may be dealt with by the Principal.

 

Using an electronic device to violate the privacy or integrity of someone else is prohibited in all areas, especially those where there is an increased expectation of privacy, such as washrooms or change rooms (ex. taking a camera or recording sound or video).

 

The taking of photographic images of a person or persons on school property, at school events, and during school activities and/or school hours is prohibited without the permission of the person or persons being photographed unless it is for a school sanctioned activity (i.e. yearbook, school paper).

 

The electronic transmission or posting of photographic images of a person or persons taken on school property, at school events, and during school activities and/or hours, is prohibited without the permission of the person or persons being photographed, and where the student is below the age of eighteen (18), the consent of the parent or guardian or consent of the student if he/she is 16 or 17 and has withdrawn from parental control.

 

Replacement resulting from wilful or malicious damage, or theft of equipment or software shall be the responsibility of the perpetrator and/or parent or legal guardians. Malicious damage includes but is not limited to the deliberate introduction of a virus, or noxious program.

 

Online correspondence between staff and students must be related to course work, or school-sanctioned clubs/activities.`

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