Our school wants to work with you, our parents and guardians, to ensure student success. By making attending school a priority, your child will have a better chance of succeeding and feeling good about their progress in school.
- Students who miss 15 days of school per year will miss a year of school before Grade 12.
- Students with 90% attendance will miss 4 weeks of school per year.
- Being 10 minutes late for class every day means the student will miss 6 days of instruction over the year.
Can Not
- Sometimes students cannot attend school because of illness, injury, family problems, housing instability or involvement with the justice system.
- Sometimes, students will not attend school to avoid bullying, unsafe conditions, harassment, embarrassment related to learning difficulties, physical challenges, a new environment or even sanctions for being late.
- Sometimes students do not attend school because they may not know the importance of attending it.
What can families do?
- Make attendance a priority for your family
- Be sure your child gets enough sleep
- Build a nightly routine that works for your family
- Communicate with your child's teacher(s) and school
- Encourage your child to participate in school clubs and after-school activities