Your Parent Council has had, over the course of the past few days, the opportunity to work with the administration to define the conditions under which students use the Association funded playground at Haultain.
After conferring with Colleen O'Connor, the Principal at Haultain, it has been determined that there is no official policy in place which prevents students in grades 5 and 6 from using the playground during school hours.
This means that all of our children are free, without time or grade restriction, to responsibly enjoy the fantastic play structure that all our volunteers' hard raised money went into building.
We really appreciate everyone's input with regards to concerns and suggestions for improvement - the reason our kids enjoy a great school is because our parents are engaged and endeavour to stay informed, and because we're lucky to have great teachers and staff at our school.
It's important for parents to bring issues to the attention of the Council and Association - the executive works hard on your behalf to make sure focus can be maintained on providing our children with a safe and effective learning environment. Keep them coming!
Questions or concerns can be directed to the Association via this blog (see the link at the right) or via written communications to the Council mailbox in the Haultain office. (I can't forget to remind everyone that the Council, which is the interface between parents and the Administration at Haultain deals with school issues and concerns only - our Association is the body which raises funds and votes on funding dispersal.)
On behalf of the Council and Association executive at Haultain, I appreciate your support and engagement. We will all continue to work hard on the behalf of all parents with children at our school.
Nick Newton
Council/Association Chair
Thanks Nick! You are doing a great job communicating with the school and letting us know the results.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to know this wasn't a policy but I wonder how so many kids were confused? Hopefully we see a true intermingling of all students for the last couple months and it continues into the following years as well.
I am pleased this got straightened out. It is unfortunate that several of the grade fives and sixes were under the assumption there were restrictions to where they could play for several months, this school year. However, it is good timing, with the warming of the weather, that they now know they can play on their park again! Thanks Nick.
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