{"id":2716,"date":"2023-09-15T09:43:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/?page_id=2716"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T17:12:49","slug":"general-school-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/general-school-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General School Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-24mjng-bd522b21bfb0a3a690b0e7db9651d55d av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lmkuufgl-53a52a07a01f912dea53e9506ef671e7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lmkuufgl-53a52a07a01f912dea53e9506ef671e7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lmkuufgl-53a52a07a01f912dea53e9506ef671e7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lmkuufgl-53a52a07a01f912dea53e9506ef671e7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-648 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-648 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/08\/puntledge_from_road.jpg\" alt='' title='puntledge_from_road'  height=\"773\" width=\"452\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/08\/puntledge_from_road.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/08\/puntledge_from_road-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/08\/puntledge_from_road-412x705.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2oax70-ae599b52d628ce8b36c0a0d1300af1e9 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmkuqxpn-3801f8c01615eccdf03c85e91a35bbd4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>General Information<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Lost and Found<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frequently, items such as hoodies, gym strip or binders are mislaid. If the items are labelled with names, it greatly assists in their speedy return. A lost and found box and rack is kept in the hall by the gym for mislaid items and we encourage students and parents to check this box if something has been misplaced. Smaller items, such as keys, are kept in the office. The lost and found will be cleared out at the end of each month.\u00a0 Left items will be donated to either our school\u2019s free store or to a local charity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use of the Office Telephone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The school telephones are used for business and are in constant demand. Students must have permission from their teacher or the office to use the telephone at the office for cases of spe cial need. If a student is being detained after school and the parent is unaware, that student would be permitted to use the telephone to inform parents. Students will not be permitted to use the telephone to make after school social arrangements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>School Supplies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>W<\/strong>e are excited that up to 50% of your child\u2019s school supplies for this year have been covered by the <em>Student and Families Affordability funds Grant, <\/em>a one-time funding provided by the ministry to help offset costs.\u00a0 The school will purchase all necessary materials over the summer and families will be asked to pay their portion in September.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to believe that this model ensures equity and equality among all students as materials are ready and available in the classroom when needed.\u00a0 It is also less wasteful overall.\u00a0 The only items parents will have to provide are a backpack, lunch bag, water bottle and appropriate shoes for gym.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dress Code:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c9cole Puntledge Park<\/strong>\u00a0is committed to providing students with learning environments that are safe and inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>We ask that students and staff wear clothing that allows them to participate in the intended activities. We also expect our staff and students to avoid wearing clothing that promotes drugs or alcohol, displays offensive language\/images, or encourages discrimination.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Comox Valley Schools Protocols<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Consent for the Collection, Use and Sharing of Personal Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad<\/em>Schools and Districts collect, use, and share student personal information that is directly related to and necessary for their educational functions. For other school or education-related purposes, parental or student consent is required.<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Education of School District No. 71 (Comox Valley) is seeking your consent to collect, keep, use and share photographs, videos, images, and\/or names of students in a variety of publications and on the school or District\u2019s website(s) for education related purposes, such as recognizing and encouraging student achievement, building the school community, celebrating your child\u2019s accomplishments, and informing others about school and District programs and activities.<\/p>\n<p>For example, student names, and\/or images may be used or shared in<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>school and District communications, such as newsletters, brochures, reports in limited or public circulation;<\/li>\n<li>school and District websites;<\/li>\n<li>online communities created by teachers and administrators to share ideas, content and messages;<\/li>\n<li>student and\/or teacher made videos, CDs, and DVDs designed for educational use only;<\/li>\n<li>the school yearbook;<\/li>\n<li>press releases to local media and this includes photos of graduates that are posted annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you do not want this type of information published, complete the appropriate section of the <strong><u>Protocol and Consent Form<\/u><\/strong> that was sent home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consent for Outside Media in Schools<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Media (including radio, television, newspapers, and other print and online media) are sometimes permitted or invited to come to the school or to school activities and allowed to take photos or video or conduct interviews with students, for the purposes of promoting public understanding of school programs, building public support for public education, encouraging student achievement, and celebrating your child\u2019s accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you do <u>not<\/u> want your child to be involved in such activities<\/strong>, you need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell your child to avoid these situations,<\/li>\n<li>Tell your child\u2019s teacher of your wishes,<\/li>\n<li>Complete the <strong><u>Protocol and Consent Form<\/u><\/strong> that was sent home and ask the school and school district to take reasonable steps to avoid this type of publication of your child\u2019s name, image, or personal information by outside media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that school and district staff cannot control news media access, photos\/videos taken by the media or others in public locations (such as field trips or off school grounds) or school events open to the public, such as sports events, student performances, school board meetings, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2716","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 04:19:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2716"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3345,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716\/revisions\/3345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/ecole-puntledge-park-elementary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}