TRANSPORTATION

• No “regular” buses for August

• We recommend parents drive their children to school or carpool when “appropriate”.

• If parents contact and hire a private bus, they must take on the responsibility to

  ensure the bus company is following recommended safety precautions.

• Parents must send a letter for approval by the school principal indicating that their child(ren) will be arriving by bus and what safety precautions are being

  taken on the bus.

• Once decision is made by the school to make use of our regular bus companies, the school will be in contact with them to ensure they are only taking half number of students, ensuring students are hand sanitizing upon entering the buses and other recommended safety protocols.

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES

• Entering Campus:

  • Main gates are locked and no car traffic via the round-about

  • The small gates will be open, one for entering and one for exiting

  • Students can be escorted by parents through the gates and to the tables in front of the stairs for a temperature and symptom “check”.

• Sanitation:

  • A face shield or a face mask is required on school grounds

  • Washing stations and hand sanitizing stations must be used by all once on campus

• Monitoring:

  • Mr. Klassen (CIA principal), Mr. Fritz, (security), and Ms. Kimberley will be meeting parents to remind them about procedures

LUNCH AND

RECESS

PROCEDURES

• Cafeteria Lunch:

  • Parents are encouraged to send food to Cafeteria crowding

  • Parents can order individually wrapped and prepared food online for easy pick-up

  • Arrows will be used to indicate social distancing for cafeteria line up

  • No sharing of food and drinks among students.

  • Cafeteria area will be continuously cleaned

• Eating Lunch:

  • Students will eat in their classrooms during lunchtime.

  • No group snack in the Primary class, parents are asked to provide their child with snacks.

• Recess:

  • ​Elementary will be allowed on sports equipment with face shields.

  • Bleachers and picnic tables will indicate maximum number at each table or area

SCHOOL HOURS

• Staggered timing will be in effect

• Montessori 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. (including CIA Early Years).

• CIA Elementary (Gr. 1-6) 8:15 a.m. until 2:15 p.m.

• CIA High School/Intermediate (Gr. 7 & 8) 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

• “Exceptions” made if a family has children in multiple schools or divisions.

ENTERING

THE

CLASSROOM

• Entering the Classroom:

  • Students can use either staircase for arrival

  • After 8:30 a.m. one set of stairs will designate as the “UP” and one “DOWN” for class transitions

  • Students go directly to their desk when they arrive not in the halls or the library

  • Playground, Sports Court are all “closed at the start of the day.

  • ​No parents inside classrooms

• “Touch-less” Thermometer Check:

  • ​Teachers will recheck the temperature of each student and record it on the attendance sheet

  • Any student showing signs or symptoms or with a temperature above 37.5 degrees will be sent home immediately 

• Sanitation:

  • Hand sanitizer or wash stations must ALWAYS be used before entering a classroom

DISMISSAL

PROCEDURES

• Staggered Dismissal Time:

  • Montessori @ 2:00 p.m.

  • CIA Grades 1-6 @ 2:15 p.m.

  • CIA Grades 7-12 @ 2:30 p.m.

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• Teachers in Early Years to Grade 8 will walk their children down to the roundabout area.

• At the end of the day parents are only allowed to pick up children via the roundabout in their vehicles.

• If there is a situation where a parent needs to pick up a child in High School and Elementary, the child in High School will be dismissed at 2:15 p.m.