Registering at Glashan
For more information, please contact the office at 613-239-2264. More details about the school and the process of registering, including cross-boundary transfers, will be shared at the information evening for grade 6 parents held each year in early February. Check the Glashan calendar for more details.
Basic Rules and Expectations
Scooters and Skateboards
Scooters and skateboards may be stored in the student’s locker during school hours and must not be used on school property.
Bicycles and Rollerblades
Bikes must be secured at racks. The school cannot be responsible for lost or stolen property. For safety reasons, bicycles must be “walked” on school property. Rollerblades must be removed before entering the school grounds. Students are asked to wear helmets while riding bikes and rollerblading.
Laser Pointers
Laser Pointers are prohibited.
Computer Security
Students will use the Computer lab only when supervised and must follow the OCDSB Policy that states “any unauthorized access to computer files/programs may result in disciplinary action that may include suspension”. Appropriate use of the Internet is required and an Acceptable Internet Use form must be signed by each student.
Hats
Hats or caps will not be worn in school, except for religious reasons.
Gum
Gum will not be chewed in the school building.
Allergies
Glashan is a scent-free zone. To show respect for those with environmental sensitivities please do not bring aerosol sprays, colognes or perfumes to school.
Valuables
The school cannot take responsibility for valuable items that are lost, stolen or damaged at school. Students are not to carry large sums of money or bring items of personal value to school e.g. electronic devices, jewelry, etc.
Electronics
Many of our students own cell phones and/or MP3 players. These are expected to be turned off and stored in lockers. Cell phones and other electronic devices may only be used in class to work on an assignment and with teacher permission. We expect students to follow our school board’s computers and Internet policy at all times. We encourage students to keep expensive electronics at home to avoid loss, theft and damage.
Dress Code
All students have the right to express themselves in school through their choice of clothing, hair styles, jewelry, and accessories.
While a student’s style is their choice, we want to keep school a place where everyone can feel comfortable.
Visit
ocdsb.ca/dresscode for information about the OCDSB student dress code. See the
dress code poster for a brief look at what the dress code includes and what it doesn’t.
Student Handbook/Agenda
Part of the responsibility that comes with being an intermediate student is keeping track of upcoming assignments, projects, and assessments. With multiple teachers and subjects, this becomes more challenging than it was in earlier grades. Students are encouraged to buy an agenda.
Nutrition Breaks
The Nutrition Breaks at Glashan are 45 minutes long and are set up as follows.
First Nutrition Break
10:45 - 11:00:Students are assigned to a room (grade 7s on the 2nd floor and grade 8s on the 1st floor) where they are to eat their lunch or snack. Students may also choose to go to room 108 where food is often available for purchase at reasonable prices. Muffins and smoothies are some of the items that are usually sold at this time.
11:00 - 11:30:After returning their lunch boxes to their lockers, students are to choose where they spend the next 30 minutes. The expectation is that once students make a choice, they get to that location as soon as possible and are not wandering the halls:
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In a team practice or meeting (some practices may start right at 10:25 in which case the student would need to eat during the second break)
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Outside on the school yard
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In a supervised classroom (some staff open their rooms at this time to allow students to catch up on work or get extra assistance)
Second Nutrition Break
13:30 - 13:45:Students are assigned to a room (grade 7s on the 2nd floor and grade 8s on the 1st floor) where they are to eat their lunch or snack. Students may also choose to go to room 108 where food is often available for purchase at reasonable prices. Chili, pasta, spring rolls, hamburgers and other nutritious foods are usually sold at this time.
***Students may also choose at this time to go off school property to purchase their lunches. The expectation is that if students make this choice, they either eat at the place where they bought their food or that they eat outside on the yard.
13:45 - 14:15:After returning their lunch boxes to their lockers, students are to choose where they spend the next 30 minutes. The expectation is that once students make a choice, they get to that location as soon as possible and are not wandering the halls:
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In a team practice or meeting (some practices may start right at 12:50 in which case the student would need to eat more during the first break)
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Outside on the school yard
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In a supervised classroom (some staff open their rooms at this time to allow students to catch up on work or get extra assistance)
Field Trip Procedures
For every activity off school property, students will receive a field trip permission form. Without the parent’s written consent on the appropriate OCDSB form, the student cannot participate in the activity.In accordance with the procedure set out by the OCDSB, we are unable to accept handwritten notes or telephone calls.Should a child not be permitted to participate in an out of school activity for behavioural reasons, a refund will not be given.