A Note From Brenda Fox

March 5, 2010

 

Dear Families:

Each month the students and staff of James John focus on a theme to promote a positive school climate. This month our theme will be safety. Yesterday at dismissal, I thought a lot of about safety. Students were crossing in the middle of the street. Cars were parked the wrong direction and a few were parked in the crosswalk. I want to take an opportunity to remind families that by following a few safety rules, we can all support this month’s theme.

Dismissal time is an active time of day with many students and their families leaving James John by foot, car, scooter, bike, and bus. In order to better assure the safety of our children, we all need to follow a few simple rules:

· Children who walk home from school need to go directly to their after school destination.

· Drivers may not drive on the wrong side of the road- even if it is only for a minute (like when pulling up to the curb to load passengers.)

· Children and adults must use the crosswalk. With all of the traffic it is hard to see pedestrians when they cross in the middle of the street.

· Children must wear a helmet when riding bikes or scooters.

· After school, only children accompanied by a guardian or enrolled in SUN school may be on school grounds.

· Bikes and scooters need to be walked when crossing in the crosswalk.

· Cars may not park or stop in the crosswalks.

· Double parking (two cars parked side-by-side on the street) causes traffic congestion and makes it difficult to see children crossing the street.

Following these simple guidelines will help make our dismissal time safer for our students.

Thanks,

Brenda