Lunchtime

Courtesy and good etiquette at lunch is required from everyone, to create an orderly and relaxing lunchtime environment:

  • Maintain acceptable volume levels when visiting and eating with friends.
  • Use the 4-way waste station, sorting garbage according to the labels provided is important.
  • Walk in an orderly fashion in the hallways and stairwells, staying to the right side to reduce congestion.
  • Take all running, tag and ball games to the outdoor field.
  • Swearing and coarse language is prohibited in all school-related activities and while on school property.
  • PMDs may not be used within the school building; consequences are outlined in the Digital Citizenship section (p. 9) students are strongly encouraged to be active, converse with their friends, and get fresh air.
  • Respect the limit to bathroom occupancy, posted on the outside wall.

Outdoor Safety

Everyone should come to school dressed for the weather and ready for fresh air and exercise for 20 minutes daily at lunch.  In the CBE, an indoor lunch will be called when temperatures or the wind chill factor exceeds -20. Alternate indoor and lunch clubs will be organized if weather prevents students from going outside. 

For everyone’s safety, the following expectations have been created:

  • Students who wish to connect to their PMD may do so outdoors, and are expected to follow the CBE Student Code of Conduct, and Digital Citizenship Contract they sign at the beginning of the school year
  • Students will not climb on any structures (fences, sand container, shed, trees)
  • Students must always leave snow on the ground
  • Rough housing, whether indoors or outdoors, is not permitted at school.
  • CBE restricted activities include: tobogganing, skateboarding, hoverboards, extreme sports, fire, parkour, sword games, MMA
  • Students in Grades 5-6 will play in upper field with the oversight of lunch supervisors
  • Lunch supervisors will wear fluorescent vests to be visible and provide assistance to students
  • Lunch supervisors will use walkie talkies / cell phones so they can communicate easily with the main office in the event of an emergency
  • Teachers with supervision duty will circulate the periphery of the school grounds each lunch hour

Unacceptable and Illegal Activities

As outlined in the CBE Administrative Regulation (AR) 6005: Student Code of Conduct and AR 6006: Progressive Student Discipline, the use, possession of, distribution of, or active contact with, or collection of money for:

  • illicit street drugs
  • alcohol
  • marijuana (in any form)
  • inhalants, e-cigarettes, vapors, or
  • nicotine (in any form)

is prohibited in school, on school board property or in the context of any school-related activity. This includes coming to school, leaving school and lunchtime - whether on or off school property. Consequences may include suspension, being issued a fine by Calgary Police Service (CPS) School Resource Office, being charged with disturbing the proceedings of a school, and a re-entry meeting with the CPS and parents.

Any object designed, intended for, or used for intimidation, threat or infliction of bodily harm is considered a weapon. It is a criminal offence, and will result in serious disciplinary action, and on a case-by-case basis, referral to the CPS.

Students should know their lockers, desk, backpack, purses, computer, etc. and their contents may be searched by school administration when there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of school regulations or discipline or as a matter of school welfare or safety.

Harassment, including verbal, physical, online, and/or cyber-bullying, is a criminal offence, and is not tolerated under any circumstances. School responses are framed on the CBE CARES: Collaboration for Anti-Racism and Equity Supports and CBE Bullying Prevention guidelines. Workshops and special presentations will be offered to students, staff and parents on a regular basis to understand and apply safe, ethical and acceptable student behaviours.

Guest and Student Teachers

On most school days, there is a guest teacher in the building. We depend on guest teachers to fill in for teachers who are absent for various reasons. We expect students to demonstrate positive behaviours since the guest teacher may not know names, routines, or procedures of the class. Teachers will establish protocols for students to follow when they have a guest teacher. The same expectations for student conduct apply towards student teachers as towards certified Woodman teachers.We strongly endorse the development of pre-service teachers to the teaching profession and regularly host pre-service teachers from a variety of Alberta universities. Student teachers work in tandem with their Woodman practicum teacher and participate in all school functions, staff accountabilities and conferences with parents.