Hello Barrows
Community;
At the end of this email please find an
important notice from our Reading Police Department.
Please know that our Reading
Police Department strives to work collaboratively with our community with
safety as their priority. Although it is important that our families observe
the marked laws and expectations, the officers are making notes of areas of
concern, ongoing challenges that our families face, and will continue to
evaluate practices and flow to revise as needed to keep all of the members of
our school and neighborhood safe. We may not have all the answers now,
but we are working hard to ask the right questions as they pertain to safety.
In addition to the attached
information, please review the following school and community safety reminders;
- Families should not walk through the staff parking
lot. Although it is shorter to the blacktop, it is a safety concern
as drivers have difficulty seeing the smaller learners walking through and
there are not consistent sidewalks through the parking area.
- Wintertime is here! With snow and ice come safety
considerations for all of our community. Students are asked to keep the
snow on the ground (i.e. not throw or kick the snow) for safety
reasons. We all enjoy snow-play, but ask respectfully if you would
have your children engage in that at home to avoid mixed messages about
expectations while on school grounds.
- Be careful walking on sidewalks and paved areas. Our
staff does their best to keep up with the weather, but when snow falls or
freezing temperatures occur during the day, our grounds can get icy.
Go slow and take it easy on stairs, walkways, and the blacktop area.
A consideration for family
planning as we enter cooler weather; we do our best to get all students outside
as much as possible. This includes during lightly snowing days and winter
weather days. Please send your children to school dressed appropriately
for outside play. Further information about our cold weather
determinations can be found in my blog post here: http://barrowselementary.blogspot.com/2015/10/cooler-temperatures.html
I’m always here for your
questions, feedback, or connections.
With appreciation,
Heather
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