UPDATE: We are no longer accepting applications for these positions. I believe we had one person apply (THANK YOU!), so we have a bit more coverage, however unfortunately not enough to keep all our funding, which has now been scaled back for this, and future years.
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As you may know from previous newsletters, CVES was given funding this year from the OCDSB to hire Lunch/RecessMonitors for our nutrition breaks/recess. Unfortunately, because we have been unable to fill all the positions, the OCDSB is prepared to pull this funding in 2 weeks (and allocate it to other schools), and chances are, we won’t get it back next year!
Currently, there is one duty teacher who supervises the grade 1/2 hallway – that’s 7 classrooms! The duty teacher checks in periodically with each class during the 20 minute nutrition break, and there are also 3 studentnutrition break monitors from grade 6 in these classrooms. The reason there are 3 is to ensure safety in the event of an emergency – 1 to stay with the student in distress, 1 to get the duty teacher, and 1 to supervise the class.
The grade 3 students, most of whom are in portables, also have the 3 student nutrition break monitors and there are 2 duty teachers who supervise the 7 portables.
Grades 4 – 8 do NOT have student nutrition break monitors, and rely solely on the duty teacher in their hallway or outside in the portables for supervision.
As a parent, I’m sure that the supervision and safety of your child is very important, and that’s why it’s so crucial that we have paid Lunch/Recess Monitors to help supervise the classrooms. Having them means we have TWICE the supervision, and wefeel it’s very important to have an extra visible adult to ensure routines and rules are being followed. It also helps ensure our anaphylaxis policies are being followed, and in general, helps ensure the health and safety of our students, both during the nutrition breaks and outside at recess.
We have funding to hire TWO Lunch/Recess Monitors for both nutrition breaks 5 days a week, however currently we only have 1 paid monitor who covers Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 1 who works on Fridays, both in the primary hallway.
The role involves an hour and a half commitment per day, split between the 2 nutrition breaks (11:45-12:30 and 2:10-2:55), and although we realize the schedule is not entirely convenient for parents of a rural school, the administration is prepared to very flexible with the schedule – they will work with you to try and make the role fit for you! One of our monitors just works on Fridays and last year one monitor came in only for the afternoon break.
If you’d like more information on the position and what it entails, please email
Laurel Perry-Hapli, a CVES parent who has been a paid Monitor for the past 2 years, and is very passionate about what she considers a very necessary and rewarding role in our school.
If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, or know ANYONE who would be – a friend or grandparent (it does not have to be a CVES family), please contact the office either by
emailor phone (821-1272).
We feel so fortunate to have been given this funding and this is our last chance to keep it. If we don’t use it this year (and within the next 2 weeks!), we will not receive it at all next year, leaving our kids with minimal supervision. We know many parents have had concerns about nutrition break supervision, and here’s your chance to get involved and help us make our school as safe and healthy as possible!
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* The primary play structure has passed inspection and is being used by grades 1 to 3 students.
* The junior/intermediate play structure has passed inspection and is now being used by grade 4-6 students!
