Hello Silver Springs School Families, 

The staff at Silver Springs School, are so very excited to welcome you and your children to the new school year. We want to take this opportunity to share some important back-to-school information to help alleviate any worries that you or your child might be experiencing at this time of new starts and changes. 

Our staff is committed to creating a safe, welcoming, and caring learning community for our students. We are also committed to providing students with multiple opportunities to grow and learn. Our teachers will work with each student, getting to know them as both a learner and a person, to ascertain where they are in relation to the grade level curriculum and will take each student forward from where they are at. 
We are excited about our plans to continue to create a community where every student feels a sense of belonging. We strive to cultivate a love of learning in each child, and we look forward to a school year that is engaging and fun.

School Organization: We look forward to welcoming back our returning students and creating relationships with our new students this year.  We are hoping that all registered students will return to school by the first week and that we will not need to make any changes to class configurations or school organization.  Please see below our list of classroom teachers and room numbers. We are excited to welcome some new staff members to our team this year. Note that with reorganization, we have shifted some classrooms.  

Class Placement: Teachers will be emailing families by Tuesday afternoon to introduce themselves and provide first day of school information to their students and families. Additionally, we have assigned entry doors for all grades. 

Start of Day: Start Time- 8:26 am! Supervision will be provided starting at 8:11 each morning. Students are asked to line up at their entry doors. The entry bell will ring at 8:23 and students will be welcomed into their classrooms. Instruction begins at 8:26. Any student arriving after 8:26 are considered late and must check in at the main office. 

Supervision: School staff will be on supervision every school day beginning at 8:11am and will be visible in their yellow vests. We encourage as many parents as possible to drop their students at the edge of the school grounds (once they become familiar with their entry doors) each day. Similarly, at the end of the day, we encourage families to create a meeting spot to receive their child after school. 

Entry and Exit Doors: 

Door #1 Front door– Kindergarten, Room 1 

Door #2 Front door (compound) by bike racks– Rooms 2, 3 and 4 

Door #3 West door facing school playground– Rooms 9 and 10 

Door #4 Back of school – Rooms 5, 6 and 8 

School Hours: 

Grades 1-6 Monday- Thursday  

8:23 AM Entry Bell 

8:26 AM Instruction Begins   

3:00 PM Dismissal  

Grades 1 - 6 Friday  

8:23 AM Entry Bell 

8:26 AM Instruction Begins   

12:35 PM Dismissal  

Kindergarten AM 

Monday - Thursday 8:26 AM - 11:15 AM 

Alternating Fridays 8:26 AM - 12:35 PM 

Recess for all Students: 

Monday – Thursday: All Grade 1-6 students 10:15 – 10:30 

Friday: Flexible recess 

Lunch Break:   

Monday- Thursday: 

All grades will have the same lunch time this year. Students will be going outside to play first and then all will come inside to eat. We are changing the eating time based on current research and student input.

Grades 1 to 6:  12:15 - 1:00 (Outside 12:15 – 12:37, In to eat- 12:37- 1:00) 

Friday: No Lunch break as 12:35 dismissal 

Student School Supplies: Students will be provided with their own set of basic school supplies. 

Parking and Traffic: At this time of year, we want to be mindful of our driving and parking habits to ensure all of our students arrive safely and depart safely from school each day. Please honor the 'No Parking Zone' in front of the school spanning from the crosswalk to the staff parking lot, as this area is designated for our school buses. Please note that there is no student drop-off or pick-up in the staff parking lot. We understand that many parents want to ensure their child knows where to go in the first few days of school and we expect increased traffic flow around the school this coming week. Please pack your patience!  

There will be so much more to share in the coming days and weeks. Individual teacher communication as well as communications from the school will come via School Messenger, so please ensure you are signed up to receive school emails (including those with commercial content) and are checking your email regularly. 

We wish everyone a restful last few days of summer holidays and look forward to seeing you Thursday, August 29, 2024 beginning at 8:11 am! 

 
This is going to be a great year! 

​​Sincerely, 

Michelle Ryskamp, Principal 

Danica Burrows, Assistant Principal ​