Canadian winters guarantee that it will get cold. We remind you that all students are required to go outside twice a day. Please make sure your child comes to school dressed to go outdoors. Extra sweaters, hats, scarves, gloves, etc. may be needed in the winter. Please also ensure that your children have appropriate footwear: an outdoor pair of shoes or boots as well as an indoor pair of shoes for classroom and Physical Education use. Children go outside for all recesses. Children who are ill should remain home until completely recovered as indoor supervision is not provided during recess.

The York Region District School Board is very concerned about the health and wellbeing of all its students. 

One of the components of a healthy school culture includes ensuring that all students have opportunities for fresh air and exercise during the school day.

As with any extreme exceptional conditions at school, principals have discretion to implement indoor recess breaks in cases of violently extreme weather conditions such as driving rain, ice pellets or extraordinarily high wind chill factors. 

There is no Board-wide temperature threshold for the automatic suspension of outdoor activity. Outdoor temperatures and shelter conditions vary substantially from school to school.

Winter temperatures in the minus teens and even minus twenties are not uncommon for many Ontario students to face en route to and from school.

Health authorities (York Region Public Health) advise that risks arising from cold weather come from prolonged exposure of unprotected skin.  That is why we insist that all students come to school appropriately dressed for outdoor activity.  In the winter that means warm coats, mittens, hats and scarves.  For greater comfort many younger children wear snow pants, snow suits or leggings.