Dear Parents:

The Grade 3 team has decided to take the kids skating on FEBRUARY 26, 2015. We will be going to Nicholas Sheran Ice Arena. We have the ice from 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Nicholas Sheran specifies that ALL children must be wearing a hockey helmet and that bicycle helmets will NOT be accepted. They DO have extra helmets should your child need to borrow one.

Also we will portion off a small hockey area again for hockey play but we are requiring the following in order for the children to participate safely; hockey helmet with cage, hockey gloves, elbow pads, neck guard, and stick. We will not be able to allow parents to participate in the game play in order for this to be a safe activity. All these conditions are according to board policy.

In order for every child to be transported to the ice arena, we will need to have parent volunteers. Please know that you are encouraged to skate and if you have younger children that would like to participate, we fully support and encourage that as well. Siblings are also required to wear hockey helmets and parents are encouraged to wear a hockey helmet on the ice surface.

We will be leaving the school at 12:45 in order to be at the rink and ready to get on the ice by 1:00. If you are volunteering to drive, please be at the school by 12:45. We will be getting off the ice at 2:15 and we will be returning to the school around 2:30.

Please return the bottom portion of the skating letter to your child’s teacher by Friday, February 13^th.