Office

The secretaries and administrators in the Main Office are there to help you whenever they can. If you have a question, wish to buy a bus pass, or just want a friendly ear, drop in on them. A friendly reminder is that if you have an attendance question please enter the office through the north door but if you wish to purchase bus passes, pay school fees, pay for school projects or pisk up a message please use the east main office door.

If any questions that the office may be able to answer please e-mail them.

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Student Services

In the years that you spend at Mount Royal you must make decisions and set goals, not all of them easily attained. Often assistance may be needed with educational and career opportunities as awell as personal problems. In our school we have a cooperative and comptent staff. Ms. H. Njaa-Davis. (Grade 9 ), Mr. C. Roy (Grade 10), Mrs. L. Farmer (Grade 11), Mr. Farrell (Grade 12) and Mrs. K. Burwell (Secretary). They are more than willing to give you their time and assistance. The direct telephone number to Student Servcies is 683-7825.

Internet Resources:

Career Centre Website

Looking for a summer job, or would you like more info about life after high school? Check out this web site for more information.

Learning Resource Centre

General

Staff

Internet

Mount Royal Library is open throughout the school day from 8:00a.m. to 4p.m. except on Thursdays (alternate days) when it closes at 1:05 p.m. Students come to the library both with classes and on their own to do research or homework, read, study and use network computer programs or the Internet.

The library has books, magazines, videos, clippings and computer resources for classes taught at Mount Royal as well as for personal interest.

Most materials may be borrowed for two weeks and renewed if necessary. Students use their student card to borrow materials and are responsible for all items taken out on their card. Students may not sign out materials for others. (Please note that lost cards should be reported immediately to the main office and to the library and that replacement student cards are available from Mr. Hoffman in Room 234 for a nominal fee.) Those with overdue items may not borrow additional materials until the overdues have been returned, renewed or paid for.

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Internet Access

Internet access is available only after signing the Internet Acceptable Use Agreement which can be done at the library any day just before or just after school

Internet Procedures

1. All students will participate in an orientation session concerning the acceptable use of the Internet before they are given Internet access.

2. Access to the Internet is an individual privilege, not a right. Any student who violates the acceptable use guidelines will have his or her access removed for such period of time as deemed appropriate by staff.

3. Access to the Internet will only be available when a student is under the supervision of a teacher or responsible adult who is present in the room.

4. Students will not be given access to any passwords necessary to access the Internet independently.

Saskatoon Public School Division

The Saskatoon Public School Division homepage at www.spsd.sk.ca/clrc/ links students to many useful sites. Please note that the links to Infotrac, a great database of magazine articles, and World Book Online only work on school computers as these are purchased databases. Those who have a Saskatoon Public Library card can use that card to access Infotrac through the "Reference Databases" link at www.publib.saskatoon.sk.ca/.

Home and School

Association Meeting Minutes

• October 2, 2002

Mount Royal Child Care - Building a Future

Who Are We

The Mount Royal Child Care centre is operated by Saskatoon Child Care Services, a non-profit community organization. Our daycare, located in Mount Royal Collegiate, was the first child care centre in the province to open in a high school. We have grown from a 10 infant care centre to a 22 space infant and toddler program.

• Since the late 1970's, 90% of all adolescent parents in North America have chosen to keep their children rather than place them for adoption.
• A lack of opportunity for quality child care often prevents teen parents from successfully completing their high school education.
• Education is the single most important factor in an individual's ability to achieve financial independence.
• Teen parents who do not graduate from high school often find themselves trapped in a life of poverty and low self-esteem.
• An estimated 80% of girls who have become mother at the age of 17 or younger do not complete high school.

The Mount Royal Child care centre was established in 1988 to help teen parents in their effort to earn a high school education. We realize affordable and readily accessible child care in a school setting makes it possible for young parents to be more successful.

To prevent a serious disruption of educational process, a baby is welcomed into the daycare as soon as the parent is ready to return to school.

In our centre we provide a supportive environment for parents and their children.

• Primary caregivers are used to allow a bond to develop between staff, child and parent.
• Group and individualized programming are provided.
• A speech/language pathologist provides speech/language development screening.
• Children are cared for, played with, read to, and loved.

• To address concerns about nutrition and cooking skills, we have implemented a very popular Cooking Club
• An incentive program has been developed to acknowledge our parents' improved school attendance
• Parents who use our centre are enrolled in the Life Transitions: Parent Class that provides positive parenting information.

An independent research study of the Mount Royal Child Care Centre found a positive relationship between our daycare use and school achievement.

• Mothers using the daycare for at least one semester had a graduation / retention rate of 85% compared to 38% for parents not using the daycare.
• The dropout rate for teens using the other child care arrangements continued to be 50% to 70%.
• The dropout rate for teens using our centre has never been higher than 33% and on several occasions has been 0%

"If the daycare wasn't here, I would not be at school. I would have had to drop out." -- A Young Mother

• In 1999, the Mount Royal Childcare centre received the Saskatchewan Child Care Association's (SCCA) Award of Excellence. This award is presently annually to a centre that demonstrates excellence in quality childcare and education to children and families.
• In 1998, Jane Wallace-Brown, the centre director, was awarded Director of the Year by the SCCA. Jane was also the Saskatchewan director profiled in a U.S. publication for Child Care Directors.
• In 1998, Ellen Saccucci received the Infant Caregiver of the Year Award from the SCCA. Ellen has been with the centre since it opened in 1988.

• Basic operating funds are received from the Department of Social Services. Child (Day) Care Branch. The Saskatoon Board of Education permits the program to operate in the school rent-free.
• Parents using the facility are charged a moderate rate.
• Donations are required to cover capital costs, special programs and to replace aging equipment.
• Donations are gratefully accepted and are tax deductable

Mount Royal child Care Centre

Saskatoon Student Child Care Centre Inc.

2220 Rusholme Road

Saskatoon Sk. S7L 4A4

(306) 683-8383

Caretaking Services

Our caretakers at Mount Royal are friendly and efficient. We all take great pride in our school atmosphere and appearance, and we cooperate to keep our school clean and safe. Please report any problems to Mr. Rederburg, our Head Caretaker, or the Main Office.

Cafeteria

The Cafeteria is a great place to eat your lunch, meet your friends or read a book. Hot meals are available at reasonable cost during the noon hour. Drop by and relax.