Bathroom Etiquette

Just a friendly reminder to chat with your kiddo about appropriate bathroom behavior.  We have the bathroom in the classroom and I think some of the kiddo's are used to using the restroom at home with the door open so they are comfortable doing that here at school.  Please remind your child to do the following when using public restrooms:

*close the door

*go quietly (there is quite an echo when they sing in the bathroom)  :)

*flush the toilet

*wash hands

*dry hands with an appropriate amount of paper towel

If your child chooses to use baby wipes to assist with cleanliness, please remind him/her to only flush 1-2 wipes down the toilet at a time as more than this could become problematic and many of the wipes we have available are non-flushable so those should be disposed of properly.

We use the larger bathrooms in the hallways daily after lunch and before specials.  During this time the children are to use the bathroom (or at least try) and always wash their hands.  Please review with your child your expectations while using these public bathrooms.  Our expectations here at school are to:

*use the bathroom quietly

*provide privacy for all children who might be using the bathroom

*only have one person in a stall at a time
*do not crawl on the floor

*flush and wash
*never splash others with water as this is a safety hazard on our tile floors

*dry their hands only - not their hair, not under their shirts or down their pants, and definitely not their friends faces

Oh, those hand dryers are just too much fun! :)

Thank you so much for talking with your little one about all of these important bathroom expectations.  We have been doing pretty good so far using them and with your conversations at home I know the children will only become experts at using our bathrooms here at school.