Frequently Asked Questions
This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.
What do I do if my child is absent?
Please be sure to call the school office at 424-8000 to report an absence as soon as possible. When your child returns to school, please be sure to send a note in your child's daily agenda explaining the absence. I will turn that note in to the office for you. To determine if the absence is excused, please refer to the Student Handbook you received at the beginning of the year. Your child and I will work on completing any work missed in class. In the event your child misses a lot of school work, it is possible that your child will be assigned extra homework to catch up. Any work will be sent home following your child's return to school.
Who do I call to change how my child goes home?
Please be sure to send a note in your child's daily agenda, or send me an email, if you will be making any sort of change to their dismissal. If you are unable to do so, you must call the office at 424-8000 BEFORE 2:15 and they will notify me of the change. Please do not call the classroom with this information because I may not get it in time. If you come to pick up your child early, you must go to the office to sign your child out, and then we will send your child down for pick up. You are not allowed to pick your child up from the classroom directly.
Does my child need a backpack?
Yes! Your child needs to carry a full-sized backpack every day. Their daily agenda will be sent home each day and it doesn't fit inside of a small backpack. This also allows you to place a change of clothing inside a baggie in your child's backpack.
Where do I meet my child if I come up for lunch?
You will meet us in the cafeteria after signing in at the office as a visitor.
Please do not come to our classroom for it disrupts our routine! Our lunch begins promptly at 10:45am. If you would like to buy a lunch, you must call the school cafeteria (424-8088) by 8:00am to place an order. Please note that I am unable to order a lunch for you and that you MUST pre-order a lunch if you wish to have one. This policy ensures that all of our older students have the lunch of their choice. If you would like to bring a lunch for your child, please note that our lunch begins at precisely 10:45am. Please know that only certain restaurants in town serve lunch before this, and that it can be very upsetting to your child if you do not arrive on time. Please plan accordingly.
Does my child need to wear tennis shoes every day?
It is highly recommended; however, your child is required to wear tennis shoes on ALL Wellness days. Our schedule for Wellness will be sent home as soon as possible and explained at Back to School Night. It is highly recommended that your child wear tennis shoes or other closed-toe shoes every day to allow for safe play. Please, no flip flops at school.
Can I send a water bottle?
Yes, please send a labeled water bottle every day for your child. As you well know, it is HOT outside and we will take our water bottles with us outside to recess. Children are not permitted to re-enter the building during recess for water, so this is extremely important! Your child can refill water bottles at school but they will be returned regularly for washing.
My child's birthday is coming up. Can we celebrate it at school?
Yes...we love celebrating birthdays! Please contact me as your child's birthday nears to arrange a date and time for this. You may send store-bought cupcakes (or an alternative) which will be served during our snack time (12:40) after Specials. You are invited to attend to take pictures, etc. if you'd like. Due to food regulations, any and all food served must be store bought, so please do not send home-made items. Please keep any class food allergies in mind when selecting items. We request that you not send goodie bags to school. We are a latex-free campus, so balloons are not permitted. You may send out birthday party invitations so long as all children in the class are invited. Please place whole-class invitations in your child's daily agenda, and I will be happy to distribute them. It helps if you do not place individual children's names on the outer envelope. If for some reason you choose to only invite certain children (e.g. Girl-only party), you will need to send those through the mail.
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