Our First Day of School 2014-2015

It was wonderful to see so many of our families out at Opening Conferences on Wednesday and Thursday this week.  We hope you found it to be a valuable experience for staring a great year at school.

Today we had a great first day of regular classes!  We had an assembly to talk about safety and respect, we enjoyed sunshine at recess, and got to meet new students.

We ask that all families take the time to familiarize themselves with the Parent/Student Handbook, located within our blog.  It contains lots of very important information about school routines and procedures.  Below please find one section of the handbook which explains entrance and dismissal procedures at school:

Morning Entrance Procedure Student supervision on the playground begins at 8:45 a.m.  When the entry bell rings, students line up at the doors designated with their room number and duty staff will supervise entry.  In severe weather, students are supervised indoors.

End of Day Dismissal Procedure
The end of the day is always a very busy time. Important end of the day routines are being completed. Many students are making their way to daycare or a school bus line. Staff respectfully request that parents/ caregivers wait at the exit doors designated for their child (ren). This prevents congestion in the hallway and front foyer and helps to ensure the safety of all students.

In severe weather, parents/guardians who are picking up their child (ren) are asked to remain in the front foyer of the school until the bell rings. Once the dismissal bell rings, parents are asked to exit with their child at the designated door.

Designated Entrance/Exit Doors are as Follows:
Front doors on Linwood: Kindergarten students, Patrols, Bus Students

Northwest “Boys” doors on Winchester: Rooms 1, 4, 6, 18

Southwest “Girls” doors on Winchester:  Rooms 8, 10, 15, 16

Enjoy some pictures of our first day.  See everyone on Monday!