Welcome Back!!

The first few days have gone well. The students are getting settled in their routines and learning has already begun. There have been some questions and I will try to clarify those that were brought to my attention.

Safety Procedures: The safety of your children is of the utmost concern to all of us at Our Lady of Lourdes School. To insure student safety, the students are always supervised while they are in the building.

• AM – If you drive your children to school before 8:00am, please just drop them off. We need the parking spaces for the faculty and staff. Students who arrive between 7:00 and 7:45AM are to enter through the gym door (it will be open). They are part of the EDP program and there is a $3.00 fee. Students who enter after 7:45 are just arriving for school and there is no fee. All students are asked to use the gym door until about 7:55. The teachers leave their rooms to pick up their classes in the gym at 7:50. Once they are back upstairs, the front door will be opened and may be used. Please remember that school starts at 8:00AM. Anyone arriving after 8:05 will be issued a late pass. While occasional late arrival is unavoidable, more than 3 late arrivals in a quarter will result in Discipline points. Late arrival disrupts the classes and is upsetting for the late student.

• Dismissal - It is important that we have clear passage for the students who are dismissing. Please wait for your children on the sidewalk. If you need to speak to someone in the office, please come in and then go outside to wait when you have finished. It is safer for all if you do not block the front of the school with your car. Either park in a space or drive around the block until you see your child.

• Attendance - Please call the office before 9:00 if your child is going to be absent. If your child is not in school and we did not receive a call, we will call you. Please make sure your contact information is correct.

EDP: ­ There is EDP on Fridays. We apologize for the omission on the August calendar. Please remember to sign your children out before you take them home.

School Forms: Please complete any forms you may have forgotten to return and send them to the office.

Reminders:

• Middle School (6-8) Back-to-School Night tonight – 7:00PM in the school gym

• Sally Foster Fundraising Kick-off Friday, August 22

• Ice Cream Social (sponsored by HSA) Friday, August 22 at 7:00 in the school gym

• HSA Classroom Representative meeting – Friday, August 22 at 6:15PM in the Library (before the Ice Cream Social)