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ATTENDANCE
If your child is absent, please call the school BEFORE 9:00 a.m. You may call the attendance line and leave a message on the answering machine during non-school hours. If we do not hear from you regarding your child’s absence, we will need to contact you at home or work. A written excuse is required when your child returns to school. Parents are to walk their children to the office if they arrive after 9:15 a.m. After checking in at the office, students will be sent to their classrooms.
BICYCLES
Students may ride their bicycles to school. Bicycles are to be placed in the racks provided. Students should lock their bicycles. The school is not responsible for stolen bicycles. Students are to walk their bicycles on school grounds.
BREAKFAST
Students may purchase breakfast daily between 8:30-9:15 a.m. Cost of breakfast is $1.80 or $9.00 weekly. Reduced price is $.30. Students are asked to bring breakfast money in an envelope marked with the student name and breakfast. Students desiring breakfast repaort to the cafe upon arrival to school.
CALLS TO SCHOOL
If at any time you need to contact a teacher, please call before 9:00 a.m. or after 3:15 p.m.
DAILY SCHEDULE
The school day begins at 9:15 a.m. and ends at 3:15 p.m. The 4th and 5th grade Zenith students and Magnet students begin at 8:45 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m. Walkers and students being driven to school are not to arrive until 9:00 a.m. There is no supervision of students before 9:00 a.m. Students are permitted in the building at 9:08 a.m., which is the first bell. The 4th and 5th grade Zenith students and Magnet students are admitted to the building at 8:38 a.m. The school office is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
DISCIPLINE
We believe that self-discipline is the best discipline. For this reason, classroom and building rules are established. Your child will bring home a copy of the building rules and regulations during the first week of school. A copy of the Willoughby-Eastlake Student Code of Conduct is available in the office or on the web.
DRESS
Students should wear appropriate clothing for an educational setting. Parents should determine the manner of dress for their children with consideration to safety, health, weather, and morality. Students may wear shorts to school when the weather is warm.
If a child is going home with a friend, the office must receive a note from both families. Phone calls will not be made to get a family’s permission. Buses cannot transport friends for a play date.
DISMISSING STUDENTS
Bus riders are dismissed by bus number. Walkers are dismissed after the buses depart. Parents may pick children up from their vehicle at the back entrance or wait outside the main exit for walkers.
EARLY DISMISSAL
If a student must be excused during the school day, parents should phone or send a note to school explaining the circumstances. In the interest of safety, parents are asked to sign students out in the school office before they are released. Parents are asked to wait in the school office to meet their child. We also ask that you let transportation know if you are picking up your child before dismissal.
EMERGENCY DISMISSAL
Parents will be contacted by parent volunteers or staff members if the building has to be evacuated. No student will be released unless a parent has been contacted during an emergency.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION
Each student must have an emergency form on file in the school office. These forms are sent home each year to be completed and returned to school early in the year. Parents will be contacted following the instructions on the emergency form if a student becomes ill or involved in an accident.
FAMILY VACATIONS
When parents request the absence of a student for family vacations, such absences will be considered excused for up to 5 days. Parents must make the school office aware of the absence and complete a form for this purpose at least one week prior to the vacation. Arrangements should be made with the classroom teacher for homework assignments well in advance.
FIELD TRIPS
Parental permission must be given for students to go on field trips. Parents will be notified in advance when a field trip will take place.
HOMEWORK
Homework at all levels is part of the educational process. Assigned homework is expected to be completed on time. Homework may be used as a reinforcer or supplement to classroom learning. Homework guidelines are sent home early in the school year. Homework is assigned at each grade level Monday through Thursday evening.
LATCHKEY LIBRARY
Childcare is available for Washington students from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and from 3:15 to 6:00 p.m. at a fee of $2.50 per hour per child. Information and registration forms are available in the office. Latchkey requires a pre-payment of $50.00 along with a completed application. The bookkeeper will notify parents when additional money is due. Latchkey is located in the LMPR. Enter through the front lobby doors.
We have an excellent library staffed by a library assistant and parent volunteers. All of our classrooms visit the library weekly. Please remind your child to return his/her library book(s) on time.
LOST AND FOUND
Lost and found items are placed in a cabinet in the front lobby. All items that your child brings to school should be labeled with his/her name. Lost and Found is cleared our periodically during the school year. Items are placed on a table and students are asked to claim their belongings. Unclalimed items are donated to charitable organizations.
LUNCH PROGRAM NEWSLETTER
Hot lunches are available each day for $2.60. Milk is sold for 40 cents. Ice cream is also sold. Students forgetting their lunch money are permitted to borrow from the office. Borrowed money must be returned the next day. Lunch tickets may be purchased on the first day of the week for $13.00 for five days. Please write checks for the correct amount.
The principal sends a weekly newsletter home each Thursday. Please watch the newsletters for upcoming events.
PARENT CONFERENCES
Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for all parents at the end of the first grading period in November and again in early Spring. Parents are encouraged to initiate conferences with teachers, the principal, or specialists at any time during the school year.
PARENT VISITS
Parents are encouraged to visit school and their child’s classroom. Parents should make an appointment with the teacher to arrange a mutually convenient time and report to the office before visiting classrooms.
PLAYGROUND SAFETY
Students are to remain in designated areas of the building or playground and are expected to follow the directions of the noon aides. No rough play like wrestling, no grabbing people’s clothing, and no put-downs or threats. These rules and directions are given to insure maximum safety conditions. Students are not permitted to play football, baseball or softball during recess. Bats and balls should remain at home.
PTA / WEAGT
The PTA encourages all parents, grandparents, and friends of Washington School to join the PTA. PTA Board meetings are usually held on the third Thursday on alternating months beginning at 7:00 p.m. The PTA sponsors activities for the students, teachers, and parents throughout the year. PTA sponsors Market Day each month.
WEAGT, (Willoughby-Eastlake Association for Gifted and Talented), meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. WEAGT supports activities in the Zenith classrooms and various schoolwide activities.
PUPIL PROGRESS
Progress reports are sent home for those students experiencing difficulty during the middle of each grading period. Report cards are sent home at the end of each nine-week period. Classwork is sent home every week. Parents are asked to take time to review the paperwork that is sent home. Reviewing the classwork on a regular basis keeps the parent informed of progress being made.
RECESS
Children go outside for recess all year long, except when it is raining at recess time or in the winter when the temperature/wind chill is 20 degrees or below. Please send your child dressed or with appropriate clothing and shoes. The play area is supervised by noonaides and monitored by administration.
SCHOOL FEES
A fee will be charged for consumable materials such as workbooks. A fees statement will be sent home with each child early in the school year.
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
The school nurse is available on a part-time basis. A health clerk is in the clinic the days the nurse is not at school. The school nurse maintains health records for each child. If your child has a special health problem, it is your responsibility to report it to the nurse. This would include severe illness, accidents, hospital stays, allergies, and communicable diseases. The school nurse may administer first aid, when necessary, but does not diagnose or treat illness. The nurse can, however, assist in directing parents to the proper source of care in the community. If your child has a sore throat, earache, severe cold, or is running a temperature, he/she should not be sent to school.
If your child is on medication, and the medication is to be dispensed in school, you must complete a form giving school personnel authorization to administer the medication. These forms are available from the school nurse or on the W-E schools web site. Changes in medication or dosage require a new statement from the doctor. SECURITY BUZZER
The building doors are locked during school hours. In order to gain entry, you must buzz the office with the security buzzer located at the main door.
SPECIAL SERVICES
The services of a reading specialist, family liaison, psychologist, speech/hearing therapist, intervention specialist, and gifted/talented teacher are available to students that qualify for these services.
A reading specialist works with students who have specific reading problems. Eligible students receive small group instruction in their classroom or in the resource center.
The Gifted/Talented, (Zenith) teacher assists students who are able to learn at an advanced level in specific subject areas. Students work on an enhanced curriculum that includes independent studies and higher level cognitive skill development.
Students may be referred to the school psychologist for identification of academic or social difficulties. Referrals for service are usually handled by the classroom teacher, but parents may request a referral. Placement in a special program does not occur without parent consent.
The speech/hearing therapist diagnoses speech and hearing difficulties. Students receive individual or small group therapy in the areas of speech correction and language development.
TEXTBOOKS TOYS, RADIOS, CD PLAYERS, IPODS, CELL PHONES, AND OTHER VALUABLES
Students are required to keep their textbooks covered. A charge will be assessed at the end of the year for damage caused by neglect.
Students are discouraged from bringing radios, CD players, cameras, toys, trading cards, computerized games, toys, other electronic devices etc. to school. They are often disruptive to the educational environment. The school takes no responsibility for any damage or loss that might take place.
WEATHER
Willoughby-Eastlake Schools will make every effort to keep schools in session. In the event of inclement weather, please listen to one of the local radio stations for closing updates.
Without a written excuse, all children go out for recess. Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
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