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The following programs are available to students via walking or bus.
Birthdays Individual birthday parties for students interrupt daily instruction and will not be allowed until the last 15 minutes of the day, per the teacher’s discretion. Students are permitted to distribute personal party invitations to all class members without exception of any student. Parents who wish to invite certain students from their child’s classroom should make other arrangements for distributing party invitations. Due to the number of students who are allergic to many food products, ALL items must be store bought and still in the package, with the ingredients listed. This helps us ensure the safety of all of our students.
Classroom Concerns Your child’s teacher is the best source of information about individual classroom procedures and your child’s progress. If you have a question or concern, please contact the teacher directly prior to contacting the principal.
Classroom Placements Teaching teams carefully construct homeroom classes to be balanced learning communities. Every effort is made to balance classrooms for gender, emotional, physical, behavioral, and academic needs. We welcome the sharing of your perspective regarding your child’s learning needs; however, requests for specific teachers will not be accepted.
Communication You are always encouraged to contact your child’s teacher by phone or email. You can contact the main office at 625-3502, ext. 1100 or 1101 to leave a message. The front office can also transfer you to the teachers’ voice mail where you can leave a message. Please be patient with the principal and teachers on returning your calls, they are very busy during the day with their students and may not have time to get to their messages until the end of the day. All phone calls will be returned within 24 hours. You may also at any time set up a time to meet with your child’s teacher.
Conferences We recognize that open communication between home and school are critical for a child’s success. School-wide parent conferences are scheduled twice a year on October 22nd and 23rd/ March 25th and 26th. On these days, school will be dismissed at 11:50am to accommodate conferences with parents. If you feel it necessary to have additional conferences with your child’s teacher, please send a note at least one day in advance. The teacher will communicate to arrange a suitable time for a conference to be held. Since teachers have classroom obligations, no conferences will be scheduled when children are in class.
Field Trips A field trip is a planned educational experience directly related to and correlated with a particular unit of study or specialized function of the school. The principal will approve those trips that can be shown to have meaningful relationship to the curriculum. Our field trips are funded basically through parent donations, which are collected to enable every student to participate. While no child is denied these experiences, failure to receive sufficient funding may result in cancellation of the trip. If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact you child’s teacher or the principal.
Pets on Campus Due to the unpredictability of some pets and allergies, all pets are restricted from campus. This ensures the safety of all individuals on campus.
Pledge of Allegiance
Recess Unstructured outside play is an important part of a student’s physical and social development. Children learn how to cooperate, follow game rules and to resolve conflicts during interaction. Recesses are scheduled before school, during the morning and after lunch. Classroom aides are on the playground to supervise the students during recess periods.
Retention and Promotion of Students Per district policy IKE, a parent conference must be held no later than the week immediately following the last day of the second quarter presenting written documentation of deficiencies, which includes the possibility of retention. Per district Policy IKE-R, no decision will be made without parent involvement. The final recommendation to retain or promote is made by the teacher. Consultation with the principal and other staff members are vital. If a parent wishes to appeal a decision made by a teacher, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes, the parent must demonstrate to the board the student has or has not mastered the State Board adopted standards required for placement recommended by the teacher.
School Pictures School pictures will be in the fall and the spring. There will be several packages that you may choose from. Our school will receive a portion of the sales price, thus school pictures benefit both the family and our school.
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United States of America. Students participating in the recitation of the Pledge will be expected to stand, face the flag, and recite the pledge in unison. Students not participating in the Pledge may (a) stand and refrain from reciting the Pledge or (b) remain seated. Non-participating students shall in no way conduct themselves in a manner, which disrupts the observance of the Pledge of Allegiance.
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