Sheboygan Falls Elementary School GRADES 4K - 4 PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK SHEBOYGAN FALLS ELEMENTARY MISSION STATEMENT: We are safe, respectful, and responsible at SFES. We show expected behaviors at school! EC: I am a member of the Sheboygan Falls Elementary Family. K: I am a caring member of the Sheboygan Falls Elementary Family. I am kind to others. ST 1 I am a cooperative member of the Sheboygan Falls Elementary Family. I share and take turns. 2ND I am an honest member of the Sheboygan Falls Elementary Family. I tell the truth and can be trusted. 3RD I am a productive member of the Sheboygan Falls Elementary Family. I stay on task and produce quality work. 4TH I am a respectful member of the Sheboygan Falls Elementary Family. I am learning to care for myself, our school, and world. SHEBOYGAN FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1 ALFRED W MILEY AVENUE SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI 53085 OFFICE 920-467-7820 FAX 920-467-7824 Mrs Lynn Bub, Principal Mrs Shelley Hyde, Associate Principal www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us SCHOOL HOURS The school office is open 7:15 AM - 3:45 PM 4K Bell Schedule – Classes meet M, T, Th & F (no classes on Wednesday’s) AM Session PM Session Entry Bell – 7:30-7:55 am Entry Bell – 11:50 am Tardy Bell – 8:05 am Tardy Bell – 12:00 pm Dismissal Bell – 11:05 am Dismissal Bell – 3:00 pm 4K STUDENT DROP OFF AND PICK UP - 4K students may be dropped off in the same front drop off circle as all the other elementary students. Students enter Door 3. Afternoon 4K students should also join their classroom via door 3 as they arrive at school. Adults and student helpers are available to support 4K students after drop off at door 3. K-4 Bell Schedule Entry Bell – 7:30-7:55 am Tardy Bell – 8:05 am Dismissal Bell – 3:00 pm Wednesday Early Release Bell – 1:55 pm Doors unlocked and supervision in classrooms begins at 7:30 am. Your child should not be dropped off before 7:30am. STUDENT DROP OFF AND PICK UP Unless a parent or guardian needs to come into the building, they should not bring their children into the building. To help students learn independence and create a healthy separation routine, they need to follow our morning process and enter with the other students. Please note: Morning supervision begins at 7:30 AM. Please do not drop your child(ren) off before 7:30 AM; we do not have supervision before this time. Doors will remain locked until this time. Students who are being picked up after school are dismissed at the southeast atrium, Door #3. This is the pickup/drop off circle area. Families should meet their child at the Door #3 pick- up/drop-off area. At no time will students be allowed to cross a street or walk through a parking lot without an adult. Additionally, SFES will begin using PikMyKid for students who can enter their vehicle independently and secure their seatbelt while in the loop. More details to follow. VISITOR PARKING The main parking lot for visitors is the Southeast lot. There is no parking in the bus lot or the drop off circle at any time. VISITOR PROTOCOL All Visitors, whether volunteering, attending an event or meeting with a teacher, will need to be let in at the main entrance (door #2 near the flag pole), then check in and get a visitor badge at the front office desk. When leaving the building, the visitor must return to the office and return the visitor badge. This procedure helps us keep our schools safe by ensuring that no unauthorized person enters. Visitors, in most cases, will not be asked to check in and out using this system during evening PTO/Booster meetings, school plays, programs, athletic events or other large-crowd events. All visitors and volunteers must wear their name badges in plain sight at all times while on school grounds or at school-related events or activities. When an event takes place that requires chaperones or volunteers to supervise students and is after school or away from school, schools will work with those chaperones or volunteers to check them in/out. ATTENDANCE ABSENCE REPORTING When a student is absent from school, the absence must be verified with a phone call from a parent/guardian ~ 467-7820. State law requires that we record a reason for absences. The office must be notified by 9AM. When the absence is not excused by 4:00 PM on the third day following the absence, it will remain unexcused. Please do not call your child’s teacher to report a daily absence. You may send a note to school or contact your child’s teacher if you are aware of an upcoming absence/appointment. APPOINTMENTS School Board Policy, in accordance with Wisconsin State Statute 118.15 on Compulsory School Attendance Law, requires regular school attendance, but allows legal excuses for absences for personal illness. Every attempt should be made to schedule vacations and appointments outside of the school day. Permission slips to leave the building for appointments are obtained by parent phone call or by presenting a note from home to the office on the day of the appointment. Verification of attending an appointment may be required when your child returns. We strongly encourage you to provide a medical excuse for all absences related to medical appointments and extended illnesses as this helps us to accurately report “reason for absence,” as required by Wisconsin State Statute. Excused Absences: The following are acceptable excuses for missing school as outlined in the SFSD Board Policy: 1. Physical or mental condition – a doctor’s confirmation may be required. 2. Obtaining religious instruction. 3. Permission of parent or guardian – if the student has been excused by a parent/guardian BEFORE the absence. A student may not be excused for more than 10 days per school year and must complete any work missed during the absence. Examples include, but are not limited to: professional or legal appointments, funeral of a relative, or family vacations (see Pre- Arranged Absences below). 4. Religious holidays consistent with the student’s belief/creed. 5. Suspension or Expulsion. 6. Program or Curriculum Modification – if the Board has excused the student from regular attendance. The following absences MAY be excused by the principal: 1. Quarantine – of the student’s home by a public health officer. 2. Illness of an immediate family member. 3. Emergency – if the emergency requires the student to be absent because of familial responsibilities or other appropriate reasons. PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES A student who needs to be absent from school for a family vacation, medical reasons, or other reasons must have this absence cleared in advance. Pre-arranged family vacations count toward the ten-day parentally excused limit per school year. To have an absence approved in advance, a student needs to pick up a vacation/absence form from the office at least one week in advance. This form must be filled out by the parent, signed by all teachers, and returned to the office not later than two days before the absence. TARDINESS If a student is not in his/her classroom when the 2nd bell rings (8:05AM), he/she will be considered tardy. If a student arrives after the 2nd bell rings, he/she must check in at the office to get a pink “admittance slip” to give to the teacher. The school is required to establish start, end, and tardy times based on State Statute 118.15. More attendance information is available at the DPI website: https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sspw/pdf/schlattendqa.pdf Unexcused Absences: Unexcused absences demonstrate a disregard for the educational program and are considered a serious matter. An absence is unexcused if it does not fall under the acceptable excuses listed above. Administration will follow the truancy process for students defined by State Statute 118.15 as habitual truants with 5 or more unexcused absences per semester. Consequences may include a truancy fine and/or referral to Social Services. OPEN ENROLLMENT TRUANCY If your child is attending school under open enrollment in our district, truancy impacts your student's continued enrollment status. Pursuant to Wis. Admin. Code PI § 36.08 the district has the right to terminate the open enrollment status of your child for the reason of habitual truancy. It is our sincere desire to work with you to support your child to be successful with school attendance. BIRTHDAYS Birthdays are special for elementary students and we do celebrate them during the year. Students are allowed to bring a treat for their classroom only. We encourage healthy treats! We do not allow students to walk around the building to pass out treats to other staff/friends. In addition, we do ask that students NOT distribute party invitations at school unless the whole class is invited, or all the same gender from the same class is invited. This causes too many hurt feelings to those not included and is a disruption to learning. Please take care of this matter outside of school. At this time, an anonymous donor ensures children receive a book on their birthday. Students can visit the office to pick out their book. BREAKFAST, HOT LUNCH & MILK - Breakfast and a hot lunch is available daily for full day students. Monthly menus will be published on the ES website. We encourage balanced meals. If your child brings a snack or lunch from home, please include healthy choices. Avoid high sugar, low nutrition foods.