Weekly Words from Gard Elementary School
Beardstown Elementary Weekly Newsletter
August 31, 2017
Randi Cowell, Principal Tammee Petersen, Dean of Students
Calendar
Monday, September 4 NO SCHOOL- Labor Day
Thursday, September 7 6:00 Gard School PTO Meeting
Friday, September 22 11:45 EARLY DISMISSAL for School Improvement
1st Quarter mid-term
Tuesday, September 26 General Assembly
Thursday, September 28 Tiger Store and Student of the Month Lunch
Schedule
7:30 – 8:00 Breakfast
(students must enter by 7:55 unless on late bus)
8:00 student enter who do not eat breakfast
8:05 1st bell rings
8:10 tardy bell rings & classes begin
2:55 regular dismissal time
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Your child’s safety is our first concern! Please be sure to let your child care providers and/or others providing transportation know this valuable information.
· Walkers/bike riders enter front doors. Students cannot be dropped off from vehicles in front of the school or anywhere on 15th Street at any time.
· Vehicles riders arrive and exit west-end parking lot. Parents must stay in the line of traffic to pick up their child. You may not park and walk to pick-up your child.
· Shuttle bus and rural bus riders arrive and exit front doors. Only students who live north of 4th Street, west of Grand Avenue or east of the railroad tracks and are in the 3rd grade or below are allowed to ride the in-town shuttle buses.
· Students waiting for siblings from the MS/HS go to the big cafeteria. No elementary school children are allowed at the middle school/high school without permission.
· If parents are walking to pick-up their child after school, students are to exit circle drive doors and parents may wait on the benches. Parents in vehicles cannot use circle drive or park in front of Gard School.
No School
Monday, September 4
Labor Day
Hats for Harvey
This Friday, September 1st Gard School and the Beardstown High School and Middle School will join together for a Hat Day in support of victims of hurricane Harvey. Students may wear a hat to school for a donation of any amount. All donations will go to the Red Cross to help the families affected by hurricane Harvey. Please show your support for this worthy cause.
Treats
We love to help students celebrate birthdays! Due to an increasing number of students with food allergies, we prefer to be “food free” for birthday celebrations. The teachers each have special ways to help students celebrate a birthday at school. If you would like to help your child celebrate at school, some options are:
· Selecting and purchasing a “Birthday Book” for the library in your child’s honor
· Sending pencils, bookmarks, or other small items for your child to hand out to classmates
Should treats be sent to celebrate a child’s birthday, the items must be store bought and should include dietary and nutritional information on the packaging. Homemade items should not be sent. Treats purchased through local bakeries are not acceptable as proper nutrition/ingredients information in not available. Homemade treats should not be sent.