Student Attendance and Punctuality
Regular
attendance is important for your child’s success and progress. Please avoid unnecessary absences. Leaving school early or arriving late is a
part-day absence. When students are out
of school, they miss important group lessons, some of which cannot be
duplicated. If your child misses a
literature discussion, for example, there is no way to give a “make-up”
lesson. Even when make-ups are possible,
they often are less effective and they take your child and the teacher away
from other activities.
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Schedule family vacations during
school breaks. Our school calendar will
make this easier, and whenever possible, routine medical and dental
appointments should be scheduled after regular school hours.
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Being on time to school is essential. School begins at 8:15am for Primary, Elementary
and Middle School students and at 8:30am for Toddler students. Students who are late are considered tardy
and miss valuable class time. Make every
effort to get your child to school on time.
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Absence and Tardy: Absences and tardies are recorded in your
child’s permanent school record.
NOTE: Three (3) unexcused tardies
equal one (1) unexcused absence.
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Excused absence: A parent will call the office on the day
their child is absent or send a note on the day his or her child returns to
school indicating the reason for the absence.
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Unexcused absence and /or
tardy: No phone call from and/or written
notification is received from a parent indicating the reason for the absence or
tardy.
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Excused Tardy: A parent will accompany his or her child to
the classroom and sign the attendance sheet specifying the arrival time and a
reason for being tardy.