Dear SWS Community,
I hope this newsletter finds you and your family well and that you are enjoying a wonderful summer. As we prepare to open our doors for the 2024-2025 school year, I want to extend a warm welcome back to all of you.
Please read the welcome letter from our new interim superintendent, Dr. Lydia Furnari. Dr. Furnari's letter can be accessed below or by clicking here.
In just a few weeks, we will be opening our doors for the 2024-25 school year. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our facilities/custodial team and administrative office staff for all their hard work this summer. The efforts they put in during the summer months significantly impact our success throughout the school year and their dedication is truly appreciated.
This year promises to be filled with exciting opportunities for learning and growth. Our dedicated team of teachers and staff have worked tirelessly over the summer to create a nurturing and engaging environment where students can thrive academically and personally. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive atmosphere that encourages curiosity, creativity, and collaboration.
Be sure to mark your calendars for our Open House on August 29 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students and families to explore their classrooms and meet their teachers, helping to ease any first-day jitters.
IMPORTANT - All our families must complete their annual registration in our Realtime Parent Portal before the first day of school. Portal registration must be completed for each child, and a sign-off on these documents is required for children to join us on the first day of school. See below for more information on how to log into the Parent Portal.
Thank you for your continued support and trust in our school. It is an honor to serve as your principal, and I am excited to work with you to create an exceptional year of learning and growth for all our students. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Welcome back to what promises to be a fantastic school year!
Sincerely,
Brooke Phillips
Principal/Supervisor of Special Education
In order to access your child's teacher and schedule information, and complete this year's registration, there are a number of important forms that must be filled out or acknowledged on the Parent Portal. These forms must be filled out prior to the start of school for all PreK through Grade 6 students.
Attention incoming Preschool and Kindergarten families - parent portal username and password login information were directly emailed to parent/guardian contacts on 8/16/24. Please look for this communication in your inbox! Call the main office with questions.
Click here for the Parent Portal Website.
These forms include:
New & Important School Information
Automated Message Contact Form
Emergency Contact & Registration Information
Media, COPPA, & Acceptable Use Form
Free and Reduced Lunch/Breakfast Application
Lunch, Breakfast and milk order forms
Required District Policy Annual Acknowledgement of Receipt Form
24-25 school year lists are available.
Each grade level is listed on the document.
Click here for the supply list document.
We are pleased to announce that, this year, we will be hosting an open house so that students and families may visit the school before the first day. Families are welcome to stop in to see their classrooms and say hello to teachers. An adult must accompany all students.
Open House - August 29
2-3pm for grades Prek-6.
Our preschool open house will be more structured. At 2:15 p.m., the school nurse and counselor will visit the classroom, and at 2:30 p.m., preschool students can board a school bus, practice buckling seat belts, and ride around the parking lot. An email with more information about the open house was sent to preschool parents.
The first day of school is September 3, 2024. Arrival begins each day at 8:15 AM, with Homeroom starting at 8:23 AM. Morning announcements will be on the air at 8:25 AM each day.
Staff are positioned throughout the building and around the premises to welcome students and direct them to their appropriate classrooms.
Dismissal is at 3:10 PM. Please be mindful that during the first week of school, the buses may be delayed as they acclimate to their routes. Therefore, it is suggested that you arrive at your assigned stop 10-15 minutes early.
More detailed information on 23-24 school year procedures can be found in the Annual General School Information Letter on the Realtime Parent Portal, or it can be viewed by clicking this link.
We've moved our Student-Parent Handbook online for easier access to information. Now, you can read the handbook on your phone, laptop, or desktop! Please be sure to review it, as it details many school policies and answers a variety of questions about our school.
Our handbook is available on our website under the "Parents" section, or you can access it directly by clicking here.
The Sandyston Walpack School Distrct offers low cost, nutritious school lunches, breakfasts, and/or milk to all children enrolled in the school. New this year we offer breakfast meals which can be purchased each day and be delivered the following school day to be eaten as a morning snack during daily snacktime in the classroom.
Lunch or breakfast meals and milk will be available on the first day of school and every day thereafter, unless otherwise noted. The cost of lunch is $4.45 milk included, and is ordered through each classroom by 8:45 AM. The cost of breakfast is $2.75 milk included, and is ordered through each classroom by 8:45 AM for the following day. A lunch or breakfast ticket may also be purchased, which includes 5 meals. Milk is available for purchase at $.55 per 1⁄2 pint. Milk tickets may also be purchased for 45 days at a cost of $24.75. Please note - all prices are subject to Board of Education approval on 8/28/24. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at 973-948-4450 x 1000 for the Main Office or click here for menu information and click here for an order form.
Meals and/or milk will be provided free or at a reduced price to children living in households whose gross incomes are at or below state publicized rates. Application forms are available on our school’s website or in the main office. Free and reduced lunch applications can be submitted at any time during the school year. Please refer to this letter for more information on qualification parameters, or contact our school nurse, Ms. Sharon Misyak directly to discuss and ask questions confidentially.
