Paw Prints

"Paw Prints" has been created to provide families and staff with information regarding upcoming events, happenings, and programs at Barlow Mountain Elementary School. Please take time each week to review the important information included in our newsletter.

Dear BMES Community,

We are looking forward to seeing everyone this Wednesday evening at our annual Open House! For families in Grades K-5, you are welcome to join us beginning at 6:00pm in the cafeteria for a welcome from our leadership team and an overview of the evening.

This week is our first early dismissal day for students, so please be sure to read the reminders regarding early dismissal and our parent pickup line.

It's a light week for news, so be sure to come back next week for more updates.

See you on Wednesday!

Warm regards,

Becky & Caitlin

• Our first early dismissal day is this Thursday, September 19th.
• Parent pickup will begin at 12:05.

• All dismissal changes must be submitted into School Dismissal Manager. This is especially important when there is Early Dismissal and there are changes to the routine for students.
• All changes must be entered by 10:30am on early dismissal days.
• Check you have entered the correct date and be sure to click ADD EXCEPTION to ensure we have received the correct information. You should receive a confirmation email that the exception has been made. If you do not receive this email, please go back and be sure the exception has been entered correctly.
• Before school, remind your child of what their plan for dismissal will be at the end of the day. If you change plans during the school day, kindly email your child's teacher to let them know.

Thank you for your help making dismissal at the end of the day safe and quick for all of our students. Please help by closely following these guidelines:

• Once the car line has reached the corner at the entrance to Barlow parking lot (yellow line), overflow traffic will be redirected to the Scotland parking lot (orange line). (See map below)
• Students are called to wait for their pickup at 3:50. Please do not arrive before 3:45.
• Have your child(ren)'s first and last name displayed in bold letters in your windshield, large enough to be visible from a distance.
• If you need to get out of your car to assist your child (i.e. with car seats, etc.), please park your car in the parking lot and come to the front of the building.

We know how fun it is for our students to get together after school and enjoy time together! Due to safety and limited space on the buses, we are asking that students have no more than 2 guest riders with them at a time. Anytime there is a need for more than 2 additional students to ride, families will need to make arrangements for parent pick up that day. Thank you for understanding!

• Monday, September 16th (B Day)
  
• Tuesday, September 17th (C Day)
  School Picture Day
• Wednesday, September 18th (D Day)
  5:30-6:00pm PK Open House
  6:00-7:30pm Open House
• Thursday, September 19th (E Day)
  Early Dismissal at 12:15pm - Teacher/Staff PD
  
• Friday, September 20th (F Day)

• Thursday, October 3rd
  NO SCHOOL in observance of Rosh Hashanah

• Friday, October 11th
  Early Dismissal at 12:15pm - Teacher/Staff PD

• Monday, October 14th
  NO SCHOOL in observance of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day

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Email: rlaus@ridgefieldps.net
Website: https://bmes.ridgefield.org/
Location: 115 Barlow Mountain Road, Ridgefield, CT, USA
Phone: 203-894-5800