First Day Reminders

Students should bring the following. Items should be labeled with student's first and last name.

• At least one change of clothing, labeled in a bag, to be kept at school
• Water bottle
• Tote bag/backpack to go back and forth daily from school to home
• Sunscreen
• Diaper cream, as applicable
• Blanket for rest time for all students not in a crib
• Any other classroom specific items requested by your teacher

It is essential for families to complete the Annual Data Update (ADU) at the start of school in the Parent Portal. Help drive YOUR school to be the first to reach 100% submission! The ADU lets you

• make sure we have your current contact information

• provide your student's health information

• complete mandatory district sign-offs

Additional guidance and login help are available from https://www.csdecatur.net/adu – or, go straight to the Portal, select the three-line menu at the top-right, select More, and select Annual Data Update.

Registration for breakfast is closed. As a reminder, breakfast is served between 7:30-7:45 am. Students have until 7:50 to eat and then will transition to their classrooms. Breakfast eaters arriving in carpool should be drop off in the right hand carpool lane, regardless of classroom placement. Breakfast eaters who are walkers should be dropped off at the front door/steps.

Breakfast eaters will receive a yellow tag to be secured to their backpack so that staff can quickly identify who should transition to the cafeteria.

Carpool opens at 7:30 am and closes at 7:50 am. Students arriving after 7:50 should be escorted to the front door where staff will escort the student to their classroom. Students arriving after 7:50 who are in a cottages C and D should be escorted to the cottage door by the parent. Any student arriving past 8:00 am are considered tardy and the parent must check in at the front desk, get a tardy slip and escort to the student directly to the classroom/cottage.

Parents must help their child if the child is not able to independently buckle or unbuckle the seatbelt. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD'S CARSEAT IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BACK SEAT.

Walker drop off opens at 7:30 am and closes at 7:50 am. Students placed in cottages C and D should be dropped off at the cottage ramp. A staff member will escort the student to their cottage/classroom. If the student arrives after 7:50 am the parent should drop the student off at the cottage/classroom door.

Students placed in the building and cottage A should be escorted to the front steps of the building entrance. A staff member will transition your student to his/her classroom. Students arriving after 7:50 am should be dropped off at the front door of the building.

Our pre-K students can take up to six field trips a year. We are asking each pre-K family to pay $25 for the year to cover field trip costs (transportation and entrance fees). You may drop off payment (check or cash) at the front desk. Please contact Principal Garland if you are unable to pay due to financial hardship.

Our 0-3 families must sign in/out their student and get a "visitor" sticker each day at the front desk. As our front desk staff are getting to know the parents please be prepared to show your ID during pick up. Parents will escort their child to their classroom.

If your child is in one of our infant classrooms please make sure you have submitted your child's infant feeding plan. The plan will be updated every 30 days to that we can ensure consistency between school and home routines.

Email: ljoiner@csdecatur.net
Website: https://www.csdecatur.net/ECLC
Location: 917 South McDonough Street, Decatur, GA, USA
Phone: 404-370-4480