Shaner Shark Bites

The Shaner School is committed to the building of a strong academic foundation for our young students. Each student will receive instruction in all domains that is suited to his or her learning needs and that is delivered in an educationally exceptional manner. We are dedicated to providing the necessary building blocks that will help our students be successful in their elementary years.

Shaner recognized the following Shaner Staff Members for these honors:

Paraprofessional of the Year - Nikhita Kolli

Teacher of the Year - Natalie James

Educational Service Professional of the Year - Andrea Russomanno

*To be considered, students must have good attendance with no more than two absences in the month and must have been in school for the full day throughout the month (students who are dropped off late/picked up early more than twice in the month are not eligible). Kindergarten students must have completed reading logs with at least three days of reading indicated for each week in the month.

JANUARY

School Resumes Thursday, January 2, 2025

January, 14th - Lifetouch Picture Make-up day!

Monday, January 20th - School Closed (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Thursday, January 23rd - Camp Read A Lot - see flyer above to sign up!

Friday, January 24th - PTA Sponsored Kid's Bingo - see flyer above!

Tuesday, January 28th - PTA Sponsored Community Night at Dave and Busters - see flyer above!

Friday, January 31st - Family Morning -Information and sigh up above!

*On abbreviated (early dismissal) days students should arrive home approximately 2 hours earlier than their usual schedule.

Coming up . . .

FEBRUARY

Monday, Feb. 3rd - Mid Trimester- Second Semester Starts

Tuesday, Feb. 4th - Books in Your Backyard Event - see flyer above to sign up.

Wed., Feb. 19th - Team B Kindergarten Concert

Thurs., Feb 20th - Team A Kindergarten Concert

Fri., Feb. 21st - Team C Kindergarten Concert

March

Tuesday, March 18th- Trimester Ends (Grs. K-8)

Thursday, March 27th – Report Cards Issued

April

Tuesday, April 1st - Parent Conferences – Shaner - Early Dismissal District Wide

Wednesday, April 2nd - – Parent Conferences - Shaner Early dismissal district wide

Friday, April 18th - – Schools Closed (Through April 25th)

April 21-25 – Schools Closed (Spring Break)

Monday, April 28th - School Resumes

May

Monday, May 26 – Schools Closed (Memorial Day)

June

June TBD- Davies Celebration Ceremony- Early dismissal district wide

Additional dates will be added as new events are organized! Check back often!

When a concern arises, please follow the proper chain of communication:

1. Request a meeting first with the teacher.

2. If the teacher is unable to resolve the concern, you may request a meeting with your child's guidance counselor.

3. If the concern is still not resolved to your satisfaction, you may request a meeting with the Building Principal.

4. If the concern is not resolved at the building level, a meeting with the Superintendent of Schools should be held.

5. Only after attempting to resolve the concern in this manner should the Board of Education be consulted.

In addition to phone calls and email, teachers and transportation will utilize the Remind Application to connect directly with parents/guardians.

For additional information, you can also visit www.hamiltonschools.org and district social media pages on Instagram and Facebook.

School Messenger will be used as one mode of communication with parents. District and school wide information information will be shared via school messenger. Please make sure your contact information is updated on the Genesis Parent Portal and you are allowing the content to be sent to you. You have the option to receive texts and/or emails.

SHANER SCHOOL ARRIVAL

Courtesy busing is provided for all students. We encourage you to use this means of transportation for your child each day.

If you need to transport your child to school, please adhere to the procedures detailed below:

The school doors will not open before 7:45 am; therefore, you may not drop off your child early. After parking in one of the designated areas (designated parking spaces and street parking are available) walk your child to the walk-up entrance (door #14). Use the crosswalk and sidewalks to safely escort your child to the walk-up entrance where a staff member will greet him or her at the door as he or she enters the building.

If you need to conduct business at the visitor desk, please park in a designated guest parking space. You will be asked to ring the doorbell at the visitor entrance to enter the visitor lobby. Please always drive slowly and cautiously around our school building. Traffic is one-way through the Shaner drive. All visitors to campus must comply with directives from school personnel.

Please have your child to school on time each day. Doors will close promptly at 8:00 am. Students will be marked tardy if they arrive at 8:00 am or later. If your child arrives late to school, an adult must accompany your child to the visitor door where you will ring the doorbell for assistance. Parents/guardians must sign your child into school. The tardy will be counted against his/her attendance.

SHANER SCHOOL DISMISSAL

Bus

When your child rides the bus home from school, a parent or designated adult must be waiting outside at the bus stop for him/her. Drivers are required to return children to school when no one is present at the designated stop to greet them. If a child is returned to school, he or she will be placed in the aftercare program where a returned student fee will be assessed. If your child is repeatedly returned to school, bus privileges may be suspended.

Early Parent Pickup (prior to end of school day – before 1:45)

*We encourage you to have your child remain in school for the full legal attendance day; and not pick your child up early from school. If you need to pick-up your child early from school, please understand that all class time that is missed will be counted against his/her attendance and will be indicated as a tardy. Each tardy will accrue to absences on his/her report card. This includes being picked up from school prior to dismissal.

If you do need to pick-up your child early, you must do so before 1:45 pm (11:45 on abbreviated days). The office closes promptly at 1:45 (11:45 on abbreviated days) to parents and visitors for the purpose of safe and efficient facilitation of the dismissal process. Parents/guardians do not need to notify the school or complete the parent pickup form in Genesis if you are picking up your child early (anytime before 1:45 on regular days or 11:45 on abbreviated days). Please be sure that the person picking up is indicated in your emergency contacts to help expedite the process. Anyone picking up children after 1:45 pm (11:45 on abbreviated days) must use the Genesis Parent Pick Up process (see next section). If the process detailed below is not followed, your child will be sent home on the bus and you will be directed to meet him or her at the bus stop.

Parent Pickup (end of school day)

Parent pickup opens at about 2:00 pm each day (12:00 on abbreviated days).

The procedures outlined below must be followed in order to use our parent pickup service. For your family’s safety we will not accept messages to a student’s teacher, phone calls, or notes as means to have a child sent to parent pickup at the end of the day. Genesis Parent Portal must be used and completed before 11:40 to add your child to the end of the day parent pickup list.

Information regarding using the parent pickup feature of Parent Portal is emailed to parents prior to the start of the school year. It is also available below.

For assistance with Parent Portal email genesishelp@hamiltonschools.org

Please be prepared to show a photo I.D. every day.

Students must be picked up by 2:30 pm (12:30 on abbreviated days). Parent Pickup will close at 2:30 pm (12:30 on abbreviated days). Students not picked up on time will be taken to Kids Corner where a fee will be assessed.

Please do not remain on campus upon receiving your child from Parent Pickup staff. Additional directions for use of parent pickup may be given by our parent pickup staff and security team.

Parents will form two lines outside of Door #14. Each line will be served concurrently.

GENESIS PARENT PORTAL

Genesis is your portal to all information pertaining to your student. We ask that you maintain updated contact information at all times. Accounts are auto created for you. If you experience difficulties in logging into your account contact: genesishelp@hamiltonschools.org

Genesis Parent Portal is the way in which you arrange for your child to go to parent pickup. It must be done in the portal no later than 11:40 am

*After you register your child for parent pick up on the Genesis Parent Portal and upon arriving at the school; you use the, "Pick My Kid" app to inform the school you are here. This is used to save time in looking up your information and expedite the prearranged parent pick-up.

Please considering Joining the PTA. They do so many wonderful things for our students!

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Kids’ Corner services are available at a reasonable cost before and after school daily. For more information about Kids’ Corner contact Mr. Cliff Melder at 476-6311 or visit the school website to view more information: Link: www.hamiltonschools.org

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