Pittsfield Parent Hub
2024-2025 School Year
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Pittsfield Elementary School
Address: 2543 Pittsfield Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734.997.1218
Fax: 734.997.1200
Email: pittsfield@a2schools.org
School Website: https://www.a2schools.org/pittsfield
Pittsfield Everyday Readiness Check
Items to bring to school:
Please label everything with first and last name.
- Backpack
- Lunch (if needed)
- Water Bottle, labeled with name
- Your charged school device (students will get these in September)
If you are in need of any of these items, please let us know!
Cell phone and Smartwatch policy:
- Cell phones and smartphones are not allowed on campus unless they are put away in your child’s backpack/book bag. If your child needs to reach you or you need to get in contact with them during the school day, the office phones are available for use.
- Students may wear their smart watches to school. Students may not receive and/or send phone calls or texts. If students are not following the smart watch policy, then the classroom teacher will contact home and provide a reminder to the family that the receiving/sending of calls and texts is prohibited. If phone calls or texts continue, then the student will not be allowed to wear their smart watch to school.
- Shared location services should still be functional while these devices are in their backpacks.
- The school assumes no responsibility for theft, loss, damage to, or misuse or unauthorized use of technology brought onto its property.
School Hours
Preschool Schedule
8:25AM Arrival
3:35PM Dismissal
Normal School Day
8:45 AM: Arrival Bell
8:48 AM: Instruction Begins
3:48 PM: Dismissal
Early Release Days
1:00 PM: Dismissal
Last Day of School
11:28 PM: Dismissal
Pick-Up & Drop Off Procedures
Preschool
Preschool drop off is at 8:20AM and the school day is 8:25AM to 3:35PM. Preschool pick up will begin at 3:35PM.
Elementary
Elementary Arrival: Starts at 8:35am
Students can start exiting their car at 8:35 a.m. to line up on the sidewalk
Students will enter the building at 8:42 a.m.
Second bell rings at 8:45 a.m.
When students arrive by bus, car, or walking they should proceed to the main entrance in front of the school.
Students getting picked up/dropped off must enter/exit from the right side of vehicle.
Please do not park on Pittsfield Blvd. or Richard Street to allow space for our buses.
Please keep the line moving.
Parking in the lot is reserved for staff only.
Elementary dismissal will take place between 3:40PM and 3:48PM. Dismissal will be staggered by a few minutes depending on how students are getting home. Please note the time that your student(s) will be released and make every attempt to be at the school on time.
The process is outlined below:
Car Pick- Up
Starting at 3:40 p.m. students who are being picked up by car will start to be dismissed to the carline. We use Driveline during dismissal. New families will receive a tag and ID number to display on the first day of school. Returning families will use the previous issued tag. Driveline instructions which include the family ID number will be sent via email.
Each family should hang their family ID tag on their rearview mirror for easy identification.
As staff working the driveline see your ID tag they will notify your child’s classroom teacher that you are here.
Students will exit the building and walk directly to the pick up line.
Cars should pull all the way up and students will walk to their car.
Families should stay in the line of cars unless directed by a staff member.
Families MUST stay in their cars and wait for their student(s) to come to them for safety reasons.
Bus
At 3:45 p.m. Bussers will walk to the green bus (#75) and red bus (#142) line.
Walkers
Students who are being picked up to WALK home will exit Pittsfield Elementary at the exit door on Oakwood Street.
Students will exit the building and turn right and walk toward the parking lot near Pittsfield Blvd. Staff will be in this area to monitor students exiting the building safely.
At 3:48 p.m. Teachers will walk all remaining students out to the parent pickup area located at the Oakwood Entrance on the black top near the saucers on the playground. Any student that is walking home will exit the building and go directly home.
Attendance
Teachers take attendance each morning and afternoon. If your child will be absent or tardy after 8:45am from school, email pittsfield@aaps.k12.mi.us or call 734-994-1218. Within your message, please be sure to include details about the absence, for example: Bobby Smith will be out due to illness. He has been vomiting and has a fever. While alerting the teacher of absences is nice, official attendance verification is done at the office so it is critical that you communicate with the office. If your child arrives after 8:45 am, they must sign in and get a tardy slip from the office before going to class
Breakfast & Lunch
Breakfast
Breakfast will be available daily for each student.
Breakfast is available to all students at no cost.
As students arrive at school there will be a grab and go cart just inside the school near the main entrance.
Lunch
Lunch will take place in the Cafeteria or outside on the playground.
Every student will wash their hands (or sanitize when hand washing is not feasible) before and after lunch.
Tables will be wiped down before and after lunch.
Students will have a choice to eat outside on the playground or at the lunch tables in the cafeteria. They can sit on the grass or bring a beach towel, yoga mat or blanket if they wish.
For lunch, students can:
Bring their own lunch from home
All Pittsfield students can receive free meals this year! Because Pittsfield is a CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) school, under the USDA our students can receive free breakfast and lunch! The CEP is based on the number of eligible Free and Reduced Lunch students compared to our student enrollment.
Education Benefits Forms
All Pittsfield families MUST fill out the Education Benefits Form in order for us to continue to qualify for this free meal program. The Education Benefits Form can be accessed through AAPS FAMILY PORTAL. Choose "Apply for Benefits" then "Education Benefits Form".
For more information, please read through the CEP Family Letter here or a translated version below:
Translated CEP Letter
Before & After Care
There is no before care at Pittsfield this school year. However, after care is available. Students enrolled in the after care program will ride a bus to Allen Elementary 2560 Towner Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. For questions contact: aapschildcare@aaps.k12.mi.us.
2023-2024 After Care Program Registration
*Program is currently full, but accepting waitlist applications
Recess
Recess will be held outdoors daily. As a general rule, if students are well enough to be in school, then they are well enough to go outside for recess. Requests for indoor recess must be accompanied by a physician’s statement.
Recess will be held inside when temperatures drop below zero degrees Fahrenheit (including wind chill) or when it is raining.
Health & Wellness
Medication
Occasionally, children may need to take medication during the school day. In accordance with district policy, no medication of any kind may be given in the school unless a physician prescribes it. This includes prescription medicine and over the counter medicine. The medicine must be in the original container from the pharmacy. Medication must be accompanied by the written, signed instructions from the physician prescribing the medication and must be specific as to the time, method, and dosage to be administered. Please request the proper form from the school office. Written permission from parents must accompany the medication. Instructions on the medication label prepared by a pharmacist are not sufficient. This policy also applies to all “over the counter” medication, including aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, cold pills, and medicated lozenges.
Emergency Forms
Emergency forms will be online through each student’s PowerSchool account, so that the school has a contact person for your child in the event of illness or an accident. Please assist the school staff in keeping the names and telephone numbers of the contact persons current. Any changes should be immediately reported to the school office i.e., home phone, work, cell phone changes, e-mail addresses.
Illness and Injury
A student who is injured or reports not feeling well at school is monitored in the school office for a short period of time. Minor cuts and scrapes are cleaned and attended to as needed. Parents may be notified at the discretion of the office staff if the condition is mild. Parents are always notified and the child is sent home if they have a fever or if there is an injury or other condition that prevents the student from a productive return to class. The school nurse is notified and consulted whenever there is a serious injury or apparent medical condition. Students who have been ill must be fever-free — without fever-reducing medication — for 24 hours before returning to school, unless they have been directed to quarantine by a school contact tracer, the Washtenaw County Health Department, or your family physician. Students who have vomited must wait 24 hours from the last episode before returning to school.
Visitors
If you have medication or other essential items that need to be dropped off for your child, please contact our main office at pittsfield@aaps.k12.mi.us or call 734-994-1218.
Please be sure to fill out our Background Check Form if you would like to volunteer. This form must be completed and submitted to the Pittsfield Office prior to any volunteer opportunities.
Inclement Weather & School Closings
Students have outdoor recess daily unless it is raining or the temperature and/or wind chill is below 0°F. On days when the temperature and/or wind chill are below -20°F schools will be closed. When the schools are closed, families will be notified through the contact phone number(s) and email(s) provided in InfoSnap during registration.
Emergency Situations
We have established procedures to follow in the event of an emergency at school. Fire, severe weather, lockdown, and indoor emergency drills are held to ensure that children know what to do in these circumstances.
During the event of an active emergency situation, all occupants of the building are expected to respond to instructions of the school staff. Communication from school to home will occur once all district required protocols have been followed to ensure the safety and privacy of impacted individuals. Communication will occur as promptly as the situation allows.
Frequently Used Contacts
Pittsfield Elementary 734-994-1218
Pittsfield Attendance pittsfield@a2schools.org
Family Tech Support 734-997-1222
Durham Transportation 734-994-2330
Community Education and Recreation 734-994-2300