State Street Elem. Back to School

School Hours: 8:40 am - 3:40 pm

School Phone: 785-235-7280

Principal: Ms. Paige Roberts

Assistant Principal: Mr. Allen Lake

Administrative Assistant: Ms. Christine Williams

Secretary: Ms. Liz Toyne

**Late Start Fridays- School Hours: 9:20 am - 3:40 pm

Dear State Street Families,

We are excited to provide continuous updates before our kiddos head back to school! Just so you are aware, we will plan to send a family newsletter the first and third Monday of every month. We want to ensure our families remain informed about all of the awesome things happening this year at State Street! On Thursday, August 8th from 4:30-5:30, we will have our Meet the Teacher night! Your classroom teacher will be revealed in an email from the teacher introducing themselves and welcoming your student to their classroom. Be sure to check your emails on Wednesday, August 7th so you know which classroom to report to on our Meet the Teacher Night on Thursday! This is the BEST time of year and we cannot wait to see all of our Stars return to school. This year, we adopted a new Social Emotional Curriculum called Character Strong. Below, we have attached a family newsletter for you to familiarize yourself with the kinds of lessons we will be taking our students through this year to help them learn and acquire social emotional skills. We are excited about this new program because it has a lot of wonderful resources! All Kindergarten students return on Monday, August 12th. Then, on Tuesday, August 13th our 1st-5th graders will start school. PreK students start on August 21. One last important item, please ensure you let your student's teacher know how they will get home every day from school. We know the first day may be different from the rest of the school days and teachers need to have information for those days so that they can ensure they dismiss your student with the correct group at the end of the day. We appreciate your support in this task before all students return to school. The countdown is on and we are EXCITED!

Sincerely,

Paige Roberts

Arrival (8:10-8:40) Procedures

• There will be no student supervision prior to 8:10 am.

• Vehicles should only use the two designated drop off lanes when dropping off students.

• There should be no parking in either drop off lane, except when students are exiting the vehicle.

• If you need to visit the office or want to walk your student to the front door, please park in the designated parking lot so that traffic can freely flow through the lines.

• All students must enter the building through the front (south) doors.

• All students will be greeted by staff as they walk to the gym or cafeteria between 8:10-8:20.

• Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria from 8:10-8:40.

• Bus riders will enter through the north door.

• All students should who arrive at 8:20 or after should report directly to their classrooms.

• Students arriving after 8:40 will be considered tardy. Parent/guardian must check-in the student in at the office.

Late Start Fridays (Begins--> August 23, 2024)

Every Friday of the school year (except for the first Friday, August 16th), the doors will open at 9:10, and school will start at 9:30 students will be counted tardy at 9:30. This allows time for teachers to collaborate, look at data, and plan for the following week with their teams. Thank you for your flexibility in supporting teacher collaboration!

Dismissal Procedures

It is expected that students stay at school until 3:40 pm so no instructional time is lost.

• Parents must exit their cars and pick their students up from the teacher.

• Teachers will not be sending children out to the street or parking lot to enter cars.

• Pre-K students will dismiss out of the southeast (closest to Chase) Performing Arts doors.

• Kindergarten students will dismiss out of the southeast (closest to Chase) Performing Arts doors.

• First grade students will dismiss out of the side (south) gym doors.

• Second grade students will dismiss out of the west—farthest south—doors (on Sumner Street).

• Third grade students will dismiss out of the west—farthest north—doors (Classic front doors).

• Fourth grade students will dismiss out of the north—by the auditorium—doors (on Division).

• Fifth grade students will dismiss out of the front (south) doors.

• Bus riders will go to the cafeteria. These staff members will check them off the list and ensure they get on their designated bus.

• All students must be picked up prior to 3:55. Students who are not, will be taken to office and must be signed out by an adult.

Loading/Unloading

Students riding to and from school in cars or buses are to be loaded and unloaded from the side of the street adjacent to the school grounds. At no time should unattended students cross the street to or from cars! Students are not to be loaded or unloaded in the marked crosswalk areas. Sumner is a one direction street from 3:00—4:00 p.m.

Early Pick-up

When picking students up early please be aware that anytime away from school is recorded. Picking students up early multiple times can affect attendance. Our school day ends at 3:40. Students may be excused early for appointments, but a parent/guardian must check-in at the office and sign the student out. Students will only be dismissed from class after someone checks them out of the office first. This ensures that we keep our students safe.

Meeting With Staff

We ask that you call to make an appointment with a teacher or staff member in the event that you need to meet with him/her in person. Our teachers and staff utilize every minute of the day to benefit our students, so it is important to respect their instructional time by minimizing distractions. If you need to visit with a principal, teacher, or other staff member, please call the office at 235-7280, and a meeting time will be set up that will be most convenient for everyone.

TPS will be partnering with Kansas Central School Bus in implementing a free school bus routing parent notification App and website service. This program will allow you to view the real-time location of your child's school bus on your device.

This App is free and available for both Apple and Android devices. Just search for Here Comes the Bus in the App Store or Google Play, or click on the convenient links below to access the app download site.

More information regarding this service will be mailed to you along with you bus route information the first full week of August.

How to get signed up:

1. Visit www.herecomesthebus.com or download the app to your smart phone or table from the Apple Store or Google Play.

2. Click the 'sign up' button.

3. Enter school code 29036 and click 'Next' followed by 'Confirm.'

4. Complete the 'User Profile' box.

5. Under 'My Students,' click 'Add.' Enter your child's last name and student ID number. If you do not know your student's ID number, please call Ms. Perkins in the office.

6. Once you confirm your information, you're ready to begin using Here Comes the Bus!