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PARENT QUICK REFERENCE

Morning Arrivals

  • Carpool runs from 8:45 am to 8:55 am.
  • Classes begin promptly at 9:00 am.
  • Doors lock at 9:00 am.
  • If you arrive after carpool ends, please come to the office to sign in and walk child to class.

Dismissal

  • Toddler carpool pick-up begins at 12:00 pm.
  • Primary ½ day pick-up begins at 1:00 pm.
  • Primary Full-Day and Stay and Play carpool pick-up begins at 3:00 pm.
  • If you need to pick up your child early, please inform the teacher and office that day.
  • If someone other than you is picking up your child, please inform the teacher and/or the Director and what type of car they drive. If we do not know them we will ask for ID.
    • Make sure this person is on your transportation permission form. You may download another form from the website or ask to see yours on file in the office.
    • or please inform both the teacher and office that someone on your list is picking your child up.

Carpool Policy

  • It is very important that parents remain in their cars at all times during morning and afternoon carpool in order to keep things moving along.
  • Observe the maximum speed of 5 mph. Do not go around a stopped car in the line.
  • For morning drop off a teacher or assistant will help your child out of the car and with any belongings. See the hand book for more information about saying good bye and talk with your child’s teacher about making this a positive and smooth transition
  • For afternoon pickup a staff member will place your child in his or her car seat. We are not allowed to buckle children in for legal reasons. Please slowly pull forward into the parking lot to buckle your child.
  • If you are not comfortable with the above procedure, you will need to park in the parking lot, walk down the hill, and wait on the bench for your child to be brought to you. Then you can walk to your car together. Exercise extreme caution when walking children across the parking lot and through the carpool line.
  • For the safety of all children, parents, and staff, refrain from using cell phones or texting while dropping off or picking up your child.

Communicating with the Teachers

  • If you need to talk with your child’s teacher about anything important, please send a note during carpool, call or email. Allow 24 business hours for a response.
  • Any communication with the teacher regarding your child’s progress, difficulties, personal development, or other issues should be discussed with the teacher during an agreed upon meeting time (or during Parent/Teacher Conference).
  • Please do not discuss such things during carpool with the teacher.

Appropriate Clothing

  • Please dress your child in seasonal/weather appropriate clothing (layering during colder months).
  • Clothing should be casual and comfortable, appropriate for playing, painting, sitting on the floor, and walking outside.
  • Shoes should be comfortable and allow for running. Please no high heels or light up/squeaky shoes.
  • No jewelry.
  • Mark all extra clothing items brought to school with your child’s name.
  • Extra clothing items should be brought the first day of school (update according to the season) in marked zip-locked bags.
  • Clothing with characters (such as Disney, Pixar, Nickelodeon, etc…) is a big distraction for the children during class time. Please save these types of clothes for the weekend or after school.

What to Bring to School

  • Unless your child has been asked to bring items for projects to school, he/she will not need to bring anything except lunch (Primary students only).
  • Your child may wish to bring items such as books, interesting pictures, rocks, flowers, or other natural items for Show and Tell.
  • Families take turns bringing snack and or lunch (toddlers only) throughout the year. A list of suggestions is available here.
  • All primary children stay for lunch. Please send a reusable lunch box and a healthy lunch. Please visit the toddler snack/lunch suggestion page here for ideas. Water is provided at school so there is no need to send a drink.
  • Medication can be discussed with the director on an individual basis. We do not give over the counter medication at school. Epi pens are kept in a special place and require a form filled out by your pediatrician.

Medical Emergencies

  • Please be sure to fill out your child’s medical release and emergency contact forms in case of an emergency (keep these numbers current at all times).
  • You will be notified immediately of any emergency or medical issue with your child.
  • If your child requires an ambulance or hospital visit, the staff will contact Emergency Services immediately. North Fulton hospital is the closest to our campus.
  • If your child has any allergies, please fill out an allergy alert form and provide the staff with any medication as prescribed by your doctor to administer to your child if a reaction occurs.
    • please leave detailed instructions and symptoms to watch for during a reaction.
    • you will be contacted immediately.

What Goes Home from School

  • Once a week a folder will go home with notes from the teacher, school news, and student’s work.
  • Books from the Library to be returned in one week.

Classroom Observation

  • You may observe your child’s class at any time by scheduling a time 24 hours in advance.
  • We ask that you only stay for 20 minutes and not interact with your child or the children in the class if possible. A list of guidelines will be given to you at the time of your observation.

Chapel/Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS)

  • Chapel is held about twice a month for Primary students, CGS is taught by Karen Maxwell once a week and the materials are always available.
  • During Chapel, the children hear stories, sings songs, and say prayers.
  • If you choose not to have your child participate in Chapel, or CGS please talk with his/her Teacher or the Director.

Discipline

  • If your child misbehaves during class, the teacher will help the child understand the inappropriateness of the behavior.
    • Examples include remaining indoors for playground time, having certain class privileges taken away, etc
  • If the child continues to misbehave and cannot be controlled, you will be asked to pick up your child.
  • The teacher may ask that you attend a conference to discuss the behavior and ways to help.
  • Suspension or dismissal from school may occur only when the child does not progress after every appropriate action has been taken to correct the behavior.

Parking Lot Use

  • Please do not allow your child to walk alone in the driveway or parking lot.
  • If you need to come to the office or attend a school function, please park in the parking lot and not in the fire lane or carpool lane.

Birthdays

  • Birthdays in the Primary Casa are celebrated in the classroom with your child walking around the sun (represented by a candle) while the children sing a song representing each year of their life.
  • For toddler birthdays please discuss with the teacher what would work best.
  • A healthy treat like zucchini/banana bread, muffins or Casa Birthday Cake may be brought in. Please do not send sugary cakes or cookies. Ask your child’s teacher about any food allergies in the class as we have several students with severe food allergies.
  • You may put together a poster board of pictures of your child to share with the class representing each year of their life; the child can then tell stories about the pictures.
  • Private birthday parties should be kept out of school.
    • please send invitations in the mail not during school hours or carpool.

Sick Policy

  • Call or email the school if your child will be home sick.
  • If your child has any of the following, please keep your child home from school until they are well:
    • Fever of 100 or higher
    • Bad cold or flu
    • Vomiting
    • Diarrhea
    • Conjunctivitis/Pink Eye
    • Impetigo (Staph/Strep skin infections)
    • Strep Throat
    • Cold Sores
    • Sinusitis, Ear Infection, UTI
    • Other highly contagious illnesses or infections

Weather

  • The school is closed if Fulton County Schools are closed due to weather.
  • We will NOT delay opening; if Fulton County is delayed, we are closed.
  • To find out if we are closed, please listen to the radio, TV, or check the internet.
  • If there is a weather emergency during school hours, we will call to have you pick up your child.
  • Regular fire drills will be held monthly.