Bow Elementary School Day
BOW SCHOOL BOARD ADMISSIONS POLICY
Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before September 30th, and first grade students must be six years old on or before September 30th of the year they are to enter school. The following items are required upon registration:
Registration form
Copy of child's birth certificate
Student Health History-including complete immunization records
Health Services form
Home Language Survey
School begins each day at 7:55 AM and students are dismissed at 2:15 PM each afternoon. Please make every attempt to honor these times when dropping off and picking up students.
Kindergarten sessions are as follows: AM: 7:55 - 10:30; PM: 11:40 - 2:15.
The office is open from 7:30 AM. to 4:00 PM.
Students who are transported to school should arrive no earlier than 7:40 AM when staff supervision begins. Upon arrival youngsters are to enter the school and wait in the lobby until entering classrooms at 7:45 AM.
In order to provide a safe drop-off area for all students in the morning parents should discharge their children at the crossing area in the staff parking lot. Please take care to watch for students crossing in front of your car when leaving. Staff will be present to escort children across the bus loop. No vehicles should enter the bus loop between 7:30 and 8:30 AM, and it is not permitted to pass buses when they are waiting in the loop.
The official ending of the school day is 2:15 PM. Bus students are dismissed in two groups according to their bus number. All students being picked up or attending the after-school program will be dismissed following the bus students. When picking up students please use the visitor parking area in the far lot. Upon entering the building to pick up your child please report to the office to sign out your child in the dismissal book. Please wait for your child in the main lobby of the building. This procedure will help us provide for the safety of all children. If your child must follow a different procedure than normal please send a note to school with the child. The note should include: student and teacher names, and name/address of destination. These notes will be recorded in the office and returned to your child at the end of the day. Teachers will also remind students of their plans for the afternoon. This procedure will help facilitate a smooth transition at dismissal time. No vehicles should enter the bus loop between 1:45 and 2:45 PM.
If you have not already done so please develop a plan with your child (such as going to a neighbor’s home, or using a hidden key to unlock the house) in the event that he/she arrives home prior to your arrival.
Please notify the main office (225-3049) before 8:00 AM if your child is going to be absent or tardy. For your convenience you may also leave a voice message during non-school hours using extension 781. Please state your child’s name, his/her teacher’s name, and reason for absence. In the event that the office has not been notified of a child's absence, a building assistant will call home or work to verify an absence with parent/guardian. This will enable us to secure the whereabouts of all children.
Please notify the appropriate teacher(s) to discuss assignments that will be missed during unexcused absences. (See Compulsory Attendance below) Teachers are not required to assign specific work during an unexcused absence.