Weekly Bulletin

School Begins Tuesday, August 25th

IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE:

Welcome, Willie!

Work Parties at Both Campuses

School Calendar and Calendar of Events

School Start and End Times and Pick up Windows

Cell Phone Reminder

Dress Code Policy

Calendar

Saturdays, August 15th & 22nd: Work Parties to prepare the campuses

August 15th & 22nd: Country Campus: 9am-12pm

August 22nd: Town Campus:9am-2pm

Tuesday, August 25th: First Day of New School Year

*Kindergarten Orientation (Detailed information available through the teachers)

*All days during the first week (Tuesday-Friday) are early release days for the Grades

August 19th, 6pm-9pm:

Charter Council Meeting

Monday, September 7th:

School Closed for Labor Day Holiday

Welcome, Willie!
Following up on our plan to redefine and hire for a Site Coordinator, we were successful in hiring Willie Slubik. He has been instrumental in completing projects that improve the safety and appearance of both campuses. Willie is skilled in the trades of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and landscape and has 16 years experience as a mechanic with local fire departments. Along with us, please welcome him to the SunRidge family when you see him maintaining and beautifying the campus.

Work Parties at Both Campuses
Please help! Many hands make lighter work! Bring gloves, shovels, wheelbarrows, pruners and other tools.

On two Saturdays, August 15th and 22nd the kindergarten will have work parties at the country campus from 9am-12pm. There are many things needing attention at the country campus in addition to the kindergartens, so if you can help there with weeding, pruning and general clean up, please do.

The town campus will have a work party on Saturday, August 22nd from 9am-2pm. At our town site there are a variety of tasks both in classrooms and outside. There will be a whiteboard near the office entrance with a list of jobs that can be done, or check with your child(ren)’s teacher for what s/he might need.

School Calendar and Calendar of Events
A link to our school calendar for this year is attached. Please print it and keep handy for reference, noting holidays and breaks so you can plan accordingly. You can find it here: http://www.sunridgeschool.org/quick-reference-information.html

School Start and End Times and Pick-up Location

Please remember how important it is to get your child to school before the bell rings at 8:25 for the grades, and by 8:40 for kindergarten. Getting back into a good rhythm of bedtimes and rising times helps support your child to more easily integrate back into his or her school schedule. Here is the schedule:

	School Starts	Pick-up Window*
Kindergarten everyday (after the first day)	8:40am	12:40-12:50

1st Grade Regular Day	8:25am	2:15 – 2:25pm

2nd Grade Regular Day	8:25am	2:30 – 2:40pm
3rd Grade Regular Day	8:25am	2:30 – 2:40pm

4th–8th Grade Regular Day	8:25am	3:05 – 3:15pm


1st – 3rd Early Release Day	8:25am	12:50 – 1:00pm
4th – 8th Early Release Day	8:25am	1:00 – 1:15pm

*Pick-up Window begins at dismissal time

At the town campus we will be starting school on the same day as REACH. Though REACH begins at 8:45am, please plan your arrival accordingly and follow these guidelines: Students may be dropped off in the morning at either the front drop-off area or the back drop-off area no earlier than 8am. All students on the town campus are picked up at the yellow loading zone at the rear entrance of the school. You may also park in the back parking lot if you wish to escort your child to or from your vehicle. Please leave the front parking lot spaces for K-1st REACH parents who must walk their young children to their classrooms at the front of the campus. Do not park in the yellow-marked loading zones in either the front or back!

Cell Phone Reminder

SunRidge has a no-cell-phones-with-students-during-the-school-day policy. Please have them leave cell phones at home unless they really need one for important after school communication. Students with cell phones need to drop them off in the school office in the morning and can pick them up after school is out. Our students have been very responsible in following this rule and it works smoothly. We also ask that parents refrain from using their cell phones in any school building or area when students are present. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Dress Code Policy
SunRidge has a dress code. Please review it prior to shopping for school clothing. In addition, the dress code has expectations for hair, makeup and jewelry. You can read it here:http://www.sunridgeschool.org/quick-reference-information.html

Please label your child's clothing with their last name and

check the Lost and Found frequently.