Lower School Handbook - Colorado Academy

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TABLE OF CONTENTS After-School Care ................................................................................................................ 2 After School Ends ................................................................................................................ 1 Attendance Policy ................................................................................................................ 2 Before-School Care ............................................................................................................. 2 Before School Starts ........................................................................................................... 1 Colorado Academy Bus ..................................................................................................... 16 Communication ................................................................................................................... 9 Conduct ................................................................................................................................ 4 Counseling Services .......................................................................................................... 13 Dress Code ........................................................................................................................... 7 Dual Households ................................................................................................................. 2 Expectations and Responsibilities of Parents .................................................................... 10 First Day of School .............................................................................................................. 1 Harassment .......................................................................................................................... 8 Homework Plan ................................................................................................................. 12 Illness ................................................................................................................................... 3 Learning Challenges .......................................................................................................... 13 Library ............................................................................................................................... 16 Lost and Found .................................................................................................................. 16 Medications ......................................................................................................................... 3 Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Procedures for Individuals at Risk ................................................................................. 15 Parent Association ............................................................................................................. 16 Parent Help on Field Trips................................................................................................. 12 Parking/Carpool at the Lower School................................................................................ 17 Pets .................................................................................................................................... 17 Phone Numbers ................................................................................................................... 2 Pre-K Parent Information ............................................................................................. 18-23 Recess and the Playground .................................................................................................. 6 Reporting Procedures .......................................................................................................... 8 School Expectations of Children ......................................................................................... 4 School Hours ....................................................................................................................... 1 School Supplies ................................................................................................................... 1 School Telephone ................................................................................................................ 4 Snow Day/School Closure Policy ........................................................................................ 4 Swimming Pool Regulations ............................................................................................. 16 Transcripts ......................................................................................................................... 11 Tutoring Policy .................................................................................................................. 13 Visitors to Lower School ................................................................................................... 11
SCHOOL HOURS Lower School classes begin each day at 8:10 a.m. (a first bell rings at 8:05 a.m.) and are dismissed in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Students are not expected to be in classrooms before 7:50. If parents find it necessary to drop children off before 7:50, they can take them to Before School Care. Similarly, students who are on campus after 3:40 p.m. should attend the After School Care program. Office hours on school days are 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. On days when classes are not in session, such as faculty workdays, the Lower School office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. SCHOOL SUPPLIES Students do not need to bring their own general classroom supplies, as these are provided by the school, but should carry a tote or backpack large enough to hold a 9x12 notebook. Please note that large bags or any wheeled “pilot’s case” style backpacks are not permitted in the Lower School; the lockers are small and cannot accommodate them, and wheeled packs can be both disruptive and obstructive in the hallways. BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS Students begin to arrive in the Lower School anytime after 7:50 a.m. Many adults are in the Lower School building from 7:50 a.m. on, and are available to assist students should the need arise. There is not, however, any formal supervision of students until the 8:05 bell. Teachers may not be in their classrooms during this time and, if they are, are likely to be involved in preparation and set-up activities for the day. Children who are in the building during this time need to know that the same rules of appropriate behavior apply as during school hours. Similarly, children may play on the playground only if an adult is actively supervising them. They are expected to follow the rules of safety and courtesy that their teachers would expect of them during a classroom recess. Students who arrive on school grounds before 7:50 a.m. should report to the Before School Care program. AFTER SCHOOL ENDS Children that do not go home on the bus are expected to be picked up promptly – by 3:40 p.m.at the latest. Students may not wait in the building after that time for their parents, or at any time in other areas away from supervision. Children may play on the Lower School playground after 3:40 p.m. only if the parent or other adult responsible for them is actively supervising them. The school has an after-school program available, and students that are still on the grounds at 3:40 p.m. will be taken to the After-School Program, where they can be appropriately supervised. Parents will be billed in accordance with the After School Program rates. If you find you will be unavoidably detained, please call the Lower School office as early as possible so that we can notify your child. With the exception of scheduled extracurricular programs, the Lower School is cleared and locked at 4:30 p.m. for maintenance. Lower School policies for after-school care have been established for the purpose of assuring the safety and well being of all students. Parent support of these policies is both necessary and appreciated. It is important for children to be confident and comfortable about where they should be and what they are to do. If there is to be a change in the normal end-of-the-day routine for a child, be sure he or she understands it clearly. Please send a note or email to your child’s teachers and, if your child is on a bus or in a car pool, make sure all those people know about the change. You may notify our Transportation Department by calling 303-914-2540. If children travel to and from school with a sibling, make sure that each sibling knows that he/she will not be going home with one another at the end of the day. Because the end of the school day is such a busy time, please make every effort to call the Lower School office to communicate a schedule change before 3:00 p.m. 1
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Page 19 and 20: MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS POLICY AND
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