Tiger Times
Welcome Back Edition - August 2017
We Are All Set, All We Need is You!
Upcoming Events . . .
September 5th:
- First Day of School
- Kidstuff Books Sale Begins
September 8th:
- Home & School Association Welcome Back Picnic - See below for more information
- Titus Spirit Day - Rock that Titus Gear
September 12th:
- Picture Day
September 13th:
- Back to School Night - Grades 5 & 6 - Times will vary
September 14th:
- CB South Back to School Night
September 15th:
- Last day for Kidstuff Books Sales
September 18th:
- Back To School Night - Grades 3 & 4 - Times will vary
September 19th:
- Tamanend Middle School Back to School Night
September 20th:
- Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset
September 21st - 22nd
- Rosh Hashanah - No school
Don't forget Clearances for 2017 . . .
Titus will expect all potential volunteers to complete their paperwork for clearances prior to assuming any volunteer/chaperone role within the school. This will ensure we are in line with district and state expectations.
Who Needs Clearances: An individual who is responsible for the child’s welfare or has direct volunteer contact with children.
Direct Volunteer Contact – The care, supervision, guidance, or control of children and routine interaction with children
Routine Interaction – Regular and repeated contact that is integral to a person’s employment or volunteer responsibilities.
Person Responsible for Child’s Welfare – Person who provides permanent or temporary care, supervision, mental health diagnosis or treatment, training or control of a child in lieu of parental care, supervision and control. Includes any such person who has direct or regular contact with a child through any program, activity, or service sponsored by a school, for-profit organization or religious or other not for profit organization.
Additional information and steps on how to complete your clearances can be found on our district web site by clicking here.
Census Verification Forms . . .
Each year, the Central Bucks School District asks our families to fill out a Census Verification Form. This form ensures that student information is accurate. This year, we are asking that you complete your family’s Census Verification Form online by September 16, 2016.
The online form will ask you to confirm and/or update the following:
Demographic Information
Emergency Contacts
Health Information, including permission for emergency care and analgesic administration
Media Release Preferences
Click here to be directed to your Parent Portal account to complete the Census Verification form. Thank you for taking the time to update this important information.
Parent Portal . . .
School Hours . . .
School will begin after Labor Day this year on Tuesday, September 5th. We will remain an “A” or early school, and our hours are 8:35 AM through 3:15 PM. The morning kindergarten session hours are 8:35 AM through 11:10 AM and the afternoon session will run from 12:40 PM through 3:15 PM.
Supply Lists . . .
As summer rolls on, don't forget about supplies for the 2017-2018 school year. All supply lists can be found through the Titus Elementary web site.
For our Younger Friends . . .
On the first day of school, for younger children who might be unable to remember their room and teacher assignment, you may wish to pin an index card on their clothing or book bag indicating their name, classroom and teacher. Teachers will be stationed throughout the building to assist students as they arrive.
Peanut/Nut Safe Classrooms
As in years past, many Titus classrooms have students with severe peanut/nut allergies and those classrooms will be identified as peanut/nut safe classrooms. Please keep an eye out for additional information from your child's teacher regarding the impact of being a part of a peanut/nut safe classroom. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our certified school nurse, Mrs. Wesolowich at 267.893.4515 or myself.
From the Nurse . . .
As we return to school this fall, please take the time to check your children’s heads for lice. Often children return from summer camp and sports experiences with lice and they don’t even know it! Please take the time to check before school starts and treat. Stay vigilant with routine checks throughout the year. Please take a moment to review the CBSD Board Lice policy and report any active case to our Certified School Nurse, Mrs. Valerie Wendell-Wesolowich.
Bus Information . . .
Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, bus cards will only be mailed to those families with children in kindergarten and first grade. Information for students in grades 2-12 is available through the Transportation tab in the Parent Portal.
In the interest of establishing an orderly dismissal system, we proceed through dismissal more slowly than usual during the first week of school. Please do not be alarmed if your child(ren)’s bus is not at their bus stop at the stated time during the initial week of school.
Before & After School Care . . .
If you require childcare before 8:15 AM or after dismissal, school-age childcare is available through the school district for Titus students through our own Community Before and After School Programs which are housed in our dining room. These services are available from 7:00-8:20 AM and 3:20- 6:00 PM each school day. Information packets with registration forms are available online, where you can instantly access the registration materials.
Car Rider Drop Off . . .
Please be aware that the school day begins at 8:35 AM in the classroom. It is my recommendation that children are dropped off no later than 8:30 AM in order to get to their classrooms for the start of the school day at 8:35 AM. If a student arrives in their classroom beyond 8:35 AM they are considered tardy. Parents will need to come into the building to sign their child in if they arrive beyond 8:35 AM.
The adults supervising the car-rider drop-off line will be on duty until 8:32 AM. Students dropped off after 8:32 AM will more than likely not be able to make it to their classrooms on time for the start of the school day at 8:35 AM. Also, for safety reasons, students arriving to school prior to 8:15 AM, need to be supervised by their parent/caregiver. We ask that they wait with their family member in a parking space until 8:15 AM.
Walkers & Bike-Riders . . .
Walkers coming from Oakfield, Chatfield and streets to our south will cross at the crosswalk and enter through the front entrance. Walkers and bicyclists from north and west of the school will cross Barness at the end of the bicycle path at the crosswalk and will proceed on the school side of Lower Barness, entering the school through the cafeteria entrance. The sidewalk comes straight back to the cafeteria entrance so that students can remain removed from the bus loop entirely. Bicycle racks are available adjacent to that entrance. All bicyclists must wear safety helmets.
At the end of the day, walkers and bicyclists will be dismissed first so that they can exit the building in advance of bus and vehicular traffic. Walkers will initial a sign out sheet in their classroom prior to exiting from their room. To ensure that classroom teachers have a complete list, we ask that you advise your teacher now if your child is going to be a walker at any time during the year so that their name will be included on the list.
Parent Pick-Up . . .
Parents or adults who pick up students at the end of the day are asked to park in the parking lot adjacent to the main entrance of the school. Students who are being picked up by their parents will wait for them in the rotunda. Each child must be signed out by his or her parent or the adult assigned to pick up the child. All adults picking up students should be prepared to show ID.
Changing Dismissal . . .
If it is necessary to change your normal pick-up routine at the end of the day, i.e., a different adult, bus rather than car, car rather than bus, a change in child care arrangements, etc., a written note must be presented to the classroom teacher, who will share the information with the office.
Any phone calls regarding a change in end-of-day plans must be directed to the office before 2:30 PM through a phone (267 893-4500, dial zero for the office) or via e-mail (mdaily@cbsd.org & rglasgow@cbsd.org) and not directly to the classroom teacher, as we cannot guarantee the teachers will check their messages during the instructional day.
Food Services . . .
Our lunch program will begin on Tuesday, September 5th. For more information regarding Aramark Food Services, including menus, and free and reduced lunch applications, please visit their web page.
Home & School Association:
Race for Education
Be sure to keep an eye out for your Race for Education packets during the first week of school. Titus' Race for Education is our Home & School's major fundraiser, and together we can make it a huge success!