Greetings Holmquist Families,

Happy 21st week of school! . I wish you all a Happy New Year filled with many successes and continued progress. We will continue to provide a high- quality service for children and families. I am excited to begin our work for the second half of the school year to ensure that learning continues. We have work to do and we are up to the task. As always, thank you for your continued support.

Lunch Applications:

Please complete a free and reduced lunch application even if you think your family won't qualify for free or reduced lunch. Our goal is that 100% of our families complete the application because a portion of this information is used for our school rating and it does make a difference. By completing the application, you can help our school get a higher rating. Please see link below.

https://www.schoolcafe.com/ALIEFISD

Dismissal

• If you need a car rider tag, please contact the front office and arrive early to pick up the tag from the front office the next day. We need at least 24 hours to create a car rider tag.

Kindergarten Parents

• All Kindergarten parents must view a transportation video in order for their child to ride the school bus in the afternoon.

The state attendance law requires attendance for the ENTIRE day. Give your student the best start to the day and help them get to their class on time every day. Late arrivals (tardy) and early pick-ups count as a partial day absence.

Beginning Monday, August 9th , your child must be in their classroom by 7:55 a.m. If your child arrives at 7:55 am., he or she is considered tardy and you must park your car and walk your child inside of the building to sign him/her in and for them to receive a tardy pass.

Students are considered late at 7:55 am onwards.

Parents, if your child will be going home a different way in the afternoon, you must send a WRITTEN note explaining how you want the child to go home. We cannot accept changes over the phone or verbally from a child. A dated and signed note must be sent. Only in an emergency situation will we accept notes sent by fax. Some faxes may not reach the intended destination, so please call to notify the Front Office if a fax is being sent.

Mode of transportation changes will not be honored after 2:45 pm due to the difficulty of getting information to the teachers during dismissal process.

Grades KN-4……………….7:55 am – 3:20 pm

Front Doors open……….7:15 am

Breakfast served………..7:15 am -7:50 am

Students enter class….7:40 am

Morning Movement…..7:43 am

Class begins……………….7:55 am

Morning Announcements……7:54 am

Please note AFTERNOON dismissal times:

3:09 pm………Daycare Riders

3:11 pm……… Car Riders

3:13 pm………..Bus Riders

3:15 pm ……….Walkers/Bike Riders

As we continue to strive for the safest learning environment possible, our security procedures for the 2021-2022 school year will again include the continued use of the Raptor System.

Beginning Wednesday, August 10th all visitors must check in through the Raptor System and receive a Visitor Tag at the front door before going to any other areas of the building.

Classroom visits will be allowed AFTER 8:30 a.m., however teacher conferences will need to be scheduled during the teacher’s planning time. We appreciate your time and understanding when you visit our campus; you will be required to show an identification card. The process takes only a few seconds and is well worth the safety of all our children.

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