Please take the time to read and reviews the ABCs of Seven Oaks Elementary School to help make your time and experiences at Seven Oaks positive and productive!
Access to campus
Parents/visitors MUST sign-in the main office to gain access beyond the front gate. After signing-in, parents/visitors must wear their VISITORS PASS. After the first day of school, parents are not permitted to walk students to class.
Before School Supervision
Before School Supervision will start at 9:00 AM Students are to remain in their cars until the bell rings at 9:00. Walkers and bikers must remain behind the gate until 9:00. Parents of walkers and bikers, it is strongly recommended that you escort them to school and that the students do NOT arrive onto campus until 9:00 AM.
Bikers and Walkers
A bicycle rider or passenger who is under 16 years of age must wear a bicycle helmet that is properly fitted and is fastened securely upon the passenger’s head by a strap and that meets the federal safety standard for bicycle helmets, final rule, 16 C.F.R. part 1203.
Before School Supervision starts at 9:00 AM. Parents of walkers and bikers, it is strongly recommended that you escort them to school and remain with the student(s) at the front gate that leads up from Mystic Oak Boulevard as the gate does not open until 9:00 AM.
At 9:00 AM when the gate opens, parents are not allowed to go past the front gate that leads up from Mystic Oak Boulevard. We need to have one-way traffic flow, and we cannot have parents walk back and forth. Also, for security reasons, we cannot have parents walk past the front gate that leads up from Mystic Oak Boulevard onto school property as there should not be any adults on campus who have not signed into the system.
Afternoon Biker and Walkers
Parents of biker and walker students wait at the Seven Oaks Marquee sign. The biker and walker students will be walked to the Seven Oaks Marquee sign by Seven Oaks Staff.
While waiting for your biker or walker, please stand in the designated areas assigned by the crossing guards. The sidewalks need to remain open so that biker and walker traffic can flow smoothly. Please pick up student by the Seven Oaks Marquee sign.
Birthdays
To maintain instructional focus, birthday celebrations are not permitted at school. This means no cupcakes or cakes. On an Eagle students’ birthday, the child will be sent to the main office to receive a special token.
Bus Riders
Central Transportation Number: 727-774-0520
Bus Passes
New bus pass that 2-3 day to be assigned. ESE bus pass can take up to 10 days to be assigned. All Bus riders need to keep their bus band on their backpack all year.
Morning and Afternoon Bus Stop
Pre-K or ESE students need to have an 18-year-old adult to pick up at the bus stop or the student will not be released.
We highly encourage that an adult meets their kindergarten student at the bus stop in the afternoon. Any student visibly unsure or afraid to get off the bus will be returned to their school where their family or an emergency contact will have to pick them up.
Please be at the bus stop at least 5 minutes prior to the pickup time on your bus pass. It is important to keep in mind that school bus drivers are not able to engage in lengthy discussions with parents or guardians at the bus stop as we strive to maintain our bus stop schedule. Please contact the Transportation bus compound or call center should you have questions or concerns.
General Bus Safety and General Information
Buses are equipped with lap belts and students are expected to always wear them.
Band Instruments or Large Projects: Students may bring these items on the bus if they can be held in their lap or between their legs. Also, they shall not protrude into the aisle or another student’s space. Large projects cannot contain materials that could be harmful to other students such as hazardous liquids, glass, or other sharp items, etc.
Any item left on a school bus will be collected by their bus driver and held for your student on the next school day. Students should check with their driver first for any lost items. Items of obvious monetary value are turned in to the bus compound at the end of the day. We are not able to have a bus return to a stop for items left on the bus. Contact the transportation compound should assistance be needed.
Maintaining Your Student’s Emergency Contacts
The information recorded in MyStudent will be used to communicate with you or your designated emergency contacts in the event of an emergency at school or on the bus. It is vital that you check periodically and update this information with the school. This information can be verified through your MyStudent portal.
BYOD Device
Dear Eagle Parents,
Seven Oaks Elementary is committed to developing a technologically relevant and engaging learning environment for all students by providing them with the opportunity to develop the resource sharing, innovation, communication skills, and tools that are essential to both life and work in the 21st Century.
As we embark on this new adventure of digital learning, whether your child is taking classes online or in-person, having access to a device will be important. We wanted to remind you of our school district’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Program that allows students to wirelessly access the Internet for educational purposes as directed by a teacher or administrator. With school or district staff approval, students may use their own devices at school to participate in instructional activities, access and save information from the Internet, collaborate with other learners and utilize productivity tools and instructionally appropriate apps loaded on their devices.
So, if you are able to provide your child with a device to use at school or home, here is what you should know.
- District recommendations for devices:
- laptops (Windows, Mac, or Chromebook) with a camera and a recent version of the Chrome browser on the device.
- 4-8G of RAM. Less memory will work but may be slow.
- Other devices, including tablets and iPads with the Chrome browser installed, will work for most applications, however, they may not work for all applications.
- Specific iPad versions that are confirmed compatible include, iPad Air and newer, iPad Mini 2 and newer. Older versions or iPads may not work for all applications.
- For the students to gain access to the school internet, parents will need to sign the BYOD Agreement form.
Parents, please know that use of personal devices is never a requirement and will not impact student grades. In instances where a device is required for an assignment, students without a device of their own will be provided one by the district/school site. We just wanted to remind our Eagle parents of the BYOD opportunity.
Sincerely,
Shauntte Butcher
Principal
Cafeteria Information
Car Line
All parents must use the car line to drop-off and pick-up their students during arrival and dismissal. Parents of students in our Sensory Behavior Program or Pre-K program must get a lanyard from their child’s teacher to park and walk past the gate.
Clinic
All medications must be administered in the clinic. Students may not use medication, including over-the-counter medicines such as aspirin or cough drops out-side of the clinic. All medications on file with the clinic must have a doctor's note or prescription. Parents should make the clinic staff aware of all medical concerns including allergies, diagnoses, conditions, medications, etc.
Concerns & Conferences
Parents are encouraged to contact us with any questions or concerns throughout the year. The first point of contact is your child’s teacher. All staff emails are listed on the school website. If assistance is still needed, parents may contact the school to contact administration or the school counselor.
Lunch
For the first few weeks of school, August 10th - August 26th lunch visit will not be allowed. Starting August 29th lunch visits can start. When lunch visits resume, please follow the following procedures. Parents must sign-in the main office. Parents may eat outside at the tables with their child only. Siblings will not be pulled from class to eat lunch during a lunch that is not their assigned lunch. Non-school aged siblings must be supervised by the parent. Persons who cause disruption to the campus environment will be asked to leave the campus. If a child forgets their lunch at home, a parent may bring a lunch to the child for that emergency situation. Repeat offenses will be addressed by the principal. Lunch deliveries from companies will NOT be accepted or delivered to the student.
Pay School Fees
https://www.studentquickpay.com/pasco/
Remind 101 – School Texts & Information
Please sign up using the links below. Remind 101 is using to communication school-wide information about any updates, upcoming events, spirit days, and severe weather dismissal.
Severe Weather (Rainy Day)
Walkers and bikers will walk out to Mystic in a light rain with no thunder or lightning. If severe weather (heavy rain, lightning, or thunder) presents at dismissal time, we will have Rainy Day dismissal. A staff member will bring out the Blue Rainy Day Dismissal Flag. A Remind message is also sent out to families indicating rainy day dismissal. Students who remain walkers for severe weather will dismiss to parents at the media center. Students who switch to car riders for severe weather will dismiss with car riders. Our goal is to make the decision by 3:15pm.
Volunteer Information
In order to chaperone a field trip, assist in a classroom, or participate in the Ketchup Club (assisting in the lunchroom during lunch) a volunteer application must be completed. Please click the link below to complete the volunteer application form.
Walker and Biker Severe Weather (Rainy Day) Dismissal Options:
Severe Weather (Rainy Day)
Bikers and Walkers will walk out to Mystic in a light rain with no thunder or lightning. If severe weather (heavy rain, lightning, or thunder) is present at dismissal time, we will have Severe Weather (Rainy Day) dismissal. A staff member will bring out the Blue Rainy Day Dismissal Flag. A Remind message is sent to families indicating Severe Weather (Rainy Day) dismissal. Students who remain walkers for severe weather dismissal will dismiss to parents from the media center. Students who switch to car riders for severe weather dismissal will dismiss with the other car riders. Our goal is to make a Severe Weather dismissal decision by 3:15 PM, as weather conditions in Florida can change quickly.
Walker and Biker Severe Weather (Rainy Day) Dismissal Options:
Parents can walk up to the school and line up outside of the media center. Students dismissed to the parents from the media center.
or
Parents can join the car rider line.
If you have not informed your child's teacher of their severe weather dismissal, please send them an email. Most parents will complete this on Meet the Teacher Day on August 8th.
