• Breakfast will be free again for all students in 2022-23.

• Lunch will NOT be free for all students. However, it will be free for students identified as needing FREE & REDUCED lunch.

• Families must apply for Free/Reduced lunch--online through SchoolCafe.com or using a printed application.

• Students will need their ID cards when getting breakfast and/or lunch. If they do not have their ID card, they can enter their student ID number in the pin pad. IDs will be given on the first day.

• You can add money to a student’s meal account using SchoolCafe.com or send in cash or check (payable to NPSNS) with your child and the school nutrition cashier will add the money to their meal account.

• Price Lists for all grade levels can be found on the School Nutrition website here.

• Please help your student get ready for this change by learning their PIN. If you do not know your student’s school ID, please log in to Infinite Campus. To help your student learn their ID number, use our friendly practice sheet.

Our teachers are outside for arrival duty at 8:50 and families may begin dropping off children at that time. Please stay with your child if you arrive early to ensure adult supervision.

Remind your child to wait and enter using the appropriate door:

• Kindergarten: Door #5, on Mitchell Avenue

• 1st & 6th grade: Door #1, main entrance

• 2nd & 3rd grade: Door #2, next to main entrance

• 4th & 5th grade: Door #3, corner door

• Bus riders: join your grade level at the door listed above

Morning Car Line:

• All drop offs are between the orange cones in front of the main entrance. Please pull your car up to the large sign carried by our 6th grade safety.

• Do not park or exit your car in the car line to keep it moving.

• Keeping safety in mind, please do not go around vehicles in front of you and do not attempt to back up your vehicle.

• As the space in front of you becomes available, the next set of vehicles will pull forward and drop off their child(ren) between the orange cones.

• When in the car line, please practice patience. Staff members are available to assist the students with their backpacks or any other item they need to get out of the vehicle.

• Dismissal begins at 3:35 starting with extended care and bus/van riders.

• Grades 1-6 exit through the main doors.

• Kindergarten exits through Door 5 on Mitchell Ave.

Afternoon Car Line:

• Pull up between the cones in front of the school. To keep the line moving, do not park and leave your car in the car line or along the curb near the playground. There are clearly marked signs by the Township not to park in front of the school during the hours of 8:00-4:00 pm on school days.

• Please pull up between the cones as the cars in front of you leave.

• If you park across the street or elsewhere, please exit your vehicle and wait for your child on school property.

• Please cross the street at a corner to return back to your car rather than running across the street.

• Please be careful when pulling out of your parking spot and watch for other vehicles and our walkers.

• Students in grades 3-6 may ride a bike to school independently with this signed consent form provided by the school.

• With safety of our students being a top priority, please have your child wear a helmet.

• If students are repeatedly conducting themselves unsafely, bike riding privileges will be revoked.

HOW TO REPORT ABSENCE, TARDINESS, AND/OR EARLY DISMISSAL

• Reports must be made by 9:30am. A "Safe at Home" call will be attempted for students who are marked absent by the teacher.
• PREFERRED METHOD: Using your mobile device, download and install the SchoolMessenger app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store (or use the website https://go.schoolmessenger.com). The first time you use the app/website, select Sign Up to create your account using an email address we have on file for you. Select Attendance then Report an Absence, Tardiness, and/or Early Dismissal. (Please note: if you know your child will be out of school ahead of time, you can preschedule the absence using the app.)

HOW TO STAY CONNECTED TO OTHER FAMILIES

• Please connect with Home & School on Facebook @ York Avenue Elementary Home & School.

HOW TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CHILD

• Infinite Campus is the location for student schedules, grades, report cards, contact information and many other things. If you are having trouble with Infinite Campus (log in issues, missing information, etc.) please email npfamilytech@npenn.org.

HOW TO TRACK YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL MEALS AND ADD FUNDS TO YOUR CHILD’S MEAL ACCOUNT

• LUNCH- Parents/guardians may add money to and monitor their child's lunch account via School Cafe or send in cash or check (payable to NPSNS) in an envelope with your child’s name. Students may bring a packed lunch or buy lunch in the Cafeteria. Families should apply online for free/reduced meals or use the printed application. School menus can be found online.
• BREAKFAST- Breakfast is free for ALL North Penn students this year. Students will need to go to the Cafeteria as soon as they arrive to pick up breakfast with their IDs.
• SNACK- Please note that we have an increasing number of students with potential life-threatening allergies; please check with your child's teacher about appropriate snacks.