Wings To Soar
May 2022
Many activities are going on over the next several weeks, but most importantly, we are still conducting classes through the end of the day on May 26th. We ask that you check-in at the office if you are volunteering during one of these events. With us getting back to having parents/guardians volunteering, we are not opening up the school for spectators during these events. For safety reasons and to keep in line with school corporation guidelines, we ask that volunteers do not return to the classrooms or the playground area (this goes for all grades Kdg. - 5). The students will be released in a usual manner each day. All changes in transportation must go through the office. Calls should not be made from here at the school on the day of the event to ask permission for a student to go home with another student. These arrangements should be made before the school day. We need to have this information from the parent/guardian of both the students. This is for both the safety and protection of students and teachers, which is one of our primary concerns here at Cortland Elementary.
END OF YEAR MEDICATION PICKUP
Mrs. Otte would like to remind everyone that has medication, inhalers, or epi-pens in the clinic that they will need to be picked up by Thursday, May 26th @ 3:00 p.m. Any medicines that
are not picked up will be appropriately disposed of. Thanks for your support!
CHROMEBOOK TURN IN DATE
All students must turn in their Chromebook, case, and charger to their classroom.
Teacher by Wednesday, May 25. Please make sure you have all items ready to
turn in on time. Starting on Monday, May 23rd, students will not be bringing Chromebooks home. Thank you for your cooperation!
SAVE TIME AND MONEY, AND COMPLETE YOUR 2022/2023 BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES SHOPPING IN JUST TWO MINUTES!
Cortland Elementary's back-to-school supply kits are now available!
Go to www.unitedschoolsupplies.com and enter our unique School Code, 558686. Enter your student’s name and NEXT YEAR’S grade level (to label the kit properly) to add the kit to your shopping cart. Select any optional student accessories you’d like, such as backpacks, headphones, lunch bags, water bottles, and food jars, and then proceed to secure checkout. It is extremely simple and convenient!
The entire process takes less than 2 minutes, and you can do it on your phone or from the comfort of your home. Your student’s supply kit and any optional accessories you ordered will be individually labeled and delivered directly to the school before starting the new school year.
Why order a back-to-school supply kit for your student? Here are some of the top reasons:
- The kit provides the specific items requested by your student’s teachers on the official school supply list.
- The kit includes quality supplies that help students and teachers succeed in the classroom, including products from trusted brands such as Avery, Crayola, Dixon, Elmer’s, Expo, Fiskars, Paper Mate, Sharpie, and Sterilite.
- Kits are very convenient. You can complete your back-to-school supply list shopping for one or more students on your phone or computer in just a couple of minutes.
- Kits are affordably priced compared to other shopping options (with no additional shipping fees, etc., added to the all-inclusive prices listed below), even if you don’t factor in the time and travel costs required to track down these items on your own. Here are our kit prices by NEXT YEAR’S grade level:
Click on the grade level to access your child's next year's teacher back-to-school supply list to see what is included in the back-to-school supply kits. (Backpack/book bags are not included in the kit because they are not considered a school supply)
Proper Dress Habits
WARM WEATHER DRESS CODE
REMINDER
This is just a friendly reminder about the dress code for the last few weeks of school...
Shoes - No flip flops - must have enclosed toe and a strap across the heel.
Tank Tops - No spaghetti straps or racerback tanks.
These policies are in place for the safety of our students.
Box Tops for Education
Eagles View - May events
May 18 = 5th Grade Track and Field Day - Come dressed for the
weather and physical activity and bring an individual water bottle.
May 24th - PE Olympics - Students should come dressed for the weather and
physical activity and bring an individual water bottle.
May 24th - Kindergarten Graduation
May 25th - Field Day - Students should come dressed for the weather and physical activity and bring an individual water bottle.
May 26th - End of Year Awards
May 26th - Last Day of School
Check Email on Fridays
PLEASE HELP US ---Make dismissal safe and smooth.
1. Keep the way your child goes home the same every day unless there is an urgent reason.
2. If you must change the way your child(ren) goes home, a written note, email, or call to the
office is best. We will take phone call changes until 2:00. Changes after this time will not be given to the teacher until after 3:10 unless it is an emergency so that instructional time is not disrupted.
3. Do not pick up your child early unless it is an emergency. If you must pick up your child(ren) early please send a note in the A.M. asking for the teacher to send them to the office at a specific time.
4. Make sure whoever is picking up your child has a pick-up number hanging visibly from their rearview mirror.
If you pick your child(ren) up before 3:10 it will be noted on attendance.
The earlier the better in regards to such calls or you can send an email to the office kleberb@scsc.k12.in.us. (Just a reminder that teachers are in the classroom teaching and may not be able to get your email until after students have been released at the end of the day. So please do not send teachers change of transportation information)
School attendance is very important.
One of the key things for you to know is that you will need to call in every time your child is out of school. If the office does not receive a call, note, or email your child's absence will be marked as unexcused. We do worry about the kids when they are not in school.
If your child is out sick and visited the doctor, is late or absent because of an appointment, please send in, email, or fax the doctor’s note to the office, so that we have the note on file stating when the child can return. Plus, we can mark the absence accordingly. If a doctor's slip is not turned in these will be marked as Parental Excused absences.
Absences caused by family trips, vacations, and special circumstances require the submission of a Pre-arranged Absence Form prior to the absence. If a pre-arranged absence form is not filled out before the absence, these will be marked as Parental Excused absences.
If you have questions about the policy, please feel free to contact me. kleberb@scsc.k12.in.us Cortland phone # 812-522-7483 Cortland Fax # 812-522-6164
Cafeteria Payment and Menu links
You can check http://www.mypaymentsplus.com to see your child’s account balance. All you need is the student ID number.
Cortland menu - https://scsc.nutrislice.com/menu/cortland
Cortland School doors will be locked at all times
Parents and guests are required to use the front access system at the front entry to the school. The intercom is located just to the left as you stand in front of the entry door. For safety and security reasons, the staff will not admit any unidentified persons. Parents or other caregivers dropping off/picking up children will be expected to enter and exit by the front entry doors only, and to state their full name clearly, as well as the name of any other person in their company, who you are here to see and the reason for your visit. Please do not admit anyone who has not identified themselves or who are not in your company.