Greetings Standing Bear Families,

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! We appreciate all your support during the Boosterthon Fun Run! Mrs. O'Melia will be working on the roof on October 20th as a prize to students for meeting our Fun Run goal! Good job CUBS!

As the weather is getting cooler outside, please send your child with warm clothing for recess. It might be really helpful if you print your child's name on the tag inside of their coats! Have a hat and gloves in your child's backpack at all times. Below are the guidelines for outdoor recess. Also, be cautious of your student drop off time in the morning. Students do not enter the building until 8:35am. Staff are not on duty until that time.

A few reminders as for families:

• Lost and found- If you notice your student is missing items, please remind them to look in the lost and found. Parents will be able to look during conferences.

• Parent/Teacher Conferences and Report Cards- If you have not signed up for a conference time, please use the link below to do so.

• Book Fair- This will be held during conferences. See information below.
  

• Lunch at School- We welcome parents to have lunch with your student. However, if you plan to eat the school lunch, you will need to have EXACT change. Below is a list of what lunch items cost, so you can plan ahead.

• Birthday Treats and Invites- Please do NOT just send birthday treats to school. We have many students with food allergies. Parents must FIRST contact your child's teacher to see if anyone has allergies and what might be an option for birthdays. Non food items are preferred. You will need to look at the PTO directory if you want address information for invites. We ask that those are NOT handed out at school, unless everyone is invited. Thank you for your understanding.
  

• Scholastic picture retake day- This will be determined once Scholastic reaches back out to us. Once that is determined, we will let families know.
  

Take Care

Stay positive, patient and flexible!

Sincerely,

Bridget O'Melia

When parents pull onto school grounds, outside staff will input your family number to indicate that you have arrived. Classroom teachers will get your student(s) ready to dismiss. How this works- We will enter your Family Number into a form, this will be visible to classroom teachers in the building and they will dismiss. Students will be dismissing out the main front doors staggered based on your arrival time. Students will NOT be dismissing out any other doors.

It will be extremely helpful if you let your student(s) know your preferred lane for pick-up. This will help them know to look for you in the main drive or the parking lot lane. Once your student(s) are loaded, you can pull out of the pick-up line to leave.

What you will need at dismissal:

• You will need to place your car hanger number on your rearview mirror so it is clearly visible to outside staff.

• You will need to pull all the way down to the front door (as cars move ahead, you move ahead) if you are picking up on the main drive, pull all the way down to the front main entrance or up to the vehicle in front of you. If you are picking up in the parking lot lane, you will still need to pull all the way forward. ALL students will exit out the main front doors.

• We will call your student(s) out as you arrive, continue to pull forward whenever possible until all your students are loaded.

** Kindergarten students- dismissal will remain the same for parents who walk up to get kindergarten students. If you are choosing to drive through for pick up, parents will still pull up like all other vehicles with their family number visible.

** Early Childhood will remain the same. Parents will need to park and come check out their child.

** Walk up parents- A staff member will be located out front, you can provide them with your family number so teachers are aware you are ready to pickup. You student(s) will then be dismissed. Parents do not need to enter the building. If you need to go into the building to pick up your student, you MUST stop at the office for a visitor badge and to sign the check out sheet.

** Each family will receive 2 car hangers. If you would need additional ones, please contact the office. It is imperative not to lose your issued designated car hanger numbers. Please clearly display upon arrive so there is no confusion to expeditiously release your child for pick-up.

WE WILL BEGIN DISMISSAL (ENTERING NUMBERS) AT 4:00PM. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AT SCHOOL BEFORE 3:55PM TO PREVENT AN INITIAL BACKUP. The line moves very fast once we begin the dismissal process.

Thank you for everything!

Early Pickup for Students

If you are picking up your students early for a doctor appointment, etc please call the office ahead of time and we will have you child ready to go at the designated time. Parents will need to come into the office to check out your student(s).