The Spencer Scoop
Spencer Elementary January 5, 2019
Welcome to 2020
This edition of the Spencer Scoop is a quick update and refresher to help get back in the routine of things.
We'll see all those smiling faces back bright and early tomorrow morning as we look ahead to 2020.
Hats and Mittens!
Getting Ready
Time to Make Lunch!
Construction Work
Important Dates:
January
6 - School Resumes
8 - Hungry Howie's Pizza Night
14 - PTO Meeting in the STEAM Center at 4:00 PM
Student Drop Off
With respect to student safety, we want to take a moment to remind parents of the morning drop off procedures. Please remember that our staff members are out there with the intention of keeping our students safe. Please be courteous to fellow parents and staff members.
To Parents using the Drop Off Lane:
- Please do not park in the drop off lane. Use the large lot to park and walk your child(ren) in.
- The parking lot is to be used as a roundabout.
- Children are only allowed to exit the RIGHT side of the vehicle, NEVER the left side, as it is not safe.
- Please have your child exit the vehicle as soon as you are stopped.
- Do not drop your child off at the Kindergarten doors, move all the way to the front of the crosswalk.
- Kiss and go, we'll get your child where they need to be. The drop-off procedure should take about 10-15 seconds.
To Parents parking in the lot:
- Only cross at the one crosswalk area located in front of the building.
- You may not cross in front of busses.
- NEVER drop your student off in the parking lot and allow them to cross alone.
- If the busses have already left for the morning, you'll need to walk your child through the main doors and sign them in.
- It's easier and less congested if you walk your child up to their designated area, give a hug and kiss and away you go. Doing it this way will help with the flow of students inside the building.
In General:
- Please be courteous to other drivers – our children are watching.
- Please, refrain from using your phone while driving through the parking lot, is it not safe and it slows down the process.
- The speed limit is 5 MPH.
Student Pick-Up:
All students will be issued a number ID card that must be attached to their backpacks.
Parents will also be issued matching cards that will be sent home with their child on the first day. At the end of each day, if you are picking up your child, please park in the larger lot and walk around the back of the building to the multi-purpose room doors, which face the soccer field. At 3:42, we will open the doors for the parents who are picking up their child. At this time, you'll proceed inside. When you've connected with your child, you'll walk to the other set of doors to exit. A staff member will ask you to present your number, and he/she will check your card number with your child's number and make sure they match.
Lastly, you can exit and continue the dialogue of what thinking and learning your child did for the day. It is important to remember that you must have your ID number card to pick up your child.
We all have additional responsibilities beyond the hours of school. I am asking that you try to protect the learning time of your child. I understand it may be more convenient to pick-up your child a bit early to avoid traffic and lines. In doing so, the office staff is taken away from other responsibilities that come with the end of the day.
It also is a disruption to the other students that are learning. If anyway, please try to protect all of the student's learning time and respect the office staff's time.
Breakfast and Lunch
Elementary Lunches are $2.75 includes milk
Milk - .50
At Spencer, the students will go outside for recess first and then come in and eat lunch. We will have hand sanitizer available for the students. Feel free to attach a keychain hand sanitizer to your child's lunchbox. Below you will find the grade levels and their recess time and lunchtimes.
Recess will be 20 minutes and lunches will be 25 minutes
K- 11:30 - 12:15
2-12:00 - 12:45
4- 12:25 - 1:10
1 - 12:50 - 1:35
3 -1:15 -2:00
The individual classroom teachers will notify you of snack time in the classroom.
The lunch menu can be found here: https://brightonareaschools.nutrislice.com/menu/spencer-elementary/lunch/2019-08-14?mode=browse
Daily Start Time
First Bell - 8:46
Starting Time in class- 8:50 AM
Dismissal Time - 3:42 PM (Please note this is earlier than previous years)
Attendance Line*- 810-299-4354
*Please remember to call your child's absence in as early as possible.
Spencer Elementary
Email: rennerb@brightonk12.com
Website: https://www.brightonk12.com/Domain/238
Location: 10639 Spencer Road, Brighton, MI, United States
Phone: 810-299-4350
Twitter: @SpencerElem