Sussex Star Burst Newsletter
Principal's Corner
Important Transportation Information
Please check bus information in the WEB BASED PowerSchool Parent Portal until Monday, September 5th, to ensure you have the most up-to-date bus stop times.
Morning Pickups: Please be at your bus stop location ten minutes before your scheduled pick-up time.
Afternoon Dropoffs: Guardians of preschool through second graders should be at the bus stop ten minutes before your scheduled drop-off time to meet students in the afternoon. NOTE: During the first two weeks of school, afternoon drop-off times are often later as school staff ensures each student is on the correct bus and students acclimate to the dismissal procedures of the school. This could delay the departure time from the school.
If you plan to pick up your child at dismissal time and this is not their typical mode of transportation, please complete the Sussex Pick Up Note Google Form in the morning.
- Please complete the Annual Student Update as soon as possible.
- Free and Reduced lunch applications will be sent home on 9/6. Please complete and return as soon as possible.
Mark Your Calendars!
September 6- First Day of School
September 12- Fall Club Sign Up (More information from HSA to follow)
September 12- Girls on the Run Begins- Sign Up Information Below
September 13- Back to School Night- 6:30-8:00 (Adult Only Event)
September 23- School Spirit! Wear your favorite sports team shirt
September 26- School is Closed
September 30- Spirit Day! Wear your Sussex Spirit Wear
New Email Address for the Sussex Main Office
Parking Lot Traffic Pattern
Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
Arrival:
Arrival: Students enter the building at 8:55 a.m. Parents wishing to bring their students to school should do so no earlier than 8:40. Students are dropped off at the entrance. Please note that there is no supervision before 8:55; any student arriving before 8:55 will not be permitted in the building.
Our parking lot space is smaller than Alfred Vails and cannot accommodate those who wish to drop their student off to line up at the entrance with their vehicles, waiting for the doors to open at 8:55. If you arrive before 8:55 and would like to wait with your child, please park your vehicle in the main or side parking lot and escort your student to the front door or wait in your vehicle in the parking lot until the building opens.
We will begin the dismissal process at approximately 3:20. We will begin by dismissing all walkers and those being picked up by their parents at this time.
Parent Pick-Up & Escorted Walkers: The side parking lot will be available for parking during arrival and dismissal. Parents will either park their car in the side parking lot or the main lot and wait outside the side entrance until dismissal time. Staff members will be outside the side parking lot door to take your name. Once they have your name, they will call into the gymnasium for your child, and your child will be released to you.
- If you plan to pick up your child at dismissal time and this is not their typical mode of transportation, please complete the Sussex Pick Up Note Google Form in the morning.
- Written permission must be provided if you are sending someone other than yourself to pick up your child. Individuals should be prepared to present identification. Students will not be dismissed by anyone without written parental consent.
District Appointed Walkers without an Escort: Students designated as district-appointed walkers will be dismissed after the last period. Students will follow all approved routes in which a crossing guard is present. Should you pick your child up, please follow the procedures above under Parent Pick Ups. For safety reasons, students will not be permitted to enter vehicles on school property if the adult does not follow the above procedures.
- Change in Dismissal Plans: If a situation requires you to pick your child up during the school day, please complete the electronic Sussex Pick Up Note Google form in the morning before your child arrives at school or as soon as you know you will be changing your child's dismissal plan. The end of the day is very hectic in the main office. Pickups near dismissal time for those who have not completed the Google form may be delayed.
- Before leaving, you must sign your child out in the notebook provided in the foyer. Written permission must be provided if you are sending someone other than yourself. Students will not be dismissed by anyone without written parental consent. Individuals should be prepared to present identification.
Lunch and Recess
- Breakfast is $1.35 a day
- Lunch is $2.85
- Milk $.75.
- Snacks are available for purchase and range from $.50 to $1.00.
School Supplies
Girls on the Run
The Sussex Home and School Association (HSA)
Please get in touch with our HSA president Michele Cottone or any member of our HSA Executive Board at SussexavenueHSA@gmail.com to discuss how you can lend a hand.
Be sure to register on the HSA (Home School Association) website. The HSA website is one-
stop-shopping for the school calendar, spirit wear store, latest announcements, and more!