WINGET PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FACT SHEET AND PROCEDURES
AT-A-GLANCE
2011-2012
Address:
12235 Winget Road
Charlotte, NC 28278
Phone:
Fax:
(980) 343-1063
(980) 343-1062
Web Address:
pages.cms.k12.nc.us/wingetpark/
Email:
wingetparkelem@cms.k12.nc.us
Operating Hours:
Students
8:15am – 3:15pm – Students not to enter building
before 7:45am.
(After 8:15am, students are TARDY) If students leave for the
day before 11:30am, they are counted absent.
Cafeteria:
Staff
Building
7:40am – 3:40pm
6:30am – 6:00pm
Times:
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Served 7:45am – 8:10am
Classes are assigned a time to be served.
Free and reduced lunch must be approved. Families in
need of assistance should complete an Application for Free
and Reduced Price Meals. When joining your child for
lunch, please sign in at the office and meet your child in the
cafeteria.
Costs:
 Breakfast
 Lunch
Students
Adults
Extra Milk
$1.25
A la Carte
50¢
Students
Adults
Extra Milk
$2.05
A la Carte
50¢
Parents may prepay meals at any time. Please place your cash or check inside an
envelope and write your child’s name and personal lunch number on the outside. Please
make checks payable to “Winget Park Cafeteria.” Please include your child’s full
name and lunch number on the outside of a sealed envelope. Children will be
assigned an individual lunch number the first day of school. Parents can also pay for
their child’s meals online by going to the CMS website (www.cms.k12.nc.us), go to
“Child Nutrition” and follow the online instructions.
Before School Enrichment Program:
Hours: 6:45am – 8:30am
Cost: Weekly fees: $30.00 for children not in After School care, and
$18.00 for children enrolled in the After School
Enrichment Program
After School Enrichment Program:
Hours: 3:15pm – 6:00pm
Cost: Weekly fees: $58.00 first child, $56.00 second child, and $46.00
subsequent children
A $25.00/family registration fee is required. To enroll in either program, see the ASEP
director or call (980) 343-5567.
Visitors
All visitors must stop at the main office and sign in the computer and wear a visitor
sticker. We also ask that you return to the main office and sign out in the computer at the
conclusion of your visit.
School Security
As we are located within a public park we have procedures in place in order to keep all
students and staff safe and secure. For that reason, during morning arrival time the only
doors that will be unlocked and available for entry into the building will be the C Hall
door (for bus students) and the front doors of the building. Staff members will be posted
throughout the hallways in order to visually monitor all persons entering and exiting the
building during the arrival time. Once the instructional bell has rung, the door to C Hall
will be secured and the only means of entry will be through the front doors of the school.
Tardy Students
The instructional day for students is from 8:15am to 3:15pm. The CMS expectation is
that students will be at school on time. In order for your child to benefit from ALL
instructional activities, we ask that you make a special effort to have him/her at school on
time each morning. The time to initiate and practice good school habits is at the
beginning of the school year. Students should be in their classrooms before the tardy bell
rings at 8:15am. Students who arrive after 8:15am must be signed in the main office by a
parent and they must obtain a tardy slip at that time. They will be counted as being tardy
for that day.
Exception: Students who arrive on late buses are not counted tardy.
Student Absences
In order to be successful in school, students must attend regularly. When a child is
absent, s/he is expected to bring a note written and signed by the parent on the day he
returns to school, giving the reason and date of absence.
Early Dismissal of School For An Emergency
If school must dismiss early due to an emergency, you will be notified through the media.
We will also be notified parents using the new phone system for mass communication,
called Connect-Ed. This will enable us to call all of our families simultaneously. It is
therefore most important that the school is notified whenever your contact information
changes. It is in the best interest of your child to be sent home according to their normal
mode of transportation (bus, daycare van, walker, car rider) rather than parents arranging
alternate transportation. We cannot get messages to students nor be responsible for
returning telephone calls on a day when we must dismiss early. Our primary concern is
the safety of all students. An unusual amount of traffic will hamper us from being the
most effective in our efforts. All parents should develop a plan with their children to
handle emergency dismissal. An emergency dismissal form is sent home with your
child during the first week of school. Please be sure that you complete this form and
return it to your child’s teacher immediately. There may be times when the buses will
deliver your child at home before you can arrive from work. Thank you for your
cooperation.
Early Dismissal By Parents
Students are expected to remain at school until the instructional day ends at 3:15pm. If
students leave for the day before 11:30am, they are counted absent. Please request early
dismissal for your child only when absolutely necessary. Making appointments after
3:30pm would allow your child to remain at school until 3:15pm and still arrive on time
for the appointment. If you must pick up your child early, please send a note to your
child’s teacher. Students who are picked up before dismissal must be signed out on the
computer in the main office. Parents are asked to remain in the front office while the
office staff calls the classroom for their child. Teachers may not dismiss students directly
to parents from the classroom at any time, and after 2:45pm students may not be called
from classrooms for early dismissal. These violate our Safe School Procedures. Parents
are asked to wait in the front office until their child’s class has been dismissed.
Lost and Found
Lost and found items will be kept outside of the cafeteria. Please check before or after
school for any item that may be lost. At the end of each semester, excess items will be
donated to local charitable groups.
Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher communication is vital to your child’s success. Teachers are willing to
conduct conferences before and after school hours when scheduled in advance.
TEACHERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION OR
CONFERENCE DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY (8:15AM – 3:15PM).
This is a great loss of classroom time for all students. When you need a conference,
please write the teacher a note and a conference will be scheduled.
Parent Involvement
Parents are welcome at Winget Park and we encourage them to volunteer in their child’s
classroom as well as across the schoolhouse. Parents are also welcome to have lunch
with their child at school any time. We ask that upon arrival at the school the parents
sign in at the front office, obtain a visitor pass, and meet their child’s class in the
cafeteria. When visiting the classroom we ask that parents contact the teacher ahead of
time to schedule a convenient time for their visit. Parents who plan to volunteer to tutor,
assist teachers in the classroom or serve as chaperones for field trips MUST complete the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Volunteer Profile Form online. This can be
accomplished by going to the CMS homepage at www.cms.k12.nc.us and clicking on
“Volunteering in CMS” under the Quick Links heading on the right-hand side of the
screen. Assistance in completing this form can also be provided to you at the school.
Only parents who have an approved form on file will be able to serve as volunteers.
Class Celebrations
Two class parties are scheduled for the school year – Winter Break and End of the Year.
Student birthday parties or other celebrations are not allowed. To recognize your child’s
birthday, you may send a snack to be eaten during the class’ lunch break. Only
commercially prepared items are acceptable due to health regulations. Homemade
cookies, cupcakes, etc. are not permissible. Please limit your birthday celebration to a
snack. Presents and balloons should be given at home.
Student Dress
Winget Park is a uniform school. The School Leadership adopted uniform guidelines.
These guidelines can be obtained in the main office of the school or by going online to
the school’s website (http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/wingetpark/).
Pets on Campus
No animals, with the exception of seeing eye dogs, are allowed on school property
without the approval of the principal. Families walking their children to school should
refrain from bringing their pets with them as many students are fearful of animals. We
also do not want to create a situation whereby students with allergies are affected.
Telephone Messages
Due to the large number of children at Winget Park Elementary School we ask that you
not telephone the school to leave messages for students unless in the case of an
emergency.
Forgotten Items
If your child has forgotten to bring books, lunch money, or some other item to school,
you may bring it to the school office and the secretaries will see that it is delivered to
your child.
First Aid
The school attempts to provide a safe environment for your child. If an accident does
occur, a member of the staff will administer first aid. If it is of a serious nature, the
school will notify the parents. Any treatment beyond first aid will be the responsibility of
the parent. Please make sure you complete the FAMILY INFORMATION SHEET –
EMERGENCY DISMISSAL/EVACUATION form and return it to your child’s teacher.
Notify the school when you change your address, physician, or phone number(s).
Medication
Students may not bring any form of medication – prescription or over the counter – to
school. This includes cough drops, cough syrup, painkillers, inhalers, etc. If your child
needs to take medicine at school, please personally deliver the medicine to the front
office with a completed medication form signed by you and your child’s doctor. A copy
of this form can be obtained from the school office.