Hannah Cole Primary
2014-15 School Year
Open House Packet
• Please complete the forms
and return as soon as
possible.
• Handbook and calendar (One
side is district and one side is HCP) is in
your child’s packet.
•Title I – All students receive
services based on individual
needs
•Learning Compact
Teacher, parent, student
responsiblities
COMMUNICATION
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Teacher newsletters – twice a month
Principal newsletter – once a month
Parent Portal
Website: www.boonville.k12.mo.us
– Links for Lunch/Breakfast menu
– Upcoming events
– Staff Directory
– Student Handbook
RED (Real Time Events Delivered)
• Receive a text and/or email on upcoming
events and early dismissals due to weather
• Sign up for RED on Boonville website
-Hannah Cole – General and your child’s
grade level.
• If phone numbers or email addresses change
please notify the school and update your
RED account.
ARRIVAL TIMES
• School starts at 7:45
• Children cannot arrive before 7:25 as supervision
is not available.
• Upon arrival children can either go to the gym or
eat breakfast.
• Breakfast times are 7:25 – 8:00
LATE START
• District is planning on using a late start system
on inclement weather days.
• The day will begin at 9:45 when a late start is
issued.
Attendance
• Great improvement
• Extremely important
• Incentives for good attendance
– “Beat the Bell”
– “STAR” Students
– End of the year award for Perfect Attendance
– See Handbook for details
Lunch
• Parents are welcome to eat a school lunch with
their child.
• Please notify school by 8:30.
• NO FAST FOOD OR SODA MAY BE BROUGHT IN.
• You will sit at a table in the extended part of the
cafeteria with your student.
• A Lunch expectation agreement needs to be
signed.
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
• Brown Bag Lunch & Grandparent Celebration
will take the place of Muffins for Moms,
Grandparent’s Breakfast and Breakfast for
Dads.
-Author’s Night will be part of the Spring
Brown Bag Lunch
• Reading Carnival, Science-Go-Round, and PTO
Events
GRADES
• HCP utilizes an Objective Based Grade system.
• We will continue sending home grade cards
each quarter.
• This will be DIFFERENT than the other 3
schools as they are Grade Based.
PTO
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Watch Dog Dads
Color Walk-Sept. 26
Fall Fundraiser
Lots of ways to get involved. Check out
the table in front hallway.
SICKNESS
• When your child is sick, please call the office by 8:30.
Leave a message if on another line.
• Your child should be symptom/fever free for 24 hours
before returning to school.
• If your child gets sick during the day, we will call
parents first, then emergency contacts.
• Any prescription medications need to be brought to
the nurse in the pharmacy package with pharmacy
label.
• Doctor/Dentist Notes to excuse absences.
Safety
• All classroom doors are locked
• Specific procedures & practice drills
• All outside doors are locked
• Bond Issue passed and will be having locked
front doors and cameras next year.
VISITORS
• Visitors must check in the office
and get a visitor pass.
• No parents in hallway unless
cleared through office.
Dismissal Procedures
• Plan ahead for your child’s dismissal
• Consistent dismissal procedures are important
• If you need to change dismissal plans, a
parent or legal guardian must call the office
by 2:00.
Pick-Up List
• Your child will only be released with those you
have listed on your child’s verification form. It
is a two-sided document and the top paper of
your child’s packet.
• If you need someone to pick up your child that
is not on the list, please call the office.
• You may be asked for a photo ID.
NO CARS IN LINE BEFORE BUSES.
West Parking
Lot
Bus 1
Bus 2
Bus 9
Bus 5
Bus 7
East
Parking Lot
Bus 11
Bus 3
Bus 4
Bus 6
Bus 12
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Bus 10
Hannah Cole Primary
Buses will arrive by 2:35 each day.
Cars may line up only AFTER buses or park in parking spots.
Parent Pick-Up Procedures
• Two ways to utilize parent pick-up:
• Car Pick-Up
• Face to Face Pick-Up
Car Pick-Up
• Pick-up is at 2:55 AFTER all buses have left
• Stay in your car
• Pull your car all the way around the parking
lot via the following:
West Side-2nd Graders & Preschool
(Behind buses)
East Side-Kindergarten & 1st Grade
(Behind buses)
Car Pick-Up
• Lanes will continue to move forward and load
students.
• The moving line needs to keep moving. You
may need to park if your student is not ready.
• Stay in a single line.
• If your child has a sibling in 2nd grade, they will
all be with the 2nd grade teacher.
Face-to-Face Pickup
• Face-to-Face Pickup will start at 2:55.
• If you prefer to park and walk up to the
building you may use the crosswalks and an
attendant will be there to direct traffic.
• Teachers will be in the same area each day.
• The teacher will make sure you are on the list
and you can take your student.
Face-to-Face Pick-Up
• People picking up students will not be allowed
to stand inside the school or in the front entry
of the building.
• The only exception to this is during inclement
weather. A staff member will hold a sign for
parents to come in the foyer after busses
dismiss.
What Can You Do to Help?
• Please share our dismissal procedures with
anyone that picks up your child.
• Be patient. We have tried to address possible
issues but realize there will still be some that
might come up.
• Please return the packet information as soon
as possible.
• Thank you for your support and we look
forward to a great school year with you and
your children!