Bell Schedules

Primary School &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Elementary School

7:55-8:25 Title= I sessions = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; 7:55-8:25 &= nbsp; Title I sessions

8:25-8:34 &= nbsp; Recess &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 8:25-8:34 &= nbsp; Recess &= nbsp;

8:34 = School begins: early Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grades &= nbsp; 8:34 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; School begins

10:20-10:39 Recess &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 10:10-10:29 &= nbsp; Recess: grade 2

10:30 = Late Kindergarten begins = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = 1= 0:13-10:29 &= nbsp; Recess: grade 3

11:00-11:10 Recess &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 10:35-10:49 &= nbsp; Recess:grades 4&5=

11:55 = Dismissal: early Kindergarten &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; 11:30-12:10 &= nbsp; Lunch:grades 2 & 3

11:55-12:35 Lunch: late Kindergarten &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; 12:15-12:55 &= nbsp; Lunch: grades 4 & 5

12:20-12:58 Lunch: 1st = & 2nd grades &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; 2:35 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Dismissal all grades

2:35 = Dismissal: late Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grades

&n= bsp;

Office Policies

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<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>For business with the principal, teachers, office supervisor, or health assista= nt, call the elementary school office, which is open daily from 7:30 until 4:00. Office hours at the pri= mary school are from 8:30 until 3:30. The hours of the health assistant at the elementary school are from = 8:30 until 2:30 daily, and from 10:15 until 1:45 at the primary school. All visitors and volunteers must s= ign in at the school office on the campus they are visiting. They should pick up a visitor̵= 7;s badge at that time, and return it to the office when signing out.

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<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>Please do not interrupt a classroom to bring forgotten items, such as lunch or homework, to a student. Bring= these items to the office, and the office will notify the teacher at an appropria= te time that items have arrived for the student. Please don’t ask that messag= es be relayed to a student except in the case of an emergency.<= /p>
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<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>For the protection of all children, and in compliance with state law, medicatio= ns are administered at school on a limited basis. If it is necessary for a student to receive medication during school hours, a written order from the doctor mus= t be on file in the school office. Medication must be in the original container, will be kept in the sc= hool health office, and will be dispensed as the physician’s directions indicate. No child may carry medication to or from school. District policy considers Tylenol, cough = drops, and inhalers as medications.

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<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>A parent or other authorized person will be notified if your child becomes il= l at school. If the office is unab= le to reach a parent, they will notify people listed on the Student Emergency Card. It is important that the people listed on the card be able to pick up the child as soon as possible = from the school office. Be sure to notify the school office if any changes occur during the school year.

Please make every effort to arrange for medical appointments and vacations outside of school hours. Classroom instructional time is cr= ucial to learning. If you need to p= ick up your child during the school day, please come to the school office. The office staff will call the classroom, and your student will be sent to the office to meet you.

Transportation

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Children are urged not to arrive at school before 7:55 a.m. since there is no supervision prior to that time. Students who arrive at school prior to the 8:25 bell are to report directly to the lunchroom at the primary school and to the cafetorium<= /span> at the elementary school. Stu= dents in grades 3-5 are permitted to ride their bicycles to school. This is in accordance with the age recommendations of the Arcadia Police Department and the California Highway patrol. Bike racks are provided in a fence= d area adjacent to Cabrillo Road. It is strongly suggested that bikes be locked while at school. Students are not to ride bikes on = the playground or through the parking lot at any time. All bikes must be walked on campus= at all times. All students who r= ide bicycles to school are required to wear bike helmets. Be sure helmets are labeled with students’ names.

<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>Crossing guards are situated at the corners of De Anza Place and Altura Road, and A= ltura Road and Hugo Reid Drive during times when children are goin= g to and from school. Children sho= uld always use crosswalks when crossing Hugo Reid Drive, Cabrillo Road, and A= ltura Road. Even then, they should cross cautiously after looking in both directions.

Parent-Provided Transportation:

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<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>At the primary school parents who drive students to school are strongly urged = to use the Michillinda Avenue parking lot to drop off and pick up students. Pavement markings a= nd signs indicate the drop off procedures.&nb= sp; Volunteers monitor the parking lot in the morning before school begi= ns. Their task is to welcome students = and to be sure that drivers adhere to the posted signs. A posted sign indicates that you c= annot make a left turn onto Michillinda after droppin= g off your children.

<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>A second location for the primary school drop-off in the morning is on Altura Roa= d. The crossing guard will assist chi= ldren crossing Altura as they head west on DeAnza Pla= ce. It is extremely important that dri= vers not drive into the DeAnza Place cul-de-sac = to drop off students between 8:00 and 8:35 a.m. nor to pick them up between 2:= 15 and 2:35 p.m. This is for the safety of the children who are walking as there is no crossing guard in the cul-de-sac and the children using the crosswalk are very young. However, if you are dropping off y= our late-start kindergartner at 10:30 a.m. or picking up your early-start kindergartner at 11:55 a.m., you are encouraged to drive into the DeAnza Pla= ce cul-de-sac for these two situations.

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For drop off and pick up at = the elementary school, parents are requested to use ALL legal curb areas around= the perimeter of the school campus. This includes areas along Cabrillo, Drak= e, and Altura Roads as well as Hugo Reid Drive. Utilizing all of these areas will = help alleviate a dangerous traffic situation that occurs when parents use Hugo Reid Drive exclusively. Frequently double parking occurs, cars are parked in the red zones, and crosswalks are blocked. The Arcadia police department does not allo= w the crosswalks to be blocked by vehicles and will ticket vehicles that are illegally parked.

Birthdays

Please do not bring food ite= ms to your child’s classroom. Don’t put your teacher in the awkward position of having to re= fuse your treats. If you wish to acknowledge your child’s special day, please bring a book to donate to the class library, or ask your teacher for other suggestions.

Party invitations may be distributed only if all classmates, or all boys or all girls are invited. Teachers will pass out the invitat= ions at the end of the school day. If not everyone in the class is invited, please do not bring the invitations to school.

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Sweaters, jackets, lunch pails, etc. should be labeled for identification, ideally on an inside label. Lost and found items are placed on= a rack located in the back of the cafetorium of t= he elementary school and in the primary school office. Items not claimed at the end of th= e year are donated to charity.

Hugo Reider

<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>The PTSA prints a monthly newsletter called the Hugo Reide= r. It is sent home with students to k= eep families informed about school and PTSA events. It includes a message from the pri= ncipal and a calendar of events.

Wednesday Folders

<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>Every Wednesday students bring home a folder with written communication from the school. Included might be not= ices from the district, principal, staff, or PTSA. Notification of upcoming events an= d the Hugo Reider, as well as the monthly lunch menu = are carried home in the Wednesday folder. Please sign the back of the folder and return it to school the follo= wing day.

PTSA

<= span style=3D'font-family:"Abadi MT Condensed Light";mso-bidi-font-family:"Abadi= MT Condensed Light"'>Hugo Reid Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) supports student education a= nd enrichment programs and provides many community building events. Parents are encouraged to join the= PTSA, and to partner with the important work that is done to enhance our school.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Meetings are usually held on the f= ourth Tuesday of each month in the elementary school cafetor= ium. The business meeting begins at 8:30 followed by the General Meeting at 8:45.&n= bsp; Coffee and snacks are served. Attendance at meetings is a great way to be informed about all that = is going on at Hugo Reid. We rec= ognize that not all parents are able to attend the meetings; however, there are ma= ny opportunities for volunteering in a way that fits your interests and schedu= le. Please come to the First Day Coffe= e on September 7th at 8:35 a.m. to find out more about what PTSA does and how you can be a part of this school community.&nb= sp; Or contact this year’s PTSA president, Debbie Beveridge, at 626-446-9620 (h) 626-583-3552 (w) or dbeverid@eastwestbank.com.