Attendance Information

24-Hour Absence Hotline: (858) 484-4876

ABSENCES: It is important that you keep us informed regarding the reason your child is not in school. Therefore, when your child is absent, we request that you call the 24-Hour Absence Hotline (858) 484-4876 before 9:00 am to inform us whether your child is ill or absent for other reasons. If your child will be absent from school due to anything other than illness, please contact the school office in advance regarding homework and/or a study contract.

TARDIES: Like absences, tardies affect classroom learning time and should be avoided. Students who are late to school must check in through the office. Medical appointments are considered excused tardies. All other tardies are unexcused.

ARRIVAL: School begins at 8:00am, Monday through Thursday, and at 9:00am on Fridays. Playground supervision will begin at 7:40am, daily. Please do not drop your child off unsupervised prior to 7:40am. Upon arrival at school, students in grades 1-5 will walk to the back playground. At the first bell, 5 minutes before the start of school, students should line up in their designated area and wait for their classroom teacher. All students are expected to be in their seats, ready to learn by 8:00am.

Kindergarten students will proceed to the kindergarten playground between 7:50am & 8:00am. Kindergarten children will line up with their teacher and classmates at the first bell five minutes before school begins at 7:55am.

Students arriving after the 8:00 bell need to come to the office for a late slip before going to class.

DISMISSAL: Students in grades K-5 are dismissed from school at 2:15pm. We respectfully ask that parents wait to meet their children inside the school hallways or by their classroom until after the 2:15pm bell has rung, as it is a distraction to the learning environment. Thank you for being respectful of student learning time.

Kindergarten students will be handed off directly from teacher to caregiver at the kindergarten gate at 2:15pm.

LATE START EVERY FRIDAY: Each Friday school begins at 9:00am to allow our teachers time for professional growth and grade level planning. Supervision is available for students on the playground beginning at 7:40am.