First Day Information for TK, Kinder & 1st Grade Families

Lin Howe Families,

First day of school is Wednesday, August 23, 2023

1. Gates open at 8:30

2. Please help your student remember their TEACHER'S NAME AND ROOM NUMBER to help us guide them to their classrooms/lines

3. Send students with a water bottle with their name on it. We have hydration stations for them to refill them throughout the day

4. Send students with a snack and lunch or remind them they are picking up their lunch in the cafeteria

5. Reminder we are a secure campus, no family members are allowed on campus, without being buzzed in the glass doors and signing in through the main office (not available for drop off or pick up)

6. Pick up Gates open at 3:05.

TK picks up at Gate 5 (on Van Buren)

Kinder picks up at Gate 4 (on Van Buren)

1st-5th pick up at Gate 1 (on Irving)

Older siblings of TK or Kindergarten students will be meet their sibling at their pick up gate.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

• What do I bring on the first day of school?

Please send your child to school with a backpack, a water bottle(with their name on it), a snack, lunch (unless you want free cafeteria lunch). Suggested supplies are not necessary the first days of school. You will get more information from your child's teacher.

• How will I know where to line up? 1st through 5th grade students will line up on the playground by class. Please look for the teacher sign. There will be many adults out to help students find their class.

• I have a kindergartener and a third grader. How do I drop off both kids?

Please bring both students to the kinder gate. Your older child or staff will help TK or kindergarten students get to class safely. Older siblings will meet their TK or Kinder sibling at their pick up gate for dismissal.

• Can I come on the playground in the morning with my child?

NO. We are a secure campus. All visitors must have a clear purpose to be on campus, and must sign in and out through our main office. Drop off and pick up access is not option to be on campus.

• My child would like breakfast.

Students may enter the campus to walk to the cafeteria starting at 8:00am. Sorry, NO PARENTS/GUARDIANS allowed in the cafeteria for breakfast.