Frequently Asked Questions

Dear Families,

I want to extend a heartfelt welcome to each of you as we kick off another exciting school year! I am thrilled to share that our district has made significant investments to upgrade and enhance our historic building. We have brand-new windows installed throughout the school, meaning our students will enjoy crisp, clear views, functional ventilation, and no more chilly drafts! We also have a new digital sign out front to keep you updated on upcoming events. These wonderful upgrades perfectly complement our previous renovations, including our fresh sidewalks, new fencing, upgraded playground, and modernized bathrooms.

With these fresh updates, it is officially "Game On" at our school! This year’s theme, “Game On—Where every move matters,” reflects our commitment to helping students grow into strategic thinkers. Just like master players, our learners will utilize their background knowledge, think critically, and use problem-solving skills to conquer new challenges. We invite you to be an active partner on our team this year. Your involvement and support are the ultimate winning strategy for your child's success, and together, we will help our students reach their highest potential.

Game On! Make Every Day Game Day!

Sara Pannier

Principal

Horace Mann Elementary

• Drop off time is no earlier than 7:30 am and no later than 7:45 am so that we can ensure all students are present and ready to learn. We will have a welcome table in front of the gymnasium entrance on the first day of school to remind students who their homeroom teacher will be and we will then escort them to their respective class lines in the gym.
• School is dismissed at 3:10 pm for Kindergarteners (in front of the gym) & 3:16 pm for 1st-3rd grades (in front of building along sidewalk). Parents are expected to stay behind the fence and your child will come to you.

All parents/guardians need to complete the online enrollment process to ensure we have updated information about your child. Please use the link provided below or you may go to the district website and click on enrollment. Items needed for enrollment: Immunization Record, Proof of Residency (utility bill), and Parent/Guardian Photo ID (driver's license).

RETURNING FAMILIES:

Families returning to Sedalia 200 (student(s) who ended the 25-26 school year with us) will complete their Annual Registration via their Parent Portal (new students can also be added during this time).

FAMILIES WHO ARE NEW TO THE DISTRICT:

Families that have not been enrolled prior to the 2026-27 school year should use this link: https://sedalia.infinitecampus.org/campus/OLRLogin/sedalia?configGroupID=3

• Instructions can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bn05J75XEQldRKQOJ0qdaelJ7C0wcYE6/view?usp=sharing

Teachers will also be sending you an invite to join ClassDojo, an app to streamline communication between the school and home.

Kindergarten Academy is a new way of thinking about how to start kindergarten. This approach allows all educators to assess and sort students into balanced classes based on their individual needs, abilities, and learning styles. During the first week of school, students will rotate to all kindergarten classrooms throughout the day. By observing student needs, friendships, and interactions early on, "right fit" classrooms can be developed for all students!

Our kindergarteners will be assigned to a classroom teacher on Thursday, Sept. 3rd. Parents and students will be able to meet the assigned teacher and join Dojo at this time. This reveal party will take place prior to dismissal on Thursday, September 3rd from 2:30-3:30 pm in the HM Gym.

Click on this link to view the brochure.

• Kindergarten - we ask that you keep your schools supplies at home until the conclusion of the Kindergarten Academy and bring them to the Kindergarten Teacher REveal at dismissal on Thursday - 8/28 from 2:30-3:30 pm.

• Aug 25: K-3 Open House 3:00-6:00 pm
• Aug 27: First Day of School 7:30 am - 3:16 pm
• Aug 27-Sept 3: Kindergarten Academy
• Sept 3: Kindergarten Teacher Reveal 2:30-3:30 pm (gym)
• Sept 4: No School (PD)

• Sept. 7: No School (Labor Day)

On the 2nd Wednesday of the month we will have a (2 hour) Early Out. Dismissal will be at 1:16 pm.

• 9/9, 10/14, 11/11, 12/7, 1/13, 2/10, 3/10, & 4/14

Please make arrangements for child care and notify the teacher/front office is those arrangements are different than the usual.Boys and Girls Club is an option! All you would need to fill out an application.

• Call the school office to report an absence at 660-826-6441.
• Monitor symptoms closely and keep your child at home if they are sick.
• The school nurse will call you to pick up your child if they are running a fever or have other symptoms that persist throughout the day. Typically, if a student visits the nurse's office 2-3 times with the same symptoms, the nurse will contact you.

If your child needs to take medicine at school we encourage you to drop it off early. The nurse will be available starting on Monday, Aug. 17th with the exception of a few scheduled meetings. Please be sure to bring the prescription and over-the-counter medication authorization form linked below. The nurse can help you fill it out and fax it to the doctor's office for authorization if needed. Remember over the counter meds require a doctor’s order as well.

Immunization Requirements, Health Action Plans, and Medication Authorizations

• Immunizations - Remember that students CANNOT attend school the FIRST day without an up-to-date immunization record or proper exemption on file. Students who already have an up-to-date immunization record on file or exemption, do NOT have to submit them again. If you have not already done so, get these completed and the immunization record or exemption to the school nurse ASAP. We want all students to be able to attend the first day! To learn more about required immunizations, go to the Health Services page on the district website by clicking HERE

• New Prescription Authorization or EAP (Emergency Action Plan) - must be completed each school year. This includes all over-the-counter medications, as well. If you will have medication to drop off for the 26-27 school year, the nurses will be in their buildings before the first day of school. Please plan to drop off all medication and inhalers prior to the first day of school. This will allow for a smoother first day for everyone. You can access the prescription authorization and other health forms on our district website under Health Services.

• Finally, if your child has a health condition, be certain to advise their nurse and school bus driver, so they have awareness in case of an emergency.

Checking your student's vaccination compliance

• We are asking parents to check their Infinite Campus Parent Portal to ensure their student is showing as compliant for vaccinations and ready to go for the first day of school.
• Infinite Campus Parent Portal: https://sedalia.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/sedalia.jsp

• Go to Menu>More>Health>Immunizations>
• If there is any red stating "non compliant," this means that your school nurse does not have the most up-to-date records needed for your student. If that is the case, we ask that you provide the school nurse with an updated shot record (or ask your family doctor's office to do so) as soon as possible.

• Kindergarten - Red
• 1st Grade - Orange
• 2nd Grade - Yellow
• 3rd Grade - Green

Parents may accompany their child to the Gymnasium front entrance on the first day of school to say goodbye and hand them off to staff who will help students identify their classroom teacher and will escort them to the designated grade level area.

Arrival Procedures

• Students may enter building at 7:30 am
• Drop off students between 7:30 - 7:45 am
• Breakfast is served from 7:30-8:00 am
• Students will enter the building through the gym doors daily & during inclement weather.
• Students can be dropped off at the playground for early morning recess (weather pending), however we would like them to come inside and eat breakfast first.
• We have very limited parking which is reserved for our teaching staff. Car Riders need to be dropped off in the front drop off zone or using the back alley beside the playground. Parents need to remain in the car and students get out and come in the gym doors or playground doors without parental assistance - “Roll up, Stop, Drop-off, and Go.”
• Please do not park your vehicle and block the bus zone - yellow curb

Dismissal Procedures

• School is dismissed at 3:16 pm (Kindergarten 3:10 pm)

• Teachers will walk students outside to their designated dismissal area

• Car riders - will be checked out to parent/designated individual

• Walkers/Bike Riders - are students who walk/ride bike home unsupervised and will use the designated crosswalk by a staff member.

• Boys & Girls Club - Students who are enrolled will be picked up at each grade level classroom room door and escorted to cafeteria/BGC prior to dismissal.

• Check-out system - Parents wait behind the fence (3 hand dismissal = parent waves at teacher, teacher waves to parent and teacher/student high-five & student goes to parent).

• Please do not park your vehicle and block the bus zone - yellow curb

Dismissal Time and Location

• 3:10 pm - Kindergarten - inside gym doors
• 3:16 pm - Grades 1st-3rd front entrances
• 1st Grade - Breezway exit
• 2nd Grade - Main (center) exit
• 3rd Grade - SE Exit
• Walnut Hills Bus Riders - will be supervised and escorted to bus upon its arrival

PLEASE UPDATE TRANSPORTATION FORM

The only students who qualify for bussing live in the Walnut Hills Subdivision (due to the distance). All other students are considered walkers or car riders since they live less than 1 mile from the school.

• If you need to check your child out of school early, you will need to walk up to the main entrance, buzz the intercom and request your child be released.
• Be prepared to show ID so we can verify you are authorized to pick up the student.
• The student will check out with the office staff and then walk out the front entrance to the parent.
• If your child needs to check in late, simply walk him/her to the front door, buzz the intercom, state the reason for being late, and the student will be allowed to enter the building.
• Please call in advance (660)826-6441 & we will have your child ready to come out upon arrival.

HM Front office number is 660-826-6441.

Bus routes and numbers have not changed from last year. So if your child rode the bus last year and you haven't moved, they will ride the same bus #103 at the same time. If you have questions specific for First Student Bus Company, then you can contact them at 660-826-5800.

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All other Horace Mann residents live in a 1 mile radius from our school and therefore are not bus eligible. They will walk, ride a bike, or be a car rider.

The TIGER VAN is not an available service for our students since your home is within the 1 mile radius. Those who qualify for the van are being transferred from their neighborhood to our school for academic support specific to Horace Mann School since they live beyond the 1 mile radius.

Sedalia 200 supply lists are available online through Teacher Lists. Printed copies also are available at the local Walmart, Staples and Woods stores. To find your student's list online:

1. Go to https://www.teacherlists.com/

2. Click on "Find A List" at the top of the page and search by our ZIP Code, 65301

3. Click on your child's school.

4. Click on your child's grade level/class.

• Breakfast is free for students Pre-K through 5th grade
• Lunch Price is $2.45 for an Elementary Student (pre-K-5)
• Parents are highly encouraged to complete the Free/Reduced Lunch Forms. You may qualify for a free lunch or reduced rate. Click this link to apply for Free Lunches: https://www.sedalia200.org/Page/1063
• Breakfast and lunch menus can be found here: https://www.sedalia200.org/domain/322
• Breakfast will be served on the first day of school

• Every teacher has an email that he/she checks frequently. Feel free to email the teacher with questions or concerns. The teacher will respond within 24-48 hours.
• You may also phone the front office to leave a message for the teacher to call you. Our number is 660-826-6441.
• Your child's teacher will let you know the best way to communicate with them so that you get a timely response.
• We prefer to use ClassDojo so that you can receive private messages or classroom feeds often with pictures of your child/classroom activities.

Go to the App Store and download the ClassDojo App or click on the invitation link your child's teacher will be sending you. Remember to turn on notifications so that you will be notified when new messages are sent.

https://www.bgckids.com/become-a-member/

Email: panniers@sedalia200.org
Website: https://www.sedalia200.org/Domain/35
Location: 1100 West 16th Street, Sedalia, MO, USA
Phone: 660-826-6441
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Twitter: @HoraceMannElem