Ferry Falcons
Principal Randazzo
Weekly Update
October 9th
Thank you parents. It was great to see everyone at conferences. Thank you for all the work on the Book Fair as well.
Halloween - a reminder that costumes cannot have weapons and students can not wear masks. Thank you.
Upcoming Dates
October
30 - 1/2 day for students, a.m. only. Parade at 9:00.
Technology guidelines
Please Be aware of technology guidelines before purchasing
Specifically, smartwatches (Apple, Google, Samsung, etc.) and AI glasses (Ray-Ban, Meta, Oakely, etc.) are considered personal communication devices and fall under the Off and Out of Sight policy. Also note, the College Board does not allow AI glasses (Ray-Ban, Meta, Oakely, etc.) in testing. Please be aware of the district technology guidelines before purchasing for your student.
A selection from the full GPPSS Board Policy on Personal Communication Devices is copied below:
4.21 Personal Communication Devices
A “personal communication device” is a privately-owned device that is used for audio, video or text communications. “Personal communication device” includes, but is not limited to, computers, tablets (e.g. iPads and similar devices), electronic readers (“E-readers,” e.g. Kindles and similar devices), cell phones (e.g. mobile/cellular telephones, smartphones (e.g. iPhone, Android devices, Windows Mobile devices, etc.), telephone paging devices (e.g. beepers or pagers), and/or other web-enabled devices of any type.
Ferry Attendance Communication
If your child will be absent from school, please let us know! You can call our Attendance Line at 313-432-4101 or email us at ferryattendance@gpschools.org. Just be sure to include your child’s name and the reason for their absence. Thank you for helping us stay connected and keep our attendance records up to date!
Ferry Bell schedule and Line-Up procedures
Daily Bell Schedule (Late start Monday) - Daily Bell Schedule (Tues- Friday)
9:05 a.m. Entry Bell 8:20 a.m. Entry Bell
11:55 Lunch period begins 11:35 Lunch period begins
12:45 Lunch period ends 12:25 Lunch period ends
3:38 p.m. Dismissal Bell 3:38 p.m. Dismissal Bell
1/2 Day Bell Schedule
8:20 a.m. Entry Bell
11:36 a.m. Dismissal Bell
Student Entrance, Exit and Line-Up Procedures
Door A ~ Grade 3 (Bike rack doors)
Door B ~ Grade 1, Young 5 ( Office Doors )
Door C ~ Kindergarten (On Roslyn)
Door E ~ Grade 4 and ¾ Fisher (Blacktop)
Door M ~ Grade 2 (Blacktop)
Door U ~ Ritchie (parking lot)
Door V ~ Walkley (parking lot)
Pre-school ~ Enter & Exit from outside classroom door
