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We successfully completed 4 fire drills last week, your students did great.

We practice so that if we have a real emergency, our students are prepared. Each year we need to conduct:

• Fire Drills
• Lock Down Drills
• Early Release Drill
• Shelter in place Drills

Please reassure your student that these drills are to practice, and nothing to be afraid of.

Transportation is controlled by BPS, and if you have questions you can reach out to them directly with questions. In order to build the routes for our buses BPS takes all students at the school into consideration, and gives each student who is more than .7 miles away a bus route. If you receive a letter from Buffalo with a bus route, and you do not want your child to ride that bus, please let the school know. If you don't tell us to not put them on the bus, we will be putting them on the bus. A simply call to the office, or note sent into the teacher is enough to make sure we do not put them on the bus.

If you want to make a change for a particular day, please make sure you have contacted the school or teacher by 12:30. Changes called in after that may not be abled to be processed in time.

If you need to pick up your child early, you must do so before 1:30. No child will be released from 1:30 until 2:00 pm.

You must utilize our school pass number system for picking up your students. If you do not have a number please contact your child's teacher or the office so we can get you your students number. Please do not come into the office to request your child, unless you have not been given a school pass number.

All walkers are released at 2:00 pm. Students need to walk on Westminster when they leave the building. Due to the buses being on East Amherst we want to ensure our students are safe as they walk home, and with the buses it can be dangerous.

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In order to help build our community, we require our students to follow our uniform dress code. Our dress code helps create a safe and orderly environment, instills discipline, and eliminates the competition and distractions caused by varied dress styles. Students are expected to arrive in uniform every day. Students are REQUIRED to remain in their uniform for the entire school day, including lunch periods.

Tops: Navy Blue School Logo Top - Please purchased through our on-line system. https://www.westminsterccs.org/families/uniforms/

• WCCS Embroidered short sleeve polo ($16)

• WCCS Embroidered Sweatshirt ($18)

Bottoms: Khaki or Navy (color)

• Uniform or Dress Pants*

• Uniform or Dress Shorts*

• Uniform Jumper

• Uniform or Dress Skirt*

Dress Pants - do not include denim, ripped material, leggings, or jeggings. Dress pants would be made of cotton, polyester blend, or wool.

Dress Shorts - must be made of dress pant materials and have at least a 7-inch inseam; the bottom must be hemmed (no cut-offs).

Dress Skirts - must be made of dress pant materials and have at least a 9-inch inseam; the bottom must be hemmed (no cut-offs).

Short-Sleeve Polo shirts - students should not wear any visible shirt underneath their polo. If students are cold, they can wear a school sweatshirt.

Clothing that is ripped, cut, slashed, or has holes, is prohibited, even on dress-down days. Clothes with rips that are filled underneath are not allowed.

Footwear: Shoes or Sneakers

• Rubber Bottom Shoes - appropriate for running and playing

• Cotton, leather, or man-made leather, solid uppers

• Shoes must have enclosed heels and toes.

• No sandals, slides, slippers, high heels, house shoes, moccasins, boots, flip-flops, foam rubber body shoes, or Crocs are allowed.

• These footwear requirements are due to safety issues.

Orders made online can be picked up from 8-11 or 1-3 Monday through Friday. Online orders can also be given to the child directly, saving you a trip to the school. If you need to pay cash, please bring exact change and follow the above hours.

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WCCS uses a tiered approach to increased student attendance. We start with foundational supports for the whole school. These foundational supports are followed by prevention-oriented supports for attendance (Tier1), more personalized outreach or early intervention (Tier 2), and intensive intervention (Tier 3).

The Tiers of Intervention

• Foundational strategies are practices for the whole school that promote positive conditions for learning. When positive conditions are in place, students are more likely to attend and be engaged.

• Tier 1 strategies are aimed at encouraging better attendance for all students and at preventing absenteeism before it affects achievement.

• Tier 2 interventions are designed to remove barriers to attendance for students at greater risk of chronic absenteeism, such as those who missed 10% of the school year, the standard definition of chronic absenteeism. These students and families should receive personalized attention as part of the engagement strategy.

• Tier 3 interventions provide intensive support to students missing the most school, often involving not just schools but other agencies such as health, housing and social services, and typically requiring case management customized to individual students’ challenges. Students missing 20% or more of the school year benefit from the addition of this intensive level of support.

October 3rd - Awards Ceremony for all students in grades 4-8 who scored proficient on a NYS assessment. Parents are invited to attend.

October 8th - Picture Day, students must be in uniform.

October 8th - Good for Neighborhood, ENL Parent Orientation, High School Fair 4:00-5:30

October 13 - Indigenousness Peoples' Day, no school

October 14th - After School Program Begins

October 15th - Unity Day - Students wear orange shirts to support anti-bullying.

October 16th - Financial Coaching Session - free for all - 3:15-4:35

October 20th - Community Cafe - 2:45=3:34

October 21st - Parent Meeting (PAC) 5:00-6:00 pm, in person or join by ZOOM

October 29th - Trunk or Treat - 4:00-5:30

October 31st - Dress Up Day

November 4th - No school for students, parent teacher conferences, 11:30-2:30

November 5th - High School Application Night, come to the school and complete your child's application to ensure they do not miss the BPS deadline. 5:00-6:30

November 7th - End of First Quarter - Report Cards will be published to portal 1 week later.

November 11th - Veterans Day, no school

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With your support, we look forward to building on our school’s 30-year history

of educating our community’s children. With your help, we can grow our pride!