Sunset Heights Principal Notes

I hope everyone had a fun, relaxing, and restful summer. While students were away, our teachers have been in and out all summer preparing and setting up their classrooms, and our custodial staff has worked hard to ensure the building is clean, safe, and ready for the new school year.

By now, incoming kindergarten students and their families should have received letters with information about screening, placement, and our staggered start. Students in grades 1–5 should have received their teacher assignments.

School hours are 9:00 AM–3:25 PM. Students should be dropped off no earlier than 8:50 AM, as there is no outdoor supervision before that time.

Supply lists, breakfast/lunch menus, and other important information are available on our school website:

https://sunsetheights.nashua.edu/

We hope to see all of our 1st–5th graders on Monday, August 24, from 1:00–2:00 PM for our annual Meet & Greet!

We are looking forward to a wonderful start to the school year.

August 19- Nashua Goes Back to School Night- Holman Stadium 5:00-6:30

August 24th- Meet and Greet 1:00-2:00

August 25th- First day 1st - 5th Grade

September 4- No School

September 7- No School

September 8- No School

August 25th, August 26th, August 27th – Screening (come at your scheduled time, bring a snack and drink for your child)

August 28th: Kindergarten orientation and teacher meet and greet. 1:00-2:00

August 31st & September 1st First Day of School: Students will attend a full day session as follows:

• Students whose last name begins with A through M come in on August 31st from 9:00 - 3:25
• Students whose last name begins with N through Z come in on September 1st from 9:00 – 3:25

September 2nd : All Kindergarten students attend according to the regular kindergarten day.

We ask that you communicate with the classroom teacher how your child will be going home each day. If there is a change in dismissal we ask that you please write a note or call the main office. If you email the teacher in the middle of a day they may not get the message before dismissal.

Early dismissals for students after 3:10pm are strongly discouraged. We appreciate your understanding with that as the office is preparing for schoolwide dismissal at that time.

Morning Drop off Procedures:

· Drop off begins at 8:50, there is no supervision outside of the school before then.

· All students enter and exit the main doors at the front of the school.

· Please remain in your car at all times in the car loop.

· You will be directed by staff to move up.

· Your child will exit on the curb side only, this is the passenger’s side of the car.

· All parents are encouraged to use the car drop off loop instead of parking. However, if you must to park you need to use an actual parking spot. We have added 5 drop off and pick up spots on the school side of the parking lot. These spots are for 5-10-minute use. You must then walk your child to the cross walk and wait to be directed by the adult monitoring the cross walk. Your child CAN NOT walk through the parking lot on their own, this is for safety reasons.

· As you are driving down Osgood Rd. towards the school please drive slowly and remain on the correct side of the road. There are students who walk to school and use the sidewalk on Osgood Rd. Driving slowly assures the safety of all.

Afternoon Car Rider Procedures:

· Dismissal begins at 3:25

· ALL children being picked up in a car MUST be picked up in the loop. No students will be permitted to cross at the cross walk and meet parents in the parking lot. This is for the safety of your children.

· The Parking Lot will be closed to traffic during car pick up.

· Each student will get a paper either at meet and greet or on the first day of school please write your child’s first name and last Initial and Grade in a dark color. This should be placed in the front passenger side window or windshield.

· As you arrive at the end of the day, remain in the right lane until directed otherwise. Once staff has told you which lane you will be in you must stay in that lane for the duration of dismissal procedures.

· Students will be lined up by grade level on the side of the building.

· Staff will call students to numbered cones where each car will stop and they will get in to the passenger side of the car. We ask that those picking up remain in your car at all times.

· The only parents that should be waiting outside of the school are those who are WALKING home.

· Our pick-up procedure is well thought out and in designed to keep everyone safe and keep dismissal orderly. Your cooperation is appreciated.

· If you are waiting on Osgood Rd prior to dismissal beginning, please do not block the private driveways.