Harvey Welcome Back Information

Grades K-6

Full-Day: 9:05 AM - 3:55 PM

Half-Day: 9:05 AM - 12:09 PM

Doors open at 8:55 AM

Office Hours

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

• Principal: Ms. Marissa Masi
• Secretary: Ms. Erica Pawlik
• Clerk: Mrs. Mandi Dumont
• Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
• Open Daily: Monday-Friday
• Office Number:586-797-5100
• Absence Line: 586-797-5199
• Email: harveyoffice@uticak12.org

We would like to share that Utica Community Schools will be consolidating its district, school, and classroom communications into a single program this school year. Messages will now be shared via the ParentSquare program.

ParentSquare will be used to share district and school emails, texts, and phone calls. In addition, ParentSquare recently acquired the Remind system, which is used by our teachers, advisors and coaches to share messages with families. Our goal is to streamline communication in a way that is more efficient, effective, and convenient for UCS families.

A few quick things to know:
No Account Required to Start: While you don't need an account to receive district messages, creating one gives you a central hub to view past announcements, calendar events, and forms.
Custom Preferences: If you choose, ParentSquare allows you to determine how (email, text, app) and when (instant vs. daily digest) you receive notifications. You can set up these permissions by registering an account. Take a look at this Getting Started One-Pager or watch this quick Family Introduction Video to see how it works.

What to look out for: While this transition will be seamless for families, you may notice a few minor updates in how messages arrive:

• Text Messages: Texts will now come from the short code 66458.
• Longer Announcements: Broader community messages will include full content via a browser link or directly inside the free ParentSquare app

📘 Important Back-to-School Reminders for Families

As we get ready for a great year, please take a moment to review our Elementary Handbook, available on the district website. It includes key information about attendance, behavior, and school expectations.

📱 PowerSchool App – Stay connected! Use the PowerSchool app to view your child’s grades, absences, and other important updates.

✈️ Planning a Vacation? Families may request up to 10 days of pre-approved vacation time using the proper absence request form. Anything beyond 10 days will be marked as unexcused, and students may be dropped from enrollment if more than 10 unexcused days occur.

💳 Fines & Fees – Any school-related fees (such as lost books or materials) can be viewed and paid online through the web version of PowerSchool.

Stay connected! Use the PowerSchool app to view your child’s grades, absences, and other important updates. Any school-related fees (such as lost books or materials) can be viewed and paid online through the web version of PowerSchool.

You may also print an Education Benefit Form below and fill it out and email it to officeharvey@uticak12.org or turn it into the Main Office. Additional copies are in the office.

Completing online is the quickest and easiest way to complete.

We are in need of lunch supervisors for the 2026-2027 school year. Please call Mrs. Dumont at 586-797-5103 for more information!

The cost of device insurance is $20.00 per student.The initial fee to purchase device insurance can be paid online using your checking account, debit card or credit card through PaySchools. The link to PaySchools is the same for ALL schools: https://www.payschoolscentral.com/.

• (Important - it is not recommended to NOT use the app as it does not properly support UCS content).
• Search for Technology Device Insurance

Note to new kindergarten families and families new to the district - You will need to first create the PaySchools account for your family.

• Complete the account registration by selecting register, enter your profile details, setting up your password via the email link that will be sent to you, then logging in.
• Add your children to your account using their student ID numbers. ID numbers are found in PowerSchool, and on their report card available through PowerSchool.
• If you like, enter credit card and/or banking information as forms of payments to use with your PaySchools account.

Please note that the final date to enroll in the optional device insurance plan is Friday, September 5th.

JHV Meeting Dates: Our JHV does SO many amazing things for our Harvey community! We would love to have you join us for our monthly meetings-either in person or online! All meetings start at 6:00pm.

Dates:

• Wednesday, September 9th
• Thursday, October 8th
• Thursday, November 12th
• Tuesday, January 12th
• Tuesday, February 9th
• Thursday, March 11th
• Thursday, April 15th
• May- Monday, May 10th

If you are interested in volunteering use the QR code or link below to fill out your application. We look forward to having you at the Eagle House this year! As a reminder, this MUST be filled out prior to volunteering at any Jack Harvey events!

It is strongly recommended parents/guardians download the Raptor Safe app in order to create a visitor profile. The Raptor Safe app offers a convenient and secure way for visitors to manage and verify their identify before arriving at school. This profile provides a Raptor Passport which can be used to quickly and easily check in at the school office via the app.

August:

• 31st: 1st Day of School (half-day/school dismisses at 12:09pm)

September:

• 4th: NO SCHOOL
• 7th- NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)
• 8th: School Resumes (full day)
• 16th: NO SCHOOL- Teacher PD
• 23rd: Picture Day

October:

• 2nd: FUN RUN!
• 13th: Elementary Evening ONLY conferences
• 14th: 1/2 day (dismissal @ 12:09) afternoon & evening conferences
• 21st: NO SCHOOL- Teacher PD
• 30th: 1/2 day (dismissal @ 12:09)

November:

• 3rd: NO SCHOOL- Election Day
• 5th: Picture Re-take Day
• 25th-27th- NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Break

December:

• 21st- January 1st- NO SCHOOL- Winter Break

January:

• 4th: School resumes
• 18th: NO SCHOOL- MLK Jr. Day
• 27th: NO SCHOOL- Teacher PD

February:

• 15th-19th: NO SCHOOL (Mid-Winter Break)

March:

• 10th: 1/2 day (dismissal @ 12:09pm)
• 25th: 1/2 day (dismissal @ 12:09pm)
• 26th: NO SCHOOL- Good Friday
• 29th- April 2nd: NO SCHOOL- Spring Break

April:

• 3rd: School Resumes

May:

• 31st: NO SCHOOL- Memorial Day

June:

• 14th: 1/2 day (dismissal @ 12:09pm)
• 15th: 1/2 day (dismissal @ 12:09pm)- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!