CHURCH LANE ELEMENTARY TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Programmed for Success

Judi Callanan Devlin, Principal                                               Beth Abraham, Assistant Principal

Dear Parents:

Yes, this can be truly a season of joy and celebration with family and friends!! Even when times are a bit more difficult as they are now, we can all share a joy in knowing that we have come together around our children and their futures.  All of us here work with all of our children to make each day another step toward their great futures and we appreciate your help and support in those efforts.

 There are many school responsibilities that face your student each day and even when times are exciting, school work and daily performance are of significant importance.  Continue to let us know if your child needs help, falls behind, etc. and we will all work it out together.

Take some time to study our list of students who made the Honor Roll and Principal’s List.  We are proud and encourage them to keep up their good work!

 It feels good to do something for others and we want to thank you for our very successful canned food drive.  Thanks to each of you, your students and Mrs. Scherr this endeavor.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR -  December 22^nd!  Our primary students and their teachers are working hard on their upcoming performance and we hope that you can join us for another WONDERFUL Church Lane show! I truly recommend it as the way to start the festivities for the holiday season.

JUST IN CASE, all the important information that you need regarding school closings, early closings and late openings is included in this bulletin.  Please take the time to review it as well as your plan for your child if school should close early

From all of us at Church Lane we wish you all the best that the holiday can bring to a wonderful community such as ours!

Cordially,

Judith Callanan Devlin

Judith Callanan Devlin

Calendar of Events     December 2008

News from the PTA:

Our PTA continues to support student achievement at Church Lane.  We want to thank the PTA for the VERY successful November events – The Fundraiser, Muffins with Mom and Movie Night! They were all GREAT!  Keep those memberships coming! Memberships are $10.00.

Newsletter From the School Nurse, Mrs. Neverdon: "Click Here"

If you would like to donate used clothes to our Health Suite, we would appreciate it.  We also need underwear (new please for girls and boys).  (See last page for additional news from the Health Suite). 

Read – Read – Read - Reading Around the World

Our students have been working hard reading at home and they are proud of all the reading that they are doing outside of school.  Make sure that you help your child to remember to return their completed reading logs so that their names go up on the Bulletin Board in the front hall. 

Music News:

The Winter Concert will be OUTSTANDING! Your students are practicing in the mornings and during their music classes.  They are on their way to making this one of the best shows ever!  As always, you are being called upon for rehearsals with lots of picking up and dropping off and we want to thank you in advance since we couldn’t do it without you!!

Guidance News

 Under Mrs. Scherr’s guidance we had a very successful canned food drive. Again, we thank each of you as we all work together to help each other.

Physical Education News

Our Fun Run was a great event this year.  We are glad that some of you could join us to make it an even bigger success!

Important:   Dismissal Time:

All students who are walkers & car riders will be dismissed from their classroom outside doors!  Children will not be allowed to exit the school building from the main entrance.  Parents must make arrangements with their children to meet at the classroom door or a designated area outside of the school building. 

SCHOOL TIMES

8:55 – School doors open for all students

9:10 – Students must report to the office for a late pass

9:10 – All doors will be locked to ensure our students’ safety

3:30 – Dismissal

Students enter the school building from the front doors.  Primary students may enter at the rear primary door until 9:10 only.

Breakfast is served from 8:40 a.m.  – 9:00 a.m.  All children will be sent right to their classrooms if they arrive for breakfast after 9:00 a.m.!

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL

1. STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE NO EARLIER THAN 8:40 a.m.  SUPERVISION WILL NOT BE PROVIDED BEFORE 8:40 a.m.
2. ANY CHANGE IN YOUR CHILD’S DISMISSAL PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED WITH A NOTE TO ENSURE HIS/HER SAFETY.
3. NO CARS ARE ALLOWED IN THE LOOP IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING OR IN THE SIDE PARKING LOT.  THIS IS TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS’ SAFETY.  THE BARRICADES ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP CARS OUT AND TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE.  THANK YOU FOR YOU HELP!

EARLY DISMISSAL

Written Requests for early dismissal must be given to the child’s teacher.  No student will be dismissed from school without written communication from the child’s parent or guardian. 

IMPORTANT!  Parents picking students up prior to 3:30P.M.  must come into the office BEFORE 3:10 to sign them out!

EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING OR DELAY

In the event of weather delays or closings we ask you to listen to the stations listed below: TV channels 11, 12, 13, 45, and the Educational Channel 73.  You can also listen to radio stations: AM 1090, 1470, and 680.  On  FM tune to: 101.9, 105.7, 102.9 and 93Q. 

Delayed openings and early closing times are listed below:

1 HOUR LATE – school opens at 9:55

2 HOURS LATE – school opens at 10:55

I HOUR EARLY – school closes at 2:30

2 HOURS EARLY – school closes at 1:30

3 HOURS EARLY – school closes at 12:30

MEDICATION

The following guidelines are required to ensure your child’s safety and health.

1.      A parent/guardian must bring medicine to school with the doctor’s order.  The parent/ guardian must pick up any remaining medicine or it will be destroyed.

2.      Medication must come in a pharmacy prepared bottle.

3.      Over the counter medications have to be accompanied by a doctor’s order.

4.      In the absence of a doctor’s order a parent/guardian can come to the school and administer the medicine.

5.      Students may not carry medicine (for e.g., Tylenol, inhalers, etc.) unless their doctor has written that on the order.

6.      DISCRETIONARY MEDICINES: A small supply of over-the –counter medicines is kept in the Health Suite.  The administration of these medicines requires a signed parent/guardian permission EACH YEAR.  These medications are for occasional use.  If a student requires medicine more often, a doctor’s order plus a supply of medicine will be requested.

7.      Medication orders may be faxed to 410-496-0473

LOST & FOUND:

Please make sure that you are checking in the cafeteria for lost and found items.  Also, keys, eyeglasses, and items of value are kept in the office.  Check with the main office for these types of items.

VISITOR POLICY

ALL VISITORS MUST REPORT TO THE OFFICE and DISPLAY THEIR PASS WHILE THEY ARE IN THE BUILDING.  We welcome you and require this to ensure everyone’s safety.

IMMUNIZATIONS

The law states that all children must adhere to the Baltimore County Health Department regulations.  Please make sure that your child’s immunizations are up to date.  If you have any questions, please call our nurse Mrs. Neverdon.
 

CAFETERIA

The school lunch is planned by trained dieticians and costs $2.90.  Snacks are $.50 cent, milk $.35 cent and juice $.50 cent.  Breakfast is served each morning and costs $1.40.  Free and reduced meal applications are available in the office.

FIELD TRIPS

Field trips are wonderful experiences for our students.  In order to participate children MUST HAVE SIGNED PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION.  Please plan to join your child for a field trip this year!

NO WHEELS ON SHOES ARE ALLOWED IN SCHOOL AT ANY TIME!

SANDALS, FLIP – FLOPS, OPEN –TOE SHOES – CHILDREN WHO WEAR THIS TYPE OF SHOE TO SCHOOL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR PLAY.  THEY WILL ACCOMPANY THEIR CLASS OUTSIDE TO ENJOY RECESS; HOWEVER, RUNNING, JUMP ROPE GAMES, USING THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMNET, ETC. ARE NOT SAFE WHEN WEARING THIS FOOTWEAR.  THANKS!!

DISCIPLINE SCHOOL RULES

All students will be given a Student Handbook during the first weeks of school.  The Code of Conduct will also be introduced to our students.  Each afternoon teachers will conduct lessons that will encourage our students’ success with this program and your children will be talking about it at home.  Each night your child must have their daily calendar signed by you.  Take time to discuss their success as well as to address those areas of their behavior that might need some attention.  A parent handbook for the Code of Conduct will be sent home for you to review with your child.  After you have done so, please sign the parent page and send back to school.  The Behavior Handbook will be reviewed with all students by the Principal and the Assistant Principal.  Students will return a signed page of the handbook that indicates that each child’s parent/guardian has reviewed the handbook.  Church Lane has high expectations for student behavior. The school rules are explained to our students and each week all of our students have the opportunity to be part of the Friday Reward Celebration.